Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
Developer	Marvelous Inc.
Publisher	Xseed Games
Released	October 17, 2019 July 10, 2020 July 14, 2020
Modes	Single Player
Ratings	CERO - A ESRB - E10+ PEGI - 12 ACB - PG USK - 0 GRAC - 12+
Platforms	Nintendo Switch Microsoft Windows (Steam) Xbox One Play Station 4 Xbox Series X/S
Genre	Simulation
Media	Nintendo Switch Cartridge

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town (牧場(ぼくじょう)物語(ものがたり) 再会(さいかい)のミネラルタウン, Bokujou Monogatari Saikai no Mineraru Taun, lit. Ranch Story: Reunion in Mineral Town) is the first game of the Bokujō Monogatari series to be released on the Nintendo Switch and Microsoft Windows, and also the third mainline-entry to the re-branded Story of Seasons series for international market.

Plot

As a remake of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town and Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town, it follows the same plot of both games.

The game starts with a cutscene showing the protagonist visiting their grandfather's farm for the Summer. They play alone until meeting another young child in the forest who the protagonist befriends and promises to come back one day.

Many years later, the protagonist is now an adult and gets a letter from Thomas, inviting them to go to Mineral Town to see their Grandpa's farm as their grandfather has since passed and the farm was left to them in their will. Arriving, the farm is run down. You then make it your mission to restore the farm to its former glory.

Game Information

Development

The game was first announced to be in development in Famitsu's July 4, 2019 issue.

Features

• The return of the best friends system, allowing the player to marry all bachelor(ettes) of available genders.
• The appearance of the protagonist can be changed with costumes and two starting characters of both sexes.
• Easy and normal modes may be chosen to play.

Gameplay

• Mining
• Fishing
• Cooking
• Calendar

Content

Protagonists

Claire

Naomi

Pete

Yuto

Bachelorettes

Elly

Jennifer

Karen

Marie

Popuri

Ran

Bachelors

Brandon

Cliff

Doctor

Gray

Kai

Rick

Villagers & Special Characters

Anna

Basil

Bon Vivant

Carter

Dudley

Duke

Ellen

Gotts

Harris

Harvest Goddess

Huang

Jeff

Kappa

Lillia

Lou

Manna

Mei

Mugi

Sasha

Saibara

Thomas

Van

Yu

Your Child

Zack

Nature Sprites

Aqua

Blueberry

Cherry

Mint

Plum

Pumpkin

Sunny

Differences from the original versions

• The player can now choose between 4 player characters (2 Female: Claire or Naomi; 2 Male: Pete or Yuto) and customize their skin color.
• Two new marriage candidates are introduced in remake version called Brandon and Jennifer.
• Some records that only exist in Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town weren't included.
• Animals won't die from neglect.
• If Cliff didn't get a job, he can be brought back even if he left the town unlike in predecessor version where he left for good instead.
• New character events are included in this game, which are not in the predecessor version.
• Some characters are renamed or have new appearances:
  • Ellie is renamed Elly.
  • Stu is renamed Yu.
  • Doug is renamed Dudley.
  • Ann is renamed Ran.
  • May is renamed Mei.
  • Gotz is renamed Gotts.
  • The Gourmet is renamed Bon Vivant.
  • Barley is renamed Mugi.
  • Won is renamed Huang and has a different appearance.
• All characters have a new look.
• New feature introduced, Elevator.
• There are pitfalls inside the mine that introduced since Harvest Moon: DS.
• Green and Orange's Rival Events were removed in favor of Same-sex Marriage.

Merchandise

Bokujou Monogatari Saikai no Mineral Town Koushiki Complete Guide

See also

• Saikai official website (Japan)
• FoMT - official website (North America)
• SoS - Official Website (Europe)
• Steam