A fantastic love letter to Harvest Moon

The thing about remakes or spiritual successors is that they not only have to meet the quality of its predecessor but also surpass them to the degree that they match our nostalgic expectations of playing the predecessor for the first time.

Stardew Valley surpasses it by so much that it is an insult to name the game in the same breath as Harvest Moon. It is filled with so much bubbly love that it sometimes feels like close to bursting. The theme, the dialogs and the feeling of progression keeps me hooked to this day.

A fantastic love letter to Harvest Moon The thing about remakes or spiritual successors is that they not only have to meet the quality of its predecessor but also surpass them to the degree that they match our nostalgic expectations of playing the predecessor for the first time. Stardew Valley surpasses it by so much that it is an insult to name the game in the same breath as Harvest Moon. It is filled with so much bubbly love that it sometimes feels like close to bursting. The theme, the dialogs and the feeling of progression keeps me hooked to this day.