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Stardew Valley Cup turns the relaxing farming sim into a surprisingly sweaty esportFarm… FOR YOUR LIFE.
Farm… FOR YOUR LIFE.
The event saw four teams race to complete around 100 challenges in the time limit. These challenges included trivial tasks like naming a chicken after Barone, alongside time-sinks like completing the Community Center that would earn the team more points.
Stardew Valley is known for its calming atmosphere as it encourages players to unwind, farm and befriend (or seduce) the various characters of the Valley. However, this cup highlighted that even Stardew Valley can be turned into a sweaty competition.
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All four teams also used the most recent Beach Farm layout, introduced inlast year’s 1.5 update. This layout gave the teams easy access to fishing water and Barone joked that players just didn’t like the “mustard yellow” colour of the ground in other maps.
Team Sandy’s Candies were victorious with 661 points, winning the top prize of $28,000. Pierree’s Cherries came in second with 597 points after being in the lead just before the finale. I’ve embedded the stream below but be warned - it’s long!
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Although Stardew Valley clearly has a lot of potential for strategic teamwork and high-level play, Barone strongly expressed that “this doesn’t necessarily mean Stardew Valley is now an esport.” For now, it seems this tournament was just a fun event for the fans.
Near the end of the four-hour livestream Barone also shared some details on his plans for the future. When asked if Stardew Valley would receive new marriage candidates, Barone replied that it would be “just a tonne of work”.
“I’m not saying there’s going to be another Stardew Valley Update. Right now, I am focused on my next game. So, we’ll see.”
If you’ve never played Stardew Valley, it’ll be available at no extra cost onXbox Game Passthis autumn. It’s a favourite here at the RPS treehouse, and it’s one of our20 Best Management Gamesto play in 2021.
