STARDEW VALLEY or ANIMAL CROSSING?

[coffeemon]

I'm currently on my 2nd week playing SDV, but I've been playing AC(NH) for quite some time now. Which one's better? Actually, you cannot compare both because they're both cozy and chill games that will keep you distracted from your real-life problems, calm your anxieties and stress, and just live the life you can't outside the virtual world SD and AC give.

I have SD here on Steam/Mac and, of course, AC on the Switch, but I don't have a problem deciding which to pick up and play. There's just no time limit in such games--that's the beauty of either. It's all about the progress and which one are you in the mood to play at the moment, really.

[Natasha]

Animal crossing is a game that looks pretty and is not very practical, Stardew has better maps, better characters, better plots, better crafting, better itemization, better jobs, better everything but most importantly vastly better farming.

There's no contest unless you're the type of person that looks at things instead of playing them.

Stardew has a major modding community, Animal crossing does not.

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by Natasha:

Animal crossing is a game that looks pretty and is not very practical, Stardew has better maps, better characters, better plots, better crafting, better itemization, better jobs, better everything.

There's no contest unless you're the type of person that looks at things instead of playing them.

Stardew has a major modding community, Animal crossing does not.

And unlike Animal Crossing .. Stardew Valley is available on PC too in addition to other platforms.

(unless i missed something and AC is on PC too?)

[Natasha]

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

Originally posted by Natasha:

Animal crossing is a game that looks pretty and is not very practical, Stardew has better maps, better characters, better plots, better crafting, better itemization, better jobs, better everything.

There's no contest unless you're the type of person that looks at things instead of playing them.

Stardew has a major modding community, Animal crossing does not.

And unlike Animal Crossing .. it's available on PC
(unless i missed something and AC is on PC too?)

The things Animal Crossing does best such as decorating, Stardew can do as well, with mods even better.

The only disadvantage is that some may not like the more pixelated look on Stardew. I think it's charming and it makes character skins easier to make.

I'm willing to bet Stardew is also a cheaper game by now.

Stardew lets you scale the interface, zoom in and out and so on.

[ChrillBill]

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

Originally posted by Natasha:

Animal crossing is a game that looks pretty and is not very practical, Stardew has better maps, better characters, better plots, better crafting, better itemization, better jobs, better everything.

There's no contest unless you're the type of person that looks at things instead of playing them.

Stardew has a major modding community, Animal crossing does not.

And unlike Animal Crossing .. Stardew Valley is available on PC too in addition to other platforms.

(unless i missed something and AC is on PC too?)

Isn't Animal Crossing from Nintendo? I haven't heard of a AC for PC.
But there might be something similar to it like Story of Seasons which I have heard is quite similar to Animal Crossing. But I haven't played any of these two so I can't really say.

[Natasha]

Originally posted by ChrillBill:

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

And unlike Animal Crossing .. Stardew Valley is available on PC too in addition to other platforms.

(unless i missed something and AC is on PC too?)

Isn't Animal Crossing from Nintendo? I haven't heard of a AC for PC.
But there might be something similar to it like Story of Seasons which I have heard is quite similar to Animal Crossing. But I haven't played any of these two so I can't really say.

It is yes.

[NBOX21]

All of you are also overlooking one major point in Stardew Valley's favour - TIME. Stardew Valley's time only passes while you're playing, whereas Animal Crossing's time passes based on your system's internal clock. Revolutionary technology, sure, but there's a good reason why many games don't use this feature at all.

This may not sound like a big deal, but think about it - AC (all of them) basically require you to play on a set schedule and in some ways punishes you for not sticking to said schedule, which in most cases is playing every day. Stardew doesn't require any real world scheduling, allowing you to play in your own time and at whatever pace suits you best.

Not to mention, AC starts to get really boring after an hour or two per day, almost like a free-to-play game that they charge full price for, whereas Stardew lets you play for as long as you like per day without getting bored, like a real game.

That also means you're not forced to miss out on any of Stardew's major events unlike in AC just because you're not playing during the Christmas holidays. This also kinda drags the stresses of real life into a game like AC which also takes away from the fun, whereas Stardew allows me to escape from the stresses of reality and just have fun in my own time.

Originally posted by Natasha:

The only disadvantage is that some may not like the more pixelated look on Stardew. I think it's charming and it makes character skins easier to make.

What was once a technical limitation during the SNES/PS1 era is now seen as a unique art style that looks cool and resonates with many, not due to nostalgia, but because of how you can make games look unique when pixelated. Even 3D PS1 games have that charm for me.

