What’s the kindest/most heartfelt part of stardew (A mirror to another post)

FilthyGorilla

FilthyGorilla

Local Legend
Mirroring another post by @RainbowJunimo , (thanks for the inspiration), what’s the kindest or most heartfelt part of the game that isn’t a personal achievement you set for yourself or a goal in game like getting perfection.

What experiences can you witness in stardew that always makes you appreciate the game just that little bit more?

Personally it’s Leo getting so seamlessly integrated into the community and how gentle Willy is with him on the island. How Linus acts as such a positive mentor, how the kids enjoy their new friend and Penny never complaining about all she takes on teaching all of them.
It’s things like this in games I always appreciate and seeing the kindness in oftentimes a pretty hostile world (with the war raging on all around and the overall implications of disrepair, war, finances of the town and maybe republic, etc.)

So what are your thoughts on the topic? It can be as small or big as can be, if it made any impact on you please share. Even if it’s something someone has already said, it’s always cool to see the reflection of the same thing on different people and their own experiences.

Thanks again to @RainbowJunimo for their post that made me think about this, maybe a little bit too much.
 
Brave Little Sapling

Brave Little Sapling

Planter
Benhimself said:
The letters Elliot writes you when he leaves for a week for his book tour at 14 hearts are actually really sweet.
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My heart absolutely melted when I married him and reached his 14 heart event.
The fact there were actually crab cakes in the fridge to align with his letters blew me away too!
I also love that he's always doting on the children and looks forward to teaching them to read.

I adore the phone calls you receive from Vincent, the bear, and Hat Mouse; Vincent's is especially cute!

Linus's deep respect for all lifeforms, despite harassment from villagers, is very heartwarming, and I love that Gus takes understanding to the next level and offers him free warm meals after you tend to George's "racoon" problem.

There are a lot of touching moments in the valley and I look forward to reading more responses from the community here! Great thread idea, @FilthyGorilla
 
ThePerfectGarden

ThePerfectGarden

Farmer
FilthyGorilla said:
Leo getting so seamlessly integrated into the community and how gentle Willy is with him on the island. How Linus acts as such a positive mentor, how the kids enjoy their new friend
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Benhimself said:
the message that your pet loves you
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Brave Little Sapling said:
I adore the phone calls you receive from Vincent, the bear, and Hat Mouse; Vincent's is especially cute!
Linus's deep respect for all lifeforms, despite harassment from villagers, is very heartwarming, and I love that Gus takes understanding to the next level and offers him free warm meals after you tend to George's "racoon" problem.
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All the above plus (what comes to my mind spontaneously)
- the cutscene with the bear
- Birdie's quest
- George's reaction to the bundle of leeks
and first and foremost the Trash Bear, how he even doesn't forget about Dusty!!!
 
Brave Little Sapling

Brave Little Sapling

Planter
ThePerfectGarden said:
All the above plus (what comes to my mind spontaneously)
- the cutscene with the bear
- Birdie's quest
- George's reaction to the bundle of leeks
and first and foremost the Trash Bear, how he even doesn't forget about Dusty!!!
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Yes, yes, yes!! I was so happy to see Trash Bear Mary Poppins his way around the valley for the first time and seeing him bibbity boppity Dusty's pen is such a delight!

An aside to George's leek quest: I will never forgive anyone who chose the mean dialogue option. He's a grumpy old man because of you. Lol
 
Gardening Spirit

Gardening Spirit

Rancher
Brave Little Sapling said:
Linus's deep respect for all lifeforms, despite harassment from villagers, is very heartwarming, and I love that Gus takes understanding to the next level and offers him free warm meals after you tend to George's "racoon" problem.

@FilthyGorilla
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This scene where Gus gives Linus food made my eyes water a little...well maybe a lot :heart: Just the way Gus was so giving and let Linus know he can come back for food anytime if he's hungry.
 
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Lew Zealand

Lew Zealand

Helper
Narrowing down the most heartfelt part or moment in Stardew is a really difficult thing as so many villagers grow during the time you spend as the Farmer. And some who are unable to change may have the most heartfelt dialog.

Shane, Haley, and Alex have significant changes to their worldviews the better they get to know you and learn to find pleasure in their existence in Pelican Town (especially if married to the Farmer) instead of dreaming or condemning themselves to leaving in one fashion or another. Some villagers like Sam and Emily and Penny seem level headed from the start so their changes are more subtle, but as they get to know the Farmer better even Abby and Caroline learn to find ways to tolerate and even enjoy living life under the same roof.

