Cute. One thing that differentiates Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons from Stardew Valley is that Stardew has a much wider scale and scope, which makes it lose some of that cozy, down-to-earth atmosphere. The characters aren't as fleshed out as Stardew and the mines are absolutely dreadful to play. I might come back to this but I think Rune Factory may be more my beat.
Good, but a little bit too faithful to the original.
Extremely simple and earnest. I was recently looking for something I could play while going full 'head empty' mode so I could simultaneously binge either anime or a podcast (Kimagure Orange Road and Insert Credit are my respective favorites currently), so I grabbed this during the last Steam Sale and it fulfilled this role perfectly. I know the general opinion nowadays is that Stardew Valley mostly made this series irrelevant and while I agree that Stardew is a better game overall, it has a tad too much going on for when I'm trying to effectively multitask.
I expect to come back to this from time to time whenever I'm in need of unwinding.
I expect to come back to this from time to time whenever I'm in need of unwinding.
Fun, cosy game which is relaxing and grindy in a good way. Only downside is the romance candidates are uninteresting and don't have much depth.