Forward of the principle week of gaming showcases coming in June, sport writer Marvelous hosted its personal showcase of bulletins final week. I am already fairly excited to see the remake of my favourite Harvest Moon sport coming this June as Story of Seasons: A Fantastic Life, nevertheless it seems that is not the one SoS sport being cultivated. Marvelous introduced that there are literally two extra model new Story of Seasons video games within the works, and one among them is multiplayer.
The very first thing that Marvelous confirmed was footage of classically cute chickens, sheep, and a cow with a really chunky snout: one of many visible calling playing cards of traditional Harvest Moon. You may spot seasons altering from spring to winter, some canine enjoying, and kind of painterly and stylishly hazy 3D artwork. Marvelous says that the theme is “experiences.”
That is all there may be to it proper now, except for Marvelous harkening again to the collection’ 27 years of historical past. “We’re preserving all of the cherished components of the collection whereas creating an entertaining farming expertise that can attain extra gamers than ever earlier than,” collection supervisor Nakano Hikaru says.
“We’re placing a variety of additional effort into the visible presentation of your farm and the encompassing pure environments,” Nakano provides. It certain does look that method, and although it is robust to make a judgment based mostly on a brief teaser clip, it does instantly make a greater visible impression than different latest video games within the collection just like the Story of Seasons: Mates of Mineral City remake.
Although we have got treasured little to go on right here, I’m heartened to listen to Marvelous gesture at the truth that new Story of Seasons video games must modernize.
On that word, the opposite Story of Seasons sport that Marvelous teased seems like a good larger effort to maintain up with trendy gamers. Marvelous refers to it as “a Story of Seasons you’ll be able to play with everybody” alongside some idea artwork sketches.
“We have heard our followers loud and clear, they usually wish to play Story of Seasons along with all their pals,” Nakano says. “The idea of enjoying Story of Seasons collectively is a daring one, and a route we’ve not taken with the collection till now.”
Higher visuals and an try at multiplayer are actually the naked minimal that Story of Seasons must sustain with the present cozy farmlife sim scene, so I am glad to see Marvelous making the try to shepherd the collection into this decade. After Stardew Valley’s large success and the ton of video games like Stardew Valley that adopted, it will be a disgrace to see the collection that initially impressed Stardew proceed to lag behind.
Although Marvelous does not specify platforms for both unnamed sport, the simultaneous PC and console launch for the A Fantastic Life remake on June 27 this 12 months means that we will proceed anticipating immediate PC variations sooner or later.
