Story of Seasons feels like a new chapter of Harvest Moon but it goes further than its inspiration. Its gameplay mechanics are very well executed, despite a rather slow start and its trade system, as well as the romance story, work like a charm. Where Story of Seasons disappoints is in its visual interface, which falls behind the benchmarks that the...
Story of Seasons2014
Story of Seasons
2014 XSEED Games76Good
Playtime
MarathonTypically 120 hours
Playable on
Game modes
Details
- Launch
- February 27, 2014
- Developer
- Marvelous Entertainment
- Publisher
- XSEED Games
- Themes
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Overview
Story of Seasons is the latest Harvest Moon title and allows players to fully create their own character from scratch. XSEED will be bringing the game to North America in 2014.
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Reception
Press76
Good- Metacritic76from 39 reviews
- OpenCritic76from 31 reviews
For better and worse this is Harvest Moon in all but name, with a few useful new ideas but still the same old crop of problems.
Leave everything behind and immerse yourself in Story of Seasons, then work hard and get married!
An inoffensive yet unspectacular game that pleases through being something different and relaxing.
If you're the sort of gamer that hates to grind, then Story of Seasons is one you should avoid, despite how accessible the overall package is. True, Marvelous has scaled back some of the series' tedious tasks but the option to automate the process for the lazy, more casual gamer would have been a nice addition. However, if you're a fan of Harvest Moons' more...