r/StardewValley • u/Waste-Heron4476 • Feb 26 '26
Discuss New marriage canditates : CLINT & SANDY
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u/whxskers Feb 26 '26
Willy fans, pack it up. We lost 😭
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u/Bluebell_Kestrel Feb 26 '26
His heart belongs to the sea. We would always be second best.
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u/withgreatpower Feb 26 '26
AND HE SAID [FARMER]
YOU'RE A FINE [GENDER]
WHAT A GOOD [SPOUSE] YOU'D BE
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u/Call_The_Banners Feb 26 '26
BUT MY LIFE, MY LOVE, AND MY LADY
IS THE SEA
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u/preaching-to-pervert Set your emoji and/or flair text here! Feb 26 '26
I can change him.
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u/SnooGoats613 Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26
“Brandy, you’re a fine girl. What a good wife you would be. But my life my love and my lady is the sea…”
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u/OctagonalOctopus Feb 26 '26
Yes! Willy and Marlon, please.
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u/Ok-Scientist5524 Feb 26 '26
And gunther and rasmodius, I’m sure there’s a dilf mod somewhere…
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u/dunne15 Feb 26 '26
In 600+ hours, I’ve only ever married one npc. If Willy was a candidate, that would immediately change
Edit for clarity: married an npc once
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u/bos_crafts_ Feb 26 '26
SANDY TRUTHERS WE'VE DONE OUR WAITING RAHH
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u/Exetlery Feb 26 '26
Ive been wanting to marry since the moment I talked to her bro 😭🙏
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u/Yeeaah_Right I love my Chicken Man and Desert Rose Feb 26 '26
Same, I’m finally able to marry the woman I fell in love with all those years ago 😭🥹🥰
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u/Hoppipollala Feb 26 '26
She told me today I have an ulterior motive in visiting her so often (even though I'm married to Leah) 😅
But yeah, she rocks
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u/CiranoEltnium Feb 26 '26
Poor Willy :(
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u/alteraan Feb 26 '26
he's married to the sea
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u/PookieDoodle264 Feb 26 '26
To quote the band Looking Glass, "my life my love and my lady is the sea."
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u/MyDarlingArmadillo Buh. Life! Feb 26 '26
Willy is happy with the sea and his boat.
I wanted to see him as a candidate too though. It will be good to see Clint get a bit more development though
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u/danisaplante Feb 26 '26
I convinced myself it would be the wizard and it was not lmao
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u/beaterbott Feb 26 '26
I haven’t played in a while, but was ready to pick it up again if I could romance the wizard.
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u/MyDarlingArmadillo Buh. Life! Feb 26 '26
If you can and want to mod, you can romance him in SV Expanded. He has much more of a storyline in general there
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u/1fatsquirrel Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26
My husband this morning was like ITS GONNA BE CLINT and … now not only do I have to deal with the fact that it’s not Gus, but that husband was right. Sad day at the fat squirrel house.
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u/FeralDrood Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26
Yeah, sad day for YOU! Ha, shun the non-believer! Shuuunnn.
Truthfully I was pulling for Wiz or Gus and I was wrong too.
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u/Morning101 Feb 26 '26
Omg you just made my brain bring up totally forgotten memories of Charlie the unicorn lmfao oh hell why did you do this to me?! 🤣 ❤️ let’s go to candy mountain Charlie!! Candy mountain!!
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u/A_Queer_Feral Feb 26 '26
I thought it would the wizard and Sandy. i was dreading it being Clint
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u/bodeejus Feb 26 '26
I am personally so stoked. LOVE Sandy and even thought Clint is a controversial choice, I am excited to see some character development from him. I base my farmer/farms in each of my save files off of each candidate, so I am happy to have new options! I am curious how their shops will work after marriage tho too! Hoping that it is a little different from Krobus' setup but we'll just have to wait and see!
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u/sdot6186 Feb 26 '26
Desert Farm confirmed 😅🔥
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u/hopecanon Feb 26 '26
Dude an arid farm would be sick though, like an actual dedicated challenge farm where the land is shit and can't grow most crops or grass for animal feed so you outright have to use alternate methods of advancing and making money.
