What is the best Story of Seasons game on the Switch? Comparing the 5 games!

[@liddy346]

I wish they would make Harvest Moon, Magical Melody again. It was fun collecting all the notes and having a rival to work against

[@arrogantatheism7047]

I love Magical Melody too! I feel like that was one of the most engaging in the series however, Animal Parade will always have my heart

[@LunarEleven]

@@arrogantatheism7047 Ditto, I keep hoping they remake Animal Parade next!!!

[@OHeyChrissy]

I honestly feel like this will be the next remake. That or Animal Parade.

[@LunarEleven]

@@OHeyChrissy I agree, they're very likely. Magical Melody is more of a classic so probably that will be first. Possibly even Tree of Tranquility before Animal Parade?

[@OHeyChrissy]

@Cassandra Suzanne Honestly, I'm hoping they don't do Tree of Tranquility. I know it was before AP but it was more successful in my opinion. Or maybe they'll make a game where they combine the two? Idk. They're so similar as is so who knows. I feel like Magical Melody will for sure be next.

[@matchamochi781]

No one remembers trio towns but they were my favorite. Actual festivals and events for every character even the animals

[@addenanda]

I do, komari best girl. and the ability to eat at your friends house is really REALLY useful. funny too how you can barge on their house and ask for food and they just "sure come along we have tons to share with!"

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

I just don’t think that’s true. Lol it seems to be one of the most well liked newer games (relative to how long the series has been around) on places like Reddit. Granted I know not the whole fanbase is on Reddit.

[@adamgibbons7601]

I played a tiny bit. My eye sight is a bit shit for 3DS but the game was the best out of the SoS games I'm familiar with. Even in just a short time Trio outshined the other games. FoMT is poor. It's completely brocken with that BS in the mines. I never understand how it even gets slightly good reviews, nevermind high scores.

[@bluebiblee]

i love it on my 3DS ❤

[@planescaped]

I remember Trio of Towns. It was great and IMO, the best Story of Seasons game by a country mile. I found Pioneers of Olive town to be exceptionally underwhelming and a massive step back in every way. Felt like a cheap mobile game. As for FoMT. It was a lot of fun on my gameboy SP... but from what I have heard about it, I can't see myself playing it again now when there are just other, better options out there. On an unrelated note, god I hate youtube's comments system now... It freaking ghosts your post if you accidentally forget to put a space after a . Zomg! You must be linking to a .felt website! D:

[@CL-lx2pm]

I would love an Animal Parade remake but I'm not certain it reached the level of demand the current remakes had.

[@hallowen4279]

there is still hope yet! i also thought that the chances would be slim, since AP had i think the second lowest sales in the series at one point in time I think...? BUT AP has a very dedicated niche fanbase both internationally AND in japan as well. Someone else said that it might be remade after MM which sounds fair enough to me personally. All I know is, if they axe out the rival marriages in AP like they did for all the other remakes, they're dead to me lmfao

[@Nita-lu6sn]

@@hallowen4279 ​ this…. I want the game as it is just on the switch. I know adding same sex marriage is what they are doing, i would like options for “rival marriages” simulate the OG marriage experience and then “no rival marriages option” like how romance works in PooT or SoS:FomT.

[@accalialb]

Same!! It’s by far my favorite of all time. And imo no mines were more fun than the water mine in AP. ❤

[@Aisulinn]

But tbh Animal Parade is already perfect as it is and I don't think needs any remake! Switch port, maybe!

[@littlejunkettes4122]

They'd make the art style more generic, I'm afraid.

[@Thimes123]

The 3ds games remain the best titles in my opinion. They have the most content/activities and the most comfortable controls/gameplay. But you do have to endure the horribly long tutorials.

[@moritzmonaghan9421]

I would have liked to try the 3ds games as I have heard good things about them. However without same sex marriage they're a complete no go for me. Maybe they will get remade like mineral town and a wonderful life

[@musachimiyomoto8329]

Cough cough . Ds was best for me then animal parade

[@VanN000]

@@moritzmonaghan9421 If you haven’t played them and went straight into the Switch games, I can kinda get it. I do think the same sex stuff was poorly done in FoMT (havent tried PoOT), still felt like I was in a relationship with a straight person at times and it didnt really feel much different then how it was I played SoS and SoS Trio of Towns on the 3ds. There are mods people have made for ToT and some of the older HM games so I do recommend looking into that if you’re into mods/emulators.

[@Thimes123]

@@moritzmonaghan9421 yeah i totally understand you... as a queer person i also wish it had s/s marriage, but at least it allowed you to wear any clothes and go for any hair style regardless of your gender. So you could pretty much pick the "girl" option and still look like a boy or vice versa. The only problem were the pronouns, but the second one didn't have as many gendered pronouns, ToT did have a lot (one of the reasons why it's my least favorite) and a New Beginning was somewhere in the middle, not being as hard to ignore as ToT. Thankfully there are some mods today like Van said, even if not everyone plays using an emulator.

