Popular Games by Marvelous (XSEED)
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The Hundred Line - Last Defense Academy Switch
- 24th Apr 2025 (UK/EU)
- 24th Apr 2025 (NA)
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Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana Switch
- 27th Apr 2023 (JPN)
- 7th Jan 2025 (UK/EU)
- 7th Jan 2025 (NA)
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- 20th May 2021 (JPN)
- 22nd Mar 2022 (UK/EU)
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Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Switch
- 26th Jan 2023 (JPN)
- 27th Jun 2023 (UK/EU)
- 27th Jun 2023 (NA)
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Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town Switch
- 10th Jul 2020 (UK/EU)
- 14th Jul 2020 (NA)
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Reviews of Marvelous (XSEED) Games
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Review Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma (Switch) - A Bold Reinvention That Pays Off
It'd be rune not to
Rune Factory’s first entry arrived to a welcoming fanbase almost 20 years ago, and players have signed on for the adventures of a string of amnesiac protagonists, equal parts fighter and farmer, ever since. Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma delivers on the promise of the series with another hero mysteriously connected to the...
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Sirei-iously good
Back in 2018, a new studio called Too Kyo Games was formed, with the main creatives behind it being Kazutaka Kodaka (the creator of Danganronpa) and Kotaro Uchikoshi, the director of the Zero Escape games. Four projects were unveiled as part of the studio’s reveal, and while three of them saw release over the following years,...
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The long-awaited remaster of the remake
Way back in 1989, Nihon Falcom released Ys III: Wanderers from Ys for various PC-based platforms and eventually consoles like the Genesis and SNES. This 2D side-scroller was well-respected in the community and eventually acted as the basis for 2005's 3D reimagining, Ys: The Oath in Felghana, though this...
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Review Farmagia (Switch) - A Lighthearted Anime-Style Romp With Monster Crops
Guess how many days take to grow a dragon in your farm?
When Marvelous revealed Farmagia during the June 2024 Nintendo Direct, we saw a familiar concept wrapped in an intriguing package: an action RPG with farm sim elements, like those so fundamental in two of the publisher's biggest series, Rune Factory and Story of Seasons, but wrapped up in a...
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Review Fashion Dreamer (Switch) - Some Decent Dress-Up, But Lacks Style Savvy's Depth
Flashy façade
Fashion Dreamer, the newest release from the developer (Syn Sophia) of the cult classic Style Savvy games, garnered high expectations from fans hoping to find a spiritual successor to the series. While Fashion Dreamer is not technically part of the Style Savvy family (known as 'Style Boutique' in Europe), it offers fans of those DS...
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Review Rune Factory 3 Special (Switch) - The Same Great Farm Sim/RPG, Though 'Special' Is A Stretch
Another day of sun
Being a Rune Factory fan has been a bit of a rollercoaster ride for the past several years. After Rune Factory 4 launched in 2013, the games went on hiatus for nearly a decade, with the fate of the series itself being pretty up in the air for most of that wait. Against all odds, and after a change in development teams and rights...
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Tuesday27th May 2025
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News Story Of Seasons Publisher Says Physical Switch 2 Releases Are "The Right Decision For Us"
"I’d love to say all Switch 2 releases from us in the future will go the full ROM route"
Marvelous USA has been hitting the headlines for all of the right reasons in the run-up to the Switch 2's launch next week, on 5th June 2025. The publisher is one of the few third-parties bringing a full physical release to the new console on launch day in...
Friday23rd May 2025
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News Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma Lets You Hop Between Timelines To Date Multiple Characters
Love is in the air
Having trouble deciding who to romance in Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma? Well fear not, as Marvelous has a solution for you — timeline and world hopping (thanks Siliconera!). No, we're not joking; the official Rune Factory PR announced that you can date and marry multiple different characters in the Rune...
Wednesday7th May 2025
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Video Here's Another Look At Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion Ahead Of Its Switch 2 Release
Get a closer look at the Arsenal's capabilities
In case you missed it, Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion is bringing the battle to Switch 2 this September. In an update, Marvelous USA has now shared a "combat basics" trailer - giving fans a closer look at the Arsenal's capabilities for "fast-past combat, and a glimpse of some of the titanic bosses...
Wednesday30th Apr 2025
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Random Clair Obscur Director Celebrates Amazing Switch RPG Which Launched On Same Day
"After your Expedition, check out The Hundred Line"
Goodness gracious, RPG fans have been spoiled over the past few years, right? In fact, let's point to last week specifically. In the space of two days, three huge RPGs launched across various platforms — Oblivion Remastered, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, and, for those of us with a Switch, The...
