Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town

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  1. CGMagazine
    Oct 15, 2021
    85
    If you weep because there are no new worlds to conquer in Stardew Valley, return to Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Townto (re-)experience its biggest inspiration.

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  1. OhNoItsSenpai
    Oct 28, 2021
    7
    A remake, of a remake, this game was originally titled Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. They later de-made it into friends of mineral town on theA remake, of a remake, this game was originally titled Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. They later de-made it into friends of mineral town on the GBA. If you're a fan of either of those I would suggest getting this game. It's a fairly faithful adaptation and they added a decent amount of new that is certainly a step up from those games. If you haven't however, you're better off playing Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town. Really wish they would have done a bit more bringing it up to speed with current games, and also a bit disappointed that there's not a way to switch between the original art like there is in so many other remakes now days. That being said I am a huge fan of the original and am enjoying replaying through it for the 100th time (that might not be an exaggeration). Biggest gripe is that they didn't include the DLC from the switch game despite the fact that they put the new price tag on it again.… Full Review »
  2. RuriGokou
    May 20, 2022
    4
    I really loved playing the original Back to Nature on the PS1, but this remake just feels like an empty husk of a game. A cash grab. They didI really loved playing the original Back to Nature on the PS1, but this remake just feels like an empty husk of a game. A cash grab. They did make some nice quality of life changes that help like how animals and crops are handled. But this just isn't enough because games like this have really changed and progressed when it comes to game play. For example, going through year 1 winter is such a chore because there isn't much to do. You can go to the mines but even then you run out of stamina very fast and it is pretty boring compared to Stardew Valley's mines.

    Also they took out the rival marriage because everyone in the game is now bi. Yes, that's right. They put in same-sex marriage to pander to the woke Western audience. This wasn't in the original, and to be honest the rivals made going for the girl you wanted to marry interesting. Even if you weren't going for a certain character it added some personality to the characters form a relationship. I remember really liking the male characters Gray, Cliff and Kai. But now they changed their personalities and they're a lot more wimpy and not as masculine as before. And that's the problem with this game. They changed characters and dialogue so it's more safe.

    The graphics look like they're a Chinese mobile game and I'm not a fan of the style. I can't really put my finger on it, but the charm of the original just isn't here in Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town.    … Full Review »
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