Review of Story of Seasons A Wonderful Life - Is it worth it?

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  • čas přidán 26. 06. 2024
  • Hi! This is my review of Story of Seasons A Wonderful Life.
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    00:00 Introduction
    00:54 Characters and Story
    03:14 Family
    05:01 Atmosphere
    07:42 Farming
    10:45 Controls & Quality-of-life
    12:28 Animals
    16:20 Friends & Festivals
    18:05 Mini-games, Fishing & Digging
    19:30 Camera & Requests
    21:05 Pacing
    21:52 Conclusion
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Komentáře • 258

  • @C4r1y1996
    @C4r1y1996 Před rokem +133

    I played the original on GameCube (both the male character and female character editions) and it’s so nostalgic. I’m absolutely jazzed for this remake

  • @sidneyjohnson3
    @sidneyjohnson3 Před rokem +180

    When I played this on the GameCube, when my first cow Paige died I was CRUSHED. I didn't understand the feeding mechanics well, so I didn't fertilize the grass and kept trying to buy feed. I was literally crying at one point as a small child feeding Paige good fodder to keep her from dying. Honestly, a great lesson to teach kids. Better my virtual cow dies than my cat lol

    • @JoshGamingGarden
      @JoshGamingGarden  Před rokem +41

      RIP Paige 💔😭

    • @SpeechGamer
      @SpeechGamer Před rokem +4

      RIP Paige 😢
      This also happened to me with my Chicken Skye, but in Trio of Towns. I thought feed lasted longer than it actually did and I didn't know cleaning the barn and coop was a thing until after the scene where I lost her. 😮

    • @Xxsorafan
      @Xxsorafan Před rokem +1

      It was pretty confusing for me too as a kid lol I didn’t care too much when my cow starved I just fished for profit

    • @marim1797
      @marim1797 Před rokem +9

      Bringing me back to Back to Nature where child me accidentally killed my sheep by trying to keep shearing it, because I didn't understand you could only shear it once when it actually had wool. 😭 The scene where they have a funeral and guilt trip you for being a bad animal owner KILLED me, I was BAWLING.

    • @mackenzied708
      @mackenzied708 Před rokem +2

      I did the exact same thing 😅 When my cow eventually got sick I sobbed, turned off the game, and never played again so the cow wouldn’t die. Gave the game away to a friend

  • @HolicChan
    @HolicChan Před rokem +202

    I was really really reaaaallllyyyyy hoping for deeper NPCs because the social aspect of this game is so important and honestly there isn’t much else to do ;-; knowing that they say the same thing everyday makes me so sad….but I will still give it a chance and I want to support them!! Still dreaming about RF6 hah

    • @chronotrigger6746
      @chronotrigger6746 Před rokem +45

      This is the first thing I look for in any new HM game. It's very disappointing to hear.

    • @estella5575
      @estella5575 Před rokem +3

      Same...

    • @Midnitethorn
      @Midnitethorn Před rokem +25

      I was hoping for this too! Just add a few new lines every year ...or something! I was hoping they'd expand more in it but stuck very close to the original

    • @LunarEleven
      @LunarEleven Před rokem +18

      The only thing they brought up to date was graphics/mechanics, this just doesn't hold up to the depth people these days expect. Not for a game where the social aspect is the most important part... I hope other people have more fun with this game than I did, didn't play very far before I was bored. It feels so empty. 😴 I sorta hope the official English release surprises y'all with more dialogue or something

    • @SilentSpringz
      @SilentSpringz Před rokem +3

      @@LunarElevencan only hope modders do something about it. Stardew valley can be made so good even lore friendly dialog mods. And stardew valley expanded mod is basically a huge update like mod. Feels like nothing can beat stardew valley. Mods sure huge thing but they ad basically a difficult option with only gaining 25% of the original profit so the game doesn’t get boring after 2 year if ur good.

  • @Oddrat255
    @Oddrat255 Před rokem +136

    I really hope they add a “realistic mode” or hard mode where animals can get sick/die and you must breed in order to produce milk. Basically like how the original was.

    • @eatmoreporkporky4342
      @eatmoreporkporky4342 Před rokem +3

      I hope they do also.

    • @Morgaine76
      @Morgaine76 Před rokem +2

      I hear you.

    • @estrellian7095
      @estrellian7095 Před rokem +7

      also remove the same sex marriage, doesnt make any sense

    • @rooenart1346
      @rooenart1346 Před rokem

      @@estrellian7095 ........how? You know gay people are a thing in real life and can adopt children? So same sex marriage 'doesn't make any sense' but having a harvest goddess that comes out of a pond, small little fairy creatures that live in a tree that you can shrink down and visit to teach you how to cook and a literal yeti all make sense to you? Okay bigot.

