Why Stardew Valley’s Creator Hated His Game

Eric Barone is the one man team who created Stardew Valley. Despite the game being a huge success, selling over 30 million copies worldwide, Eric thought the game was terrible before he released it. This is the true story of the development of Stardew Valley Visual Sources: Stardew Valley Footage from Casas Plays - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WnUlYkcgmRg Eric Barone and Yauhiro Wada - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceFR8--6Obo Eric Barone on the news - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YqdutJLIi8 Stardew Valley Alpha Footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDYmc2iGaOM Stardew Valley Footage from ProfPigglesWorth - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEYPuN7tQo8 Eric Barone in GQ - https://www.gq.com/story/stardew-valley-eric-barone-profile Stardew Valley Cosplay - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/group-cosplay-at-stardew-valley-convention--2251868555842928/ Another Stardew Valley Cosplay - https://imgur.com/gallery/2GMch/comment/1101066699 Eric Barone at PAX West - https://www.reddit.com/r/StardewValley/comments/9cgcg5/concernedape_was_at_pax_west_today_signing/ Stardew Valley PS4 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8A7A1X1TVNc Eric Barone at PAX East - https://ethrildragon.tumblr.com/post/149890344878/met-the-creator-of-stardew-valley-day-2-of-pax Eric at Auntie Annes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SysZchE46R8 Eric at PAX West - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAYJe_WYZ14 90s PC Boot Sequence - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fEchUhAOfe4 Duck Hunt on MS DOS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeCtMf8ngPU Eric’s Bread Days - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvcVdPTP64k Reason for Beginners - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92SeERSPb54 Auntie Anne’s Store - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Auntie_Anne%E2%80%99s_Pretzels_Aventura_Mall_%2840265134673%29.jpg University of Washington Tacoma Ad - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V82oUxlZsy4 Another Auntie Anne’s Store - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Auntie_Anne%27s,_Springfield_Town_Center.jpg Harvest Moon SNES Longplay - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVhYxiRQVo3RqhlhpoDkXdwNgq1x-pP36 Back To Nature Gameplay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzpuFvzltOw Harvest Moon 64 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BzolQLiXU7s HarvestCraft Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqxUqT-Gqbs Harvest Moon Light of Hope - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf6sbJv9i9M FarmVille Footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdw9h26-kCI Sprout Valley Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcAZXEZQgRw Minecraft Beta Gameplay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8dkciPRNp8 DeltaRune Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdY8c0XQCcM XNA Code Example - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=15JK_rDgbn0 XNA Studio Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZXSZRHM33I&list=PLgBwdkhiKo15gzCbV-JCWZ0f29w1LyMBl&index=1 Pixel Art Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EK5VOK9FD_M Paint.net Tutorial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZFxzfxgizA Eric Barone playing Moonlight Jellies - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nW0_o4aXsfk Civilization V Footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQBV3-kwh5k Final Fantasy Longplay - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOUMiEbkZUM Old Toyota Camry LE - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1998_Toyota_Camry_LE_in_Classic_Green_Pearl,_Front_Left,_08-12-2023.jpg More Harvest Moon Footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PnDiMD-Dt90 Eric Barone at Treefort Music Fest - https://www.flickr.com/photos/treefortphoto/46784889534/ Eric Barone AMA at Hackfort - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO8UyB3pEyA Star Trek Original Series Footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lgbAuukMcjk&list=PL5UqOvd2fOhRGVPgNlZSvrnDtp5CtTByH Vibe With Zac Playthrough - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kQAggv2z9o Starbound Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-O6PUh3reG0 Stardew Valley getting a Stardrop - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHZVwKpyTQw Stardew Valley out of bound glitch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9G1YJ-DvrE Eric Barone at Treefort - https://www.flickr.com/photos/treefortphoto/47455877342/ Stardew Valley Multiplayer Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UzowO9v_-oc Eric presenting at Hackfort - https://www.flickr.com/photos/treefortphoto/47408779212/in/album-72157711120035563/ Stardew Valley 1.1 Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xf9e3c-nMRA Beach Farm in Stardew 1.5 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG2L7A9Jjtg Eric Barone and Yasuhiro Wada meet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceFR8--6Obo Haunted Chocolatier Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kJy7LF789lo #StardewValley