Stardew Valley dev’s next game, Haunted Chocolatier, has “greater focus” on combat

Stardew Valley creator ConcernedApe’s latest blog post focuses on combat for the new game Haunted Chocolatier, with ConcernedApe emphasising that they’re not “‘copying and pasting’ Stardew’s combat.”ConcernedApe announced Haunted Chocolatier just over a week ago, and now, over on the Haunted Chocolatier site, a new blog post goes into a little more detail on combat. “Haunted Chocolatier has a greater focus on combat, so it needs to be very fun, satisfying, and engaging, while also appropriately fitting into the big picture. You can rest assured that I’m not ‘copying and pasting’ Stardew’s combat. On the contrary, almost everything in Haunted Chocolatier, including the combat, is completely coded (and drawn) from scratch.”Haunted Chocolatier features shields, with players able to block attacks or stun an enemy for a window of time to attack more quickly. “The shield/stun mechanic rewards more cautious, patient players who wait for a window of opportunity. But you don’t have to play like this, you could just as well charge in aggressively, and if you can pull it off, you’ll defeat enemies more quickly that way,” ConcernedApe says. “There will be other off-hand items besides shields that will compliment different play styles.”The blog post is careful to remind everyone that everything we see of Haunted Chocolatier is a work in progress and could change before the game launches. “I like to keep my cards close to my chest. I prefer to leave many things to be discovered by players. I think it’s more fun that way,” continues ConcernedApe. “I want to surprise and delight people. But if they already know everything in the game, that takes a certain element out of the final experience. The bottom line, is that I won’t rest, or release this game, until I am personally satisfied that it’s very fun and compelling, in every aspect. If it never gets there, I’ll just never release it. But don’t worry, I have 100% faith that I’ll get it there. Everything is on the right track so far, I have the complete vision for the game in my head, and it’s just a matter of “grinding it out”, which is what I’m doing every day!”What do you think of what we’ve seen so far? Let us know in the comments!



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