SeekerStory of Seasons: A Wonderful Life
As someone who loved the original Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life as a child, I find its 2023 remake difficult to recommend over other farming sims with more expansive worlds, more interesting stories, and more satisfying progression. Marvelous has admirably updated the graphics and gameplay to cater to a more modern audience, but those improvements only do so much when the heart of it feels as dated as it does. Its standout feature is still the way the town and NPCs impressively adapt and age over the course of its potentially 30-year campaign, but there aren’t enough noteworthy characters or rewards to make me want to stick around that long, either. Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life doesn’t offend, but it sure doesn’t impress either.
-- As reviewed by IGN
Product details
- A Familiar Farm for a New Generation - Updated systems, character designs, and visuals that revitalize Forgotten Valley while maintaining the charm that made the original a classic
- Your Story Your Way-Diverse character creation suite including non-binary pronoun options mean you can be who you want; 8 marriage candidates are available for romance regardless of your chosen gender
- Farming Simulation Evolved - Features have been updated to include new facility upgrades to build, more hybrid crops to grow, all-new tools to use, and the ability to breed goats and sheep
- A Break From It All - Take pictures of your family with the new camera feature, dress up in your favorite outfits, or help your fellow residents with their requests
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By IGN on June 20, 2023
As someone who loved the original Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life as a child, I find its 2023 remake difficult to recommend over other farming sims with more expansive worlds, more interesting stories, and more satisfying progression. Marvelous has admirably updated the graphics and gameplay to cater to a more modern audience, but those improvements only do so much when the heart of it feels as dated as it does. Its standout feature is still the way the town and NPCs impressively adapt and age over the course of its potentially 30-year campaign, but there aren’t enough noteworthy characters or rewards to make me want to stick around that long, either. Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life doesn’t offend, but it sure doesn’t impress either.
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