Friday25th Apr 2025
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News Marvelous USA Confirms Its Switch 2 Physical Releases Will Contain The "Full Game"
No game-key card releases here
If you're planning on getting a third-party physical title for Switch 2, one thing you might want to check first is if it's a regular game card or a game-key card. Game-key cards don't contain the full data on the card and are instead used as a key to the full game. While a lot of developers are going to be...
Thursday24th Apr 2025
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News New Story Of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Trailer Is As Wholesome As They Come
It's all wedding bells and cuddling puppies
Cropping up in the March 2025 Direct as one of the latecomers to Switch, Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is Marvelous' latest farming remaster to sprout onto the Nintendo console. Now we know that it's also launching on Switch 2, our interest has piqued. Sounds like the perfect time for a new trailer, no?...
Friday18th Apr 2025
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News Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma Switch 2 Cart Will Apparently Also Work On Switch 1
Okay... what?
Just when we thought we were starting to get a grip on what would and would not be on Switch 2 cartridges, publisher Marvelous comes in with another bombshell (thanks for the heads up, @Wario64). In a recently published Q&A section regarding the Nintendo Switch 2 edition of Rune Factory: Guar
Monday31st Mar 2025
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Feature "It's Nothing Like A Port" - Story Of Seasons Head Talks Remaking A Lesser-Known Favourite
Totally Bazaar
Marvelous announced the next title in the beloved Story of Seasons series during last week's Nintendo Direct, and we're sticking with the remakes! But this time, we're diverging from the undisputed classics and going a bit off-piste. Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar launches on Switch on 27th August 2025, an
Friday21st Mar 2025
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"If I'm forced to say..."
Dragons, a great calamity, a big battle, and a whole new continent to explore — and that was all just in the announcement trailer. Even this early on, we could feel that Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma was a step up for the series. And with every new trailer and every new detail, that's only become more true. Taking...
Thursday23rd Jan 2025
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News Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma Announces Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin DLC
A special collab awaits
Last week, Marvelous announced Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma would be launching on the Nintendo Switch this May. Now, in another update during a livestream event, it's been revealed there will be some special collaborative DLC with the action-farming sim Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. As explained by Noisy Pixel, Sakuna will
Thursday16th Jan 2025
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Exclusive Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma Gets Gorgeous New Trailer Ahead Of May Release
Spring into action
Amazingly, it's been four years since Rune Factory 5 finally arrived on Nintendo Switch. And while we've had the fabulous Rune Factory 3 Special, a remaster of the popular DS title, we haven't seen a new entry for a minute. Well, that's about to change: Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma will be launching on Switch (and Steam) on...
Wednesday25th Dec 2024
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Soapbox Vanillaware's Most Underrated Game Is More Than Just A Pretty Picture
Deserving of a Rebirth
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Alana is talking about a Vanillaware oldie — Muramasa: The Demon Blade, a Wii title that is celebrating its 15th anniversary. And, in the wake of 13 Sentinels and Unicorn...
Friday8th Nov 2024
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News New Action RPG 'Farmagia' Celebrates Switch Launch With Free DLC Skins
A "baby tomato" skin is available now
Marvelous launched its new action RPG Farmagia on the Switch last week and it's now been announced the title will be receiving some free DLC skins the month. Starting this week, players can now receive a free "baby tomato" themed Afanc skin. Here's a bit about this character (via Gematsu): "A bit of a...
Tuesday29th Oct 2024
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News 'Ys Memoire: The Oath In Felghana' Finally Comes West January 2025
After launching in Japan last year
After sitting in the "early 2025" release window for a good few months, XSEED Games has today announced that Nihon Falcom's Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana will be making its way to Western Switch eShops on 7th January 2025. This one initially launched in Japan in April 2023 as a remaster of the 2010 PSP title...
Sunday2nd Jun 2024
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News Marvelous Officially Reveals Farmagia, A New Monster Game Releasing This Year
Meet the characters
One of the other highlights during the Marvelous Game Showcase this week was an update on "Project Magia", now officially known as Farmagia. This title was initially revealed during a "sneak peek" in May last year, and during the latest broadcast, the game's product manager Takehiro Ishida introduced viewers to the game's intro...
Friday31st May 2024
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"Collaboration contents from outside Capcom will not be carried over"
The Nintendo 3DS had plenty of incredible exclusives and in its heyday, a lot of those were in the Monster Hunter series. One gem that truly stands out from its no-glasses-3D siblings is Monster Hunter Stories. Developed as a collaboration between Capcom and Marvelous, this...
