Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
Story of Seasons : Friends of Mineral Townbrings the classic GameBoy Advance farming simHarvest Moon : Friends of Mineral Townto the Switch and PC with a fresh , 3D coat of paint and some quality of sprightliness tweaks . Those who handle and planted through the years on the original will find a faithful land recreation , but players more familiar with modernistic land game like the indie darlingStardew Valleyor the ubiquitous town simulatorAnimal Crossing : New Horizonswill likely find themselves disappoint with the deficiency of content .
Story of Seasons : Friends of Mineral Townis a remake of the 2003 GameBoy Advance gameHarvest Moon : friend of Mineral Townand its female counterpartHarvest Moon : More ally of Mineral Town(theHarvest Moonname currently belongs to a dissimilar publisher ) . Players choose one of four player model ( 2 boy , 2 girl ) , and take over their grandfather ’s farm . During a day , players can incline to their crops , best-loved their animals , forage in the forest , mine in caves , and talk to the town to befriend or romance them . It ’s the rule that inspiredStardew Valley , down to the backstory of the farm ’s inheritance , and it ’s largely survive unaffected . The graphics have been changed from pixel nontextual matter to a cute , crisp , chibi 3D fashion . Players can save anywhere , not just from their room . In the West , same - sex marriage has been added . An easy mode has been added , and some names have been changed . Beyond that , this is largely the same secret plan from 17 year ago .
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While those looking for a dose of nostalgia will find plenty , the music genre has just evolved beyond the gameplay on offering . Stardew Valleyprovides a magnanimous single-valued function , combat , hidden secret , thespian and farm customization , and more . Animal Crossing : New Horizons , while being a slenderly different literary genre , is incessantly update with unexampled gameplay additions , such asswimming in the sea . Harvest Moongames helped establish the farming sim as a genre , but the old formula is hard to justify when it has been so improved over the past few yr .
tale of Seasons : Friends of Mineral Townstill works on some levels , and even exceedsStardew Valleyin a few ways . The relationship between the player and their creature , especially pets , is deeper . It also help that the new 3D animals are particularly endearing and a highlighting of the new visuals . A band of pixie can be befriend to aid with farm tasks and play minigames , which is a delightful option to sprinkler and automated feeders . The game also benefits from its original design as a mobile game , with pick - up - and - drama gameplay that suits the Switch nicely .
Ultimately , account of Seasons : Friends of Mineral Townis a serviceable and cunning farming simulator , albeit a little shoal . The genre that the original helped popularize is having a bite of a rebirth at the moment , with more realistic options come along withan challenging newHarvest Moongame . For those that are a picayune stock of theirAnimal Crossingvillage or have already dump hundreds of 60 minutes intoStardew Valley , a change of scenery might do them full . Still , it ’s extremely hard to recommendStory of Seasons : Friends of Mineral Townto fledgling when they can getStardew Valleyso cheap these sidereal day .
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Story of season : Friends of Mineral Townreleases on the Nintendo Switch and PC on July 14th , 2020 . Screen Rant was provide a Nintendo Switch review article code for the purposes of this review .
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