[@CaityRaindrop]

I picked up the one with two towns cause it was on sale, but I'm not feeling it. Wondering if it's just not for me or if I want to experience one with BOTH farming and animal rearing. I also have Lost Valley, my sister bought it for her kids and they never opened it so now it's mine lol

[@astraldescent191]

I've played Pioneers of Olive Town since it came out. The performance has gotten better, and they have done a lot of good work. I've enjoyed my time with the game immensely, and I still play it. I just can't recommend it without mentioning the fact that the performance is still not great. Maybe if my farm was emptier, it'd be fine. But I've got fences, pathways, dozens of trees, hundreds of plots, all covered by sprinklers, multiple barns, topiary, lighting- And every time I hit a loading zone the game freezes for a second or so. Like, the audio stops too. It has never crashed by giving me the typical "an error was detected" notification like most Switch games, but it has sometimes failed to load when I was, say, using the shortcut from area 3 to area 1 near your farmhouse. I love the game, I'll keep playing it until it becomes unplayable, I just wish the performance was better. If it was smooth? Omg walking around in camera (first person) mode would be even better. On a decorated farm with fields full of flowers? amazing. I wish they'd given us a shed or empty barn building, to put makers in. I feel like so much of the bad performance is directly related to the fact that you need tons of makers even if all you're doing is making high level seeds. Alternatively, they could implement a typical mechanic wherein selling seeds/crops of a certain quality raises the quality of seeds/crops sold at the shop. That way I'm not endlessly cycling 20 seed makers to make high quality produce and eventually, high quality recipes. Still, they've long since moved on from improving that game. When they come out with their next new (not remake/remaster) game I hope they implement sheds if they keep makers. They had such a good thing going in SoS 3DS with their maker sheds, could've expanded on that... Idk why they didnt. Placeable greenhouses and customizable farm, too, back then. Even had a whole mechanic dedicated to decorating the town plaza areas.

[@Thimes123]

Yeah the performance got a lot better and even the makers too (tho i still hate them). The one thing i wish they had offered us from the get go was a better map for customization, cuz there are a lot of places there are hard to customize because of the map layout.

[@raaindrrop]

I agree, I hate all the little makers.. I find it overwhelming. I like the orginal Story of Seasons where that stuff was in a dedicated building

[@moritzmonaghan9421]

What do you play on? I have it on switch and PlayStation and it really is night and day between the two. On PlayStation the only problem that remains is the draw distance.

[@astraldescent191]

@@moritzmonaghan9421 I have the switch version. I imagine the pc version would be a lot better performance wise, too.

[@henby_]

honestly surprised to see someone enjoying this game- I really *really* wanted to like it, bought the expansion pass and everything. it was honestly a great game for a while but those makers dragged the experience way waay down. having a limit of 20 when there's so much to do and make destroyed my experience with the game, sadly. putting that on top of bad performance and just kinda boring characters just made it feel like I wasted my money. maybe I'll give it another go (it's been a while since I dropped it), but I'm worried I'll feel the same ^^; my first game in the series was animal parade and its definitely my favorite. I'm kinda hoping they remake it or port it remaster style + add same sex romance. it'd be nice to see that game on newer hardware, but it looks like I should turn to wonderful life's remake for the time being.

[@gloomdollys]

The thing I really love about FoMT (the first one you reviewed) is the dating!! I think that needs to be noted, you can have boyfriends/girlfriends (yes plural!) Before you settle down and get married to one of them! And there's scenes for when you want to initiate being someone's boyfriend or girlfriend and you can see all of them (but only one marriage!) Was such a cute feature imo. I wish they kept the rivals tho

[@michellelee8933]

I think that with older games, the characters and story buildings were so much better to make up for the lack of freedom that the current tech enables. I seriously still remember every single one of Back to Nature (/Mineral town)'s characters and I can't even name 5 of my elementary school mates.

[@kacheek9101]

I'm excited to try A Wonderful Life later this year. I enjoyed Pioneers of Olive Town quite a bit, but I would get stressed about how I had so much to do and not enough time, so a more relaxed experience sounds perfect

[@sylvialopez3578]

Its already out

[@1Jasmin]

What do you mean with not enough time? Does the time expire for certain tasks?

[@kacheek9101]

@@1Jasmin The day/night cycle runs fast imo for the number of daily tasks around the farm and what you'd like to do in a day. Feeding livestock is necessary every day (technically you can skip a day here and there, but they get upset and if they're still mad, they'll leave) and harvesting crops and livestock goods are necessary every day if you want to maximize your yield. If you need to go into town to buy stuff, certain shops are only open some days of the week, and they have their business hours you need to be aware of. Mining will easily kill a whole day if you're trying to reach a lower level. Fishing results depend upon the place you're fishing and the time of day. Obviously festivals are only that one day, so that's another thing you have to go into town for and it usually wastes the rest of the day. And I haven't even mentioned talking to NPCs and gifting them to improve your relationship, taking photos of stuff for the museum, and decorating your house Basically, you need good time management and even then, there's usually too much in your To Do list category and not enough time

[@mellysandshrew]

Having a list of pros and cons for each game should be super helpful for people who aren't sure where to start! I'm especially glad that you covered the Doraemon games, I don't see many people talking about them but they look really charming. I might have to pick up FotGK when I'm looking for a new game to play. All of these games are going to appeal to someone! There's something out there for everyone regardless of what you might be looking for. Thank you for showcasing these games!

