Story of Seasons Pioneers of Olive Town is Pretty fun! - My thoughts | Wilder

[@Vic_Coco]

The fact that the publishers are continuing to do patches and updates and DLC until the end of summer already makes it 10x better than Harvest Moon. Even more so that they apologized and said they would do better makes it amazing in my eyes

[@Eeeeeee895]

I agree! A lot of people are railing on the devs for all the problems, but you can tell that they actually care about the community and are listening to their fans (which is unfortunate that that seems to be an exception rather than the rule nowadays)

[@StalkRay]

Can't really blame the devs since their director is new and inexperienced with such games, that being said I'm glad most of the problems are being addressed, loading time, frame rate, dialogues, makers and so on, even tho I considered this as the worse SoS I have played due to all the issues with the game, but I see there's lot of room for improvement

[@DaBayleef]

@@Eeeeeee895 Yeah, overall it's a pretty solid game and the fact that they want to keep improving it just shows that they care! I definitely wish more big devs would listen to their communities.

[@LadyRegalli]

@@StalkRay Oh, didn’t realize the director this time didn’t have the same experience! That explains a lot, honestly. Still, the bones of the game are definitely good, so I think there’s promise for his future games. (And POOT is definitely still not in its final form.)

[@horizonbrave1533]

"... cardboard cutouts..." "I wouldn't go that far...but...then I got MARRIED.." xD

[@suicune2001]

They didn't say a word when I went to their house during a hurricane. Heck. Laura actually stayed outside the entire day as if nothing was happening! I even upgraded my house! The shops were open and everything.

[@suicune2001]

I just had my first hurricane. Not only did the townsfolk not say a word about me going to their houses during a hurricane but I was even able to go to the shops and upgrade my house during the hurricane! lol. I hope that gets fixed.

[@AKABoondock19]

And your farm was completely untouched from it!

[@suicune2001]

@@AKABoondock19 Yeah basically. I only had two vegetables growing at the time. I had some fruit trees but all them seemed to be fine.

[@rat-dog7357]

They do speak about the hurricane but you shouldn't have to waste time by cycling through their repeating dialogue just to see what they have to say about current events

[@suicune2001]

@@rat-dog7357 Yeah, it should be the first thing they say. No wonder I missed it.

[@FaerfolkDogs]

That goodness they're adjusting the dialogue - this has been my only complaint primarily. I don't mind the makers so much, and I like a lot of this game - but the dialogue has been killing my mood. Have been waiting for your video on this and am excited to get your thoughts!

[@catandrobbyflores]

I am also bothered by the lack of dialogue variations and I cant help but compare it to past entries in the series. I gave a confession amulet to someone and... nothing has changed they talk about the festival or just say hello. However the heart events are pretty good especially iori's. Deffanatly wasn't expecting what went down

[@almond3066]

At first I was super worried when they talked about future updates fixing the lack of dialogue, thinking it would be locked behind the paid DLC since they referred to them also as "updates", but recently I heard the dlc that will fix the dialogue will thankfully be free! I'm really glad they listened to fans so quickly on this

[@zxrainbowmouse-8921]

I really hope they add portraits back I really tried to look past it but I miss them I have had a hard time getting attached because of this and lack of dialog but I’m happy that they are adding more dialogue in

[@luisangelbaezsegui5885]

Dont worry, even I want those 2D portrait back, I cant stand seeing Laura without a Pick. Shes my favorite!

[@suicune2001]

@@luisangelbaezsegui5885 Laura is a BAMF. She stands outside doing her job during a hurricane! LOL

[@rengamer9845]

My main complain is that you cant play in the swigs, you just sit on them

[@chillybradley3095]

The isn't perfect but it is definitely fun and fulfilling to some extent can't wait for future updates

[@kaelynnkreates]

With Rune Factory 5 potentially coming out this year (I know US release hasn’t been finalized but it’s pretty likely), I was surprised that they pushed this game out when they did. I think a lot of the backlash could have been avoided if the devs had been able to work on it for a little longer. That being said, I’ve been enjoying the game a lot and am looking forward to the patches making the game play more smoothly.

[@MissBubbles]

I already have the game and decided to wait till the first big patch is out to play. BUT, I love your thoughts and the way you describe games, so I had to watch this. You say the good, the bad and the ugly with no sugar coating. Always stay honest like this 🐻💕

[@lumina56]

I see a new Wilder video, I like it instantly

[@C0deB1u3]

I am from the ~future~ and (at least from my experience) the 2 main problems you had with the game are indeed fixed! :) A weird story about makers for me is that I played a bit and took a break, waiting for some updates and when I came back I was putting stuff in the maker and I was like "wait.... could I always put 10 things in each maker???" XD I thought it was player error until I saw that a bunch of people had a problem with them. But becauseof that i didn't realize how long the makers could only take 1 at a time, i didn't realize how longit took for them to fix it. As for the candidates and towns folk, I do remember their dialog being plain and how god awful the heart scenes were, I mean I thought it was just the candidate I chose until I saw other people talking about it. It's much better now, at least in my opinion.

[@pimpsilverwolf]

My only big complaint about the game so far is... THAT YOU CANT MARRY CLEMENS. I mean I have other qualms but they don't upset me as much as that one.

[@RGroh]

I feel you xD Most of the male marriage candidats look like teenagers :/

[@RoyalRoxia]

I don't like how long it takes for the makers to be done with crafting or the fact, you can only put one thing in at a time and get one thing back.

[@DarkLore1992]

This. This is my issue as well.

