Why I'm Terrified of Animal Crossing
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Animal Crossing. Learn it, live it, love it, or run from it. Depending on the type of person you are, this game could either be a wholesome and relaxing experience, or an endless pit of indecision and trying to maximize your options. Today on Psych of Play, were diving into the intricacies of the maximization paradox, and how Animal Crossing (might) keep you from experiencing it…. oh who am I kidding go buy this stupid game.
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-Games Shown
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (2012) Nintendo
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (2020) - Nintendo
Animal Crossing: City Folk (2008) - Nintendo
Animal Crossing (2001) - Nintendo
Final Fantasy X (2001) - SquareSoft
Astral Chain (2019) - Platinum Games
Pokemon Sword & Shield (2019) - Game Freak
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) - Nintendo
Octopath Traveler (2018) - Square Enix
Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) - Rockstar Games
Skyrim (2011) - Bethesda
Horizon Zero Dawn (2017) - Guerilla Games
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2015) - CD Projekt RED
Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (2004) - Intelligent Systems, Nintendo
Super Mario Bros (1985) - Nintendo
Super Mario 64 (1996) - Nintendo
Dead Cells (2017) - Motion Twin
Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) - Intelligent Systems
Dark Souls 3 (2016) - FromSoftware
Super Mario Maker 2 (2019) - Nintendo
Darkest Dungeon (2016) - Red Hook Studios
Death Stranding (2019) - Kojima Productions
Salt and Sanctuary (2016) - Ska Studios
Bastion (2011) - Supergiant Games
World of Warcraft (2004) - Blizzard Entertainment
Tony Hawk's Underground (2003) - Neversoft, Vicarious Visions, Beenox, EA Mobile
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (2003) - Ubisoft
Madden 2004 (2003) - EA Tiburon
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) - BioWare
Call of Duty: Warzone (2020) - Infinity Ward, Raven Software
Persona 5 (2016) - Atlus, P Studio
Doom (2017) - id Software
Game of Thrones (2012) - Cyanide
Final Fantasy XV (2016) - Square Enix
Into the Breach (2018) - Subset Games
-Research Articles Cited
Photography Study:
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Procrastination.com article:
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Maximization paradox:
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Jam Study;
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Choice and Knowledgeability:
www.behavioral...
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Paradox of Choice Overview Article (10% true max)
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-Clips/Movies Shown
A Beautiful Mind (2001)
Brooklyn 99 (2013-)
Jane the Virgin (2014-2019)
Big Bang Theory (2007-2019)
New Girl (2011-2018)
Drake and Josh (2004 - 2007)
Psych (2006-2014)
22 Jump Street (2014)
Limitless (2011)
Inception (2010)
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-Music Sources:
Waltz of the Flowers - Tchaikovsky
Main Theme - Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Argus Battle - Vanquish OST
Casino Night (Act 2) - Sonic Generations 3DS OST
Meta knights revenge - Smash Brawl OST
Bayonetta - OST - The Gates of Hell
Chargestone Cave Remix - Almighty Arceus
Virbank City - Mewmore
Curse of the Black Box - Paper Mario TTYD OST
2 PM - New Leaf OST
1 AM - New Leaf OST
11 PM - New Leaf OST
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Crazy how you have the same guy as a friend twice
😂😂😂😂I thought the two images of his friends looked identical as well
Twins?
MY EXACT THOUGHT
At least they have two different, identifiable voices... lol
I just thought they had the same glasses and haircut and... Yeah okay they looked pretty similar
I spend 3 hours creating a character in a game and then start playing with them for 2 minutes only to restart and make a new character because the angle of the nose was bothering me and I couldn’t possibly play the game properly with a slightly crooked nose
I ended up starting Skyrim 4 times before I finally found my character because I either made my character look too weird, wrong race, or wrong skill points spent.
i never end up playing games with character creators because i keep making my character 100 times over
me with a crooked nose irl wishing I could just restart like that:
@@tritanbarackle iirqriifiri4qiqqir
@@strawberryvision2178 me too XD its so hard to breathe
Is Daryl a maximizer?
*Daryl makes a video to know if he should play a game*
Daryl is a maximizer.
@@Dununerp Okay?
Actually I gor 83% on the same test and have never done anything like this.
I always have my spreadhseets and calculator ready
What if you maximize your time, does that make you both?? because I'm both 4:30
5:12 ah sht
T H I S. People used to look at me like I was crazy when I said Stardew Valley was a stressful game for me.
Stardew is super stressful man
I got it to play it at night to help me calm down before sleep. I haven't played it since because I'm stressed out because I don't know how I want to make my farm to look.
at the beginning of the game i stressed abkut maximization, but after a while i just kinda went.... uhhhhhhhh i like pumpkins
Fuck dont remind me of that game iv sewn what happens when you get too into that hellstorn
I still have the nightmares.