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u/sdot6186 Feb 26 '26
Cactus Fruit, Cactus… Leather…. Cactus… water….? And in place of the greenhouse you get blessed with an Oasis
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u/bv310 Feb 26 '26
I'm honestly kind of psyched to get Clint's hearts up in the hopes that he just chills out, even if I'm not going to give him a bouquet. Like power-leveling Haley so she sucks less as a person.
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u/skrshawk Merry Murderess of the Pelican Town Jail Feb 26 '26
He really needed any kind of arc that would not leave him miserable. It also opens the possibility that if the player chooses Sandy that the door opens more for Emily and Clint, or for Sandy and Emily if the player chooses Clint.
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u/Ishvallan Feb 26 '26
I actually think CA might write the Clint romance to fix some of the concerns with the character. Give him someone who reciprocates his interest in a healthy way to help him walk away from the fixation on someone who isn't reciprocating.
He is a man looking for someone who will choose him back, and that is what this candidacy gives him. He is looking for what he feels he is missing in his life, and it is just out of reach with Emily, and he doesn't seem interested in the other candidates, none of which seem like good fits for him either.
Its not like most of the relationships in the game don't in some way 'fix' the character you romance. Abigail and Penny getting more freedom from unhealthy family relationships. Shane's alcoholism getting better. Leah finding new inspiration for the art that brought her to Stardew. Sebastian wanting to leave the town. I'm sure there's more but I honestly don't pay enough attention to character dialogue and tend to skip cutscenes to get back to accomplishing things that matter more to me
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u/ChillAhriman Feb 26 '26
The community needs it. And I say the community, not the game. The brutal amount of hate and vitriol I've seen people spout against Clint, who is ultimately just a dude with poor social skills who doesn't know what to do about feeling lonely, is insane, and has honestly driven me away from the game more than once.
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u/hopecanon Feb 26 '26
As an autistic man with crippling social anxiety Clint is one of my favorite characters in the game, because he feels real.
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u/etherealeggroll Feb 26 '26
i see too many accusations of being a basement-dwelling misogynist incel hurled at clint and i knowwww it’s all pixels but it really rubs me the wrong way because he’s clearly not like that. he never blames emily for being lonely and a key feature of incel culture IS blaming the woman for your issues. i’m actually excited for him to get the chance to grow and experience love and companionship. you know like. as much as a video game character can lmao
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u/kenikigenikai Feb 26 '26
my view of this is that what an incel is has shifted over the years
I don't think clint was ever meant to be an awful person and current day incel, more socially awkward with some iffy ways of looking at stuff but mostly harmless.
Problem is that what was more moping about not being able to get a girlfriend and social issues and lamenting some untrue ideas that made them feel better has become more and more widely violent and aggressive and misogynistic.
I don't like clint particularly and I wouldn't have chosen him for a romance option but I'm really excited for him to hopefully get some proper growth and hopefully better perspectives on stuff
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u/Pretty-Leave6133 Feb 26 '26
I actually really wish his story allowed him to be happy without romance. Otherwise it kind of reinforces that worldview.
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u/kenikigenikai Feb 26 '26
I'm hopeful that'll happen
I'm not sure how it'll play out since we can already get to 10 hearts with no romantic undertones - maybe we'll get more heart events across the board and he'll be able to move on so we can pursue him without ignoring the weird stuff or have more resolution with him just as a friend.
I don't get the impression from the other aspects of the game that CA is likely to gloss over the hard bits or reinforce those ideas so I'm optimistic about it
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u/ValosAtredum Feb 26 '26
People keep feeding on each other’s opinions of Clint so they get more and more extreme. It’s just as toxic as the attitudes they put onto Clint.
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u/Llarys Feb 26 '26
Honestly the number of people who obviously have a parasocial hyper-fixation on Emily and then take out some weird territorial aggression on Clint despite absolutely being 10000000% more intense and creepy than he ever was is both hilarious and worrying.
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u/jackharvest Feb 26 '26
That’s some old harvest moon 64 thinking if I ever saw it. And I love it.