[@pippin106]

i also don’t like that. i don’t like having 5 of the same makers, it takes up space. i got no where to put them 🤣

[@suicune2001]

I just got married and now I'm so mad. I didn't even kiss at my own wedding! I signed government paperwork! Did I marry the love of my life or I did enter into a business arrangement??? The lack of affection in this game is unreal.

[@Anti-heroine91]

Always thought it was weird how they kiss a mile away from each other in SOS Trio of towns but that's even worse.

[@imachiruchan]

I laughed a lot at this! I haven't bought this game yet because I wanna see the review after updates first. This is the first time I'm hearing this kind if thing on Story of Seasons series. Honestly, romance is one of the main reason I'm into this game. Never thought that it could be this WORSE. How come they make a loveless wedding like this? Makes me wonder. Are the devs single or something? Kiss is the basic of the basic, duh 😂

[@suicune2001]

@@imachiruchan I definitely would not get the game for romance. I didn't at all feel like our relationship grew naturally. Hell, even me wanting to date Iori lacked emotion. I know he's a stoic guy and all but so is Ford and even he became emotional and vulnerable sometimes. I think I married a robot.

[@imachiruchan]

@@suicune2001 thank you for the review! I'm all set on waiting for the updates and future reviews before purchasing this game. Honestly, I'm more excited for Rune Factory 5 more than this. The bachelors are not my cup of tea. The only time when I had the hardest time of choosing to marry was HM A New Beginning. The series after, I only like 1 of them. I really hope they can make me conflicted with unique lovable candidates. But, I guess I shouldn't raise my expectation on this one 😅

[@robertkeane9393]

This is the best one I’ve ever played

[@misspikapika7972]

I feel like the game obiviously has more empahsis on farming but when it comes to the town, convos, events, they lask so much for i hardly ever vist the town unless i need seeds or upgrades. Other then that, it doesnt make players want to spend a lot of time there

[@zillo1600]

I was really baffled when the eggfestival came and the only thing i could do is watch a cutscene and that was it. The festivals are just an embarrassment after all the cool ones we had in past games.

[@pippin106]

@@zillo1600 i was so sad when i found out there weren’t any animal or harvest festivals. those are iconic festivals you just need to have in every harvest moon game 😂

[@pastelberru]

I know they probably wont but I really would love character portraits, that has always been my favorite part of playing. it helps me connect on an emotional level with the characters. hearing about the marriage dialogue not changing is a big blow, I loved how I feel special when married by how they talk.

[@ZOELOUISEHILL]

Even with all its problems/limitations, I've really enjoyed playing Olive Town! I haven't been able to put it down since the UK release 😂 I'm looking forward to the patch updates and DLC they'll be adding ❤

[@toratsubasa91]

I got the game in Japanese because I was too anxious to wait the extra month (I can't even read Japanese that well)... and then bought it in English anyway. The townsfolk are so-so, if I see them I'll say hi. But I can't wait until the next patch to really get to know them better!

[@CL-lx2pm]

I can't speak for the all marriage candidates but the one's I've pursued have painfully dull, unrelated scenes that barely include you at all. Even worse with the "boyfriend" scenes where you're either watching a family interact with each other about a problem that has nothing to do with you and gets solved immediately (seriously, I wasn't even addressed in this scene it was pointless) or with Ralph's 6 heart scene I went from having no romantic scenes with him before hand or even any inkling that he was into me to then rubberband into how "cute of a couple we are" on what is effectively our first date. The tonal inconsistencies are pretty grating and confusing. I have no idea why they went for half the scenes I've run into. The dialogue needs updating but I hope they fix the heart cutscenes too. I feel about as close to my partner now as I did back when I first started 9 hearts ago and the whole thing's just a bit weird. Fun game, but the fun is in the farming I think. The people need some serious work. (Except for Lars. That goof is perfect.)

[@pippin106]

i agree! the one thing i loved about previous story of seasons/harvest moon games was the dialogue scenes between your SO. it was just was so sweet 🥲 . the heart events were my favorite thing to experience too

[@DaBayleef]

@@pippin106 Lars is the only character I will go out of my way to talk to because that man is the best. He's also the only character I'll try finding actual gifts for, everybody else gets rocks.

[@basketman2517]

Jack's events are pretty cute, idk if you pursued him already.

[@CL-lx2pm]

@@basketman2517 Jack's 5 heart event won me over. I was planning on sticking with Ralph until I realized the dude literally never, ever, talks about anything other than being a ranger. Even when you're wooing him with soup. Mans won't let up. Jack at least acknowledged that I was pursuing him lol

[@catandrobbyflores]

I wish you could romance Lars! He is a loveable doof always makes me laugh whe there is a event with him in it.

[@katelynsewell3928]

@Wilder Thanks so much for covering this! I’m definitely going to pick it up at some point!

[@jamiejvpk]

Loved Olive Town and can't wait for all the updates to start rolling in to keep the game fresh. One thing I already miss though is the lack of character portraits. Hopefully, the characters won't feel so hollow once the dialogue patch comes in because I felt like the 2D portraits did a lot for adding on to the character's personality. Overall, I'm having so much fun though.

[@vanesa5395]

This was very uselful! One of my favorite things is building up relationships with the villagers so I think I'll wait and see how better the dialogues and stuff get with the patches before buying this. But otherwise it looks pretty good!

