Stardew Valley
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DieGrootHammer
Daddy TK
Oh, let me gush about what I am considering the best game of the year so far.
I was skeptical about the game as well. I heard people were going crazy about it, but didn't know anything about it. So one night I thought "hey, let me see what is this Stardew Valley game thing that the internet is going crazy about". Seeing the trailer of the game, I pulled my credit card close, bought the game, and installed it. And it all started....
You play a farmer of your own creation, and you are given a farm by your grand father within Stardew Valley, the area in which the game is set. The valley contains many different locations for you to visit and explore, with many villagers inhabiting this beautiful and mysterious valley. But all it not well with the local town, Pelican Town, as the evil Joja Corporation has invaded this sanctuary of peace. Joja's newly opened super marked threatens the livelihood of many of the locals on the town.
As farmer, you have a wide variety of pants, fruits, vegetables, trees and animals that you can choose to care for on your little patch of land. And so you start from the bottom, clearing your farm of any unwanted bushes and rocks and trees, tilling some soil and planting some seeds, the first seeds that will eventually grow into a mega farm of epic proportions.
The farm life does keep you rather busy. You have a variety of tasks, or errands, to run if you plan on managing a successful farm, growing high quality crops. Careful planning is needed, as you only have a certain amount of energy to complete all these tasks in. Each action you complete, like cutting down a tree, or breaking a rock, will take energy to complete. Doing too much work will leave you exhausted and in need of a bed to sleep. Luckily, almost all the food stuffs within the game can be eaten to gain more energy.
The local town folk is a tapestry of different people, from different walks of life, each with their own personality and back story. And, some open to the possibility of pursuing relationships with. Talking to people each day grows your friendship, which can lead to some benefits to the farmer later on in his newly found career. If you are lucky enough to catch the eye of a certain someone special, you might actually get married, with her/him spending the rest of your lives together with you on the farm. Your spouse will even help out with daily farm work for you.
As time goes by, so does the seasons. Each season is 28 days in length, with each day being about 14-17 minutes in length depending on your activities. each day starts at 06:00, and you are free to roam around until your energy levels are low. Although, if you manage to go a full day with minimal energy spent, and you find yourself close to midnight, make note that your poor farmer will pass-out at 02:00 in the morning if you do not let him/her sleep.
Each season brings with it new challenges, new crops and new festivals. each month has two festivals hosted by the local community, which you may choose to participate in or not. Each season will also have it's own set of crops and fruits available to be grown, so be careful when planning for seasonal crossover, and make sure your crops all end before the new season starts, as any non-seasonal crops will whither and die.
You may be reading this and asking if there is anything else other than just farming involved in this game. The answer is yes, absolutely! There are plenty of different other activities for you to go off and partake in. The mines are filled with dangerous creatures, and each level you go down it, these monsters get's tougher and tougher. But the mine yields some valuable treasures you simply cannot go without. Then there is fishing along any of the waterlines that drape the valley. The fishing mini-game is oddly satisfying, yet very challenging. Again, each season yields different fish for you to catch. Then there is the Community Center, the last bastion against the oppression that is Joja Corp. The Community Center can be repaired by completing specific item bundles, the items of which can be obtained by either farming or exploring. Then there is the desert and the aptly named Skull Caves...these extremely dangerous mines are more suited for later game farmers to get a real challenge, and real good rewards.
As you do all these activities, you will get experience points towards that task. You can upgrade these skills to level 10 each, with choices to be made at level 5 and level 10 as to which specific path you want to specialize in. Higher skills can, for example, grant you better damage against monsters, better profits from crops, or finding more loot from rocks and foraging.
