Gaming: 'i'm Not Going To Release Anything I'm Not Happy With': Eric Barone...
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I do not envy Eric Barone. Stardew Valley remains massively popular even a decade down the line, and is easily one of the biggest catalysts in the cosy gaming craze and the renaissance of the farming simulator. That kind of reputation is bound to put some heavy expectations on his next project, Haunted Chocolatier, from both fans and Barone himself.
With all the excitement and anticipation of his work in a shiny new setting, it's no surprise that folks just want to know when the darn thing is coming out. That's not something we know yet, though Barone does pop in with the occasional reminder that yes, Haunted Chocolatier is still happening, but when he wants it to happen. Not when we want it to happen. Which, if it was up to us, it probably already would have.
For how things are coming along now, Barone told IGN in a recent interview that headway is certainly being made, though perhaps not at the pace he initially anticipated. "The progress isn't as fast as I would like. Nothing is ever as fast as I would like," he said. "The main important thing about Haunted Chocolatier is I'm not going to release anything that I'm not happy with. If I don't think it's a great game, I'm not going to release it. So even if that takes years and years, so be it. That's just what I want to do."
Source: PC Gamer
