Why I Love Animal Crossing

[@IronPineapple]

This video is so thoughtful, I love your takes. ALSO your firelink shrine recreation is incredible!

[@eurothug4000]

THANKUUUU and thank u for coming to my island to light the bonfire 😌✌️

[@leftovernoise]

Glad to see you here! Her channel is fuckin incredible

[@Doritomurderer]

I’m so mad at myself for never thinking about recreating firelink or the nexus, it looks so good!!

[@Morgan.Farkind]

Eurothug: "I've been playing Animal Crossing since I was 11." Me: "Yea me too, it was one of my favorite games on the gamecu-" Eurothug: "-Starting with Wild World" Me: "Oh right, I'm old."

[@eurothug4000]

LMFAOOOO IM SORRY

[@leahtheanimationfan40]

I started playing it on the Gamecube. The game had been out for 5 years but I wasn't inversed into the world of Nintendo until I was 7-8

[@TheSwartz]

I was thinking the SAME thing! LOL

[@backwardsface3046]

Wanna feel older? I started when I was 10 or so… with New Leaf.

[@gothxm]

exactly how i felt when i didnt recognize any of the titles. i forgot about what i did animal crossing all those ages ago. might consider checking it out once again.

[@HeavyEyed]

how tf you gonna make me emotionally nostalgic for a game I didn't even play growing up

[@kevilharris4379]

Right? I started getting choked up at the end about it.

[@Lazypackmule]

I still miss the original game, a lot of the series' soul has been stripped back since then, though I've devoted far more time to the other games The music, dialog, and just the general feel still can't be beat. Not to mention being able to get and play NES games

[@drunkensergeant]

"She'd be really proud of me." Awww, my heart. That's so sweet. I love how personal you make your videos. Interesting that you didn't use a title card this time. The video track was extremely on point, everything matched up perfectly with what you were saying; I don't think there was a second of B-roll. You even used your little avatar to make facial expressions matching the script. Very cute. :)

[@ivy67767]

I definitely agree with your perspective on New Horizon's island setting. I couldn't really pinpoint why I disliked playing in the day in New Horizons for a long time, but that's because it missed something I always took for granted - how multi-seasonal the town was. In NH, it's weird to see a warm, bright island surrounded by beaches and vivid blue waters in snowy or fall colors. This extends to the music, too - a lot of people really dislike NH's soundtrack. Most of the criticism which revolves around it is how monotonous or boring the music is, and while I personally like a lot of the tracks quite a bit, I think this criticism is truthfully rooted in how much it lacks multi-seasonality. A lot of the daytime tracks are summery and beachy, which is really strange to hear when its storming, snowing or a windy autumn day. I think this is a problem in NH that doesn't really get talked about, but can really create a weird disconnect in theming. Also, I just really miss train transport. It felt like everything was much more interconnected and cozy, compared to having to fly to someone else's island, whether an NPC's or a friends. I always felt the plane transport was a little removed.

[@LoganFlores]

Animal Crossing is such a fun and wholesome game to play with friends with family :) it's also good for anxiety and people who are struggling!

[@Elemtree]

Wild World will remain as my favourite entry as the DS days of connecting with my sister and being on the same land as each other was magic-like to me.

[@Mandrake_root]

I over the past year renovated my NH island to look like my new leaf town and it really added that animal crossing vibe from the older game. It's also easy to decorate my beach because none of the beaches were decorated in New Leaf lol. I've never played wild world, but if I ever do, I'll probably make my NH island look like that too. It sounds really nice to be enclosed on both sides. It would make my train tracks look more convincing too. The side with the tunnel looks awesome cuz I was able to use floating blocks to literally make a tunnel. But the other side just looks... so awkward cuz I can't close the gap between items on the beach and items on the cliff.

[@fanofsimonpegg]

Glad the official YT Gaming account recognized this as a great video, because it is! Being the action-centric dumb kid back in the day, AC didn't really click with me at first. I only requested City Folk back in the day because I saw you could say hi to Resetti outside of resets on Fridays in the city and you could get stuff from him. The actual life sim wasn't that interesting to me then. "Oh why would I want to do chores here in video games when I can just do them IRL," I said. But then after hearing all my friends hyping for New Horizons at launch (and since lockdown didn't really give me a lot of options to entertain myself), I bought it right then and there. Only after I mellowed out over the years did AC finally start hitting the right buttons. Building from the ground up, that cozy feeling, even some of the brilliant art people have put out on Custom Designs just felt *good*. Even inspired me to make some of my own custom clothes of characters I didn't see get a lot of love on there (Shououts to the people making Dragalia Lost custom designs on there. Mad respect). Some of the points made in this video were also really good (for lack of a better thought word). Given how we're moving towards credit card centric transactions and how more younger people are visiting thrift stores, bringing back shop cards and the flea market should be prime update notes (even if the latest update Nintendo said was the *last* last update the game would receive). I kinda want to head back to my island after seeing this video, but last I played was back in early January. Festivale shouldn't be too different from last year, so I don't think I'm missing *too* much from not playing in a month. Though I probably should also focus more on my school work first before saying hi to my villagers again...

