Why are farming games obsessed with a mining mechanic but not with actual metallurgy or alchemy?

it's easy to include surface level mechanics and they overall make the game robust, giving the player more things to do
focusing too hard on making them complex doesn't make them better when they aren't the main focus of the game

There are certain audience that dig games like Sakuna that you describe but a larger audience would find such depth to be a chore and most people would rather secure sales on a tried and true formula.

>>715021714 (OP)
Geology just isn't popular enough. Though, that trends like Dorodango seem to get people interested in crafting with earth. Ruri Rocks is fun

>>715021714 (OP)
Harder to understand. Swing stick on rock>shiny rock comes out>chimp neuron activation.

>>715022195
A game centered around making jewelry, starting from finding the minerals to fondly crafting it would attract a wide enough audience. Girl streamers would definitely enjoy it.

>>715022504
Like that minigame in Ham Ham Heartbreak?

>>715022195
>Sakuna
Sakuna doesn't really have deep mechanics. The game basically doesn't teach you anything, so you have to rely on YouTube videos.

>>715022615
>remembering when I'd play this game during my sister's soccer tournaments
That's not fair, anon. This is a sleuth rock collection thread

Cute show. Asagi is sex. Ruri is adorable. Good combo.

>>715021714 (OP)
What's with the /a/ colonization attempts?

>>715022615(again)
but yeah, something like Ham Ham Heartbreak.
>>715023678
Japanese rocksite

>>715022754
It seems you only get one or the other between no thought and mercilessly difficult.

>>715021714 (OP)
what's your thought on moba games like lol

>page 9

>>715021714 (OP)
mining = going out, exploring and facing dangers
metallurgy = repetitive task at home

Yamada Anna ripoff

>>715021714 (OP)
Alright OP coast is clear you can start posting her fat tits now