A kid at the Austin Retro Game Expo flipped my whole view on easy mode in farming games
I used to skip the easy settings in games like Stardew and go straight to the grind, thinking that was the "real" way to play. Then at the Austin Retro Game Expo last weekend, a 10 year old watched me complain about my crowded farm layout and shrugged, saying "that's why I play on relaxed mode, I just want to water stuff and pet my chickens." Something about how simple he put it stuck with me, and I restarted my save on a lower stress setting that night. Three days in and I'm actually sleeping at normal hours instead of min-maxing crops at 2am. Curious if anyone else here plays cozy titles on the easiest setting and feels zero guilt about it?