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Former Stardew Valley developer making their own gorgeous life sim RPG, this time in a city with rideable bikes (www.gamesradar.com)
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[–] [email protected] 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I didn't dive into the details of what each other dev contributed, but I would believe that given what I know of the project. The game has such a focused and meticulous art, music, and gameplay direction that I can see how he would want to exercise full control and not dilute it.

I've always thought the game was a huge undertaking for a solo dev also so I'm glad he didn't burn himself out. The game being a massive commercial success probably helps immensely though.

Coincidentally I started a brand new farm when I was having a bad day a few days ago. The work that was out into the game shines through brightly every time.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Have you heard that ConcernedApe took a break from working on their new game to do one last big update for Stardew? Things like improvements for mod support, some more storyline dialogue, a new yearly festival/event, hats on cats/dogs!, seasonal clothing changes for NPCs, I think additional Joja content, and something else for Ginger Island. No release date confirmed yet, but CA can take as long as necessary to work on it, I'll still be patiently and excitedly waiting!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I haven't been keeping up in the update news recently and I actually wasn't aware there was a new big update planned.

I don't think I've started a new farm since at least 1.3 at this point so I've got a lot to explore right now. I try not to play too much because when I do my girlfriend also remembers the game exists and then I can't use my computer for three months and I have to beg her to eat and shower 😆

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If you've got the spare cash, it works great on Steam Deck and you two could play it together

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago

It's nice to have another excuse to look forward to getting one! It's unfortunately out of my budget at the moment, but I'll definitely keep that in mind and thank you for the tip!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago

I'm excited/concerned for the 1.6 update because a ton of mods are going to break because Content Patcher will be fully obsolete. There's an alternative to Content Patcher and modders are tryibg to prep for the update, but it's going to be a chaotic couple of months