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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^[1] and Microsoft Windows^[2], and also the third 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 a similar 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 4th 2019 issue^[3].

Features

The return of the best friends system, with all characters and both genders.
The appearance of the protagonist can be changed with costumes and two starting characters of each gender.
Easy and normal modes may be chosen to play.

Gameplay

Content

Protagonists

Bachelorettes

Bachelors

Villagers & Special Characters

Harvest Sprites

Downloadable Content

File:SoSFoMTCostumes.png

In the original Japanese release, buying the game from certain establishments would reward the player with unique DLC costumes^[4].

Merchandise

Official Guide

Bokujou Monogatari Saikai no Mineral Town Koushiki Complete Guide is the official guide for Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town.

References

[1] Famitsu

[2] [1]

[3] Famitsu

[4] BokuMono

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 [[File:Europe.gif|20px]][[File:Australia.gif|20px]] July 10, 2020<br>
 [[File:America.gif|20px]] July 14, 2020
 |genre     =Simulation
 |modes     =
-|ratings   =
+|ratings   =CERO - A
+ESRB - E10+<br/>
-|platforms = Nintendo Switch
+PEGI - 12<br/>
-}}'''''Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town''''' ({{R|牧場|ぼくじょう}}{{R|物語|ものがたり}} {{R|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 an upcoming game for the Nintendo Switch<ref>[https://www.famitsu.com/news/201907/02178856.html Famitsu]</ref>.
+GRAC - 12+
+|platforms = Nintendo Switch<br/> Microsoft Windows (Steam)
+}}
+'''''Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town''''' ({{R|牧場|ぼくじょう}}{{R|物語|ものがたり}} {{R|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<ref>[https://www.famitsu.com/news/201907/02178856.html Famitsu]</ref> and Microsoft Windows<ref>[https://store.steampowered.com/app/978780/STORY_OF_SEASONS_Friends_of_Mineral_Town]</ref>, and also the third 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 story of them.
+As a remake of ''[[Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town]]'' and ''[[Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town]]'', it follows a similar 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.
-The game starts with your character getting a mail from [[Thomas (SoSFoMT)|Thomas]] inviting him/her to go to Mineral Town to see his/her Grandpa's farm. As he/she arrives on the farm he/she meets Thomas.
+Many years later, the protagonist is now an adult and gets a letter from [[Thomas (SoSFoMT)|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==
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 *The return of the best friends system, with all characters and both genders.
 *The appearance of the protagonist can be changed with costumes and two starting characters of each gender.
-*easy and normal modes may be chosen to play.
+*Easy and normal modes may be chosen to play.
 ==Gameplay==
 *[[Mining (SoSFoMT)|Mining]]
@@ Line 46: / Line 52: @@
 ==Content==
 ===Protagonists===
-<gallery navigation="true" spacing="small" columns="4" position="center" captionalign="center" orientation="none" widths="160">
+<gallery navigation="true" spacing="small" columns="4" position="center" captionalign="center" orientation="none" widths="160" hideaddbutton="true">
