"Once I reopen the book on Stardew, I always have a hard time closing it again"

“Once I reopen the book on Stardew, I always have a hard time closing it again because I always want to add more things, make it better, make it cooler, make people happy,” Barone said. “It’s exciting. Every single thing I’m adding, I’m thinking about how people are going to play this and talk about it and love it. It’s gonna be part of their experience. It could make a memory that they might cherish forever. That’s a special thing. It’s hard for me to not want to do that.”

  • EllenKelly [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
    41·
    6 months ago

    I get the hype, I love a good harvest moon game, but fuck if I haven’t had a hard time getting past shit like this

    I havent been able to bring myself to open it again since. Not even mentioning a couple of the potential wives are legitimately children. Child bride simulator. Ew.

      • EllenKelly [comrade/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        3·
        6 months ago

        I think it was Abigail who talks about leaving all her homework til the last minute? Whatever it was just left me feeling uncomfortable… she still lives with her parents too?

        i was still way more uncomfortable with the idea that all these interactions were written by some guy, you cant win the game calling out the shit sexist tropes, you need to be gentle and not tell the guys what is that supposed to mean when they say i didnt think a girl would want to throw a ball with me so i didnt invite you

        feminism ruined gaming

        • Starlet [she/her, it/its]@hexbear.netEnglish
          9·
          6 months ago

          I think it was Abigail who talks about leaving all her homework til the last minute? Whatever it was just left me feeling uncomfortable… she still lives with her parents too?

          These both sound college student things to me

        • Findom_DeLuise [she/her, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          Abigail is canonically in college doing a distance learning program while living with her parents. You should be more concerned about the fact that if you marry her and get her to 14 hearts, she

          spoiler

          murders a person of color and buries the body alongside the mountain path

          Alex has a character arc where he becomes less of a sexist pig, too. Sam is a total freaking manchild through and through, though.