Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns

Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns, known in Japan as Bokujō Monogatari: Mittsu no Sato no Taisetsuna Tomodachi (牧場物語 3つの里の大切な友だち, lit. Ranch Story: Good Friends of Three Villages) is a farming simulation role-playing game developed by Marvelous for the Nintendo 3DS. The game was released in June 2016 in Japan, February 2017 in North America,[3][4][2] and in October 2017 in Europe and Australia.[5] In this installment, in addition to the usual farmland which the player owns, the player is able to visit three towns, each with their own distinct culture and lifestyles.[1]

Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns
English-language cover art
Developer(s)Marvelous
Publisher(s)
Producer(s)Yoshifumi Hashimoto[1]
Artist(s)Igusa Matsuyama
SeriesStory of Seasons
Platform(s)Nintendo 3DS
Release
  • JP: June 23, 2016
  • NA: February 28, 2017[2]
  • PAL: October 13, 2017
Genre(s)Farm simulation, role-playing
Mode(s)Single-player

Like the previous installment, Trio of Towns features a Super Mario collaboration. However, instead of crops, it's in the form of costumes.[6]

Release

People who pre-ordered the game received a capybara "pocket plushie", a stuffed doll that stood 3.5” tall.[7]

Reception
Reception
Aggregate score
AggregatorScore
Metacritic74/100[8]

IGN rated the game an 7.7, or "Good", citing the game is a fun farming simulator with a "low-pressure approach and gorgeous 3DS graphics."[9]

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References
  1. Lite_Agent (18 January 2016). "Story of Seasons: details about the latest entry, Staff messages, screenshots/artworks". Perfectly Nintendo. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  2. Romano, Sal (20 January 2017). "Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns launches February 28 in North America". Gematsu. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
  3. Romano, Sal (1 March 2016). "Ranch Story: Good Friends of Three Villages launches June 23 in Japan". Gematsu. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  4. Romano, Sal (7 June 2016). "Akiba's Beat, Fate/Extella, and Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns coming to North America". Gematsu. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  5. @NintendoEurope. "Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns crops up on Nintendo #3DS on October 13th!". Twitter. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
  6. McFerran, Damien (5 April 2016). "You'll Be Able To Dress Up As Mario And Peach In The Next Story Of Seasons Game". Nintendo Life. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  7. XSEED. "Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns". Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns. Retrieved 2019-07-19.
  8. "STORY OF SEASONS: TRIO OF TOWNS". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  9. Seth. Macy (2017-03-17). "Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns Review". IGN. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
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