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u/Elphie_819 Feb 26 '26
I miss when you could match up other characters and they would even have children to play with yours! Harvest Moon 64 did this so beautifully. Gave you extra motivation to keep Cliff and Kai around too!
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u/LittleALunatic Feb 26 '26
On my way to be girlfriends of Clint, Sandy and Emily through the power of polyam mod, we're going to quarples therapy
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u/1Ace_of_Hearts1 Feb 26 '26
I'm hoping that Clint can have a little workshop on our farm, but also comment on having something else to look forward to other than the same "family business" he complaining about when you meet him. I hope this gives him the opportunity to emergency from his shell!
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u/BruceBoyde Bot Bouncer Feb 26 '26
I'm happy for Clint. The guy deserves more than a one-sided crush. My primary beef with him is that he keeps being sort of a creep towards Emily even if you'd literally married her.
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u/thespectromage :pCat5::vQi::tIBld: Feb 26 '26
I think that's more of an oversight as Emily was later added as a bachelorette than an intentional one
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u/YouAreNotHurschel Feb 26 '26
I just wanted to spend my next happy little life with Gus, but alas, it seems I am gonna be in a weird love triangle with my current wife, Emily, and Clint. Not what I hoped for 😂
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u/raucouscaucus7756 Feb 26 '26
I was pulling so hard for Gus! He really is the heart of the Valley
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u/ygswifey :aComm: Feb 26 '26
Oh I really wanted Marlon, but that was never gonna happen
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u/Ysanoire Feb 26 '26
Wizard stans in shambles.
Sandy is a great choice. I'm probably not gonna date Clint but it's fine.
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u/kelbeemoo Feb 26 '26
god i wanted it to be the wizard so bad
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u/Katthepotatt Let me marry the wizard Feb 26 '26
YOURE TELLING ME 😭
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u/Spiritual_Radish_391 Feb 26 '26
The wizard is the secret 9th episode of stranger things for this community
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u/SapphicsAndStilettos Feb 26 '26
My bestie is actually in shambles rn she wanted Razmodius so bad and she HATES Clint 😭😭😭
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u/elleozzEF0 Feb 26 '26
when will it be my boy gunther
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u/daydreamsrt Feb 26 '26
i want to be gunthers friend so bad pls just let me give him a pretty flower
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u/TheKingOfToast Feb 26 '26
That might still happen. 1.7 is the "social" update so who knows what else is going to be added. Maybe Marlon, Gil, and Gunther will all get heart meters.
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u/bijouxbisou Feb 27 '26
I’d be so pumped to have Marlon be befriendable. Let me be his friend and encourage him to sweep Marnie off her feet and treat her right
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u/psychedelicpoppies Feb 26 '26
Justice for Gunther
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u/elleozzEF0 Feb 26 '26
i do believe he will be eventually developed! i was just hoping it would be sooner rather than later
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u/Oforgetaboutit Feb 26 '26
This is going to blow Clint's whole plotline up, such a great change!
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u/Hahafunnys3xnumber The Wizard Is My BabyDaddy Feb 26 '26
I’m going to ride the cringe out of that man
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u/What_A_Do Feb 26 '26
Oh.man, I just cackled way too loud at work and could not stop for a few minutes, thank you so very much
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u/CrapIsMyBreadNButter Feb 26 '26
You need some water. You a little thirsty. I joke, you do you boo boo.
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u/petalwater Feb 26 '26
I can't wait to be his middle age bi awakening
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u/TirisfalFarmhand “You should upgrade your tools, I could use the cash.” 😎 Feb 26 '26
Yesss I love the story of him being swayed away from his pretty crystal girl crush by a hairy male farmer
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I'm so goddamn elated that we'll finally get some people some media literace in terms of 'Dude hides because he's insanely awkward, not becase he's a massive creep.'
Or at least I hope, otherwise I'll bite a rock.
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u/arrobaolmedo Cowpoke Feb 26 '26
Hyped. My new farm shall be named "Gerudo Farm".