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by ChrillBill:

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

And unlike Animal Crossing .. Stardew Valley is available on PC too in addition to other platforms.

(unless i missed something and AC is on PC too?)

Isn't Animal Crossing from Nintendo? I haven't heard of a AC for PC.
But there might be something similar to it like Story of Seasons which I have heard is quite similar to Animal Crossing. But I haven't played any of these two so I can't really say.

Me neither thats why i said SDV is for PC unlike AC.

"Unless i missed something"

[Alucard †]

I would still want to try out AC if it wasn't console / switch exclusive :<

[ChrillBill]

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

Originally posted by ChrillBill:

Isn't Animal Crossing from Nintendo? I haven't heard of a AC for PC.
But there might be something similar to it like Story of Seasons which I have heard is quite similar to Animal Crossing. But I haven't played any of these two so I can't really say.

Me neither thats why i said SDV is for PC unlike AC.

"Unless i missed something"

I know, I just meant I don't think you have missed anything.

I mean, is there even a single nintendo game available on PC? o.o

[NBOX21]

Originally posted by ChrillBill:

I mean, is there even a single nintendo game available on PC? o.o

Actually, yes there was. There was Mario's Fundamentals released exclusively on PC in 1995:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk3PX-uYWCQ
MS-DOS versions of both Mario is Missing and Mario's Time Machine, which also got NES and SNES versions, were also officially released.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-pTuFy4TWaU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qnyJa7E8u6M
Plus, pretty much every other Nintendo game can be played on PC thanks to emulators.

[Alucard †]

Originally posted by ChrillBill:

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

Me neither thats why i said SDV is for PC unlike AC.

"Unless i missed something"

I know, I just meant I don't think you have missed anything.

I mean, is there even a single nintendo game available on PC? o.o

Oh.
I certainly didn't know about any Nintendo PC titles.

Untill now xD ^ above post.

[Queen Droxxanna]

i still have my GAME CUBE sitting here in the living room with the ORIGINAL Animal Crossing still in it, and I occasionally turn it on and complain about all the weeds in town.
I only Played AC for years because it was the first and only game we had. Oh, and our dog loved to watch us play AC ,and got all excited when we went fishing so he could chase the red bobber.
Now I mainly play PC games here on Steam so I can watch TV at the same time as playing. Time spent an SDV, Creativerse and Pokeymon minecraft (played with my son).

As far as a building games go, I prefer the design elements of Creativerse, but I like the story lines and relationships best in SDV. If you are going to compare AC to SDV, AC doesn't stand a chance, even though I have never played the newer versions.

[esturias]

I wanted to try AC after I loved Harvest Moon that much, but the graphics and approach of AC never appealed to me. I'm not really a "graphics guy", but the bland and overly "cutesy" artstyle isn't my cup of tea. SDV is basically a "game for kids", too, but it has a very neutral approach in that regard. Back in those days, I only knew girls and moms who played AC.

[ChrillBill]

Originally posted by ⎛ Alucard ⎞ ✟:

Originally posted by ChrillBill:

I know, I just meant I don't think you have missed anything.

I mean, is there even a single nintendo game available on PC? o.o

Oh.
I certainly didn't know about any Nintendo PC titles.

Untill now xD ^ above post.

Me neither o.o I don't even remember those titles. I knew about emulators though, but that doesn't count in my book :> Would have loved a modern Zelda collection for PC...

Come on Nintendo, I know you can... And want to :D

[NBOX21]

Originally posted by esturias:

SDV is basically a "game for kids", too, but it has a very neutral approach in that regard.

I feel like Stardew Valley is more like the kind of game that appeals to all age groups. It's suitable for children while also being enjoyable for adults, especially considering there are a few things in this game that may fall more under the "mature" side of things but in a way that never feels inappropriate for the younger crowd if you know what I mean.

Originally posted by soaringfreedom:

i still have my GAME CUBE sitting here in the living room with the ORIGINAL Animal Crossing still in it, and I occasionally turn it on and complain about all the weeds in town.

Yeah, that's one of my bigger problems with a game like AC - as I may have mentioned already, if you want to continue playing after years of not playing, it feels like a massive punishment for not putting it on your schedule every day. Stardew, on the other hand, lets you come back to it whenever you want without feeling punished for not putting it on your real life schedule.

Come to think of it, AC even feels like a very primitive what they call "live service" style game before they became more mainstream. Heck, with the e-reader cards on the GCN game, some of which let you obtain exclusive items, they even predated loot boxes in a way now that I really think about it.