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Bokumono Survey Results

hello, a little while ago i made a bokumono survey and posted it to the ranch story discord, and then a while later i posted it here to tumblr! it received 102 responses! wow! check under the cut to see the results from it! it's a long one.

Age: 79.4% of responders were 19-30, 16.7% were 31+, and 3.9% were 14-18. No responders were 13 or under, which makes sense, given the survey was posted on two places that require you to be 13 or older. Mainline Games:

Wow that's a lot of bars! The most interesting pieces to me are the most played games and the least played games. The most played game is DS/DS Cute, followed by the Friends of Mineral Town remake, and then a tie between the original (More) Friends of Mineral Town, all versions of A Wonderful Life, and A New Beginning. And the least played is Hero of Leaf Valley, by a very notable amount. Only 12 people out of 102 played it! The next least are Harvest Moon 2 and 3 for the Gameboy Color.

Spinoffs:

Not many folks have played any of the spinoffs! Only 48 of 102 played at least one of them. The most popular is Puzzle de Harvest Moon, and, as expected the least popular were the Japan only Satellaview version of the first game, and the Japan only free to play browser game, with one person each. (Two separate people by the way! It wasn't just one person selecting everything) A note, Doraemon Story of Seasons 2 isn't here because I actually set this survey up and started taking responses before it was even announced! I just brought it to tumblr rather late.

Rune Factory:

Rune Factory 4 (or Special) has been played by more responders than every Bokumono game other than DS/DS Cute?? This was wild to me!

Natsume Harvest Moon:

Unsurprisingly, the first Natsume Harvest Moon is the most played. From my memory the attitude at the time was a cautious "Well we can give them a shot?" The least played is the mobile only entry.

Favorite Game: The graph for this is almost useless with just how many slices it has. Only 4 games weren't picked as at least one person's favorite, those being Harvest Moon Gameboy, Harvest Moon 2, Hero of Leaf Valley, and Grand Bazaar. The most favorite votes goes to Animal Parade, with 20.6%, followed by Wonderful Life with 14.7%, and Trio of Towns with 11.8%.

Least Favorite Game: Another graph with too many slices to be at all legible. Only 3 games weren't picked as someone's least favorite, those being Harvest Moon 2, Harvest Moon (More) Friends of Mineral Town, and Hero of Leaf Valley. It's amazing to me that 75 responders played (M)FoMT and not a single person said it was their least favorite. The most least favorite votes were given to Harvest Moon A New Beginning with 19.8%, followed by Story of Seasons Pioneers of Olive Town with with 13.5%, and Harvest Moon Magical Melody with 11.5%.

Favorite Bachelor: Almost everyone gave a different answer! Wizard from Animal Parade had 11 votes! Gray had 10 votes and Cliff had 9, though many specified different games for them in which they liked them more, since they've both been in many.

Favorite Bachelorette: Again, almost everyone gave a different answer. Muffy had 12 votes, Nami had 11 votes, Celia had 8 votes. Yes, the top three were all A Wonderful Life Girls. No, Lumina did not get a single vote.

Favorite Part: Mostly different answers, but a whopping 39 people listed the social mechanics or characters as one of their favorite parts! 12 people said farming.

Least Favorite Part: Mostly different answers, but 7 people said fishing, and 7 said mining. Though some specified they only dislike mining in certain games, no such specification was made for fishing.

Rival Marriages: I figured this would be an interesting question as it's a mechanic that's been removed due to people not liking it. However, at least for these survey responders, that doesn't seem to be the case. 75.2% like the rival system, 15.8% like it in concept but haven't liked the execution or pairs in previous games, 6.9% would be okay with it as long as they can turn it off, and only 2% outright disliked it.

Special Candidates: 68.7% of responders like special candidates (such as Jamie, Inari, Wizard, etc), 25.5% don't mind having them around even if the special candidates aren't for them, 5.9% dislike the extra requirements that these candidates come with, and 1% don't like having special candidates in the game at all. There were also two write in answers, one saying they love them and their ridiculous requirements, and one saying that they love them but would like their genders to stop being changed to make the marriage straight (ie, Jamie and Inari) and yeah both of those are a mood.

