How to play Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town on Mac

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Game summary

A remake combining the content of the Game Boy Advance games, Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town and Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town, for the Nintendo Switch. The series' international name was changed to Story of Seasons due to Natsume keeping the rights to the Harvest Moon title when Marvelous began publishing through their own companies, XSEED Games, instead.
First released: Oct 2019

Play Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town on Mac with Parallels (virtualized)

The easiest way to play Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town on a Mac is through Parallels, which allows you to virtualize a Windows machine on Macs. The setup is very easy and it works for Apple Silicon Macs as well as for older Intel-based Macs.

Parallels supports the latest version of DirectX and OpenGL, allowing you to play the latest PC games on any Mac. The latest version of DirectX is up to 20% faster.

Our favorite feature of Parallels Desktop is that when you turn off your virtual machine, all the unused disk space gets returned to your main OS, thus minimizing resource waste (which used to be a problem with virtualization).

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town installation steps for Mac

Step 1
Go to Parallels.com and download the latest version of the software.
Step 2
Follow the installation process and make sure you allow Parallels in your Mac’s security preferences (it will prompt you to do so).
Step 3
When prompted, download and install Windows 10. The download is around 5.7GB. Make sure you give it all the permissions that it asks for.
Step 4
Once Windows is done installing, you are ready to go. All that’s left to do is install Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town like you would on any PC.
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🕹 Editor's notes

If you are a part of the Nintendo fanbase, you’d probably know about the Friends of Mineral Town series. This addictive game (based on the farm simulation genre) garnered a lot of attention with its first edition, providing an easy and accessible gateway for players.

While this classic hit may seem outdated in the current farm simulation world, Marvelous has added new feathers to make the game more appealing to modern gamers.

Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town takes a step ahead, and we’ll tell you why.

Plot

The plot is simple, which allows you to step into the shoes of an ambitious farmer. The game involves several satisfying characters with personalities like Brandon (a misunderstood genius) and Marie (a fainthearted intellectual) to keep you glued to the plot.

Furthermore, characters like Zack will make the game more interactive as you work in your field. Although interactions may seem insignificant and small, they add detail to the overall gameplay and make the plot interesting.

Emergent events

The game follows the same thought process with its emergent events, making the interaction more engaging. While you might feel these random events awkward initially, they help to make relationships and allow players to relate with each character.

Furthermore, the plot packs some light gameplay within these interactions, which allows players to enjoy the game.

Multiple characters

As mentioned earlier, Story of Seasons: Friends Of Mineral Town introduces many characters in the game. These characters make the game more engaging while building a relationship, and gradually marrying a character is the best part of this game.

The game also introduces new elements like same-sex marriage, dropping some initial labels like “Best Friends” from the game.

Conclusion

The modern version of this classic game stands to its reputation, adding more flavored elements that you expect from a farm-based game. If you are an avid Friends Of Mineral Town fan, you should undoubtedly try the Story of Seasons.