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Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life

Released 6/27/23
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Your new life begins in Forgotten Valley, a tranquil community where your father and his friend Takakura once dreamed of running a farm!

As you befriend the valley's residents and fulfill your father's legacy, you'll spend carefree days on the farm growing crops and raising animals. As the seasons go by, you'll find your lifelong partner, raise a child together, and watch them grow up before your very eyes. After each day's work on the farm is done, you can go fishing, hunt for ancient treasures at the local dig site, or chat with your friends in town to build precious memories. And when the years have passed, your child will be old enough to choose a career for themselves… Will they inherit the farm? Or will they find their calling somewhere else? Only time will tell!

An unforgettable tale of friendship, family, and farming blooms back to life. Originally released for the Nintendo GameCube (and later the PlayStation 2), STORY OF SEASONS: A Wonderful Life brings a beloved classic back for a new generation. This remake not only revisits one of the most memorable entries in the farm/life-simulation franchise, it also introduces a plethora of new events, enhanced festivals, a cornucopia of never-before-seen crops, and even more recipes to cook. Returning fans will find plenty of exciting updates to Forgotten Valley, while newcomers to the series will discover the joys of cozy farm life and the extraordinary characters that make this series shine. Whether this is your first STORY OF SEASONS adventure or you're returning to Forgotten Valley, a wonderful life awaits you!

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A Familiar Farm for a New Generation: Revisit this iconic community with updated systems, character designs, and visuals that revitalize Forgotten Valley while maintaining the charm that made the original a classic.

Your Story, Your Way: With a diverse character creation suite, including non-binary pronoun options for the first time, you can truly be who you want. And all eight eligible marriage candidates - including the new bachelor Gordy - are available for romance regardless of your chosen gender.

Farming Simulation Evolved: The original's unique farming 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: There's more to a wonderful life than just farming. 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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Nostalgia
I played the OG on GameCube. They put so much love and care into this remake. For people who haven't played this and only enjoy the grind of Stardew Valley or other farm sims, this probably isn't for you! This is a game where coziness is its definition. There is no grinding. The focus of this game is your child. You bring up your child in a chosen career path. No other game has such a focus on their family like this one does! They remade this game into a perfect modern take and added many QoL improvements.. if you love romance and having a family, then get this game; if you want something super chill where you just do whatever you want in a day without having to think of a plan for that day, get this game; if you prefer grinding and constantly on the move, then don't get this game. It's as simple as that. This game is a 10/10 for me though.
toter (member since 2023)
reviewed on 7/1/23
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10
Improved
I played the OG on GameCube for years, I like this version way more. it's a bit easier and the enhanced graphics and choices for male or female partners is dope!
diemondjaws (member since 2023)
reviewed on 10/15/23
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4
A Very Shallow Content Game
I didn't know this until the game nearly came out, but this is a remake of the same game on PS2 when it was called Harvest Moon. I have played the other SOS games before this (starting on the 3DS) and loved each entry as a fun distraction. But this one feels seriously lacking when some may say Pioneer Town was bad. Each season is only 10 DAYS long with no real simple way to make money off anything but your crops? The NPC's are lackluster with emotions and the music is inconsistent? Ouch. And they want $50 for it? DOUBLE OUCH. (I didn't rent this off GF, I pre ordered the digital version off my Switch's eShop. Don't buy it unless you are not expecting anything much OR are okay with extremely sad endings to games)
SonicManiac1225 (member since 2011)
reviewed on 6/29/23
3 agree
5
A faithful remake, for better and worse
AWL is easily one of the most fondly remembered entries of the 'Story of Seasons'(formerly Harvest Moon) franchise. I figured going in it would be another remake that was TOO faithful though, as this was the issue with their prior remake of Friends of Mineral Town. If you've never played AWL some things will likely not be as much of a bother, but even then things like archaic menu interactions and lack of dialogue variety will still likely get in your way. A prime example is crop hybrids. One of the titles unique features. When first making your hybrids it's one at a time via a handful of A presses. To however many you want/need. Presumably at least 27 to cover half of the field. The seed maker is a bit better at less presses and then 2 at a time, but it's weird they didn't smooth this out. Same with the merchant. Selling is multiple, but buying is one item type at time. With all that, there is still fun and charm there but it's def a rent only title for me. Check out the latest entry, Pioneers of Olive town, if you havent already. It is also imperfect but still a much meatier and polished entry.
Acreon (member since 2018)
reviewed on 7/1/23
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