Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town - Nintendo Switch

I originally played Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town on the Gameboy Advanced SP(which I still have, and still play when it works), and I stumbled upon this remake by accident. And what a happy accident it was! I ended up buying a Nintendo Switch Light just so I could get this... Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is a beautiful remake of that original, the developers obviously put a lot of time into it. And the new features make the game more enjoyable, for the most part. You can now choose your gender and play as a boy or girl, each with two options to select from, two of which were from the original games and two new designs. You can also change your skin color, although those options are limited two three: pale, tanned (if you can call it that), and light brown. I would like to have seen an update where you could design your own character with more options ie eye color, skin color and hairstyle, would have been nice to name a few. But they have at least given some representation to gamers other than just us white folk, so the willingness is there, they just didn’t go all the way. For those of you who played the original I’m sure you remember having to pick up your chickens to put them outside and repeat to put them in at night, or pushing cows and sheep. The struggle WAS real. But NO MORE! They brought in the BELL SYSTEM! There are two bells, one outside the cattle barn and one outside the chicken coop. When you ring each one the respective animal goes outside, saving you time. And at 8pm in game they all put themselves away! You no longer have to hunt them down, spending in game hours, to do that. I also like that they got rid of your animals getting sick if you can’t leave your house because of bad weather, or you neglect them, they just don’t produce milk/eggs/wool in protest. They no longer die in the game, which is odd considering animals die in real life, so cutting that aspect seems silly. You can sell them to make room for higher grade animals though. They also added a brown chicken, rabbits, alpacas and other flavored cows.(I always new chocolate milk came from brown cows, and this proves it!) Haha The crop aspect is also improved, you can now walk over anything that you plant! So now it’s easier to water, and you can grow more in your field because of this. And when you’re out there cutting down hay for your cattle, you no longer have to worry about slicing them with your sickle! Your horse can now be ridden through town, the forest and on the beach! Giving you a faster way to travel! A much needed, and probably popular change. Just like with your character, I wish you could have chosen the coat color. When you participate in Spring/Autumn Derby Day, you see black and paint colored horses so it would’ve been nice to be able to change that if you wanted. One of my personal favorite updates is that same items stack, so if you have nine eggs they only take up one spot! This saves so much time, and means you can finish all your chores around the farm in one easy go. They updated the look of the characters in town and gave some of them names closer to their Japanese version originals, they also added two new people. You can still get married, even same sex. They took out rival marriages unfortunately, I wish that they would have let other couples get married once you did. And with the addition of two new characters you can woo, they could have substituted for marrying if you had chosen their love interest. These are just a few of the things that have changed for this game, and they’re heading in the right direction! I highly recommend this game.

A few years ago Marvelous (developer) and Natsume (USA publisher) broke up. Natsume kept the Harvest Moon name and Marvelous changed the Harvest Moon games to "Story of Seasons". Because of this, the true "Harvest Moon" games are called "Story of Seasons" and the Harvest Moon games that Natsume makes are junk. Friends of mineral town is one of the best of the series. You farm, raise animals, explore, fish, and make friends. You meet the love of your life and can even have a kid. It doesn't have deep plot, but it's fun getting to know everyone in the town. There's a lot to do, but it does feel like a DS size game was brought to the big screen. It doesn't feel too small, but it does feel like it could be bigger on the Switch. The graphics are awesome as long as you don't mind the chibi style. The sound and music aren't bad, but I didn't find them amazing. The 3d is really well done and the animals are super cute. The 2-D portraits look really well-made, but I kinda miss the gameboy advance portrait style. Oh and I really like that you can change your clothes because I don't think you could do that in the DS version! Now everyone is going to want to know how it compares to Stardew Valley, and I think Mineral Town more structured and focused. There's not as much variety here, but everything works really well. It's not just do whatever you want: you need to collect the wood and use your tools and befriend the sprites. Mineral Town is a little more grindy. (If you're looking for the most casual experience, definitely choose easy for Mineral Town.) I think Stardew and Mineral Town have a different feel, but I like them both. Overall, it's a great game. It plays well and definitely feels complete. The previous Doraemon Story of Seasons felt rushed and incomplete, but this is definitely a full game. It makes you work the farm, but I find it rewarding to do so.

I love this game. I have been playing the Harvest moon series since I was a kid. I love that the game play or story line is longer than the previous harvest moon games. The graphics are cute and cozy, and I love playing before I go to bed. It's such a fun and cozy game. I also bought the game for my sister as a Christmas gift.

This game is good, the events are cute with the bachelors/bachelorettes. The horse races are kinda fun, I wish there was a little more to the cow and fluffy festivals. I also wish the horse wouldn't take nearly a YEAR to grow into adulthood. Word of advice for anyone irritated about the mines, gifting the Harvest Goddess is ESSENTIAL unless you're some type of masochist who has no problem with the lvl resets. Overall it's a great game, it makes an improvement on the last in terms of how farming works, to me atleast. Buying this game with the expectation of the original with just improved graphics will only upset you. Think of this game as an extension of the thing you're nostalgic for, instead of a carbon copy of it. I also miss rival events in HM/SoS games but it's no longer there and I'm not going to beat a dead horse about it.

Fun updated game, quality copy! No surprises from a brand new copy. Worked immediately, wasn't swapped out with plastic or a code, nor empty like many games on Amaz seem to be these days. Love quality physical copies!

An English Version of SOS Friends of Mineral Town!! The package was awesome and very fast delivery!!

Muy entretenido, bonito.

The story is about as straightforward as possible, you play the of an ambitious young farmer who inherits a large and neglected piece of land. Gaming consisting of farming and achieve goals, and interacting with the various townsfolk. If you love farming games, then this is worth the consideration!

I love this game, its what I have been waiting for.

Remake do clássico de GBA (na época com o título de Harvest Moon), com algumas modificações (para melhor). Para quem gosta de simuladores de fazendinha, é muito viciante! Você pode escolher jogar como homem ou mulher (com duas opções de aparência pra cada), com 16 opções de solteiros pra conquistar (entre homens e mulheres, independentemente do seu gênero). Tem 2 personagens novos em relação à versão antiga. Também há novas opções de pets (incluindo uma capivara!) e de animais para criar (como coelhos e alpacas), além de opções de plantação novas. Eu recomendo demais, é relaxante.