    • @chronicallygothic
      @chronicallygothic Před 11 měsíci

      ⁠@@estrellian7095gay ppl existing doesn’t make sense???

  • @GetterRay
    @GetterRay Před rokem +132

    I appreciate it being a faithful remake, even though an expanded game would have been great. Honestly, I feel a lot of modern indie farming games have a bit of feature bloat when it comes to farming so I don't mind a simpler game. In fact, that's why I enjoyed Harvestella so much, because it was a back to basics farming game. It also had an amazing single player RPG story that really helped flesh the game out and while AWL is not Harvestella in that regards, the AWL story is actually really good. I'm not going to spoil the story of the game, but that's the main reason I'd want to replay it. Raising your kid, the drama around their life decisions and of course that unforgettable ending. I think it meant a lot to me as a kid but as an adult I expect the story to absolutely destroy me. I'm both looking forward to and dreading beating this game, something that I can't say about any other farming sim.

    • @Cognazzo95
      @Cognazzo95 Před rokem +8

      I feel like all modern farming games are just Stardew Valley sims these days. Pioneers of Olive town practically stole the museum and the same fishing mechanics I’ve seen far too many times as it is.

    • @julshape7804
      @julshape7804 Před rokem +8

      ​@@Cognazzo95I hope you know that stardew valley is a inspired game from Harvest moon.
      And that Harvest moon now Story of season is. Because Natsume the rights about the name "harvest moon" had.
      Meanwhile Marvelous the game creator are.
      I hope you understand what I try to say, because my English is not the best..

    • @SilentSpringz
      @SilentSpringz Před rokem +1

      @@julshape7804treu but stardew valley did basically everything better. Then the original moon games plus new things.

    • @julshape7804
      @julshape7804 Před rokem +5

      ​@@SilentSpringzyeah, I never said Stardew valley is bad. Especially when it's only made by one person ConcernApe. To be honest I love Stardew valley and have in there over 500 hours. It's really well made and one of my favorite farming games.
      What I love the most about stardew valley is he gave his characters so much depth and so many dialogues, that it doesn't bore you to talk with the npc's.
      What I mean by that comment is that they (Marvelous) never stole any gameplay elements from Stardew valley when so many other games it also had before stardew valley existed.
      And I am also looking forward for ConcernApe's newest game project haunted chocolatier.
      So what I want to make clear is I love Marvelous' games and even more ConcernApe's game but I don't like people who always say "oh they stole this from another game"
      What's the problem? I saw so many games who seem so identical and still gave a new feeling with a complete different vibe or style.
      The important thing is that it makes fun to play.

    • @kimnamjoon3943
      @kimnamjoon3943 Před rokem

      @@julshape7804 the thing is SV eventually made its own identity even if it was inspired by harvest moon. Meanwhile Story of seasons already had an identity yet abandoned it for more trendy gameplay that made the game bloated and lose the thing fans of the series already love

  • @Mizuru007
    @Mizuru007 Před rokem +16

    The way the animal mechanics were changed really hurts my heart, for some reason. One of the things I remember fondly is sitting in front of the TV during Summer and planning when to breed my cows because they were beginning to slow down on milk production. This always felt like it was a game about LIFE, so taking away a whole part of that really bothers me....

  • @sassyghost_8
    @sassyghost_8 Před rokem +16

    I’m finding that a lot of people are in agreement that the game could have been fleshed out more in terms of dialogue. Plus, the fact that Pioneers of Olive Town and A Wonderful Life don’t have the dialogue silhouettes really took the charm away from the characters for me because you have to stare down their dead-eyed model instead. What I like about these games was the emphasis on community and learning about your neighbors, the townsfolk, and your potential partner. Repetitive dialogue sort of ruins that aspect. To me, so far, the perfect SoS game was Trio of Towns. It maintained the farming aspect and it also gave you three locations with characters that were interesting and had their unique cultures. The original Story of Seasons was also fun because it had a competitive way to farm by biding for plots of land which was very rewarding. The characters were also very charming. Somewhat stereotypical but charming. I would have preferred if they didn’t port and slightly touch up A Wonderful Life and used the main mechanic of watching everyone grow and put it into a new game.

  • @CozygirlSteph
    @CozygirlSteph Před rokem +39

    The review I was waiting for! coming from the farming sim King himself! thank you Josh!

