Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar isn’t too complex, but it does sometimes leave the player to explore the systems and figure things out for themselves beyond the very basics within tutorials. There are also some tips that can make life much easier, both early on and later in the game. While this isn’t a full […]
Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar acts as somewhat of a remake of Harvest Moon: Grand Bazaar (2008) on Nintendo DS, though it’s a far enough departure that Marvelous is describing it as “inspired by” instead. This is one of many of the Story of Seasons farming simulators, with Grand Bazaar focusing on selling your crops […]
You’re never in short supply when it comes to farming games, there’s usually always a new one just around the corner. This is especially true of publisher Marvelous, who have put out many over the past half-decade via their Story of Seasons series. However, one spin-off series called Rune Factory fell into dormancy—that is, until […]
Space, the Final Frontier It seems like there’s a recurring theme with my reviews on NookGaming – and yes, it’s space. Look, I can’t help it. I grew up reading books about colonizing the Moon, terraforming Mars, and mining asteroids (read Ben Bova’s The High Road, if you’re similarly inclined). Star Wars, Star Trek, and an […]
Welcome (Back) to Mineral Town Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town may look familiar to some. It’s a remake of Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town for the Game Boy Advance, which itself is a remake of sorts of Harvest Moon: Back to Nature for the PlayStation 1. Then there’s Harvest Moon: More Friends […]
Introduction Hop onto this boat, grab some sunscreen and join us as I’m your captain in this adventure towards the sea. Let’s raise our sails for this grand voyage to your Summer in Mara, developed and published by Chibig. Before anyone says it, my grandfather has a boat and I’m the third captain in line […]
Fall from the sky and land right in the role of a ruler, farmer, fighter and more in Rune Factory 4 Special for the Nintendo Switch. Rune Factory 4 Special is a remaster of the original game released on the 3DS back in 2012 – 2014. Now it’s 2020 and it’s back with added features, […]