Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, well-known for extremely standard farming sim sport Stardew Valley, revealed that he may finally make a sequel to the title. In an interview with TigerBelly, Barone talked about that, with the entire content material that he has labored so as to add into Stardew Valley, including on to the unique sport appears like it could be loads simpler than making a recent sport from scratch.
“It’s all of the programs — all the most important programs — are already all completed,” mentioned Barone. “That’s the stuff that’s not enjoyable to do. Once I make an replace [for Stardew Valley now], it’s like, you already know, oh, throw on this, throw in that. Let’s add inexperienced rain — like, these random, whimsical concepts.”
“I’d finally make a Stardew Valley 2, to be trustworthy,” he continued.
It’s value noting that, whereas Barone can be at present engaged on one other sport – Haunted Chocolatier – he has maintained that he’ll proceed so as to add extra content material to Stardew Valley. In an interview from again in January, Barone even spoke about wanting so as to add issues to the sport even 50 years later.
“I do soak up quite a lot of what the followers are saying,” mentioned Barone in January. “I take note of what their ideas are, what their criticisms are. And the gamers are crucial to me. I imply, I’ll always remember that it’s due to the gamers that I’m on this place, that the sport was in a position to be standard, that my goals as a sport developer have come true.”
Barone additionally spoke about the concept that a sport may probably have “an excessive amount of content material”. He did say that, if he have been to ever begin feeling overwhelmed with the entire issues he plans on including to Stardew Valley, he’ll in the end cease additional growth. “One other factor is, I do wish to make multiple sport in my life. Together with the event time, I’ve been engaged on Stardew Valley for over 12 years now,” he mentioned.
Nonetheless, he nonetheless hasn’t proven any indicators of stopping work on Stardew Valley. He went so far as to even joke about releasing a recent replace for the sport when he’s 90 years outdated. “I don’t wish to definitively say that the ebook is ever closed, as a result of I believe I’ll at all times have a need to come back again and possibly add a factor or two. You realize, possibly even 50 years from now, I’d add one thing.”
“I like creating issues. I don’t assume I’m ever going to retire. I believe it could be humorous to launch an replace once I’m, like, 90 years outdated — if I reside that lengthy. Let’s hope.”
Stardew Valley was initially launched all the way in which again in 2016. Because the title has crept as much as its tenth anniversary, it has in the end been launched on nearly each gaming platform on the market. As of January this yr, Barone had confirmed that greater than 41 million copies had been offered up to now.
Relating to his different title, Barone had talked about prior to now that he was “taking a break” from the event of Haunted Chocolatier. Nonetheless, he hasn’t revealed any extra particulars concerning the title since then other than saying that work on the sport would resume after a significant replace for Stardew Valley had been accomplished.
