The DARK Side of Stardew Valley [FULL MOVIE] (parts 1-3) kzfaq.info/get/bejne/adaZfNV63KmccZ8.html

Demetrius's "practical tips for first time step dads" book is funny, anyone who's played through Sebastian's arc knows he hasn't read it 💀

I actually heard a good theory on the " Jas situation ". It explains that maybe Marnie and Jas are not actually related at all. After Jas' parents deaths, Shane's depression began to worsen, and worrying about Jas being taken from him and put into foster care, he asked Marnie to help him take care of her, and she agreed

I'd like to point out there is evidence the bus was crashed, if you head left on the road by the bus stop, there are skid marks on the road and the fence is broken. Seems like Pam did crash the bus.

Pams trailer only has one bed. Penny isn’t the type to make Pam give her the bed. Pam most likely willingly sleeps on a hard bench night after night for penny to have a tiny bit of comfort in her life.

I feel like there’s also another point that’s worth mentioning - Harvey’s anxiety and loneliness. He’s a perfect example/depiction of someone who’s constantly going through social anxiety, and very likely, panic. The way he hides behind a bush during the egg festival, fear for heights, not leaving his clinic for most of the time, being scared of the farmer when they first met, finding a “safe spot” on farm - speaks a lot about a person who experiences day to day crippling anxiety.

Not gonna lie the first time I saw the cutscene where Shane made Jas cry by implying he doesn’t want to live I cried. That’s just heartbreaking for a child to hear. Not to mention how sad it is for Shane as well.

Something I'm surprised no one ever mentions, probably because it's small in comparison, is Elliott's relationship with his family. In his two heart event, he mentions how they basically tried to crush his dreams of being a successful writer despite his very obvious talent in writing and speech at that time. He points out their blatant pessimism, and you never hear about them at all after that. You have to wonder what drives a young man like Elliott to be *so miserable* with his life at home that he buys a run down cabin to GET AWAY from his parents. It feels like maybe they were TOO overbearing or controlling of him. And the cherry on top is how clearly attention starved he is once you start dating him. He's overjoyed to see you, writes poems for you, snuggles you after a cold day in the rain. Its sweet, but it makes you wonder.

I have to say, Shane is probably the most realistic character when it comes to depicting what suicidal people think and act like. It doesn't try to sugar coat it with "Oh he's just a bit sad" he literally wants to die and is most likely only still around because his love for Marnie and Jas are holding him back, but at the same time he's not constantly in a state of "Oh woe is me", at the egg festival and other community events, he's actually pretty chill, polite and happy. Having first hand experience with depression and having been suicidal myself, it was strangely refreshing to see someone like me portrayed in a sensitive manner whilst not completely trivialising what I went through and its why I still play Stardew Valley and always get Shane to at least 8 hearts to try and help him out, even if I don't go on to romance him.

Alex’s childhood trauma Penny’s domestic issue Harvey’s anxiety and mid life crisis Robin’s family issue (mainly towards Sebastian) Caroline’s affair and relationship issue with Pierre Shane’s depression Pam’s alcohol abuse Clint’s insecurities George’s disability Kent’s PTSD Jodi’s dissatisfaction with her life Marnie and Lewis’ secret relationship War between the two countries The elemental war Joja cooperation Etc. etc. etc. The most meditating game I’ve ever played.

Haley actually cares about the kids education aswell, her 14 heart event is a charity cake walk witch she wants to do because she over hears jas and Vincent complaining about the books cover falling off and and penny say that new books are to expensive so she dose the cake walk to raise money to get new books for the kids:))

Penny should just become the mayor of Pelican Town at this point.

As much as I long to hate Pam, I can't. One event you have with her/Penny is where you help Penny clean up the trailer and Pam gets pissed off, claiming she had everything exactly where she wanted it. But, after your character visibly leaves Pam makes it obvious that she's not mad that Penny cleaned up, but it was more anger out of embarrassment of an "outsider" seeing how shitty their living condition is. She also has dialog where she says that Penny is all that she has left, and makes it clear that you better not EVER hurt Penny in any way. Plus, she tends to talk about Penny a lot, as if she's bragging about her. It's obvious that she used to be a lovingly devoted mother to Penny, until the male parental figure up and abandoned them both. Which makes me want to find the dirtbag and turn him into fertilizer.

