Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar (Nintendo Switch 2) Review

Despite my long-recorded love of the franchise, I actually didn’t play Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar when it first released on the DS in 2010. The series had been going through a bit of an experimental phase at the time, and when I asked my local EB Games employee about it, she said it wasn’t very good, so I avoided it.

In a lot of ways, I’m actually glad my 21-year-old self didn’t play the original Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar, because, much like with Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life in 2003, I genuinely wouldn’t have appreciated its interesting and innovative ideas. Thankfully, Marvellous has breathed new life into this unique entry, and it is a sight to behold.

Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is a proper remake in every sense of the word. Built from the ground up on the foundation of the original, it changes almost every aspect of the game and polishes it to the nth degree—adding a suite of Quality of Life improvements and audio/video enhancements to really... Read more