[@annalepper457]

FotGK will not disappoint!

[@packers12to80]

The 2nd game in the sos doramon series is amazing. It's easily my favorite sos game on switch. And man does it look beautiful 😍

[@davidc8791]

The Doraemon SoS games are really underrated, but like everyone says, go for the second one with all the quality of life improvements

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

I’ve never seen even one episode of Doraemon (it never aired in the US if I remember correctly) but the artstyle is so pretty I’m debating on getting it since it’s on sale. I just hate that there’s no romance. Tho I understand why since I think the characters are kids.

[@kittycat4378]

I really appreciate the approach you took with this video which I think is quite unique. Most people would have said, here's 5 games and here's the one I think is the best, but I love that you highlighted the pros & cons of each and how they could appeal to different types of players because enjoyment will be subjective :) I played a lot of Harvest Moon when I was younger, and didn't catch on to the HM/SoS situation til quite late and feel the need to catch up on SoS games.

[@kathycoleman4648]

Yes/ Because if its a guide for other people it's a much better approach to explain why a game might appeal to someone, rather than to say "I like this so you should, too.". Especially without knowing why.

[@0wlet290]

Funny thing is - I was never too much into SoS and also not into Doreamon at all. But funnily enough those are my absolute favourites. Thank you for this video.

[@s.m.p.731]

Doraemon Friends of the Great Kingdom was BY FAR the best Story of Seasons game I have played yet. I'm an old, old, ooold fan from the early GameBoy days, and nothing else in the series has been as good since Harvest Moon 64. Don't sleep on this one!

[@packers12to80]

I agree . The 2nd game is amazing. So beautiful looking too. And such fun unique tools.

[@Jose0421]

I just bought story of seasons AWL. and I am actually considering getting the 2nd doreman one as well in the future. Heard it’s way better than the first doreman

[@packers12to80]

@Jose0421 it's way way better then the 1st. Still think the doramon series looks the best. The watercolor backgrounds are so good looking .

[@abcelu]

It's so rare to see a guy who loves harvest moon and rune factory series and knows what he's talking about. You're my star!

[@amorfati3559]

I love that they made the season changes gradual and focused so much on the scenery and visuals🥺♥️ I couldn’t play more than a year of olive town bc there was too much to do lol and it was stressing me out. I am so looking forward to a relaxing one for a change😭🥰

[@PanicoCalico]

I really wish they remake Animal Parade, I really enjoy the fact that you can use a cow to go around the town instead of a horse, and the mechanics of Tree of tranquility that allows you to work part time job in the stores, is one of the things that I enjoy too

[@aline5289]

Animal Parade is my favorite about all, i want so much that they made a remake on it on switch

[@Eliisa1711]

Or tree of tranquility 🥺

[@rooenart1346]

They need to remake / play off of titles from the Wii. ToT and AP were to me some of the best in the series. Massive yet busy towns filled with a range of different characters. Love interests even had rivals that might get married and have their own kids which were characters in and of themselves. Decent story lines from the main plot to different characters having kinda mini stories to go through and a decent farming system that wasn't so overbearing but still enough to keep you busy.

[@annienunyabiz6627]

Another thing to add to Pioneers because it was a massive negative for someone like me who considers the romance in farming sims to be very important. There are no character portraits while talking to the characters. You often can't even see their face at all when talking to them cause you're zoomed too far out, they're facing the wrong way, or your own character is in the way. And their character models are kinda... dead eyed, and lifeless. That added to the blandness of the characters for me vs not thinking I'd like a character in previous games and then their portrait did something really cute or funny making me like them.

[@AkuAkane]

There is an option in the settings to make the camera zoom in and focus on characters' faces when you speak to them and that worked fine through most of my playthrough. Though the models are still less expressive than the portraits were in previous games.

[@annienunyabiz6627]

@@AkuAkane Did they add that in an update, cause I don't remember that in launch version. I gave up on the game after about 2 1/2 seasons because I found it so dull.

[@moritzmonaghan9421]

​@Annie Nunyabiz it wasnt in the game at launch yeah. But it is now and it's pretty good. It makes quite the noticeable difference

[@kathycoleman4648]

@@moritzmonaghan9421 I'm hoping to pick up PoOT if it goes on sale during the Steam Summer Sale. I'm equal parts a crafter and a character person, so I'll keep this in mind.

[@xAetheri]

I really really really hope for a Magical Melody remake!! I remember Harvest Moon 64 and AWL/AnotherWL the most fondly as that's what I played as a kid, but I'm wondering if I might be thinking of them with nostalgia tinted glasses. I think Magical Melody had some of the most fun and engaging mechanics, and I absolutely loved that game despite hating the chibi graphics lol. I also LOVED Save the Homeland but I feel like I'm the only person on the planet who played that one lol...

