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Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
Released On: Jul 14, 2020
77
8.1
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 49 Critic Reviews
77
69% Positive
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
29% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 49 Critic Reviews
77
69% Positive
34 Reviews
34 Reviews
29% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Overall, the game very much feels like the very best of the original Harvest Moon title mixed with the newer mechanics and ideas that have been developed in the Story of Seasons franchise. It's a perfect mesh of old and new that feels well pitched for both veterans and newcomers to enjoy. If you're looking for a relaxing game to calm your mind at the end of the day, then Story Of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is here to fill that gap.
A relaxing game, a brilliant remake, and if you like farming games you’ll be happy as a pig in mud.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 75 User Ratings
8.1
81% Positive
61 Ratings
61 Ratings
8% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
11% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 75 User Ratings
8.1
81% Positive
61 Ratings
61 Ratings
8% Mixed
6 Ratings
6 Ratings
11% Negative
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
100% nostagial jaja pero en todo es mejor que cualquier HM o SoS, las cutscene y el control de lo mejor que tiene.
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Nintendo Switch
At last a farming sim game that I can sink my teeth into. I was thoroughly disappointed with the last two SoS entries but this game makes up for all that. You start out as usual with a small section of the farm and it grows more and more addictive from there. New areas are unlocked after amassing the required funs and materials. There's so much variety, you won't get bored. You can pretty much develop the farm exactly how you want it. There's fencing, paths, decorations etc.
If i had to complain about something, I'd say there are some framerate and loading time issues. However these will be patched soon, or so I hear.
I love this game!
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Nintendo Switch
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town brings several aspects that players of the genre, and especially longtime fans of the franchise will appreciate as a remake, but could have improved the experience with more personalizations and more depth through never seen before content.
The videogame arrives on Nintendo Switch with a graphic face lift and improved menus but without too many new features. It perfectly maintains the essence of the original but with a clear focus on the GBA version.
Friends of Mineral Town is a great way to spend time having a quiet, virtual life as a farmer. It’s a slow-paced game, but it’s also ideal if you just want to sit back and relax and enjoy the country life.
Despite its age, simplicity, and lack of embellishments, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town proves the Bokujō Monogatari franchise has been on the money since the very beginning. Its content may feel a little sparse compared to its successors and competitors, but I can see myself returning to these lands long after the next harvest moon.
Like many other life simulators, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town will probably benefit from sunk cost fallacy (if you make it past the first 20 hours, why not another 20?), but if you want a farm sim to wholeheartedly commit to, seek your pleasure elsewhere.
It is so fun! It reminds me of my childhood time. There are more story lines and characters , the farm works are more user friendly now compared with PS1 version. Overall it is like a re-make version of friends of mineral towns with more stories. It’s worth buying !
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Nintendo Switch
The biggest problem with Friends of Mineral Town is honestly? Its just not that good, it's a significant grindfest with annoying quirks and the only reason for the remasters is to play on the nostalgia factor of the original Harvest Moon fans, and yes, I played every single Harvest Moon game since the original and they just haven't aged well at all, especially compared to all the other Farming/Life sims on the market which do everything better.
As others have stated, Xseed has childproofed many aspects and removed any rivals, whilst they added a few QOL improvements, it is still quite basic for 2020+ unfortunately the earlier SoS games including this are really strictly for fans of the original Harvest Moon series, newer players will find much better farming and life sim games elsewhere.
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Nintendo Switch
I give this a five out of ten.
Pros: This game is very similar to the original with more 'flare'. It's very fun. There are new characters, events, and animals, but it still brings back the nostalgia of the original game. Very well done.
HOWEVER.
Xseed seems to be on a 'child-proofing' kick that they're taking to an extreme. They've been doing this more and more over a long line of games and it's extremely upsetting. From preventing animals from getting 'sick' or 'dying' from neglect to removing rival marriages all together. It's very disheartening. The animals are cute and, yes, it is sad when they die (whether be from old age or neglect) but that's part of life. It's a good lesson for kids to learn. Not to mention with the removal of rival marriages it makes the characters very two-dimensional and unrealistic. They used to feel more interesting, having their own lives and events that were their own with nothing to do with the player. It made the characters much more fun. Also, Gray, for example, is suddenly sweet as sugar and never mean. He used to be kind of a jerk till you got to know him. Yes, he sort of snaps at you in the first event, but that's really it. This is exactly what I mean when I say Xseed is child proofing. It's sad that kids can't really learn good lessons from these games anymore.
TL;DR = While they kept most of the old game, they added new things that are cute and fun. However, XSeed's child proofing ways are at it again.
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Nintendo Switch
Unfortunately, I am relatively disappointed with this remake. The graphics are nice, the gameplay itself still works well and the characters are nicely designed, but unfortunately there is virtually no conflict between the characters anymore. And therein lies my problem with the game and the series in general. The whole community seems smoothed out, there's just something missing. There are no rivals like in the original, which means that the lives of the same-aged residents are basically static. I loved the original, but it unfortunately lost the very things that made it special for me. For example, even after several ingame years, there were still various events between the other couples, problems that needed to be solved. Not necessarily by oneself, but between the characters, that gave the relationships and inhabitants the appearance of existence. I notice the same problem with other titles in the series. The games don't captivate me the way they used to, because other than the tighter circumstances around your character, there's no development, much less conflict, and generally too little change. It feels more like a dollhouse instead of a simulation of life in a community, where everything ends up back where it was. It's really a shame that these principles have become entrenched over time in the series.
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Nintendo Switch
•Gráficamente es basura
•Los menús no son nada intuitivos
•No cuenta con un radar para los NPC
•Muchos de los SFX son espantosos y molestos.
Para ser un Remake está bastante mediocre.
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Nintendo Switch
Summary Originally released for the Nintendo Game Boy Advance in 2003, STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town is a complete remake that will let series fans revisit the charming world of Mineral Town, while also introducing it to a new generation of farmers. In this peaceful setting, players will grow crops, take care of animals, and build re...
Rated E +10
for Everyone +10
Platforms:
- Nintendo Switch
- PC
- PlayStation 4
- Xbox One
- Xbox Series X
Initial Release Date: Jul 14, 2020
Developer:
- Marvelous Inc.
Publisher: XSEED Games
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