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>How did stardew valley pick up so much traction when this franchise has been out for 20+ years and has atleast a dozen games in it that are objectively superior?
The best HM/SoS game is FoMT

I love SNES HM/SoS but it's simply too barebones, Stardew Valley combined a lot of strengths from various HM/SoS into a single package. Stardew Valley is not perfect, but it's a superior product compared to all HM/SoS