[@catzetic2223]

I'd been playing Doreamon friends of the great kingdom, and I'm having so much fun with it!

[@DxCforever2]

within the SOS franchises their 3ds titles were just SO good. The switch ones are fun but really have not come up to par with their predecessors. Excited to play Wonderful Life and have high hopes for it based on your reviews!!

[@DxCforever2]

also character wise the 3ds titles just excelled at this

[@valkyriedarquese]

Completely agree, the switch games feel empty and a bit bland while the ds games have so much personality and charm.

[@fanewalt6155]

hope they will make a remake of Harvest Moon Animal Parade i dont see anyone talking about that game

[@CaughtThatCoffee]

I am thinking of getting a Switch. I loved the old Harvest Moon games and the Story of Seasons for the 3DS. This video is exactly what I needed to see when considering what to try on the Switch, thanks!

[@Jose0421]

Really wish they would remaster and port story of seasons trio of towns into the switch that one, was truly one of the best story of seasons game and the game had so much charm to it you also connected with the characters too and they also had personality to them as well.

[@yu7391]

Right!!! Its my favorite 😭❤️ such a comfort game to me.

[@sisielx]

Thank you for this video. I’ve been interested to dive back in to the series but have been having trouble picking between the newer games so this was a lot of help!

[@NathalieCwiekSwiercz]

GUUUUYYYSSS PLES help a girl out haha, cuz i just cant decide 😭 what would you PLEASE recommend to me? 😂 I LOVED/LOVE olive town, but im new to the series so could be why hahahha, but i totally love the grinding, crafting, collecting resources/foraging and decorating! So those are my main wants in these kinds of games, but also the farming and animals ofcs, those are a close second! 😄 Im not really interested in socializing or the story much, it ofcs is a plus, but i do not care much at all if those two are lacking haha!😂 So what other game in this serie would y'all recommend? 🤩 maybe the Doraemond games, and if so, which one?? Much love and a big thank you if you take time to give me a reccomendation haha, totally get if if yall got better things to do haha 😂❤

[@Nodeathnolife]

I was in a limbo of buying one of the games as a birthday gift for a family sibling because he used to been super obsessed with the Harvest Moon GBC game back then.

[@writnreal994]

Great video! I enjoyed the simplicity of Friends of Mineral Town.

[@jonathancasanas4695]

My 2 fav have been Sunshine Islands and the first SoS for the 3DS, most replays, most played and definitely most variety in the games. Miss them dearly

[@TamaHawkLive]

The only thing I really didnt like about FoMT was that you pretty much have to befriend the sprites to manage any sizable farm and its really annoying needing to take gifts to them daily to keep your relation high enough as well as needing to reset their job every 7 days or whatever it was. You otherwise just couldn't manage the energy requirements for anything large scale as well as time being that timen in that game passes really quickly. I love the pace of PoOT and AWL.

[@azlynarnett1793]

So glad I can always count on you to give reviews on the parts of the game that appeal to different types of players! I pretty much don't buy new farming games unless you've reviewed them lol

[@Tathareth]

Out of every farming game I’ve played SoS Doraemon has been my absolute favorite. When Friends of the Great Kingdom was announced I was so excited.

[@Nashaliya]

I am in love with the Doraemon SoS games, especially the recent new one. From its simple yet engaging gameplay to it's gorgeous world! Honestly I'm not a big fan of Doraemon but the art direction really pulled me in, a new main SoS in this style will be perfect! I recommend also Trio of Towns on the 3DS, such a great addicting game with so much content, also the 3DS eshop is shutting down in a few days so I highly recommend getting the DLC asap for more story content!

[@gebbygebbers]

15:45 you caN CROSS THE RIVER NOW WITH A HORSE! A bunch of other changes in SoS AWL: - Fast, and I mean FAST running!!! - Say goodbye to the dreadful framerate drops from PS2 version! (My inner children are happy) - Everything feels just like the SE version (Sorry, OG Parrot-Pepper players) - You can be a they/them and charm absolutely EVERYONE in the candidate roster, this is insane (and your kids will still look like your partner) yo even CODY is a candidate WOW!!! - When you mine stuff a little "spoiler" of the item you dig will show up in the dug-up patch and the particle colors when you dig - You can give Gordy (Cody) stuff when he's walking around, but not idling - Lumina is aged way older now (thank goodness), but Cole is still scary - You can supercharge seed-planting, grass grows instantly the next day after you fertilize it - You don't have to push your animals near the watering hole at the pasture to give them a bath lol, it's automatic now - You have a shit ton of save slots, up to 8 of them. Back then my dumb young self only saw 3 lol - You can leave the valley and it shows a lil text popup about what you were doing in the town next door (instead of that ominous, "hey hey dont leave us!" dialog from everyone while all you wanted was to explore 😭)

[@KellyeStickels]

ive played friends of mineral town, pioneers of olive town, and a wonderful life and overall hands down my favorite is FOMT! the BEST and I play it for hours and Hours and hours. never gets old. I just cannot get into the others.

