wait theres gonna be another update? i thought 1.5 was final
He changed his mind
Pray he does not change it again.
for the 10th time
He must have talked to the Terraria devs haha
1.6 has been worked on for a while. Small content update but is going to make modding easier or more robust. 🤞
It looks like it’s gonna be one of the biggest updates so far. With new festivals, new dialogue options and so on.
I’ve been meaning to play it for a while but this major update may finally push me to just like it did with Cyberpunk
I’ve been playing and replaying it since its original PC-only release in 2016. I remember being so excited about a new game finally improving on thr Harvest Moon formula. I think it’s safe to say that today it has completely surpassed other games in the genre. The freedom and variety of tasks in the game has since enticed me towards further replays as well. It’s so inspiring how passionate Barone has been towards his creation in the long run too.
From what I’ve seen it seems a bit more targeted at teens and adults then kids and that’s kind of what I wanted Harvest Moon to be to begin with so I’m pretty excited to play it.
Also generally the added depth and how fleshed out it seems
It encapsulates some whimsy and magical elements which have always been underdeveloped in other similar games. Filled with mystery, easter eggs and constant progress and discovery. The relationship elements are a lot more mature than Harvest Moon as well. Deals with some of the grit and consequences of living in reality. All packaged together superbly.
i havent really been following the sv community for a while, but thats nice
Not a whole lot is official but that’s what I have gleaned from any announcement.
ConcernedApe thought so, too ;) He works on Stardew his whole game development career. It is difficult to stop trying to improve the game and let your baby go after so long.
I finally just started playing. I’m 50 hours in and nowhere near done with it. Don’t tell me there’s more coming!
There is probably even more comming in the current version for you. Stardew valley is the type of game where you watch a random YT video where someone shows off something you never knew was in the game, after you got 1000h clocked.
We don’t deserve him. Thank you, Mr. Barone for all you have given us and more.
Indie devs:
So many people are still playing it, and many new people every day, I want it to be the best it can be
It will never be perfect, but I feel an urge to keep improving it. Up to this point, it’s been my life’s work, and I care a lot about it.
AAA companies:
So many people are still playing it because exploiting poor impulse control and FOMO are at the core of our game design philosophy. We want it to be the most profitable it can be
It will never be enjoyable, but we will make sure people feel the urge to keep logging in to grind their dailies so their purchase of a battle pass can be justified. Ever since we started allowing pre-orders it was already profitable, and we stopped caring about quality.
“and we stopped caring about quality” good god that feels so true, it hurts
Indie devs: suddenly I’m a millionaire thanks to this one-hit-wonder game that I spent 6 years making. I think I’ll keep updating it so people keep buying it.
AAA companies: We need to pay 400 people over a course of 2 years. 30 million is less than 10% of the budget
Don’t forget the mandatory apology JPEG on Xitter.
We have done our utmost to make the enjoyable experience more accessible to average user. This has in turn resulted in sub-par experience for some. As we constantly try to improve quality of our products and this was a valuable lesson from which we plan to grow into more responsible company that caters to people’s needs.
Which is repeated every 3 years when there’s some kind of outrage
Really wish I had it in me to replay this game.
replay? you mean you finished it? Isn’t it open ended?
That’s pretty great. ConcernedApe is a prince!
i should try stardew valley tbh, it looks really good
This reminds me of Terraria where they claim a final update, but they just can’t stop adding new things. I love devs with this kind of passion.
Gonna throw a bit of advertising about Dinkum, for anyone that’d like to see a mix of Stardew (farming, tending to animals, socializing with people) with Animal Crossing (you set up where shops and houses will be, you can terraform the whole place, lots of shinies around the land to be dug up)
I couldn’t get into Dinkum. The early game is really poorly paced and a bit janky. Ended up deleting it after an hour. Could be one I come back to once it’s optimised a bit more but I wouldn’t really compare it positively with Stardew at the moment
Still no news about haunted chocolatier?
It would not be the first time that a second game from one successful developer will never come to life. I wish that I am wrong.
I too think he went back to Stardew Valley because he’s either burnt out, or doesn’t know where to take, Haunted Chocolatier.
He’s one dude.
For now.
But once my clones are complete…