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News Marvelous Provides Development Update On New Story Of Seasons Game
"Please wait just a little bit longer"
Last year, during the Marvelous Games Showcase, the company revealed it was working on the next major entry in the farming and lifestyle simulation series Story of Seasons. Now during this year's showcase, the Story of Seasons series manager Hikaru Nakano has provided a development update and another look at...
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News DAEMON X MACHINA: Titanic Scion Gets A New Teaser Trailer
Another look at the "mech-action sequel"
At the Marvelous Game Showcase last year, First Studio and "visionary producer" Kenichiro Tsukuda lifted the lid on DAEMON X MACHINA: Titanic Scion. Now to close out this year's show, Marvelous has shared another teaser of the "all-new entry" in the series. Here's some PR: "DAEMON X MACHINA: Titanic Scion:...
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News Rune Factory's New Spin-Off 'Project Dragon' Introduces The Protagonists
"Under development"
Following a reveal last May, a new trailer for Rune Factory: Project Dragon has now been shared at this year's showcase. It formally introduces the title's protagonists Subaru and Kaguya. Instead of farming, the pair will use "the power of dance" to communicate and interact with the world around them. There will be plenty of...
Wednesday29th May 2024
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News Marvelous Game Showcase 2024 Airing Later This Week
Tune in for the latest announcements
Marvelous has announced its 2024 digital game showcase will be taking place later this week. According to the official announcement, the team will be delivering a 30-minute broadcast featuring the "latest information" on its projects currently in development. You'll be able to watch this showcase on the...
Wednesday17th Apr 2024
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News Potionomics: Masterwork Edition Brews Up An RPG Shop Sim On Switch This Fall
Update 2: Now official after accidentally leaking earlier
Update #2: The trailer is back up. Enjoy! Not only that, Marvelous has confirmed that the game will be getting a physical release as well as a Limited Edition Box Set release: Update: Marvelous (XSEED) has removed the announcement trailer from YouTube, suggesting that today's...
Thursday11th Apr 2024
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News Fashion Dreamer Receives Another Free Update For Switch, Here's What's Included
Future Fair has arrived
Since its arrival on the Nintendo Switch, Fashion Dreamer has received multiple major updates adding all sorts of content. This week marks the arrival of "free update 5" - officially titled Future Fair - which includes with Limited Time Fair Rewards as well as new Catalog items. There are some new Gacha items, roo. Keep in...
Thursday28th Mar 2024
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News A New Corpse Party Game Is Creeping Onto Switch This Autumn
Hey, who turned out the lights?
Those who are easily scared might want to look away for a moment because the cult-classic Japanese horror series, Corpse Party, is once again getting creepy on Switch as Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion brings the chills this Autumn (or 'Fall,' if you'd rather). Published by Marvelous Europe (XSEED in North...
Friday15th Mar 2024
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News Fashion Dreamer Releases Its Fourth Major Content Update On Switch
The free "Wonderland Fair Update" is now available
Update [Fri 15th Mar, 2024 01:00 GMT]: Nintendo has now ed an English trailer highlighting this new "Wonderland Fair Update" for Fashion Dreamer. Once again, this is the fourth major update for the game (Version 1.4.0) and comes packed with new specialty items, 64 new patterns as well as over...
Tuesday20th Feb 2024
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Feature Shiren The Wanderer Devs On Preserving Series' "Difficulty" And "Uniqueness"
"I made sure to preserve what I believed to be valuable"
Shiren the Wanderer is one of the longest-running roguelike series in the world. Debuting back in 1995 as the second entry in the Mystery Dungeon series, Mystery Dungeon 2: Shiren the Wanderer introduced the world to the young boy who would explore many procedurally-generated dungeons over the...
Sunday18th Feb 2024
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Feature "It Just Felt Right" - How Story Of Seasons & Piczle Cross Is The Perfect Union
"I am an unapologetic fan of the Story of Seasons series"
What's more relaxing than a farming sim? Many of us love to wind down with a few hours of tending crops, looking after cows, and taking in the seasons in a good ol' Story of Seasons game. And for almost 30 years, this hugely popular series has been sowing the seeds and setting the standard...
Saturday17th Feb 2024
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Back Page The Best Cows On The Nintendo Switch
We would never steer you wrong
In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you'd find all the weird goofs that we couldn't fit in anywhere else. Some may call it "filler"; we prefer "a whole page to make terrible jokes that are tangentially related to the content of the mag". We don't have pages on the internet, but we still love terrible...
