On August 21st, Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone, aka “Concerned Ape,” shared a screenshot (opens in new tab) accompanied by OST snippets (opens in new tab) of his next game, Haunted Chocolatier. It’s a snappy little tune to what looks like a bee boss fight in a giant golden hive.
It’s certainly a cute little (big?) bee, and these important pollinators have long been threatened by human activity, so it’s a shame we have to contend with them. The “threat by” is a little more obvious, with players engaging in deadly combat with hives. And you don’t have to pay daddy.
this new, big The bees look like scaled-up versions of the enemies seen in previous gameplay footage, but the inside of the hive is completely new.remind of Click Clock Wood’s Hive (opens in new tab) With Banjo-Kazooie, or Guildenhull (opens in new tab) Golden Castle from Dragon Quest 11.The song, probably tentatively titled bee_boss, felt similar to the papyrus theme bonnetrousle (opens in new tab) From Undertale.
The release of Haunted Chocolatier is still far away. As of the first trailer, Barone said: Replying to a fan in his Twitter thread of new screenshots, Barone warned (opens in new tab) “I think I can do it faster, but I don’t think I’m making it faster. Also… I have more experience, but more ambition (in a way) about the scope of the game.” I have.”
It’ll come when it’s finished, but it’s always exciting to hear about the expanded ambitions and scope of the anticipated game. You can catch up on all the guides known by (opens in new tab).