-kurea.png|[[Claire (SoSFoMT)|Claire]]|link=Claire
+kurea.png|[[Claire (SoSFoMT)|Claire]]|link=Claire (SoSFoMT)
-peat.png|[[Pete (SoSFoMT)|Pete]]|link=Pete
+new char girl.png|[[Naomi (SoSFoMT)|Naomi]]|link= Naomi (SoSFoMT)
-new char boy.png|[[Yuto (SoSFoMT)|Yuto]]
+peat.png|[[Pete (SoSFoMT)|Pete]]|link=Pete (SoSFoMT)
-new char girl.png|[[Naomi (SoSFoMT)|Naomi]]
+new char boy.png|[[Yuto (SoSFoMT)|Yuto]]|link=Yuto (SoSFoMT)
 </gallery>
 ===Bachelorettes===
-<gallery navigation="true" orientation="none" spacing="small" columns="dynamic" captionalign="center">
+<gallery navigation="true" orientation="none" spacing="small" columns="dynamic" captionalign="center" hideaddbutton="true">
-SMTPopuri.png|[[Popuri　(SoSFoMT)|Popuri]]|link=Popuri (SoSFoMT)
+SMTElli.png|[[Elly (SoSFoMT)|Elly]]|link=Elly (SoSFoMT)
+Jennifer.png|[[Jennifer (SoSFoMT)|Jennifer]]|link=Jennifer (SoSFoMT)
 SMTKaren.png|[[Karen (SoSFoMT)|Karen]]|link=Karen (SoSFoMT)
-SMTElli.png|[[Elly (SoSFoMT)|Elly]]|link=Ellie (SoSFoMT)
 SMTMary.png|[[Marie (SoSFoMT)|Marie]]|link=Marie (SoSFoMT)
+SMTPopuri.png|[[Popuri　(SoSFoMT)|Popuri]]|link=Popuri (SoSFoMT)
 SMTAnn.png|[[Ran (SoSFoMT)|Ran]]|link=Ran (SoSFoMT)
-Jennifer.png|[[Jennifer (SoSFoMT)|Jennifer]]|link=Jennifer (SoSFoMT)
 </gallery>
 ===Bachelors===
-<gallery navigation="true" captionalign="center" spacing="small">
+<gallery navigation="true" captionalign="center" spacing="small" hideaddbutton="true">
-SMTRick.png|[[Rick (SoSFoMT)|Rick]]|link=Rick (SoSFoMT)
+Brandon.png|[[Brandon (SoSFoMT)|Brandon]]|link=Brandon (SoSFoMT)
 SMTGrif.png|[[Cliff (SoSFoMT)|Cliff]]|link=Cliff (SoSFoMT)
-SMTGray.png|[[Gray (SoSFoMT)|Gray]]|link=Gray (SoSFoMT)
 SMTDoctor.png|[[Doctor (SoSFoMT)|Doctor]]|link=Doctor (SoSFoMT)
+SMTGray.png|[[Gray (SoSFoMT)|Gray]]|link=Gray (SoSFoMT)
 SMTKai.png|[[Kai (SoSFoMT)|Kai]]|link=Kai (SoSFoMT)
-Brandon.png|[[Brandon (SoSFoMT)|Brandon]]|link=Brandon (SoSFoMT)
+SMTRick.png|[[Rick (SoSFoMT)|Rick]]|link=Rick (SoSFoMT)
 </gallery>
-===Villagers===
+===Villagers & Special Characters===
-<gallery widths="151" spacing="small" orientation="none" captionalign="center" navigation="true">
+<gallery widths="151" spacing="small" orientation="none" captionalign="center" navigation="true" hideaddbutton="true">
-riria-img.png|[[Lillia (SoSFoMT)|Lillia]]|link=Lillia (SoSFoMT)
+SMTAnna.png|[[Anna (SoSFoMT)|Anna]]|link=Anna (SoSFoMT)
-SMTJeff.png|[[Jeff (SoSFoMT)|Jeff]]|link=Jeff (SoSFoMT)
-sasha-img.png|[[Sasha (SoSFoMT)|Sasha]]|link=Sasha (SoSFoMT)
-SMTCarter.png|[[Carter (SoSFoMT)|Carter]]|link=Carter (SoSFoMT)
-SMTThomas.png|[[Thomas (SoSFoMT)|Thomas]]|link=Thomas (SoSFoMT)
-haris-img.png|[[Harris (SoSFoMT)|Harris]]|link=Harris (SoSFoMT)
-mugi-img.png|[[Mugi (SoSFoMT)|Mugi]]|link=Mugi (SoSFoMT)
-mei-img.png|[[Mei (SoSFoMT)|Mei]]|link=Mei (SoSFoMT)
-koro-img.png|[[Nature Sprites (SoSFoMT)|Nature Sprites]]|link=Nature Sprites (SoSFoMT)
 SMTBasil.png|[[Basil (SoSFoMT)|Basil]]|link=Basil (SoSFoMT)
-SMTAnna.png|[[Anna (SoSFoMT)|Anna]]|link=Anna (SoSFoMT)
+SoSGourmet.png|[[Bon Vivant (SoSFoMT)|Bon Vivant]]|link=Bon Vivant (SoSFoMT)
-SMTSaibara.png|[[Saibara (SoSFoMT)|Saibara]]|link=Saibara (SoSFoMT)
+SMTCarter.png|[[Carter (SoSFoMT)|Carter]]|link=Carter (SoSFoMT)
+SMTDoug.png|[[Dudley (SoSFoMT)|Dudley]]|link=Dudley (SoSFoMT)
+SMTDuke.png|[[Duke (SoSFoMT)|Duke]]|link=Duke (SoSFoMT)
