i went ahead and pre-ordered (mostly i want the cow plush)! i'm still way more excited for rune factory 5 but this will definitely keep me occupied until then. i'm really loving everything i'm seeing so far & it's the most i've been excited for a SoS in forever (i skipped mineral town, loved the original but i didn't think the remake looked that great)
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Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town announced!
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I really want to be excited for this, but after playing Rune Factory 4 Special I can whole-heartedly say I'm spoiled on SoS games. Unpopular opinion, but RF4 does everything HM/SoS games does but better, and then some.
I mean, let's be real - I'm still getting it, but I just know I'll spend less time with this than, say ...RF5. Also, the marriage candidates look really underwhelming. I feel like they get blander and blander with every entry.
I mean, let's be real - I'm still getting it, but I just know I'll spend less time with this than, say ...RF5. Also, the marriage candidates look really underwhelming. I feel like they get blander and blander with every entry.
I don't think that's really an unpopular opinion - RF4 is one of the best farming games, period (although TBH, I never really figured out the farming aspect, lol). The SoS/HM devs could really take a page out of its book when it comes to characters and events. It'd also be great if they could stop chibifying everyone.
StarlitGlitch
Sweets Lover
I haven't played any of the games in the series for a long time (since before the switch to SoS even) but I heard that elements like events aren't as good anymore, what do people think?
My favorite parts were always getting married and having a family (which I think Stardew Valley did very well), are newer SoS games doing okay in that aspect? I'm not sure if I'd be interested in the action elements of RF
My favorite parts were always getting married and having a family (which I think Stardew Valley did very well), are newer SoS games doing okay in that aspect? I'm not sure if I'd be interested in the action elements of RF
JellyBeans
only half awake
tempted to preorder the deluxe edition for that buffalo plush... but for the sake of my bank account I might just buy the game on its own </3 harvest moon/story of seasons has a special place in my heart bc I used to play it all the time at my friend's house as a kid (same with AC) so I'm super excited to be getting a new game! bit late to the hype haha
i adored harvest moon as a child so i decided to try out story of seasons 
however tbh, i wasn't too happy when this game was announced because i had only just bought story of seasons: friends of mineral town literally days before
if i knew there was another game on the way, i would have waited haha
but after recently watching some videos of pioneers of olive town, i'm really looking forward to playing it
i was hoping to get it for my birthday (because i'm broke lol) but then i found out it releases on the actual day of my birthday so that's gonna be awkward lol
however tbh, i wasn't too happy when this game was announced because i had only just bought story of seasons: friends of mineral town literally days before
if i knew there was another game on the way, i would have waited haha
but after recently watching some videos of pioneers of olive town, i'm really looking forward to playing it
i was hoping to get it for my birthday (because i'm broke lol) but then i found out it releases on the actual day of my birthday so that's gonna be awkward lol
How does everyone feel about the expansion pass that was recently announced?
I don’t think I’ll purchase the pass - though the extra scenarios for characters may be tempting if they’re included sooner rather than later and the characters are fairly developed.
Not a fan of the monthly waves as I don’t see myself playing this for more than a few months, but I like that they’re bringing back some of the previous marriage candidates - especially as Felicity is in the first batch.
The additional outfits they revealed so far contains the farmer attire from previous Story of Seasons games and animal costumes, so nothing too exciting.
Not a fan of the monthly waves as I don’t see myself playing this for more than a few months, but I like that they’re bringing back some of the previous marriage candidates - especially as Felicity is in the first batch.
The additional outfits they revealed so far contains the farmer attire from previous Story of Seasons games and animal costumes, so nothing too exciting.
How does everyone feel about the expansion pass that was recently announced?
I don’t think I’ll purchase the pass - though the extra scenarios for characters may be tempting if they’re included sooner rather than later and the characters are fairly developed.
Not a fan of the monthly waves as I don’t see myself playing this for more than a few months, but I like that they’re bringing back some of the previous marriage candidates - especially as Felicity is in the first batch.
Hmm having monthly updates is an interesting approach. Though I'm not sure if I'd prefer that, or for them to include it all at once in the game. That said, I think I'm going to pass on the deluxe edition and get the expansion pass instead.
Very curious who the extra marriage candidates will be, (if they bring back Raeger from the first sos I'll be so happy ;~; ) and the extra events sound quite fun! I like that we'll get lots of new costumes and areas to explore with this.
On an unrelated note, I just hope this game doesn't have too many similarities to NH, bc it'd annoy me to no end if it gets labeled as a "knock off acnh".
Very curious who the extra marriage candidates will be, (if they bring back Raeger from the first sos I'll be so happy ;~; ) and the extra events sound quite fun! I like that we'll get lots of new costumes and areas to explore with this.
On an unrelated note, I just hope this game doesn't have too many similarities to NH, bc it'd annoy me to no end if it gets labeled as a "knock off acnh".
Now we just need more RF5 news and a release date :<
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How does everyone feel about the expansion pass that was recently announced?
I don’t think I’ll purchase the pass - though the extra scenarios for characters may be tempting if they’re included sooner rather than later and the characters are fairly developed.
Not a fan of the monthly waves as I don’t see myself playing this for more than a few months, but I like that they’re bringing back some of the previous marriage candidates - especially as Felicity is in the first batch.
