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Little off-topic but can anyone here compare to Stardew valley? I feel like I’ve kinda “finished” stardew after going through the core story and wondering about

Little off-topic but can anyone here compare to Stardew valley? I feel like I’ve kinda “finished” stardew after going through the core story and wondering about switching trains

mathgladiator 7y ago
The big crazy difference is that Stardew Valley goes faster while AC is real-time and this is... super frustrating.
- eshyong 7y ago
  The two games have totally different vibes, which is fine. AC is more for relaxing and unwinding, while SV is more of a story-driven/objectives-based game.
- rashkov 7y ago
  Agreed.. was a bit disappointed by AC when I was hoping for something more like stardew valley. Would love a recommendation for something like that if it exists.
  - joshschreuder 7y ago
    Rune Factory is the usual comparison. Rune Factory 4 just re-released on Switch and I played a decent chunk to tide over my AC longing before it launched, and I quite liked it. Much more story focused, combat, and not real time.
  - slightwinder 7y ago
    You could try the original franchise from which Stardew Valley was cloned from: Harvest Moon (also know as Story of Seasons) or it's Spin-off Rune Factory. There is also Graveyard Keeper, which is similar in vibe and mechanics, but with a very different setting.
- jader201 7y ago
  I love that AC is real time, that has been one of the bigger draws for me since the original. Few games have events around real life holidays (in real time), and give you a sense of jumping on to see what today has in store. If AC is a game you try to rush through, then it may not be the game for you. But if you go in understanding and accepting it for what it is, you’ll enjoy it more.
  - shakna 7y ago
    For me, this is less about trying to rush through, and when I have time to actually play. That means that some days when I want to play, everything is closed, because it's too late in the day, and others everything is closed because it's too early - and the game punishes you for changing the clock to fit more than one of those circumstances.
- slightwinder 7y ago
  You can simply cheat around the real-time-effect. Powergamers do it all the "time".
eshyong 7y ago
I've played ~20 hours of Stardew Valley and ~10 hours of Animal Crossing so far, and the vibe is totally different. Animal Crossing is slower paced and very relaxing, whereas Stardew Valley is much more story/character driven. IMO the point of Animal Crossing is personalization, and making the island your own space, which I enjoy. It really helps me unwind at the end of the day. At some point, playing Stardew Valley felt like real work, and that's sort of when I lost interest.
oneVoiceOnHN 7y ago
What did you think of stardew? I thought it was addicting but terrible. Like an awful cellphone game.
- awinder 7y ago
  I liked it but I was on a mission to complete the community center and the mines and then was done. So I didn’t pour myself into the farm too much, and the game had a decent end point. But I could totally see someone playing it differently
eknkc 7y ago
Stardew gets much more intense than AC. AC is chill, slow. No hard consequences. No mistakes.. It is fun though.
zimpenfish 7y ago
Stardew Valley is a min-maxer's dream. I think you'd go mad trying to min-max Animal Crossing if it's even possible.

Little off-topic but can anyone here compare to Stardew valley? I feel like I’ve kinda “finished” stardew after going through the core story and wondering about switching trains

mathgladiator 7y ago

The big crazy difference is that Stardew Valley goes faster while AC is real-time and this is... super frustrating.

eshyong 7y ago
The two games have totally different vibes, which is fine. AC is more for relaxing and unwinding, while SV is more of a story-driven/objectives-based game.
rashkov 7y ago
Agreed.. was a bit disappointed by AC when I was hoping for something more like stardew valley. Would love a recommendation for something like that if it exists.
- joshschreuder 7y ago
  Rune Factory is the usual comparison. Rune Factory 4 just re-released on Switch and I played a decent chunk to tide over my AC longing before it launched, and I quite liked it. Much more story focused, combat, and not real time.
- slightwinder 7y ago
  You could try the original franchise from which Stardew Valley was cloned from: Harvest Moon (also know as Story of Seasons) or it's Spin-off Rune Factory. There is also Graveyard Keeper, which is similar in vibe and mechanics, but with a very different setting.
jader201 7y ago
I love that AC is real time, that has been one of the bigger draws for me since the original. Few games have events around real life holidays (in real time), and give you a sense of jumping on to see what today has in store. If AC is a game you try to rush through, then it may not be the game for you. But if you go in understanding and accepting it for what it is, you’ll enjoy it more.
- shakna 7y ago
  For me, this is less about trying to rush through, and when I have time to actually play. That means that some days when I want to play, everything is closed, because it's too late in the day, and others everything is closed because it's too early - and the game punishes you for changing the clock to fit more than one of those circumstances.
slightwinder 7y ago
You can simply cheat around the real-time-effect. Powergamers do it all the "time".

eshyong 7y ago

I've played ~20 hours of Stardew Valley and ~10 hours of Animal Crossing so far, and the vibe is totally different. Animal Crossing is slower paced and very relaxing, whereas Stardew Valley is much more story/character driven. IMO the point of Animal Crossing is personalization, and making the island your own space, which I enjoy. It really helps me unwind at the end of the day. At some point, playing Stardew Valley felt like real work, and that's sort of when I lost interest.

oneVoiceOnHN 7y ago

What did you think of stardew? I thought it was addicting but terrible. Like an awful cellphone game.

awinder 7y ago
I liked it but I was on a mission to complete the community center and the mines and then was done. So I didn’t pour myself into the farm too much, and the game had a decent end point. But I could totally see someone playing it differently

eknkc 7y ago

Stardew gets much more intense than AC. AC is chill, slow. No hard consequences. No mistakes.. It is fun though.

zimpenfish 7y ago

Stardew Valley is a min-maxer's dream. I think you'd go mad trying to min-max Animal Crossing if it's even possible.