There’s some dark stuff related to Linus. Like how a) the town can’t afford to help him out in the slightest, to the point he has to root through garbage at night to feed himself and b) an unknown person is constantly throwing rocks at his tent at night. who tf is doing that?

During the segment about Sebastian's relationships with Demetrius and Maru, I also thought of the heart scene where Sebastian is trying to do some coding work and Robin says that Abigail is coming over, and Sebastian is frustrated because he's trying to work and he feels like he doesn't get the same courtesy that Maru does when she's tinkering on her projects. Honestly, as I watch his arc unfold I actually really like him. I'd marry him if he didn't have the dream of taking his motorcycle and moving to Zuzu City. It wouldn't be fair to him.

i remember Demetrius saying something like: "You need to water the plants." in a letter he sent me. No shit, weirdo. And the tomato scene just annoys me so much. After that the mahogany bed thing. Dude doesnt have any redeeming quality at all. There's also the fact that he clearly favors his own daughter than Sebastian.

Penny gets paid to teach the kids If you marry her, she talks about going in to WORK in town on the days she tutors them Sure, Jas and Vincent only go to school three days a week (excluding summer vacation and holidays), but conversely, they are getting a 1:2 teacher-student ratio. From that perspective, they're likely getting more attention with their studies than they would in a town with a more typical public school system. Not to mention, while Pam is unemployed, it's likely that Penny is supporting the household financially from her teaching gig, although we don't really know the state of long-term unemployment and welfare benefits in Pelican Town Although Penny and Pam don't have much, they never seem at death's door financially or otherwise So, while Penny certainly is taking an interest in the children and supporting their education as best she can as a stand-in teacher, it's unfair to say she's being uncompensated and that the children's studies are being neglected by their parents You can even find Vincent's report card so it's clear that Jody is taking notice of her son's education

I know this is late but I’d like to add. Robin’s first husband and Sebastian’s father actually died. She told Sebastian that he never came back from his shift at work because she was scared to tell him that he died, which is kinda fucked up but whatever. I’m not sure if it’s completely true but everywhere I look confirms it and it’s hinted at in game so take it as you will. It honestly just makes the whole situation more sad.

Bro, Penny is paid to tutor the kids. It's even one of her regular dialogues: “I'm trying to save money from my tutoring job, but it's hard with my mother out of work.”

Another hilarious bit about Clint is that if you marry Emily, eventually in the saloon Clint will ask you for dating advice and then promptly attempt to use that advice on Emily (even if you already married her)

To counter the confusion about Jas calling Marnie her aunt...Vincent can call you Uncle/Auntie even you didn't marry Sam. So it is possible that Shane is friend with Jas' parents and they lived Marnie...since they had been living there few months before the farmer arrived Jas is just accustomed to call Marnie her auntie as Shane is nephew of Marnie.

6:58 I have easily over 500 hours in the game, probably more than a thousand, but I never realized this. Penny states there is not enough money for the bus, and the bundle that repairs the bus is the one that only requires money, that is amazing attention to detail. Great Job, Eric!!

Clint falls into an unfortunate category of "nice guy" who believes he deserves love just because he's nice, or at least tries to be. In RTGame's stream highlights, a moment is shown where Clint asks the player for advice on talking to women only to immediately use it for Emily, despite Emily being the player's wife in the context.

you should've mentioned that penny hates beer, probably meaning how much she hates what beer does to her mother

I agree so much with your opinion about pam... She's not a *bad* mother but just a not ok one... Even tho she's an alcoholic and leaves all the chores to penny she never physically abused her (atleast as far as I know). Penny actually grew up very well and she still loves her mother. And Pam also loves penny and honestly seem like she's her treasure... Even tho penny isn't my partner pam still warns me about how She'll kill me of I hurt penny lol. She loves her and it's obvious-

THANK YOU for talking about how nice Penny is. I have seen so much Penny slander that she's boring, that liking her means you have a saviour complex etc. Someone needed to air out how good she is.