  • @mellysandshrew
    @mellysandshrew Před rokem +49

    I know the dialogue becoming stale and repetitive is an inevitability with something like a farming sim, but with how linear the story of this one is, it feels like a little more care could have been put towards it in this title. Regardless, I'm so excited to play this when my copy comes in! I've been loving seeing your videos on it, hopefully they've given other people the itch to play too! AWL is such a gem of an entry to the genre 💖

  • @daaaaanzzz
    @daaaaanzzz Před rokem +24

    A wonderful life : SE will always hold a special place in my heart. I'm excited to recreate my first playthrough. with Lumina and a daughter. Excited to play this in a week!

  • @lace__
    @lace__ Před rokem +20

    The original on GameCube was my absolute favorite game to play as a kid so when Nintendo announced the remake I was so excited! I can’t wait for it to release in English next week!

  • @GoldenSparklingBird
    @GoldenSparklingBird Před rokem +16

    There are lambs now? This is so cute! And the male goat is really nice. Good improvement! And it was so much fun watching you playing! I enjoyed it a lot! 🥰👍👍

  • @Emily-lh6em
    @Emily-lh6em Před rokem +20

    I pre-ordered the premium edition because i love the little plushies that come with their preorders lol i am very excited to finally experience this game. I hope they continue to make their games even better, i know this is a remake but still. Their new game sounds promising and i really want to see more already 😅🎉

  • @SharonKofoed
    @SharonKofoed Před rokem +12

    I never had the opportunity to play the original...so I'm really looking forward to playing this one!

  • @KathleenIllustrated
    @KathleenIllustrated Před rokem +3

    I remember staying up way past my bedtime playing the original and one of my animals died... I legit did not sleep that not. So distressing & shows how much I cared about the game/experience!

  • @Enjouji71696
    @Enjouji71696 Před rokem +13

    I remember really struggling with this game as a kid due to all the complex mechanics, so I'm really glad they made a lot of features more straightforward and convenient!

    • @Nakia11798
      @Nakia11798 Před rokem

      Not straightforward enough got me.
      I'm too used to the simple game play of POOT

  • @KNic0lson
    @KNic0lson Před rokem +2

    The swifter watering and the funky hybrids make me want to play this gake so much! I have been avoiding a lot of farm sims because of how swift the days go by. But I am hungry for this after your demo

  • @adamc18
    @adamc18 Před rokem +11

    Unbelievably exited for this to come out next week. The original on GameCube was my introduction to the series and i played it for hundreds of hours so this game will be a huge nostalgia bomb for me. I'm especially exited about the addition of the encyclopedia because I'm a completionist.
    Also, not sure if you do videos on the handheld harvest moon games, but I would love to see you make a video about harvest moon: a new beginning on the 3ds. That game is my absolute favorite out of all the harvest moon / story of seasons games, but i never see anybody talk about it lol

  • @JrockerDiChan666
    @JrockerDiChan666 Před rokem +5

    to me from how much they're taking out and simplifying the game they're marketing towards kids that don't play these games, if they marketed towards adults the cow deaths would still be in, the bar would still be in, you wouldn't be able to get money so easy and get all the upgrades in just year 2, breeding would still be a necessary thing and Murray wouldn't have been change. They're making the game to kids more not the adult that the fan base mostly consists of. I wish they added more but i'm still excited to play the game i loved as a kid with a fresh coat of paint

  • @annieshavingthoughtsagain

    So glad that you are covering this. I never played any of the original games, SDV was my intro to the genre. I won't have any nostalgia to grease the wheels of my game enjoyment. And I know this is going to be pretty pricey as well.

  • @MiguiMonkey
    @MiguiMonkey Před rokem +49

    To me this Story of Seasons game is marketed towards adults. Almost everything is fast paced, perfect to to those gamers like me who works and doesn't have all he time in the world to play hours long every day. Love your reviews as always, Josh!!

  • @KNic0lson
    @KNic0lson Před rokem +3

    Wow 100hrs! Thank you for putting in the time; and the great review, I really appreciate your attention to detail

  • @Jexxa.
    @Jexxa. Před rokem +12

    I'm unbelievably excited for this game. I got the collecters edition from xseed and it's already in the mail, they try their best to make sure it gets delivered day of release. This is my favorite game in the series and I, to this day, often replay the original on my gamecube. I'm so thankful that they remade this 😭

    • @JoshGamingGarden
      @JoshGamingGarden  Před rokem +2

      I hope you get it for the 27th (or who knows, earlier)! 🤞 Have fun!

  • @davisbowe8668
    @davisbowe8668 Před rokem +6

    Honestly I just find this remake really welcome even if it's not perfect. The original was one of my favorite Harvest Moon games growing up, but I tried replaying it recently and it's borderline unplayable these days simply because of how badly it's aged. Can't wait to give this one a shot.