[@Skyehoppers]

Its a bit sad that a lot of the mystery of playing video games as a kid is lost. It always felt like there were an infinite, unknowable number of insects and fish to catch. As an adult I know how to navigate the internet to find out exactly how many and how to discover them. Games will never feel so big and mysterious again...which I guess is what growing up is

[@pokemonislife1510]

looks like you need to play Metroid Dread then.

[@synthnomore696]

This game teaches us independence. It makes us enjoy every little bit of our life, and that’s what life is all about, making every little moment special. Brilliant video!

[@mbe102]

Oh dear, yes! HECK YES! I started when I was 14, with the first one on Gamecube. After reading a review in EGM, just the... idea of it was so exciting. On that train... getting ripped off by Tom Nook. I remember the giant-ass Fish Shadow, and getting the Coelacanth and yelling out loud, "What in the heck is that?!" And getting all the Nintendo Games... getting Sea Shells and... man, I still remember putting my Gameboy in and getting to go to the Island. The little Sea Shanty's, it was all so amazing. Thanks for sharing this eurothug4000, another stellar, thoughtful, and endearing analysis.

[@_bess]

So lovely as always, and a wonderful celebration of this series. The video itself is beautiful -- you captured so many little details that I honestly hadn't taken the time to fully appreciate or hadn't even noticed while playing myself. Your love for AC really shines through!

[@SamWiGe]

sorry to fanboy in the wrong comment section but i was not expecting to see you here hahaha

[@disolvedecay]

Yeah it gets me a bit teary eyed to even think about the time in my life when I was playing Wild World

[@iamerror]

Such a heartwarming conclusion

[@Brandon-oc8lr]

Your videos are such cozy winter viewing material, thank you for them

[@ryanheemann3819]

Your appreciation for aesthetics and coziness has added to my own! Some people tell me they don’t really get the appeal of AC, but you’ve described it wonderfully here- the satisfaction of customization and the enjoyment of the little moments.

[@labmates]

It's such a beautiful thing to see the way people connect with different games and series, and while I've never been a huge fan of Animal Crossing myself, I've always loved its aesthetics and the joy I've seen it bring to so many people's lives. Thank you for sharing. :^)

[@alexterieur8813]

That's crazy i was thinking to myself yesterday "I wonder when Eurothug is gonna upload, i miss her videos" and there you go!

[@Squallalaw]

Your Channel is one of my best recent discoveries on youtube

[@Squallalaw]

@J M H I watched the entirety of her videos in a few days After discovering the chanel 👌

[@realkingofantarctica]

Normally I don't play games that the hood or civil war veterans would clown on me for playing, but Animal Crossing is an exception. Despite action being my forte, I put cosiness and quaintness above all else, and that's why it's always had a deserving place in my gaming library.

[@scrustle]

High quality B-roll. Very cute, and some great cinematography too.

[@dearestdimple]

What a wonderful video!!! As someone who just made a video essay on animal crossing a little while ago I clicked wondering what all we might have in common on why we love the game, and there was almost nothing! Isn’t that so incredible that there is so much to admire about the game and that two different people could make a whole list and there would still be so much variety?! Your takes on growing up with the game are so unique to me because I have played them backwards, my first game was New Horizons and then I played all of the old ones so I found your perspective to be really interesting and MANY of the things you mentioned I had no idea about!! Things like the shopping card and the museum model you could get for 100%ing your museum. I really loved your use of reactions to go along with what you were saying, and all of the “first person” hand held camera shots you used. You have so much to offer as a KZbinr and this video was so great! ❤

[@VoxelPassport]

That smirk at 4:18 🙏🏼 It was pretty insightful seeing what the differences between the games felt like to someone who'd played all of them

[@mokrodrigues4515]

This video is so heartwarming and personal, thanks a lot for sharing all this with us. I've played animal crossing since the first one in GameCube with my sister when I was a kid (but haven't played New Horizons yet), and it's a game that really feels like home to me. Cheers! I'm glad I've found your channel!

