Play review of 'Story of Seasons Olive Town and the Land of Hope' where you can freely enjoy various elements such as farm work, ranch maintenance, fishing, and crafts.
Pasture management simulation game 'where you can enjoy the interaction with people while operating a ranch
Story of Seasons Olive Town and the Land of Hope | Nintendo Switch ™
https://www.bokumono.com/series/olive/
◆ Ranch maintenance & farm work
In 'Story of Seasons Olive Town and the Land of Hope', you can make characters by specifying facial features, skin color, eye color, etc. in detail at the start of the game.
The degree of freedom in character makeup is high, and you can also create
Olive Town, the setting for 'Story of Seasons Olive Town and the Land of Hope,' was pioneered by the hero's grandfather.
The game begins with the main character heading to Olive Town to enjoy a comfortable life.
A ranch cultivated by my grandfather was left in Olive Town. The protagonist will be free to cultivate ranches and grow crops with the advice of Victor, the mayor of Olive Town.
The ranch left by my grandfather has been abandoned for many years and is all-you-can-eat. Since there is no house in the initial state, the main character will maintain a rough ranch based on the tent.
The state of the ranch looks like this. There are a lot of trees and weeds, so we will use the sickle and hammer we received from Victor to maintain the ranch.
In the movie below, you can see how the trees are actually cut down and the grass is cut to clean the ranch.
When you mow or cut down the grass, the physical strength gauge displayed in the upper left of the screen will decrease. As I proceeded with the work and my physical strength was low, the message 'I'm about to collapse' was displayed on the screen.
To sleep in the tent to recover physical strength. 'Story of Seasons Olive Town and the Land of Hope' has a concept of date, and every 28 days, the four seasons of 'Haru', 'Natsu', 'Aki', and 'Fuyu' go around.
The next morning, I received 'mulberry' and 'watering can' from Victor, and I was able to do farm work.
In 'Story of Seasons Olive Town and the Land of Hope', you can cultivate your favorite place in the ranch and grow various crops.
In the following movie, you can see the flow from plowing the field, planting the seeds and harvesting.
Harvested crops can be shipped by placing them in a 'shipping box' installed on the farm.
The crops in the shipping box are settled at the end of the day and you can earn money according to the items you collect.
There are also facilities on the ranch that need to be repaired, such as a 'broken tori hut'.
Restoration requires materials such as 'raw wood' and 'stones' that can be obtained during mowing and logging.
As a result of repairing the 'chicken hut,' chickens can now be bred by hand. Now you can harvest your eggs every morning.
In addition, I found a broken bridge in the ranch. I tried to repair it like a tori hut, but ...
'Not enough material' is displayed and cannot be repaired. You will need 15 pieces of 'wood' to repair the bridge.
Wood can be created using a 'wood maker' that can be crafted from the craft menu. In 'Story of Seasons Olive Town and the Land of Hope', you can craft various things such as machines, fishing baits, and accessories from the collected materials.
In addition, the crafted machine can be installed anywhere on the farm. This time, we have set up three 'wood makers' to obtain wood efficiently.
Create the required number of timber and request construction ...
Successfully repaired the bridge. The range of activities within the ranch has expanded.
◆ Olive Town
In 'Story of Seasons Olive Town and the Land of Hope', you can freely go back and forth between the ranch and 'Olive Town'.
In 'Olive Town', there is a 'general store' that sells miscellaneous goods such as crop seeds and fishing baits ...
There are various facilities such as 'Bistro' where you can eat meals and recover your physical strength.
Also, on the bulletin board set up at the city hall ...
Requests from residents such as 'Please give me 10 logs' and 'Please give me 5 sap' are posted, and you can earn rewards by fulfilling the requests.
You can also get a 'title reward' at the city hall. 'Title reward' is a system that allows you to earn rewards by clearing conditions such as 'start living on a ranch' and 'give water to crops a fixed number of times'. The rewards that can be earned with the 'Title Reward' include food and crop seeds that are not available at general stores, so it is recommended that you check the rewards frequently.
You can check the map of Olive Town from the menu. The map shows the location of each facility and the current location of the residents of Olive Town.
You can also check the business hours of each facility. Different business hours and regular holidays are set for each facility. At the facility on regular holidays, you can talk with the residents, but you cannot use the facility.
◆ Efficiency of agricultural work
At Olive Town's Tool Shop, you can upgrade the performance of your axes and sickles to streamline ranch maintenance and farming. However, upgrading requires money and materials such as 'wood' and 'iron ingots'.
'Iron Ingot' can be created by 'Ingot Maker', but 'Iron Ore' is required to craft 'Ingot Maker'.
Therefore, I decided to mine iron ore at the 'mine' in the ranch.
Rocks are placed in the mine where you can obtain 'iron ore' by crushing it with a 'hammer'.
Craft an 'ingot maker' with 'iron ore' obtained from the mine ...
Succeeded in creating the desired 'iron ingot'.
Immediately upgrade the 'watering can' to the 'iron watering can' at the tool shop. With 'Iron Watering Can', you can water up to 3 squares of farmland at the same time.
In addition, 'skill levels' are set for activities such as logging, mowing, and farming. By repeatedly logging and mowing, you can increase your skill level and acquire various abilities.
As a result of continuing farming, I learned 'range sowing' to sow up to 9 seeds at the same time.
You can see how to efficiently farm using 'iron watering can' and 'range sowing' in the following movie.
◆ Extension of home
The base of the game 'Story of Seasons Olive Town and the Land of Hope' is a small tent, but it can be expanded by asking the 'Carpenter' in Olive Town. We decided to add a tent to a log house using the money earned by shipping the grown crops and the 'logs' obtained by logging.
Build a log house by paying money and materials.
There is a kitchen inside the log house where you can cook with harvested crops, miscellaneous goods and ingredients purchased from.
You can also install your favorite furniture in the log house. By upgrading your home, you can expand the range of furniture that can be installed.
◆ Free living
As mentioned above, in 'Story of Seasons Olive Town and the Land of Hope', you can enjoy a free life by developing a farm to grow crops and crafting various things from the acquired materials. You can also enjoy fishing on the beach.
The fish you catch can be donated to the museum.
In addition, you can enjoy coordinating clothes at the 'Beauty Salon'.
It is also possible to raise pets and take a walk together.
In addition, the residents of Olive Town have a birthday set, and you can check the birthday from the calendar.
If you give a present on the resident's birthday, it will give you a special reaction. Repeated communication will increase the liking of the residents.
In 'Story of Seasons Olive Town and the Land of Hope', there is no clear purpose set, so players can freely work on the elements they want to enjoy, such as ranch maintenance, fishing, and communication with residents. Crop can be harvested just by watering it every day, so no complicated operation is required. It is recommended for those who want to relax and enjoy the game with a warm atmosphere because you can easily experience life on the ranch.
'Story of Seasons Olive Town and the Land of Hope' has been available for Nintendo Switch since February 25, 2021. You can get the regular version for 5920 yen on Amazon.co.jp.
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