| Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town | |
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| Developer(s) | Marvelous Interactive |
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| Producer(s) | Yasuhiro Wada |
| Designer(s) | Miki Miyagi |
| Artist(s) | Igusa Matsuyama |
| Composer(s) | Ai Yamashita |
| Series | Story of Seasons |
| Platform(s) | Game Boy Advance Nintendo Switch Microsoft Windows |
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| Genre(s) | Simulation, Role-playing |
| Mode(s) | Single player |
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town[a] is a video game for the Game Boy Advance, developed and published by Marvelous Interactive. It was first released in Japan in April 2003, in North America in November 2003, and in Europe in March 2004. Many critics praised it as the best entry of the series, combining elements from the best-selling console entries and introducing many notable series staples. It was later released on the Virtual Console for the Wii U in June 2015.
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- How to Make Cookies in Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town. Dessert making in a console game like Harvest Moon? It not only sounds intriguing, but it gives a good amount of stamina. It gives +15 stamina and -5 fatigue.
- STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of Mineral Town - Chicken Costume $9.95 Add all DLC to Cart. About This Game. And you'll have plenty of products to harvest, sell, or cook with! Stroll Down Memory Lane! Mineral Town is full of friendly faces, both old and new! Head into town, give gifts, and learn all about your neighbors as you befriend them.
- Friends of Mineral Town. Chapter I: My New Life Begins Today. Standing on the docks, awaiting the the boat that will take him to Mineral Town, a young man dressed in blue overalls and a blue baseball cap, stared out at the water contemplating what has brought him to this point in his life.
The player is a farmer whose goal is to make a profit from the farm he runs by producing crops and raising livestock. Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is the first Game Boy Advance game of the Story of Seasons series, and is a remade version of Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. A 3D remake for the Nintendo Switch and Desktop Computers, titled Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, was released in Japan in October 2019 and worldwide by Xseed Games in July 2020.
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town February 21, 2016. Updated: May 2, 2021. Taking care of the farm is a challenging task and you as a heir should perform that. Work hard and make it prosper. After visiting the Old Man months ago and having a good weekend, the young boy has returned to the village to see him again.
Story and gameplay[edit]
The player character in the game has no default name. In the opening sequences, the player is shown as a young boy living in the city, whose parents take him to see the country. During their trip, the player becomes lost, and finds himself on the farm of an old man in Mineral Town. The old man helps the player contact his parents, and offers to let him and his family stay for a few days, as he has no family of his own. The player's parents agree, and the player stays on the farm for a while. On the farm, the player plays with a girl who then becomes friends with him. After the player leaves Mineral Town, he continues to write letters to the old man. One day, when he has grown up, the letters from the old man suddenly stop. The player travels to Mineral Town, finding the farm neglected, and discovers the old man had died around half a year ago. The mayor of Mineral Town informs the player that in the farmer's will, he left the player the farm. The player decides to restore the farm, beginning the game.
The player starts with several tools, and must earn money by clearing the large field on the farm and planting crops, mining, or foraging. This money may be used to buy other things, such as livestock, and to expand the farm. The social aspect of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is a large part of the game. There are many villagers to befriend, and six bachelorettes available to marry. Befriending villagers allows the player to learn recipes and discover villager's histories, and marriage allows the player to have a son.[2] The game offers connectivity with the Nintendo GameCube game Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life using a link cable between the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo GameCube.
The player begins with a dog that may be named. The dog starts as a puppy, but will be fully grown after two months.[3] Shortly after meeting Barley for the first time, he will stop by the player's farm with a young horse and ask if they can take care of it. If the player accepts, Barley will return after a year, and may take the horse back if the player didn't show enough affection.[3] There are three kinds of livestock: cows, chickens, and sheep. Cows produce milk (requires a milker to be gathered), chickens produce eggs, and sheep produce wool (requires shears to be gathered), which can be shipped off to be sold. As in every installment of the Story of Seasons series, shipping is added as a collection of crops, flowers, animal items and others.
A 3D remake, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, was released for the Nintendo Switch in Japan on October 17, 2019, in Europe on July 10, 2020, and in North America on July 14, 2020. A Microsoft Windows version was also released on July 14.[4][5]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 81/100[6] |
IGN rated the game at 8.9, or 'great', saying that it was 'deceptively engrossing', and that the graphical presentation of the day to night cycles was very well done.[7]GameRankings has an aggregate score of 82% from 31 reviews.[8]
IGN rated Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town at 8.5. It was noted that it is essentially a repeat of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town, but that 'it's still a great and highly recommended experience'.[9] GameRankings has an aggregate score of 79% from 14 reviews.[10]
Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town[edit]
| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | 82/100[11] |
Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town (牧場物語 ミネラルタウンのなかまたち for ガール, Bokujō Monogatari: Mineral Town no Nakama Tachi for Girl) is the female version of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town. In this game, the main character is a girl, and can marry one of eight bachelors. The player starts in the city, reading their newspaper. She sees an advertisement for a beautiful farm, and, excited by the prospect of rural life, decides to buy it. She visits the farm and finds out she was tricked, as the farm is run down and in need of maintenance. As she had already quit her job and sold her apartment, the player resolves to make the farm prosper the best she can, beginning the game. The base game remains almost unchanged, with the exception of several gameplay changes, improvements, and fixes.
Notes[edit]
- ^Japanese: 牧場物語 ミネラルタウンのなかまたち, Hepburn: Bokujō Monogatari: Mineral Town no Nakama Tachi
References[edit]
- ^'Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town Release Dates'. Gamespot. Retrieved January 24, 2012.
- ^'Your Family'. Ushi No Tane x4. Retrieved November 30, 2011.
- ^ ab'Animals'. Ushi No Tane x4. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- ^'Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town launches July 14 in North America'. Gematsu. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
- ^Watts, Rachel. 'A Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town remake is coming to PC in July'. PC Gamer. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
- ^'Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town for Game Boy Advance Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^Craig Harris (November 24, 2003). 'Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town'. IGN. Retrieved 2008-02-12.
- ^'Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town for Game Boy Advance'. GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^Harris, Craig (August 15, 2005). 'Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town'. IGN. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^'Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town for Game Boy Advance'. GameRankings. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
- ^'Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town for Game Boy Advance Reviews'. Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 25, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Natsume's FoMT webpage, archived from March 31, 2010.
Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town would see the series make the jump to the Nintendo Game Boy Advance. Being able to play a game of this stature on the go is pretty awesome and despite being on a handheld system, it manages to offer a full Harvest Moon experience.
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Give Me A Reason
After getting lost in the woods as a child, a kind old man lets you stay at his farm where you have a great time. Fast forward many years later and that friendly old man has sadly died and he has left the farm to you! The premise of the game has a lot of heart and it even tugs on those heartstrings as the reason you are left the farm really makes you want to succeed.
Taking Care of Business
Harvest Moon Friends Of Mineral Town Bachelors
At its core, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is what you would expect from this series. You need to fix up the farm, take care of animals, grow your crops, make money, and keep the farm going. There is also the aspect where you need to make friends, fall in love, and live a good life too. The game does it all with a nice look and a whimsical soundtrack.
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While this may seem like a pint-size offering, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town is a fantastic portable Harvest Moon experience. Even now, all these years later many fans of the series will say that this game is one of their favorites. It just does everything right and if you want some handheld Harvest Moon action, you cannot get much better than this.