[@WanderIust_]

Such a pleasant video, keep up the awesome work. I can't believe so much has changed since I last played New Horizons. Looks like I know what I'll be checking out this weekend!

[@TheBeird]

You know, I think the main reason this channel works so well is because when you talk about the subjects of your videos, it's like we can hear you smiling. If that makes sense. Not out of snark, or smug superiority, or scorn. Just pure enthusiasm for the subject. Shame most of KZbin is the opposite.

[@yeehaw833]

LOVE this video. Your passion for the series is super sweet, and I enjoyed the look around your island throughout the video. Thanks for sharing!

[@IconicBoar097]

wonderful video friendo as always you and your content have made my day infinitely better and your younger self def would be so proud of how far you have come and so am i maria!!!

[@drewk3259]

Great video! So chill! And great thumbnail! Really good to see your unique style again! And random point, but your voice is so soothing! I feel so relaxed after watching your videos! You'd do great audio books or narration or something! Video idea: 10 hours of eurothug to go to sleep to!

[@PixelHead777]

I'm so glad that the treasure islands and villager-trades exist, though my personal experience with the games will always revolve around the limitations of playing without such perfect access. My favorite hat in the entirety of my New Horizons wardrobe is one I got early in my playthrough from a balloon, and I have yet to find a hat I like more overall, and I don't know how true that would be if I hadn't found it by chance so early, and having grown to become so attached to it.

[@Table53]

The New Horizons museum is wonderful. One of the things I though the game needed though was the size of Animals, even Pocket Camp had that! It just makes it a little more interesting to catch the same fish dozens of times if there's a chance of breaking an island record along with it

[@CocotheNut]

We had the first Animal Crossing for the GameCube in 2002 when I was 12. The commercials were SUPER weird, I still remember them 20 years later. This is so nostalgic 💕 My favorite villager was Emerald but she hasn't been back! My siblings and I spent so much time in the game, we had a blast

[@namajeff4199]

I also used treasure islands and they were so fun, I was able to get all the sanrio items and it made me so happy

[@V0ID115]

You know, seeing this video really makes me think that unlike many other games, Animal Crossing is definitely one of the games that can really afford to be iterative titles. Lots of games have an underlying narrative or are made with playing the entire franchise in mind, but when it comes to the gameplay or the whole experience, it feels like a repeat version of previous games. Animal Crossing on the other hand by its own design seems to focus more on a core experience and I think they really don't have much to lose other than trying to add things up rather than shifting up the experience. I'm bringing this up because New Horizons is the most different compared to previous entries, I think an additive experience would be better than trying to reinvent the formula. Now with that comment aside, I seriously enjoyed the video. Really feels like a long journey through the years on animal crossing being talked over at a cafe reminiscing about some fond memories. Your content is definitely blessed and a blessing whenever they drop. Rock on!

[@carmillarei]

that last line made me cry :’) such a lovely video ❤

[@cryptidofthevoid]

I know this is an old video but its an interesting one! I completly missed the animal crossing train (or taxi or bus) and so my first was New Horizons. Listening to long time players talk about the game and its predecessors I was interested in how much it had actually changed. Oh boy did it improve and get worse at the same time, now as well knowing the QOL updates wont be included ever and the game is how it is. I genuinly do love NH but I went back to play NL and WW because of your two videos on it. It honestly felt so much better, even if I was very frustrated I couldn't view clothes before buying ect The villagers seem way less like set dressing, theres less pressure to create a bonkers island like some people have. Its nice. I hope the next one will go back to its roots more.

[@viddysgamingviddyos4710]

I did not know about treasure islands and similar stuff, which prob goes to show I'm not mostly obsessed with NH or the series in general, or need to think outside the box a bit more in terms of decorating and using items. I've played the original on GameCube, New Leaf on 3DS and NH - the latter of which is a quaint little piece of escapism in today's world. Granted, there could be changes [such as making crafting, terraforming and so on faster like you said] but it's great for me and surely many others. Nice video also.

[@ppbrain2328]

Some of my most memorable game memories are me trying to get my ds to scan a qr code from my tiny iphone in new leaf ^_^ it'll always stick with me and anytime I have to scan with my phone I think of those moments trying to get path sets or unique clothes

[@Skinkemann]

A cosy retrospective indeed! Lovely work! 😊

[@silentknightstudios4686]

I do enjoy Horizons but it took 1 step forward and 2 steps back

[@jake.klusewitz]

It’s funny how taste in video games change over time. I put hundreds of hours into Wild World for the DS, but haven’t picked up an AC game since. Same with Harvest Moon: Back to Nature. 😛 great memories though!

