Getting settled in Olive Town will take a little elbow grease in Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town. Like in previous Story of Seasons games, players inherit a family homestead in need of a little love and care, just on the edge of Olive Town. The town is a charming, bustling location working on building a reputation with tourists traveling on cruise ships nearby. However, it quickly becomes apparent there is a distinct lack of olives in Olive Town.
It appears Olive Town is modeled off the US western coast. Thick trees cover the farm location, and, after leveling the livestock skill, players can befriend and keep Buffalo. Because this Story of Seasons town appears to take place on a frontier setting, it may seem odd to name it after a fruit tree that isn't native to the area.
Despite this, it is possible to purchase and grow olive saplings in Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town. Olives are a Fall crop, and the trees need to be planted as soon as possible at the start of the season, as they take several in-game weeks to mature and produce fruit. The olives can then be put inside the liquid condiment Maker to craft olive oil for cooking, or to be sold in the shipping container. However, while a farm could easily house dozens of olive trees, there aren't any tucked around Olive Town itself.
Story Of Seasons: Pioneers Of Olive Town Holds Special Olive Crystals
The real reason for how Story of Seasons' Olive Town got its name is actually due to the special treasure players can find when emptying out puddles on their farm with a bucket or pump. Olive Crystals are small gemstone-like items used for some of the most expensive crafting and repair tasks. These include preparing the Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town hydroponics building, as well as restoring the broken-down Motorbike during the winter season of the first year. Story of Seasons' Olive Crystals are extremely rare and crucial to certain projects, so it is important not to toss them in the shipping bin at the end of the day by mistake.
There are many special items and secrets hidden throughout a player's farm in Pioneers of Olive Town, which act as rewards for exploring and discovering different areas. While there aren't any olive trees shading a player's walk along the rocky beaches, or standing around the town's storefronts, finding an Olive Crystal hidden among the loot inside Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town treasure boxes can be a real treat, and encourages players to look under every rock and in every cranny as they set up their frontier farmsteads.
Story of Seasons: Pioneers of Olive Town is available now for the Nintendo Switch.