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 Let's Play Stardew Valley! What is Stardew Valley? Stardew Valley is a relatively new and highly-reviewed indie game available on Steam as well as PS4, Xbox One, and soon-to-be available on the Nintendo Switch. For now it's just a single player experience, but the developer is currently working on co-op multiplayer as well. Note that I just said developer. One of the coolest things about this game is that it was developed by just one man (Eric Barone aka ConcernedApe) over the course of four years, including all of the art and music! Don't dodge the question, what is Stardew Valley? Basically, it's a reimagining of Harvest Moon. As far as exactly what Harvest Moon was like, you got me, I've never played it. The graphics and sound are firmly SNES level, and I think they fit the game perfectly. ConcernedApe himself said "The gameplay in Harvest Moon was usually fun, but I felt like no title in the series ever brought it all together in a perfect way, my idea with Stardew Valley was to address the problems I had with Harvest Moon, as well as create more 'purpose' with tried-and-true gameplay elements such as crafting and quests." More purpose? What else is there to do than farm vegetables? The core gameplay is farming vegetables and livestock to make money while befriending all of the other inhabitants of the valley. The rest of it reads like a WoW expansion list of bullet points: Mining, fishing, cooking, simple combat, daily chores, collecting swag to decorate your body and house, minigames, quests. It might sound boring and grindy, but I have to admit that I have a ridiculous amount of time in this game and it never felt like a chore. The developer did a really solid job putting that next "accomplishment" just far enough out of reach to make you want to reach for it without getting burned out. OK, hot shot, how are you going to handle LPing such a grindy game then, huh? Well, I figure I'm going to give a decent taste of what I'm actually doing, then if I need to repetitively grind stuff out for a few in-game days with nothing to say I'll just do it in between videos or do some editing if I need to. This LP is specifically for this thread so just let me know how you guys prefer it once we get started. Thread participation? Yes please! There's only a few heavy decisions to make, but as the game goes on we do have a few choices that I'll address in the videos. We can also do some minor fun stuff like naming livestock and whatnot. As of now, the plan is to do something like one or two half-hour videos per week. That should give the thread plenty of time to keep up. I don't need to pre-record a game like this in chunks so I'm striving for maximum thread interaction wherever possible. Spoilers? There's not too much in the way of plot to spoil, but please err on the side of tagging things if they happen to be something we haven't gotten to yet, such as the villager cutscenes we get as we befriend them. I've played through the whole game so I won't be spoiled, but try to be considerate to the other posters. Pursus fucked around with this message at 11:50 on Apr 11, 2017 |
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Apr 4, 2017 17:54
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I first reply? I is first reply!! ...that aside, I am excited for this. Stardew Valley is very much talked about whenever someone mentions Harvest Moon and Story of Seasons. There are a bunch of LPs on it on Youtube, but having stuff on a forum like this makes discussion easier. So I should ask, when you'll be asking for input (audience participation), will you post here, or will you ask in the video?
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Apr 5, 2017 12:33
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Blademaster_Aio posted:I first reply? I was just figuring on asking in the video, but since there's not too many options coming up, I can just list them here: *Name the dog/horse/misc livestock *Who do we romance? *Joja vs. Pierre's *Maybe which order to get farm buildings? The next one coming up soon is to name the dog, then it's the Joja/Pierre choice
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Apr 5, 2017 13:12
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How about Arthur for our dog? Or Max. ...or Balto.
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Apr 6, 2017 07:36
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Since you'll be eating a lot of food to keep your energy up, let's call our dog... Scooby-Doo
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Apr 6, 2017 18:29
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Since dogs don't do anything but sleep, I vote Dozer.
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Apr 6, 2017 19:32
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As farmers, we must always remember our history in this great country and the inherent link between the soil we till and the flesh and blood of the American Proletariat. In honor of this, we must name our dog Tom Joad.
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Apr 6, 2017 20:05
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Can't weigh in on the naming discussions since I suck at naming things, but I can at least vote on the Joja vs. Pierre thing: Side with Pierre. We came here to get away from that crap, so Joja can go straight to hell.