Game Ending: 62.7% of responders are okay with Bokumono games having an ending as long as they can either keep playing afterwards or just avoid the ending, 14.7% are okay with it as long as it provides a new game plus option, 10.8% like the idea without caveats, 4.9% are neutral about it, and finally 2% dislike the idea no matter what.

Other Games: Finally, we have people listing what other games share the same charm as the Bokumono series to them! If you can believe it, the response that was put the absolute most was Stardew Valley, with 40 people saying it. 2 people specified that Stardew Valley did not share that same charm. 21 people said Animal Crossing. Some other semi popular responses were Fantasy Life for the 3DS, Spiritfarer, and interestingly, Fire Emblem. Oh and to the person who said Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, you win the survey /lh

So that's all! Thank you all for responding, and for the little jokes and whatnot you all wrote in. This was a lot of fun, and some of the responses were so kind out of nowhere and really made me smile. My favorite thing about Bokumono has always been the community, and this survey just put that into sharp focus. It's such a kind group. I hope this was as interesting to you all as it was to me.

#story of seasons #harvest moon #bokujou monogatari #bokumono

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Fresh Crops! January 22 - January 28, 2024

This week's newest fics and chapter updates for Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons on AO3!

Gilded Strings - by Basilface; WIP, 6/?, 40k

Rating: Mature; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings' Categories: F/M, F/F, M/M, Multi Fandoms: A Wonderful Life Relationships: Celia | Seperia/Pete | Jack, Lumina/Gustafa, Muffy | Muumuu/Nami, Molly/Nami/Matt; Characters: Lumina, Gustafa, Pete | Jack, Celia | Seperia, Nami, Rock, Muffy, Matthew, Gordy Additional Tags: Romance, Fluff and Smut, Cute, i love this game, Musicians, Work In Progress, Other Ships Not Mentioned in Tags, Songwriting, Drinking, Smoking, Outdoor Sex Summary: A tale of two lonely musicians from two very different walks of life, finding their own harmony along the leaf-strewn paths of Forgotten Valley, man. Little lady songbird and her blue-eyed bard 🍃

The One Before Us - by SymphonicFantasia; Complete, 1/1, 3.5k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandoms: Story of Seasons (2014) Relationships: Lillie/Male Farmer | Johnny | Ibuki; Characters: Lillie, Johnny | Ibuki, Melanie | Meruti Additional Tags: Embarrassment, Bisexual Character, Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Unrequited Crush, Unrequited Love, Shyness, Self-Doubt, Family, flashback dreams, Dreams, Flashbacks, Making Out, Minor Character(s), Romantic Fluff, Yearning, Pre-Relationship Summary: After going to an all-girls school for most of her life, Lillie was awkward around boys. She found it hard to talk and get along with them. Johnny was different, though. He was different from anyone else and he reminded Lillie of the first person she fell in love with.

Out of Reach - by MidnightArrow; WIP, 6/11, 3.1k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Fandoms: Sunshine Islands, Island of Happiness Relationships: Chelsea/Vaughn | Waltz, Sabrina | Sefiina/Vaughn | Valts, Chelsea/Mark, Mark/Sabrina | Sefiina; Characters: Vaughn | Waltz, Chelsea, Mark, Sabrina Additional Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Slow Romance, Friends to Lovers Summary: "What's it like to be in love?" Chelsea and Vaughn share a bittersweet moment in the meadow that slowly unravels their friendship. Will something new take its place?

Sweet Infidelity - by MidnightArrow; Complete, 1/1, <1k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Fandom: DS Cute Relationship: Female Farmer/Skye | Steiner; Character: Skye | Steiner Additional Tags: Angst and Tragedy, Tragic Romance, Infidelity Summary: Skye stole Claire's heart, but she's not the only one. Marriage doesn't always mean a happy ending.

Walking Down the Aisle - by MidnightArrow; Complete, 1/1, <1k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Fandom: Friends of Mineral Town Relationships: Claire the Farmer/Doctor Trent | Torre, Elli/Doctor Trent | Torre Additional Tags: Angst and Tragedy, Unrequited Love Summary: Claire's thoughts as she looks at Trent down the aisle. Love is the cruelest and most beautiful feeling in the whole world.