I couldn't handle the the characters repeatedly asking me where the lad I've been all the time, cause it felt like they were guilt tripping me into playing the game all the time, when I was incapable of doing so for obvious reasons. since then, all the Animal Crossing games trigger my flight or fight response
I feel this too hard 😭
I find the thing where they get suspicious if you talk to them for the second time even worse
Just visualizing decking the nearest face by just hearing the words animal crossing
I actually felt sad that they didn't do it as much on new horizon. x) Now they're all sweet and making excuses for you. That's the only thing that made me play super regularly. x)
I played at game for years because of daily prizes, I didnt even want to play some days but I did because the daily prize dragged me in and triggered actions and I needed to play. Honestly, a big scam
“All my fears have melted away” I can’t wait for him to see tarantula island in new horizons
I hunted tarantulas until 12 AM. I can no longer sleep
That’s a dream come true. Why wouldn’t you want that? I’m confused
It's no fun unless it's the first thing you see when you fly into town
tarantulas actually ruin the experience for me because im so fucking terrified of insects. seeing a tarantula in animal crossing is really triggering its like its an actual tarantula. i have to stop playing after 7pm. i wish i was joking. brb going insane
cat I passed out when I saw a 5 inch spider on the floor of my room and I slept on the couch for a week. I hate spiders but t spiders in this game for some reason just don’t scare me, only part that is creepy is when you hold them and they wiggle in game. But finding a tarantula in game is great, it’s the most expensive bug in the game selling at 8k, tarantula island is money city
Never thought I'd see a video where someone would overanalyze their decision on whether to buy Animal Crossing or not XD
Ghostiebun except he wasn’t planning on buying it in the first place because he’s still playing another game. He was analyzing wether he WOULD be able to buy it, not wether he SHOULD buy it.
Yea
I’m doin it rn
It’s $60 like I can buy a lot of better games
This is the exact same problem I'm having about whether or not to buy Smash Ultimate. There are TOO MANY PEOPLE.
I find it distressing that Jack and Shane have the same hair, facial hair, and lens shape
LMAO just read my mind dog
They are not twins are they?
Nope! Been friends for a long time tho
Daryl Talks Games HAHAHA the longer you’re friends the more you start to look alike
I have a problem recognising faces and I really thought it was a joke and they were in fact the same person until now -.-
8:03 I just came from the 4th wall break video and this moment was legitimately terrifying for a few moments
I also came from that vid
DUDE WTF SAME EXACT THING
I too just came from that video. Lol is there a 5th wall in UA-cam now?
Same
Same
2:13 - *"My friends, Jack and Shane."*
Dude, that's the same person.
ua-cam.com/video/MvOWyvI_WCQ/v-deo.html
Lol
Don't tell him about stardew valley
Because there's no goal you don't even have as much small goals like repaying your loan in animal crossing. And your choices aren't limited not even by time.
There are some goals. The main story is rebuilding town hall (or grinding for money if you wanna go Joja). But you can complete that in the first couple in-game years if you make it your main focus. At the same time you've got character events (romance being the biggest ones), but you can do those concurrently with the main quest and be done around the same time. Though Concerned Ape is pretty good about spreading events out (one character doesn't even show up until Year 2) and adding new content to keep it fresh. Anyway, there are definite goals and milestones that the player is encouraged to meet.
That said, you are in no way required to participate in the main quest to play. The story is complete optional. You're always free to focus on self-set goals like building a barn, getting to the bottom of the mines, catching all the fish, or strategically planting crops to recreate Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam". And that's when it gets a little more sandbox.
Some items are seasonal tho
I love stardew😍
Still, I feel like I have way more tasks and clear objectives in that game, mostly because of the very limited time per day. Stardew is about being efficient and maximizing every second of time and energy (for me at least). Animal Crossing almost feels like wasting as much time as possible is the whole point.
There are huge goals in stardew valley. The completion of the community center. Achieving all the cutscenes for the characters. Obtaining difficulty items through combat in the mines. Those goals all take WAY longer than paying off Tom Nook's loan, which I'm pretty much doing in a week.
*The couple of questions that keep me up at Night:*
1. How come the Toilet Paper is gone?
2. Would a Transformer Buy a Life Insurance or Car Insurance?
3. Who's Rem?
Who's rem ?
What's a rem?
Welp, now I’ll have even more questions keeping me up
what's ram?
1. Why are there more products to buy than there is money to buy them?
2. Why is there an "opioid crisis" when more people die from otc pain meds?
3. Why is the age to buy airsoft bbs 18+ when you could do way more damage at 16 by driving your car down a sidewalk?
"Even grinding is relaxing and therapeutic" Tarantulas say hi.
Wasps and spiders are typing
I can feel my heart rate jump when I see a tarantula.
Am I the only one who actually enjoys catching tarantulas? Once you get into the zone it’s pretty relaxing as long as you’re careful.
@@Emanymph My problem is that I'll just be chilling on my own island, running about late at night (because I'm a shameless night-owl) and all of a sudden a fricken' tarantula comes out of nowhere and starts chasing me down to eat my soul. It makes me feel like I need to walk everywhere, so I don't risk spooking the monster before I even have the chance to see it. XD
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I've paid to move the same building multiple times because I can't figure out how to optimally lay out my island no matter how many layouts I draw first.
yeeaaaahhh- I'm currently in the process of taking my entire island apart because I'm not satisfied with the layout- really wish the game would let us just move buildings around, or storage them while we're working
I built this ice skating rink and it took hrs and digging (annoying). I did this like 8 times until i was satisfied. It only ended up being a few inches away from the original place
As someone who fell prey to the paradox in ACNH, I got out of it by literally just spending money on every option. I have every colour of every shoe/hat/shirt I want. And you know what? It makes me really happy.
