Skip to main content

Video Game - Stardew Valley: The Game With a Theme


Photo by Best Buy

In a world of video games, there are many different types. There are shooting games, building games, simulations, and more. But there is one video game out there, which is pretty much unique. It is Stardew Valley.

Unlike most games, Stardew Valley is a relaxing and light game to play. It serves as a "break" from other, intense, action-full games. It's also one of those few games that can just make you smile. But, the most unique feature of it, is that it has life lessons in it.

What they are, you will have to find out yourself by playing the game, but I will save you some suspense and tell you one of them. This one is shown throughout the game. It is that spending time outside, making connections with real people, and just living the "real" life, a thing which is being done less and less these days, is important.

Overview

Stardew Valley was developed by Eric Barone (ConcernedApe), and is published by Chucklefish. The story of the game starts with the player's character living in a city. But then they start to feel the confines of city life, so they go and take over their deceased grandfather's farm plot in Stardew Valley, where they feel that they can have a better life.

Stardew Valley is an open-world game. At the farm, players can grow crops, raise animals, fish, explore Pelican Town (where the farm is), mine for ores, fight monsters, and more. But at the same time, they have to manage the amount of energy that they have each day, as well as the amount of money that they have.

The player can also interact with the NPCs (non player characters) that live in the town, by giving them presents on their birthday, and by doing their quests. You can also complete bundles at the town's rundown and abandoned Community Center, in order to get it back up and running.

At the beginning of player's third year (in game time), the spirit of their grandfather comes and evaluates the player's progress (but this doesn't mark the end of the game).

Additionally, Stardew Valley has pixilated graphics. While some people think it takes away from the game, I feel that its adds to the feel of the game. Another feature that also does this, is the one hour plus of original music in the game.

For more information, go to the Stardew Valley website here.

A Typical Farm - Photo by Steam

 My Review

If I could rate Stardew Valley, I would definitely give it at least 96/100. It is one of my favorite video games.

The lightness of the game makes it very enjoyable to play. In addition, as previously mentioned, the game makes me smile, which more games should really do.

Furthermore, similar to the video game Minecraft, there is no fixed path on what you have to do. There is a light storyline in the game, but you can still choose how you want to play Stardew Valley.

There is also lots to do in the game, so it doesn't get boring. The game gets updated often, and the newest update added Multiplayer! However, this update is only available on the PC version (at the time of this post).

One con of the game is that it may get a little boring at times, as there isn't much action. But, on the other hand, if you keep playing, eventually something exciting will happen.

The game is also quite popular. It is one of the best selling games on Steam, with over 400,000 copies sold in its first two weeks. Additionally, in 2017, it was the best selling game on the Nintendo Switch, even though it was only released in October. In 2016, it was nominated for 11 awards, and won two.

Final Thoughts

 Overall, Stardew Valley is an excellent game, and has everything that I would want in a game. It's available on Steam, Xbox 1, PS4, PS Vita, and the Nintendo Switch.

ConcernedApe is the sole developer of Stardew Valley, and he made it because he thought that it would be a game that he would like to play. This could be an important life lesson for all of us.


Thanks for reading this post, and if you have any questions about Stardew Valley, please comment below.






Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

TV Series - Star Trek: To Boldly Go Where No Show Has Gone Before

Photo by FANDOM   “To Boldly Go Where No One Has Gone Before” “Set Phasers to Stun” “Resistance is Futile” “Khaaaaannnnnnnn!” “Beam Me Up, Scotty” “Live Long and Prosper” “Engage!” “Space: The Final Frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. It’s continuing mission: to explore strange new worlds. To seek out new life and new civilizations. To boldly go where no one has gone before!” (engage warp drive and play opening credits) Few, and by few I mean very, very few series have ever achieved the level of popularity, the number of fans, and the influence in pop culture that Star Trek has. There have been many references to Star Trek in books and TV shows, including The Martian, NBC’s Heroes, Stargate, The Big Band Theory, and even The Backyardigans. Overview Star Trek is a sci-fi franchise created by Gene Roddenberry, which debuted in 1966. Through its multiple series, movies, and more, it follows the adventures of many of Starfleet’s most impor...
Post a Comment
Read more

Boardgame Review - Terraforming Mars: The Game That I Want to Never End

Photo by  Meeples to Go Think back to the last time you played an average board game (hopefully recently).  You were in a tense competition with your friends. You had a master plan and were trying to execute it. But suddenly, another player rolled a “12” on two die, giving them the resources needed to win the game. Everyone  else looked on helplessly  while they made the final move to get a victory. However, in a way you were glad. The game had been going on for a long time and you were anxious for it to end.  Sound familiar? This scenario will often occur when playing boardgames, especially ones which take a few hours or more to play. Despite this, there is a boardgame which takes several hours to play, yet you will not want it to end . This boardgame is Terraforming Mars. Here are the details: Designer: Jacob Fryxelius Publishers: FryxGames (2016), Stronghold Games, + 11 others Players: 1-5 Setup Time: 10 min Playing Time: 2 hours - 3 hour...
Post a Comment
Read more

Book Series Review - The Foundation: Science Fiction at Its Greatest?

Photo by  DWEEBED The Foundation series could be considered the greatest science fiction series of all time. It is quite popular among science-fiction enthusiasts and has served as an influence for multiple other novels. It even beat the incredibly popular Lord of the Rings series for the Hugo Award for “Best All-Time Series” in 1966. Also, that was before the series was even close to being finished! Overview The Foundation series, written by Issac Asimov and published from 1942 to 1993, is in my opinion one of the greatest fictional works ever created. It follows the story of the Foundation, what is at first a remote colony on the edge of the galaxy. Its goal: to avert the 30,000 year dark age which would occur after the fall of the Galactic Empire, predicted by pychohistorist Hari Seldon. The Galactic Empire had stood the test of time for 12,000 years and controlled the entire Milky Way Galaxy. However Hari Seldon, the creator of phychohistory, a branch of science whic...
Post a Comment
Read more