Wine - by MidnightArrow; Complete, 1/1, <1k

Rating: General Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Fandoms: A Wonderful Life, DS Cute Characters: Grant | Garrett, Samantha Additional Tags: Angst and Tragedy, Divorce Summary: Grant was a bachelor once. But he made the most fatal mistake. He fell in love.

Frater Sororque Semper - by SymphonicFantasia; Complete, 7/7, 21k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Fandoms: Story of Seasons (2014) Characters: Iris, Mistel Additional Tags: Family, Hurt/Comfort, Family Fluff, Family Feels, Minor Character Death, Minor Original Character(s), Grief/Mourning, Character Study, Alternate Universe - Pre-Canon, Platonic Relationships, Emotional Manipulation, Gaslighting Summary: Always brother and sister. Losing your parents at a young age is hard. Living with caretakers who seem bothered by your existence is even harder. It gets easier if you have someone by your side; someone who cares about you more than anything in the world. Iris and Mistel only have each other to keep themselves company as their caretakers take them through life.

Harvest Moon 64 Omega Rival Bachelors… IDK╮(. ❛ ᴗ ❛.)╭ - by PinkDeath; WIP, 1/?, <1k

Rating: Mature; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: M/M Fandom: Harvest Moon 64 Characters: Harris, Gray, Kai, Jeff, Cliff Additional Tags: Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Implied Mpreg Summary: I was playing Harvest Moon 64 while thinking about omegaverse while half asleep and this was born!!… Also I wished Pete | Jack could date the bachelors…. I may or may not do all of the bachelor.. IDK ¯_(ツ)_/¯. Also I made the bachelor omegas for this and Pete | Jack a alpha.

Misunderstandings - by Anonymous; Complete, 1/1, 1.5k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Category: M/M Fandoms: Trio of Towns Relationship: Wayne/Ethan; Characters: Wayne, Ethan Additional Tags: this was better in my head Summary: Funny how little misunderstandings like that can lead to something so big.

Never Give Up - by PedestrianB; Complete, 1/1, 2.3k

Rating: Explicit; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Category: F/F Fandom: Pioneers of Olive Town Relationship: Female Farmer/Bridget; Characters: Female Farmer, Bridget, Catherine the Cow Additional Tags: Angst with a Happy Ending, animal in distress, Birth complications, breech birth, Dystocia, Don't Try This At Home, Call your Vet, Everyone lives, author is ignorant, I will get Stuff Wrong, did a poor amount of research, probably out of character, Beta Read Summary: aka Bridget’s 7th Heart Event [Reimagined]

Island of Sanctuary - by Mai_Beyblader; WIP, 8/?, 11k

Rating: Not Rated; Archive Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death; Category: F/M Fandom: Island of Happiness Relationships: Reader & Other(s), Other Relationship Tags to Be Added; Characters: Reader, Other Character Tags to Be Added Additional Tags: Reader-Insert, POV Multiple, Multiple Pairings, Angst and Tragedy, Blood and Gore, Alternate Universe - Zombie Apocalypse, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Don't copy to another site, mentions of bullying, referenced suicidal feelings, Eventual Romance, Pre-Relationship, Implied Relationships Summary: An island is a piece of land surrounded by water, a thing separate from the mainland. Fate brought you to an abandoned one, and you've helped bring it back to life. When the dead walk the earth, the island you call home becomes a defensible place, a refuge. A sanctuary. But. Even here, death comes.

Tumblr Posts for A Wonderful Life Characters - by actaeoncross; WIP, 39/?, 40k

Rating: Not Rated; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi Fandoms: A Wonderful Life Relationship: Multiple Characters x Reader; Characters: Cecilia | Celia | Seperia, Cody | Gordy, Daryl, Flora, Gustafa, Lumina, Marlin | Mash | Matthew, Muffy | Molly, Nami, Rock, Reader Summary: A collection of Tumblr posts for A Wonderful Life Characters x Reader prompts.

