Animal Crossing: New Horizons‘ laid-back gameplay has taken the world by storm and shows no sign of slowing down. There’s never been a better time to stay inside and enjoy the leisurely island lifestyle — and people are loving what the title has to offer. But once you’ve burned through your first 40 hours, New Horizons is best played in short bursts. Most people will log in for a few minutes each day, see what’s happening on the island, finish their daily tasks, and quickly log out. While mods can add more variety, sometimes you need a fresh take to really scratch that itch. None of the following suggestions are identical to New Horizons, but they all offer a unique combination of crafting, exploring, and chatting with your NPC neighbors that New Horizons fans are bound to enjoy.
Animal Crossing Fan Turns Their Favorite Plush Into an Adorable Villager
29.04.2024 - 10:27 / gamerant.com / Dane Enerio / Nintendo
An Animal Crossing fan drew their beloved dog plushie as one of the series' animal villagers. Many artists have come up with all sorts of original character designs for Nintendo's popular series of social simulation games.
Almost all of the NPCs that people will meet in Animal Crossing games are anthropomorphic animals called villagers. These characters, who come in a variety of species and differ in personality, can do most of the things that a player character can, such as fishing and finding collectibles. An Animal Crossing fan has turned one of their stuffed toys into a villager, complete with their own unique traits.
In a post on the Animal Crossing subreddit, user adostume revealed that they drew their dog plushie, Chrupek, as a villager. Out of the eight available personalities in the Animal Crossing series, half are exclusive to male villagers: lazy, jock, cranky, and smug. Meanwhile, female villagers get assigned with either the normal, peppy, snooty, or big sister attributes. Some have argued that implementing randomized personalities for villagers in the next Animal Crossing game could provide players with new and unexpected experiences. The lazy personality type would perfectly fit the Animal Crossing version of adostume's stuffed canine, according to its owner.
Many Animal Crossing fans have come up with original characters for the series. One artist, bromojumbo, created a family of snail-based Animal Crossing villagers. They have also come up with lobster and prawn villagers, one of whom resembled a character from the animated television series SpongeBob SquarePants.
Community members complimented the illustration made by adostume, who also said that the villager version of Chrupek would probably receive the Raymond treatment should they visit the islands of players. Raymond is considered to be one of the best villagers in the Animal Crossing franchise, and many treated the feline NPC like a rockstar whenever he visited a town. However, the high demand for Raymond among players of 2020's Animal Crossing: New Horizons resulted in him being traded around the black market for absurd prices.
Aside from Raymond, there are other incredibly rare villagers in the Animal Crossing series, such as Bob, who, like Raymond, will require a lot of resources to obtain as an island visitor. The octopus villagers are also hard to come by, as there are only five of them in the entire Animal Crossing franchise, making them the rarest type of villager, according to species. Among these octopi is the cranky Octavian, who is the only one from his race who has appeared in every game in the series.
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How to visit Treasure Islands in Animal Crossing
Decorating and designing your dream island in Animal Crossing: New Horizions takes a lot of Bells and materials. There are hundreds of ways to decorate your dream island, but the grind to get there can be a little daunting, especially with so many items being seasonal or part of holiday events. You are always encouraged to go out and visit your friend’s islands via Dodo Airlines (as long as you have a Nintendo Switch Online membership) so you can trade for or snag some items from their islands. You might also have heard of special Treasure Islands you can visit. These are said to be jam-packed with all sorts of rare items to collect. As you know, you can’t randomly visit other players’ islands, so here’s how you can reach them.
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