Summary
AStardew Valleyplayer who married Sam has discovered that there’s an unfortunate downside to choosing him as a spouse. It’s part of a larger complaint thatStardew Valleyplayers have shared about the way the marriage system in the game works, but this is a particular case that some fans didn’t know would happen.
InStardew Valley, players can choose to marry a select number of NPCs, or if they prefer, a multiplayer partner in co-op mode. In order toget married to aStardew ValleyNPC, players have to gradually build a relationship with the character and gain their favor before they’ll consider dating, and ultimately, marriage. While a lot of players enjoy the interactivity with their chosen romantic partner, the post-honeymoon phase often leads to complaints and disappointment among players.
Onefan Gh0stUv4 has shared a downside that they discovered aftermarrying Sam inStardew Valley. While they had no complaints about their relationship with the NPC themselves, they discovered that after marrying Sam, Sebastian would still go to Sam’s room in his childhood home to practice for their band together. The included screenshot shows Sebastian completely alone in the room, as Sam is likely at the player’s house.
Fans Lament Marriage Problems
In this particular case, players have been particularly saddened by the scene because it’s well-known thatSebastian is a troubled characterthat has only warmed up to a few people in the town. While married NPCs inStardew Valleywill sometimes still engage in their old habits on select days, for the most part, they end up becoming a fixture on the player’s farm. This can lead to some odd sights like this one with Sebastian, who is continuing to follow the usual schedule he shared with Sam prior to his marriage, while Sam has stopped doing so.
Unfortunately, this isn’t the only complaint that players have had with marriage in the game. Many have lamented that the characters they married end up losing a lot of their characterization and sort of fade into the background in comparison to how interactive they were during the friendship and dating phases. A priorStardew Valleypatch improved upon this situation somewhat by adding a new 14-heart event exclusive to spouses, but they still behave largely the same way otherwise.
While ConcernedApe has already said that furtherStardew Valleypatches could very well happen in the distant future, for now, thedeveloper’s focus is onHaunted Chocolatier. If that game has a relationship system similar toStardew Valley’s, hopefully it takes some of these common complaints into consideration during the development phase.
