Stardew Valley is Eric Barone/ConcernedApe?s love letter to farm/life simulation games such as Harvest Moon. Originally released for Windows in February 2016, publisher Chucklefish Games ported the game to many other platforms, and the game has finally seen release on the PlayStation 4. So is this a successful port, or should the ambitious title have stayed on the PC" Let?s find out.
For a Certain Gamer
First, it should be said ? if you?re not intrigued by the idea of living off the land, nursing a farm back to health, growing relationships (romantic and otherwise), raising a family, fishing, spelunking, and taking it easy, then this is probably not the game for you. Stardew Valley represents a modern take on the classic Harvest Moon formula; mixed with heaping portions of Animal Crossing, Minecraft, Terraria, Rune Factory, and other games of the like. The most action you might see here would be in the game?s mines, which involves fairly basic combat (more on that later). You play as a former city boy/girl who received a message from your grandfather on his deathbed: an envelope with instructions to not open it until the time comes when modern life has crushed your spirit, and you need to break free. Well, that time comes soon enough, as you find yourself working for the soulless Joja corporation, which is an obvious homage to Amazon and other mega-corps. This envelope ends up being the deed to your grandfather?s farm, which has been neglected for far too long. It?s ...