As you may well be aware, Doraemon Story of Seasons - a crossover title featuring elements of both Japanese manga series Doraemon and Story of Seasons - is launching in Japan this June. In case that wasn't enough for you, it has now been confirmed that another Story of Seasons game is currently in development, separate to that release.
The news comes from the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu in Japan, which contains an interview discussing the Doraemon crossover. The interview features several interesting points about that game, while also teasing this second game in development. The folks over at Gematsu have shared the following list of key points:
- Doraemon Story of Seasons is a project that was launched by Bandai Namco’s Koji Nakajima, who was a fan of Harvest Moon: Back to Nature.
- Unlike past Story of Seasons titles, Doraemon Story of Seasons has a proper main story (as opposed to just working on the farm).
- The theme is family, and the main story focuses on love for one’s family.
- Working on the ranch is the player’s main task, and at first the farm work will be quite hard.
- Doraemon’s secret gadgets will help resolve the things that “inconvenience you” in Story of Seasons.
- The “At Gungun,” which causes crops to grow immediately, is an expendable item, so it cannot be used carelessly.
- Other than Doraemon Story of Seasons, work is underway on a new Story of Seasons game, according to Marvelous’ Hikaru Nakano.
Are you a Story of Seasons fan? Will you be keeping an eye out for more announcements on this going forward? Let us know your thoughts below.
[source gematsu.com]
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Very nice news, with a new SoS, RF4 + 5 and SV, farming games are a winner on Switch.
very happy need indeed.
Don't care, Rune Factory 5 happening. lol
I'm looking forward to it but I hope they mix things up a little for the new game.
Still getting this one but woo the floodgates are opening!!!!!
As long...
1. No Visual Novel style during conversations (I want to see their facial expressions and their proper gestures from conversations they have)
2. No lifting any items above the head like on Harvest Moon 3DS did.
3. Bachelors have proper masculine looking and outfits, No Bishonen looking.
4. No Tooot Tooot Tooot sounds during conversations
5. No strictly one season only crops.
6. 360 degree Camera Angle like HM Wonderful Life.
7. The Festivals have meaningful purposes like playing mini games and Bazaar, not just only decorative activities.
8. No 10 minutes in game every 6 seconds in Real Life.
9. Kids from marriage can grow up into adult, not stay on Baby forever.
10. Not searching for ending only like Save the Homeland.
I will buy that Bokujou Monogatari game.
@Lizuka I agree with you here. In my eyes, the "Harvest Moon" series peaked with HM64 and the surrounding games like Back to Nature, Friends of Mineral Town, etc. As the series went on, they kept introducing new elements to try and make the game fresh, but in my opinion it took away from the original vision and simple charm of the earlier games. Unfortunately, I don't think they'll go back because people who want those experiences could just find a way to replay them. I recently dusted off the old Wii U to play HM64 on the virtual console. Even with all of the small warts, that game is still the pinnacle of the series for me, personally. What I wouldn't give for a remake in that new art style they're using for Link's Awakening...I think that would fit perfectly. As long as Natsume didn't develop it because they would probably completely ruin it.
Alright, end of my old-man rant. Get off my lawn and such.
Yup, they’d better be. We hunger.
I too haven’t been too into the series for a while, but I’m still optimistic about new releases.
I'm sure they're just kidding around. After twenty three years and over forty individual releases, they'd never actually make one more Harvest Moon game, right?
Finally! A new SoS is at the top of my switch wishlist.
Lovely. Hopefully it's as feature-rich as Trio of Towns was, if not moreso!
@Lizuka I coudn't agree more. Harvest Moon 64 was incredible and then Back to Nature was just as good but added some awesome things that made the game bigger and deeper.
That art style was the best as well and I wish they would just make an HD updated version with the depth of items and crops that Stardew Valley offered.
Best news ever!!!!
@nessisonett Let's not forget 2018 Farming Simulator. 😃
@Prof_Yoshtonics FS '18 is on 3DS/mobile
Harvest Moon Back to Nature is the best in the series period. Sunshine island was pretty good too.
All the other 3ds entries imo are complete garbage in comparison.
I really don't like this... part of the charm to Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons to me since I was a child has been the dating aspect and building your own family, along with the farming. I had so much fun with SOS:3OT and this feels like a major downgrade...
Love story of seasons can't wait for it to come out
The Doraemon crossover is looking really nice, even if the formula is a bit different than the traditional ones, this one feels like a spiritual return to Back to Nature, which is still one of the best HM games.
And of course! the first major home console Story of Seasons/Harvest Moon game since Animal Parade on Wii, I really loved the Gamecube and Wii Harvest Moon games, and I hope this one feels closer to them than the latest 3DS entries...
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