+: intriguing story line, multiple endings, romance -: repetitive day to day events, some poor English translations

+: character creation, sprayer instead of watering can for farming, nicely designed NPC sprites, gathering -: Flat design without sort of definition, clunky item placement and home customization

+: pretty visuals, lots of gathering, some crafting, recruitable creatures -: no character customization, very isolated, other playable character stand lifeless on the beach

+: extremely moving story line, choice of son or daughter -: repetitive daily mundane tasks

+: nostalgic gameplay and art style, real time progression, unique NPCs -: frustrating upkeep of NPC needs and desires, stubborn villagers and cryptic puzzle solutions

+: interesting vibe -: inconveniently timed card expiration, repetitive events

+: the OG life sim, lots of combinations of actions and feelings, some replay value -: lack of visuals, inconsistencies in regards certain events and relationships, limited events for each life stage

+: character creation, robust backstory, extremely fleshed out NPCs, extremely moddable, endearing romantic candidates -: farming occasionally tedious and overwhelming, stamina bar

+: character creation, decent home design, open world, NPCs with interesting backstories -: lack of diagonal placement for furniture, too many DLCs

+: character creation, best home design of the series, highly moddable, increasingly inclusive -: shallow interactions, lack of meaningful gameplay, one billion DLCs required for decent content