AGREED
however my storage does not
@@uniaqua8885 literally my who play style - my storage space is my hell
I ended up heavily gaming the bell market--I was one of the people that would sit on the reddit waiting for a new 300+ turnip place to open up and dive on in. I had spreadsheets.
Honestly, it's probably good that I quit shortly before the 2.0 update because I really wouldn't ever be seen again
"I refuse to optimize the enjoyment out of it"
And that's the take-home message of the video. Over-think your games, over-play your games, and you will no longer find them fun. Same goes for a lot in life.
I mean, nah. Not for everyone. If it's true for you and you've figured that out that's brilliant, but different people have different experiences. I have over a thousand hours in four different games and they're better now than they have ever been. The more I study and the more I understand the games I play, the more I enjoy them. Finding something to analyze and getting in the zone and finding all the answers to my questions and then looking at the clock and realizing that three hours passed since I started - that's the feeling I'm after. When I'm so deep, so fixated with the nuance of the game that I forget about everything else.
That's brilliant advice for people who aren't maximizers, but I can't live without analyzing what I'm doing. It just doesn't work for me
Amaranth yes, thats how I feel too.
For me, optimization is one of the joys of playing.
Nah, it's way easier than that. Just don't play crappy games. Do it for you.
Maybe for you, i play mc everyday and still enjoy it.
I have a different concern: I'm an obsessive completionist. This means that I can't handle seasonal items. I can't do it if there is no set goal of the game, if there is no end to the content.
I missed a few spirit events in smash ultimate and those empty slots are getting to me
@@FerousFolly same
Codex in Warframe, Pokedex in Pokemon, etc...
If New Horizons works like the other games, you can always change your system date and redo seasonal events, after they are added.
@@twilightvulpine that's true! same with specific bugs or fish that only spawn at certain times of day. If you're willing to do a little time travel, you can always go back to what you missed.
I expected some bro gamer being mad about animal crossing as they typically do, but I got an analysis of this dude confronting his own personal flaws and a game that challenges that.
I was hoping for a bro gamer being mad about animal crossing. It would be a nice change of pace, honestly.
You can expect quite a bit of that from this channel
I expected this to be sponsored by pera lol.
"Do I want blue hats or the red ones?"
Me, who buys one of each color but only likes pink items: 👁👄👁
Why is this me? I always feel a compulsive need to have one of every color, but I don't even use them, they just sit in my storage taking up space lolol
@@AKookieForYou same I buy all these items and now I'm broke and have a full storage
@@Juminocoreforeverahh The struggle is real!! I started putting the rarer, but not as useful, clothing items on the south walls in my house for extra room, and slowly selling some of the uglier items, yet my storage is still perpetually full lolol
@@AKookieForYou I had to start selling some of the uglier stuff too because it was so overwhelming
@@Juminocoreforeverahh We honestly need another storage upgrade haha
"I'm about 200 hours and 60 PB&Js into Fire Emblem Three Houses right now." *Ah yes a man of culture as well.*
It feels like the maximizers list of characters was woefully incomplete without the ultimate one - Chidi Anagonye
Stephanie J chidi basically invented the word maximizer
jake emerson he went back in bearimy to do so
I know! I can’t believe he didn’t include Chidi
Abed Nadir?
I’ve been highly aware of the fact that all these in-game “rewards” are dopamine hits since first playing a few days ago... This game has absolutely NAILED the concept of intermittent reinforcement, and I’m trying to become mindful of getting sucked in too much... 😅
That ending and post-credits scene was fantastic! It's interesting to see that this min/max issue could restrict certain people from enjoying certain games, unless systems are in place to prevent decision paralysis.
Lmao I’m glad you enjoyed that ending, I’m facing my fears on that topic as well actually. And absolutely man, there are little things that have to be done to keep people from getting bogged down in indecision. Throw on a timer, reward them for making a pick, make the decision less far reaching, etc etc.
Etra Games is here too!!!
I find it funny because it is both true for some(not me) and I was working on a competitive team while watching the video.
What is the music at the end of the video? It sounds like some lofi mix?
The music in new leaf was so wonderful. In New Horizons though I sometimes feel like I‘m stuck in an elevator having to hear soulless randomly generated music (or maybe I play too much? A question for another day).
Agreed. The music in new horizons is the least interesting of all games so far
Ikr! I have trouble differentiating the songs, for all i know it could just be the same one looped. It's just so boring at ths point where I just block it out completely. I've even played the game while listen to acnl music before
@@yogurtfan7336 I think I figured out why this is: All of the hourly music in previous games feels like little bits of music without a driving beat, whereas New Horizons' each feels like a full song. Because it feels like a full song with a driving beat, a beginning, and an end, it's much easier to tell when it loops. Since it loops so often for a whole hour and does so so noticeably, it gets repetitive quick.
Also, each track for some reason uses the same musical motif taken from the main 'Welcome New Horizons' track which leads to each track feeling very similar to one another and makes each hour blend together into a sort of mush instead of each hour feeling unique and special. The music feels like it's dragging you through the day mindlessly instead of lifting you through it supportively.
Summary: The hourly music in NH loops much more noticeably and each hour includes the same motif, making none of the tracks feel unique.
