Everything, absolutely everything, that surrounds Stardew Valleyhas a unique touch, an inevitable consequence of the entire history that surrounds the development, launch and subsequent evolution of the game, as well as the also surprising attitude of its creator, Eric Barone, who for more than enough reasons has managed to win the affection of the community, and even the sympathy of those who, despite not knowing the game or having only some slight references to it, know of its attitude towards its players.
We found a recent example of this a few days ago, when it was learned that his own game as a player had ended, and that He did not hesitate to respond with advice and instructions.to some of the people who asked him how they could reach that milestone too. And this is just an example, the epicenter of everything is found in its policy of publishing large updates, full of new content, and which are completely free and do not increase the price of the game.
The most recent of these is Stardew Valley 1.6, which was released for PC at the beginning of this year, and which just yesterday made the leap to consoles and smartphones. Now, that is what refers to major updates, since in reality The most current version, currently available on Steam, is 6.10, released todayjust 24 hours after version 6.9 was released, in parallel with the debut of the versions that I just mentioned that debuted yesterday.
And why has it been rushed to release version 6.10? Well, because it was quickly identified that the previous one, 6.9, had a bug whereby, under very specific conditions, the players’ chickens could disappear. As it is, Barone has spread like wildfire to solve it, which is very appreciated. Now, what is even less common than this speed when resolving a failure is the way in which it was accepted by the community.
In the message on Twitter In which Eric Barone reported on the ruling, Barone joked that a wild coyote had appeared on the affected farms. A simple joke that did not make the developer neglect its commitment to the game and the players and, therefore, resolve it quickly. Now, what has the community done? Well, I very willingly accept that the invisible coyote becomes part of the lore of Stardew Valley, to the point that it is even possible that, either Barone himself or a developer through a mod, ended up adding to such a fearsome creature.
I won’t say that this is the only case in which a bug wins the affection of players. For example, I still remember the bug that allowed you to stop being Spider-Man in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, and become an outdoor stove. Or, more recently, the completely “broken” physics of Gran Turismo 7, which turned the driving simulator into an experience that promised to be as chaotic as Goat Simulator. Now, those were funny on their own, while in this one, The key lies in how it has been interpreted and accepted by the community.. That’s what’s truly exceptional, and further proof that Stardew Valley is a gem.
Source: www.muycomputer.com
