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Happy Ten Year Anniversary, Stardew Valley! (i.imgur.com)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/games@sh.itjust.works
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And thank you, Eric!

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[–] 8 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I agree

People say it's relaxing

Excuse me what's so relaxing about the clock running down on you every day, your character moving at the speed of an ant

People not being accessible at certain hours

Nothing is obvious without using the wiki

I could go on and on

Stardew captured a niche but it certainly is overrated

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    I've heard some of these critiques of the game before. It surprises me how many people are bothered by the clock ticking down when there's no consequences to going at your own pace. That's what I find relaxing. I can just sit down, and explore, play, figure things out, etc. The fact that things aren't obvious and not spoon fed to you is enjoyable to me. There's not other people running around frantically. Didn't catch an NPC today? I'll catch them tomorrow. It's relaxing in its simplicity.

    I think people don't find the game relaxing when they put their own restrictions and goals in place (Got to get this person to X number of hearts by such and such a date, etc).

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  • [–] 4 points 8 months ago

    I think it’s a personality based thing. The clock interacts with a person’s natural tendencies in a way that causes constant pressure and stress. These folks need to be away from clocks in order to relax. They see SDV’s rather rapid daily clock as a fatal flaw in a game that should otherwise be quite relaxing.

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