![]() ![]() ![]() However, with some minor issues aside, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life remains true to all the things that made it great while updating and modernizing enough to feel fresh. The game’s audio is another instance where the lack of polish becomes apparent, as music and certain environmental audio play on very specific triggers and can feel a bit unnatural. This was something that bothered me in the original as well, and while I love the game’s iconic “Breezy” theme-updated as it has been with live instruments and a new modern arrangement-a remake is a chance to do new things, and adding some new music to the game would’ve been great. If the game had just left it as is, it would’ve added to Story of Seasons’ iconic cute design.Īlso, the game is significantly lacking in music. Also, and this could just be a Nintendo Switch problem, textures load in at a pathetically close range, which bothers me particularly because the game would actually look better if they were left out.Īt a distance, objects and environments have a kind of watercolour aesthetic that is broken the moment the textures load in when you’re two feet away from them. The way crops will dry up throughout the day and can be killed by over-watering or even under-watering the way cows don’t give as much milk in the summer because it’s too hot, even the way the weather can sporadically change throughout the day makes the gameplay feel genuine and makes the Forgotten Valley feel like a living, breathing place.Ĭharacter animations are a little choppy, and certain animations feel a bit underwhelming and pull you out of the experience. But A Wonderful Life introduced so many charming elements to the gameplay that make it such an interesting experience. Much like many games that came after it, time progresses on a second-to-minute scale-so every real-life second is an in-game minute, giving players roughly 20 minutes each day to water their crops, tend to their animals, and converse with the townsfolk. But upon reflection, this really isn’t a bad thing since most crops can survive multiple seasons, and the game has a chapter structure, so it doesn’t want players to be stuck in a year for too long. The thing I found most jarring when I first played was how seasons only had ten days-compared to every other game’s 30. A Wonderful Life has so many interesting little mechanics that set it apart from other games, adding challenge while also providing freedom to experience the game’s story and interact with characters. This is what I was referring to when I said I couldn’t come to grips with how it played in relation to other Story of Seasons games. However, what separates Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life from its predecessors-and even its successors-is not only its gameplay structure but that it’s also a much more narratively driven game. ![]() Along the way, players will make friends, find love, and even start a family. You play a young person who has recently come into possession of a farm and must use a combination of crops, livestock and miscellaneous to turn it into a thriving source of income. “Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life has finally reached the finish line of inclusion by allowing players to create their character with masculine and feminine features and giving them an option for pronouns instead of gender.”Īnyway, anyone who has played the original-or any Story of Seasons game, for that matter-will know, the story is as old as time. Hopefully, this will carry forward in future games. While the options are limited to he/her/them, it was genuinely nice to see that Marvelous is finally being as inclusive as possible when it comes to this franchise. Well, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life has finally reached the finish line of inclusion by allowing players to create their characters with masculine and feminine features and giving them an option for pronouns instead of gender. You may recall that I was slightly disappointed with that game’s decision to attach a gender to your character after seemingly giving you options to create a character in non-binary ways. To start, I want to say Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life scored MASSIVE points with me by addressing an issue I mentioned in my Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town review. ![]()
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