Shane is one of the best written depressed characters in fictional history. He actually feels like a real person who's dealing with depression, the dark humor, the bleak "wise" advice, the rampant alcoholism, his unhealthy diet. It's all been seen before and is displayed ever so brilliantly in an indie game that not even most AAA game studios would come CLOSE to recreating. I always pursue his heart events every playthrough. Even if I don't date or marry him, I at least can be comforted that he's doing better in the town than he was before I arrived. Plus, *_BLUE CHICKENS!!!_*

I married Penny because she’s the best but mostly because she was the first with max hearts because I used her as an artifact trashcan.

i feel so privileged i only watched part 1 about 10 mins ago so i didn’t have to wait for part 2🥰

yeah, i 100% think Shane's 6 heart cut scene was at least for sure the saddest. i cried the first time i saw it while playing the game and maybe kind of shed some tears while watching it again in this video... its too relatable. and his relationship with jas is too. how they're kind of related (maybe?), he's not her biological father but still cares for her like one. i really relate to that a lot too. thats why i chose him as a husband in my main save file

Shane is my favorite character. I can relate to him so much. My grades were declining and my dad yelled at me and kept asking me why my grades were so bad when they used to be all A's. I told him, "I don't plan on being alive long enough for it to matter." I just want to jive Shane a hug.

Alex is such a sweet guy. He has these big dreams of being a sports star and comes off as arrogant. I'm pretty sure he's just masking his real emotions, feeling like he has to prove himself, trying to feel like he's good enough. Once you get close with him, he really opens up. He's a pretty well written character and I love him.

Shane's 6 Heart cutscene highlights my single biggest criticism of the game, the way that Stardew Valley handles the heart events as separate from gameplay, it creates a SERIOUS mood whiplash when instead of regaining control in front of Harvey's Clinic you regain control from where you triggered the heart event like nothing actually happened. With other cases this isn't as much of an issue due to the more light-hearted nature of them, but this one in particular suffers the most from the gameplay/story disconnect that the heart cutscenes cause. I would have liked it where the heart events actually have an effect on the world in a more direct way, like having Shane still be in the clinic for the day. Would it be annoying if you were trying to get to the ranch for stuff, yes, however it would make the more serious tone heart events feel more connected to the world than these separate things that seem to exist in a vacuum of what's happening in the immediate vicinity.

I started stardew valley and wiki'd a few things. Found out Shane likes chickens. And I was determined he'd by my husband lol. It backfired; I had an eerily similar path and I bawled at every heart event. This game helped me more than I thought 😭

Honestly as someone who has dealt with a lot of mental health issues I really related to Shane in so many ways and made sympathize with him so much more.

My personal headcanon is that Shane is just distant relatives w/ Jas. They're most likely 2nd, 3rd, etc. cousins while Shane is probably slightly closer to Marnie than Jas on the family tree. (Speaking as someone with distant, yet close relatives. I just call most people "aunt" & "uncle" out of respect if they're much older than me/closer to my mom's age)

The Shane 6 heart event really is sad. It really is hard to love a family member who's suffering from alcoholism. Hearing police reports with my brother's name in them or hearing the way he talks to family or friends hurts, but I know it's not his fault. It just hurts.

While Shane 6 heart event answer are all neutral (in a sense it still somewhat help him and didn't effect your friendship). I think the 4th option is the most suitable one. - Option 1 is basically indirectly ignore his true feeling/emotion and try to make him 'see the good of the world'. - Option 2 while it may seem innocent enough, it's almost sounded like you were trying to guilt-tripping him using Jas. - Option 3 is almost like option 2, but i could've swore there's a dialogue saying something about him not believing in Yoba (i think it's random? I forgot, my bad). - Option 4 while it may seem like a gamble, it also in a way trying to give Shane a shoulder to lean on and helping him until he was able to walk by himself. It somewhat sounds like the player offering to be Shane anchor, someone outside of his family that still care about him despite seeing all his ugly flaws. Please do remember, while giving words of encouragement to a depressed person isn't necessary a bad thing (it's a great thing in fact). But don't forget to actually *show* them that you care, sometimes just spending time with them could help. Take care.

my theory is that since maru and sebastian are both adults, likely similar in age, it's possible demetrius was robin's affair and ruined her previous marriage to sebastian's father, meaning he sees the man as a homewrecker and thus will never respect him as his stepfather.