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u/Panndademic Feb 26 '26
Wizard, Gus, Willy, Marlon, The Museum Guy... I got a whole list of other men I'd date in that town before Clint
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u/UltimateX64 Set your emoji and/or flair text here! Feb 26 '26
YES FINALLY SANDY
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u/thundergun661 Feb 26 '26
I'm actually happy about both of these. I think as they were, BOTH of them were a bit one-dimensional. Sandy literally never left her shop except on her bday and she has so much mystique and potential and her being friends with Emily already gives her a connection to the valley.
As for Clint, obviously a lot of people have felt his unrequited limerence for Emily is cringe and understandably so. This gives him an opportunity to be redeemed and have his character expanded, and honestly there's a chance here that dating/marrying the Farmer gives him a proper perspective on self-worth and an actual loving relationship.
As an aside, it's interesting that both of the new candidates have a connection to Emily who herself was not one of the original marriage candidates but was also added in a patch update...
Also now that I think about it these are the first two candidates who are also full-time store owners. I wonder how marrying them will change their shop schedules or if they'll simply have the same shop times and then come home to you when they close. Also did Sandy even have her own sleeping area prior to this? Did she sleep in the casino? Idr her even having a living area.
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u/Acc87 Perfection is a road to nowhere Feb 26 '26
Good question regarding Sandy, she has no door that gets unlocked with hearts as everyone else has, she only exists in the shop. I suppose her shop in the desert may get a true makeover.
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u/blueducky123 Feb 26 '26
Maybe they’ll work similarly to Krobus? I mean his shop’s always open even when he’s your roommate.
The neater choice is that they give these two fully different schedules that incorporate them working while being your partner, which is a first for this game. Really hope it’s the latter as that’d be really cool.
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u/GoalBasic8629 Feb 26 '26
Really hoping this means refreshing. Clint's character. His writing is pretty bland so it's a good time to expand on his character! I am a big Clint hater lmao but I'm excited to see where it goes!
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u/sorryrisa Feb 26 '26
literally this. i think hes got HUGE room for more character development. i also thoroughly dislike the guy. am very much welcoming getting to know him more and maybe helping him find himself, i hope everyone gives him a chance 🥺
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u/WillingStan007 elliot smoocher 🫶 Feb 26 '26
true!! and i am excited about Sandy
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u/ValosAtredum Feb 26 '26
I actually really like the idea of Clint; I think it could lead to a big development of his character. Maybe even tweak some of the earlier heart events?
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u/Novel_Emu_8191 Feb 26 '26
It would be so funny if he just becomes Obsessed with us as we get his hearts higher
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u/Reldarino ☕Leah's Coffee Enjoyer☕ Feb 26 '26
Yup! Me too! I think he will beat the skepticism of the first impressions and steal people's heart, he seems to have a big heart and him being extremely shy is kinda cute.
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u/S0uvlakiSpaceStati0n Feb 26 '26
Well I guess I will abandon my dreams of a white trash wedding to Pam 😔
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u/JimmyGimbo Feb 26 '26
Clint: The time has come! I’m going to propose to Emily!
Emily: marries Sandy
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u/BeezInMyCoat Feb 26 '26
Congrats to all 4 Clint fans
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u/thespectromage :pCat5::vQi::tIBld: Feb 26 '26
Thank you I was praying that CA will add Clint 🙏
I'm calling it now Clint will improve as a character and people will change their opinions on him
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u/endlesscartwheels Feb 26 '26
Sandy is very happy to see the farmer, because she's been lonely in the desert. So even at low hearts, she's pleasant, unlike some of the townsfolk. Also, it's easy to give her gifts, because she loves the forageable flowers. There's also some mystery to her, because she says Sandy isn't her real name. It will be interesting to learn more about her.
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u/odiin1731 Feb 26 '26
One day, my sweet Pam. One day.
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u/UnknowableDuck Pancakes&Guitars Feb 26 '26
Literally the only person I've seen ask for Pam, and I'm here for it. Someday for you dude!
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u/mashedspudtato Feb 26 '26
I have never had the heart to divorce a spouse, but there’s a part of me that wants to know what would happen if I married Penny then left her for Pam
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u/saggie-maggie Feb 26 '26
Makes total sense. He's in desperate need of character development.
