Stardew Valley vs Fields of Mistria: Which is better?

[@evafan24]

I downloaded Fields of Mistria on a Saturday afternoon on a whim because I liked the aesthetic, the romanceable NPCs and the magic that was introduced to the farming. And by Sunday night I was OBSESSED and I've got about 13 hours of gameplay. For some reason, I couldn't get into Stardew Valley despite all the hype around it. Probably because it didn't appeal to me visually and Fields of Mistria is complete eye candy in comparison.

[@erikarocksthenation1]

I am the same way with stardew I think it’s the colors that makes it less pleasing to me but fields of mistria is so pleasing to look at as far as the colors

[@Helen_Boz]

With stardew it takes a while to get hooked on. U need to get to know the characters and a lot of plotlines are up to u to discover. Fields of Mistria is an easier game and much prettier so it makes sense y ut hooked u (I got hooked by both in different times lol)

[@Mari_Izu]

One thing I absolutely loved about Fields of mistria is how the village feels alive, the characters are hanging out with each others all the time, they talk about each other, we can participate in conversations with various characters, and it doesn't look like you're doing everything alone to revitilize the town, others characters are chipping in and helping you renovate buildings, fixing bridges and the entire town got together to renew the inn, in Stardew it seems you're the only one doing everything while the mayor is using tax money to get himself a gold statue instead of fixing the comminity center that he neglected.

[@cozyeden]

I think Fields of Mistria will be an overall better game than Stardew after it is a completed game. Stardew is a great passion project from someone who obviously loves Harvest Moon, but it's time for a better farming sim. Most farming sims that have come out lately have seemingly just been attempts at a better Stardew without any attention given to the original source content (Harvest Moon), but FoM very obviously takes inspiration from Harvest Moon and Rune Factory as well as Stardew and other adequate farming sims. That, along with the gorgeous pixel art, is what makes FoM so fantastic even in early access.

[@loveshot98]

I'm a huge SDV fan, but the way that people try to push it to a god-like game really irks me. Stardew is not the end-all be-all of farming sim games, and it's such a disservice when people say that "X is just Stardew Valley but with Y", not only to Eric and his legacy, but to the developers and creators of these other games that put so much work into making a game only to have it reduced to a copy of another. Stardew Valley brought back the love for farming sim games as an ode to Harvest Moon, and his legacy is exactly that - he brought this genre which was so loved in the 90s/00s back to mainstream, and keeping the door open for other developers and creatives to follow after him. With that being said, people also need to realize that SDV was able to prosper beyond what anyone could imagine due to how big the modding community is, and how accepting Eric is of it - he knows his game is not perfect and that there are a lot of things that could be better, but unfortunately he's a one-man show and there's only so much he can do by himself. Hence why he's moved on to Haunted Chocolatier, which I believe will be his magnum opus in terms of how good it is. Also, people need to understand that better developed/fleshed-out farming sim games than Stardew Valley will come out, and that won't take away from SDV as a game. All of these games coexist so we can all play them. And these are indie games developed by indie developers/companies, let's not pit them against one another as competition like AAA games companies do.

[@ayeshaazam4471]

Fields of Mistria is the first farming sim I’ve played. I initially wanted to play Stardew Valley but the fandom and overall the whole game development was just so big that it was a bit intimidating for me. But then Fields of Mistria popped up in my search and I was immediately hooked. Absolutely love the 90s aesthetic and I’m glad to see the fandom for this slowly growing😍

[@uiol.3423]

I really enjoy the way you construct your videos and commentary! amazing vid !

[@kryskross9027]

Harvest Moon: More Friends of Mineral Town (now known as Story of Seasons) was my FAVORITE game, until Rune Factory came out, which is still my favorite franchise. With RF not releasing any titles for what was it, 15 years? I tried other farming games- FeyFarm, Stardew Valley, the updated version of Mineral Town on Switch, even phone emulators for MFoMT, and none of them have captured me the same way Rune Factory on the DS and MFoMT on the Gameboy did. FeyFarm was closer to what I wanted with the beautiful graphics and dungeons, but the NPCs were just. So under developed. I’m really looking forward to Fields of Mistria now. Thank you for the review!

[@Mari_Izu]

15 years? But Rune Factory 5 was released in 2021 and Rune Factory 6 is in developement lol

[@kryskross9027]

@@Mari_Izu Rune Factory 4 was released in like 2010 if I remember correctly, on the Nintendo DS, idk it was a long time ago lol I was playing it when I was a young teenager. And More Friends of Mineral Town was a GBA game. (I waited so long for RF5 and then it was a flop. Very sad.)