I haven't been keeping up with the news lately, so I hadn't heard about the pass until seeing your post, but gosh I hate the idea of an expansion pass, especially as a European player. Y'all want €20 more for extra content when previously, you couldn't even be bothered to iron out the kinks in the European localization of 3oT, let alone localize the bonus content for that game, AND you let us wait forever even for the bug fixes added with that content that didn't even fix everything?
That being said, my birthday's two days before the game's release, and with the 20% discount the digital pack isn't much more expensive than getting a physical copy (€50 + €6 shipping for a physical copy, from what Amazon says currently, vs. €63 for the discounted digital pack), so I guess that's what I'll be getting. This might decide whether or not I get future games in the series, though.
That being said, my birthday's two days before the game's release, and with the 20% discount the digital pack isn't much more expensive than getting a physical copy (€50 + €6 shipping for a physical copy, from what Amazon says currently, vs. €63 for the discounted digital pack), so I guess that's what I'll be getting. This might decide whether or not I get future games in the series, though.
As for the monthly updates, I won't have much time to play, anyway, so that's one thing that doesn't bother me much, at least.
Not a fan of the expansion pass honestly. I know a lot of people are excited for returning marriage candidates from the older games, but I feel like they will feel out of place being outside of their original game. I hope I'm wrong but I'll wait a while and see before I decide to buy the pass or not. Also when it comes to HM/SOS I always look forward to who's new so old characters returning isn't too interesting for me personally.
I might even hold off at buying the game at launch even now. The latest SOS games (not including FOMT) just don't keep my interest as long anymore. A New Beginning is the last game in the series where I really put a lot of hours into it and more or less 100% completed. Time will tell.
I might even hold off at buying the game at launch even now. The latest SOS games (not including FOMT) just don't keep my interest as long anymore. A New Beginning is the last game in the series where I really put a lot of hours into it and more or less 100% completed. Time will tell.
@Peach_Jam - There are some outlines of the characters they plan to re-release if you want to play the guessing game!
@Holla It's certainly easier to bring back existing favorites and their dialogue; I agree that the DLC would be more enticing if we had new faces added. I still love the concept of seeing my old favorites in a different setting, but a balance between the two would at least (kind of) justify the hefty price tag @Burumun mentioned rather than recycled content.
@Holla It's certainly easier to bring back existing favorites and their dialogue; I agree that the DLC would be more enticing if we had new faces added. I still love the concept of seeing my old favorites in a different setting, but a balance between the two would at least (kind of) justify the hefty price tag @Burumun mentioned rather than recycled content.
@Peach_Jam - There are some outlines of the characters they plan to re-release if you want to play the guessing game!
@Holla It's certainly easier to bring back existing favorites and their dialogue; I agree that the DLC would be more enticing if we had new faces added. I still love the concept of seeing my old favorites in a different setting, but a balance between the two would at least (kind of) justify the hefty price tag @Burumun mentioned rather than recycled content.
omg thank you for this!
woah they're bringing back Neil, Raeger and Ludus (my favs from each game!) I love winning
woah they're bringing back Neil, Raeger and Ludus (my favs from each game!) I love winning
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Lady Timpani
sway
Your post is old, but I don't think anyone has responded to it yet.
The actual town events are pretty boring, yeah. In Trio of Towns there really wasn't much variation on them other than the theme. My favorite town festivals are from BtN and probably always will be, unless they shake things up with this new entry. The heart events in Trio of Towns were some of the best in the series, though. Each candidate had (IIRC) five prior to the dating stage, and then I think three after that. There was also a lot of continuity so it felt like you were actually in an ongoing relationship. The FoMT remake really glaringly lacked this, and I know part of it is because it was a remake, but it just made it obvious how bare bones the games used to be. I would anticipate PoOT (lmao) to be more in line with ToT than with SoSFoMT, especially since it's for the 25th anniversary of the series.
I'm still debating whether or not I'm gonna preorder. I know I'll wind up playing it eventually, and it's always fun to be part of the community when the game first comes out, but I'm still working my way through SoSFoMT and might be all farmed out by the time it comes out. The plush is really cute though and I am unfortunately a frivolous person
StarlitGlitch
Sweets Lover
Thank you so much! I think that the relationship side matters more to me than events so maybe I should check Trio of Towns out...
AlyssaAC
Senior Member ♡
Just preordered the game with the Buffalo plush a few days ago and can’t wait to start playing! At first I wasn’t sure of getting it, but once I found out there is character customization in it, I was sold. Also, the plush is sooo cute. I think I’m starting to become a sucker to plushies. 
Can't wait for the new SoS game, currently playing Doremon Story of Seasons while waiting for release and I kinda know its off topic but when you guys preorder doremon SoS did yall get the free seeds (not in game seeds)? I plant a cherry tomato and for some reason the leaf doesn't look like cherry tomato at all but more like hackberry tree like bruhhh
EpicGamer12
Senior Member
Not sure if this is a new trailer or not, but this is my first time seeing it!
marea
Senior Member
I havent played a harvest moon/story of seasons game other than the original friends of mineral town, which i totally loved!! This newest game looks fun from the trailer they shared so i might get it.
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