Happy Farm'n Friday! I started the grand Rune Factory 4 adventure in Selphia earlier this week. So far, I've planted some turnips and tried to sleep in Volkanon's bed. Forte gave me a Claymore too, so now I'm off to explore a nearby forest. I haven't progressed very far yet, though I'm looking forward to showing everyone how awesome I am as a princess!

Don't forget that the Another Episode stories are free to download from the Nintendo eShop until March 24 (US) or March 26 (EU). Players can download the add-on directly from the Nintendo eShop by searching for Rune Factory 4 in the eShop, then choosing the Another Episode Pack from there. The game does come with Ventuswill's extra story, but the others display as "locked" within the game until the additional DLC downloads from the eShop. After the March cut-off date, the extra episodes bundle will cost $4.99/€4,99.

The Good Life News

The crowd-funded agriculture mystery game The Good Life is still in development at SWERY's White Owls game studio. The latest developer's blog from February includes the addition of ridable sheep to the activities heroine Naomi can participate in as she tries to solve the mysteries of rural Rainy Woods, which includes a murder and villagers that transform into cats and dogs at night:

They plan to also add sheep races into the game too! Won't that be fun!

The game is still scheduled for a "Spring 2020" release date on Ps4, XBoxOne, and Steam. The latest build of the game will be showcased at the MIX Indie Space at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco from March 18 to March 22.

At the moment, GDC is still going to take place as scheduled. However, many developers (such as Microsoft, EA, and Sony) have canceled their participation in the video game developers' conference due to the worldwide Coronavirus outbreak.

Update (Fri, 7:00 PM PT) - GDC has now been officially postponed.

On that note, this weekend's eSports event, IEM Katowice 2020 in Poland, has closed its doors to the public as a cautionary measure to help prevent the spread of the flu-like virus. Those who purchased tickets to watch competitive rounds of Starcraft 2, CS:GO, and the Farming Simulator League (FSL), may request a refund within the next few days. Online broadcasts will still go on, but the tournaments will not have physical audiences cheering on the competitors.

Won's Flower Vase

In Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town the farmer's stamina doesn't always recover to 100% in the morning. One of the things you can do to help recover your health is to place flowers in the farmhouse Flower Vase. On Spring 3 of your first year, you'll meet merchant Won, who announced that every so often, he plans to stop by your house with an incredible item to sell you. On the 11th day of the season, he'll stop by your farmhouse in the morning and offer to sell you a Flower Vase if you have more than 5000 G on hand. After purchase, the vase will be inside of the farmhouse, next to the calendar.

The vase isn't simply for decorative purposes. Every morning, you will recover either stamina or fatigue, depending on the flower placed in the Flower Vase. There's also a chance that the cut flower will naturally wilt and disappear in the morning, but if you're lucky the flower will last for its maximum bloom time:

• Moondrop Flower: +10 stamina, maximum bloom time of 7 days
• Toy Flower: -7 fatigue, maximum bloom time of 5 days
• Pinkcat flower: -5 fatigue, maximum bloom time of 5 days
• Blue Magicgrass: +3 stamina, maximum bloom time of 10 days
• Red Magicgrass: -10 fatigue, maximum bloom time of 5 days
• Orange Venus: -20 fatigue, maximum bloom time of 2 days

You can toss a new flower into the vase at any time.

If you decline Won's vase, he'll stop by on the 11th four more times. He will stop offering the vase to you after the fifth time you turn him down. At that point, there's NO way to obtain the Flower Vase.

Until next time!

- Cher
(21 days, 21 days, oh Animal Crossing you will be here soon)

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