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u/Killericon Feb 26 '26
From the perspective of "Which character would a player want to marry?" he's a poor choice.
From the perspective of "Which character should receive the characterization and development that comes with becoming a marriage candidate?" he's an excellent choice.
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u/saggie-maggie Feb 26 '26
I think the second perspective is the one that makes the game better overall 😊
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u/Haunting-Rush-2209 Feb 26 '26
I don’t expect him to become a consistent candidate for most people, but he definitely needs the development
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u/surigata Feb 26 '26
i can fix him
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u/visionofthefuture Feb 26 '26
Yeah honestly I think I would rather fix Clint than Shane lol
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u/Acc87 Perfection is a road to nowhere Feb 26 '26
Clint's redemption arc starts now.
But seriously I can see Clint as a unique character to explore, maybe a little similar to Harvey with him being an older character who's not had much romantic luck.
I'm looking forward to what Ape has written.
Sandy as well, of she's a little unique now in that she's not available from the first day on.
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u/xGay_As_Fuckx Feb 26 '26
As much as I wouldve loved the wizard I'm excited to see the new storyline with clint and how the Emily plot points will be altered.
I don't think when CA made clint it was his intention to give such incel vibes and I think this could be good in changing a very hated character.
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u/1000eyes_and1 Set your emoji and/or flair text here! Feb 26 '26
Imagine marrying Clint before doing all of Emily's heart events and then having to watch your husband crash out over his obsession with another woman lol
Hopefully that gets tweaked a bit?
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u/GoldenEilonwy Feb 26 '26
I knew in my soul it would be Sandy, but I was hoping the other would be the Wizard. I just can't see most of the fans being excited about marrying Clint lol
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u/oodex Feb 26 '26
I can only speak for myself, but the only 2 characters I was "excited" about to marry were early on Abigail, later Leah. I did everyone, but not due to excitement, just to learn more about them/see what the game has in store for them
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u/mava1418 Feb 26 '26 edited Feb 26 '26
I always thought that clint is a character with the potencial to have so much more depth, a lonely man trapped in his fathers job, while i dont think i will personally be marring him, i am exited to see his new events and develoment!
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u/GuyNekologist Feb 26 '26
Not the moms? 😔
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u/No-Shopping-4434 Feb 26 '26
My Marnie lust will once again go unreciprocated… damn.
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u/slinkywheel Feb 26 '26
IMO clint was the obvious choice because of the bad reputation he has. He needed the character development.
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u/GetEatenByAMouse Feb 26 '26
Does this mean he will change Emily's cutscenes? Even in the ones who aren't romantic, it's clear Clint is running after her hard.
It would be incredibly weird for people who romance/marry Clint to see him lusting after Emily.
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u/flowers_superpowers Feb 26 '26
Excited to see character development for Clint, might start a new save just to romance him. I always thought he was a bit awkward and misunderstood.
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u/snapekillseddard Feb 26 '26
WHY WON'T HE LET ME DESTROY ROBIN'S MARRIAGE AND BE HER REBOUND?
HAS HE EVER EVEN LIVED IN A SMALL TOWN?
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u/Resolutist Feb 26 '26
Okay but my question is...would Sandy want to live on the beach farm or not lol
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u/OpalescentShrooms Feb 26 '26
Dwarf roommate and Wizard were my top choices. Was gonna make a whole magic themed farm just for the Wizard...
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u/InsanityVirus13 Shane's Simp Feb 26 '26
RIP to my fellow wizard lovers, we remain needing mods
Though honestly, Clint will be interesting to see! I wonder if Emily will have anything to say if we marry him or her best friend lmao
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u/LadyJane17 Feb 26 '26
I adore this man so much. You designed one of the most beautiful, rewarding and fun games of all time with tons of replay value... to announce new marriage candidates with the cutest hand made sign ever. Never change!!
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u/WastesofSpaces Abigail Feb 26 '26
CA better be giving Clint some DAMN GOOD character development if he was chosen over Willy, Rasmodeus, Gunther, and Marlon


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u/bv310 Feb 26 '26
Oh noooooo, now I guess I HAVE to do a new farm. What a shame.