DORAEMON STORY OF SEASONS: Friends of the Great Kingdom

Last updated: 2025-09-18

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Summary
  • Significant improvements over its predecessor
  • Heartwarming story and beautiful visuals
  • Relaxing and engaging farming gameplay
  • Excellent music and sound design
  • Repetitive gameplay loop and lack of depth
  • Technical issues and poor port quality
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Categories

Farming SimulationLife SimulationLocal Co-opAnimal HusbandryCraftingFishing SimulationSingle-player StoryTools and Gadgets Gameplay

Emotions

Satisfaction29%Disappointment16%Frustration14%Joy7%Enjoyment5%
Reviews
(sample size)
127
Helpful reviews
91%
Unhelpful reviews
9%
Protest reviews
0%
Positive points
421
Negative points
268
Gameplay points
71
Perf. points
8
Rec. points
66
Misc points
76
Point
Significant Improvements Over Predecessor
Description
Players widely praise the game for being a substantial improvement over the first installment, addressing many previous criticisms and enhancing overall quality of life, graphics, music, and story. The game feels more polished, less grindy, and offers a more convenient and enjoyable experience.
Importance
99%
Heartwarming and Rich Story
Description
The game features a well-made, heartwarming, and abundant story that is faithful to Fujio's style, focusing on wholesome themes of friendship and mutual understanding. Characters are well-developed and memorable, and the plot is rich with childlike and heartfelt content, making players feel immersed.
Importance
83%
Beautiful Art Style and Visuals
Description
The game is consistently praised for its beautiful, unique, and exquisite art style, graphics, and color palette. Detailed backgrounds, amusing character designs, and a gentle watercolor style contribute to a visually comfortable and appealing experience, with many visual details enhanced.
Importance
82%
Relaxing and Engaging Gameplay
Description
The game provides a very relaxing, warm, and stress-relieving experience, suitable for calm and leisurely play. It offers sufficient playtime with a lot to do, purchase, and upgrade, making grinding feel purposeful without being excessive. The core gameplay loops of farming, mining, socializing, and upgrading are addictive and healing.
Importance
78%
Excellent Music and Sound Design
Description
The game's soundtrack is consistently highlighted as one of its best aspects, featuring melodious, relaxing, and moving BGM. The music is comfortable and fitting, enhancing the overall atmosphere. Additionally, main story cutscenes feature full, high-quality voice acting, making character dialogues enjoyable.
Importance
76%
Enhanced NPC Interactions and Companions
Description
Relationship building with townsfolk is significantly easier and more streamlined, with NPCs actively greeting players and offering richer, evolving dialogues. The companion system adds a sense of family, allowing friends to join Nobita in various tasks like farming, mining, and fishing, enhancing the cooperative and immersive experience.
Importance
44%
Authentic Doraemon Integration
Description
The game successfully fuses Story of Seasons mechanics with the Doraemon franchise, appealing to fans of both. It features strong Doraemon characteristics, including the use of secret gadgets that enhance farming efficiency and exploration, and a story that feels like a long-form Doraemon comic, creating an immersive experience.
Importance
41%
Accessible and Profitable Economy
Description
The game makes it easy to earn money without excessive grinding, particularly through fishing, which is profitable and no longer consumes stamina. Farming also yields significant returns, and the removal of decreasing fishing yields benefits players who rely on it for income.
Importance
10%