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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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 8 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Mount and Blade. Warband is just the better version all around. It works in reverse too cause Warband is better than Bannerlord.

[–] Denjin@lemmings.world 1 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Add Floris and it's basically the only game in that sphere worth playing at all!

[–] bollybing@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 4 days ago

Prophecy of Pendor is legendary. I might get bannerlord if they release a Pendor mod for it.