Shroom For Two - by SymphonicFantasia; Complete, 1/1, 1.8k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: M/M Fandoms: Friends of Mineral Town Relationship: Carter/Doctor | Trent; Characters: Carter the Pastor, Doctor | Trent Additional Tags: Established Relationship, Recreational Drug Use, Mushrooms, Cooking, Domestic Fluff, Domestic, Cuddling & Snuggling, Morning Cuddles, Snow, BokumonoWWW 2024 Summary: As a priest, Carter had very few days to indulge himself and rest since he was the only priest in town. However, the aftermath of the occasional blizzard allowed him the luxury—and there was a certain doctor in town who would make sure he took it.

Bokumono Winter Warm-Up Weekend - by Daryls_Favourite; WIP, 2/3, 2.7k

Rating: Mature; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/M Fandoms: A Wonderful Life Relationship: Reader x Daryl; Characters: Reader, Daryl Additional Tags: BokumonoWWWNSFW

Layers of Love - by SymphonicFantasia; Complete, 1/1, 2.7k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply; Category: F/F Fandoms: Magical Melody Relationship: Dia/Gina; Characters: Gina, Dia Additional Tags: Lesbians, Established Relationship, Food Fight, Food, Cake, Festivals, BokumonoWWW 2024, Fluff, Tooth-Rotting Fluff, Friends to Lovers, Childhood Friends, Childhood Sweethearts Summary: Being sickly meant that Dia couldn't do much in Flowerbud Village. There were festivals she couldn't partake in if she was too sick or ran a fever that was too high. Her health was important to those around her and they did what was best. This meant that there were many festivals Dia had to miss out on. Luckily, some festivals could be brought to her.

In a Sky Full of Stars, I Think I See You - by copernicusjones; Complete, 3/3, 17k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Category: M/M Fandoms: Friends of Mineral Town Relationships: Carter/Doctor | Trent, Carter & Chester; Characters: Carter the Pastor, Doctor | Trent, Chester Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Pre-Canon, First Meetings, First Kiss, Stargazing, Getting to Know Each Other, Drinking & Talking, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Religious Discussion, Implied/Referenced Homophobia, Ambiguous Age, Bittersweet Ending, Additional Warnings In Author's Note, ~mysterious cameo~, (iykyk), Backstory, Whatever you'd call it focusing on being both queer and religious, That's very Present in here, Fictional Religion & Theology, Chester is A+ ally psuedo-dad/weird uncle Summary: The Starry Night Festival has never held any particular significance to Carter, although he's more than happy to help in making it meaningful for the congregation at the church where he serves as assistant pastor. This year, especially, as it's to be his last one in the city before relocating to Mineral Town. Between the early and late services, he encounters an unfamiliar young man who looks for all the world like he could use someone to talk to, and who causes Carter to recall his own not-too-distant past. Nevermind that he's attractive and, as Carter comes to discover, kind if not endearingly awkward as well. No, that's completely inconsequential. But isn't the Starry Night Festival meant for nothing if not hope and genuine connection? Even with no promise of them ever again crossing paths, Carter finds himself pondering what exactly that might entail.

The Wind and Wave that Guide Me to You - by HarukazeRen; WIP, 1/?, 1.6k

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences; Archive Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Category: F/M Fandom: Back To Nature Relationships: Claire the Farmer/Gray; Claire the Farmer/Doctor Trent | Torre, Carter the Pastor/Claire the Farmer, Karen/Pete | Jack, Elli/Pete | Jack, Claire the Farmer & Pete | Jack; Characters: Claire, Pete | Jack, Doctor | Trent, Gray, Carter the Pastor Additional Tags: slowburn romance maybe, Romance, Love at First Sight, Friendship/Love, not harem but branching story, Amnesiac Protagonist, amnesiac claire, Childhood Memories, Childhood Friends Summary: Claire was all alone, without money, friends, and memory. Even though everyone said this might be an opportunity for her to make a new life, deep down she wanted to trace her memories, especially because they always reminded her of her past. But, every time she got a glimpse of her memory, an uneasy feeling enveloped her, telling her it was better to forget her past and follow the wind breeze that guided her back to this Mineral Town.

And one Not Safe For Tumblr fic by Thefallen1986 titled Training A Lady.

#fresh crop monday #harvest moon #story of seasons friends of mineral town #a wonderful life #trio of towns #sos1 #back to nature #magical melody #pioneers of olive town #island of happiness #sunshine islands #hm 64 #hm ds cute

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