[@mandy_was_here5382]

I have played Mineral Town and Olive Town. I recommend Mineral Town over Olive Town. I can't wait to play A Wonderful Life! Sadly I'm not interested in the Doremon games but it's cool you enjoyed them.

[@LuizEnger]

Thanks for the video! I am thinking on getting back on the series, played a ton of FoMT back in GBA. After your video, I decided that if I do get one game, it will be the remake of FoMT for sure. I was interested in A Wonderful Life as I've never played it, but what I really enjoy are the festivals, nice characters, etc. So yeah, back to Mineral Town for me it seems!

[@Lignin]

Thanks a lot for your SoS summary! It's definitely helpful to me. I recently just got myself the FoMT due to missing the classic experience & now after watching your video I'm thinking of getting the Doraemon 2 next.. :)

[@mateenatlas]

This channel is such a gem. Just subscribed!!!

[@tomoyaokazaki2138]

I played a little bit of Friends of Mineral Town. It wasn't for me. Later on, I found that I enjoyed trying to get rich and finding ways to get rich in a farming sim game. Pioneers of Olive Town is the best in my personal opinion so far in that regard. I am very interested in the family focused life with the idea of seasons gradually changing. With that said, i'm looking forward to when A Wonderful Life is released in English.

[@cloudstrife8]

I feel like the time moves too fast on FoMT. Besides, I'm finding I enjoy the rune factory series moreso than HM/SoS. Though I pushed too hard in RF5 and finished the main story before end of summer 1...whoops. That said, AWL was my favorite HM (followed closely by Animal Parade) so I'm looking forward to playing this updated version of it.

[@LunarEleven]

That was my biggest complaint about FoMT, I don't understand why they sped up time in the remake. Also was disappointed with the lack of customization but that doesn't affect game play. Animal Parade is my favorite, I'm hopeful they'll remake it, probably after they do Magical Melody is my guess.

[@zephyrias]

@@LunarEleven why is time so fast…. I feel like I have to rush everywhere to even do something.

[@Moonlover1492]

SOS Pioneers of olive town really is my personal favorite 🥰 i just love the customization and all the little animals you can get. I love building the farm up to how i want it to look, just gives you more freedom to make it how you want. Mineral town is also a good one, still love pioneers more though. Never tried the Doraemon ones but kinda want to try it. And very excited for a Wonderful Life 🤗 thanks for sharing this video!! Harvest Moon, Story of Seasons, and Rune Factory have always been my favorites

[@suicune2001]

The second Doraemon game is on sale. I decided to get it! It looks like such a pretty game.

[@JoshGamingGarden]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@schmand4081]

I really appreciate the deep dive into those different games and it for sure made me decide against getting the newer one at the end of this month. I wouldn’t be able to enjoy it that much - I already have FoMT and the Nintendo DS (&cute) versions are my favorites anyways. I hope they get a remake!

[@ZaleskaRose]

I'm definitely going to wait until the wonderful life one. This is my first time playing any of these games. The only farming games i played before is Rune Factory 4 & currently 5.

[@emposiblethegamer639]

Those are developed by the same company or they used to be the first rune factory was called rune factory a fantasy harvest moon

[@Lexi-M]

You should definitely try one of these games before that comes out, if you have time!

[@lavayuki]

I don’t have a switch, just a ps5 but since these are available on that too, Im watching this. I have played just PoOT and got the platinum trophy, but had played all the old DS and 3DS games and loved those. I enjoyed PoOT and your videos were super helpful in getting all the trophies. I am considering FoMT too.

[@ldnroses]

The game I played when I was younger was Harvest Moon DS Cute. I loved it, I never even “completed” the game I don’t even think I got married yet! But I enjoyed it so much and it’s the reason I love the franchise so much, even though that and olive town were the only ones I played. My cousin had the gameboy mineral town and if you put the cartridge into the ds while playing ds cute, you unlock extra marriage candidates from mineral town! They only walk past the town at a certain time of the day, but it was fun to have more options as I had planned to marry gray. As a kid I found the mines both scary and exciting, I remember there being a princess on one level?? And I loved the sprite casino too!! I read so much about the game that I wanted to play it slowly so I didn’t miss out on any triggered dialogues etc, if I find it again I’d love to play again and finish it as there was still so much I hadn’t experienced!

[@KirarinStar]

That game was my first harvest moon game too, I married Kai in it! I still have it and play it once in a while.

[@technicolorheartbeat]

It seems like so many people love the 3DS titles, which I unfortunately missed out on. I was a teenager at the time and I didn't notice the whole name change situation at first! Would Trio of Towns be the most recommended title? Also wondering if anyone here would recommend the Popolocrois spin-off? I'm a big Rune Factory fan so RPG elements are a plus for me.

[@courtneytatefigueroa1172]

I enjoyed Trio of Towns, SoS1, and HM: A New Beginning! So I would recommend all three of you can get all three

[@Anni_ka]

I also took a long gaming break missing out on those games, and I would say you can go straight for Trio of Towns! The 'first' game just called Story of Seasons is a bit of an acquired taste, so maybe look into what people liked and disliked about it. For me it was the market mechanic; it made selling stuff unnecessarily tedious and I just couldn't get into a decent flow, so I dropped it after 20 hours or so. ToT was an instant connection for me, although I haven't progressed too much yet before taking a longer break. But the characters have been super fun, and I love the different towns (you unlock them throughout the game)! There's also mini jobs and having meals with the villagers, it's just so fun to play!

