Title is a reference to a recent Semi-Ramblomatic video by Yahtzee.

  • CileTheSane@lemmy.ca
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    2 days ago

    SDV is all autonomy and choice. You personally might not enjoy the choices you have available, but the game does not force you in any direction.

    Choices you have:
    What crops to purchase
    How many to purchase
    Where you plant them
    Do you want to build a bunch of sprinklers
    At what quality of sprinklers do you want to start using them
    When to upgrade your tools
    Do you want to go foraging Do you want to go fishing
    Do you want to go increase friendship levels with villagers
    Are you focusing on any specific villagers
    Do you want to do this random quest
    Community center or joja mart
    Do you want to go to the mine today
    Progress deeper into the mind or stay at levels you’ve explored for the resources they have
    What farm buildings to purchase
    When to purchase them
    Sell this crop or use it as an ingredient
    Which of the 20 perks do you want
    What is your goal for this specific day
    What is your goal for this specific season

    Yes, it’s a game that doesn’t require a lot of focus but that doesn’t mean it’s mindless (it’s not a clicker) or that it lacks autonomy. There’s more autonomy in SDV than there is in say Expedition 33 where your choices are: Kill the paintress (not optional), your character build, and do you go to this side area now or come back later?