In a January 24 interview with NPR’s All Issues Thought of, Stardew Valley creator Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone mentioned his debut sport’s legacy 9 years on, together with his well-known propensity for interrupting growth on the upcoming Haunted Chocolatier to place out patches and new content material for his 2016 farming RPG.
“I do absorb numerous what the followers are saying,” Barone advised All Issues Thought of. “I take note of what their ideas are, what their criticisms are. And the gamers are crucial to me. I imply, I’ll always remember that it is due to the gamers that I am on this place, that the sport was capable of be common, that my desires as a sport developer have come true.”
Although he admits the sentiment “would possibly sound type of tacky,” Barone characterizes his continued work on Stardew Valley as his means of repaying Stardew’s followers, each for materially altering his life and for responding to his fictional world with a lot actual love.
“I believe a sport can have an excessive amount of content material,” Barone added. “And I finally need Stardew Valley to be the most effective sport it may be. So if I really feel prefer it’s beginning to turn into type of overwhelmed with content material to the purpose the place it is detrimental to the sport’s leisure issue, I might cease at that time.
“One other factor is, I do wish to make multiple sport in my life. Together with the event time, I have been engaged on Stardew Valley for over 12 years now.”
Even nonetheless, Barone admitted he would possibly by no means totally be carried out with Stardew Valley. “I do not wish to definitively say that the e-book is ever closed, as a result of I believe I’ll at all times have a want to return again and possibly add a factor or two. You understand, possibly even 50 years from now, I’d add one thing.
“I like creating issues. I do not assume I am ever going to retire. I believe it might be humorous to launch an replace once I’m, like, 90 years outdated — if I dwell that lengthy. Let’s hope.”
I definitely would not thoughts telling my companion in regards to the newest Stardew Valley replace whereas we’re each convalescing in an outdated people’s dwelling—hopefully by that time I will have lastly performed it for myself and may share within the pleasure. For extra on Eric Barone’s upcoming sport, Haunted Chocolatier, you possibly can try our information to every thing we all know in regards to the supernatural confectionary RPG.