  • @xav8971
    @xav8971 Před rokem

    I’ve been waiting for this review!! Thanks Josh

  • @sveipr6516
    @sveipr6516 Před rokem +14

    One thing I appreciate with this remake is that it allows you to grow old and happy in a same sex relationship. I can't think of any video games, or even media that depicts aging in a same sex relationship.

  • @Tuinuiski
    @Tuinuiski Před rokem +1

    Def hyped for this. Thank you Josh for a great review!

  • @DulyDullahan
    @DulyDullahan Před rokem +1

    Watching you play it has been a pleasure. Can’t wait to play it for myself soon 😁

  • @AlexandraStubbs
    @AlexandraStubbs Před rokem +1

    Thank you Josh for the great review, as always! I’m so excited to get this game I have pre-ordered it.

  • @OnehandedGamer-gv3eu
    @OnehandedGamer-gv3eu Před rokem

    Thank you so much for the early review, I can't wait to get this!

  • @The_hexgames
    @The_hexgames Před rokem +8

    This was one of my absolute faves on gamecube. Can't wait to play the remake.

  • @LilRonGal
    @LilRonGal Před rokem +7

    Super excited for this game. The simplified animals feels good to me, I don't mind it. Thanks for your comprehensive review, Josh!

  • @flowerpixel
    @flowerpixel Před rokem +4

    Yes I love gradual season changes too! I wish more games did this. It's more immersive

  • @amorfati3559
    @amorfati3559 Před rokem

    I’m so excited to play this when it comes out in English next week!! The visuals are 🤌🏻

  • @MorganNicole27
    @MorganNicole27 Před rokem +4

    Just bought this game today At my local GameStop for 49.99. They had two left because with every batch they’ve gotten in they’ve sold them so quickly so I got lucky. With that being said I’m only on day two. This is my first SOS game ever. Being obsessed with animal crossing right now, not sure how much I like this. I think I need to keep playing to see, but however so far, I’m kinda getting “my time at Portia” Vibes. Way better though. Just not sure how I feel about it so far. I was so excited today when I finally bought it. Hope it’s not a let down.

    • @kaznosa
      @kaznosa Před 11 měsíci

      Hope you're enjoying it!

  • @puppycat..
    @puppycat.. Před rokem

    thanks josh for another great review, i’ll definitely preorder this

  • @RaionNoMachi
    @RaionNoMachi Před rokem +12

    I forgot about the goats in the original game. Those freeloaders lol
    I’m glad they updated the tools. Those names were very unintuitive. A “weird” watering can or something like that.
    Interested to see what other content is new or changed. In the original Another Wonderful Life, I married Rock. And there’s a cutscene where his teenage son is yelling at him for never having done anything. You can choose to “punish” him and your character will smack your son. If they removed animal deaths, I suppose things like this might have gotten taken out too?

    • @JoshGamingGarden
      @JoshGamingGarden  Před rokem +2

      Oh, I did not know about that event with Rock! I think it's fair to assume there is probably no smacking. 😅 I'm thinking of marrying him in the English version, so we'll see!

  • @leonelsantizo5281
    @leonelsantizo5281 Před rokem +1

    The best review ever! Thank you Josh for making this video

  • @sheimi91
    @sheimi91 Před rokem +6

    I played HM:DS Cute and I know it's not the same, but I feel as if I was about to see old friends again ❤ Although... I was surprised I didn't remember Samantha, and then I realised why...😅

  • @XxBrittany20xX
    @XxBrittany20xX Před rokem +2

    My preorder just downloaded. This was my first harvest moon game as a kid on gamecube and ive collected every single title up to the story of seasons change in title. Ive been awaiting this remake for years. Its my fave Nintendo game. Besides zelda. I never got to play the special edition of the game since i didnt own a playstation. So im excited to try all those features. Daughter, lumina, ect

  • @onlyangcl
    @onlyangcl Před rokem +1

    I’ve been waiting for this! 😝 about to eat dinner while watching ❤

  • @chelseabighetty4722
    @chelseabighetty4722 Před rokem

    Such a great review! So I’m depth and informative!!! And I love your accent ☺️I can’t wait to play this game! Love your channel

  • @Xxsorafan
    @Xxsorafan Před rokem +3

    I do wish other characters died of old age including takakura. Maybe after ramona and the butler passed a young niece or something would take over the mansion if not lumina + if some of not all the bachelors and bachelorettes got together and had their own child like animal parade 😭 would have been the perfect harvest moon game

  • @DizzyyPandaa
    @DizzyyPandaa Před rokem

    Great review Josh, I love all the detail and honest, I really enjoyed this review

  • @CosmicAlgae
    @CosmicAlgae Před rokem +2

    Thanks for this great review, Josh! I loved the original game as a kid and the remake looks like there are plenty of improvements that will make it enjoyable as an adult. The one graphical issue that stands out to me is the pop/fade-in of the tree shadows (e.g. 6:07, 12:20). That's pretty bad imo, especially when riding the horse, but maybe you get used to it.

