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Hometown Story is a spiritual successor to the Harvest Moon series, being developed by a studio founded by Harvest Moon creator, Yasuhiro Wada. The game is about a player coming to the countryside where he takes over his grandmother's shop.
Gameplay[]
The main game is running the shop to grow the shop and the nearby town. Most hours of the game's day, the player is operating the shop, arranging goods and stocking shelves. It isn't very complex as there is only a few goods at a time.
The game shares similarities with Harvest Moon in the life sim portion. The nearby town starts with ten people, but with a large enough shop, the town can grow to 100 different NPCs. Also, like Harvest Moon, you can woo one of the original villagers of the opposite gender.
Reception[]
The game was received poorly. The game received a 49 from Metacritic and a 47.14% from GameRankings. Famitsu gave this game a 30 (7,8,8,7) out of 40. Critics criticized the lack of visible cues indicating progress. In sales, it did rather poorly as well selling only 5,513 units in its first week in Japan.
External links[]
- Hometown Story at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
- Hometown Story at GameFAQs
| Harvest Moon / Story of Seasons / Bokujō Monogatari series | |
|---|---|
| Console games | Harvest Moon • 64 • A Wonderful Life (Another) • Magical Melody • Tree of Tranquility • Animal Parade Friends of Mineral Town • Pioneers of Olive Town |
| Handheld games | GB/GBC • 2 GBC • 3 GBC • Friends of Mineral Town (More) • DS (DS Cute) • Island of Happiness • Sunshine Islands Grand Bazaar • The Tale of Two Towns • A New Beginning • Story of Seasons • Trio of Town |
| Developed by Natsume | Puzzle de Harvest Moon • Frantic Farming • The Lost Valley • Light of Hope • Mad Dash • One World • The Winds of Anthos |
| Spin-offs & Related Games |
Rune Factory • My Little Shop • Hometown Story • Return to PopoloCrois • Doraemon Story of Seasons Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom • Stardew Valley |