| Story of Seasons | |
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| Genre(s) | Social sim Farming sim |
| Developer(s) | Amccus (1996) Victor Interactive Software (1997–2001) Marvelous (2003–present) |
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| Creator(s) | Yasuhiro Wada |
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| First release | Harvest Moon 9 August 1996 |
| Latest release | Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life 27 June 2023 |
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Story of Seasons, known in Japan as Bokujō Monogatari[a] and formerly known as Harvest Moon, is an agricultural farming life simulation video game series created by Yasuhiro Wada and developed by Victor Interactive Software (acquired by Marvelous Entertainment in 2003, now Marvelous Inc.). Story of Seasons was the first game to be released under the new international series title of the same name.
From 1996 to 2013, Natsume Inc. oversaw the English translation and distribution of the Bokujo Monogatari series in North America, where the games were released under the series title Harvest Moon. In 2014, however, Marvelous Inc. announced that the latest installment in the series would be localized by their American publishing brand Xseed Games under the new series title Story of Seasons.[1] In 2015, Nintendo published the first game under this title in Europe, Story of Seasons.[2][3]
The main objective of the series is to rebuild a dilapidated old farm and turn it into a successful one. Over a period of time, the player tends to crops and livestock, befriends nearby townsfolk, and eventually marries and starts a family. The first game in the series, Harvest Moon, was released for the Super NES in 1996.
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- ^ "XSEED Games Tells a STORY OF SEASONS on Nintendo 3DS". www.xseedgames.com. 28 May 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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