Story+of+seasons+friends+of+mineral+town+v20200820+extra+quality [UPDATED]

If you find a copy labeled “Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town v20200820 Extra Quality” – especially on archival or repack sites – it likely includes:

Recommended for:

Would you like this condensed into a shorter social media caption or formatted as a video script outline? If you find a copy labeled “Story of

At launch, the game forced you to play as a male farmer if you wanted to marry the male bachelors (or vice versa). Version 20200820 introduced the "Best Friend" system (exclusive to the Asian/JP PC release via this patch). This allowed for same-sex relationships without awkward pronoun swapping. The Extra Quality repack unlocks this feature globally.

One of the most tedious aspects of the original GBA game was the 255-floor mine. In the base remake, it was still tedious. In v20200820, the developers added a "skip floor" elevator that unlocks every 50 floors—but only if you have the Extra Quality stability patch, which prevents the game from crashing when saving deep in the mine. Recommended for:

This patch was released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC (Steam). While official patch notes were brief, players reported “extra quality” improvements such as:

Note: No major content (new marriage candidates or events) was added in this patch. Would you like this condensed into a shorter

High quality tip: Record birthdays in your real-life phone — the game doesn’t have a built-in calendar reminder for friendships, but the remake does show them on the map icon.

The original Switch port had severe stuttering in the Forest of the Spring. v20200820 locked the PC version to a buttery 60fps. The "Extra Quality" repack goes further, optimizing the game for 144hz monitors, making watering crops feel like an arcade dream.

  • Outfits:
  • Swimwear: Not added.
  • Text speed options: Set to “Fast” immediately.

    • Story of Seasons: Friends of Mineral Town is a full remake of the beloved 2003 GBA classic Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town.
    The identifier v20200820 refers to a specific post-launch patch/version (dated August 20, 2020).
    The term "Extra Quality" is used by the gaming community to highlight this version’s improvements over the base release, including bug fixes, performance optimizations, and quality-of-life updates.