Review: Stardew Valley Nintendo Switch

The scale of this farm is ridiculous, and we believe Reddit user orenjikitty when they say it took him or her three years to build this farm. Even from behind the blue light of a computer screen, farming in Stardew Valley can be back-breaking w


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Stardew Valley hit the PC market about a year and a half ago and gave the platform's users something that console gamers had grown accustomed to -- a farming simulator. This may seem like an odd genre to find a lot of enjoyment from, but Stardew Valley finds many ways to create an enjoyable experience with an unconventional concept. Eric Barone was inspired to create the game after playing Harvest Moon and wanting something better -- so he rolled up his sleeves and created something that took the farming aspect of that franchise and combined it with a bit of Animal Crossing's larger-scale world and social integration.


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You're told what your first harvest should involve, given clear instructions on how to go from step one to two to three, and then accumulate money over time as the crop builds up and generates more income for you. The game can be a pure farming simulator if you'd like it to be, but the game encourages you to do more than that by showing off how physically tiring the act of farming is. If you do it too much, you'll pass out and have to be brought back to safety at your own expense -- something you want to avoid having to do since money can be quite scarce, especially early on. Stardew Valley's learning curve is gradual, and there are many small ways to make money that are reliable. Beyond farming, you can destroy trees and bushes to harvest material that you can ship out for small amounts of money. These methods won't make you rich, but will ensure that you always have some spending money for the essentials. Fishing is another great way to make money, and it's a lot of fun to cast a line out, feel the fish biting, and then hit the Y button to activate a mini-game when you've got a live one. Mashing buttons with a bit of rhythm is the name of the game here, and can net you some big rewards without taking up a ton of time.


Just like the rest of Stardew Valley, the options are pretty limitless. You can put the ones needed to restore the Community Center in their respective bundles, you can sell fish, you can make a ton of different recipes with them after you upgrade your kitchen to have a house, and you can create other things with them like fertilizer for your crops. If you're not into any of those options, toss them in the shipping box or sell them to Willy in his Fish Shop to get some cash for your f


Meanwhile the aforementioned designer Abi Cooke Hunt revealed that while the game has often been grabbing headlines as " Stardew Valley meets Harry Potter," it also has perhaps less obvious inspirati


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There is an overarching narrative to the adventure and it's one of just living a life, interacting with people, building bonds, and forging friendships. Obstacles have to be overcome, but doing favors for people and generally being someone they can rely on to perform a task will go a long way towards gaining trust. The sense of community here is very much like Animal Crossing, where you eventually get a sense for the personalities of the townspeople and learn about their lives. In that regard, it goes far beyond Animal Crossing by exploring things like fears, mortality, and wanting to have a legacy to pass onto others. The game is very much an allegory for life in that regard, and its moments of reflection make the player do the same.