  • @steph7373
    @steph7373 Před rokem

    Thank you for posting this,I love the harvest moon/Story of seasons games I've played since they brought them out on the Nintendo ds,I'm kind of sad there is no mining,its one of my favourite things to do in these games

  • @craftypod
    @craftypod Před rokem +2

    I've been wondering whether to buy this game, and this review was exactly what I needed. Thanks Josh!

  • @MakimasFuneral
    @MakimasFuneral Před rokem

    This was a really helpful review!

  • @Hanyuxp
    @Hanyuxp Před rokem

    Thanks for this video, I'm so excited to play the remake!

  • @D.breezy23
    @D.breezy23 Před rokem +3

    I hope they remake “ HM: Animal Parade”. That game was peak!🔥

  • @mochimatchabean
    @mochimatchabean Před rokem

    i'll be getting it when it drops but i can't play it yet due to work burying me. looking forward to relax when I finally get to play it💕💕

  • @springrainmountainwanderer4901

    I look forward to this and shepherds crossing which I can't wait! When is shepherds crossing coming out for switch?

  • @katcorne
    @katcorne Před rokem +3

    Oh no! I was so looking forward to the cow breeding mechanics! I really liked the realism from the old game where you had to breed your cows so they kept producing milk. I'm kind of disappointed now. :(

  • @smolblockboi
    @smolblockboi Před rokem +4

    Love the sound of all the QoL improvements but still can't really get over the removal of punishing players for neglecting the animals. I get death is scary and all that but it really hit hard when you found out what happens when you don't take care of them in the original. Never made that mistake again. I'm not a fan of mechanics that don't really need to be utilized in general either.

  • @ARocketsPocket
    @ARocketsPocket Před rokem

    Played it back in the day on my og gamecube. Can't wait to get this game for my b-day next week. :3 Especially because I now have a 3 year old kid of my own and it will be interesting to replay this game as a young parent. ^^

  • @Zodia195
    @Zodia195 Před rokem +9

    Thanks for making this video! I do plan on getting the game eventually so it's nice to know all of the gameplay mechanics ahead of time. The hard part is figuring out who to marry since only 2 of the bachelors have my interest (100% straight woman btw). Dumb question but there are Heart events right?

    • @mike1024.
      @mike1024. Před rokem

      I suppose they did put more variety on the guys than the girls this time, which would reduce the number of male options for those interested in a husband. Off the top of my head, I think most games usually have had most of the female candidates as reasonable choices. Nami (or whatever her name is now) wasn't really too interesting for me. Too dark and moody of a personality that she didn't really seem to have as much of one lol. I wonder if they managed to make her have a lot more personality as a wife and mother.

  • @biancal.9678
    @biancal.9678 Před rokem +1

    I played all the originals and I’m excited to play this on the 27th! I have discovered through the years that I am big on decorating I’m just wondering if this game has that feature kind of like animal crossing where you can decorate your home and you can decorate your town/farm. I’m very big on that. Does this offer that at all? I am open to suggestions on another really good farming game that offers lots of decorating both home and farm 🥰 I’ve played pretty much all the story of seasons.. currently I am playing friends of the great kingdom. Pioneers of olive town is one of my favorites next to AC any others you can suggest with lots of decorative options?

  • @kogakoga309
    @kogakoga309 Před 10 měsíci +1

    I always wonder why in almost all farm sim, school never exist

  • @benhoward3865
    @benhoward3865 Před rokem +9

    I feel like a lot of ideas and mechanics from this game have so much potential. I kind of wish they would take some of the more interesting elements and use them in future games.

    • @amandaham7571
      @amandaham7571 Před rokem +2

      I would love if this game had dlc. I doubt it will though since Japan has had it for so long and they got nothing.

    • @NaNa-ou1sg
      @NaNa-ou1sg Před rokem +1

      Harvest Moon had so many great ideas and mechanics. It makes it so frustrating that devs are only looking at what SDV is doing! The child raising mechanic was so fun and I'd like to see it return!