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Apr 6, 2017 20:06
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CptWedgie posted:Can't weigh in on the naming discussions since I suck at naming things, but I can at least vote on the Joja vs. Pierre thing: Side with Pierre. We came here to get away from that crap, so Joja can go straight to hell. Gotta side with Pierre as well. I mean, Joja keeps a SKELETON in one of its cubicles! Even in death, you have to keep going to work!
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Apr 6, 2017 21:40
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Alright, it looks like we're trending towards Pierre's. We still have a little while to see if the winds of opinion switch on that one. I uploaded episode one last Tuesday, so I guess I'll do the next episode somewhere around next Tuesday. I'll do a strawpoll for the dog name in a day or two because I think there's a chance it might come up in the next few days (edit: in-game days), I figure one option per poster is about right so we have these options so far: Balto Scooby-Doo Dozer Tom Joad Let's see how many more we get in the next few days and I'll strawpoll it up. Pursus fucked around with this message at 08:34 on Apr 7, 2017 |
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Apr 7, 2017 08:31
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We named the dog Indiana. Or you know, Indy for short.
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Apr 7, 2017 08:36
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I'll be recording the next episode in a day or two, so it's time for our first poll: What should we name the dog? Options are: -Arthur -Balto -Dozer -Indiana -Scooby-Doo -Tom Joad I'll check the results and the thread right before I record to give you guys maximum voting time.
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Apr 9, 2017 13:16
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Penny is the only romanceable option and update whenever you feel like it.
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Apr 9, 2017 21:07
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Episode 2 is ready to go: Stardew Valley #02 - Community Center The dog has not arrived yet so we have more time to vote on that, and I've posted another poll for the Joja vs. Community Center choice: What should we name the dog? Back Joja or rebuild the Community Center?
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Apr 11, 2017 15:46
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I vote community center for the variety of experience. If we don't do the community center, then we should dream up some equally crazy self-imposed challenge to pursue in its place.
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Apr 11, 2017 20:01
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Mechanical Ape posted:Then we should dream up some equally crazy self-imposed challenge to pursue in its place. Sustainable farming. Don't do mono crop planting, don't use fertilizer, rotate your crops around the farm. Make sure to choose crops that are best suited to the climate and require as little water. I know not all those are game mechanics but whatever, it'd be a dumb challenge that might be fun to see someone try 
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Apr 12, 2017 02:28
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Joja is obviously a Satan/comcast analogue of evil, so we rebuild the community center
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Apr 12, 2017 06:02
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Episode 3 is done: Stardew Valley #03 - A Wizard, a Junimo, and a Stray Voting is closed on the dog, but we still have plenty of time to change our minds on Joja (you monster). Back Joja or rebuild the Community Center? JossiRossi posted:Sustainable farming. Don't do mono crop planting, don't use fertilizer, rotate your crops around the farm. Make sure to choose crops that are best suited to the climate and require as little water. I know not all those are game mechanics but whatever, it'd be a dumb challenge that might be fun to see someone try Unfortunately, most of this stuff isn't in the game. We could do some of them like not using fertilizer, but it doesn't actually add any challenge. Everything would just take longer. Also, let me know what you guys think about the frequency of the episodes. Right now I'm doing about one a week, but I can step it up a bit. Wargames said update whenever, but I want to give you guys some time to keep current and discuss stuff. Pursus fucked around with this message at 01:25 on Apr 18, 2017 |
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Apr 18, 2017 01:17
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the correct question you should be asking is who say we take to the dance.
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Apr 18, 2017 02:50
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Pursus posted:Unfortunately, most of this stuff isn't in the game. We could do some of them like not using fertilizer, but it doesn't actually add any challenge. Everything would just take longer. Plus the fertilizer in this game is made from natural ingredients - nothing that an environmentally conscious farmer would avoid. At least, it is when you craft it yourself - who knows what's in the stuff you buy.
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Apr 18, 2017 03:14
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Episode 4 is done: Stardew Valley #04 - Robin's Axe, a New Backpack, and the Egg Festival! The Joja choice is still open, but it's looking like we're just going to be sticking with the Community Center at this point. I'll leave the poll up until the next video then we'll cut it off and make it official. Back Joja or rebuild the Community Center? I cut out a bit more grinding this episode, so I managed to cram 5 days into one video. Whenever we are doing nothing new I'll try to keep doing that or just skip the whole day.
