Board 8 > Stardew Valley on Switch question.

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Image I've never played Stardew Valley since it first came out on PC. What updates/new things have been added to the game since (that I assume are in the switch version)? Is there significantly more/new stuff in the game now?
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@tabiicat42
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Emily and Shane are romanceable now
There are multiple new farm plots selectable that offer different playing experiences
Some new endgame farm buildings and such

Other than that mostly just a lot of balance changes and bug fixes I think

are the controls still awful?
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SantaRPidgey posted...

are the controls still awful?

how were the controls awful?
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Yeah I don't remember the controls ever being awful

On PS4 it's really weird how they make you use an on-screen cursor for some things for no good reason.
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Grand Kirby posted...

On PS4 it's really weird how they make you use an on-screen cursor for some things for no good reason.

yeah there was a lot of forced cursor usage and the attempt to switch from cursor to standard arrow keys was cumbersome to put it lightly. It seemed like the game was designed for a mouse but then put in arrow key support as an afterthought
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The controls were never awful to me. But the answers before pretty much cover it.
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I believe they actually patched it so you can change the setting between onscreen cursor or simply using the d-pad to navigate through menus. and the default is now using the d-pad. that being said... the d-pad actually gets stuck on things pretty often, especially in the crafting menu, and I had to change it back to the onscreen cursor so that I could effectively play the game. be careful what you wish for, basically.
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MariaTaylor posted...

I believe they actually patched it so you can change the setting between onscreen cursor or simply using the d-pad to navigate through menus. and the default is now using the d-pad. that being said... the d-pad actually gets stuck on things pretty often, especially in the crafting menu, and I had to change it back to the onscreen cursor so that I could effectively play the game. be careful what you wish for, basically.

yeah this is exactly what I'm talking about

is this fixed?
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you have a choice between the onscreen cursor (which is slow and clunky, but precise) or using the d-pas (which is fast but really glitchy and tends to get stuck on objects rather than selecting what you want)

so in a way... not really? you just have a mediocre and a bad option instead of only a mediocre option. if you already didn't like the mediocre option then they did nothing to fix the issue for you.
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Is stardew only available as a digital purchase or is there a stardew cartridge on switch?

My brother has a switch that i have regular access too but im planning on getting one this year. I don't want to put stardew on his system if i can't move it onto my own later.
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Overall, is it worth buying it on Switch over PC?
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MariaTaylor posted...

you have a choice between the onscreen cursor (which is slow and clunky, but precise) or using the d-pas (which is fast but really glitchy and tends to get stuck on objects rather than selecting what you want)

so in a way... not really? you just have a mediocre and a bad option instead of only a mediocre option. if you already didn't like the mediocre option then they did nothing to fix the issue for you.

Are you talking about the switch version?
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ps4, sorry. that's the version I have. I thought I mentioned that in my original post but somehow I forgot. it's kind of a crucial detail too. I have no idea what the switch version did about this issue.
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Aw shoot. If they didnt fix it for ps4 i doubt they did for switch.

Its a shame too! Nothing kills enjoyment of a game like bad controls
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