    • @benhoward3865
      @benhoward3865 Před rokem +1

      @@NaNa-ou1sg Yeah, I also liked how cows worked in the original, even though it could probably be tweaked a bit. I like the idea that the most rewarding animal monetarily is the hardest to raise.

    • @amandaham7571
      @amandaham7571 Před rokem

      @@NaNa-ou1sg yeah but I heard how tough it is to add a kid that grows up to a game. I think its laziness though not many games do it. My time at sandrock opted out of that for letting us have a kid of school age. My time at sandrock basically said it would be too difficult

  • @GeminiSunrise06
    @GeminiSunrise06 Před rokem +6

    Your review was refreshing cuz this remake is being crushed mostly. From what i get we have to change our mindset going into this game, it's not a typical farming sim like we used to lately. The biggest con to me is the npc dialogue, that's a big shame.
    I might try it and see for myself.

  • @peytonweber76
    @peytonweber76 Před rokem

    I’m in winter of the first year and I’m having a great time so far there’s a lot of fun improvements from the original but I don’t like the changes with animals like cows not needing to breed or animals not getting sick. They literally gave you a bigger barn upgrade and made you able to breed goats fixing the only issues with the old system and then got rid of the unique mechanics. Also since you can breed sheep in this game it would be cool if they gave milk too but considering how much wool sells for that might be a bit strong.

  • @lizmowrey9866
    @lizmowrey9866 Před rokem +1

    I played Harvest Moon a wonderful life on the gamecube & still do sometimes. I'm looking forward to the release of this game

  • @kazenarashite6758
    @kazenarashite6758 Před 11 měsíci

    8:15 i was just casually listening to u while playing the game and my jaw dropped because i've upgraded my tools for quite a while but my dumb brains forgot what it meant when you upgrade a tool. i literally had to put my game down in shock

  • @ChainsawBunny92
    @ChainsawBunny92 Před rokem +1

    Man, I really hope they add updates and DLC like they did for POOT. It would just make the $80 price tag a little more worth it, you know?
    I got mine yesterday on Switch, and I absolutely got some jank/glitches and wonky shadows/sunlight effects. No lag so far, unlike POOT. I don't think the Tutorials were very good. I didn't play the OG, so I had no idea grass grew from fertilizer. So far, I do like the Mineral Town remake better, probably because I liked those villagers more.
    Also, the Premium edition's plushie and banner were smaller than the POOT one, so that was a bummer. I love how you can control the camera, and the pretty scenery. I don't get the point of the Mountain Pass (you just get a black loading screen, and an entire day has passed? WTF?) unless that's something which is unlocked later on.
    I also really miss the 2-D art of the characters which popped up when you spoke to them. The first-person view just seems janky still. I also didn't like that many items cannot be shipped at all.
    It's a much more polished game than POOT, but POOT had much more content and things to do. This game was so close to being great, but it's just good--mostly for nostalgia reasons.

  • @princesskatie331
    @princesskatie331 Před rokem

    I'm gonna wait to play this for a few months because I loved tears of the kingdom so much I think it's going to skew my opinion of all other games. But I definitely want to pick this up someday.

  • @swimmyswims
    @swimmyswims Před rokem

    Also can you change the camera angle when talking to villagers (like in poot where you could either have first person camera or 3rd person) or is it always first person when talking to them?

  • @SailorRoseRed
    @SailorRoseRed Před rokem

    My very first Harvest Moon so this is special to me

  • @Popedishsoap
    @Popedishsoap Před rokem +3

    Were seasons only 10 days in Another Wonderful Life on the Gamecube? That was the one I played, and I could have sworn that there were 30 days in a month bc as a kid I didn’t understand how waiting for crops to grow worked, and ended up killing my cow because I planted fodder WAY too late and then kept sleeping so it would “grow” faster 😂😭

  • @This.guy.you.walked.by-1-time

    thanks Josh!

  • @Grimzone93
    @Grimzone93 Před 10 měsíci

    I have yet to play any of the Story of Seasons series, I’m interested to try maybe Pioneer of Olive Town or A Wonderful Life. Both looks pretty good, which one do you recommend to play first?

  • @Snookigirlvira
    @Snookigirlvira Před rokem +1

    I'm just happy to get a remake of my favorite childhood game ☺️🧡

  • @stinalee3416
    @stinalee3416 Před rokem +2

    I think I'm gonna wait for the mods that come out for this before I buy it. I'm not surprised about the boring dialogue, considering PoOT had that problem too.

