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XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing brand of Marvelous USA, Inc., today revealed details about the upcoming DLC that will be available for Story Of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town following its launch on the Nintendo Switch system in North America on March 23. This bounty of extra content for the latest entry in the popular farming/life simulation franchise, currently celebrating the 25th anniversary of the release of the original Bokujo Monogatari title in Japan in 1996, will enhance players’ experiences with new areas to explore, characters to befriend, and outfits to show off. Developed by Marvelous Inc. and published by XSEED Games in North America on the Nintendo Switch system, Story Of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town will launch on March 23, 2021.
The ‘Expansion Pass’ bundle of story content, new characters, and exclusive costume sets include:
Part 1 – April 2021: “Animal Attire” costumes for the protagonists and marriage candidates and the “Olive Town Mystery Files” sub-scenario. In the latter, Join Mikey and Cindy to discover the cause of strange incidents occurring across Olive Town in the very first mystery scenario in the STORY OF SEASONS series!
Part 2 – May 2021: “Windswept Falls Expansion Pack” where players can explore a refreshing, brand-new area home to four characters from a past entry on the Nintendo 3DS™ system. This also includes two marriage candidates.
Part 3 – June 2021: “School Uniforms” costume set for the protagonists and marriage candidates. Plus, the “Terracotta Oasis Expansion Pack” where players can discover an exotic oasis home to four characters from STORY OF SEASONS for Nintendo 3DS (includes two marriage candidates).
Part 4 – July 2021: “Yukata Set” costumes for the protagonists and marriage candidates. Additionally, players will get the “The Legendary Sprite Dance’ sub-scenario.” In this, the Earth Sprite Village is livelier than ever, and the sprites are determined to revive their legendary dance and hold a feast…with or without Boss Sprite’s permission!
Part 5 – August 2021: “Twilight Isle Expansion Pack” where players can sail to an island bathed in twilight and meet the four characters from Story Of Seasons: Trio of Towns that have made it their new home (includes two marriage candidates).
Finally, the “Expansion Pass” Purchase Bonus DLC unlocks the following costume sets will be available to owners of the ‘Expansion Pass’ at the game’s launch on March 23:
- ‘Pete and Claire’s Overalls’ costumes from Story Of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
- ‘Yuto and Naomi’s Hoodies’ costumes from Story Of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town
- ‘Henry and Holly’s Western Attire’ costumes from Story Of Seasons: Trio of Towns
Specific release dates and additional details about all of the DLC arriving for Story Of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town will be released at a later time.
Story Of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town launches March 23, 2021 and the ‘Premium Edition’ and a standalone retail version are available for pre-order from the XSEED Games Store and participating retailers for an MSRP of $59.99 and $49.99 respectively.
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