Sakuna: of Rice and Ruin

[Rock8man]

I was definitely interested for a long time, and then it came out during a rush of other releases and I forgot all about it. I think Tim_James remembered it and played it.

Ah yes, here we go, from the arbitrary awards thread for 2020:

@TimJames

The Brutality of Rural Life Award goes to Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin. Midway through the game, the little baby character finds a pack of ducks that you keep in a pen and release each morning. They waddle adorably to your rice paddy and eat all the weeds. Late in the season, you’re given an option to keep them, at which point the eat some of your rice crop, or you can turn them into dinner. Coldest of all, the game doesn’t penalize you for murdering your happy ducks – the baby finds new ones each season, and the vicious cycle begins again.

I’m a little behind on this genre, and I just bought Stardew Valley last week.