The game really is that good. Sure it's not perfect but for the $15 it's an easy buy on the Switch. I agree with you there, cheap enough to take the risk.
Stardew Valley is clearly based off or inspired by Harvest Moon. However the developer added in enough new content to differentiate his game. It's not a clone, it's more what 2D farming games should be like. It's an improvement on Harvest Moon. I never liked the 3D Harvest Moon games all that...
For the price (cheaper than voa the PS shop) it's really worth it. It's not perfect but for a one man development team it's amazing. This game is basically an even better version of Harvest Moon SNES. The game is a lot like the SNES Harvest Moon, nothing at all like Animal Crossing and...