Stardew Valley creator Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone did not assume the life sim’s most-hated character could be fairly as unpopular as he’s as a result of, in accordance with the developer, Pierre’s not as terrible as some followers make out.
There is a operating joke (typically not a joke) locally about how darn unbearable Pelican City’s native store proprietor Pierre could be. For one, he makes some questionable feedback throughout his daughter Abigail’s questline. He is additionally hiding a ‘secret stash’ from his spouse that you may confront him about. And maybe his worst sin of all? He closes store each Wednesday.
However in an interview with PC Gamer, Barone defends the hard-working dad who does his finest to maintain his small enterprise open amid megacorp Joja Mart’s growth.
“I assumed folks would not like Pierre, however I did not notice the prolong to which they’d hate Pierre,” Barone mentioned. “And, I feel, I sort of advocate for Pierre just a little bit. I feel he is not as unhealthy as some folks assume. I imply, he does, in any case – nicely, I do not need to spoil it – however he performs a vital function locally heart path, you understand, on the finish of the sport.”
Barone’s after all referring to the cutscene that performs in the event you resolve to rebuild the group heart as a substitute of siding with Joja Mart to show it right into a warehouse. That is a battle Barone regrets making so “black and white,” as he mentioned if he may rewind time, he’d add just a little bit extra “nuance” to the storyline.