[@deyknight1189]

I recently found your page and I've been loving all the content you put out! I also found Olive Town found fun and I look forward to updates and the expansion pacts

[@LadyRegalli]

Yeah, there’s definitely issues here for me - the maker limitations, mixed with how EVERYTHING needs processed items to do things, is one of the big ones, but I was definitely pleased to see adjusted cooking times on the next patch since 30 minutes per dish is just too long to be practical - but on the whole? The farming is still solid. (Though I do wish we had a brush for animals. No dedicated milker/shears, perfectly fine, but I like the extra step of brushing rather than ‘sometimes you get an extra interaction but not always, and it’s not clear what triggers this.) I’ve seen people complain about the lack of portraits, and I do think it’s a shame we don’t get to see full ones in that lovely artstyle, but the models in cutscenes are solid so I’m fine there. The issue with characterization is mostly that in non-cutscenes, you get neither a clear look at those models nor particularly riveting dialogue. The characterization in events is on par with Story of Seasons 1 - while there’s sometimes a ‘oh I wish you’d focus in on this aspect instead’ characterization moment, it’s totally serviceable. There’s just not enough in the day to day dialogue to give you a clear sense of characterization OUTSIDE that, so some characters feel a lot more one note because they have such limited dialogue (Reina, for instance) while others don’t have a clear throughline (Damon, whose most interesting event I’ve seen so far was the one about him in conflict with his parents and implying he’s kind of not sure how to interact with his family... and is actually one of Bridget’s events, and her first one touching on her relationship with her brother at all.) At the same time, the environmental designs are FANTASTIC - I actually went looking and every set of parents/in one case grandparents (for Cindy and Jack) have pictures of the kids in their homes or rooms somewhere. All the baby pictures are unique. The room designs are all done with this marvelous care! Which makes weird issues with modeling like the ‘every meal consists of the same four things’ or characterization like the underwhelming daily dialogue stand out more. (There’s also occasionally weird tonal stuff like Iori’s heart events alternating between ‘perfectly normal’ and ‘wait what,’ which is just BAFFLINGLY different stakes from every other character. I find this both amusing and... deeply confused. Wouldn’t mind if everyone occasionally went into Random Peril, but so far it’s just Iori and even the deeper event lines like Blaire’s or Jack’s are more ‘trying to find my way in the world.’) Mostly I think what the game could have used was more time being played and assessed for balance - things like the makers or cooking times, or not having elevators for the later mines, or the speed at which trees and grass respawn aren’t fatal design flaws (or even not fatal but still extremely noticeable, like ANB’s Longest Tutorial Ever.) They’re issues where the core idea is serviceable but the execution needs tweaking. ... Though the choice to separate out as many different makers as there are is still kinda odd. Just a little more complex than necessary. Also I don’t dislike the Harvest Sprite system but I don’t yet *get* it and what it adds as much. It feels obvious SOMETHING went awry in development (since FOMT apparently started development after and was released before POOT,) and I think there’s actually a little more influence from Stardew Valley than strictly necessary (though some of that’s just opinion - it’s pretty clear consensus is that we want farming competition festivals back, but I can see my preference for SOS’s existent but simplified fertilizer system being a bit more of an ‘eh, fine either way’ one,) but it’s still Story of Seasons and the game is on the whole serviceable. Probably not going to replace 3OT as my favorite, ultimately - the characterization in that one’s just SO strong, and even the joy of playing a textually gay character hasn’t eclipsed how much I love that cast yet - but I’m ranking it a 7 out of 10 right now knowing patches are expected that’ll probably bump it up. Flawed, but certainly fixable, and I’m SO glad Marvelous was so quick to respond to feedback and say ‘yeah, this will take time but we will absolutely make these fixes.’ Between that and my eagerly awaiting the returning characters from the DLC, I’m taking a bit of a break in Early Summer to catch up on my backlog, but this isn’t going to need to be a No Man’s Sky level retool. Though it might be a bit more like Tree of Tranquility to Animal Parade - wasn’t that an initially rougher game that was fairly significantly improved on rerelease? Or am I misremembering?

[@suicune2001]

Iori's cutscenes are pretty great. lol. Ralph has somewhat dangerous cutscenes too. From what I can tell, the sprite system is specifically for the Goddess of the game. You can get stamina, free stuff from the sprites themselves, and I guess unlock more areas? I haven't earned enough points to unlock a special area yet. I think it's just an extra perk for doing what you're going to do anyway which is mine, chop, and cut.

[@corporalquigg7873]

Sounds like I may have to wait for the patch and see how you feel about it after. Thanks again great video!

[@CatsandDragons7]

I love Olive Town so far. It’s got it’s usual BokuMono problems, but the more I play the more it feels like it took notes from Stardew Valley. It’s probably one of my favourite BokuMono games now, even! Not as good as Mineral Town or Magical Melody maybe, but definitely in the top 5 I think

[@jacobynoctis4825]

It is in my top 5 as well personally. Probably number 3 if I count Rune Factory games in there too

[@FigbyTheWolf]

Just discovered your channel here, I can't believe I haven't discovered it before! You deserve WAY more views! Keep it up C:

[@michaelmcninch425]

I feel bad when people say the characters are cardboard. The characters are fine, they're just being under utilized. I admit I have been a bit more engrossed in the work aspect of my farm so haven't interacted with them enough though. Anyway, awesome video.

[@WrenBird449]

Are you going to do a video talking about the updates after they come out and letting us know if the gameplay was significantly improved or not? I'm still on the fence about this game, primarily because of the dialogue issue. For me, relationships are paramount to my enjoyment of these types of games (which is why Rune Factory far outshines anything else). I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts once the updates are in action!

[@WilderOfficial]

I do plan on making videos about the bigger patches and giving my thoughts on them!