[@technicolorheartbeat]

@@Anni_ka Thank you! I'll look into both, but from what you mentioned ToT sounds like a good one to pick up 🙂

[@Anni_ka]

@@technicolorheartbeat Yeah, I would go for that one first, and afterwards you can always give the other one a try! Although I guess with the eshop closing it might be good to look for a physical copy now...

[@tinachen9728]

Rune factory is on the switch the old fourth and third is a remake and I have the new fifth version.

[@DDayDark]

I think the best story of seasons game not limited to the switch is trio Town TBH

[@RonnyLive19881]

Dang, there are chicken fights? Most redneck/gangster things I’ve heard in a video game. I played Harvest Moon 64 and don’t remember that being in there lol

[@eccentric_peacock]

Honestly, I liked olive town but of all the games in the story of seasons genre I love Trio of towns and original story of seasons game plus Animal parade on the hm/ SoS side. Like the characters and story are everything and with the recent ones I haven’t vibes as much with the characters. I want my old husbands back (Klaus, Ford, Gale and Julius).

[@maronmilk]

i wish trio of towns would get a reboot for the switch

[@Jose0421]

No reboot just remaster it and port it to the switch just like they remastered and ported rune factory 3 and 4.

[@kadijahjohnson1073]

Thank you so much for this review! I’m from the Friends of Mineral Town and Nintendo 64 age of Harvest Moon, so along with the farming the biggest excitement for me as the games aged was the family aspect. I always wanted to see what happened once my child grew up and looked forward to characters aging. So I’m hugely thankful for this review and will be getting back into my Harvest Moon obsession bubble soon. Now, with a little more knowledge from you. So thank you again 😊

[@16SixteenSaltines]

Do you think they will be putting out new content and updates for A Wonderful Life later on like they did for Olive Town? I’m not familiar at all with the Story of Seasons brand so I wasn’t sure if it’s common for them to update there games after release or not.

[@mike1024.]

I think you nailed my main reason for avoiding the doraimon games: They aren't totally SoS games. I understand you can enjoy the game as a farming sim, but they can never be real SoS games for me. I think fans of the characters would get more out of it than those who don't know them also, as they feel that connection. For me, the story developing around characters with more story elsewhere messes up the experience for me. That said, I wonder how the game would sell if it was instead released unbranded? Hard to say, but they did make two for a reason.

[@annalepper457]

The Bokujou Monogatari brand has had many spin off games. Rune Factory started that way. Popolocrois was a cross over. I had almost no knowledge of the Doraemon characters before I played the first game. The Doraemon show is decades old and meant for kids, so all the characters are easily recognizable archetypes if you watch any anime. That isn't to say they aren't interesting! Watching the cowardly Nobita struggle to be brave in a new world, or Shizuka imploring the boys to listen to their better angels makes for fun character interactions

[@mike1024.]

@@annalepper457 Haha I have to say I haven't played Rune Factory either. I never quite got into the monster aspect.

[@hibasobh]

I highly recommend Rune Factory games if you like a fantasy version of farming games (or Harvestella from Square Enix)

[@bdgalli]

Festivals and contests are everything for me in this franchise, so I really didn't like all the other games after FoMT 😬 I really would like to have a remake of "Tree of Tranquility" in the near future, for me it was the best Farm game ever, just perfect ⭐

[@capriabattle5948]

Story of seasons trio of towns was the best one 😢 I miss it so much 😢 I need a remake now

[@Jose0421]

They don’t need to remake it. They can just remaster it and have it ported over to the switch, just like they remastered and ported Rune Factory 3 and 4 to the switch.

[@courtneytatefigueroa1172]

I have played all SoS Switch games and I have enjoyed all of them! I do enjoy the characters more in FoMT than in PoOT like you said 😂 but I still enjoy PoOT! And I also can NOT wait for AWL! I ADORE the family aspect! Not many games have that as the main focus! Thank you for talking about Doraemon too cause I am interested in the second one! 😁

[@AlexandraStubbs]

Thank you Josh for the great list! So glad Story of Seasons has been so successful for so long.

[@dijahmedi4882]

I would recommend getting the Doraemon games when they’re on sale. They’re fun, but not worth the price point

[@annalepper457]

I bought day one deluxe because it was worth it to me, but they DO go on sale. So if you haven't picked it up yet it's worth waiting a couple months to get the discount

[@katelynnarn8743]

If they do another remake, I'd like to see Island of Happiness/ Sunshine Islands. The goal was straightforward, you HAD to interact and learn new things from the villagers to reach said goals, unlockong new characters as you unlocked new islands, the marriage candidates and events were great, the rival events gave you more insight into their personal lives and interests, and it was basically a new story in the same universe of Mineral Town.

