Eric Barone isn't worried about "pressure" on Stardew Valley follow-up Haunted Chocolatier: "It's a game that I'm deciding to make. I don't need to make it"

Haunted Chocolatier
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澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Stardew Valley creator Eric 'ConcernedApe' Barone isn't worried about the pressure that invariably comes with developing a follow-up to one of the most successful independent games of all time. Although fans' expectations for 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Haunted Chocolatier are 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:undoubtedly astronomical, Barone is taking his time.

The solo developer said as much in an interview with . While he ad꧂mitted to feeling some pressure from fans, he iterated on a famous quote often, and , attributed to Shigeru Miyamoto: "A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad."

"[Fan expectation] definitely puts pressure on me," he said, "but it's better to have a delayed game that's actually good than a bad game that's on time. When it's ready, that's when I'll release it. I'm not too concerned with the pressure. I don't feel like I owe anyone anything when it comes to Haunted Chocolatier. It's a game that 𝓡I'm deciding t🧔o make. I don't need to make it."

Haunted Chocolatier was first announced back in October 2021, and although at first blush it looks a lot like a spooky take on Stardew Valley, it takes place in a distinct wo♏rld and has a greater focus on combat. The core gameplay loop, or at least as it was described at launch, involves "gatheri💎ng ingredients, making chocolate, and running a chocolate shop". 

, Barone said the game was "developing organically" and sugg✨ested it could wind up going in different directions, but at the end of the day, the game is called Haunted Chocolatier. It's safe to say there will be ghosts and making of chocolate.

There's no release date yet for Haunted Chocolatier, but now that 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Stardew Valley 1.6 is out the door, hopefully Barone is freed up to work🀅 on it at a faster pace.

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