[@WrenBird449]

@@WilderOfficial Thank you, you're doing the Lord of Farming Sim's work! An absolute saint!

[@P-RiSe]

I’m enjoying this game a lot! I’m glad they’re updating some things still, a few problems I’ve had are going to be fixed in the future. I’m looking forward to the dlc.

[@tylerm.1205]

Great review video. I am definitely keeping track of the patches coming out. Once this game is in a better playable state, I will definitely download it.

[@bravevesperia1354]

While the walking dialogue did seem pretty dry, I was personally more jarred by the events themselves. Oftentimes there aren't any choices for you to make or you aren't even in the event at all! And when you do have choices that aren't just standing around, most of them are either "okay choice 1, 2, and 3" or the character will redirect you to the right answer if you pick what they weren't looking to hear. And as happy as I am to hear they'll be fixing dialogue, I also feel like I'll have to replay from the beginning to really enjoy it properly, except I've already put so much effort into what I have now

[@suicune2001]

That and when you make a choice, it immediately gets taken away with an "Oh, never mind. ^_^; " So what's the point in choices? I do feel like I'll need to restart when the patch comes out and I'm mid Autumn and about to get married.

[@Holyfireheart100]

Definitely a good video! However I felt as if the game took too many ideas from Animal Crossing: New Horizons, to where it doesn't feel like a normal Story of Seasons game. I wouldn't say its a bad game though

[@ronenrusaida386]

My biggest gripe with SOS Poot is with the cooking. It needs to allow us to stack. It’s fine that they are going to reduce the 30mins. But the system needs an overhaul.

[@suicune2001]

I hate that the cooked dishes are worth HALF what the raw ingredients are. Cooking seems pointless. I honestly haven't eaten any dishes so I don't know if they heal me for a decent number of hearts. That could make them worth it.

[@LegitimateFlamingo]

I wrote a pretty long comment but before posting it I scrolled down a bit to read some other comments and when I scrolled back up my comment was GONE and now I'm mad at KZbin. I'm not mad at you though, so I'll still leave a comment! Basically thanks so much for the video because you've helped me decide to wait to purchase the game to give them time to address some of the things you mentioned... The maker thing and the lack of dialogue changes sound rather unfortunate to me. Also I'm not sure how I feel about the fact that there's a $20.00 expansion pass when the base $50.00 game seems pretty incomplete. (money-grabby red flag to me) This comment isn't as well thought out as my original but I don't have the energy to try rewriting it. I appreciate the time u take to make these videos and giving us your honest thoughts!

[@blueblue8357]

Besides the makers, I’m disappointed with the storage boxes. The fact that so little can fit, my farm is littered with them and they don’t link together, I forget what’s in them and have duplicate items in different boxes. I’d love just one simple box that holds everything.

[@brooklynnk8667]

I married Damon and it feels like we are just roommates lol. In friends of mineral town at least they got a few new lines when you gave them gifts and waking up in the morning/going to bed. When we got married his parents don’t even say anything it’s just the same dialogue

[@dufender1096]

Always love seeing a new Wilder video :)

[@suicune2001]

I am enjoying the game overall but Trio of Towns set the bar for me. Not all SoS games have to meet that bar exactly but so many features from ToT are missing in this game. A lot of missing little details becomes very noticeable. When I started dating Ford, EVERYONE had something to say about it. Then when he proposed, people were congratulating me and some of the more elder characters were giving me advice. In PoOT, no one mentioned I was even getting married except for one cutscene with the mayor. ToT had makers that stacked. I don't know why that wasn't a feature in this game. Heck, if you wore winter clothing in Summer, Ford would ask if you were sick. Ford also complemented you if you wore one of the kimonos. I haven't made any clothing in PoOT but I highly doubt anyone will say anything. Not having a milker and such makes me feel pretty distant from my animals. I just spam A, let them outside, then forget they exist until tomorrow morning. It's kind of like what some have said about Harvest Moon's one button system. It kind of makes the game a bit monotonous and no-brainer. Why the heck is food so worthless? I mean, seriously! I don't even want to bother cooking since there is no cooking festival. I think that's the other problem with my cows and sheep, etc. There is no cow/chicken festival. I can't show off my hard work. There is a dog festival but my dog was max affection in only 2 weeks. I think having the beginner, medium, and advanced festivals was a better system. Oh, and since there is no harvest festival and I don't find crops to be worth the effort, I only plant one seed of each crop to sell to the general store. I do like the mine up until level 30. Those mole things can go to hell because they are so aggravating!! Again, overall the game has a fun loop. I just proposed to Iori and I did really like I could pick my wedding outfit. But again, the dialogue in the cutscenes seems less meaningful. I didn't have any dialogue choices really and any time in EVERY cutscene I've seen so far, dialogue choices mean NOTHING. You'll make a bunch of choices and then it's "Oh never mind. ^_^; " Which got annoying the 3rd or so time it happened. Is it a good farming sim? Yeah, I would say it's overall a good farming game. But as Story of Seasons goes.....ehhhh..... I'm shocked they made the mistakes they did when looking at ToT. But they are making patches so I'll probably start my game over once it's patched. I do agree that the cutscenes I've seen so far are really good. I've cracked up with some of them since the townsfolk are such goofballs.

[@AlexandraStubbs]

We love a company that listens to us and fixes the problems that are there. To make this game or future games even better!