Thursday15th Feb 2024
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News Fashion Dreamer Releases Its Third Major Content Update On Switch
The free "Classic Fair Update" is now available
When Fashion Dreamer arrived on the scene last November, it was ittedly a tad underdone compared to certain other series like Style Savvy (New Style Boutique). Fortunately, developer Marvelous has made an effort to improve the situation with ongoing updates. This brings us to the third major...
Tuesday23rd Jan 2024
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News Freedom Planet 2 Locks In An April Release Date On Switch
Free from delays?
Following a recent delay, Marvelous Europe and GalaxyTrail have revealed that Freedom Planet 2 will launch on Nintendo Switch on April 4th, 2024. Featuring four playable characters, the sequel boasts some gorgeous pixel art visuals and gameplay that will look comfortably familiar to fans of the first game (and the Sonic...
Tuesday28th Nov 2023
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News Fashion Dreamer's Free Winter Collection Update Unfolds On Switch Next Week
New items, features, patterns and more
We found that there was some fun to be had in the Switch-exclusive title Fashion Dreamer when it hit the console catwalk earlier this month, though we felt that it was very much lacking in depth at the time of launch. It looks like more content is on the horizon, however, as publisher Marvelous Europe has today...
Wednesday4th Oct 2023
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News Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Offers Up Free 'Pumpkin Patch' Cosmetic DLC
Available now
XSEED Games has announced that it is offering up a free piece of cosmetic DLC for Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life in the form of a Pumpkin Patch outfit. Yes, just in time for the pumpkin season, you can get your farming protagonist dressed up and in the spirit right now for the price of... well, the few seconds it will likely take...
Wednesday9th Aug 2023
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Video Here's Eight Minutes Of Brand New Rune Factory 3 Special Gameplay
Return to the Sharance Tree this September
Rune Factory fans will be celebrating in just under a month's time, as Rune Factory 3 Special will be launching on Switch on 5th September in the West. This remaster of the popular DS title from 2009 brings back many fan's favourite entry in the "Fantasy Harvest Moon" series, gives the game a fresh lick of...
Tuesday1st Aug 2023
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News Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life 'Precious Memories' Trailer Is Full Of Farm Sim Nostalgia
"Tell your own generation-spanning tale"
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life sprouted back onto Switch earlier this summer, reintroducing us to the farm sim world that we first visited on the GameCube in 2003. Cashing in on this cross-generational appeal, publisher Marvelous Europe has released a new post-launch trailer for the game titled 'Precious...
Wednesday26th Jul 2023
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News Stylish Switch Exclusive 'Fashion Dreamer' Stitches November Release Date In The West
Just one day after the Japan release
Update: Nintendo of America has shared a brand new eight-minute overview trailer for Fashion Dearmer. This mammoth overview gives budding fashion designers and the style-savvy a look at just how jam-packed their fashion worlds will become this November. Don't forget, the game launches exclusively on Switch on...
Friday30th Jun 2023
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Step aside, 2003 GameFAQ
Will you be playing Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life? Or are you, perhaps, one of the original fans of the GameCube/PS2 game? Either way, we know what you need: A ton of tips, tricks, and hints to get past the game's special little idiosyncrasies, and into the heart of this charming farming game. (We would like it to be...
Tuesday27th Jun 2023
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News Switch Exclusive 'Fashion Dreamer' Locks In November 2023 Release (Japan)
One for Style Savvy & Style Boutique fans
One game featured in last week's Japanese Nintendo Direct that didn't get a spot in the Western broadcast was the Marvelous XSEED fashion title, Fashion Dreamer. It was previously shown in the February Direct, and now, if the Switch's release schedule wasn't already busy enough for the second half...
Friday2nd Jun 2023
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Guide Best LGBTQ+ Switch Games
Play with pride
Happy Pride, everyone! We're updating and republishing this list of some of Switch's best and most inclusive games in celebration of Pride month. Enjoy! The games industry has not always been good at portraying LGBTQ+ relationships and identities, but thanks to the efforts of small studios, indie developers, and LGBTQ+ creators,...
Tuesday30th May 2023
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Poll What's The Best Harvest Moon / Story Of Seasons Game? Rate Your Favourites For Our Ranking
"I think it's your destiny to take on this farm"
In a little less than a month, Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life will finally be making its way to the West on June 27th, 2023. The game s Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town as the second modern remake of a farming classic, introducing new players to a franchise that's now been running for...