Funnily enough, I felt New Leaf's music was largely bland and elevator-like as well. New Horizon's is worse, but personally, the only AC game whose BGM I like is the original's. It's funkier and more percussion-based. Everything that came after sounds like easy-listening music that is sooner to put me to sleep than get me energized to play the game.
Daryl must be great at essays because he makes his thesis and then goes off on things that are completely different from the main point but is somehow connected and brings it back, im jealous lol
I think at the end of the day we have to remember one thing: Animal Crossing is a game that's meant to simply be relaxing. If you play it and aren't relaxed or enjoying it you should put it down, don't stress over something that's meant to just be fun.
_"If it's not fun, why bother?"_
But then there's the sunk cost fallacy. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is $60, a price used by mostly triple A games. A lot for a game if someone doesn't make lots of money. If someone buys the game thinking they'll enjoy but later realize they don't, they wasted their money. (I don't know if the eshop has a refund policy, or how strict it is) The person is then thinks they need to keep playing the game, even if they don't like it, just to get their money's worth. Even if it would be better to spend their time doing something else they enjoy, they play the game because they think they have to.
I have been enjoying it up until they wanted me to make the island a 3 star island, ive been trying to improve my island for days and Its still 2 star
@@bruhe8895 the main thing to increase star rating is more villagers on your island - talk to tom nook to "sell land" and place more house plots. Star rating will go up when more people move in :)
bruhe just play the game enjoy it there’s no rush to get there :)
You need to learn "good enough for now", man. As a maximizer, it's actually been super important for me to learn in daily life, and get me to actually enjoy the choices I made
As someone who loves to be efficient in every meaning of the word
Think of it this way, the more time you spend making a decision, the less time you spend being happy
I just make a choice and then forget about all the other options, pretending as if i only had just the one i went with
Like playing those games with a timed dialogue box, the timer, although annoying, can teach you to make quicker decisions and become accustomed to decisive thinking
However of course
There is always a time and a place where a maximizing mindset shines
After all, good enough is good enough.
Honestly I understand how you feel, when I come to the shop there and I see that there is a wallpaper that I like but not so much, and I’m thinking like “what if there is a better one”. But then I just buy the wallpaper and then sell it when I see a more fitting one for the style that I’m trying to pursue. Like, my town changes everyday because I find better items and replace the old ones and then I’m doing it again until I really like the look. And this process of making something pretty and cozy with those items that I have on hand at the moment is something that I like about animal crossing
Katherine Kod the great thing is you can buy a wallpaper back that you sold through the catalogue! This has led me to just buying everything lol
Jay Ken yeah exactly!
I like decorating my little house it makes me happy
I knew one maximizer, she agonized for 2 hours whether to go to choir practice or language cafe, and ended up missing out on both. It was driving my impulsive ADHD ass crazy lol.
Him: *constantly talks about blockbuster*
Me: *checks video date*
This man had the JOKES today and I was cracking up XD
"Skyrim on your diswasher, core gamer category, leave a mean comment on an ign review"
"Small talk amongst THE SQUAD"
@*Tea Truffel* I'll speak and type how I wish thank you
@*Tea Truffel* dude it's a tad cringe but who the fuck cares
*Tea Truffel* don’t be so formal, it’s the fucking internet not a job interview
@@HxH2011DRA I literally just saw you on HxH video holy crap
@@xxlolkirby64xx22 lol sup
I thought this video was going in a different direction. I bought a 3DS back then and my first game on it was AC New Leaf. I liked it a lot, but I quickly realized that the main way to play it was to play it 30-60 minutes a day every day. The first week I was cool with this, but as soon as the day came where I felt like I had to play so I don't miss out on the daily fossil or pull the weeds I felt pressured into playing it. I straight up deleted my save after 9-10 days so I stopped sideglancing at my 3DS thinking "well, I should really get my daily half hour of AC in now". In a way it fits into the same category as your problem, but from a different angle.
The game is really fun but it just doesn't gel with the way I play games. It's supposed to be feelgood and easygoing, but I got more anxiety from AC than from most other games I played.
Yessss, absolutely man. This was something that came up on the phone call with Jack and Shane. It’s like it unintentionally kinda keeps reeling you back in to just avoid fomo. For some people this is fine, but for others it can become an obsession
@Arakaneï As Nintendo now says, we can play the game however we find the most enjoyment with.
This happen in my first nee leaf coty, i played it for like 5 months and one day i erased all cuz i feel like this was becoming a chore and I feel bad when i couldn't play it☹️
I tried again a year after that but I only invest one month and that's it.
I love the game, i played since the ds. But I'm get bored "quickly" and hate when game made me feel bad if i dont play it.
That's my problem with daily reward in phone games too, i enter for the reward but I don't play anymore 😅
Mili N. Do you know if it’s like that with new horizons? Just bought it and en it’s not a problem to play daily but if I go to college I’m afraid I don’t have the time
Let me tell you something
DAILY REWARDS
I'm not that maximizer when it comes to taste, but utility makes me feel stressed (especially if there is a skill tree).
