The role-playing, farm simulation community is thriving after Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct. The Nintendo Direct presentation includes four major games for the genre: A Tale of the Seasons: A Wonderful LifeA remake of the GameCube classic; Fay FarmA Story From Farmsteading Game fearless developer Phoenix Labs; rune factory 3 special, a resale of Nintendo DS games; And HarvestellaWhich combines farming and fighting.
Nintendo is making it absolutely clear that it’s time to leave town and take care of our crops. The truth is, life simulation and farming games have been on the rise for quite some time – long before the likes of the 2020 smash hit animal cross: new Horizons, before we turned to cuddles and friendships new Horizons As the pandemic tore us apart, people were enjoying the chilly repetition of everyday agricultural life stardew valley and others.
new Horizons‘ The popularity may have been part of the boom in life sims and farming, but it’s games like Story of Seasons and earlier Animal Crossing iterations that built the foundation. stardew valley That’s built on it, and now we’re entering a new era – farming sims are dominating once again, and fans of the genre are thrilled.
“In The Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdom, you’ll grow your own crops, make friends with the local people, and wait… Fight monsters? Enjoy a comfortable life in this new Zelda farming sim!” pic.twitter.com/X23YfsjyKL
— CircleToonsHD (@CircleToonsHD) 13 September 2022
Beyond Tuesday’s Nintendo Direct, we’re already living in a golden age of farming simulators. In 2022 alone, immortal lifeInspired by a Chinese fantasy RPG stardew valley, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Rune Factory 5coral island, And oblates,
As always, there are a lot of jokes on social media, and a lot of people watching Nintendo Direct on Tuesday had stuff to say about how all farming simulators look alike. But I couldn’t disagree more – each of these games is a really interesting spin on the genre.
Fay FarmFor example, it seems that it inspired stardew valley and Animal Crossing, but it’s a blending of online and local co-op in a world of fairytale magic, tale of the seasonsA classic, on the other hand, is — yes — focused on farming, but places a ton of emphasis on relationship building and family life. Harvestella Stands out as perhaps the most unique of the herd, blending farming with big flashy fights.
There’s always something to do in Farming Simulator, and it’s easy to find satisfaction in even the smallest of tasks – not to mention the creativity in building a bustling farm. I’m excited to see how these new titles continue to shake up the format.
