Get familiar with hers again Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island after a long absence can feel like navigating a maze that you have built yourself. This was certainly the case for actors and screenwriters Avery Monsenwho had recently returned to the island he had literally shaped into a maze that would house the mythological Greek artisan Daedalus to be ashamed of.
With so much craftsmanship and ingenuity unearthed, you’d think Monsen was one Deer crossing Serial veteran, however New Horizons is the first one he played. Indeed, before you with ACNH, Monsen had only played two other video games in his life, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Stardew Valley.
“My parents didn’t allow video games as a child,” says Monsen Kotaku. “But my wife bought a Switch a couple of Christmases ago, and then I went deep into the frenzied, feverish way that sometimes happens to people with playless childhoods.”
And he did a deep dive. In no time, Monsen has almost 100% ed BotW and its DLC and I’ve come this far Stardew Valley that many” old fruits later there wasn’t much to do. ”
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“But then, during the Covid lockdown last year, it felt like everyone was talking about it on Twitter Deer crossingso I gave it a try, ”said Monsen. “I hope people won’t get upset about it [but] did not like it Deer crossing as much as Stardew Valley. I know it’s ridiculous when someone who has only played three games gives an opinion here, like a toddler giving financial advice. “
Monsen found Stardew Valley‘s gameplay to be a little less repetitive while also having a stranger premise that he liked. Despite his complaints, Monsen couldn’t stop playing Deer crossing.
“When I got the Terraforming Island Designer App, I decided to make the whole island into a maze, which did two things: A) I enjoyed making my own game more than weeding and stones smash [and] B) Once the whole island was a maze, the game was unplayable and I had to read a book, ”he said.
Monsen estimates it took him at least two weeks to build his island maze, which he thought was enough time for his wife to move from joking about his wellbeing to serious concerns. But in fact, he immediately stopped playing the game after he finished his maze.
“It takes 10 minutes to get to another location from anywhere on the island. I really ruined it, ”he said.
But how catch a sea bass while fishing, Deer crossing is inevitable, and Monsen would pick up his Switch again in anticipation of the game last, extensive update to version 2.0. But when it finally fell, his return to his island paradise was anything but idyllic.
The unfortunate side effect of being a talented maze builder was that the walls of Monsen’s maze blocked the hedges of his island, making it impossible to climb with a ladder. He found that if he wanted to get anywhere on his once beloved island, he would have to boldly walk through the maze to get there. And he quickly found that, whether it was a fancy new patch or not, he had essentially made his island essentially unplayable.
“I wouldn’t say I forgot my maze, but I definitely forgot how tedious it is. It’s a nightmare, “said Monsen. “So I took a few screenshots and posted them on my Twitter. I was inundated with people very quickly, impressed by my commitment and terrified by my obsession. Both reactions are valid. “
Though his maze island could fall into disrepute as a particularly creative island design, Monsen believes he’s done playing Deer crossing. Any potential maze-building time now is busy raising his two-month-old daughter who, in his opinion, is incredible despite her lack of expertise in building virtual island mazes.
He has posted his dream address for anyone who thinks they are brave enough to tackle his maze: DA-4398-9607-2053. While Monsen would like to believe that he is out of his gaming phase, he admitted to having turned off Google notifications for both of them The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 and ConcernedApe’s Haunted Chocolatier.
“I hope people enjoy my island and I hope it doesn’t make me look completely crazy,” he said.
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