[@Icyangel10]

I was planning to buy the game & extension pack but chickened out due to a friend mentioning issues.(The mechanics) It was annoying enough that he returned it. I was also hesitant due to the mention of issues with the characters. From what I've seen I could maybe look over somethings but I'm not sure. I'm glad they're patching stuff because I want to try it. Aside from that I'm glad to see what good there is to the game. Really happy with the customizing choices.

[@pearlthecryptid3836]

You forgot to mention the LAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGG. You can't even have as many makers as you need without the game slowing down and freezing. The recent patch a few days ago helped a little bit but.... uh... not a lot.

[@lunaticbeast4518]

This game had me addicted right away. It’s been a long time since I had a game I was so exited for and just couldn’t stop playing. I’ve played for 50 hours and are almost finished with my first year. Of course there are a lot of things I miss and I tend to compare it to my favourite Sos entry: trio of towns, but regardless I have really been enjoying it, especially the customisation of your farm. I do wish there was more quest after you finish building the town, like in Trio of towns you had three towns that you could increase your town rank with, and that would always give you new quests you could work toward to make the towns better in certain ways (new shops, things to buy, fixing broken bridges and things like that). I’ve probably played that game for 100 hours and I’m still not done. I love having goals to work towards, and I’m kind of sad that I’m almost done with everything. But I’m really exited about the DLCs and the patches. I really like this game and I want to keep playing for a long time. I also think the festivals are lacking, no cooking, animal or crop competitions. I felt like that was a way to show and be rewarded for your progress on the farm. But regardless of its flaws, it’s a fun experience where I feel like I’m always progressing in some way. If it’s not with my skills, it’s with my farm, friendships, the town or repairing buildings.

[@jaysibiri]

I’ve been having fun so far. I’ve only played a few hours though. I just hope they fix the frame rate/performance issues.

[@ToriKlepto]

I can't feel any connection the the villagers without portraits, and the awfully bland dialogue definitely doesn't help any. It's unfortunate considering how good the socialization aspects in 3oT were

[@BrittleScarMusic]

This is coming out on Steam later this month and as someone who doesn't have a switch I'm super excited as I love this series and have already pre-ordered it :D I read patch notes and they fixed the maker issue by the sounds of it too!

[@superdave9]

I took a break in year 1 autumn & have done most of the town missions. I am looking forward to future updates & am taking a break to play Monster Hunter in the meantime.

[@cathygrandstaff1957]

I’m glad they’re adjusting the makers. If we can put in stacks of items and just forget about them all day that would be great. But it’s fun and I’m looking forward to the updates. I feel like the house needs more customization, like we got different house themes in Trio of Towns.

[@phyllisrogers2634]

Ok love the video I stopped playing but now since the updates I am playing again I started a new game and this time taking my time to do different stuff on my farm but there is a lot to do I have 3 makers right now not bad for starting over but this is a great game love it I play on switch thank you

[@misspikapika7972]

I hate the stupid gates because for some reason, i press A and when i walk forward, my character bumps into this invisible force which makes me go mad 🙄 I want an overhaul on convos of the villagers, better events, portraits And have a "bigger maker" that can hold more then 1 item and up to like 4 (they can do say 4 log makers make 1 big marker that holds 5 or something)

[@basketman2517]

We can’t expect portraits because that wasn’t in the original budget. If they were to commission someone to make the portraits then it would come out of the employee’s pockets. The events are also alright imo.

[@jacobc3400]

I would want a mega maker that's coal powered perhaps? It can allow you to load multiple items and just continuously processes them faster.

[@laxanaleonheart1391]

There are issues but it really speaks for the potential of this game that I still enjoyed playing it. I'd say I have the issue with how the character models look so good but they're only really seen close up during cutscenes or with the camera. If we dont have portraits, then the camera should zoom into the characters faces as they speak :) And the dialogue of course could use a revamp. The heart events;; some were cute but I kinda needed more to get a deeper feel of the characters if the dialogue doesn't change at all. I always loved seeing the characters slowly change from speaking to you friendly to subtle hints at affection. However I have hopes for the patches! They really do seem to care about putting forth a game to satisfy fans, they didnt shy away from every issue mentioned regarding gameplay and I love feeling like they really have our best interests in mind.

[@phyllisrogers2634]

I love it since the updates good game

[@P-RiSe]

I will say I got Jack and Damon confused at the start, and with Neil on the way that might get worse. Although Neil is one of my favorite characters so I’m still looking forward to his dlc!

[@anAngeal]

There was something about the game I really liked that I was sure would be changed eventually- as long as your tilled soil is being watered, even by sprinklers, the land doesn’t go flat again. I love not needing to til the soil over and over. I love the skills, too. But those makers need work. I really loved the ones in Story of Seasons best, where they were small buildings that did all the steps to make things. If refined a bit they would have been great! If they were faster to make up for the number of steps, for example. I feel like something similar could be done here. Give you more output, at least, given you have to make so much. Buff the giant makers, maybe.

[@pikagirl2205]

Personally i've been loving this game! I got married within my first year and i've been working towards all my upgrades and making my farm look amazing! I still have so much to do!

[@jamespruitt4756]

still did a LOT better than One World. THAT was a nightmare of a Harvest Moon... still, i enjoy Olive Town

[@coreymckee4844]

Sorry im abit late here but i recently decided to pick up the premium edition on amazon for 50$. I heard it had alot of issues but as someone who isnt a vet of the series and just in it for casual play here and there, it looked ok for me. My question is, has the game improved since launch? Have they added anything worth the time?

