FTS: Celebrated Series Unveils ‘Piczle Cross: Story of ‘Seasons’ Switch/Steam

 

14 December 2023 To celebrate the acclaimed Story of Seasons series, today Japan publisher, Rainy Frog, is excited to announce the next instalment of the critically lauded Piczle series Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons. Releasing on Nintendo Switch and PC Steam, this must-play puzzler offers a feast of fun, compelling challenges and beautiful settings that can be enjoyed on release 27th February 2024. With the current trend and upsurge for more cosy titles, Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons, is a perfect fit to please that demand, as well as capturing a new audience that wants something more relaxed, but at the same time challenging and enjoyable!

The Recipe for Success The critically acclaimed Piczle series has been redefining the logic-puzzle genre for over a decade. Infusing the series with a rich story and lovable characters, each Piczle title gives puzzle fans more than just puzzles. From the sprawling world and story of the critically acclaimed Piczle Cross Adventure to the retro LCD inspired Piczle Puzzle & Watch Collection and the rich depths of Piczle Lines 2: Into the Puzzle Verse, Piczle offers unique logic-puzzling experiences.   Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons continues this tradition and winning formula by offering not only the most feature-rich and cosy nonogram experience available, but doing so in homage to everybody's favourite farm life game series!   In Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons players experience addictive nonogram logic-puzzles that celebrate the beloved farm life game series by exercising their brain with classic logic-puzzles. Favourite villagers and bachelors, tools and crops, animals and upgrades in nonogram form will provide you with countless hours of puzzling!   No end of nonograms With over 350 puzzles featuring a wealth of different Story of Seasons mainstays you’ll have a veritable pasture-full of puzzling pleasure! Puzzle variations include nonograms featuring the series' farm animals, seasonal crops, villagers and, of course, your favourite bachelors and bachelorettes!

Bigger together Five unlockable collage puzzles celebrate Story of Seasons’ festivals by combining dozens of puzzles into a bigger picture. Each collage puzzle combines dozens of individual nonograms that each unlock part of a bigger canvas celebrating your favourite festivals!

Explore the Almanac Clearing specific puzzles will unlock entries in the in-game 100+ page almanac that celebrates all your favourite characters and critters from the Story of Seasons games.

Play it your way! True to the Piczle series, Piczle Cross: Story of Seasons provides the most feature-rich and option-abundant experience available to cater the puzzling experience to players’ exact liking. From hiding away the timer to correcting mistakes, from choosing the puzzles’ themes to managing how completed clues are marked off, play exactly how you want. There is no wrong way to play!

There is so much more on offer to ensure an intuitive & intriguing time is had!

Piczle series creator and Score Studios CEO James Kay commented “Thanks to Marvelous' cooperation, I was able to develop a game that faithfully reflects the story of the Story of Seasons series. It was a great honor to work with Marvelous on the game and hope that fans of both Story of Seasons and Piczle will enjoy the game."   Hikaru Nakano, Manager at Marvelous Global Games Studio added “The characters and crops from Story of Seasons have been turned into cute puzzles, creating a really fun game. I hope fans of the Story of Seasons series will enjoy the game.”     Features Test yourself with 30 hours of brain-stretching puzzle fun with 350 puzzles. Reveal a bigger picture by completing collage puzzles combining dozens of smaller puzzles. See your farm grow with new crops as you complete puzzles. Watch the seasons change in your farm as you progress. Browse a 100+ page almanac with information from five Story of Seasons games. Listen to music from the Story of Seasons games in the Music Player. Enjoy the same charming character and farm graphics used in the Story of Seasons games. Tweak the puzzle experience as you like it with a wealth of puzzle options. Unlock 25 varied achievements. Supports 9 languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese)   About Rainy Frog Established in 2013, Rainy Frog is a Japanese video game company based near Tokyo publishing console games in Japan and worldwide. In Japan, the company has published more than 100 games across all major platforms and works with Japanese developers to publish their games worldwide. Rainy Frog joined the Forever Entertainment group in April 2022. www.rainyfrog.com

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DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS

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Doraemon meets Story of Seasons in this new, fresh take on farming! 

Japan's adored Doraemon franchise comes to Nintendo Switch™ in Story of Seasons, a beloved farming simulation series lasting over 20 years. 

The setting is Natura, and at the center of this land is the mystical Big Tree. Doraemon and friends will each take on a role to help out around town! 

The theme of this experience is creating bonds with the town residents, and while doing so, enjoying the heart-warming interactions through each character and the part they play in the story.

But building a farm and raising horses and cattle like in other Story of Seasons games isn't the only thing to do. Explore the town of Natura, go on adventures, catch bugs and much much more! Fans of the Doraemon series will also be happy to know that Doraemon's gadgets can be used to assist you in your new, everyday life!

Enjoy the nostalgia of Doraemon and Story of Seasons while helping Noby live his farm life in this unique, lovable land!

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From the Source: XSeed - Return to PopoloCrois: A Story Of Seasons Fairytale

RETURN TO POPOLOCROIS: 

A STORY OF SEASONS FAIRYTALE,

NOW AVAILABLE in North America!

We are excited to announce that the farming-flavored turn-based RPG, Return to PopoloCrois: A STORY OF SEASONS Fairytale, is now available in North America exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS™ family of systems. Produced by creative masterminds Yohsuke Tamori (creator of PopoloCrois Story) and Yoshifumi Hashimoto (longtime producer of the Bokujou Monogatari/STORY OF SEASONS and Rune Factory franchises), this comprehensive crossover features classically-styled RPG gameplay and game-spanning life simulation elements equally enjoyable to both veterans and newcomers to either series. Return to PopoloCrois: A STORY OF SEASONS Fairytale also marks the return of the PopoloCrois series to the West after a 10 year hiatus.

About Based on the Japanese PopoloCrois Story comic book series -- which fans can get a taste of in English via our product website a www.returntopopolocrois.com/-- and featuring elements from the wildly successful Bokujo Monogatari farming and life simulation series now known as STORY OF SEASONS in the West,Return to PopoloCrois: A STORY OF SEASONS Fairytale hearkens back to the golden age of RPGs with its tactical, turn-based combat and towns full of interesting NPCs who contribute to a heartwarming narrative about friendship, forgiveness, and the bounty of the earth. Ample farming and life simulation elements are also on offer à la STORY OF SEASONS, including real-time crop-raising, bug-catching, rock-quarrying, item synthesis, and relationship forging. Players can collect over 600 items and undertake nearly 100 quests throughout the game, supplementing its 25+ hour main story with nearly unlimited potential for replayability. StreetPass™ features are also present, allowing players to connect with one another and earn bonus items through treasure-hunting.