Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town

I give this a 2/5 This game is very similar to the original with more 'flare'. It's very fun. There are new characters, events, and animals, but it still brings back the nostalgia of the original game. Very well done. HOWEVER. Xseed seems to be on a 'child-proofing' kick that they're taking to an extreme. They've been doing this more and more over a long line of games and it's extremely upsetting. From preventing animals from getting 'sick' or 'dying' from neglect to removing rival marriages all together. It's very disheartening. The animals are cute and, yes, it is sad when they die (whether be from old age or neglect) but that's part of life. It's a good lesson for kids to learn. Not to mention with the removal of rival marriages it makes the characters very two-dimensional and unrealistic. They used to feel more interesting, having their own lives and events that were their own with nothing to do with the player. It made the characters much more fun. Also, Gray, for example, is suddenly sweet as sugar and never mean. He used to be kind of a jerk till you got to know him. Yes, he sort of snaps at you in the first event, but that's really it. This is exactly what I mean when I say Xseed is child proofing. It's sad that kids can't really learn good lessons from these games anymore. TL;DR = While they kept most of the old game, they added new things that are cute and fun. However, XSeed's child proofing ways are at it again.