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Tried Stardew (self.games)
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I keep seeing how Stardew is great here so I tried it yesterday. First I read an interview with ConcernedApe and love how he's a solo dev, which is inspiring to me for my own solo project. So I really wanted to love stardew, become attached to it, and view ConcernedApe as a romodel.

Did not happen. Loved the music and gentle nice vibes of the intro, and the different starting choices were cool. First negative tho is something I remember from the article where he said he didn't really like majora's mask cuz the time aspect then laughed at the irony since he made Stardew. Well I agree. The time aspect doesn't make it more fun for me.

I love how different the people are instead of all slight variations of the same model.

thing 2 tho that basically prevents me from getting farther is the 'work'. Right now I'm loading back in to my Rimworld game. Comparatively, when I stepped out on to that Stardew field with no crops yet planted, my thought was, '"oh am i going to have to do all this myself?" Idk why I would want to spend my time and effort doing what someone in Rimworld does without needing micromanagement.

Tried to get farther this morning and could not.

So I guess it isn't for everyone, and for me, this is why. Definitely admire ConcernedApe tho and his success and community he creates as a solo dev.

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[–] mnemonicmonkeys 17 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

First negative tho is something I remember from the article where he said he didn't really like majora's mask cuz the time aspect then laughed at the irony since he made Stardew.

I won't tell you to like or dislike Stardew Valley, as that's your choice alone. Now that's said, I profoundry disagree with this assertion that ConcernedApe is a hypocrite. In Majora's Mask you're stuck in a time loop where you have to complete the entire game within the limit. That is far from the case with Stardew. You aren't expected to complete much in a day, maybe a single task per day in the early game.

As for people accusing others of gaslighting, that's wrong. The game doesn't really open up until you get through the first season. Sure, you're free to drop the game before that, but you then miss the parts that people love about the game. I don't think it's fair to call the gameplay loop poorly designed when you haven't even seen half of it.

That being said, a season in game is about 10 hours of play time. Though I personally think the onboarding process is fairly good, it would be valid to argue that 10 hours is too much of a commitment to find out whether you like the game or not. I don't personally think that for SDV, but I can respect it