NintendoLife:
"As we touched on in our first impressions of Harvest Moon: The Lost Valley, 2014 is looking to be a bumper crop year for farming fans, with Natsume’s upcoming agricultural adventure and XSEED’s Story of Seasons both set to sow the seeds of farming simulation in North American 3DS consoles before the year is up. It’s a veritable tale of two towns, complicated by the fact that Story of Seasons has a much more impressive pedigree than its initially unassuming title might let on; this is the English release of the most recent game in the Bokujō Monogatari (‘Ranch Story’) series, better known in the West as ‘Harvest Moon’."
The confusion around Story of Seasons and Harvest Moon explained.
"Marvelous Europe Limited are today excited to announce that the beloved life simulation and farming franchise STORY OF SEASONS, known as Bokujou Monogatari in Japan and previously known as HARVEST MOON in the west, is celebrating its 25th Anniversary this month." - Marvelous Europe.
Pioneers of Olive Town has some striking differences that expand upon gameplay, but also several subtler alterations that make it just that bit smoother to play.
