Stardew Valley Fans Finally Understand The Lack Of In-Game Energy As They Try Their Hand At Real-Life Farming

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knows what it's talking about when it comes to being exhausted after a long day of farming. One player recently found out that the title is pretty accurate when it comes to lack of energy, as they recently volunteered to help out on their boyfriend's uncle's farm with only the game as a reference.

They were quick to learn that taking on a farm requires a lot of hard work and requires a lot of energy and time. The player, jhintoxic, took to Reddit to share their observations with other players. While the work was not as fun as the game made it appear, it also showed the game was very accurate when it came to the hours and grit it takes to run a successful farm.

players are very familiar with the energy required to keep up their fictitious farm, and comments on the now real-life farmer jokingly shared their favorite techniques for that energetic buzz. User AEV_ACNH was quick to teasingly ask if jhintoxic survived on salads and espresso as they do in the game. Others asked if they threw the food in the air and rubbed their stomach right after, as is typical of all farmers. Real farmers, such as HippyGramma, chimed in with confirmation that many farmers live off of espresso to get through the day.

This friendly banter did not stop at food — lots of players had plenty of suggestions about how the uncle could increase productivity on the farm. User arceus03 suggested, "." This comment inspired others, with some players jokingly contemplating how the uncle could not have iridium sprinklers yet to help water the trees, while others brought up rain totems and copper tools to upgrade his farm just as the farmers do.

The original poster initially thought tending to a real farm would be nothing but fun after logging about 300 hours in-game. However, when they arrived, they were tasked with cleaning about 30 olive trees. Jhintoxic stated, "." The player was instantly humbled in their understanding of farming, and plenty of real-life farmers backed up their newfound