Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube Farming video games often don’t replicate real-world farming too carefully– they choose to strike a balance between enjoyable and precise, in which plants require watering every day, however pesticides, fertiliser, and maintenance aren’t actually on your to do list.
But approaching game SunnySide is intending to take a more reasonable approach to the world of agriculture– and they’ve even coordinated with Epic Gardening, a YouTube account with 2 million customers, to get it right. We talked to the male behind Epic Gardening, Kevin Espiritu, about gardens, games, and growing crops …
Nintendo Life: How did this collaboration with SunnySide come about?
Kevin Espiritu (Epic Gardening): A member of the team connected to me as a gardening fan, and discussed that they ‘d used some videos from my YouTube channel as motivation to design the watering and seeding systems in the game. As a fellow gardener-gamer, I was beyond thrilled and had to chat, and when I learned what the game was about, I was consumed.
Register For Nintendo Life on YouTube Do you play farming games? If so, which ones– and how accurate are they in general?I grew up playing farming video games, from SimFarm in the early days , to the Harvest Moon series, and more just recently Stardew Valley. For the most part, farming games tend to deal with planting, watering, and time-the more complicated ones will include some kind of wasting aspect, or pest/disease issue. What all of them miss out on (and it makes sense)is the maintaining of crops with time -pruning the tomatoes, pollinating the cucumbers, and so on. I suspect this is for gameplay reasons as the core of the video game is more about the gamer character and not the mechanics of the farm.” The coordinate with Legendary Gardening is an outright dream come to life for us here at RainyGames. It’s something we’ve been
working on for a long period of time now. The hard work and commitment by Kevin and his group inspire us every day, and their continued objective to combine old ideas and customs with new technology is a continuous impact on how we establish SunnySide.”– Sydney Stockdale, RainyGames co-founder and manufacturer Grow what you like to consume, even if it’s challenging to grow What’s the greatest tip you could give to novice farmers and gardeners?Grow what you LOVE to
consume, even if it’s challenging to grow. I utilized to tell
would-be gardeners to grow the most convenient plants, but I have actually discovered that unless you’re excited to consume your harvest, you will not put as much thought into caring for your garden-so grow what excites you. Do you believe individuals can find out real-world techniques and skills from playing farming games?To a degree -I think planning, layout, and structure is heavily focused on in farming video games, and that can assist a garden enthusiast look at their own IRL area in a more creative raised beds, while out in backwoods you can construct classic row gardens or row farms, which are far more efficient from a time point of view. That stated, there are incredible benefits to urban gardening, particularly beautifying your area and growing incredible variety in a little location. Thank you to Kevin for speaking to us, to RainyGames for working on SunnySide, and to Sarah from MergeGames for assisting us established this interview! Have you found out anything about gardening from farming games? Do you have your own vegetable spot? Inform us in the comments !
method. Hammering in that gardening takes maintenance by means of watering, planting, weeding functions can also help. Images: RainyGames What are the greatest differences between metropolitan and rural farming?Space constraints are the most significant challenge, which alters farming technique. In an urban environment you’re normally restricted to containers or