But, now more than ever, I need a animal crossing in this quarantine time :(
Oh yeah no doubt, I think we could all use a little escapism right about now
Yeah, I'm exactly the same way. I'm willing to try just all sorts of things out with looks but utility puts me into like, a flurry of research and spikes my anxiety
Same, I wish I had a Switch :(
It makes me happy to decorate my house
You know you're a maximizer when you spend an hour or potentially more deciding what to watch on netflix Q.Q
It's really painful when you want to choose how will you decorate your island.
I'll be honest, this video actually quelled a lot of my anxieties about getting this game. Animal Crossing seems like the kinda thing I'd enjoy, but I'm always terrified my own tendency toward maximised efficiency would just turn it into a time sink instead of, you know, something fun to play, lol
Haha I’m glad it could help man! There are a lot of people with some of these concerns I think. I don’t mind a game that makes me think a bit and gives me something fun to decide, as long as it’s not overwhelming
I find it very interesting that some 'maximizers' (I didn't have a name for that before now) are afraid of certain games like AC. Especially because I *am a maximizer.* The idea of being afraid to try a game is really foreign to me, I'm not sure why. I tend to see the game, see the style, and go 'oh I see that's the idea of how it is played, I bet I would enjoy it in XXX way too' and just dive in. Even if I don't play it *forever,* I have enjoyment in that moment.
A note: as a probably *slightly* less maximizer type compared to other maximizers, you can in fact 'maximize' your goal to this game. Like Daryl said, its about just deciding a goal, then going for it. And if you ever feel like 'hey this goal is boring/too fast' then you have infinite other goals to pursue in a game that is so relaxing, you'll often forget you set a goal for yourself, haha. For me, it is always maximizing my house to the final payment (which is even longer and satisfying in this recent game because it has so many great room expansions, size expansions, floor expansions, etc), followed by filling up my entire museum, and always collecting interesting outfits the entire way. It lasts me months to *years,* because I give a little check in every day, that brings a smile to my face.
As a 'maximizer,' if you have a switch, just buy it. Hesitating on small decisions so much is more often to result in missing out on something enjoyable and worth the money, rather than 'wasting' it like your worries may tell you.
“This song sounds like a hug”
FACTS
At one point I was thinking 'what does this have to do with Animal Crossing'
Lol yes wind waker link
I got New Leaf after hearing about it from some friends, and it was kind of fun at first. I mostly just spent my time fishing just to fill out the museum, but it just got kind of old after a while. I should point out that I typically spend very little time on character customization or aesthetics in these kinds of games. I usually get one set of clothes, which is usually just the default or a random selection, and use it for the rest of the game. I feel like this severely limits the enjoyment that I can get out of Animal Crossing.
That said however, when playing Pokemon Ultra Moon, I decided to try playing as a girl character for a change. Not too long afterwards I noticed that I didn't seem to have any money available for pokeballs or healing items. Funny how just a single gender-swap was enough to completely change my spending habits. I actually started to get invested in how my character looked. Maybe I should give Animal Crossing another try.
Same's probably true for MMOs, I never fully bought that roleplaying as the opposite gender explanation. There seems to be a tendency to care for a gender more... I, too, couldn't care less about a dude character, weirdly enough. Is there something inherent in female fashion choices that make them more interesting, perhaps?
@@alexnoman1498 I think the Problem you might refer to is just a lack of variety in Options for the male character. Because in my Experience for Males they almost exclusively have super buffed armor, but hardly any light clothes. (for Women you more often get both, though often oversexualized)
And of course it just might be that you just prefer the aesthetics of females.
@@alexnoman1498 its prolly cuz female characters are more fun to look at
You've essentially articulated up my own thoughts on Animal Crossing and why I haven't played it, either.
Bravo.
Same
Been a while since I left a feedback comment, but I wanted to give a sort of update following the last time I did:
You have absolutely nailed the information/humour balance in this one.
Thank you so much man, I remember you from before. I’ve been working hard to figure that whole balance out and I really feel like I hit my stride with this one
@@DarylTalksGames 100% agree.
The pacing was really good, the jokes were there, landed, and all contributed to the piece as a whole, and nothing felt forced or out of place. Really comfortable viewing experience through and through.
Fantastic work, really, I'm so glad you remember me and that my feedback was able to help you get to this point. This channel's future holds great things.
Technically New Horizons does have an “””End Goal””” which merits the end credits. And it does reward progression of crafting and buying etc with nook miles, which have various benefits.
I refuse to believe the end goal of the game is watching a nude dog play the guitar
I don’t know, the end credit scene of New Horizons comes very early in the game, I wouldn’t really consider it the end goal. I mean, if you time skip like me you should be able to get the K.K slider quest within a couple of days, and beat it in less.
0:50 FarmVille, really? Sir, there is a thing called Harvest Moon, that is the real shit when about farming games.
I dunno man from the Harvest Moon games I played the whole love interest thing always stressed me out
reaaaaaal shit
Seriously. Harvest Moon is the shit!!!
I used to play that game SO much on the GameCube, but it seemed like it took forever to make any actual progress and that... kind of soothed me? There was no rush to "finish" any objective, you did it at your own pace. That's why I like animal crossing so much too.
@@pjackley1895 i loved the Gamecube harvest moon as a kid... my sister and i each had our own save files. She married Nami I married Celia
Girl - I don’t have a type
Her exes - 2:14
As someone who knows Shane and Jack personally, this is hilarious.
"Hey lets play skyrim"
"Oh, ok."
