Haunted Chocolatier fans don't have fresh screenshots to fawn over because Eric Barone says sharing them mid-development 'feels like serving half-baked bread'

Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone recently gave us a small update on the progress of Haunted Chocolatier. He said that his next project is taking longer than expected due to the fact that it’s a bigger game than Stardew Valley and because he’s a perfectionist. He also explained why there are no screenshots alongside this update—or in-depth explanations of any systems—in terms that any cosy game player will understand.

“Please excuse me, but I don’t like to share too many screenshots, or even talk about the systems in too much detail, while the game is in development,” Barone wrote in his blog post. “Partly, it feels like I’m serving a half-baked bread. I would rather serve a fully baked bread.”

This is hardly a surprising decision given that as far as we know Haunted Chocolatier isn’t close to being finished. There’s also plenty that could change between now and its release, so explaining systems and supplying fans with too many screenshots runs the risk of getting people excited about things that just won’t end up in the final game. “If I reveal them early, I risk disappointing players if the final product does not match their expectation,” Barone said. Inaccurate screenshots truly are the goopy bread of indie game development.

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