| Link: http://gematsu.com/2014/05/xseed-localizing-latest-harvest-moon-story-seasons XSEED Games is localizing the latest Harvest Moon game, known as Harvest Moon: Tsunagaru Shin Tenchi in Japan, as Story of Seasons. That’s just Story of Seasons—not Harvest Moon: Story of Seasons. Since XSEED, a subsidiary of Marvelous AQL, is taking over localization duties, it can’t use the Harvest Moon name, which is owned by Natsume, who has localized the series up until now. In Japan, the series is known as Bokujo Monogatari (Farm Story), thus the different owner of the English name. You had a good run, Harvest Moon. |
| I saw this earlier today. I'm pretty happy that the series is now in the hands of a more competent publisher than Natsume. |
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| inb4 Date, with his ranting about how this is gonna be horrible because of localising. |
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| Kinda sucks they can't use the Harvest Moon name but at least we're getting the game. |
Heredity said: why not just call it 'farm story: story of seasons'? it's a franchise revival opportunity, xseed. Story of Seasons is the new franchise title. Any future Harvest Moon games will be Story of Seasons: <insert subtitle here> It's not the best title they could have come up with, but it's less boring than the literal translation 'Farm Story'. |
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| Yeah, I agree. But if I had to choose between letting Natsume localize the games as Harvest Moon or XSEED localizing the games but changing the name, I'd go for the latter no matter what they changed it to. I hope they don't lose too many sales from the lack of brand recognition, though. |
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| I'll miss the title of Harvest Moon. It sounds unique and a lot better than Story of Seasons but oh well. |
| Good. XSEED will do an infinitely better job. Natsume just don't seem like they gave a shit when they localized the games. My BNW game still have random ass Japanese text in some parts. |
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| Planting cabbages will get fun again. |
| And here's where things get really confusing... http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/06/03/harvest-moon-the-lost-valley-announced Now Natsume is developing their own game under the Harvest Moon name, while the true next entry in the Bokujou Monogatari series is coming out with this new name. I find it very dishonest of Natsume to make this announcement without clarifying that their new game isn't part of the same series as previous Harvest Moon games. |
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| This is pretty much a worst-case scenario for fans of the series. The casual fans who don't follow gaming news will get TLV and end up being disappointed, while most likely overlooking SoS. SoS sells less, so XSEED and Marvelous may perceive the series to not have as much potential in the west, which could lead to lower quality or non-existent localizations. Hopefully the confusion clears up in the future as the more loyal fans try and clarify things (as I've seen them doing in the comments on various sites), since I doubt Natsume will say anything that could compromise their cash cow. |
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| Genre war. |
Heredity said: why not just call it 'farm story'? rolls off the tongue a bit better, although both titles unfortunately have the shovelware vibe. I believe that the trademark for Farm Story is already taken (by a mobile company). |
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| Rune Factory better or Harvest Moon? |
| Yo sorry for an unwarranted mention/notification for your inbox, but... Narmy said: This is pretty much a worst-case scenario for fans of the series. The casual fans who don't follow gaming news will get TLV and end up being disappointed, while most likely overlooking SoS. SoS sells less, so XSEED and Marvelous may perceive the series to not have as much potential in the west, which could lead to lower quality or non-existent localizations. Hopefully the confusion clears up in the future as the more loyal fans try and clarify things (as I've seen them doing in the comments on various sites), since I doubt Natsume will say anything that could compromise their cash cow. ...damn, did this post age both well and poorly... It has been frickin 6 years since this whole mess has started and there is still a large amount of the fanbase who are (rightfully) confused about what's happened to the Harvest Moon name. Thankfully, more and more people are realizing the circumstances of this event as time goes on, with people like Gammalad making very informative videos (such as this, click here!) on the matter. Natsume has done pretty much what you have said all these years ago: they have continued to announce games for the Harvest Moon series without saying anything about it technically being a completely different series from Bokujo Monogatari (which is now the Story of Seasons series in the West). They seem to have gotten petty about it too—one Twitter user literally got blocked by Natsume's official Twitter account for telling other users about the actual developers of the Harvest Moon games everyone knows and loves. Oh and about Story of Seasons—thankfully more and more of the games are coming, so it doesn't seem to have tanked in sales. In fact, it seems that XSeed Games's announcement of localizing the Mineral Town remake as "Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town" helped the fanbase realize where the Harvest Moon series they grew up with actually went. Now, people might be looking at me with angry eyes and thinking: "why necro this thread? this was in 2014, how's this relevant at all today?" ...Well...... Harvest Moon: One World Announced “Features a brand-new way of exploring Harvest Moon that seasoned players and new generations will both enjoy.” -------------------- "This past year at the Natsume holiday party, company president Hiro Maekawa noted that in the coming year a very big project would be released—it’s possible that the newly announced Harvest Moon: One World may very well be that game. Revealed in a press release, here’s what Natsume has to say about the upcoming title: 'Harvest Moon: One World features a brand-new way of exploring Harvest Moon that seasoned players and new generations will both enjoy,” said Hiro Maekawa, President and CEO of Natsume. “Over the decades, Harvest Moon has evolved but has always retained the traditional, family-friendly farming fun that the franchise is known for. The new engine and new graphics will upgrade this experience for 2020. We are so excited to share more about the features of Harvest Moon: One World in the coming months.” Can you imagine a world without tomatoes, strawberries, or even cabbage? That’s the situation players will find themselves in in the latest entry in the Harvest Moon series. Only an old book gives hints of what once was… Buoyed by a mysterious discovery, however, players will find themselves setting out on an adventure that spans not only their hometown but the whole world! What kind of people and places await? From the gorgeous beaches of Halo Halo to the snowy mountains of Salmiakki, there’s literally an entire world to explore!'" Looks like Natsume's continuing on with this and taking advantage of the legacy this brand had made... people who learned about the publisher change 6 years ago have been informing the fanbase recently though. I haven't played a new Harvest Moon game in probably a decade, and I admittedly wasn't too fond of Story of Seasons and its extensive tutorial... so I'm a person who's pretty neutral about both series (besides from seeing how weird Natsume's Harvest Moon games look). All I can say is that I honestly have very few expectations. As hilariously buggy as it is, I'll just stick to playing and failing and re-attempting to play Harvest Moon DS over and over, thank you very much. Anyone else got any thoughts on this? |
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| they guys make the senran kagura games, so ill puck this up at some point. good company, very good. the best company. |
Korishi said: is this like animal crossing? I think I'll pick up The Tale of Two Towns for 3ds The Bokujo Monogatari series (formally known as Harvest Moon and nowadays known as Story of Seasons in the West) is more about farming and has more of a central story going on than in Animal Crossing. You can usually fish in these games too though. Don't pick up the 3DS port of Tale of Two Towns. I've heard that it's notoriously worse than the original DS version and you're better off getting that version of the game anyway. If you want my personal recommendation, the games with Mineral Town in them (Harvest Moon: Back to Nature for PS1, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town / More Friends of Mineral Town for GBA, Harvest Moon: Boy and Girl for PSP, Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town for the Nintendo Switch) are probably a good start. (More) Friends of Mineral Town is considered one of the best titles in the Bokujo series among the fanbase. You can also play the original title that started it all (simply known as "Harvest Moon" for the SNES) if you're interested, but it's incredibly dated and may be difficult to play compared to newer titles. |
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