All the character models are Mii-like chibi people, and the level of detail looks like something undeveloped in the Evoland games. There’s no attempt to do anything interesting like The Legend Of Zelda: Link’s Awakening did on the Switch.
GameBoy Advance pixel graphics have aged very well, and unfortunately, the graphical “upgrade” Friends of Mineral Town got was a generic 3D one. In fact, I found the visuals overall to be very unappealing. Thankfully there is an in-game map, but I was switching to it way too often. It took me a long time to get my bearings in the very tiny town in which the entire game takes place. Something that many old-school top-down games are guilty of is having a camera that is too zoomed-in, and Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is very guilty of that. Friends of Mineral Town does do very well by introducing the gameplay mechanics in a clear way that doesn’t overwhelm this inexperienced player.
Still, because there’s no long-term pressure on the player to finish in a certain amount of time, it’s just a rinse and repeat of doing the same things over and over. There is a bit of stamina management, where an overworked and under-slept farmer won’t function as well the following day. It’s all busywork there’s no threat or challenge. This is the dream-come-true gameplay for players who wanted more bush cutting in The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. If the characters had interesting stories to tell or unique dialogue to read, talking to them might provide its own motivation, but the character’s stories are all boring, and all the dialogue is flat, robotic, and without feeling.Īside from walking around town, talking to NPCs, and building connections, the main gameplay comes from tending your new farm. But aside from a potential marriage, there’s no gameplay bonus to be gained from talking to these characters no Persona-like stat increases or anything. With more conversation comes more connection, and eventually, even romantic relationships can blossom with a healthy amount of gift-giving. It is true that if you talk to every villager every day, you will find out more about their lives. If you want a glimpse of the brand new remasters, check out he trailer or head over to the official XSEED website now.Others might argue that the story in Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town comes from the player’s interactions with the various townsfolk scattering the village just outside the farm. With lots to see and do Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is sure to charm players when it comes west. They will be able to fish, farm, tend to chickens, and even attend weddings it seems. We know this because this isn’t the first time that Friends of Mineral Town has been on a Nintendo platform.īack in 2003, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town planted itself firmly on the Nintendo Game Boy Advance and its placid strategy and cute aesthetic won over gamers. It will include an element of social play and farm management, buying local livestock and befriending your neighbors. Like all its previous iterations this particular remake is likely to focus on the typical challenge of restoring a run-down farm. Thanks to XSEED Games this title is coming back to North America sometime in the future while Marvelous will publish the title in Japan on 17 October.
Switching between the gise of Harvest Moon and Story of seasons, depending on the publishing arm, the series has run from the late 1990s and on through various incarnations until today. The Harvest Moon franchise, otherwise known as Bokujo Monogatari, in Japan, has long been a staple of Nintendo consoles for years.
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