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MetalmindStats posted...

Isn't this part of one of her heart events, or am I misremembering?

hmmm.... yeah, it's possible she does explicitly say this and I just forgot about it. it's been a while haha.

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Abigail

And here is our favorite rock eating girl from Pelican Town.

Abby is another one of the very cool characters of Stardew Valley who is mostly just overall good, with few overtly negative qualities. She does have her flaws but I would say most of them are part of the rounding process that makes her feel very realistic. And although Abigail is more simple than some of the others, and her goals don't necessarily align with realistic goals in our world, I actually think she is one of the more 'real' feeling candidates based on her pre marriage arc, dialogue, and actions.

I will say one thing though, Abigail can be about as cranky and mean toward the player as Haley, maybe even moreso in some cases. There are days where if you talk to Abigail all she says is that she's in a bad mood, or something along those lines, and if you try to continue talking to her you get her 'angry' face portrait. The difference I've noticed is that people tend to give Abigail a pass because she's a cute gamer girl, which is a trope that the target demographic of Stardew Valley is more into. There's definitely a reason she's a firm #2 behind Leah in popularity; and her fanbase is definitely even more vocal than that. I always thought she was #1 until I looked at the stats. Granted, she might still be #1 overall since it's not like one poll on one website can really capture the opinion of everyone who has played the game.

Okay so let's first talk about what makes Abigail realistic. Aside from the fact that she has some pretty immature attitudes. This is comparatively fine because, unlike the earlier mentioned Leah, Abigail is actually 'acting her age' in a way. Stuff about her arguing with her parents over her identity is realistic, and I'm sure there are people who resonate with that. But for me it's not something I can really relate to at all. It's been over a decade since my parents could complain to me about what color I dye my hair, or getting upset if I say I want to become an adventurer instead of take over running the store. Plus I didn't have that kind of family or background anyway, so it's not like I could easily relate to her to begin with. But now I'm digressing pretty heavily.



Aside from that -- I think what makes Abigail realistic is that she doesn't succeed at most of what she attempts. It's a pretty double edged sword that I think can be endearing, sad, and relateable at times but it can also make her feel a bit underwhelming as a character or seem like... well... the other meaning of sad?

Abigail is into gaming but she can't even beat the first level of Prarie King by herself.

Abigail is obsessed with being an explorer but she can't even clear the first level of the mines.

Abigail has been practicing swordplay in secret but it's apparently a huge deal for her to defeat one slime in battle, and this ends up being a somewhat traumatic experience for her. Not only was she not ready for a real battle but she also feels bad about killing for the first time.

I get it. I know gamers who suck at gaming. There were people in my classes at university who were obsessed with getting into medical school and I can tell you, not all of them did well enough on their exams. And even some of the ones who got in are not going to become doctors. I know a guy who dropped out of pharmacy school and then never went back because it was too hard. He was over 50 years old. We all view the idea of adventure and slaying monsters as whimsical but there are definitely people out there who couldn't actually handle all of the stress that it entails. Making Abigail like this actually makes her feel more like a realistic person.

Okay, so my problem is.... Like... Come on Abigail. You can't even beat level 1 of Praerie King?!


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