Shane is my favourite character in starview valley for a reason, he actively tries to better his life once he sees how it’s affecting now only him but those around him, and although he isn’t magically cured, you can see his improvement over time and I adore that. Although it is funny that he still accepts beer from you after he quits.

Weird thing about Demetrius: he never ever talks about Sebastian, it's like the guy doesn't even exists

I don't think children are neglected here. In small communities it's not uncommon to have one person look after a group of children and teach them. We don't know if Penny's doing it for free.

Personally i think Mr.Qi and Grandpa are either highly advanced Wizards or Deity and what we are seeing is their astral projections. I say that because Mr.Qi started out as a "normal" boy and became extraordinary through willpower, It's almost the same as in Grandpa's letter he talks about losing his sight of what mattered most and decided to get rid of everything to move. It's almost as if Mr.Qi is a wizard or deity of Mystery and Fortune while Grandpa is a wizard or deity of Life and Death. I say that Mr.Qi is representation of Mystery as he says in the dialogue that without Mystery the world is bland and Fortune because he runs a Casino that's being paid for generously and he also supplies the loot in dungeons which could be affected by luck,His possibly a good friend or the boss of Welwick the fortune teller as you could see her in his Casino with a hangover,and as we know it's exclusive to members. Meanwhile i said that Grandpa is a representation of Life is because he sought the most in life and went to Stardew valley to start a farm that's creates life in the form of crops and animals. His presentation of Death is rather shallow but him appearing in our Dreams even though his dead could mean he could have some control over it,he also appears to be sleeping and wearing a nightcap which could represent Eternal rest. All of it is a bit of stretch but it's something that i came up with when i was scrolling through the Wiki

ngl this kinda just gives them more character. makes them feel a little bit more realistic, when they all have their own little flaws. for me i feel like that just makes it even more worth it to befriend all of them, because their dialogue progressively gets better and suggests that they become better as people aswell (easiest examples are Alex and Haley who outright treat everyone else like trash at the start) which really makes it feel like you're actually doing something for them, despite the only actual interaction you can have with them is by giving them gifts and seeing them at the right places at the right times it makes me hopeful that in the future, ConcernedApe will add more opportunities to do more for them and help fix their problems

One think I find funny is that even after Shane’s later heart cutscenes he deals with his alcohol problems, but you can still gift him beer and he still likes it

I wonder if Mayor Lewis would've been willing to fix the bus if Pam wasn't the town drunk. Maybe she started the job before she became an alcoholic, and when the bus finally crashed due to drunk driving Mayor Lewis claimed that there was a lack of funds because he didn't want her back on the roads.

There is something about Vincent. Recently in a video I watched of Stardew 100 days without leveling up. Vincent goes into Gunthers Museum/House at 11:30 at night alone and the door locks behind him. Why? Vincent better not be getting abused.

Shane is probably my favorite character because I relate to him so much. He reminded me of my own struggles. Of how I wanted to take my own life. But then seeing him get help and get even a bit happier made me smile so much. It reminded me of my recovery, of seeing my therapists, getting help from other people and forming good habits. So of course I married him on my first ever playthrough :D Two depressed men holding each other up by love. Ain't that a story.

Honestly I just think that Shane and Marnie are related, and Jas just calls Marnie her aunt bc she heard Shane call her that

In the spring at about 6:30 or 7:00 PM Demetrius and Sebastian cross paths near their house and the way it’s animated suggests they hit shoulders as their walking by. I would argue it actually looks like Demetrius is the one running into Sebastian’s shoulder on purpose.

Penny's back must be killing her. Y'know, carry the entire ass town on her shoulders.