[@sorinsnow3232]

​@@kryskross9027 2012-2014 (depending on region) on the 3DS, but ye, that was followed by literally its own console remake in 2019-2021and the next one RF5 in 2021-2022, pretty decent gap, but that gap was from the series funding and development having some issues with some key studios going bankrupt almost immediately after RF5 was initially greenlit way back when

[@milk-kei]

i have been binge watching your vids and i love your content!! keep up the good work

[@theninagabriella]

Thank you so much!!! 🥹🩷✨

[@franciscagutierrez2432]

To be honest I love both of them. I think they are similar in some ways and so different in others, so for me they complement each other! This is the first video I watched of you and I loved it. You are so welcoming!

[@MaoTao-mq1yf]

Great video! I have over 90+ hours in Stardew Valley but it took me a lot of time to really get into it at first. When it comes to FoM I'm hypnotized by the visuals. I love the pastel colors ❤❤❤ I agree that the characters are just so attractive 😂 Eiland is my pretty boy ❤ 😊

[@PandaWilliams-ol5vt]

off topic, but i love your voice. very relaxing. also i would love if you reviewed every harvest moon game. or more game reviews in general

[@miamost]

'when sdv first came out i wasnt the biggest fan' same, also coming from a harvest moon fan 😅 but i played it and it really is amazing!! i learnt not to be so prejudiced against field of mistria and excited for its official release :D

[@Felipse]

I've played Fields of Mistria for 8 hours today and i am conflicted about this game. It's good, aesthetically pleasing and comes with some QoL that SV is missing. But there's also not much to do at this point. There's a huge gap in time between these games and it will take a while before Fields of Mistria becomes as fun as Stardew Valley. Hasty infusion is bugged, btw, it's absolutely hilarious how fast it makes you.

[@Mari_Izu]

That's the bad part of early access, the game is not complete yet.

[@Felipse]

@@Mari_Izu exactly

[@marlenapowers478]

Hi again Nina! Love the video ❤

[@willows4769]

I agree with the characters in SDV. I took awhile for me to get going. FOV has more HM/SoS vibes when it comes to characters! Already spent more than 24 hours!

[@klyda78]

i recently bought this game and i love it as i love Stardew valley, for me i cant compare them because if there is no stardew valley then there will be no fields of mistria.

[@cozyeden]

harvest moon exists, so this isn't really true.

[@sorinsnow3232]

​@@cozyedenyeah, i know this isnt what they mean but their words do kinda remind me of the fact that waaaay too many people seem to mistakenly think SV invented the Farming Sim genre and that everything is copying it, when in reality its a genre thats existed for decades and most of these games that people deride as knockoffs and copies of SV are taking inspiration from way more than just Stardew

[@CodinskiSchwartzando]

Fields of Mistria’s character designs and color palette remind me so much of She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, it’s very cozy.

[@ash_the_enby_frog]

I've loved stardew for years, but I've mostly only ever had brief periods of feeling like 'oh yeah, wanna play stardew valley", and then i lose interest for a few months. With mistria tho, i got the game last night and i've already played it for 18 hours lol. It's got me hooked in a way stardew never did and i just cant put it down

[@sorinsnow3232]

1:45, current states, obv 1.6 SV is better than 0.11 FoM, but in terms of EA FoM vs 1.0 SV, gonna have to give it to FoM, which bodes well for its future

[@defiledbypigeon]

Does it play well on steam deck? I have over 250 hours on stardew and nothing has really scratch that itch so maybe this one will do for me lol. Great video btw

[@lunaria33games]

I’ve never played stardew valley and I haven’t played a pixel art game since the 90s. However, the hype around fields of mistria made me want to check it out and the price is very manageable. I can safely say I am loving my time with fields of mistria. So much so that I got 2 other pixel art games a try and I love them too! 😄

[@hiyoribp]

im just try it yesterday IM SO INLOVE fom its literally SO GOOD and im so happy bcs i couldnt get well into stardew valley and this literally saved me :')

[@juntunn]

I think overall that FOM is gonna be that new standard that all other farming sims will follow in the future. The currently early access shows alot of promise and immediate improvements on Stardew such as the jumping and especially in the cooking. i still Think that there are a bit of improvments fields of mistria could use. One is more inventory space… please, another is i think besides gifting to the museum and to Luc, bugs are kinda useless as most of them dont sell well. It would be cool if eventually we can place bugs and fish in our houses like in AC. Also would like to see more diversity in the dungeons as the further down you go its mostly just reskins of the previous monsters. This game is really good tho even for an early access Edit: also a full view map would be nice instead of always having to click on all the arrows. Lastly since there are so many characters I wish when one says they like or love a certain item it would be perm unlocked in their sheet, its kinda annoying to remember what everyone likes.

