Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town launches this summer in North America
Pre-orders include "pocket plushie."
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town will launch for Switch in North America this summer for $49.99, publisher XSEED Games announced. Retail pre-orders will open shortly at the XSEED Games Store and participating retailers, and include a “pocket plushie” based on the in-game animal “Strawberry Hanako” as a pre-order bonus.
A July 10 release date was already announced for Europe. In Japan, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town launched in October 2019.
Here is an overview of the game, via XSEED Games:
Summoned by Mayor Thomas to visit the farm once owned by their late grandfather, a young city-slicker returns to Mineral Town to find the once lush farmland has fallen into disrepair. Memories of idyllic summers spent in Mineral Town come rushing back and they immediately pick up their tools, vowing to restore the fields to their former glory. In their new hometown, they’ll tend the land and become part of the bustling rural community. Along the way to becoming a world class farmer, they’ll befriend townsfolk and, perhaps, even find romance.
Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is a complete remake, re-envisioning the charming and occasionally mysterious world of Mineral Town with updated gameplay, graphics, and characters for the modern day. Core features of the Story of Seasons series also make their return, with multi-floor mining and fan-favorite events like horse racing.
Returning the series to the simulation style that put it on the map, Friends of Mineral Town features detailed farm management by individual squares of land, while also introducing smooth, modernized controls to make managing tools and items fun and easy. Once the crops and livestock are tended to, players can spend their days catching fish in the river, mining for ore, or taking a relaxing break in the hot spring.
Seasons bring new events and Mineral Town is chock full of them! Local festivities bring townsfolk together, giving more opportunities to build relationships during events including animal contests, pet fetch competitions, mochi making, and more. Mineral Town is jam-packed with interesting characters to meet, befriend, and even romance. Learn their stories, help them in their times of need, and become an integral part of this lovely community.
Watch a new trailer below. View a new set of screenshots at the gallery.