Gus Theory because he deserves more love- Gus not only feeds Linus (as seen in Linus' two heart cutscene when Gus catches him looting through the trash at night) despite being in financial trouble himself. I also suspect was asked by Mayor Lewis to keep an eye on Pam after she crashed the bus. Its strongly suggested through the dialogue, and Pam grumbiness with her constantly demanding Gus to give her "the strongest" while asking us the Player for booze, that Gus also may be gradually watering down her drinks as a way to subtley combat her alchoholism. Which is why he is so patient with her, knowing her attitude is due to withdrawal. We also learn through a cutscene that she has a tab large enough to put Gus out of buisness, which may have been a factor is Gus trying to get her to sober up. But in his defense it seems to work, as one of the quests on the long term bulletin you can take is giving her a bunch of "potato juice" showing she is trying to quit.

Shadow people can also appear on the wilderness farm at night, but there seems to be certain conditions as they didn't start appearing for a good while.

When you marry Sebastian he notices how nice it is to have windows which is sad because his family found it not necessary for him to have a room with windows and instead prioritising the lab to have that room instead of Sebastian

I’m so excited! Part one was awesome

I didn't know Shane was an alcoholic and I kept giving him beerr so I could be friends with him 😳

I also have encountered one of clint's dialog saying that how did he end up in this town, which you can receive when you talk to him at the stardrop saloon at night and a dialog from marnie also mentioned clint that marnie never seen clint trying to talk to anyone in town before

Oh jeez I always got the impression that penny was being payed to tutor the kids but I guess not, poor penny she seriously needs a vacation

Me watching this and realizing how much more I still have to do in stardew valley even tho it’s my 3rd year-

Naaahh, the most creepy and darkest character in the game is the farmer. The guy literally goes somebody's house, touch or peek their items, joining other problems put some shit on the soup. True menace

With Shane and Jas and Marnie, I assume that Shane became estranged some how, and Jas never knew him growing up. Then her parents died, and she was Shane’s responsibility. Either Shane was already a depressed alcoholic, or Jas’s parent’s death caused this, but either way, he wasn’t equipped to raise a kid by himself. He and Jas moved in with Marnie, the only stable family either of them had. Shane didn’t want Jas to know that they were related, probably because he didn’t want to explain why he was estranged, and so just claimed he was her god father, and didn’t go any deeper. I assume they are definitely related judging by the hair colour. Also, interesting fact, even if you have godparents, you usually end up going to close family and not your godparents. I think it’s more likely that Shane is Jas’s brother, because of the hair colour. I also can’t think why Marnie would allow some a depressed drunk that she hardly knew to live with her, unless he was Jas’s brother, and they were both sent to live with Marnie.

So as to Shane being Jas' godfather: my brother is actually my godfather because my parents couldn't find anyone in time, and my second brother's wife is my godmother. So yeah, I could absolutely see a cousin being a godfather AND a kid introducing him as such.

we’re all so absorbed in the lore that we start talking about the npcs like if they were real people with real problems. We are all really weird *and I love it*

I thought that Marnie was Shane’s aunt, and Jas was his niece, which would make Marnie Jas’ great-aunt

And when ur married to seb he always says how he feels more welcome and gald moving away. He even says something like "I bet marus glad im gone"

Jas's parents were probably Shane's cousins, making Jas his second cousin and Marnie Jas's Great-Aunt. My cousin's kids are just referred to as our cousins and my great aunts and uncles are all just referred to as aunts and uncles. It just makes it way easier for larger families

I knew some of this but it was still interesting to watch. I definitely agree with you saying penny is the nicest npc in stardew valley.

I actually love Shane so much. His story makes me cry every time. Even married him in one save and he's super cute

Alot people seem to miss the fact that pelican town was a mining town because it has both a mine and a quarry . George was a miner till there was an accident in the mine leaving him paralyzed and probably others dead . When a town that was built around a mine and mine closes down the town goes into financial ruin .

Gotta say im kinda surprised haley and emilys parents never were brought up. They go on a SEVERAL YEAR TRIP and never return. Kinda strange.

Aunt in an informal way can mean "an unrelated older woman friend, especially of a child." so it's Likely Marnie is Shanes blood Aunt and is simply referred to as Jas' Aunt.

Suprise you didnt mention the fact that your character commits murder. Its almost missed but basicslly Krobus talks about how the Shadow people are, you know, people, specifically calling them his friends. And as you stated they have been basically conpletley screwed over and have now become isolated in their home lands which they are trying to protect. Then you show up and basically invade their lands and murder them, not only that, the guild shop has literally a bounty for killing this sapient race. So you know, we dont only invade ancestral lands for our own monetary gain, but straight up kill the inhabitants because they want to protect against this weird sea weed eating silent maniac.

