

It is unknown what its purpose is, but hacking shows that there is an unused "mail" sprite which means that the mailbox may originally have a role, but was scrapped during development. Unlike the other decorations in the game, the mailbox can be interacted with the text "mother and father? ("Where is this place?" in the girl version) instead of a generic "" text. Aborted Arc: The Red Mail Box located between the Supermarket and Hospital.

Characters from them have appeared in several later games in the series. Content-wise it draws from both two GBA titles.Īlong with A Wonderful Life, these set of games are the most well-known and popular in the franchise. Initially released on the Game Boy Advance in 2003, both titles have been re-released on the Wii U Virtual Console in 2015.Ī remake for the Nintendo Switch has been released under the name Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town.

A Wonderful Life happens concurrently with FOMT storywise. There are slight personality changes, new backstories for the main character, and updates but they're basically sprite versions of the Playstation titles.
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For Girl wouldn't receive an official English translation until 2005 with the release of Harvest Moon: Boy and Girl, PlayStation Portable ports of the two PlayStation games.įriends of Mineral Town and More Friends Of Mineral Town for the Game Boy Advance are for the most part ports of Back To Nature and Back To Nature: For Girl. You end up in Mineral Town, and with nowhere to go you decide to take care of the local farm. While sailing you become shipwrecked and are rescued by a mysterious man. The gameplay is largely the same but the backstory is different and you play as a female protagonist. You can court the local bachelorettes, marry one, and have a child.Ī year after release in Japan a Distaff Counterpart, Bokujo Monogatari: Harvest Moon For Girl, was released. Like all other Harvest Moon titles the main theme of the game is farming, ranching, and building relationships with the other villagers. The mayor decides that if you can return the farm to its original state within three years you would be considered the rightful owner. Years later, now an adult, your grandfather has recently passed and you decide to take up his old farm. At the end of the summer you left for home but promised you would return some day. You met a girl around your age and became friends with her. As he was too busy to play with you, you were left to your own devices. The plot goes as followed: As a young boy you visited your grandfather's farm one summer.
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In a bid to help answer that question, we've updated this list of the best Harvest Moon games to include the latest entry on the Nintendo Switch.Harvest Moon: Back To Nature ( Bokujo Monogatari: Harvest Moon in Japan), released in 1999 for the Playstation, is the fifth game in the Harvest Moon (now Story of Seasons) series and the first on a non-Nintendo platform. And over the years, many have wondered which entry could be considered the best Harvest Moon game. They also include decent amounts of role-playing and social simulation elements, which explains their broader appeal. Updated Maby Michael Abayomi: As fans of the series can attest, the Harvest Moon games are more than just your typical farming simulators. Deciding which game to pick up and try can be difficult, which is why this list compiles the top games in the series - we've ranked them to determine the absolute best! With so many games released on multiple platforms, there’s a lot to choose from if you’re new to the series. Related: Secrets In Nintendo Games They Never Wanted Us To Find The first game in the franchise was released back in 1996, and since that time, there have been a ton of games released. The Harvest Moon game series, now called Story of Seasons, is one of the best-selling game series on the planet that requires players to farm, socialize, and manage the property.
