I tried playing Harvest Moon on the SNES today and having played Stardew Valley for hours, I thought I'd try and see how tolerable the original Harvest Moon was in comparison. I know and understand it is unfair because there's a 20 year gap between Harvest Moon and Stardew Valley, while also discrediting Harvest Moon's later entries since there's more than one.

Harvest Moon to me is a bit hard to revisit. Having to get used to only carrying two tools at the same time, your farm doesn't seem as big, you don't have a way to know that you're tired as readily, you just have to watch for the signs and the village you visit doesn't seem as characteristic. It's a basic farming sim, it has to start somewhere.

But Stardew Valley does so many things that it is easier to revisit.

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[–] JakobFel@retrolemmy.com 19 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Do the original version of Doom and Doom 2 count? The relatively recent, re-released duology is objectively superior. Also, OpenRCT2 makes classic RCT and RCT2 feel incomplete at best, and outright horrible to play at worst.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

re-released duology is objectively superior

do you mean the "doom 1 + doom 2" on steam? because if so, oh boy are you gonna love gzdoom
https://zdoom.org/downloads

[–] JakobFel@retrolemmy.com 0 points 5 days ago

I've known of gzdoom for ages but haven't gotten around to trying it. I just really like how that duology Steam release because it's just "pick up and go" with modern resolutions, tweaks and that incredible soundtrack remake.

[–] Mandarbmax@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (3 children)

I actually really like OG Dooms just as much as the new ones. I didn't play either until just a few years ago so no nostalgia. They are very different and so I don't feel like they step on each other's toes too much.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Also OG doom is good if you get bored while opening your fridge because if your fridge door has a screen, it can handle playing OG doom and pass the time it takes waiting for the door to finish opening.

[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 days ago

I love that there's 30 years of free mods to play as well. People just basically never stopped playing doom, which I think is a beautiful thing.

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

I agree. Doom 1 and doom 2 are like exactly the same fun level as Doom Eternal, just in a different way.
Tbh I didn't like "Doom (2016)" that much. I'm sure when it came out it was amazing considering doom 3 was the most recent thing, but I played Doom Eternal first and compared to the FUN of eternal, it just doesn't stand up to the "rip that guy in half then latch on that demon with a flaming chain on my double barreled shotgun so I can use a Lazer balista to shoot that other demons head off while in midair to go chainsaw the flying meatballs eyesocket" of Doom Eternal

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 days ago

Wow yeah, I can say that going from Eternal to 2016 is the "wrong order" since the sequel really _ really_ ups the tempo and ferocity of its predecessor.

I think I prefer 2016 overall, because I'm just like mentally too slow to fully enjoy Eternal. I don't have those reflexes anymore lol

[–] hobbsc@lemmy.sdf.org 5 points 5 days ago

things like dsda improve the game so much. It's hard to go back to the original game files.

[–] KeenFlame@feddit.nu 3 points 5 days ago

They aren't even similar