#but my acnh ones atm (and when i say atm i mean they will be probably til the end of time)

[skyburger]

WHAT THE HELL NOBODY EVER TOLD ME TWO OF MY FAVE VILLAGERS GOT A LINE STICKER TOGETHER. ive loved tabby for YEARS like since 2019 at LEAST. and these stickers are from 2018 how did i not know !!! i love tabby and boots so much 😭😭😭 TABBY AND BOOTS ANIMAL CROSSING I LOVE YOU SO MUCHHHHH OOMFS FOREVER AND EVER

[writefasttalkevenfaster]

Definitely not garbage. It makes me smile every time you write something new, or reblog something that I missed the first time around. You're an incredible writer and bringing a little light and joy (and thirst) to the world, which is good. We need that sort of thing. Especially these days, something to think about and distract ourselves with when things look horrible out there.

i saw this ask this morning and honestly i had a really hard time coming up with words to actually reply to this.  For a short answer, thank you so much. you have no idea what this means to me. I really love writing and that and you all are some of the only things keeping me sane atm. i can’t believe you even took the time to even write to me - thank you so so much (i laughed at thirst lmao). i love you

For a longer answer: check under the cut (TW: death, mourning, covid) 

its been a really hard month for me. between the unexpected loss of my nephew, trying to be there for my sister and my family, starting my new legal internship, friend problems, and then the larger problems of COVID-19 and the murders of innocent African Americans - i feel like i’ve been put through the wringer and back again. i’ve been slowly attempting to put what remains of my heart back together again. 

i’ve been so angry for so many different reasons. At COVID, for making me miss half my nephew’s life. At the universe, for taking my nephew. At the people who haven’t been there for me. At the police and the criminal justice system in general - b/c if the system fails one of us, it fails altogether. At myself - for being a bad aunt and not visiting my nephew more before COVID happened, for being a shitty person, for not being able to write, just a lot of things. 

i’m trying to channel that energy into something productive - helping my family, writing, working at my internship (which has been so fulfilling if not difficult to focus at times). But the last few days i’ve been blocked - its really been the last straw for me. writing is the only way i can escape atm (besides too many hours of acnh) and i find its difficult to even find words. 

but this message meant so much to me -- and these kind words that let me keep writing. keep creating. keep going. i appreciate it so much. and if i make you happy in any way - that’s honestly my only goal. even when i was a kid, i wanted to do things to make people laugh or smile and that is still is true today. 

i can’t lie and say things are great right now. in world at large and for me personally, but things always get better. this too shall pass. in the meanwhile, expect more content and some more funny posts about me yelling about star wars or whatever other fandoms i’m in.  i’m not giving up on the world. we will make change happen. and things will get better. 

[thiefnessman]

Crow’s List of Some IF I’ve played

I’m just listing off stuff here I’ll probably go more in depth in another post I suppose. this got real long so here we go, in no real logical order:

Birdland: technically the first IF work I played I guess, it’s funny and weird and I’ve played it many times. Stuff in Twine is often good to start out with imo because it’s more like CYOA which is more comfortable.

The Dreamhold: i have no memory of how i even got here in the first place but this was often listed as a good one for beginners bc it guides you through it. It’s got such beautiful descriptions and is very cool, though personally I’d recommend Bronze more for beginners to the text-inputting kind of games. I liked it a lot though, I named my ACNH island after it lol. One thing ppl say a lot about it is that it has all this stuff in it but leaves it unexplained, and while I’d like an explanation I also enjoy that it leaves it open-ended. I’ve only gotten one ending myself bc it took me so long to finish that i didn’t feel like going back and trying to get a new ending but it was a cool ending.

Bronze: someone whose url I forget atm told me this was a good game for beginners and I agree. There are also nice maps available and stuff which is helpful bc I’m bad w spatial awareness (i tried to map dreamhold on my own and it was a disaster). It’s got a good premise and I like Beauty & the beast (idk when i was a kid i loved belle bc she also liked to read!!! and i was in a production of the musical and that was fun) and it’s a cool twist on that and i like the different ending it gives. AFTER you play it you really should read Emily Short’s writeup about the inspiration behind the game and how she plotted it. It’s a good beginner game bc it has a tutorial mode, the puzzles aren’t too difficult (they mainly center around one thing) and it teaches you about things like reexamining rooms, examining things, using the different sense commands, solving puzzles by climbing on things and other stuff.

