There’s plenty to in your first year ofStory of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, but as soon as you go to sleep on Winter Ten of Year One, so many things have changed once you regain control of your farmer on Spring One of Year Two!
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From minor aesthetic changes happening around the town of Forgotten Valley to major changes in which characters are around and which have, shall we say,left.The changes can be overwhelming on your first day of the second year, so we’ve got a list of some of the biggest changes when Year Two begins.
The Dig Site Begins Expanding
Although it’s a bit out of the way and fairly small when you first begin playing Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life,the Dig Siteup by the waterfall might expand for the first time in Year Two. In order to get the expansion, you’ll need to have found the first stone tablet during Year One.
As you spend time mining for archeological finds at the Dig Site, you’ll find not only new treasures as time marches on, but even more stone tablets unveiling the history of Forgotten Valley. The Dig Site continues to expand as the years go on, so keep digging through the years to keep expanding the excavation.
Vinnie The Hybrid-Making Plant Arrives
Sure, he’s a little off-putting when you first meet him, but Vinnie is one of the most invaluable additions to year two on account of his hybrid crop-making abilities. Simply befriend the three-headed plant in Takakura’s house, and he’ll begin making you all kinds of wild new seeds.
You can first begingrowing your hybrid cropsin Year Two, and they’re all much more valuable than your base seeds, if crops are your main method of earning money in Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life. Once you’ve gotten those down pat, feel free to move ontomaking custom seeds, too!
Nina Passes Away, And Gary Moves To Oceanview Hill
As time marches forward in Forgotten Valley, although everyone begins to show their age after a while, you begin Year Two with a noticeable absence in town – Nina, the tiny old lady with an iconic ladybug hat, has passed away in the time between the first two chapters of Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life.
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Gary’s moved to a smaller house on Oceanview Hill, right across from Vesta’s Farm. Nina is buried out front, and Gary spends a while every morningpaying his respects. While he’s quite distraught over the loss in Year Two, Gary does eventually bounce back, so check back in with him in Year Three for the sweet old man that you (and Nina) love.
Baddoch Becomes A Permanent Resident
Although you’ll probably meet him for the first time during his occasional visits to Forgotten Valley duringthe first year of the game, Year Two begins with Baddoch, the doctor with the robot eye, moving to Forgotten Valley permanently.
Now that Gary lives on Oceanview Hill, Baddoch has moved into Nina and Gary’s old home in the Townhouses across from the Bluebird Cafe. He’s much easier to befriend, now that he’s around every day instead of just twice each season, so be sure to introduce yourself if you haven’t already.
A New Family Moves To Forgotten Valley
You may be confused, if you bump into one of them out and about in town before stopping by the Townhouses to introduce yourself to the family that’s moved into the recently completed middle home, but they’re here to stay! Year Two sees three other new residents arrive in Forgotten Valley – a family of three named San, Garrett, and Kate.
Garrett is a salaryman who leaves town early and arrives home late at night, San is a classic woman who spends her time in town, and Kate is their daughter who you’ll watch grow up over the coming years. Garrett is how youget the alarm clock, too, which allows you to nap to pass time and regain energy, or wake up at different times of the day at will.
Tool Upgrades Make Life Easier
Though they’re never required, it’s a good idea to beginupgrading your tools. You had your first opportunity to do in Autumn of Year One with Van’s copper tool upgrades, and again as you’ve kept fishing, but you’ll find several more, even more helpful upgrades this year, too.
Not only willVan begin selling Silver toolsthis year with Gold ones not far behind in Year Three, but you’ll need one upgrade on a tool before you may unlock the one after it – no skipping upgrades – so it’s best to start now if you’re planning to improve your tools.
You Get Special Requests As You Max Friendships
You’ve likely spent a good amount of time in Year Onegetting to know the residentsof Forgotten Valley and working on your friendships, and that’s about to begin paying off. Sure, friendships enrich your gameplay alone, but as you begin to reach the topmost levels offriendship with the villagers, they’ll begin to reward you for your time.
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Some of them offer new outfits, others give critical tool upgrades, and the rest give interesting trinkets to prove your bond is solid. Talk to everyone and check the Bulletin Board regularly as your friendships top out, and collect your final rewards for making friends.
Certain Characters Are Older
This is the first time you’ll really begin to notice it, but the residents of Forgotten Valley are aging with your farmer. It’s not immediately apparent with everyone in Year Two, but certain townsfolk look visibly older already.
The biggest two growth spurts happened toLumina, the granddaughter of Romana up at the Villa andone of the romance candidates, and Hugh, Chris and Sully’s young son. Both will be a big different, with a few years passing between the first and second chapters.
You Have A Spouse
If you didn’tgive someone your Blue Featherback in Year One, don’t think you’ve escaped from the pressure of getting married – if you don’t propose of your own volition, someone arrives at the end of Year One to profess their love for you.
Who it is depends on who you’ve spent time with of the eight marriage candidates in the first year – anyone with a high enough affection for you will be an option when it comes time to choose your spouse. This character moves onto your farm, and will spend the rest of their life faithfully at your side.
You’re A Parent Now
Not only do you end the first year of Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life as a new spouse, but you’ve got an additional new role as well – a parent. At your wedding, your spouse will have asked you about expanding the family, and as Year Two begins, you’ll meet your new little bundle of joy while Takakura narrates to bring you up to speed.
Whether you’ve had a son or daughter,your influence on themcan’t be understated. The first year of their lives are so pivotal, and your opportunities to begin shaping the person your child grows up to be begin on Spring One of Year Two. Welcome to the next chapter of your life!
