STORY OF SEASONS: Grand Bazaar

神！

VERY FUN

There are many things that I loved with this game so far. I have been a Harvest Moon fan since SNES and so I tend to always compare games to my early experiences with that game. Story of Seasons is a wonderful game. Lots of old Harvest Moon vibes which is wonderful. The characters are voice acted and the portrait drawings of each emotion is wonderful. I've always appreciated that as a fan. The animation is perfect for the game (Don't change it a bit). The story is excellent. I love almost everything about it so far. My only criticisms are that I wish there was more to explore in the town and other areas. They all feel a little compact at times. Also, the lack of natural hair colors and hair styles were a bit disappointing. I love the festivals, variety of animals, and so many other things. I would be great to see a few more festivals (although I'm still pretty early on in the game). I would give it 8.5/10. It would be a 9/10 but I just found out that I can't marry the Tesla looking guy who loves tea. UPDATE: I've played through the first year and here are my overall thoughts and potential improvements that would make it more worthwhile to keep playing. Possible improvements: Make festivals more interactive: There are only a few festivals that are interactive, which is a bit of a letdown. Making most, if not all of the festivals have a minigame or interactive part to them would greatly improve the experience. Also adding prizes that change with each season, and better prizes each year are also helpful. Make at least 1 festival each season have a shared experience with your significant other. I remember this from other games and I miss the fact that there are hardly any festivals you can enjoy with your partner in this game. More to the story after the first year. I feel like the story drops off considerably after the first year. No new festivals from new people entering the picture and no new areas to explore makes gameplay a bit stale at times. Timing story progression with the seasons and or year progression, might fix some of the pacing issues as it seems rather overwhelming if you push through bazaar upgrades very quickly. Maybe a way to physically help out other bazaars, would be a good addition. Traveling to other places, seeing new people, new shops, new crops, new love interests (the male candidates need some work) and maybe even new festivals would be a welcomed update to the game. Doing side quests and or minigames that are only available that Bazaar day or week would be great. Helping them grow, helps your farm by better upgrades, new crops/recipes, etc.