Suffice to say, I am absolutely infatuated with this game. It's been my go-to stress relief and escape since the moment I got it. I constantly feel that, even after putting in more than 50 hours into the game already, I've barely scratched the surface. Each day feels like it will bring something new and exciting to explore about the game, it's setting, or the people that inhabit it. It's 8-bit art style fits the milieu of the game perfectly, the score is playfully wonderful, and even though it seems goofy and fun, some of the tones Stardew Valley hits carries significantly more weight than is lead on. For instance, I'm pretty sure the newly returned war veteran to town is suffering from PTSD, and may feature in later stages in the game. It's elements like this that creates that feeling that there is much more to this game than it lets on initially.
But that's just my opinion.
Also note, this whole game was made by just one man....
I was skeptical about the game as well. I heard people were going crazy about it, but didn't know anything about it. So one night I thought "hey, let me see what is this Stardew Valley game thing that the internet is going crazy about". Seeing the trailer of the game, I pulled my credit card close, bought the game, and installed it. And it all started....
You play a farmer of your own creation, and you are given a farm by your grand father within Stardew Valley, the area in which the game is set. The valley contains many different locations for you to visit and explore, with many villagers inhabiting this beautiful and mysterious valley. But all it not well with the local town, Pelican Town, as the evil Joja Corporation has invaded this sanctuary of peace. Joja's newly opened super marked threatens the livelihood of many of the locals on the town.
As farmer, you have a wide variety of pants, fruits, vegetables, trees and animals that you can choose to care for on your little patch of land. And so you start from the bottom, clearing your farm of any unwanted bushes and rocks and trees, tilling some soil and planting some seeds, the first seeds that will eventually grow into a mega farm of epic proportions.
The farm life does keep you rather busy. You have a variety of tasks, or errands, to run if you plan on managing a successful farm, growing high quality crops. Careful planning is needed, as you only have a certain amount of energy to complete all these tasks in. Each action you complete, like cutting down a tree, or breaking a rock, will take energy to complete. Doing too much work will leave you exhausted and in need of a bed to sleep. Luckily, almost all the food stuffs within the game can be eaten to gain more energy.
The local town folk is a tapestry of different people, from different walks of life, each with their own personality and back story. And, some open to the possibility of pursuing relationships with. Talking to people each day grows your friendship, which can lead to some benefits to the farmer later on in his newly found career. If you are lucky enough to catch the eye of a certain someone special, you might actually get married, with her/him spending the rest of your lives together with you on the farm. Your spouse will even help out with daily farm work for you.
As time goes by, so does the seasons. Each season is 28 days in length, with each day being about 14-17 minutes in length depending on your activities. each day starts at 06:00, and you are free to roam around until your energy levels are low. Although, if you manage to go a full day with minimal energy spent, and you find yourself close to midnight, make note that your poor farmer will pass-out at 02:00 in the morning if you do not let him/her sleep.
Each season brings with it new challenges, new crops and new festivals. each month has two festivals hosted by the local community, which you may choose to participate in or not. Each season will also have it's own set of crops and fruits available to be grown, so be careful when planning for seasonal crossover, and make sure your crops all end before the new season starts, as any non-seasonal crops will whither and die.
You may be reading this and asking if there is anything else other than just farming involved in this game. The answer is yes, absolutely! There are plenty of different other activities for you to go off and partake in. The mines are filled with dangerous creatures, and each level you go down it, these monsters get's tougher and tougher. But the mine yields some valuable treasures you simply cannot go without. Then there is fishing along any of the waterlines that drape the valley. The fishing mini-game is oddly satisfying, yet very challenging. Again, each season yields different fish for you to catch. Then there is the Community Center, the last bastion against the oppression that is Joja Corp. The Community Center can be repaired by completing specific item bundles, the items of which can be obtained by either farming or exploring. Then there is the desert and the aptly named Skull Caves...these extremely dangerous mines are more suited for later game farmers to get a real challenge, and real good rewards.
As you do all these activities, you will get experience points towards that task. You can upgrade these skills to level 10 each, with choices to be made at level 5 and level 10 as to which specific path you want to specialize in. Higher skills can, for example, grant you better damage against monsters, better profits from crops, or finding more loot from rocks and foraging.