  • @Mike0193Azul
    @Mike0193Azul Před rokem +5

    For a game marketed solely to nostalgia (at least in the USA where there is zero press or ads for it) it is a shame that rather than solely expanded a remake, they remove certain features such as animals getting sick or needing to avoid the rain. The graphics were also simplified wayy too much and made too cute (looks like a mobile game). The characters and animals have so much less character. The npc's should've been expanded upon with more dialogue and interractions.
    It being a “faithful remake” while removing such features is a buzz-kill. Why not just add upon the original rather than take away. 💔
    If anything it makes me just wanna play the original, which I still have. Was hoping for the remake to be just like it but with faster farmimg controls, better graphics, more sound effects & music, more challenges, and more to do. A remaster would've been nice too.
    Wells, still pre-ordered it and can't wait to give it a try. I waited a decade for another A Wonderful Life style of game! 💚 Definitely can’t wait to experience faster and easier farming. The original I remember I used to praise rainy days because otherwise it took a full day to water all the crops haha

  • @Rauzwel
    @Rauzwel Před rokem

    What framerate does it run at on Switch? Thanks for the video!

  • @rosedickerson9144
    @rosedickerson9144 Před rokem

    I am so looking forward to playing this game I love theses kinda games especially the moon harvests that I have played a new harvest moon is coming out in Sept thanks for the review

  • @stephaineskinner8098
    @stephaineskinner8098 Před rokem

    Dumb questions but in game can you get the outfits that the spouses wore from AWL Special Edition?

  • @Jose0421
    @Jose0421 Před rokem +9

    It’s definitely worth it and I’ll be sure to pick this one up next week.

  • @katiet7819
    @katiet7819 Před rokem

    Is there any chance of DLC additions that could expand on the story?

  • @CrazyQueenMarie
    @CrazyQueenMarie Před rokem +1

    AWL was my real first Harvest moon and I loved the chapters feature. I wasnt going to buy that game Day 1 since FF16 is releasing this week but... I think i'm gonna treat myself on that one 😂
    How was the performance on the Switch ?

  • @youtubedeletedmyaccountlma2263

    I hope they bring back artstyle from Ocean or Frontier. It was pretty

  • @Rbl484
    @Rbl484 Před rokem

    You could take photos in the old one too I’m pretty sure, do you get to play as your child after you pass like the old game?

  • @shadowgirl00
    @shadowgirl00 Před rokem +2

    I know you really liked the breeding/milking mechanic, but now that I know it's gone, I think I'll play this game again. I didn't like the mechanic, but to be fair I think I was too young when I played this game because I honestly don't remember the hybrid mechanic. Randomly, I didn't like the breeding/milking mechanic because I never kept track of it well, felt like I was missing out on milking and then hated to sell off my calves, but if I didn't sell them then I wouldn't have room for more calves so I could get milk. It didn't make me feel good as a kid?

  • @SimuLord
    @SimuLord Před rokem +18

    I'm thinking I'm going to wishlist this one and probably end up buying it when it goes on a deep discount. $50 is just too high a price in this genre with so many indie games available at much lower price points (Stardew Valley only costs $15 and most other indie cozy games go between $20 and $30 USD.)

    • @Emily-lh6em
      @Emily-lh6em Před rokem +1

      Has story of season games ever gone on deep discount? I'm actually asking because I haven't seen that on the eshop but I also prefer physical games for series I love. I know games like TLoZ do not go on sale...like ever. 😅😔😭

    • @SimuLord
      @SimuLord Před rokem +2

      @@Emily-lh6em As a PC gamer, the words "Steam Sale" are like a mantra. The list of games that never (or almost never) go on sale is extremely short and usually involves an indie dev making a statement. Factorio's developer is on record as saying that if the game goes on sale frequently, nobody will buy it at full price, so they set a price and stick to it. RimWorld goes on sale once in a blue moon for the same reason-you can wait for a sale, but you'll be waiting a long while.
      But most other devs and publishers understand player psychology on Steam and set their price at a higher level than they think the game is worth-they'll price it at $25 expecting it to sell for $15 on a 40% off sale, which they'll do a lot because people like discounts, and if people buy it for $25, that extra 10 bucks is treated more like a windfall.

    • @LunarEleven
      @LunarEleven Před rokem +1

      Yes please absolutely wait for a sale. I paid for the Japanese switch version and ported it to my Steam Deck to use the English translation patch and I should not have been so excited, what a letdown

    • @keatonpotatoes4552
      @keatonpotatoes4552 Před rokem +1

      Right?! I was so excited for this one and then I saw the price. And I'm in Canada so it's even worse here.
      I'll just keep playing the ones I have for now until I see some discounts... Especially after learning that they essentially removed features and didn't really add much (aside from the bachelor/bachelorette) I don't understand how they can justify this price.

