Story of Seasons Fans Are Trashing the New Harvest Moon Game

The video game industry is filled with unique stories. The history between the Story of Seasons [...]

By Marc Deschamps

The video game industry is filled with unique stories. The history between the Story of Seasons and Harvest Moon franchises is one such example. When Marvelous decided to bring their farming sim Bokujō Monogatari to North America, they enlisted publisher Natsume to release it in the region. Natsume renamed the game Harvest Moon, and it went on to spawn a popular series in the region. This partnership lasted until 2012, when Marvelous decided to start publishing the games in North America under their subsidiary XSEED. Since Natsume owned the Harvest Moon name, they began developing their own games under the name, while Marvelous and XSEED were forced to come up with a new name: Story of Seasons. Both franchises still perform well, but Story of Seasons fans have strong opinions about the matter, and the announcement of Harvest Moon: One World on Nintendo Switch has brought the whole thing up again!

Do you prefer Harvest Moon or Story of Seasons? Does one company have a greater right to the name than the other? Let us know in the comments or share your thoughts directly on Twitter at @Marcdachamp to talk all things gaming!

Keep reading to find out what Story of Seasons fans think about the new Harvest Moon game!

That's a bold statement.

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To be fair, Natsume had a long history with the series, too.

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Fans are using the occasion to promote the next Story of Seasons, instead!

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Some are calling the new game a "Natsume knock-off."

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Fans feel really passionately about this!

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It almost feels like a campaign among Story of Seasons fans.

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Natsume hasn't released screenshots or gameplay videos yet.

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Kind of hard to blame Natsume on that one.

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Seems like a lot of these people won't be getting Harvest Moon: One World.

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