Dear Readers,
It’s Thursday! The weekend is nearly here and my week off work is drawing to a close. It’s been the perfect opportunity for me to wind down and recuperate after such a busy first week of the store being open. I’ve spent a lot of time rekindling my love for Animal Crossing which I haven’t played much of recently as I felt a bit burnt out. However, with the spring updates meaning players can get an additional 50 custom design slots, my island was screaming for some titivation.
I decided to take the time to go with a bit more of a spring vibe for my island, meaning I spent hours digging up flowers and shrubs that weren’t ‘spring colours’ and replacing them with beautiful yellows, greens and refreshing whites. I’ve found that Instagram has an abundance of Animal Crossing Fan Accounts which showcase some amazing work, sometimes I don’t believe we’re playing the same game! Anyway, I decided that I wanted in on this little bit of fun. After all, I am a photographer at heart. The creative freedom within this game allows me to stage my own virtual photographs, which I have fallen in love with doing. I love showcasing my adorable little furry villagers and imagining what their day to day lives would possibly be like on an island getaway.
I decided to set up my own Animal Crossing Instagram account which I mentioned in one of my previous blog posts, but I thought I would share some of my work with you on here too. I recently discovered some in game tricks to add to the different ways I could capture the shots I wanted. I then used instagram to give my photos the sense that they’d been taken on a vintage film camera and I absolutely LOVE the outcome.
In a world where we move at 100 miles an hour every day, I love that I can capture moments like this that allow me to feel like I can have a breath of fresh air. It’s a miniature escape for me, even if only for a few minutes and from behind the screen of a Nintendo Switch.
As you can see, the game is extremely interactive and like I’ve already said there is a vast amount of creative freedom. You have almost total control over the game, you can play at your own pace and for as long or as little at a time as you want. There’s nothing worse than when you’re playing a game and you want to take a break from it, going into the menu to save the game only to get the dreaded ‘unable to save right now’ message. With Animal Crossing, there’s none of that. If you’re an OG player, you may still have PTSD from Ressetti the Mole. If you know, you know. At least the game now has an auto-save feature and you no longer have to spell out ‘I am a loser’.
For me, Animal Crossing has allowed me to connect with a completely new community of people who all have the same love for the game, it is a very wholesome community and the amount of talent some people have when designing their islands is inspiring. You may not be interested at all in this game, and if that’s the case I’m sorry for rambling on about it! If I’ve peaked your interest or if you’re already an Animal Crossing fanatic like myself, I’d love to introduce you to my little safe space.
Welcome to Eden.
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