![]() Tools take a day to upgrade, so if you give your blacksmith an item to upgrade on Wednesday, you wont get it back until Friday on account of the smithy being closed Thursdays. Many businesses close for specific days and holidays, so you need to plan your purchases accordingly. to 6 p.m., depending on the establishment. You typically start the day at 6am, with various businesses and shops in town opening around 10.a.m. Story of Seasons has a strict clock cycle that sees time flow at a rate of approximately 10 in-game minutes for every five real-world seconds. (Opens in a new window) Read Our Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock (for PC) Review Running a Business Though in Story of Seasons' case, the investment is obviously farm themed. Much like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Friends of Mineral Town tasks you with amassing materials to sell or invest towards home expansion. ![]() Rocks can be hammered into building stones in the same manner, grass can be cut down into animal feed, and so on. A common tree branch, for example, can be chopped into building wood, which is not only worth more money, but can be used to expand the farm facilities. You quickly learn, however, that many seemingly useless objects have valuable uses once they're refined. Everything has value, so even the weeds you rip out of the ground earn a menial penny for your trouble. Fortunately, you can sell items by depositing them in the handy shipping box near the farm's gate. But, as with any budding business, the goal is to make money. You're equipped with a handful of basic tools for the various jobs, such as a scythe for weeds, a hammer for stones, an axe for wood, and a hoe for tilling. Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. ( See how we test everything we review (Opens in a new window).) You interact with townsfolk, collect items, and perform basic tasks, such as clearing weeds, rocks, and tree limbs that obscure the soil. Friends of Mineral Town utilizes a top-down camera much like classic Zelda or Ys titles, and you explore the world in much the same way as in those games. It's a spacious and well-equipped farm, but untended and in desperate need of management. In terms of in-game story, you've inherited a farm from your late grandfather. The sim starts after you name your character and farmstead. The polygonal visuals are a bit bland, and the controls are a touch clunky, but the PC game is wholesome, farm-sim fun. In fact, Friends of Mineral Town is a remake of the series' first GameBoy Advance entry, one that boasts new graphics and a remastered soundtrack. ![]() A licensing spat between publishers forced a title change in 2014, but the game's heart and soul-ranching in a quaint town filled with quirky characters-remains the same. Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is a farming simulator/RPG hybrid that looks and plays much like the classic Harvest Moon games.
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