Story of Seasons: Mobilewas first announced back in 2019. The project seemed enticing to many, as there has yet to be a mobile release in the mainline series. Now, two years later, the farming life simulation game has received a debut trailer that showcases gameplay, story elements, and more.
Story of Seasonsused to be known asHarvest Moon. The branding change is something that comes with plenty of opportunities for publisher Marvelous, developer NExT Studios, and technology conglomerate Tencent.Story of Seasonssaw its first formal game in North America in 2014 on the 3DS, and now it has a big opportunity with an iOS and Android release.
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The trailer starts with a character being dropped off a train and seemingly embarking on a brand new journey to a place named Xingulo Town. The gameplay in the trailer includes chopping down trees for resources, fishing, collecting goods from farm animals, planting crops, and much more. In line with the “seasons” element set in the name of the series, this trailer shows a day and night cycle as well, where the character seems to go on a date and even star gazing.
For those who are unfamiliar with the farming and life-simulator,Story of Seasonsmay draw comparisons toAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsor games likeStardew Valley. However, where the mobile version of theAnimal Crossingmight not be the most complex,Story of Seasons: Mobilelooks like it could be quite the fleshed-out experience based on this trailer alone.
On top of working onStory of Seasons: Mobile, the team behind the series is continuing to develop andsupportStory of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Townwith expansions.Pioneers of Olive Townis the latest game in the series, released for Nintendo Switch.Story of Seasonscompetes head-to-head with games like the aforementionedAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsin some ways, but it has more breathing room apart from that large-selling behemoth while on the mobile.
Story of Seasonsdoes have competition on mobile, however, as the platform is filled with farming and life-simulators, including theStory of SeasonsandHarvest Moon-influencedStardew Valley. The games have now learned from each other, and theStory of Seasons: Mobiletrailer clearly resembles elements ofStardew Valley,which may point to it likely finding similar success.
Story of Seasons: Mobileis currently in development for iOS and Android.
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