• Destide@feddit.uk
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    9 hours ago

    X for doubt it’s become such an amazing project for him and us. He must still have plenty of ideas even now

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    13 hours ago

    I won’t give you any free stuff any more

    Gives free stuff next year

    Gigachad

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    15 hours ago

    Haha I’ll believe it when I see it. Pretty sure he said something similar a couple of Stardew Valley updates ago. This seems to be his number one love and obsession and one of these days while working on Haunted Chocolatier again, he’s gonna think “hmmm that would actually go nicely in Stardew Valley” and start working on SV again.

    Just FYI I’m not complaining or anything. I think it’s funny and relatable. But I’m not gonna hold my breath for this game until it’s actually out.

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      14 hours ago

      I’m not saying there’s going to be another Stardew Valley update, I don’t even know at this point. Right now I am focused on my next game. So, we’ll see.

      -September, 2021

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        Right now I am focused on my next game

        The right now is over, now it’s stardew valley time again!

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      13 hours ago

      It’s possible he actually doesn’t like Haunted Chocolatier, therefore escaping back to work on Stardew Valley when he can’t force himself anymore

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      15 hours ago

      i picked your comment specifically for this reply.

      i am so happy that you found a game that you love withe a great dev and a supportive community.

      but i still can’t figure out why this game is so big.

      i know, i know. and i feel like a dad trying to figure out why all these kids love the minecraft on their nintendos these days.

      you might think i want you to explain or convince me. but i’m just happy knowing you love a game i’ll never understand the way you do. that’s actually really fucking cool.

      • 🔍🦘🛎@lemmy.world
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        5 hours ago

        Chiming in with why I love SV: While the game itself is a new thing (well 9 years old at this point), it really feels like a product of an earlier time. And not just the graphics, music, gameplay, and plot. It lacks all the dark pattern mechanics and monetization that’s nearly inescapable in modern games. It just feels good to play, but always feels good to put down.

        I just find the game endlessly charming. Every time I pick it up it reminds me of my childhood playing SNES.

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        9 hours ago

        Stardew allows people to achieve their dreams that are unrealistic in the real world, like -

        Home ownership

        Finding friends and community in a new place

        Finding love

        Evicting their local walmart and replacing it with a cinema

        Escaping the fresh hell of late stage capitalism (or becoming the very worst proponent of it, sometimes somehow both)

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        9 hours ago

        The initial appeal for me was that I enjoyed harvest moon, except for how the old tech made the experience of playing it suck so bad, I couldn’t replay it. It was annoying doing any of the basic tasks like switching tools iirc. so there was a huge opening in the market for a new harvest moon that wasn’t annoying to play. And where you were allowed to be gay.

        So the initial buzz came from that, imo. the people who wanted a new harvest moon game were like ‘wow, finally!’ and then word of mouth did its thing. these days, nostalgia for it specifically drives people back to play, along with extensive modding and occasional free updates keeping things fresh.

        i think other people can explain better why the harvest moon formula itself is so appealing, but i just think it’s interesting how an indie game can get so popular by just being like "what if i made this big corporation game people want a new entry from, but fixed the stuff in it that sucks?’

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        15 hours ago

        Do you mean Stardew Valley or Haunted Chocolatier?

        Stardew Valley is a combination of a creativity toy, a dating simulator, a soap opera and a security blanket. You’re actually able to return to a humble artisanal life, make absolute bank doing it, and beat the giant megacorp should you choose do to so. A decreasing number of places offer that kind of hopeful feeling in reality.

        Haunted Chocolatier? I don’t know, didn’t really see the appeal when it was explained to me.

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        14 hours ago

        Love that energy! That’s kind of how I feel about the Elder Scrolls. I can’t get into it but I’m so glad there are people who do.

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          13 hours ago

          people are gonna hate me, but i never got into Star Wars. however - and i can’t explain why - Spaceballs was my favourite movie as a kid. i recoded it off CityTV on Beta.