Stardew Valley-skaber er ikke bare for "den svære toer"

Stardew Valley er blandt de største indie-hits nogensinde, og den ene mand der har udviklet spillet, Eric Barone, har derfor brugt mange år på løbende at udvide spillet med nye udvidelser. Han er dog også i gang med en slags spirituel efterfølger i form af Haunted Chocolatier.

Men hvordan har det med forbandelsen om "den svære toer"? Ja, det lader ikke rigtig til at påvirker Barone. I et nyt interview med Reason Studios siger han følgende:

"I can relate to some degree with working on Haunted Chocolatier. Which is a game that's very much in Stardew Valley's shadow at this point and will be compared to it. I can't help but think about Stardew Valley when I'm making this game. It'll manifest in ways like 'Oh, I can't do this. It's too much like Stardew Valley.' But then a lot of the things in Stardew Valley are the way they are because it just makes sense. It would be foolish to do it any other way."

"Lately I've just kinda been like 'you know what, screw it. If that means a lot of stuff in Stardew Valley was perfect and it doesn't need to be changed, then I'm just gonna do it the same way and not worry about it. If people say it's cut and paste Stardew Valley, well so be it. What did you expect? Did you expect me to make a sports game or a racing game? This is just what I do."

Det vides ikke hvornår Haunted Chocolatier lander.