In the last couple of weeks, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town has become my go-to game any time I need to just take a load off. Get home from a long day of work, fire up Story of Seasons. Downtime before going to sleep–Story of Seasons. Not feeling …
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XSEED Games has confirmed that the Western release of Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town will include same-sex marriage, reworking the “best friends” system from the Japanese release. Being able to romance and eventually marry other characters has long been a feature of the Story of Seasons series (previously …
Few games are quite as relaxing as farming simulation RPGs. Growing crops, raising livestock, and getting to know—and eventually marry and settle down with—charming townspeople is such a soothing way to pass the time, especially in a medium that’s so obsessed with grand adventures and saving worlds. That’s what made …
I know I’m normally one to rail against games being too long, but The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel series are the rare sorts of games that earn every minute of their running time. I said as much in my review of the first game in this four-part …
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel is something special. It’s a classic JRPG that isn’t interested in reinventing the wheel; instead, it delivers the classic linchpins of the genre—a good story, interesting characters, and a deep battle system—to perfection. Such was true of the original release a few …
Rhythm games tend to stick closely to a similar format: a series of note markers fly across the screen, mapped to the accompanying track, and you have to press buttons to match. There’s been a lot of variety in terms of different input mechanisms, from regular controllers to Dance Dance …