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Generated using Midjourney and @ranchstoryblog‘s screenshot of Mist’s House from Rune Factory: Frontier. Original 4 Thumbnails generated. I went with the interior shot since it was interesting that it generated one even though the image I gave it had the appearance of being outdoors. 

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Generated these based off screenshots from Rune Factory: Frontier! It’s got the vibe of Rune Factory and yet feels so different.

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Farming in HARVESTELLA - A new title by Square Enix - November 4, 2022

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The Four Seasons of HARVESTELLA - A new title by Square Enix - November 4, 2022

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Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town coming to PlayStation supposedly on July 26, 2022 according to this Target listing.

It is interesting to note one of the paragraphs on the description of the game:

“The long-awaited brand new entry in the original farm/life simulation franchise, known in Japan as Bokujo Monogatari, makes its debut on Nintendo Switch, bringing players more freedom than ever before to shape an untamed wilderness and customize their farm down to the very tile.”

I am not sure if Target got the wrong product description but it lists this game as debuting on the Nintendo Switch even though the display image is of a PS4 case.

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my favorite toy

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it's him...the fathomless dread

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I’m curious - reblog this and add your favourite monster type from the Rune Factory games. For example mine is definitely the griffin!

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YOU’RE ALL I EVER WANTED-

YOU’RE ALL I EVER NEEDED- YEAH.

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not the greatest but sketched some places in Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life

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A lovely retro-style arrangement of Breeze from AWL by Raxlen Slice!

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Time is running out if you’ve been dragging your feet on any of the classic Harvest Moon games or digital only content like the Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns DLC! Here’s a quick run-down of what the 3DS and Wii U have available before they’re gone:

3DS

Harvest Moon GBC (GameBoy Virtual Console)

Harvest Moon 2 GBC (GameBoy Virtual Console)

Harvest Moon 3 GBC (GameBoy Virtual Console)

Harvest Moon 3D: A New Beginning (Digital Version)

Harvest Moon 3D: The Tale of Two Towns (Digital Version)

Story of Seasons (Digital Version)

Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (Digital Version)

“New Neighbors Pack“ DLC for Trio of Towns

Rune Factory 4 (Digital Version)

Return to PopoloCrois: A Story of Seasons Fairytale (Digital Version)

Wii U

Harvest Moon (SNES Virtual Console)

Harvest Moon 64 (Nintendo 64 Virtual Console)

Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town (GBA Virtual Console)

Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town (GBA Virtual Console)

PERSONAL THOUGHTS

Take this with a grain of salt, since I obviously don’t know exactly what Natsume and Marvelous’s working relationship is with rereleases like these, but… I feel like it’s probably not likely that most of these games will return on services like Nintendo Switch Online’s Nintendo 64 service or a future GameBoy service. Mostly because, aside from Harvest Moon 64′s Wii U release (which came so late that the Switch had already launched) there haven’t really been many collaborations between the two companies after their split. Most notably, the original Harvest Moon has yet to be added to NSO’s SNES service and it’s not exactly looking likely that it ever will at this point.

Marvelous being the original developers of the games and Natsume being the ones to localize them into English for territories outside Japan mean both would need to come to some kind of agreement for rereleases like this in the future. However, with the success of Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town, it’s probably more likely that Marvelous will rather choose to remake fan-favorites like Harvest Moon 64 instead. With so many classic games affected by the split, it may take a loooong time before a lot of these games ever get the remake treatment, and for less popular titles like the GameBoy trilogy it may not ever happen.

If you want to buy them, the time’s now. Really hope I’m wrong though. Would be nice if all the classic games were easily available.

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Can I stay with you?

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We thought you were gone.

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I will always be there for you.