**pulls out dishwasher**
The editing in this was fantastic, and the script was interesting as usual. Keep doin your thing dude!
Much appreciated man!
As a borderline hyper maximizer who found Animal Crossing in my tweens, I can say it only fed into my collectable preference, from broad collect them all museum to personal taste collectables like clothing and room deco. As long as you limit the chore list and make time for whatever activity, like fishing or bug collecting or redecorating, you prefer the game is phenomenal even for the compulsive maximizer.
Oh, so that's why I keep starting over RPGs, because "this hair doesn't look quite right" or "I don't like this skill, I should choose different class". My friends hate me for this
I mean, technically the "finish line" for acnh is to get kk slider at your island (credits roll) but yeah after that I guess you could say it "goes on forever". Most people have a goal of achieving a "perfect island" (five star rating) or to complete everything by obtaining every item/catching every bug or fish (gotta catch 'em all!)
edit: if you're going to comment being nit picky over a light hearted comment don't waste you're time. This was such a dumb thing for people to get pressed over. IDK why so many people want to foam at the mouth and argue about it isn't endgame if theres still playable content. Literally almost every game has playable content after an end goal and i'm not going to sit here and argue with people trying to gatekeep and nit pick.
@@User-tv2zp yeah, but it means you reached the main goal. I said it was a kind of finish line not that the game was finished but thank you for your input.
@@julesmikell4198 no... no it doesn't. The credits roll every time KK Slider plays. In most games, yeah, credits mean you've reached the end goal, but in AC it's literally just so something is happening while you listen to KK's music. There is no main goal in AC and they had to put the credits somewhere.
@@omgitsLindsay You're being too nitpicky. If you want to pick a an argument, get a twitter account. The credits roll every time you beat the elite four in a lot of pokemon games, and the elite four are generally considered endgame. Just because you can do something multiple times doesn't mean it isn't considered endgame, and honestly it's a silly thing to pick a youtube argument about.
In my opinion, KK Slider visiting your island marks the end of the tutorial rather than the ‘end’ of the game. Before KK goes to your island, you have to do a bunch of things for Tom Nook with the purpose of teaching you aspects of the game. After you finish ‘working’ for Tom Nook in NH, the restrictions are finally taken off and you now have access to all of the features in the game. It’s just like the Tom Nook’s part time job tutorial in the other games. Except this time it just takes like a month rather than 10 minutes. (Also, I think they play the credits during every live KK show just cause it’s a convenient place to put them)
@@FriendsAreHere that's a good point. There's a huge chunk of the game only available after KK Slider comes for the first time. Some would argue that those features are the main part of the game. His first performance being "end game" just doesn't make sense considering that.
As one of those who grew up with Scooby, I liked the reference, and you should feel good for having written it in! :)
"This song sounds like a hug"
That's probably the best description I've heard lmao
"Since the days of the melee machine" lmao. God I love this channel and am honestly confused how you don't have more subs. Keep up the great work!
This channel loves you back :)
"Because I am a maximizer when it comes to taste."
Subbed.
I always felt uneasy in event based games or competive fandoms, I just enjoy things casually at normal but when I feel missing out I become this sort of maximisation and optimisation monster in the game, and I then loose all fun in It to try and keep up, all the time based games and limited time objectives are stressful since I'm bound to not complete all of them if I play for fun
I’m a maximizer when it comes to what UA-cam video to watch while I eat 😭
God psychology is so interesting, it explains so much that I’ve always felt but never knew why or how to put into words. I maximise my gaming trying to figure out the best platform to play a game on sometimes buying a game multiple times because of this and faffing with my pc options and set up for so fucking long that often I spend more time faffing around than actual playing games but when it comes to food I just don’t give a shit if it’s edible and it fulfils my need for food I’m happy, my friend is always saying how he needs the right food and that eating is more of an experience for him so he wants everything to be the way he expects it to be and if one things wrong like they give him coke instead of Pepsi it really pisses him off (not to the point of complaining or asking them to swap it we are British after all) and I never understood why until now...
You mean to tell me another human being on this Earth has played Salt and Sanctuary?
My *God,* I was not expecting to hear the name of that game ever again-that was a weird time in my life, but I upgraded my Coveted greataxe to 5, and I had the, uh… ‘Candelabra’ set of armor, avoiding spoilers to the best of my ability…
“I feel like it would be targeted more at kids....”
Nah man animal crossing is cutthroat. I honestly would have Tom nook break my kneecaps then him give me 300,000 bells of debt. I would *kill someone* to never have to pay him off again.
The only time I felt the pressure of missing out was when the charry-blossom event overlapped with Bunny Day...It just made it way too hard to get find every recipe, which I eventually did. But it was very annoying.
This is me exactly! I will overoptimize constantly and so often, I will spend so much time and effort trying to get the very best optimization that It's not fun. It just feels like endless pokemon grinding or sm
I would like to use subtitles, and beside the automaticly generated, when you call someone I don't understand barely anything and it isn't generating subtitles :(
(I'm spanish and I love this type of content and in Spain there's not enough)
'git gud'
usually learning English will not only let you understand youtube videos but most information directly from their respective source, so try to invest time on it, will suit you
i really enjoyed the previous animal crossing games because though the game was endless there were limited options in, for example, house decorating and town design specifically because terraforming or any way of actually changing the layout of the town was impossible. shops, houses and the museum had a solid place you couldn't move but now that you can actually change literally every single position of water bodies, town decorations and houses it just became TOO overwhelming for me because now there were so many options that i simply ended up not doing any of them because i couldn't decide - and because i suck at designing and such. acnh was one big round of fanservice because it removed every single thing fans complained about which ironically were the things that made the game enjoyable for me in the first place.
