rf4 has far better combat and crafting, but stardew has better vibes and a more relevant overworld
stardew is a more chill traditional experience that's like traditional harvest moon but better (and has multiplayer), rf4 is a proper fusion of farming, combat, and rpg progression. there's tons more weapon types, statistics, skills, spells, special effects on gear, etc. there's even monster taming and you can tame all but like 4 enemies in the game (humans and one immobile boss) to make them party members
if you're in the mood for farming and combat there's really no better game out there than rf4, but stardew's probably easier to just zone out in if you just want farming because it's more straightforward
Sick that sounds sweet. I liked the dungeon mine in Stardew but found it lacking
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