Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer vs Stardew Valley
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer
Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer is a nice spin-off game from the usual town-management that had defined the Animal Crossing series. Instead of managing an entire town, you'll get to show off your sense of style as you get to design and decorate the homes - both inside and out - of all of your favorite Animal Crossing villagers. You can even decorate public buildings in your town including schools and hospitals. With the new amiibo feature, you can even tap on your amiibo cards to invite the characters to hang out with you in the game.If you can't get enough of Animal Crossing, then you'll definitely enjoy this amazing spin-off. It provides you with the same nice casual fun that you'd get from playing another game from the series.
Stardew Valley
Stardew Valley is an indie farm simulation/RPG that had surprisingly become popular mainly because of the beautiful pixel art, its heartwarming storyline and of its fun yet relaxing gameplay. In this game, you've inherited your grandfather's old farm in Stardew Valley, a place that was previously vibrant with life is gradually being worn-down since Joja corporation brought its Joja Mart chain to town. However, you saw the potential that this Valley has and are determined to restore it to what it could be - greatness... or you could just sell out and supply the Joja corporation with your produce... it's completely your call!Like most farm simulation games, you'll need to plant, grow and harvest a wide variety of crops as well as raise a plethora of farm animals. There are plenty of useful machines that you can restore and use to hasten your day-to-day, farm life routine. Interestingly though, being an RPG, you'll also get to mine for minerals, fight enemies, fish for... well, fishes and go foraging in the wild. These skills can be leveled up with use and as you progress, you can even unlock new recipes, places to explore and even pick up a profession or two. The best part though is that the game has some of the most interesting characters in a farm sim, some of whom you can eventually date and marry. You can also decorate your virtual home and customize the appearance of your avatar.
Stardew Valley reminds many of the game, Harvest Moon, and they aren't wrong. The game seems to build on the best parts of the latter and add in acouple of its own unique twists too. This is the sort of game that gamers, regardless of which type you are, will be able to enjoy.