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Apr 24, 2017 01:45
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You need atleast two chickens and name one Kentucky and the other fried.
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Apr 24, 2017 02:54
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get one cow and name it dickie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqIhRkXpVIc&t=31s
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Apr 25, 2017 10:25
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Naming animals would probably be easier if we knew what animals you can raise... which is why I'm assuming you'll be asking for names as you get them.
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Apr 25, 2017 10:42
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Romance Abigail mainly because I think it's a really cute name, also if you get a cow you need to name it a Painted Horse https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbkNul4wQH0 Because cows don't look like cows in video games
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Apr 25, 2017 16:20
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wargames posted:You need atleast two chickens and name one Kentucky and the other fried. On a similar theme, I'd like to see a chicken named Nugget. 
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Apr 25, 2017 18:49
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CptWedgie posted:Naming animals would probably be easier if we knew what animals you can raise... which is why I'm assuming you'll be asking for names as you get them. Yeah, I probably should have noted which animals we had access to, huh? We get chickens, ducks, and rabbits in the coop. We get cows, goats, sheep, and pigs in the barn. The coop is going to be the first one we get and chickens are what we're going to load it with at the start. We'll have multiple chickens/cows and only 1-2 each of everything else because the other stuff is just for specialty goods and (I think) they aren't as profitable as the chickens/cows. Keep throwing out ideas and I'll make big polls that can hang around for a couple of weeks. When the time comes, I'll take the top ones off the list as we get new animals. It's still a little while away because I need to get in the mines, then get a silo, then save up for the coop but that's the direction we're heading.
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Apr 25, 2017 23:23
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Pursus posted:ducks ...Because I'm old enough to have grown up playing the SNES, I'm going to have to suggest calling one of these Captain. Because Secret of Mana reference (yes, that game had an enemy literally called Captain Duck).
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Apr 26, 2017 01:10
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I second calling your cow Painted Horse. On a different tack, you missed a couple of salmonberries. One due west of Marnie's ranch, and one in town, southwest of the square.
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Apr 26, 2017 07:24
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Episode 5 is ready to go: Stardew Valley #05 - The Mines The voting is officially closed on the Joja & Community Center choice, and we are officially fully committed to the community center (which means more fishing for me). We are still looking for plenty of animal names. As I said, if we get a bunch of them I'll throw up some more polls but if we only get a few I'll just use all of them. We're still a while away on the romance because I need to get enough surplus crops to give a bunch of gifts to everyone so you can get to know them all.
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Apr 30, 2017 01:29
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Time for episode 6: Stardew Valley #06 - A Furnace, a Silo, and The Flower Dance I think I'd like to start uploading this more often so we can get more done, so I'll either do one video/post twice a week or just drop two videos once a week. We'll see how it goes. Still nothing to vote on at the moment, but we're still looking for more animal names. Names we have so far: Chickens: Kentucky Fried Nugget Cows: Painted Horse Dickie Ducks: Captain Sheep, Pigs, Rabbits, Horse: none
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May 8, 2017 03:11
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When we get to corn growing season we must become king of all corn and grows fields and of corn.
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May 8, 2017 05:06
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Really enjoying this LP. It's great to watch while I'm between Stuff To Do to cool off a bit before going back to the grind. Name the horse... Trombe.
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May 8, 2017 06:14
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How about Cotton for our sheep? Or Wool? By the way, how are the controls of this game? Is everything done by mouse or is there some other way to do stuff?
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May 8, 2017 06:16
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I'd like to nominate Napoleon for the pig.
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May 8, 2017 06:32
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If we're talking pigs I think Snowball is also a good name
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May 8, 2017 06:36
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Name a cow Splat, a rabbit Crunch, and a duck Hungry Sobbing.
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May 8, 2017 07:19
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Because I am a reference-y person, I'll have to second naming the horse Trombe. Anyway, I paused to look at the dance itself more closely, and I couldn't find Shane on the sidelines so I think he might be Emily's partner; it could be Sebastian, though- I don't think I could tell those two apart very well in those outfits. Shane's definitely in the dance, I can tell that much.
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May 8, 2017 08:12
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I'm voting for Vauxhall as a horse name.
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May 8, 2017 11:45
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