[@sovandeprins2663]

Im playing sos fomt rn and im on year 4 now, still got loooots of things to do as i JUST got all the blessed tools and im waiting for my baby to be born c: i think this game is really good for new fans and new, and its a game thats fun to try and get all the achivements in as they arent THAT hard but they will still take some time and effort. So anyone on the fence, get it! Its well worth the money

[@Ostara000]

My favorite one on Switch is the Friends of Mineral Town remake. I gave up on Pioneers of Olive Town because it was to overwhelming. There was way too much to do and the time ran way too fast. I didn't even get to interact with the villagers.

[@1Jasmin]

What do you mean with time ran too fast? Do you only have a certain time to fulfill tasks? And when it is over the tasks are gone? So rather not buy that game?

[@Ostara000]

@@1Jasmin No, tasks aren't time based. I mean that the regular day time or the game's clock ran too fast. The fields were too big in my opinion. Sometimes I spent the whole day from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm on my farm watering fields and feeding animals, so there was no time to spend with the villagers. Beside that you still had to craft, go fishing, mining... It was just too much.

[@1Jasmin]

@@Ostara000 okay thanks

[@Jose0421]

Every story of seasons game is like that. Well in the original harvest moon FMOT Harvest moon DS and Sunshine islands there was this item called the time ring which allowed you to slow down the time giving you more extra time to take care of your farm and livestocks.

[@1Jasmin]

@@Jose0421 Ohh such a time ring would be helpful

[@beefxcake2523]

i honestly really like the fleshed out look of wonderful life over having more customization. there's something that looks really nice and cozy in a intentionally designed farm over just plunking assets down on an empty plot. i think alot of people crave that animal crossing level of customization but forget that that game is enormous in terms of items and when a game offers customization but not that level of customization ppl kinda get disappointed. wonderful life gradually implements small changes and when customization does arise it's kind of a treat that your in game character is also experiencing. i also never played the doraimon games but they look super cute, i might have to try em.

[@BitterSweetNitemare]

My favorites are definitely the Doraemon games and Mineral town! The music in the first Doraemon beats the 2nd imo, but everything else is better in the 2nd. Even aside from the Doraemon characters, all the villagers are interesting and have nice events, and it’s still worth checking out for making friends (not spouses haha). Mineral town was so fun for me that I got more friends of mineral town for my gba! I stopped playing it to play PooT, but wanna get back into it again. Excited to try A wonderful life though! I was gonna play it on my Wii, but the remake QoL changes are more worth it. Definitely wanna try animal parade or tree of tranquility sometime tho! I tried Trio of towns but for some reason can’t get into it ; ; maybe I’ll try Tale of Two towns next!

[@TeamPrisHanRealtyEng]

Very good summary! Thank you for your efforts! I am new to the series. So I'll start with Mineral Town.

[@xavier_zrl]

Sunshine Islands on the DS and Story of Seasons 3ds remain my favorite of the series. So far none of the switch ones seem to interest me enough to even try them out since they feel quite different from them. I never played A wonderful Life but thats the one that i will try when it comes out since it feels very, homey haha.

[@Shaila9348]

Sunshine islands was so good! I pray they update it for the switch!

[@packers12to80]

The 2nd doramon game is really underrated imo. Its made alot of improvements from the 1st. It is easily the one ive got the most hrs in on switch. Looks the best by far and has some interesting differences compared to the other sos games on switch.

[@DarbyCrash00]

Thank you for making this video ☺ I actually searched your channel recently for a video like this since I was deciding which SoS to get. I ended up getting Pioneers of Olive Town and I love it so far but after watching this I'm definitely interested in A Wonderful Life and maybe eventually Mineral Town.

[@vjbd2757]

Easy answer. Rune Factory 4 special.

[@RayneKIoud]

I've been praying for an animal parade and/or tree of tranquility remaster for the switch, those games were my childhood

[@Saitken]

Really waiting on a SOS Animal Parade remake. It was the ideal blend of story, freeform, and farming sim and didn’t take itself too seriously.

[@75gmag]

Doraemon the 2nd one is my most favorite out of all these games! Thanks for this video. But I can’t wait for It’s a Wonderful Life!

[@annalepper457]

This advice is spot on! I would've said exactly the same thing. Also more conmunity love for Doraemon: SoS!

[@Stormcaller13]

My first (and so far only) SoS game was Olive Town, and something I’ve found I really enjoy are the flowers! I love the variety and the honey that comes from it as well, and there’s not too many other farming games I’m finding that also have flowers in their gameplay like that. So far, only Stardew Valley, I think?

[@valkyriedarquese]

Littlewood has some good pixel flower variety, and you can breed them to get rare colours :)

[@guyanesegoddess444]

Harvest moon 3ds was my favorite game I ever owned and I literally just found my sisters old DSi and thank god it works on there but I was so upset they didn’t have it for switch so I got friends of mineral town and it has a little bit more conversation and interaction that the OG game but I still want moreeeee. And that watercolor looking game I have never heard of that but you are 100% right it looks incredibly beautifullll wtf!!! I love this video lol I’m only 25 but I be feeling old cause the new versions are sooo different lol

[@anthonynonoya4486]

Of the three I actually played, I would rate them Doraemon (1at one) > FOMT > Poot. None of them hold a candle to Trio of Towns, though.

