I have replayed this game multiple times and I never knew the story of the creator. Now it makes me want to pick it up and play it again. Some peoples lives really are right out of a screenplay.
"With enough persistence you can truly accomplish anything you want in life" - Well, and a family and a girlfriend supporting you for years so you can solely focus on your game. Most people don't have that.
Your claim at the end of the video should have come with a disclaimer about survivorship bias. Just because one person succeeded despite risk doesnt mean anyone can
It should be noted that the new harvest moon games ARE NOT MADE BY THE ORIGINAL CREATORS. To condense it into a few short sentences, natsume, the English localizers stole the rights of harvest moon, but not the rights of Bokujō Monogatari, the Japanese version of the game. This was because their names were plastered all over the original box arts of the game, as if THEY made them. They now own the NAME harvest moon. The new English name for Bokujō Monogatari is Story of seasons. Story of Seasons trio of towns is still an absolutely amazing farming sim and I highly recommend it if you have a 3ds.
This video made me realise that stardew is so much an art piece from Eric's mind. The spiritual connection between Eric and Stardew valley explains why the game resonates with so many people.
Well the fishing minigame was garbo, and you can't change my mind. Yes I watched ALL the tutorials and had my friends who "like" this game try to teach me. It's JUST BAD. I tried to like this, gave it multiple tries, I just don't see why people like this game so much. I'm happy for y'all though 🤷♀
Honestly makes me sick watching this. Every single case you referenced the parent was 100% at fault and they should not have been allowed to sue or receive any sort of financial anything when their own lack of parenting skills caused the incidents in the first place... "a ..... month old child 'got ahold of it'" thats legit the fault of the parent not burger king or pokemon..
The parents giving toys from burgerking to one year old or less children and then Especially "taking a shower" thats the parent's fault.. but ofc they shift the blame bec they know they fkd up and their child lost their life bec of it
Crazy to think how people who claim to be perfect in every way end up being the most flawed, but people who think they have too many flaws for their own good end up being near perfect.
The continuing success and demographics of people who play the game proved him correct. Stardew valley is epitome of woman game, very few activities are actually fun and even that fun is ruined by the stupid time mechanic. Farming gets automated pretty quickly and at some point there is no point in farming as only thing you can do with the vegetables is sell them and there is nothing you can buy with the money so its pointless. Only mechanic that has some variety is talking to npcs which is worst mechanic in the whole game in my opinion as the npcs are either braindead or cringe, there is not a single npc worth talking to. Events forcing you to participate, effectively wasting your day every time there is some stupid event in town and what is even stupider is that there are only 2 farms but everybody somehow managed to grow vegetables even though they don't farm and some of them sit whole day in pub and do jack shit whole day. Don't get me wrong i know people who absolutely love that game and put 100s of hours into it and i have no idea why because that game has very little content to offer, though one of the women who love this game i know have spent 100 hours just creating her character in sims 4.
I remember a couple of years before this got released on xbox my friends gave me xbox money cards for my birthday and i kept the money to buy it. Thanks to that degenerate projared i fell in love with this game and now own it 3 times. Pc,xbox,mobile.
It's simple, without his girlfriend, he couldn't have done it... Expenses, support, love, tranquility of mind, these are the most important assets of a game developer.
I was there at the first few RU-vid videos when it was released. And I bought it as soon as I could. I own this game 3 times. ConcernedApe gave me back part of my earliest gaming memories as a Gen-X gamer that modded every game system I could to run Japanese games so I could experience them without the horrible localizations or voice overs in the 90's, as well as playing games that American publishers thought "American audiences just won't grasp this concept" was a good idea to deny publishing here... oh, would you look at that, they still do this. Harvest Moon was one of those games that I played on a modded console. And Stardew Valley, without really trying to _be_ the spiritual successor, certainly felt like it. And every time I go back to it... the man has added something. To this day, he continues to tweak the game and add new features. Great video for a great dev.
As someone working solo on a game, this has been a massive inspiration to start working on it more than I used to and not worry about polishing it to a mirror finish before I'm satisfied with it. Fantastic video, thank you.
If he never made games again, wouldnt matter, stardew valleys replayability + modability is so good and like you said, has solidified it as one of the best games ever made. I go back every now and then to plant some trees and break some hearts.
As a 26 year old guy with a degree in Biochemistry, this story is inspiring and relatable. I got really good grades and I am smart, but I'm not looking forward to the grind of a Chemistry PhD. I'm single, working almost a minimum wage job, and luckily living with my grandpa rent free. I am currently stuck because I know that where I am currently and where I am headed is not what I want. ' This is an encouraging story though and maybe I'll go out and try some things I have been putting off. I want to at least try standup comedy and/or start a RU-vid/Podcast. I'm just trying to figure out what I can offer that will stand out and actually make a difference. Sometimes I feel like we already have enough people that want to be famous influencers. Truth is I don't care about fame at all. I just want enough money to get out of my grandpa's house, find a wife/start a family, and live a decently comfortable life without having a job I hate and having to worry about money. Maybe that is too much to ask for in the modern world though. I love talking to people, giving speeches, debating, teaching, making people laugh, and learning new things. Finding a job that makes decent money doing that is hard unless you get famous.
The real job of a programmer is creating your own engine. Kudos to him! This dude is a real game programmer! If you use an engine it is like assembling a LEGO kit and saying : "I created this!" You ASSEMBLED it. You didn't create it. -signed a programmer who graduated in 2003 learning C++, Cobol, Java & Machine Language
He was his own worst critic. Props for such a great game. We need more indie developers not aiming to make a game that will appeal to everyone, but will be beloved by those who enjoy the kind of games they do.
