Stardew Valley for the Switch released Oct 5th 2017. It is a Harvest Moon like farming simulator/RPG, i looked into this game heavily when it first released but for some unknown reason i kept putting it off until one day i finally went to buy the game for my PC but heard it was going to be released on the Nintendo Switch so i waited knowing i’d love the game more on something portable and man was i right and it worth the wait.Indie titles like this suit the Nintendo Switch, Stardew Valley suits both of the play styles on the Switch, this alone enhances the gameplay immensely, many of the benefits of Stardew Valley are benefits due to the Switch as a console itself and why i personally think it will keep a massive indie backing to hold up the console. Games I play on the Switch are such a delight and easily portable allowing players like me to easily take it to a friends house and set up the switch with complete ease. But that's enough talking about the Switch back to Stardew Valley
Ill mainly be talking about my first year in the game as that is how far i’ve progressed in the game so far, I barely have scratched the surface of what's to come, playing through the first year took me roughly 27 hours and i know for a fact i haven't even seen half of the things you can make or produce yet meaning this game has a tonne of content and game time to it making it such a steal at the price its at.
The game starts off with your Grandpa dying and handing you a letter which you are not to open until you feel too burdened by modern day life, fast forward to the future our character obviously is getting sick of his office job and opens his grandfather's letter. He finds out it is a deed giving him some farm land in stardew valley. So off goes our character to Stardew Valley where you are quickly introduced to your farming plot which needs a good clean up and the town around you.In the first year i have not experienced too much in terms of story myself but i have heard there is a storyline to play through
Right off the bat you find out there's not much of a tutorial in this game which i love, it goes a long way in the approach of showing you what's around and not telling you making this a very hands off game leaving everything up to you the player. Obviously the main aspect of the game is revolved around farming and maintaining your farm to make a profit and slowly increase your farmstead etc.
This game actually involves quite a few other things to do inside the game which all flow together amazingly and allow very easy interaction between the activites an example of this is needing certain items from doing other activities to help get better fertilizer or sprinklers for your plants. Although if there is any part of the game you don't like there are shops around town for you to buy certain resources if you have the cash. Every day in Stardew Valley doesn't become repetitive due to the amount of things you can do and choosing when to do them and also the abundance of quests that come up and allow you to do other things including scheduled events such as birthdays for other people in towns or different kinds of festivals Long story short there’s never a dull moment and I’ve yet to scratch the surface.
A few of the activities you can do in the game are as follows;
