Stardew Valley

If I got Stardew Valley on PS4 I'd probably just go digital. More than likely, though, I'll just wait for a future Steam sale.

Yeah. The PC copy would come with a Steam code, but I still like collecting boxes of things for some stuff.

Absolutely. However, Stardew Valley is definitely not something I would do that with. Especially if it's just a map and a guidebook (mini-guidebook at that). The soundtrack would be cool, but that's available without springing for a collector's edition. It also seems you can buy a much better version of the full guidebook at Fangamer (https://www.fangamer.com/products/stardew-valley-guidebook). Oh, and you can also buy the map on Fangamer (https://www.fangamer.com/products/stardew-valley-pelican-town-map). So, you spend a little more, but you get better items when you buy individually. The "collector's edition" just seems to be a gimmick.

> The "collector's edition" just seems to be a gimmick.

Well. Yeah.

What I mean is, THIS SPECIFIC collector's edition seems to be a gimmick. Some (most?) offer some exclusive cool thing, something actually worth seeking out as a collector. This Stardew Valley collector's edition offers things that are already available for purchase elsewhere, or something significantly less impressive, as is the case with the mini-guidebook. Whereas other collector's editions might be arguably worth the money, this one seems like a total ripoff. This would be more appropriately labeled as a "bargain edition" not a collector's edition.

> What I mean is, THIS SPECIFIC collector's edition seems to be a gimmick.

Sure.

I think getting a smallerized version of what you said would be interesting if the lesser price point and ease of having it all in one place was something someone wanted.

Awesome. I missed picking this up at launch due to other games I was playing but I'll be picking this up sometime after the 1.1 patch drops.

Are any of the new farm layouts something you are going to try out?

Looks like 1.1 will go out on Monday:

https://twitter.com/ConcernedApe/status/781573088529879040

I plan to start a new character when 1.1 drops and I will roll with one of the new maps, but I'm not sure which one I want to try. I like fishing a lot and the riverland map looks cool, but there's not really a shortage of places to fish. The forest map looks cool and having those renewable stumps would be nice. The hilltop layout isn't my favorite, but the geodes/ore could be really useful depending on how fast they respawn and what they drop. The wilderness map could be interesting, and it has a lot of area to farm still. I really don't know which one I want to try!

Since I still haven't played it yet, do you have to replant trees then? I was wondering how you could get new trees to chop down.

You can replant trees on your farm or the trees in the areas outside your farm grow back automatically.

Looks like trees drop them or by plowing up bumpy ground under the tree itself. Interesting. Are the seed drops plentiful enough? Kind of annoys me when crafting games don't drop enough tree seeds.

http://stardewvalleywiki.com/Trees

1.1 Update is now live.

http://stardewvalley.net/stardew-valley-v1-1-changelog/

I really enjoyed this video because as Rich says the flipped from where they were on Firewatch. I also think the fact they differ so much is what makes the show good.

With all that, I can see why Jack doesn't like it. I spent a small amount of time as a kid on a farm so games like this don't seem common place to me. Also, the charm of the game is really apparent and makes this sort of thing really enjoyable. That said, I do wonder what Jack thinks of Minecraft or Terraria?

I agree, the two of them disagreeing or at least having different takes on the game make for the best episodes.

Regular soccer is boring? IMO it's one of the very few sports that isn't boring! :D

I thought Jon was being sarcastic (I can never tell!).

I played soccer for years, growing up. Then I got old and tried to play. I almost exploded my thighs, because the people I played with were NOT the casual players they said they were.

Uh. Hey, WhiteboySlim said Soccer was boring, not me! Proof? Check 1 m 58 s



But seriously I didn't say it was boring, Slim did.

JON HATES SOCCER AND LOVES EPISODE 1!!!!

Apparently my memory glands exploded, too.

Sorry, Jon! WBS loves soccer-ball, I know it!

> Sorry, Jon! WBS loves soccer-ball, I know it!

I accept your apology.

> JON HATES SOCCER AND LOVES EPISODE 1!!!!

There is a truth out there somewhere between those statements.

Jon, when you get this, I'd like to see it

I am very, very interested in this game, but at the same time I need to spend a little bit of time with it to know if I would even enjoy it. I lament the lack of demos these days.

So I'll wait for some people I know to play it.

It is a really great game. I spent loads of time playing harvest moon 64. And this is just as enjoyable for me.

I'm still looking forward to this because it seems like a more mature Animal Crossing, but at the same time this looks as though it may be *too* involved. I just hope it's open, so if you don't care about lifting weights, or don't want to spend an hour manually picking crops, for instance, you don't have to. Weight lifting was what really struck me, because it's become the poster-child for extra unneeded content because of GTA: San Andreas, where you had to stay in shape in addition to the normal hijinks, and most people hated that part of it.

Still, San Andreas was an amazing game, and it's still most people's favorite in the series.

So don't take this as criticism, I'm not about to criticize a game I haven't played. I'm definitely still looking forward to this.

"...which would allow for a Mac and Linux release."

Honestly it seems odd for an indie title not to have Mac and Linux releases these days. I hope they decide to do this.

It seems highly likely and fans really love it so I imagine it will happen as some point. But yeah, it seems Mac and Linux are par for the course for Indies these days.

This is great to see! Looking forward to it!

I do dig the vibe of this game. At first I wasn't too interested, but as I'm learning more, it seems like something I'd like to check out. Thanks for the update!

I just watched the trailer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO1gjnmgKAM). It looks like Zelda, Terraria, Minecraft, and Starbound. From what you said about the events, it reminded me of Animal Crossing.