XSEED Games have released new information about Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town, including romance options, features, and villagers.
A continuation of the series that was originally known as Harvest Moon in the west, players once again abandon the busy city for a life in the country. Come to Olive Town in the steps of your grandfather, revive his farm, gather resources, and find love.
As stated in the first press release, players will be able to choose from 10 bachelors and bachelorettes as they build a farm from scratch. Highlights include bistro waitress Blaire (dreaming to be an actress), Reina (an enthusiast of ancient items), Damon (motorcycle bad boy with a secret soft-spot for animals), and Iori (a real nature lover).
You can find the bachelors and bachelorettes trailers below, along with screenshots.
The second press release details the game’s features and characters. Players can customize their look (down to their hairstyle, facial features, and skin color) at the beauty salon, along with buying new clothes.
Customization also applies to the farm, which can be upgraded from a mere tent into a grand house. Players can also build a family- not just with a spouse and child, but with pets. Players can raise dogs or cats, and participate in the annual Pet Derby. Player’s animal friends go even further; with mountable horses, and even wolves and unicorns! Motocycles are also available.
You can find screenshots of the features in action below.
Finally, the details on the town many residents were shared, along with many images of them (in the order presented in this list here). You can find it all below.
Editor’s Note: George is referred to as Georg in the press release, and George in the file name. We assume the correct name is the latter.
Victor – Olive Town’s visionary mayor
Jacopo – Victor’s laid-back son
Patricia – Owner of The Hoof House, the local animal shop, and mother to Bridget and Damon
George – Captain of the ferry and Patricia’s husband
Jason and Sally – Owners of the Gull’s Rest Hotel & Café
Mikey – Jason and Sally’s mischievous son
Misaki – Owner of the Capeside Bistro
Gloria – Fashionable curator of Olive Museum and Victor’s wife
Beth – An antique-hound who also works at Olive Museum
Nigel – The town’s legendary carpenter and owner of Nigel’s Handiworks
Clemens – The gearhead owner of the Worker’s Base Tool Shop
Lars – Clemens’ motorcycle-loving younger brother
Angela – Hardworking owner of the general store
Simon – Angela’s father, and one of the original pioneers who founded Olive Town
Jessie – Simon’s kindly wife and another of the original founders of Olive Town
Cindy – Angela’s precocious daughter and Jack’s sister
Marcos – Emilio’s father, and the best fisher in town
Manuela – Emilio’s good-natured mother
Raul – Marcos’ apprentice, an earnest and kindhearted young man
Dosetsu – Iori’s dutiful retainer
Nguyen – The flower shop owner who founded Olive Town alongside Simon and Jessie
Norman – Owner of the grocery store and Laura’s father
Sydney – Norman’s wife. A defense attorney who visits Olive Town on her days off
Lovett – Globetrotting bon vivant and food critic
Karina – Owner of Salon Ailes D’ange
Jeanne – The hip young stylist working at Salon Ailes D’ange
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is launches February 25th in Japan, and March 23rd in North America and Europe for Nintendo Switch.