[@ash_the_enby_frog]

you mentioned inventory space so just figured i'd let u know in case u dont already, in FOM u can get a backpack upgrade at the general store

[@pinkpotatowarrior]

It took me a long time to warm up go stardew, fields of mistria I liked INSTANTLY

[@rindrr]

I've recently been playing Fields of Mistria, I only have 8 hours but man so far it's incredibly fun !! I really like the characters so far, this is the first game where I have actively sought out townies to talk to.

[@KomaedasOneTrueHope]

I actually haven’t put nearly as much time in StarDew Valley and Ive had it for over a year. I really like the style from Fields of Misteria

[@tobe4real]

I agree! Fields of mistria is giving everything I initially wanted from stardew. It feels refreshing, super cute, amazing villagers, and a story line

[@sorinsnow3232]

5:18 the phrasing there, i gotta disagree with how that sounds, FoM is certainly a farming sim that takes from SV, but its not a dupe or clone, it also takes from the old guard of the genre HM/SoS and Rune Factory, as well as even taking a lot from other cozy games like Animal Crossing, rather than an SV clone, its more appropriate to say its a new Farming sim that happens to take some of its inspiration from SV, it definitely has enough of its own identity that it shouldn't be called a clone or dupe

[@sarahenson9659]

I really am enjoying Fields of Misteria. The mechanics are really well done- except that you have to bind a key to repeat an action. It’s pretty and lots of love clearly went into the game. Currently, I like Stardew valley better. They are both pretty. The villagers in SDV have more differentiated personalities but Misteria is early access so I’m willing to wait and see how they develop. But Misteria’s 90’s anime all the same face portraits, the volume of pink, the running around like a gopher and the fact that the village doesn’t seem to actually need you make it 2nd to SDV. To be fair, I prefer games that make you discover what to do versus lead to the story the developers want to tell.

[@Helen_Boz]

Stardew is a masterpiece. The characters r quirky and have personality (in ur average game the npcs r bland so they r liked by all players). There are a bunch of easter eggs, cutscenes and with the help of a few mods it can also be very cute. Fields of mistria also have charming characters, and a cute farming gameplay tho overall its MUCH easier than stardew. U can enter their houses whenever u want, buy things even if noone is at the store, the fishing is easy etc All in all, they r both amazing games but very different.

[@cosmicwinters]

Wdym which is better? Ones been updated for a decade and the other is an Early Access...

[@metalkittens]

....That's...what this whole video is about???

[@KomaedasOneTrueHope]

Did you watch the Video 🥲

[@cosmicwinters]

@@metalkittens I don't have 30 minutes to waste on that

[@Mari_Izu]

@@cosmicwinters Then don't comment on something you didn't watched, it's also a way to waste you "precious" time.

[@KDaisy]

Great comparison! A lot of people love SDV and I’m the same as you being an OG Harvest Moon player. I however could never get into it but I can’t put down FoM. It feels good to play and the aesthetic is 🤌🏾. Can’t wait to see what it’s like in full release. The early access is very polished, I’m impressed.

[@cinarynroll]

Sorry but it sounds like you don’t really know how to play sdv. Yes it takes time to learn.

[@kellevichy]

'i don't like this part of the game' 'Oh my god you just don't know how to play it' Crazy concept.. people can NOT worship SDV and know how to play the game. Sounds like you don't know how to not be condescending.

[@cinarynroll]

@@kellevichy that’s not even the part I was referring to. Girl bye. Maybe you need to learn not to open your mouth. Think positively, next time. :)

[@cinarynroll]

@@kellevichy girl what. Maybe you need to learn some discipline and respond positively, instead of calling me condescending lmao.

[@lounak8561]

You are. ​@@cinarynroll

[@cinarynroll]

@@lounak8561 that’s your opinion 😂

[@Mikaelebl]

I need fields of mistria on switch 🥲