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Really wasn't expecting a clip of LockPickingLawyer to ever show up in any context out of lock sport.
*upsetti spaghetti*
I get really indecisive about how I organize my trees. Do I want more space inbetween so I can see stuff or do I want it tighter so it looks better?
"Skyrim on your dishwasher" got me a little too weak
This is similar to why I struggle to play Stardew Valley without friends. I can’t finish a day unless I know I did everything I could perfectly.
Dragonoidalpha i hate even a second of not playing as Good and possible
I got animal crossing new horizons and haven't slept in 3 day
derpmaster ! Mood
derpmaster ! Those are rookie numbers
"There are going to be seasonal events." This was said before the egg catastrophe occurred.
This video is so accurate to my anxiety it hurts - people don't understand when [generally speaking] customization can be a turn off for me. It's just too much responsibility. But sometimes it depends: in a character maker (or player customization), I can never have too many options, for example. All the hair styles, eye colors, skin tones, clothes, 20 colors for one dress, shoes, whatever, I want it. Usually I never like to settle down with one look and change it up all the time, so it's good that ACNH gives you that freedom.
HOWEVER... my struggles with customization begin where it "actually matters" - in Animal Crossing, that would be customizing the island. What if I spend all my time making a pathway only to have to dig it up and move it somewhere else, what if I have a "dead area" where I can't figure out where to put anything, what if I organize my island perfectly but then have to move everything around when they add new stuff in updates, what if I need this seasonal item five months from now or something I don't know, what would be practical or impractical, what if Resident Services is in a bad area, etc... how is this relaxing for anyone?! Q __ Q
I never even thought about these kinds of things before and I didn't realize I was partially a maximizer after this video. I really like how you used animal crossing to get your point across!
Me: * reads what's on the thumbnail *
My brain:"Do you ever get collectors anxiety?"
It's interesting how differently people react to this type of game. Both Stardew Valley and Animal Crossing New Horizon give me huge anxiety spikes to play. I kept trying to force myself to play them because I kept hearing they're "relaxing and wholesome" and now even hearing their music makes me tense up lol
me, a heavy mmorpg “gamer” whos first love was world of warcraft who also has a neverending passion for animal crossing: 😐
Lol
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Mega oof
Animal Crossing is for people that love to rearrange their house, like me.
jrpgs have towns with inns where your character relaxes and unwinds from the stress of life threatening situations at the cost of chump change deducted from what they got paid from their job in the military industrial complex.
animal crossing is like that too, except you can take over the town, although not to the degree you can in fable or overlord.
Honestly I get how you feel and I also sometimes take some time to decide what I will do next in animal crossing but in New horizons these decisions are made a lot easier. I think you would enjoy the game :)
Yeah that’s kind of what I’ve been hearing about it now that it’s officially out. I may still give a shot, ya never know!
If you overthink things it probably makes Animal Crossing a lot less fun
@@Guppyg53 Not sure. I'm an overthinker and I'm enjoying AC a lot. The fact that almost everything can be changed later makes decisions much lighter. Only now (after three weeks playing) I'm starting planning out the layout and moving buildings/terraforming to get it the way I want it. I didn't think much about placement before because I knew I would change it anyway.
Also, the fact that the game is super chill allows me to do one thing at a time and not worry about having everything all done at once. This game is super good at keeping a slow pace, removing the need to rush. The fact that there's no end goal actually helps this, because you don't feel pressured to finish before you reach the end.
I understand that fear, but the folks at Nintendo know about it, and made a lot of decitions to avoid it
You really described that well, but when it comes to these "sudden merchants" that just... show up and offer something I might not buy anywhere else, my go-to behaviour is to shut off the game and ignore it completely if I am not able to buy it that second.
Watching this reminded me how great of a dad I had 'cus I literally did what you're describing. Thanks for the video & the memory it sparked.
Can’t believe you had psych references I never hear those 😂 psych is SO underrated 😤
mmh. Interesting discussion.
I have a slightly different problem, which I guess works in my favour for a game like Animal Crossing.
I do struggle with decisions when it's an either/or thing.
I really hate having to commit to something, so it drives me nuts and makes me feel like even if I did choose something, did I miss out on something else?
OK, so what does this have to do with Animal crossing?
Well, when decisions aren't meaningfully mutually exclusive (eg I can in fact have both without too much issue)... I just end up getting both. (in the real world I don't have that kind of money, but in a game? That's not usually a problem)
So... Yeah. The end result of that kinda makes me a hoarder.
So a game like animal crossing, expect me to kinda just own... everything there is to own? Whether I end up actually liking any given item or not?
...
You see where that's a problem in itself?
I mean, it's less of an issue in a game because you don't typically run into things like storage constraints (until you do, at which point things get pretty annoying. XD)
Yeah...