 SMTEllen.png|[[Ellen (SoSFoMT)|Ellen]]|link=Ellen (SoSFoMT)
-SMTYu.png|[[Yu (SoSFoMT)|Yu]]|link=Yu (SoSFoMT)
-SMTDoug.png|[[Dadd (SoSFoMT)|Dadd]]|link=Dadd (SoSFoMT)
-SMTDuke.png|[[Duke (SoSFoMT)|Duke]]|link=Duke (SoSFoMT)
-SMTManna.png|[[Mana (SoSFoMT)|Mana]]|link=Mana (SoSFoMT)
 SoSGotz.png|[[Gotts (SoSFoMT)|Gotts]]|link=Gotts (SoSFoMT)
-SoSZack.png|[[Zack (SoSFoMT)|Zack]]|link=Zack (SoSFoMT)
+haris-img.png|[[Harris (SoSFoMT)|Harris]]|link=Harris (SoSFoMT)
-SMTSon.png|[[Your Child (SoSFoMT)|Your Children]]|link=Your Child (SoSFoMT)
 SMTHarvest Goddess.png|[[Harvest Goddess (SoSFoMT)|Harvest Goddess]]|link=Harvest Goddess (SoSFoMT)
-Kappasosfomt.png|[[Kappa (SoSFoMT)|Kappa]]|link=Kappa (SoSFoMT)
 Hoang.png|[[Huang (SoSFoMT)|Huang]]|link=Huang (SoSFoMT)
-SoSGourmet.png|[[Gourmet (SoSFoMT)|Gourmet]]|link=Gourmet (SoSFoMT)
+SMTJeff.png|[[Jeff (SoSFoMT)|Jeff]]|link=Jeff (SoSFoMT)
+Kappasosfomt.png|[[Kappa (SoSFoMT)|Kappa]]|link=Kappa (SoSFoMT)
+riria-img.png|[[Lillia (SoSFoMT)|Lillia]]|link=Lillia (SoSFoMT)
+Luu SoS.png|[[Lou (SoSFoMT)|Lou]]|link=Lou (SoSFoMT)
+SMTManna.png|[[Manna (SoSFoMT)|Manna]]|link=Manna (SoSFoMT)
+mei-img.png|[[Mei (SoSFoMT)|Mei]]|link=Mei (SoSFoMT)
+mugi-img.png|[[Mugi (SoSFoMT)|Mugi]]|link=Mugi (SoSFoMT)
+sasha-img.png|[[Sasha (SoSFoMT)|Sasha]]|link=Sasha (SoSFoMT)
+SMTSaibara.png|[[Saibara (SoSFoMT)|Saibara]]|link=Saibara (SoSFoMT)
+SMTThomas.png|[[Thomas (SoSFoMT)|Thomas]]|link=Thomas (SoSFoMT)
 Van SoS.png|[[Van (SoSFoMT)|Van]]|link=Van (SoSFoMT)
-Luu SoS.png|[[Luu (SoSFoMT)|Luu]]|link=Luu (SoSFoMT)
+SMTYu.png|[[Yu (SoSFoMT)|Yu]]|link=Yu (SoSFoMT)
+SMTSon.png|[[Your Child (SoSFoMT)|Your Child]]|link=Your Child (SoSFoMT)
+SoSZack.png|[[Zack (SoSFoMT)|Zack]]|link=Zack (SoSFoMT)
 </gallery>
+===Harvest Sprites===
+<gallery navigation="true" hideaddbutton="true">
+Aqua (SoSFoMT).png|[[Aqua (SoSFoMT)|Aqua]]|link=Aqua (SoSFoMT)
+Blueberry (SoSFoMT).png|[[Blueberry (SoSFoMT)|Blueberry]]|link=Blueberry (SoSFoMT)
+Cherry (SoSFoMT).png|[[Cherry (SoSFoMT)|Cherry]]|link=Cherry (SoSFoMT)
+Mint (SoSFoMT).png|[[Mint (SoSFoMT)|Mint]]|link=Mint (SoSFoMT)
+Plum (SoSFoMT).png|[[Plum (SoSFoMT)|Plum]]|link=Plum (SoSFoMT)
+Pumpkin (SoSFoMT).png|[[Pumpkin (SoSFoMT)|Pumpkin]]|link=Pumpkin (SoSFoMT)
+Sunny (SoSFoMT).png|[[Sunny (SoSFoMT)|Sunny]]|link=Sunny (SoSFoMT)
+</gallery>
+==Downloadable Content==
+[[File:SoSFoMTCostumes.png|thumb]]In the original Japanese release, buying the game from certain establishments would reward the player with unique DLC costumes<ref>[https://www.bokumono.com/series/saikai/product-benefits.html BokuMono]</ref>.
+==Merchandise==
+===Official Guide===
+[[File:Cover.png|thumb]][[Bokujou Monogatari Saikai no Mineral Town Koushiki Complete Guide]] is the official guide for Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town.
 ==See Also==
-*[https://www.bokumono.com/series/saikai/ Saikai] official website
+*[https://www.bokumono.com/series/saikai/ Saikai] official website (Japan)
+*[http://storyofseasons.com/fomt/ FoMT] - official website (North America)
+*[http://www.storyofseasons.games/ SoS] - Official Website (Europe)
+*[https://store.steampowered.com/app/978780/STORY_OF_SEASONS_Friends_of_Mineral_Town/ Steam]
 ==References==
-<references/>
+<references />
 {{Harvest Moon}}
 [[Category:Games]]
 [[Category:Nintendo Switch]]
 [[Category:Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town]]
-[[Category:Unreleased]]
+[[Category:PC]]