Stardew Valley: Do NOT Play This Game, Seriously, Not seriously.
Title: Stardew Valley
Released: February 26, 2016
Developer: Chucklefish Games
Platform: PC, MAC (But who honestly uses a MAC to play games).
When I was a little acorn in the town I grew up I used to love a little game on the Nintendo DS called, 'Harvest Moon.' I quite enjoyed this game quite a lot, though, I did not quite understand it. I would cut grass and smash rocks and after a while my character would fall over and the screen would turn black and it would look like my progress had been reset, obviously I now know that it was because my energy had run out, but I didn't care because I found the farming and talking to the other villagers satisfying and enjoyable. But what did I think of Stardew Valley? Cause after all that's what you're here to find out.
Gameplay:
The reason I mentioned Harvest Moon (if you haven't figured it out already) is that Stardew Valley plays a lot like it. Actually, it's exactly the same as Harvest Valley, maybe with a few little changes but it is definitely the same idea and mechanics, from the farming, taking care of animals to trying to get everyone in the town not to hate you. There is one major difference to the game play though, there is combat now. The combat works like a birds eye Terraria, but I actually like it. Some might say that since the gameplay is so similar to other games that maybe it's copying or it's too similar but I honestly think it isn't, I think that there are enough little changes that it doesn't feel exactly the same. As you could probably tell from the intro I do really enjoy the gameplay of this.
Visuals:
The style of this game is very reminiscent to older style games, for example; Harvest Moon. With the 16 bit, NES style graphics as well as the music. I do like these graphics because these visuals are definitely welcome in this tidal wave of shit coloured FPS games, a colourful FUN game is really welcome. I would like to say how important a game being fun is, cause it's very important. If I'm completely honest I don't have much to say in this section and I'm only typing this to make this part longer. Yup, this is relevant. So how've you been? Good, good glad you're ok. Well that's enough stalling for now.
Story:
There is not much story in this except for the beginning cutscene in which your character is working an awful office job until your grandad dies and he leaves you his shitty farm as a joke but you take it seriously because your character is dumb and that’s why they had a shitty job. Stay in school kids. After that you make your own stories with the other people in the town with things like festivals and other events that can take place during different seasons.
I will say that I have not gotten far in this game so something super amazing awesome might happen, I don't know. But seriously I only got this game a couple of days ago and I've already clocked up over 10 hours on it from compulsively playing it for hours at a time, which is also the joke of the title if you didn't know. I'm not kidding this game will take away all your time and destroy you and your life, the game looks nice and cute but it is evil and it will decimate everything you love and that’s what I enjoy about it.
Why won't anyone dance with me at the flower festival/10
8.5/10
I would like to say sorry for not posting regularly on here. I would also like to just say the way I work it on here is I don't work on a schedule I have to find a game that I actually feel like I want to review and could actually review and then I review it. But that being said I do have a few ideas for games to do next.
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BUH-BYE
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