I just wanna say this is the most human game I've seen (taking out the slimes and all that) but it just shows the rawness of a human being, idk I just find it really nice that they all have depth. Makes it a more likeable and in some sad cases, relatable

Are we forgetting that Clint still tries to ask out Emily even if the player has married her! I kinda wish that there was a way to make him get over her or even get revenge for him asking out your own wife

It's insane how horrifically realistic Shane's depression is

Sebastians relationship with Maru is a bit sadder considering one of his post-marriage dialogues; "I'm sure Maru's glad that I'm gone" or something similar.

Stardew Valley needs to have an option to just hug the npc

this gives me so much more respect for alex

Fun fact, if I recall correctly, Demetrius says seb's name a whoping 0 times in the game, which says a lot.

I think the reason why they called Winchester sky people was because they lived in a space but there is a really great cuts saying that you can see in the starting of the game on the main menu it’s a spaceship crashing down to the ground so that could possibly be theoretically be why they call themselves “sky people”

thats not why we call clint a creep. he is insistent with emily despite her ignoring his crush on her which should have been enough of a sign, he has dialogue at the movies that only happens if you're a woman in which he says something like "uh you can rest ur head on my shoulder... if you want.... ehe...." doesnt matter if you're married or not, sometimes when calling him with the telephone he'll say "oh... player... your voice sounds really nice over the phone..." which is creepy. he just generally acts like a creep to the player and is overly obsessive about emily

Penny is the first person I ever married and she is literally THE BEST. The Best. Love her so much

Another note for the Pam segment: you can help their situation by contracting Robin to build a house for them, which seems to touch Pam enough to the point of her wanting to put more of an effort into quitting drinking. A later cutscene in their new home has Pam praying at a Yoba shrine and saying that she has been turning to religion to try and help her find the strength to quit, but feels ashamed because she still slips up.

i saw the perfection cutscenes and im 100% sure that grandpa and qi were gay lovers trust me

I think for Jas, the idea that Marnie is her aunt is more of an honorary title, like how family friend's of your parents are aunt or uncle. More over, I've always thought Shane actually had something going on with either her mother or father, and when they died, it broke him. Seeing Jas alone and being her godfather, placing her in the home of Marnie, his actual aunt, was the best thing that he could do for her as he's depressed and grieving.

The only bad thing I can say about Penny, is that she is too kind for her own good. She cares to much about others, and ignoring to care for herself. So when the player comes in, and marries her, she not only start caring for herself, but she get that monetary support to be able to help and care for the others. She is just too sweet.

Going through a Drive Thru in McDonald's Worker: "What do you need to order sir?" Me: "I want to have a Junimo" Worker: "A what?" Me: "A green apple Mcfloat"

I don't know how relevant this is, but I remember grandpa being much harder to please in earlier versions of the game. He was quite harsh actually.

Worth the wait. Cant wait for part 3.

lmaoooo the clint part

BTW... the suspicious shape of the diamond like insert in the shrine for Grandpa made me think about putting diamonds on there as tribute... and it WORKS... That's how I got the perfection statue as before that I had 3 candles not 4. Try it 😊👍🏻

Ok but actually Grandpa was so comforting to me for some reason. I would just summon him when I felt down even if not much was different. I almost cried when I got the statue of perfection and realized I couldn't summon him anymore

"But like nobody cares about leo" Me, who adores leo: *guess I'll die*

Penny was the girl I went after in my first playthrough because I really liked just how kind she was. But in my subsequent farms I went through all the spouses just to see what they had to offer and now I go after Abigail because I really like her story and you know purple-haired goth-ish adventurer-wizard...

Rinqueen would be offended with that quote about Leo

It would be interesting if you could run against Lewis in an election for position of mayor

Why does Marnie have hay next to a fireplace at the only entrance to jas room

I like that you can hear how passionate about the game this guy is

I really enjoyed the first one glad to see part 2 so soon!

Great video, keep up the stardew vids!