[@thecollinhill]

Discussing what you can do with the online tools nowadays, I couldn't help but be reminded of older people discovering Amazon for the first time: "I can do ALL of this without struggle now??? No way!!!" haha Great vid as always.

[@cmdworld2]

I really like this video. I thought I was in a small minority for feeling vaguely unsatisfied with NH. Something about it (particularly pre-DLC) made me doubt my childhood recollections of WW, and it's nice to see that I might not be entirely crazy. Also, this is just a comforting video, since I grew up very isolated in a small town & met with a lot of backlash for my passions (which were For Boys -- even AC, in my hellcity). So I'm glad to have stumbled across you here. The 8-year old me within is very happy.

[@kunairuto]

Animal Crossing made me realize something horrible about myself and how I play video games... When I was a kid, I completed the museum in original and it took two full summers to do so. However, that was a disturbing fact I had to come to terms with--that I essentially wasted two full summers of my youth. I found myself wondering what the point of it all was; which of course led me down an existential spiral of "what's the point of anything" if it's not purely productive. Of course I came to the realization that your time is what you make of it, and if you enjoy what you're doing, then it's not wasted (just make sure not to have regrets!)... but I could never shake that initial feeling, so I could never bring myself to play another Animal Crossing (or any other heavy grind game). Watching everyone I know sink literally hundreds of hours into New Horizons during the pandemic only served to reaffirm my feelings, but also reaffirmed that different people play different games for different reasons, and that's simply beautiful.

[@uvarighalvarado8677]

I’ve never played any animal crossing game but I found this video really interesting! I’ll sure give it a try if I get a nintendo console on my hands one of this days or they do a dark souls cross over lol

[@ToriKo_]

This such a calming pace

[@TheAssassin642]

I just started playing New Leaf. It's my first Animal Crossing game. I've been playing for about an hour every day, just checking in with the townsfolk and buying new furniture/clothes. I wish I could hang out with Isabelle more. When she first told me about going to the beach to get seashells, I really wanted her to come with me cos she was so excited. And after getting her a seashell, she was so happy I wanted to get more for her. So I bought some paper, wrapped up a seashell and then realised I couldn't send her presents. I was super disappointed. I also really wanted to go the island with her. You need a vacation Isabelle! Anyways, didn't mean to get sidetracked, just wanted to give my overall impressions. So yeah, I love checking in with my neighbours and I love getting new clothes and furniture, but I really dislike the grind of collecting fruit/seashells/fish and what not. I do like the side stuff that comes up occasionally. Like the snow-people. My little Snowtyke has only a day left :(. I will bring him back! I love how the game keeps me coming back to continue progress on those things and see the new stuff in town. Redd sold me counterfeit art... There was a fortune teller who told me that V stripes pants are the key, I must remember that. This has been a very disjointed and meandering comment, as I do. But yeah I do really like the mechanism of time. How you do have to wait in real life for things to happen/change. I will stop talking now.

[@markm5927]

That firelink shrine is so awesome haha

[@bemindful924]

02:50 You.. did.. not.. OMG you did! You're a true Ludens fan! Keep on keeping on. Hopefully your beach doesn't have BT's.

[@Sputnik34]

This make some bummed I never got into animal crossing lol Great video :)

[@pekuce]

really amazing video, you make such a great content

[@Mandrake_root]

I'm the type of person who would play Minecraft on survival mode even when I was terrible at fighting in the game, because I really enjoyed the immersive feeling and limitation. If you died in the game, your file died in real life lol. So I like some of the inconveniences in animal crossing a lot. Since my first game was new leaf welcome amiibo, I got used to using the indoor decorator right away. But I really love how decorating outside is like a puzzle. Cuz it's just like real life. If I want to redecorate my apartment, I have to clean stuff up around so I can get around, I have to position myself in a way that I can maneuver objects. I run out of space to put loose items and have to put them in another room. It's really cool. I like using Minecraft as my analogy or comparison, because Minecraft has creative mode. It's the same game and has a lot of similarities, but different types of people play different versions. I'm the type who wants to go mining for two hours to get enough cobblestone to build a castle. Other people want to spend those two hours building the castle itself, making it as intricate and complicated without limitation of materials. I wonder what it would be like if animal crossing had options like that, to have different versions of the game where your limitations reflect the type of immersion you want to have.

[@joringedamke5597]

Personally, I enjoyed Harvest Moon, which isn't known for its multiplayer. This video has me wondering if I was missing out.