Suffice to say, I am absolutely infatuated with this game. It's been my go-to stress relief and escape since the moment I got it. I constantly feel that, even after putting in more than 50 hours into the game already, I've barely scratched the surface. Each day feels like it will bring something new and exciting to explore about the game, it's setting, or the people that inhabit it. It's 8-bit art style fits the milieu of the game perfectly, the score is playfully wonderful, and even though it seems goofy and fun, some of the tones Stardew Valley hits carries significantly more weight than is lead on. For instance, I'm pretty sure the newly returned war veteran to town is suffering from PTSD, and may feature in later stages in the game. It's elements like this that creates that feeling that there is much more to this game than it lets on initially.
But that's just my opinion.
Also note, this whole game was made by just one man....
90% done with the community centre but I think I just destroyed my one tree I need will need to replant it. 
FarligOpptreden
New member
Hmmm... I'm just not sure the game will suit my lifestyle. Can I play in 15-20 minute intervals? I don't have a lot of game-time these days.
Wyvern
Khaleesi
That will give you a day in the farm, I will warn you tho, I tried doing just 30mins a day. . . I end up playing at least an hour a day. I cannot go sleep unless I advanced something on my farm. I kinda got distracted with everything and forgot to unlock the stuff in the community center, so I am already in my second year, almost done with spring and only now getting somewhere with the collections. I have also so far managed to make one friend. I am also courting the town doctor so that I can get him to marry me 
I hated the fishing at first, I didnt have the patience for it, but suddenly in the last week I have found my zen spot and actually resent my farm for distracting me from fishing.
I need to figure out where to find more bloody hardwood - I want to get my stables and other buildings as well as soon as possible.
I hated the fishing at first, I didnt have the patience for it, but suddenly in the last week I have found my zen spot and actually resent my farm for distracting me from fishing.I need to figure out where to find more bloody hardwood - I want to get my stables and other buildings as well as soon as possible.
GregRedd
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Like [MENTION=4071]BeoTeK[/MENTION] noticed (baaa!), I joined the Stardew Valley community last night. Paid for 2 thirds of it with Idle Mastered steam funds, so not overly invested.
Spent an hour and a half in-game and have very little idea of what i'm supposed to be doing, or how to do it. Yet. And that's a big yet. Like [MENTION=9789]DieGrootHammer[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2530]Wyvern[/MENTION] have mentioned, it felt like the sort of game that somehow manages to pull you in very quickly, and once it has you hooked, you can pretty much kiss all you free time away. If my kid wasn't so sick and calling for me when she did, I'd easily have been playing for a lot longer.
With only 90 minutes of playtime under my belt, I've spent as much time at work today thinking about the game, and what I want to do, find out, try, see, etc.if when I get a chance to play a little tonight.
Oh, and Beo, first animal I'm going to buy when I have enough money is a sheep. And I'm going to name it after you
Spent an hour and a half in-game and have very little idea of what i'm supposed to be doing, or how to do it. Yet. And that's a big yet. Like [MENTION=9789]DieGrootHammer[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2530]Wyvern[/MENTION] have mentioned, it felt like the sort of game that somehow manages to pull you in very quickly, and once it has you hooked, you can pretty much kiss all you free time away. If my kid wasn't so sick and calling for me when she did, I'd easily have been playing for a lot longer.
With only 90 minutes of playtime under my belt, I've spent as much time at work today thinking about the game, and what I want to do, find out, try, see, etc.
Oh, and Beo, first animal I'm going to buy when I have enough money is a sheep. And I'm going to name it after you
Wyvern
Khaleesi
Like [MENTION=4071]BeoTeK[/MENTION] noticed (baaa!), I joined the Stardew Valley community last night. Paid for 2 thirds of it with Idle Mastered steam funds, so not overly invested.
