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Stardew Valley - Review @ Electric Bento

by Hiddenx, 2016-03-29 22:38:28

Electric Bento has reviewed Stardew Valley:

Stardew Valley Review

If video games could have children, Stardew Valley would be the 3-way love child of Harvest Moon, Rune Factory, and Animal Crossing. A handcrafted homage that goes above and beyond the technical limitations of its predecessors. Stardew Valley is easily one of the most impressive and endearing “Indie” games of 2016.

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Stardew Valley has the ability to pull you in and, despite a few kinks, keeps you coming back for more. Just one more day inevitably turns into my wife tossing a pillow to the couch at 2 in the morning. It’s so easy to get caught up with the little things that are happening on the farm.

Score: 9/10

Pros

  • Easy to learn and advance
  • Robust crafting and farming system
  • Everything is rendered beautifully
  • Animals, weather changing, wind rustling through the trees and various creepy noises marry well with the bright and flowery accompaniment

Cons

  • No music for night time
  • Make sure you enable the hit box tracking or you'll be wasting energy flailing about like a fool
  • Combat tends to be a bit bland and repetitive
  • Needs smaller more refined goals during the beginning and growing phases of your farm

Information about

Stardew Valley

SP/MP: Single + MP
Setting: Modern
Genre: RPG
Platform: PC
Release: Released


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