    • @MidoriTheAwesome
      @MidoriTheAwesome Před rokem

      ​@Emily-lh6em yes, I've definitely seen FoMT go deep deep discount and the other one on switch has had a decent discount to like 30$ or so

  • @Wingedmidnight88
    @Wingedmidnight88 Před rokem

    Great video, I will definitely be getting this game (hopefully pre-order if finances allow) because AnWL was my favorite. I already know who I'm going to pick for marriage ('Marlin' /Matthew) as I have for every playthrough. This looks like a beautiful remake of this classic game.
    Do you think they will add any updates to streamline the more 'undesirable' features that most people find rather annoying as with most steam games? As well as possible improvements.
    Do you think that the animals not getting sick was intentional or simply an oversight? Do you think pregnancy not needed for cows to make milk just to make it easier?
    Keep up the great work and thanks for all the info!

    • @boethia7367
      @boethia7367 Před rokem +1

      They wanted to appeal to kids too, so they took out a lot of difficulty. Like the breeding and death.

  • @lavayuki
    @lavayuki Před rokem

    I only played PoOT and got the platinum trophy in that. So I was looking to get this or the FoMT game for PS to platinum as well, both seem grindy, which did you prefer?

  • @gamingcrossroad2011
    @gamingcrossroad2011 Před rokem

    I hope the teddy bear still moves once in a cut scene.
    I kinda wish/hope that u could keep going past the last year because I wish I keep doing hybrids.

  • @AnimeGirl4891
    @AnimeGirl4891 Před rokem

    I can’t wait to play this again

  • @suicune2001
    @suicune2001 Před rokem

    Thanks!

  • @ChromaSoul
    @ChromaSoul Před rokem +7

    I wonder if it'll be impossible to mod like other SoS games in recent years. If the community is able to mod it then it could easily fix all of those weak areas. Fingers crossed!

    • @SilentSpringz
      @SilentSpringz Před rokem +1

      Think not friends of mineral town modding looks bare. Think stardew have probably better mod support. Its also very simple graphics to

    • @ChromaSoul
      @ChromaSoul Před rokem +1

      @@SilentSpringz That's what I'm assuming too, but who knows. I'm keeping hope! lol

  • @LordBeerusHakai
    @LordBeerusHakai Před rokem

    Have you seen the pretty princess magical garden island for switch?

  • @MyzMalheur
    @MyzMalheur Před rokem +1

    I was disappointed by Pioneers but I'll get it if it's on sale some day :3

  • @anthonymastroianni2896

    the pop in is real for sos games on switch

  • @smaao
    @smaao Před rokem +2

    Great review❤ but I'm still unsure to buy it because I found olive town very boring. I think I no longer enjoy cosy games and rather something a bit challenging or at least with some form of difficulty, like RF4 or the farming games we have with other supplier. Thank you as always

  • @cozyrinn
    @cozyrinn Před rokem

    Can i ask. Will this game has the end when the child is grow up? Or i can keep playing until my farm getting better then i decide to end the game?

  • @Nachoforpresident
    @Nachoforpresident Před 3 dny

    Are you french Canadian? You have the same accent i have.Great review Btw. Keep up the good work!

  • @oldgirlgamerchristine7584

    I'm new to Story of Seasons games as of the Switch. I really liked both Mineral Town & Olive Town (only have a few hours into Doraemon SoS)... but I'm not sure about this one. I don't like that I have to get married & have a kid to progress the story. I never get married in my farming games... I just want to farm & raise livestock.

  • @artsy_phuong5209
    @artsy_phuong5209 Před rokem +1

    I agree the animal should have more realistic take similar to old game. The reason why I love the old game
    So much cause there aging and
    Seeing ur children grow. Plus it has
    More realistic stuff than the game
    Right after it where There a continuous loop

  • @garra123454
    @garra123454 Před rokem

    I should get this tomorrow?

  • @amyb5746
    @amyb5746 Před rokem +2

    I like the idea of this. My favourite harvest moon/ story of season games will always be the ones that were released on Wii where you had to do silly little tasks to unlock the rainbows or the music notes to unlock the harvest goddess. I think it just added a nice undercurrent to keep you going in smaller chunks rather than in one big. Keep your farm going task

    • @Nakia11798
      @Nakia11798 Před rokem

      Tree of Tranquility was amazing

  • @savnado6329
    @savnado6329 Před 11 měsíci

    Does anyone know if the goat always gives milk? I’ve seen people say it’s like the old game and it stops after a year but I’ve also seen people say it always gives it now