[@TheBigScat]

Another great job! I bought the game but have been so disappointed by what I've seen -- and the fact that it was almost entirely outsourced -- that I haven't played it. But I trust you, Wilder, and the video has me rethinking this. I was going to dip into my Bokumono backlog for my next game, but maybe I will give this one a spin. Keep producing great content!

[@pomegranatejelly9767]

Story of Seasons games have been kinda hit or miss for me recently. I’m glad that this one seems to be looking pretty good, and the devs are actually working towards making it better!

[@elithegaymer]

I'm waiting to see if they can address the issues before I buy it. Please let us know how the next couple of patches go.

[@jacobynoctis4825]

I would love for Beth to be a marriage candidate. Her design and her character design is soo cute. Oh and maybe they add 2D portraits :D?

[@brittaneydouglas4593]

She is adorable but I think it’s canon that she’s in a relationship with Lars!

[@aungkyawhtet4175]

It’s a pretty good game but can’t save inside the mine , also you can’t go up one level inside the mine after falling from pitfalls like in the friends of mineral town game and only there are four types of gems and however your house expand you can place only a few furnitures exactly corner

[@Arion661]

The OG Harvest Moon experience

[@sunflash2]

I have the game I pre-ordered it and the dlc but I haven't done anything besides play through the opening. My opinion with most modern games is they need 6 months of updates to make them worth playing.

[@bluecanary7162]

I've been really enjoying olive town, can't say I wasn't excited to see that there are patches coming so soon for the game though because there are a few things that are really starting to bug me. Can't wait to see all the changes

[@exxecty7032]

spoiler: you can actually unlock a few special places such as the "Spring field" and put all your makers at there in late game :)

[@Rellocks]

Can't wait for part 3 stream

[@RosalindPlays]

I think I personally prefer fomt but I’m still looking forward to the new updates! Tysm for the detailed video ❤️

[@srlong1123]

I’ve really been enjoying olive town so far. It’s actually my first story of seasons game. I have put an obscene number of hours into Stardew Valley though, so I’m familiar with the genre. There are definitely some improvements I would love to see, and many of them are what they are currently working on addressing in the next update. The big thing for me is definitely dialogue with the town’s residents. When a single person can create more interesting characters in Stardew Valley than the whole team that worked on this game, there’s something wrong

[@Rosereader1]

For the heart events I have seen I did not realize I was in one until I looked it up. I am on the fence on the makers for early game I don't mind them. For late game though when I need 20 gold bars for one thing it can be demanding. Also what is the rush of unlocking everything. I will say this is a hybrid animal crossing stardew valley game but still has classic Story of seasons game.

[@Tekk23]

I was looking forward to this game but held off when I heard about the boring character dialog and the maker issues.. but they're updating BOTH of those things which I NEVER expected, this is huge. I'll be picking up the game after those updates for sure.

[@suicune2001]

The dialogue can be disappointing but I'm not really bothered by the makers. I think 5 or 6 ingot and lumber makers is good enough, especially if you keep up with them. I'm also not trying to speedrun the game. I'm taking it casual since there is no rush to do anything in a specific amount of time.

[@stormveradea]

The main thing that annoyed me is the constant "put away/remove" prompt that shows up above placed paths when you walk over them

[@BratzFelineDevine]

I can't wait for the dialogue update. I stop pursuing the marriage candidates for now. I'm currently dating Iori and I've only gotten one boyfriend line and none from Jack. So very excited for that!

[@Sanjidub]

I'm sad that they don't let you marry Beth

[@zillo1600]

Same i like her the most.

[@aahwUNL11]

But Beth and Lars are so cute together I don't wanna break them up

[@Mintyeon470]

It's like runefactory 4 and harvest moon new beginning had a kid! I love it!

[@RinkuChan333]

I got through the end of Spring and I do largely agree with a lot of the points here Some things I would like to add: The festivals are barely interactive and I was extremely disappointed when all I got was a cutscene for the Egg Hunt I can't marry Clemens and that's unacceptable You get what are essentially Pikmin and I like that mechanic Not only does the character's day to day dialogue barely change from a few base-level comments, the stuff they do have to say is pretty generic and doesn't do much to flesh then out The story of this game stresses that it's a run down place down on its luck but you don't really see much tangible change when fixing it up (got up through the Salon extension). Like they portray it as if it's on the verge of dissolution like this is ANB or something but you really don't see much change except the number of faceless NPCs wandering around and that's kind of disappointing since a big selling point of the game is to help improve the commerce of the town. This actually disappointed me enough that I went back to ANB for now The gameplay loop for the farm itself is really fun and gives me Stardew Valley vibes in some ways (of course a farm sim is a farm sim, but the Stardew Valley gameplay loop is generally pretty distinct from the Story of Seasons gameplay loop) The controls are...imprecise? I thought the controller drift on my joycon was just acting up again but talking about it with my roommate (who was playing on a different Switch) confirmed that while joycon drift probably is at least partially responsible, the game design itself also comes into play All in all, I kind of got frustrated with it (probably more because I had high hopes for the game that it didn't meet), but I don't think it's bad, and I'll definitely be trying it again when the next update comes out...in the meantime, I'll be over here rebuilding Echo Village again for the third time 👍

[@zillo1600]

It is a shame that the social aspect is just so boring and how badly the game is lagging on farms that are heavely decorated. But it is great that marvelous is listening to the fans and that we get patches for the makers and the conversations with the towns folk. I have fun with the game but i don't think it is the best from the recent story of seasons games. But i really like that we have a mine again and not the hey here is a rock you can hit 3 times a day to get random stuff.

