Stardew Valley and the Need to Escape
The farming sim genre had something of a chokehold on the gaming scene for quite a few years and the game responsible for this boom was without a question, Stardew Valley. The Harvest Moon spiritual successor that just got it’s 1.6 update and had us falling in love with it all over again!
So we decided to talk about HOW Stardew Valley managed to do what Harvest Moon didn’t, start a faming sim revolution so big that you can’t get move through the steam new and trending section without stepping in one!
This is Stardew Valley and the Need to get away.
Chapter 1: The Farming Sim Boom – 0:00
Chapter 2: What about Harvest Moon? – 2:56
Chapter 3: The appeal of being Melancholy – 5:36
Chapter 4: But why Stardew Valley? – 10:08
Chapter 5: The reality of Escapism – 14:31
Chapter 6: Life in the Valley – 18:23
Written by: Charlie
Edited by: Charlie and Luke
Charlie’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/Halfheart_hero
Luke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/CoolToMe_
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6 Comments
I love this guy 🎉
Truly loved this video, and now I'm off to catch the other recent videos that somehow havent appeared in my sub box… Please keep it up! <3
Excellent video essay. Really underrated 🙂
Nice video essay! I'll keep watching to see what you talk about next and how you improve 🙂
I always feel like I just want to run away from everything, my work, my family, everyone I know and from all the expectations they look up for when they look at me. I just feel like I want to start a fresh new life somewhere else where no one there knows who I am, something new and relaxing away from the stress and overthinking.
This video talks about that deep urge and playing stardew valley almost most of the time is the only thing that gives me that feeling of escape, where I can feel that my life has a purpose and people I can interact with, not just people who are constantly lying and faking.
Stardew Valley is the closest thing any complicated anti-social being like me could be calling a life, that's how it succeeded.
Another comment because I'm really shocked that videos with this quality in production didn't get enough attention, you are doing a great job, keep it up !!