Let's hear it for digital hoarders huh. XD
Thank god for storage
6:01 ahh im the oposite, i chose my major in like 5 min because it was scary and wanted to get it over with but it takes me like an hour to chose what to eat for lunch
1:20 I would have went with Bells Fargo personally
The competitive Pokémon bit is me on a spiritual level
I'm lucky when it comes specifically to the Maximizers drama involving Animal Crossing.
You see, like you I also search through all of the options for things like clothing, because when it involves my presentation and appearance, I NEED it to look just right. I spent, no joke, an hour going through sixty frames for glasses, found that one I actually liked, then when I finally got the frames I was STILL unsatisfied!....
But...here's the thing...
When it comes to something I deem nonconsequential (in this case, Animal Crossing), I try to have as much fun as possible with my options, even if they're not the best. I have a character that wears dresses, just because I like playing with the color harmony, and not because I like wearing dresses. I like taking an ugly sweater, and finding a pair of pants/haircut/etc to make it "work." Even if it's not the best (or not even successful), I just convince myself that it's not important, because at the end of the day it's just a game with zero consequences to my actual life.
In some videogames, I'm willing to die to do a cool/interesting thing, because I know it's just a game and I'll come back to life.
Ask me to do this in real life and I'll jump through hoops just to avoid the situation all together (this is why I don't take studies about online anonymity and social experiments too seriously, because they're decisions based in an artificial universe).
So to address your main point: Why worry about a fake reality? It's purpose is to have fun.
i guess i'm the same. i've bought multiple of the same thing jut so i can have it multiple times as other want optins. i.e square framed (typical nerdy ish glasses) and a beard. i wish beards were just a customisable option like the hair and are either just on you constantly but meh.
maybe it's because irl i own those glasses and love then and i really want a beard but in other cases like clothes, i buy almost every colour variation i like and not just one so i can make the perfect outfit i love.
But when it comes to thing like terraforming, breeding flowers or wondering where to place houses, i didnt care less tbh. i know thats a big part of the game but all i'm caring for atm is looking good with variety, the museum and paying off house dept.
*says in dead cells you have to spend your cells*
Me: *Beating the final boss with 300 Cells on me.* "Wait what? I just broke down the door."
I’m calling the GameCube a “Melee Machine” from now on
I approve of this gratuitous inclusion of kaguya-sama clips
My kinda comment right here
0:15 penguins actually aren't afraid of humans at all so they probably do see humans as just big penguins (but probably don't care about the size)
This is true but I found knowing anything you pick up you catalog means it’s easier just to sell later. But also time travelling helps reduce anxiety regarding seasonal events. And merchants. You can go back to dates and get those options on YOUR terms. I’ve had to because I work night shift.
This was interesting and educational. It's funny I find myself to be a maximizer in the opposite way to you. I purchase games on a whim, but spend ages max/min-ing stats. And I usually play games with no ending, as opposed to being afraid of them.
"I dont know which one to buy"
(Me) " Just buy everything"
3:50
Choosing where to go next in the water temple, but not know where to go because IT'S FRIGGIN SYMMETRICAL AROUND EVERY CORNER SO YOU'RE STUCK IN AN ENDLESS LOOP OF TRYING TO FIND OUT WHERE YOU HAVE AND HAVEN'T BEEN!
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Generally speaking, I think one thing that helps is that there isn't any "Permanently Missable Content" due to the way the RNG in this game is set up. If you missed something you just have to wait a bit, should be on sale again in a bit. The RNG is biased towards things you don't have yet, so repeats of things you already have are pretty rare. and then there's wisp who appears on a couple nights and after completing a quest lets you either get something that's probably quite expensive, or something you definitely haven't already acquired. And then there's the marketplace on harvey's island that unlocks after the K.K. Slider Quest and let's you visit the random "peddlers" as they're called, even when they're not on your island, since they'll set up shop there, and THEN there's Cyrus and Reese, making a triumphant return from New Leaf allowing you to customize any furniture item, in ways even YOU can't do normally, including non-customizable items with unique variants, like the Board Game decoration.
"Skyrim on a dishwasher" xD love it ! and want it
We can all agree that we are pretty overwhelmed when we first see a game where you can choose your characters name, their look, abilities, where they will stay, what items they get etc. But. BUT. One game. There is one game that doesn't overwhelme us. It fills us with joy and satisfaction. Please, everyone come and pray for our childhood and memory keeper Minecraft🙏🤲
minecraft overwhelms me. especially the redstone shit
Amazing video as always.
Also Jack and Shane are the same person = confirmed. I miss them and I miss you my guy.
Jack is Shane’s alter ego, that’s the new lore
New lore? When was the new content added?/expansion released?
Sometimes I buy something on Animal Crossing then come home to put it away and realize I already had 2 of them. I'll be like "Guess I really like the purple star socks" and sell the extras. It's great.
I feel like a couple points in the video also could explain why some people time travel in the game. there’s a lot of stigmatizing around those people because they’re seen to “wanna get stuff over with it quicker”, “cheating”, or “wanting to beat an unbeatable game” but i feel that time traveling can give some people more time to feel more comfortable with being able to accomplish more and not having to worry about the lack of/abundance of time they have.
Yo dawg I just beat Doom: Eternal on Ultra-Violence, and I just started playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons and I love it.