But I'm going to give the most heartfelt part in maybe a different way to Pam. She's spent her lifetime not living up to some of her own personal expectations and being left behind by her deadbeat husband with a young child, making do with what she can. She's disappointed in her house and to some extent her boozy coping mechanism, and her inability to provide more for her daughter though she still tries to support Penny however she can.

The heartfelt part comes after someone pays to build her house (I always do it anonymously but anyone with a brain knows who's behind that stunt after the Community Center) and sometime later she confides in you that it's nicer and she's happier that they have a real house but she doesn't really feel more fulfilled in life. I don't remember the dialog, just the feeling, and that make me feel more than anything else in the game. Pam is baring her soul to you to imply that 50 years of life shapes a person into who they are and while better circumstances are very nice, they don't change a person, at least not immediately. The shame is that Pam's in-game story ends there as it feels like it needs that next step, so many villagers get their redemption arc but Pam is denied hers. Shane gets help with a colleague of Harvey's and Pam deserves the same. A single chat with Harv would fix that. Pam is never going to be whole but she can be a whole lot better with help. :pam:
 
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ThePerfectGarden

ThePerfectGarden

Farmer
Lew Zealand said:
The heartfelt part comes after someone pays to build her house (I always do it anonymously but anyone with a brain knows who's behind that stunt after the Community Center) and sometime later she confides in you that it's nicer and she's happier that they have a real house but she doesn't really feel more fulfilled in life. I don't remember the dialog, just the feeling, and that make me feel more than anything else in the game. Pam is baring her soul to you to imply that 50 years of life shapes a person into who they are and while better circumstances are very nice, they don't change a person, at least not immediately. The shame is that Pam's in-game story ends there as it feels like it needs that next step, so many villagers get their redemption arc but Pam is denied hers. Shane gets help with a colleague of Harvey's and Pam deserves the same. A single chat with Harv would fix that. Pam is never going to be whole but she can be a whole lot better with help. :pam:
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Oh yes!!! This scene in front of the Yoba statue has touched me to the core. I have a similar story behind me, which I managed to get out of under my own steam, but I know how difficult and, above all, how REAL it is to fail again and again, even when the external conditions have improved. For me, Pam's arc gets the closest to reality in the game. And, yeah, I wish I could make Harvey aware of her problem.
 
LRangerR

LRangerR

Local Legend
Pretty much anything Emily does. I'm not fangirling her well, maybe a little, but hear me out, but almost every major interaction is heartfelt from her perspective. It never has ulterior motive that I can recall, and if it does have ulterior motive, it never is for her benefit, but someone else's. She just kinda flits around pelican town and does her thing, and part of me wonders if she realizes just how much she touches the people around her, or if she is completely oblivious to how she affects the world around her.

Also the fish thanking you makes me smile everytime.
 
FilthyGorilla

FilthyGorilla

Local Legend
LRangerR said:
Pretty much anything Emily does. I'm not fangirling her well, maybe a little, but hear me out, but almost every major interaction is heartfelt from her perspective. It never has ulterior motive that I can recall, and if it does have ulterior motive, it never is for her benefit, but someone else's. She just kinda flits around pelican town and does her thing, and part of me wonders if she realizes just how much she touches the people around her, or if she is completely oblivious to how she affects the world around her.

Also the fish thanking you makes me smile everytime.
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Yeah honestly me too, I quite enjoy the scene with the parrot, especially when 1.5 dropped and we got to see more behind them.
 
ThePerfectGarden

ThePerfectGarden

Farmer
LRangerR said:
Pretty much anything Emily does. I'm not fangirling her well, maybe a little, but hear me out, but almost every major interaction is heartfelt from her perspective. It never has ulterior motive that I can recall, and if it does have ulterior motive, it never is for her benefit, but someone else's. She just kinda flits around pelican town and does her thing, and part of me wonders if she realizes just how much she touches the people around her, or if she is completely oblivious to how she affects the world around her.

Also the fish thanking you makes me smile everytime.
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Oh yeah, the fish - and their sayings. And their weird cravings. 😁
And one of my ducks was swimming on the pond today! It was the first time I saw this, it made me whooping and making a screenshot at once.
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Emily lives in her own bubble. I love people living happily in their own bubble. She was my first wife. :)
 
FilthyGorilla

FilthyGorilla

Local Legend
ThePerfectGarden said:
Oh yeah, the fish - and their sayings. And their weird cravings. 😁
And one of my ducks was swimming on the pond today! It was the first time I saw this, it made me whooping and making a screenshot at once.
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Emily lives in her own bubble. I love people living happily in their own bubble. She was my first wife. :)
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Yeah my lava eels love their…. Mega bombs…
 
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