Shade: This is by the same guy who made The Dreamhold and is highly regarded and considered this really great work for its unnerving and surreal horror. I’m gonna be honest: it didn’t do it for me. Admittedly this was like the second (well, third) IF i played and i didn’t quite know the Tropes and stuff so essentially i felt like i was spamming commands until everything turned into sand, instead of trying to do things only to have the world crumble into sand around me. I don’t feel like replaying it now that I have more experience, but my advice is don’t play it until you’ve played more games, it’s not enjoyable as a newbie.

9:05: another short game that would not be enjoyable as a newbie. the joke is a twist on certain IF tropes and it’s probably not as funny if you’re inexperienced. I recently played this so I enjoyed it, it was funny, but the joke might’ve gotten lost on me if i played it a month ago. Sidenote: I’ve only been playing IF for about a month, so technically I am a newbie, but when I say newbie here i mean really new. Also ive hyperfixated and have nothing better to do so i have played a lot of IF in this short amount of time. 

De Baron: OOOH ok so this game i downloaded a little bit ago, completely forgot all the stuff i read about it (like that there was a twist and stuff) except that it was horror, and then played it. Because of this, and the fact that I’m still no veteran player, I didn’t see the twist coming and it really hit me hard. This is a cool game, upsetting but very intriguing but really not for everyone because it deals with some very disturbing material. I’ve seen people say the twist was obvious which kind of makes me feel stupid :( and like in hindsight when i replayed it i totally saw the hints so basically i think the obviousness of the twist depends on the person! 

Spider and Web: This is not the game for you if you really like the five zillion endings options, theres two (or three?) ‘real endings’ and they are both at the very end of the same path. It does have difficult and interesting puzzles, including this one that it’s famous for. It’s a good puzzle, but don’t let your opinion and enjoyment of the game hinge on this puzzle, bc it’s got other great puzzles and other great stuff going on. Save frequently and DO NOT attempt this without some experience, it’s fucking hard.

Blue Chairs: I didn’t like this game. It was one of the earlier games i played but I just didn’t really like it. it was cool in a mindscrew-y way and it’s got a bunch of endings and a lot to explore but i just didn’t find it fun to play. It took me forever to get several endings and this was probably partially due to inexperience but it just made it unenjoyable for me. Don’t let my experience ruin it for you but personally i just did not like it. It’s a very surreal game bc the PC is literally on drugs. There seems to be a bunch of symbolism and allusion stuff that I didn’t really get but could be cool. basically it is probably a very cool game for some ppl but i didn’t like it.

Galatea: lives up to the hype imo. there’s 70 different endings. It’s not a long game and it is centered around talking to a statue but it is a very interesting game and also one that isn’t that hard. I really like this one.

Glass: by the same person who wrote Bronze, it’s another twist on a fairy tale. It’s very short and you can’t do anything but talk. Another good beginner one because it’s not too complex, and it does a good job with using the reader’s familiarity with the tale. Read her writeup about creating it after you get a few endings it’s interesting. 

Little Blue Men: I just played this one and it’s weird and sinister and has a great built-in hint system. it’s really fucking weird though and like the author says, it doesn’t have a nice neat satisfying ending. 

ok im running out of steam i’ll come back to this later

[whatqueen-wildcats]

Please answer all of the animal crossing questions

1. Are you of the “Tom Nook is a crook” or “Tom Nook is an honest businessman” opinion?

Honest businessman!! can he be a little tricky/mischievous sometimes? sure, especially in the older games! But he's a good dude and I love him

2. Do you play as yourself or a made up character?

I used my own name for my current character cause I didn't have a better idea, but I don't really play her as if it were me specifically? lol side note my first AC character I ever made, I named her Ducky for some reason

3. Where is your house located?

A smallish second tier cliff platform near the leftside beach, only big enough for my house and yard

4. Who were your first villagers?

Diva and Cobb. They're fine.. weren't my first choices and I wish they would head out soon, but I don't have the heart to really try to make them leave

5. Preferable method of earning bells?

I never got into the stalk market in previous games, but I'm really starting to like it! I've always primarily relied on orchards and fishing but turnips can get you sooo much from turnips if you can play it right

6. What villager personalities do you typically get along best with?

My faves are probably lazy, cranky, and normal. I really really want a cranky villager once a space clears on my island, (would especially love Apollo, he was an absolute fave in my WW village) but no luck so far.