[@hoidramallama]

Hey, Josh! Can you please do like a mini skincare routine? Your skin is always GLOWING @_@

[@kymo6343]

Just picked up AWL! But I know if Trio of Towns was available on the switch that would definitely be the best! XP XD

[@jforkink1581]

Tbh imma get them all (except the first doreamon). I started with Doreamon 2 and then got sos olive town. I love both.

[@Tuinuiski]

I have SoS PoOT and FMT, it seems that FMT is more popular but I like PoOT more. That is more do in PoOT that I feel is worth doing. With FMT after 100 hours (about one and a half year) I have done all that I feel is worth doing. As Josh says it's repetitive, still a good game that I will go back to after a long break. I would like to play the Doraemon games one day.

[@ystacalden]

In the GBA versions of FoMT, you had to prioritise marriage over proceding because of rival heart events, and only two save files, and inventory management and so on restricted your movements/income. All the QoL improvements made to the Switch removed a lot of the challenge and left it blander

[@catscanhavelittleasalami]

I'm one of the few who really dislked FoMT on the switch. The days pass way too fast which I found stressful, and I just never managed to get into the round and cutesy artstyle.

[@AaronWGaming]

Pioneers I have done a playthrough of... I would Recommend it Definitely for a first time player... Friends of Mineral Town for Returning Players...

[@ambergoodman8952]

i wish they would make tree of tranquility and animal parade for switch. I played those all the time on the wii

[@TheKeyPit]

As a huge HM:BtN fan FoMT sounds just like the right game?

[@FryJayPhilip]

Friends of Mineral Town ❤💚💙🧡

[@MarcuwuMaiaa]

I was really looking forward to pre-ordering Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life but now I'm not so sure... I didn't know we *had* to get married by the end of the 1st year, I thought it was like Harvest Moon DS where we could get married at our own time you know... so, if I want a game like Harvest Moon DS, what's my best option?

[@ARatherDapperTapir]

My first two games were AWL and DS, imagine my surprise when othere games were set in different places. That aside, it may not be the answer you want, but I found DS has more in common with stardew valley than it has with its fellow HM\SoS games. When I played stardew, it felt for a long time like it was inspired DIRECTLY from HM DS, over any other I had played.

[@suuyasha2496]

I would love having Story of Seasons: Three towns - Was for the 3DS and I loved the different areas so much

[@Lemonade_Stand_]

So just to clarify - as of March 2023, the only one that does NOT have English is A Wonderful Life? Do both Japanese versions of the Doraemon games have English?

[@antonyus70]

definitely Rune Factory 5 is the best Japan Farming Sim for the Switch

[@Jose0421]

I’ll give that one a meh. Rune factory 3 and 4 are the best but to me rune factory 3 will forever be my favorite mainly because I considered Raven my favorite bachelorette. Aside from rune factory SOS trio of towns is and will always be my favorite Even Lulukoko town was my favorite town and the twins too. 🌴🥥🪘

[@OddlesTV]

I thought I’d want them to remake Animal Parade but I’m too scared they’d ruin it and take things out. I wish they’d remaster it but change nothing for Switch. Ugh that would be amazing! (But if they could add same sex marriage that’d be good😭) Think it’s gotta hands down be my favourite HM/SOS game. There were so many achievements and things to look forward to, you could have two kids, a storyline involving your children, Harvest goddess AND Harvest god, hero rankings, festivals you could take your family to, rival events and rival child events, interesting and longer heart events, pregnancy events, cute little wedding at the church with a kiss… it was perfect❤️

[@mike1024.]

Thank you for the very objective opinions! Now I'm curious, which ones appeal to you personally the most, and why?

[@junejun8]

My very first HM game was Save the Homeland. I loved it sooooo much, but hated how the game ends after a year. I had always wished they would remake it so you could play it for as long as you could.

[@bluebiblee]

these videos are so helpful for me! i just got the rune factory 4 and FoMTZ on my switch off of your vids ❤

[@Jenny_Rose_]

I really want a remake of trio of towns 😭

[@Jose0421]

Not a remake a remaster of it and ported to the switch.

[@TheSlipperyNUwUdle]

Doraemon the first game is available rn on sale on the eshop (in the US anyway) for $12 and I’m debating on getting it. The artstyle is so freaking pretty. I’ve never even seen Doraemon. Lol

[@Briiiii88]

I would love an Harvest Moon Animal Parade Remake:)

[@staticlux]

i need a tree of tranquility remake so bad

[@thatfuzzypotato1877]

Oh goddamnit you mwntioned that game now Im gonna need to hook up my wii again lol

[@TheBlackfox730]

sun haven, coral island, my time at sandrock and immortal life are good games too

[@victoria_757]

I wish they’d remake Harvest Moon Grand Bazaar! That game was so fun, and I never hear people talk about it

[@JewelryRosabel]

Thanks for helping me decide what to play next