Spent an hour and a half in-game and have very little idea of what i'm supposed to be doing, or how to do it. Yet. And that's a big yet. Like [MENTION=9789]DieGrootHammer[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2530]Wyvern[/MENTION] have mentioned, it felt like the sort of game that somehow manages to pull you in very quickly, and once it has you hooked, you can pretty much kiss all you free time away. If my kid wasn't so sick and calling for me when she did, I'd easily have been playing for a lot longer.
With only 90 minutes of playtime under my belt, I've spent as much time at work today thinking about the game, and what I want to do, find out, try, see, etc.ifwhen I get a chance to play a little tonight.
Oh, and Beo, first animal I'm going to buy when I have enough money is a sheep. And I'm going to name it after you
hahaha start saving I am trying to get horses and ducks and sheeps still, so far I just have cows and chickens. I am totally lost in the game but love every second of it,
FarligOpptreden
New member
I gave in and bought it. Decided to call an early day today (due to working until 01:30 this morning) and gave it a whirl around 15:00 this afternoon. Had to literally drag myself away from it just now after playing for 2 hours and 20 minutes straight.
BeoTeK
New member
Like [MENTION=4071]BeoTeK[/MENTION] noticed (baaa!), I joined the Stardew Valley community last night. Paid for 2 thirds of it with Idle Mastered steam funds, so not overly invested.
Spent an hour and a half in-game and have very little idea of what i'm supposed to be doing, or how to do it. Yet. And that's a big yet. Like [MENTION=9789]DieGrootHammer[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2530]Wyvern[/MENTION] have mentioned, it felt like the sort of game that somehow manages to pull you in very quickly, and once it has you hooked, you can pretty much kiss all you free time away. If my kid wasn't so sick and calling for me when she did, I'd easily have been playing for a lot longer.
With only 90 minutes of playtime under my belt, I've spent as much time at work today thinking about the game, and what I want to do, find out, try, see, etc.ifwhen I get a chance to play a little tonight.
Oh, and Beo, first animal I'm going to buy when I have enough money is a sheep. And I'm going to name it after you
I would be honored dear Sir.
FarligOpptreden
New member
I never played Farmville, so call me a farm simulator virgin.
Blazzok
New member
I also bought it with trading card monies, but haven't had much time to play yet. It is quite fun so far, still getting to grips with everything.
You can also find a nice list of tips here: https://www.reddit.com/r/StardewValley/comments/47ttyx/stardew_valley_tips_megathread/
You can also find a nice list of tips here: https://www.reddit.com/r/StardewValley/comments/47ttyx/stardew_valley_tips_megathread/
Crzwaco
New member
What is farmville? Its more harvest moon type of game. But you can clearly see this has been made by 2 people. Him and his wife.
Like [MENTION=4071]BeoTeK[/MENTION] noticed (baaa!), I joined the Stardew Valley community last night. Paid for 2 thirds of it with Idle Mastered steam funds, so not overly invested.
Spent an hour and a half in-game and have very little idea of what i'm supposed to be doing, or how to do it. Yet. And that's a big yet. Like [MENTION=9789]DieGrootHammer[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2530]Wyvern[/MENTION] have mentioned, it felt like the sort of game that somehow manages to pull you in very quickly, and once it has you hooked, you can pretty much kiss all you free time away. If my kid wasn't so sick and calling for me when she did, I'd easily have been playing for a lot longer.
With only 90 minutes of playtime under my belt, I've spent as much time at work today thinking about the game, and what I want to do, find out, try, see, etc.ifwhen I get a chance to play a little tonight.
Oh, and Beo, first animal I'm going to buy when I have enough money is a sheep. And I'm going to name it after you
They litterly tell you to build the community center as your goal so I don't get it that you don't get what to do.
Ps the fishing game really can test a person.
FarligOpptreden
New member
So, this game sucked up more than 4 hours of my evening, and I still want MOAR!
DieGrootHammer
Daddy TK
Wyvern
Khaleesi
Hoe de moer het jy dit uit gefigure
En dankie vir al die tips oor die naweek - ek is nou baie meer produktief