[@quinnplush]

I played Wild World for a month or two in anticipation for New Horizons, and while I played the latter a lot, I have no interest in going back to it. Meanwhile all my fond Animal Crossing memories and characters were from WW

[@SimpleBean]

Love this! If I ever get a chance to make you play Amiibo Festival I absolutely will!

[@mrgwei]

What a delightful video this was, love it!

[@Valcuda]

Before I was even born, my mom fell in love with the GameCube game (the only one out at the time), so one of my first memories is of playing Animal Crossing GCN. I also remember Wild World being the game that made my dream to be a game designer. City Folk is the game I have the most nostalgia for, and it's still my favorite one. New Leaf was where my interest slowly died. I remember playing it the most, and had so much fun playing with my mother, sister, and friends. New Horizons is where my interests truly died. It's incomplete, and feels like a massive downgrade from New Leaf. I was extremely excited for it, and had the game been complete at launch, I can safely say my interest would've been revived.

[@god47398]

i have tried to watch the intro like 4 times but im just jamming to the song edit: all right well ive finished the video after going in never playing an ac game (watched the movie tho) and all i can think is maybe if i was more stressed out as a child i wouldve actually found the original gamecube game and loved it, might pick up acnh at some point bc of this vid so thanks

[@samlindberg]

First, same and love Second, can I ask where you got that little white bust on your shelf at 1:10? We have similar interior decor vibe

[@EmoLad95]

Making me feel bad for not checking in on my villagers for months now. Great video though!!

[@daeins]

Happy holidays euro! 🤍

[@eurothug4000]

happy holidays to you too!!

[@kimL93]

This video is soothing af thnks haha

[@kai_lopez9855]

You made a whole animal crossing house IRL xD

[@MoonSpiritChannel]

Played the crap out of New Horizons last year because of [REDACTED] and I never played the previous titles beforehand. After finally trying it out, I get why it was so well loved for all those years. But now, unfortunately my island and homes are probably overcrowded with weeds and roaches b/c I haven't played it ever since. Game's definitely cozy, but not the coziness I look for.

[@radiantgoddess8881]

what is the ending song it is so good!

[@fluvie8956]

I'm still playing Wild World lol

[@russellfacemire]

Wait, was that animal crossing @HeavyEyed at 15:03 or am I paranoid?

[@sxdbxys]

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[@treefroggy]

I 100% prefer K.K. Slider at the train station.

[@greatsupper]

It's funny how you can want more freedom in a game but then not actually enjoy it when you get that freedom. The New Horizons island feels like a dollhouse that isn't meant for anything other than decoration. Even down to the villagers, who have wayyy fewer lines of dialogue, are always overly positive, never ask for favors, and can be permanent residents or switched out at will. The game is so disappointing for me, as somebody who values atmosphere above most other aspects of vid games. It feels like a façade Also I didn't know there were Monster Hunter decorations in Animal Crossing!!! It would be awesome to see an MH video from you if you're a fan eurothug

[@adrianleonce455]

"Never asks for favours". But they do ask for favors. Did you have extreme terrible luck encountering them or something?

[@greatsupper]

@@adrianleonce455 I really did. I would talk to everybody multiple times a day and on average I'd have one villager ask for a favor every couple days. "Never" was an exaggeration but compared to how pretty much every villager asks for a favor every day in New Leaf? It's crazy

[@aaronlewis9665]

Gorgeous! 💖🔆🤪

[@themissionslayer]

Man…I hope 11 year old me is proud of me too 😭

[@IskandarTheWack]

You: "11 year old who picks up their new nintendo ds" Me: "Are they are kid? Let me look up when the ds came out, WAIT WHAT, 18 years ago?" Time flies. Being in my upper 20's is weird.

[@eurothug4000]

haha I got my first DS pretty late on, but yeah time is going WAY too quick 😫

[@aceplace3357]

Nice

[@TsukiStuffs]

based filbert enjoyer

[@AmazingYou_]

Wild World 🌎❤

[@leftovernoise]

Let's goooo

[@douglasdysart8931]

Hello

[@ToriKo_]

What’s your job? Is KZbin your job?

[@eurothug4000]

nope! I’m a network/infrastructure engineer

[@andieba2107]

I miss Gracie Grace

[@Altaranalt]

This game is so cute, it should be a crime.

[@toooydoeur]

You use real money to get stuff like villagers or items?? Wow..

[@eurothug4000]

only for one twitch sub for a treasure island, you can get everything you’d possibly need for that amount lol

[@toooydoeur]

@@eurothug4000 I guess to each their own I suppose