[@marigoldrose1881]

I reordered this and regret nothing :D

[@BodaciousBrittanie]

I've been obsessed with this game since I got it! There are definitely things I dislike/find inconvenient, but overall I'm far from mad. There are so many different things to do and focus on at your own pace! I love the "title" tasks/achievements and skills section because it gives me goals to work towards. The things I miss most from the original SoS (and wish they would bring back) would be maker sheds instead of individual makers... I really don't like having to dedicate so much farmland to makers just to get minimal materials back, even when you unlock the large makers it doesn't seem worth it. I love customizing my farm, but I realllllly wish they would pause time again and make it possible to push around fence/barns/etc. while customizing... Cus if I have to pick up everything from a full storage bin AGAIN just to move it to another part of my farm, I'm going to have no hair by the end of the month 😂

[@suicune2001]

LOL!! You keep accidentally picking up your storage bins too?

[@BodaciousBrittanie]

@@suicune2001 All the time!! Glad I'm not the only one 😅😂

[@suicune2001]

@@BodaciousBrittanie Honestly, having the "build mode" that Trio of Towns had would 100% fix that problem. Like you said it would stop time and prevent you from accidentally picking up items.

[@gerrygiovan4720]

I don't have a switch... Hopefully they gonna import it to PC like the Story of Season FOMT

[@sozansound2]

i have literally ignored the town lmao. i am waiting for the update that changes dialogue.

[@phyllisrogers957]

I love this game

[@longlivethesecondplaceice2736]

The only harvest moon games that I played and finish are the ds games but my favered most played game ever was rune factory 3 what ❤ what do you think about The ds games 😊

[@Zetofire]

I see that picture you took on 9:19 😏.

[@Kaywireee]

I think some of my opinions may be skewed since I just came off MTAP and SoS FOMT but here goes. I actually like the maker system and the idea of crafting things but it can definitely be improved. Even being able to stack materials (put in 40 logs and get 20 lumber when it's done) would have been nice. I REALLY hope character dialogues and heart events get a revamp. I just got a new boyfriend in game and the dialogue doesn't change, makes me feel like I leveled up the hearts for nothing. And the heart events are with the family and my character seems to be just there and I learn nothing new about the romanceable characters. However the characters are pretty cute and well designed so I hope at least there's a dialogue change. I hope there is some achievement system maybe (I haven't gone through all the Titles yet so correct me if I'm wrong). Even if there aren't festivals to celebrate my farming skills it would have been nice to have achievements (like in FoMT where you have to ship 40 of every crop to unlock something or ship 10-star crops) so there's something to work towards. Even with all that I'm still enjoying the game!! If the patches change the game drastically for the better I may even restart to enjoy all the new things :D

[@suicune2001]

You can see the achievements on the start screen. It looks like a little trophy.

[@Kaywireee]

@@suicune2001 Oh that's awesome! I can't believe I never noticed that before. Thank you!

[@suicune2001]

@@Kaywireee It's pretty easy to miss. I didn't see it at first either. lol

[@myrofpoptropica]

my other biggest complaint is that we can’t even rotate furniture but overall i love this game.

[@Kunzite1982]

I love it I'm at the point where I dont have to water my crops and feed my animals so I can focus on differant things

[@tippidink]

I actually love this game.

[@aceways4771]

I like having stuff to do, but for me Harvest Moon is supposed to be relaxing. One of the reasons I got fed up of My Time At Portia, is because you’re constantly bombarded by quests and crafting, to the point it’s not fun and just stressful.

[@AtsukoRoberts]

I didn't the game since I miss the 2-D sprites for the characters, but like the DLCs for some characters.

[@SelfieMasters]

This game had a huge potential but the developers didn’t push through.

[@ronenrusaida386]

Makers take up tuns of room. I have more area in my farm dedicated to makers compared to farm space

[@oliviarusin2101]

I'm having issues. 1 major issue I am having is that Lars and Clemens are not bachelors.... But seriously, I don't like using cheat pages but I feel like I need one. I have gotten nowhere with this game. Only 3 small cut scenes and that's it. I also haven't gotten very far with my farm but thanks to you I know what I need to do! I am waiting for an update to bring my bachelor into town so luckly I have a while to catch on to the game.

[@DaBayleef]

This is my first story of seasons since the split, and so far I've really enjoyed it! I had to put it down for a while because school got busy, but I'll probably wait for at least one update before going back. I give everybody rocks since they have no dislikes (Plus I find it funny), so it'll be nice to get different friendship dialogue as they're slowly befriended by the rock gremlin :b I do definitely miss the character portraits, and I'm now realizing just how much they added to the games, but the insane amount of cutscenes I've gotten makes up for it, especially since the perspective makes you face to face with them (and the character models move!!). I just wish I knew which ones were heart events and which ones were just fun lil scenes (are all marriage candidates scenes heart events??)

[@LadyRegalli]

Yeah, all marriage candidate scenes are heart events. The two post-split 3DS games are probably my favorites of the series - the dialogue and characterization really got a chance to shine there (especially 3OT, where the characters are just the right balance of quirky to heartfelt and relatable,) and the gameplay is solid. 3OT got a little overly elaborate with its crop/livestock quality systems, and SOS’s field conquests were a really cool concept but got way too big and spread out (especially since you could ONLY get honey, mushrooms, and paddy crops via those fields,) but I love them both dearly - honestly, a Switch port of 3OT that just allows you to romance marriage candidates regardless of gender would be pretty near my perfect game. If you have a 3DS I think they’re both well worth checking out.