Friday26th May 2023
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News Rune Factory 6 And Spin-Off 'Project Dragon' Officially Unveiled
Visit the "Land of the East" for the first time ever
One of the highlights of the Marvelous showcase earlier today was the official reveal of the new tentatively titled game Rune Factory: Project Dragon. Rune Factory 6 has also been announced alongside it. This new spin-off in the fantasy lifestyle series is set in the "Eastern lands with a...
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News Story Of Seasons Multiplayer Game Announced Alongside New Traditional Instalment
"Look forward to hearing more"
During the 'Marvelous Game Showcase 2023' livestream, the company announced not one but two new entries in the farming and life simulation series Story of Seasons. The first trailer showed off new footage of the next major traditional game - with series manager Hikaru Nakano detailing what exactly fans could look...
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News DAEMON X MACHINA: Titanic Scion Announced, Here's The First Teaser
"Visionary producer" Kenichiro Tsukuda returns
During the Marvelous Game Showcase earlier today, the video game company surprised fans with the announcement of DAEMON X MACHINA: Titanic Scion. Yes, it returns with an "all-new entry". First Studio and "visionary producer" Kenichiro Tsukuda will also return. Here's what we know about it so far,...
Saturday25th Mar 2023
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Hands On Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life - The Harvest Moon GameCube Classic Returns On Switch
Familiar ground
PAX East 2023 is currently taking place and our American-based video producer Zion has kept himself busy over the past few days checking out the latest and greatest releases. One, in particular, he got some time to sit down with was the Marvelous / XSEED title Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life - a remake of the 2003...
Tuesday28th Feb 2023
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News Action RPG Trinity Trigger Lands May Release Date In Europe And Australia
After a September 2022 Japanese release
It was with a heavy heart that we saw the Western release of action RPG Trinity Trigger get held back a solid six months following its Japanese debut last year, and while we still have a while to go before we can dive into the '90s-inspired adventure, publisher Marvelous Europe has now given us a Switch...
Tuesday31st Jan 2023
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News Time-Travel RPG 'Loop8: Summer Of Gods' Gets Official Western Release Date
Game delayed to 1st June in Japan
Marvelous XSEED has revealed that Loop8: Summer of Gods, the time-travelling RPG from the producer of the Grandia and Lunar series, will be launching in the West on Switch on 6th June 2023. The game was originally coming to our shores sometime in the Spring, while Japan would be getting it on 16th March. However,...
Wednesday25th Jan 2023
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News The First Patch Notes For Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Are Already So Weird
Out now in Japan
Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life is out now in Japan, although English-speaking players will have to wait until 27th June to get on board as well. After its Japanese eShop launch, the first patch has also been released, which fixes a number of bugs in the game — bugs that are quite entertaining to read about. Here's a Google...
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News Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Remake Is Coming To Switch This June
Plus a gorgeous new trailer
Farm news, everyone! Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, which is a modern remake of the 2003 GameCube original, Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life, finally has a release date. This news comes just in time for the first reviews, as the Japanese version of the game comes out tomorrow, 26th January, on the Japanese eShop. The...
Friday13th Jan 2023
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Feature What Is The Difference Between Story Of Seasons And Harvest Moon? A Handy Explainer
I was elected to weed, not to read
We've finally done it. After starting every article that concerns either Story of Seasons or Harvest Moon with a potted explainer of the schism between Natsume and Marvelous XSEED, we've finally sat down and put (electronic) pen to (electronic) paper and written out a long-form explanation of what "Harvest Moon"...
Saturday7th Jan 2023
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Guide Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life - Everything We Know So Far
Release date, characters, and more!
Beloved GameCube farming sim Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life is coming back to our consoles this year, and we can't wait. Even though it's now a Story of Seasons game instead of a Harvest Moon one... even though the characters are all redesigned... and even if doesn't die in the remake (although we would be a...
Sunday1st Jan 2023
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Feature How Stardew Valley Grew The Farm Sim While Harvest Moon Went To Seed
The Concerned Ape and the Golden Egg
In August of 1996, the same year that Spice Girls released their debut single and The English Patient swept awards season, a little game called Bokujō Monogatari came out in Japan on the Super Famicom. All signs pointed to it being a flop: its development had been plagued by bankruptcy and downsizing; it came...
Wednesday21st Dec 2022
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News Rune Factory 3 Special Has Been Rated For The Nintendo Switch
Western release targeting "Spring 2023"
During a Nintendo Direct in September, XSEED and Marvelous lifted the lid on Rune Factory 3 Special for the Switch. Apart from the usual RPG, farming and monster battle elements, this updated version will also include a brand new mode - allowing players to enjoy more quality time with their in-game spouse...
