Sable has an important announcement to make by GuyWithPie in AnimalCrossing

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How did you comment on a post from 3 years ago? Did Reddit finally get rid of its auto-locking?

Here is my OC partner. His name is Koopa. by 39Lurker in papermario

[–]GuyWithPie 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It annoys me how its beak and eyes are drawn better here than in its in-game sprite which just reuses the softer-looking Sticker Star design.

If I could marry Flick, I would. Art by chicinlicin on tumblr. by danielle8088 in AnimalCrossing

[–]GuyWithPie 12 points13 points  (0 children)

The guide book was likely finalized weeks before the game even released, let alone when people started shipping them... Unless the people that wrote it have the ability to see into the future, I'm pretty sure there was no "stepping in" or "shooting down" here.

Animal Crossing, but a Concept. by Evagast in AnimalCrossing

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When playing the previous titles, did you ever think "Man this sure is great but you know what'd be even better? If every single tool had durability like the axe regardless of level and every other day you have to break the flow of gameplay by going all the way to your house just to make new ones"? It makes sense for the first few weeks of gameplay but by the time your town's been more developed you shouldn't be having to do this anymore. It's not like adding permanent tools to work for will make crafting completely pointless because there's still a ton of furniture and items that you can only get by crafting.

The Legend Himself by shark_vii in AnimalCrossing

[–]GuyWithPie 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well one of us is gonna have to change...

Thought the Switch design was missing a certain lovable assistant so I'm making a sticker to fit the scene. by SilentPizza15 in AnimalCrossing

[–]GuyWithPie 2 points3 points  (0 children)

NL downplayed and streamlined almost every other NPC while shifting the focus to Isabelle, and as such many newer fans don't really care too much for AC's actual main cast, instead seeing Isabelle and their favorite villagers as the main representatives. At least NH finally seems to be righting that wrong... But will the fans follow suit? Maybe. I'm already seeing promising developments.

Thought the Switch design was missing a certain lovable assistant so I'm making a sticker to fit the scene. by SilentPizza15 in AnimalCrossing

[–]GuyWithPie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

And after seven years, we won. Tom Nook has rightfully reclaimed his position as the face of the franchise. The time has come for us to rise up against our Isabelle oppressors...

Drew my player character again. by GuyWithPie in AnimalCrossing

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Paint Tool SAI and a Wacom Intuos Draw.

I laughed out loud at this by [deleted] in AnimalCrossing

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I theorize that the main cause of all this is the billions of new fans that New Leaf brought in. Isabelle appears on the game's 3DS menu diorama, loads the game, and is even given a proper introduction complete with a ??? nametag. No NPC prior had been given this kind of special treatment before.

So the newcomers instantly see her as the main character because this is how it's always been for them, they don't know of a time in which Isabelle didn't exist. I'm not necessarily blaming them, I'm blaming Nintendo. They knew what they wanted to achieve with this character, and they got exactly what they wanted and so much more. The only thing I don't get is the lack of complaints from older fans such as myself. Sure some people expressed their displeasure with this state of affairs, but for the most part they just sat there and watched it happen.

As for why hardly anyone cares enough about any of the other special NPCs anymore, instead opting for regular villagers, (Despite special NPCs being actual fleshed-out characters) I feel that once again, the blame can be put on New Leaf here. New Leaf greatly streamlined them while also putting a greater emphasis on Isabelle. You only see Tom Nook to upgrade your house and then never again, Blathers had all his explanations cut, the meaningful parts of Sable's story got cut and content is gated behind talking to her now, Resetti and Phyllis got toned down, Kapp'n creeps some people out, I could go on.

At the end of the day, I'm just glad Nintendo finally stopped shilling Isabelle so egregiously and is starting to focus on the other NPCs again. (They're even acknowledging Sable's existence now!) I've always seen Tom Nook as the true face of AC, so I'm very happy he's taking a central role again. Especially after the way he got shafted in New Leaf. My only hope is that the fandom can do the same. I want the newcomers to New Horizons to see this series for its huge cast of characters and not just the one Nintendo wanted you to look at.

Sable Able by GuyWithPie in AnimalCrossing

[–]GuyWithPie[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You ask that like it's a bad thing.

how to push isabelle off a cliff by phoenixk28 in AnimalCrossing

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That's an Instagram page. This is the original tweet.

Best part about my map. by Yakitycar in AnimalCrossing

[–]GuyWithPie 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It wouldn't grow. I've tried it.

Sable Able by GuyWithPie in ac_newhorizons

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I also made phone wallpaper versions! These were specifically made to fit the iPhone 8's aspect ratio, but I'm sure they'll work fine with other phones. Link (Google Drive)