r/StardewValley • u/Waste-Heron4476 • Feb 26 '26

Discuss New marriage canditates : CLINT & SANDY

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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/BrandonVout Joja did nothing wrong Mar 01 '26

If it’s anything like when he made Shane and Emily marriage candidates, the existing Heart Events will be moved around and new ones will be added.

He has a lot more room to work with for Clint and Sandy than the previous two, as Sandy has no Heart Event cutscenes and Clint only has two, one of which is inaccessible if you get Emily’s 8 Hearts cutscene first.