I’ve never gotten that same satisfaction from the Rune Factory games, where you simply pluck vegetables out of the ground.
And instead of spraying your saplings with a super watering can, you can use special powers to summon a tiny thundercloud to sprinkle your farming grids with rain. Immortal Life doesn’t just focus on the end goal of min-maxing your crops for profit - it strives to make farming itself as enjoyable as possible. Immortal Life doesn’t go out of its way to punish you in the pursuit of realism.