I have spent over seventy hours in Stardew Valley. In that time I ve cultivated my land, raised animals, got married and had a child of my own. I ve plundered the deepest depths of the mine and ridden the bus to the desert. There s no crop I haven t grown, no animal product I haven t churned or spun. Of course in a game like Stardew Valley there s always something more you could do. I could pop out another baby, make my farm more efficient, or build another barn. But I found myself growing listless of my streamlined faming life. Money was piling up in my bank account with nothing to spend it on and I felt like I d finally reached a plateau.
So I decided to start anew, and in a game that is all about starting anew, it felt fitting. I waved goodbye to Berry Farm and my little pink haired avatar and created Jemima. Whose hair and colour scheme is based off the Little Mermaid. Because I m a goddamn adult and I can do what I like.
I thought I d do things a little differently. While Holly preferred dogs, Jemima prefers cats. While Holly romanced the local doctor, Harvey, Jemima was going to flirt with the nature-loving artist Leah. Would my 70 plus hours of farming experience help my second attempt? Let see.