However, Haunted Chocolatier’s gameplay will also have its differences. From ConcernedApe’s perspective, there are ten more years of game development under his belt with Haunted Chocolatier than there was with Stardew Valley. Haunted Chocolatier is also going to have stronger combat and action RPG elements than Stardew Valley, but there’s at least one more feature set to return (among others confirmed or to be confirmed), as ConcernedApe discussed in a recent interview with VGKami.
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During the interview, ConcernedApe provided a few new details and insight into the development of Haunted Chocolatier. For example, his favorite part of game development comes after all the main components are finished and when he gets to “just add fun things on top of it. The little surprises for players to discover.” But he also notes that comes at the very end, and he’s not that far with Haunted Chocolatier yet. He also briefly discussed one returning feature from Stardew Valley, relationships.
There are plenty of NPCs to interact with in Haunted Chocolatier, and some trailers have hinted at an improved dialogue system as well. However, it wasn’t clear if relationships with NPCs would be similar to Stardew Valley. It’s one feature many assumed would return, of course, but it’s nice to hear it from the horse’s mouth too:
As the game continues development, fans can probably expect to learn more about this in the months, or even years, to come. All good sequels/follow-ups, whether in terms of following in development, spiritual, or direct, improve upon their predecessors, so it makes sense a different approach for romance would be applied to Haunted Chocolatier. At the end of the day, though, that cottagecore cozy life approach seems to remain intact, as players will be making chocolates in a haunted castle with a town full of the living to form relationships with.
“Yes, there will be relationships like in Stardew Valley. I haven’t decided exactly how the system will work yet. And I expect to approach some things differently this time around.”
Haunted Chocolatier is currently in development.
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Source: VGKami
