Thursday Jun 20, 2024
002 - Isabelle Is a Bell (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)
In this episode, Derek and Zach talk through their experiences with the latest instalment in the Animal Crossing series, New Horizons. Topics include utopia, friction, and the debut of the Fruit Minute with Derek and Zach.
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Links:
- Flores, Natalie. “Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is as Anxiety-Inducing as It Is Relaxing” (https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/animal-crossing-new-horizons/animal-crossing-and-anxiety)
- Minsky, Yaz. “Animal Crossing and the Ideology of Chill” (https://youtube.com/watch?v=JN8Q0KASClE)
- Signor, Jeremy. “Animal Crossing and Queer Agency” (https://unwinnable.com/2020/04/02/animal-crossing-and-queer-agency/)
Comments (2)
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(Derek) I think it all depends what you’re looking for or need at any given time. After we did this pod, I was more convinced about how creative expression in a collective sense makes this game which can feel “empty” to me be a lot more meaningful
Sunday Sep 15, 2024
Love the episode! I kinda agree with Derek in that Animal Crossing feels somewhat patronizing, but also it feels kind of vacuous. I can make a beautiful community full of uninterestering villagers made shallow by character bloat and invite people over, but I cant like, play minigames with them. Its all appearance but no actual community, which bothers me. At least in Stardew I can play arcade
Saturday Aug 03, 2024
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