Sometimes you need to return to your past to see a way forward, and honestly, I believe nothing could be truer for the Story of Seasons franchise. Since the split with Natsume, its games have gotten better, but those improvements have been saddled with a lack of trust in its audience and this overwhelming need to hold our hands for hours on end.
A return to Friends of Mineral Town may not have been my first choice for a mainline Story of Seasons game on the Switch, but after spending several springs in it, it’s the game I most want the developers to look back at when they get around to creating the next original entry in the series.
Source: Destructoid Review: Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town