Barone: Haunted Chocolatier Is More Action RPG Than Stardew Valley
In a new GQ interview, Eric Barone said Haunted Chocolatier focuses on adventuring, equipment, monsters and boss fights, and called it still a town game.
Eric Barone has described Haunted Chocolatier as more of an action RPG than Stardew Valley, with the main focus on adventuring, finding equipment and getting more powerful. He made the comments in a new interview with GQ, according to Eurogamer.
Barone said the game features monsters and boss fights, while still being what he calls a "town game." He also described Haunted Chocolatier as a more "metaphysical" experience than Stardew Valley.
On the game's visibility, Barone said nobody is playing Haunted Chocolatier until he is ready to show it, and there is still no release date.
Barone's comments follow earlier statements on the project's progress. In January, he said, "I'm alive, the game is still in development," and he previously alluded that the world of Haunted Chocolatier is bigger than Stardew Valley.
He has also previously addressed timing, saying, "The bottom line is, I don't want to give a release date. The game will come out when it's done."
Quick answers
Is there a release date for Haunted Chocolatier?
No. Barone said there is still no release date, and that he doesn't want to give one, adding the game will come out when it's done.
How does Haunted Chocolatier differ from Stardew Valley?
Barone said it is more of an action RPG, focused on adventuring, finding equipment and getting more powerful, with monsters and boss fights. He still calls it a "town game."