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One of the new announcements during today’s Nintendo Direct Mini was of a Square Enix game called Harvestella. A farming sim/RPG hybrid, it looks like a fantasy twist on Stardew Valley or Story of Seasons. It will launch on Switch on November 4.
The game seems to have all the typical farming simulators: growing crops, tending animals and making friends in the nearby village. It also has a combat system where the farmer has to fend off the local wildlife. There’s a twist: the game world doesn’t just have four seasons. The fifth season, Quietus, is also the season of death. The player must make sure that Quietus does not destroy his farm.
Visually, the game looks a little more Final Fantasy than Stardew – unsurprisingly given the publisher. The combat system also has a level of RPG sophistication than is typical of farming sims. The trailer even showed glimpses of massive boss battles.
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