Natsume is back with another Harvest Moon game in the works, the developer announced in a press release (thanks, Gematsu). Their latest farming game is Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos, and it’s set to launch in summer 2023 for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam.
If you played Natsume’s last Harvest Moon, One World, you might think Winds of Anthos sounds pretty familiar. You play as a farmer-adventurer newly arrived to a region where the Harvest Goddess has gone missing. A recent natural disaster separated towns and settlements from each other, and your goal is traveling around to rejuvenate the land and its people in the hope of bringing the Goddess back.
The roster of farmable animals has expanded once more and includes Bengal tigers, owls, and parakeets. You’ll have a trusty steed or three to help travel around Anthos, and Natsume said growing a variety of crops and flowers is mandatory to restore the world.
Meanwhile, Marvelous and XSEED are releasing Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life remake on June 27, 2023. While Natsume published the Harvest Moon games outside Japan for nearly two decades and owns the name “Harvest Moon,” the series’ original creator decided to publish the games internationally from 2014 onward and uses the original name, Story of Seasons.
It’s a bit of a tangled mess, but Harvest Moon never quite enjoyed the same popularity after that. One World, the most recent entry, launched with mixed reception from critics and fans alike.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
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