[@DaBayleef]

@@LadyRegalli I always wanted to play trio of towns! I think the only thing that turned me off to them (I think it was this one) was seeing all the different makers because my biggest gripe with ANB was having to get all the materials for clothes before I could get the clothes (since that was the first time I had to experience it) and all I could think was, "Not again!!" Although now if I ever happen across a copy I won't hesitate to pick it up. I've seen a lot of love for it, and I'd like to experience why :D

[@LadyRegalli]

@@DaBayleef Trio I think does a pretty good job balancing the Makers, especially clothes - there’s a couple things that make it trickier to get some of the outfits using really nice cloth and the like, but there’s a steady sense of progression even when something you’d like isn’t available yet. By early Year Two I’ve always felt like I had a decent variety of outfit options, even if I still had more to unlock. As to the Makers in general, there are ten total, none of them feel superfluous (though I never made full use of the liquid fertilizer one, admittedly,) and apart from a couple item requirements that get tricky (thyme for the jam maker being oddly rare, and the wine maker requiring coconuts and being necessary for a town rank up you’ll hit way before you’ll be able to get them,) they’re not super-difficult to make or use. SOS’s multistep processing sheds were interesting, but ended up feeling unnecessarily complex in a lot of cases. POOT doesn’t have the sheds, but definitely got over-elaborate with the different makers and I think right now they take up more space than SOS. (At least when you account for needing so many.) Worth noting: There will probably be some outfits and recipes you’d like to unlock and have to wait on in Trio, but you get access to more one of three ways - either raising your town link, festival prizes, or a couple of recipes unlocked via Ruins Research. No needing to fish or mine for them like in ANB, and much less elaborate than trade levels and requests and traveling salesmen like in SOS. Which I do love on the whole, but definitely is a longer game in unlocking everything than Trio. I’ve played it several times and still lose steam before getting Tropical Country, and some of the animals can’t be obtained before Year Two or Three.

[@suicune2001]

@@DaBayleef I would definitely recommend Trio of Towns. The marriage candidates are great and I'll still play the game to this day. I have a Powersave 3DS cheat device so I can cheat the game. I cheat all the outfits because I don't feel like dealing with trying to get them. LOL Especially some of the really nice outfits like kimonos. I consider ToT to be a nearly perfect farming sim. Farming is very rewarding, both financially and emotionally. You can use fertilizers to raise the value of your crops and there are festivals to grade those crops. There are different difficulty levels so you compete at the beginner level and then progress to the next level where you need a higher level crop. The progression is very natural and flows well. There's cooking festivals too and cooking is VERY useful. Some of the dishes gives you buffs, like speed upgrade or stamina increase or even making shop items cheaper to buy! Seriously, the amount of effort they put into it is amazing.

[@DaBayleef]

@@suicune2001 That sounds incredibly similar to a new beginning (which I loved) and I'll definitely need to look into this "powersave 3ds cheat device" thing that you speak of, if only to avoid collecting all the downs I need in ANB to finish off my collection -.- But yeah, comments like this are reinforcing my decision to pick it up next time I see it! Or at least once the semester is over. Olive town already ate up a good chunk of time I should've spent on my final presentation since I have horrible self control :D

[@carmenmuller2329]

Good Review. In my Opinion is Pioneers of Olivetown a good Game and a good start for Beginners. I hadn't the Problem that the game was to overwhelming for me with his Mechanics. It was actually the Opposite. The Mechanics were for me perfect. I knew what to do and had fun in Figuring the stuff out and help my little Sister to learn how to play her first Story of seasons. On the Farming Point is the Game for me Perfect. But in the most other Points I was disappointed. The Museum was the most of the time Boring to me. My Fish tank got Filled by the Gnoms for example. I see no reason why I should cook. After a Time I saw no reason to talk to the Townspeople anymore. I had no real pressure to "evolve" the Town. I don't know how many times I stand by the Majors House and asked me "what is now different?". Not like other Games were I literally could decorate the Town as I was pleased. Also that the tasks on the Blackboard were finished after I delivered 1 request. That was really boring to me. And to Marry was also just something I had to do so I saw everything from the Game. In my down time I was so far that I would give the game a 65 from 100. But after I saw more Town events it became more a 70 from 100. The new update is out and my Husband says finally something new to me. But I'm with you on the Point that the heartevents are really boring and cut in the Middle of the conversation. Right now I did go back to play Friends of Mineraltown. Just to satisfy my wish to interact with the Npc and to Roleplay.

[@DearRosieLife]

YES HEART EVENTS WERE LACKING but i love the tasks

[@vanessabarnes2869]

i just bought this game a few days ago and i love it so much its fun and relaxing i see the complains but they don't bother me that much athough i haven;t bonded with many people yet if any i juts love fishing and cutting trees. to be fair my favriote thing bout these games is the fishing (i feel when it comes to romance marvlous just found lighitng in a bottle with rune factory story of seasons really dosen;t do it for me when it comes to romance even more so when they removed the reversak prposals i really wish they would bring those back) and the fishing is really really fun its actually challengimg me but unlike stardew valley its not bullcrap its a nice balance of making it rewarwding to catch fish but not make it pain in the arse hard athough the people are very very pretty im bi but like almost all the dateable charracters are so cute which is rare cause nromally i go for one and stick with thta one but i honestly have no idea who im gonna pick this time i was wiating for this video great video wilder

[@endermenhunter5383]

I was hoping you would play it more, but I understand you have other games to play.

[@WilderOfficial]

I'm still playing the game in my free time and the Olive Town streams will continue until Rune Factory 5 comes out