Mr. Sean's Spoiler-ific New Maui Adventures Part 3

I'm almost there for now. One more post after this with the Animal Crossing: New Horizons photos. Again, if you don't want to be spoiled, click away.

Kabuki: I hope nobody sees me wearing a Pusheen shirt.

Kabuki is classified as a "Cranky" villager so he tends to not get along well with people at first and is rather serious about stuff. This is just photographic evidence that even cranky villagers can't resist the Pusheen.

Blathers' "Angry" Face

Blathers has an angry face that does not strike fear into people or animals. Usually he has his bouts of angry emotion when discussing what he feels are particularly heinous insects. Some owl!

An outdated picture of all my neighbors

As of tonight, Henry the frog (upper right corner) is moving out tomorrow (5/26) so this photo will be even more out of date. When this photo was taken, Broccolo the mouse took Bangle the tiger's place in New Maui. Reneigh (to the right of Henry in this photo) moved out soon after this photo and was replaced by Katt. Maybe I'll get Raymond the cat since I already have three cats. Though I wouldn't mind an old favorite from my GameCube town of New York moving in. Some of my favorite residents from New York include Bones and Portia (dogs), Pecan (squirrel), and Kiki and Purrl (cats).

Community

Oftentimes I'll see my neighbors congregating around the main square of the island doing exercises or singing along to a song playing nearby. Some residents prefer to watch the action unfold.

Louie? That's a funny way of saying "Donkey Kong"

Every so often, a random animal NPC visits New Maui and stays in a tent at the campsite. Talk to them enough and you might be able to play a game with them. I got this photo because Louie does bear a striking resemblance to another famous Nintendo character. Too bad Louie isn't wearing a green shirt with the letter L as his name is similar to Luigi.

Flying over my island, is somewhat of a sight to see

One of the fun things about flying to other peoples' islands or back home to your island is getting to see it from air. Ten seconds of seeing a bunch of the island at once may inspire you or it may have you thinking, "what's going on with the island?"

How can he who is afraid of me threaten me?

Wisp has some nerve trying to threaten me to give his soul pieces back. In this game he is incapable of striking fear into the player's heart. The big eyes aren't helping your case Wisp, I'm not afraid.

Mitzi revels in my sadness... or does she?

Sometimes your neighbors can teach you reactions so that you can emote to them, other NPCs, and even your friends and other people when playing through online. I just find it funny that Mitzi would look so happy when I learned how to show sadness in the game.

Mr. Sean's Spoiler-ific New Maui Adventures Part 2

Welcome to part 2 of my picture heavy journey of New Maui in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Again, more spoilers, so click away if you don't want to see them.

The One, The Only, K.K. Slider!

One of the things that I was surprised by was a surprise K.K. Slider concert on my birthday. The usual stipulation for getting K.K. Slider to visit your island is to get a three star rating. Planting flowers, placing furniture, erecting fences, and other beautification efforts make it possible for Tom Nook and Isabelle of Resident Services to ask K.K. to visit the island for a performance. On my birthday, my town was not rated at three stars.

Mmmmm! Fresh seafood!

It's not a true beach without some food stalls selling the fresh catch of the day. Sea Bass are abundant around New Maui, so they tend to feature on menus at food stalls around the island.

Debatable

I'm playing Animal Crossing on my own Switch and currently there isn't much for friends to do with each unless they are creative with how they interact with the islands they visit. Hopefully Nintendo brings a better multiplayer experience to New Horizons soon.

This happens sometimes

When my neighbors are asleep they tend to have their houses locked. Mitzi must have just woken up or pressed the snooze button a few times before I entered. She's not the only neighbor to do this.

Boone, you're overdoing it

It's not a good thing to brag about, rest days are imperative for weight trainers such as yourself. 

Angry Cat 1

Boone, as a jock neighbor, is sometimes inconsiderate of his neighbors' feelings. Kabuki the cranky cat was definitely feeling cranky with Boone.

Angry Cat 2

I had to make this image larger so that the angry cat neighbor Mitzi would be more visible. Boone really angered my cat neighbors one day.

Wait? Aren't you a cat?

Sure, Mitzi isn't a little cat, but she's still a cat.

Sorry if there isn't as much word content in this post as in the first post, most of these photos are somewhat self-explanatory.

Mr. Sean's Spoiler-ific New Maui Adventures

The not so professional blog post title says a lot. I recently have been playing the latest installment of the Animal Crossing franchise, New Horizons. Thanks to the current climate that we are in, I've had more time to play video games (and work on other stuff such as catching up on books and Kanji, but that's for another time). The photos below and their associated stories may only be in order by date taken, but I'm not stressed out about that. If you have not played the game and do not want to be spoiled, click away if you insist on playing the game spoiler-free. For those who care less about spoilers, let's go! There will be a part two so each post isn't too long of a scroll.























Photo Stories

Bees vs Wasps

In Animal Crossing: New Horizons, shaking trees can result in a nest falling out of the tree and a swarm of insects fixin' to sting you. In previous games the stinging critters were called bees but in New Horizons, they are wasps, a much more merciless being. Lucky for the player and the honeybee in game, the honeybee cannot sting.

Fear the Ghost? Nah! Fear the Human!

The island that your character moves to that was deserted wasn't completely deserted as a ghost named Wisp randomly shows up at night to move around. Contrary to popular belief, Wisp the ghost is not scary at all and in fact is afraid of you the first time you make contact with it. Wisp will split into his base form and five soul pieces that you "have" to catch for him. More on that in a later photo.

Delighted Tom Nook

I included this picture of Tom Nook, the leader of the deserted island getaway promotion, as I've never seen him this delighted over anything. He may have tired looking eyes, but he's got enthusiasm to spare.

Purr-sonal Design

I am able to make my own designs for clothing and easels and the ground in this game, so I was inspired by my Pusheen cross-stitch kit for ideas. The funny thing is nearly all my neighbors have bought a Pusheen loves donuts t-shirt.

Patience is Rewarded

If you are ever awake during the night, look up when it is clear and maybe you'll be lucky to see some shooting stars. I've yet to have a meteor shower announced to me on my island so as far as I know, I just got lucky.

Big Spoiler for 10 Months

As of the time of writing (May 2020), New Horizons has been out for two months, so two months worth of people have already seen scenes similar to this but to those who celebrate their birthday later in the year or in January and February, this probably counts as a spoiler. I was surprised that my neighbors went to all the trouble to throw ole' Mr. Sean a party. What a way to turn 25!

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

I got really lucky one day to see a double rainbow after the rains ended. Double rainbows are rare in the game as they are in real life.

A Reminder for Zipper

During the first half of April this year, a menace named Zipper T. Bunny came ashore and wreaked havoc on the natural ecosystem of New Maui. He replaced a lot of the fish with eggs, some of the trees sprouted eggs, and even buried eggs underground. Since I couldn't nab the real deal, a stand-in will serve his sentence.