7. Who is your current best friend in the game?

I would say.... Marina or Fauna? I love them both they are so freakin cute 😭😭😭 I also adore Flora, but she's the peppy type and that can be a little much sometimes lolol

8. Is there a villager you want to get rid of?

Diva and Cobb, Graham can go too lol. I don't hate any of them and I won't be mean and try to force them out, but I'd rather have others

9. Do you hoard a lot of items?

Yeahhh not an insane amount though, I've never actually run out of storage space even when the house was smaller

10. Take medicine or save & restart?

Just take the medicine? does anyone actually save and restart because of a sting??? why? Like the medicine is not that expensive, and it takes so much longer to restart. Sometimes I wont bother taking medicine if I know I won't be playing for much longer, but I wouldn't close the game out just for a sting?

11. Where is your favorite spot in your village?

Hmm it's all still suuuuper work-in-progress so there's not a spot that I'm totally in love with yet, but my recent project has been moving my museum and making a fountain plaza next to it, I really like that so far. Also my house area, looks like an old witches cottage and i love it

12. What achievement do you want to hit the most? (Ex: Golden equipment, all fish/bugs, etc)

Filling the museum, but specifically the art section. In previous games I have neeeeeevvver come close to completing the art section, so tbh I'll probably cry if I ever get it 100%

13. Do you know any secret tips?

Uh I don't think so lol

14. Who are your dreamies?

What is this term?? what are you talking abt? is the what the kids are calling your ideal villager?? If so, I mean I have several, like I said earlier I would love to get Apollo someday

15. Favorite furniture item?

I'm gonna base this only on what I actually own. It's dumb, not rare or special, but my skeletons lolol I have a room dedicated to creepy stuff and I love the weird arm lift thing they do

16. Favorite clothing item / outfit?

Favorite individual item is probably... the cherry blossom pochette? favorite outfit I would say is my rainy day look, a yellow QR code raincoat w the yellow rain hat and boots 😍

17. Favorite museum room?

Bugs bugs bugs I love the butterfly rotunda but I'm also obsessed with the little rivers and bridges it's all so beauuutttiifulll

18. Cedar, fruit, or palm tree?

Love the cedar trees

19. Favorite fruit?

mmm Im not picky about the fruits but probably peach

20. Favorite fish?

I love the sea butterfly exhibit in the museum, so maybe them

21. Favorite bug?

I love the snails..... effervescent..

22. Favorite flower breed?

Mums are very pretty

23. Favorite crossbred rare flower breed + color?

I don't have many rare crossbreeds atm but I'm very into the 1 or 2 black tulips I have!

24. Favorite villager personality?

Didn't we already do this question?

25. Favorite time of day to play?

whenever I can lolol. Sunset/evening is pretty rad though

26. Favorite special visitor event or reward? (Ex: Selecting an art piece from Redd, aiding Guliver and getting a special item, etc)

I love Redd he's great, so glad he's back lol. Also love Celeste so much!

Tbh I find the process of dealing with Guliver and Wisp annoying. I'll do it cause I want the reward, but hunting down so many pieces is no fun to me :/

But does KK count for this? He's my top tier all time favorite I love that funky little dog

27. Favorite KK song?

Hard to chooooose.... A long standing fave from even previous games is KK fusion, or the K funk

28. Favorite animal crossing game?

ACNH hands down. I will always have so much love in my heart for the original and for ww (never had others) but NH is like, everything I've ever wanted from an AC game, and the fact that it's released in this time has pretty much cemented it as being one of the most important games of my life, probably a lot of peoples lives.

29. If you’ve played Animal Crossing before, are there any animals you’re nostalgic for? If this is your first game, has any animal in particular left some effect on you?

Apollo, Peanut, Kiki, Gwen just to name a few (In WW I based my main room off of Gwen's for soooo long cause i was obsessed with her city skyline wallpaper)

30. Share a story from your gameplay

Earlier this evening, I saw two shells right beside each other on my beach, but they jumped and scurried off completely in sync when I went to pick them up. I think I interrupted a hermit crab date.

As always, thanks for asking! Would love to see your answers to these too 😊