>people complain about game's writing>it's objectively better than all of its clonesSeriously. Stardew Valley is still the best written western farming sim. It's not even close.
The fact the standards for cozycore writing are extremely low does not make Stardew Valley's writing good. Being the best turd among a bunch of turds still makes you a turd.
>>746113115>Aqua imageExcellent self explanatory post.
>>746113115>le im sultry tranime reaction imagefuck off back to discord you colossal faggot holy kek
>Hey grandchild, I died and left you my farm that you alone can run at full capacity by yourself and make millions>literal wizard in the town no one questions>Literal cave full of demons and hell spawn no one questions>island full of worse monsters that kill you no one questions >girl who can dance and send you into psychedelic hypnosis, more than one girl actually >girl who eats rocks>some random war going on and only 1 person ever talks about it>mayor who fucks a fat girl and steals money from the town>town some how is self sufficient and makes money despite only having 20 people living there>everyone is bisexualYea amazing writing you got there
>>746112874>Stardew Valley is still the best written western farming sim>western farming simSure, when you remove 95% of the competition SV easily comes in the top 5. Mostly because there's not enough games to make a top 10, but still
>>746113609Shane has a serious and realistic character arc that is grimdark edgy by cozy game standards. No other game even tries.
>>746112874I just want one that doesn't have any of the bullshit forced combat or magic nonsense why can't we just get a nice farm sim set in a cosy small town
>>746114153Cliff gets abused by his wife in HM64 but yeah newer games in the genre actively avoid having anything that's not happy & wholesome
>>746112874>chore slop game is better than other chore slop gamesOkay?
>>746113609the only real problem here is the war. the rest of it is implied to be normal within the setting by virtue of not calling explicit attention to it. suspend your disbelief you sperg
>>746112874Sandrock has much better writing.
>>746113609yeah it has whimsical stuff but at core it has quite a serious message about dying rural towns. and in addition to Shane's story, penny lives in a trailer and is basically dependent on her alcoholic mother who has angry outbursts. there's some dark stuff in there
>still no horror farm simWhy is it so hard? Whoever makes this will be a billionaire.
>>746117843Don't forget Linus. A homeless outcast that doesn't have a happy ending. Despite being hated he's most satisfied with his current life.
>>746118047Graveyard Keeper?
>>746118047Elderfield?
>>746113609You might actually be fucking retarded of you went into stardew with realistic shit in mind
>>746112874Fields of Mistria is *easily* close.
>>746120349From what I've seen Mistria is the most saccharine shit ever.
>>746112874Eight hundred hours. Maybe spoke to one or two people.Rne Factory always pushes characters on you but Stardew just let's me do whatever I wanted, and I didnt want anything to do with anyone. I just made cheese and wine. 10/10
>>746120349words words words
>>746120453Well if the furry extreme crisis farming sim or graveyard keeper is more your thing.This is just a village with you being one of the farmers and many other characters. Its written well for that. And the gameplay is good. Most people will like it.
>>746121304I bet you have never even played Rune Factory.
>>746112874>westernImportant distinction there. Mediocrity shines in an ocean of garbage.
>>746117843Penny is the best example of how shit the writing is. Instead of taking a character template and developing it he added the template as is. Boring and one-dimensional, her only purpose to create pity.
>>746121617I did, close to release. Having some fighting was fun but the design of it wasn't that polished.
>>746121617OP specifically mentioned western farming sims. If you include Rune Factory and Story of Seasons the writing in SV falls apart completely.
>>746122558>close to releaseWhat does this mean
>>746112874Haley is the only romance option with any amount of character development at all, but sadly she's a slut.
>>7461232532007-8 or something like that.
>>746112874>>people complain about game's writingShow me who complains about it and what exactly do they complain about?
>>746113609>>literal wizard in the town no one questionsWhy would anyone question it? Magic is real in that world. There's a literal mermaid show in town
>>746113609>some random war going on and only 1 person ever talks about itthis is how things were in the 2000s actually
>>746118047Grave Seasons is in development, though the artstyle is... yeah...
>>746112874I care more about the gameplay and it's gameplay mogs all the other clones and originals. Also 1.7 when?
My Time at Sandrock is the only cozyslop with good writing
>>746132373>>SV gameplay mogs all other clones and originals>t. only played SV
>>746113609>Hey grandchild, I died and left you my farm that you alone can run at full capacity by yourself and make millionsbased, what boomers should have done for their kids>literal wizard in the town no one questionsbased>Literal cave full of demons and hell spawn no one questionsbased>island full of worse monsters that kill you no one questionsbased>girl who can dance and send you into psychedelic hypnosis, more than one girl actuallybased>girl who eats rocksbased>some random war going on and only 1 person ever talks about itjust like real life>mayor who fucks a fat girl and steals money from the townjust like real life>town some how is self sufficient and makes money despite only having 20 people living therebased>everyone is bisexualthey're playersexual
>>746112874giving the hottest character a black husband was definitely one of the choices of all time
>>746134307jas is single, retard
