Crossing the Animals: New Horizons & # 39; sea bass comic writer describes himself

After Animal Crossing: New Horizons & # 39; the first fishing race, I started dreaming of sea bass. I dreamed that I was participating in a real fishing tournament – like my teammates as a kid – but every time I drew something, no matter how varied (often, the sun's rays) I would shout the line. You know the one: “Hold the sea! No, wait – at least C +! ”

I caught the most fish in the race, but everyone was upset with me at the end when they refused to give me the prize. They were sick of the joke. Me too. Something with a sea bass in the middle New Horizons – and Animal Crossing, generally – that they're normal. If you see a large shadow in the water, it may be a sea. They are scattered everywhere, day and year. Every time I see a great shadow, I'm happy; maybe a shark! But each time, I go down. It is the scab of the sea.

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Nintendo knows this disappointment. It has been this way about the prevalence of fish ever since Animal Crossing: Animal World

New Horizons local writer Rob Heiret – the guy who wrote the joke – is also tired of it. Heiret posted a Twitter thread this weekend to explain a joke. He said he initially went with C-line, but that changed somewhere during the development.

"And while working on fish jokes, someone pointed out that, as people joking they would see it many times, usually, they sadly couldn't find anything better, maybe it would be better to throw it right," Heiret linked to Touch. "Make it a C + instead."

Heiret explained that the joke was still the same – even though they apparently threw "bass" at the end of it – responding with "homeophones & # 39; sea & # 39; and & # 39; C & # 39; to change the way you see the animal's description. . "

His point is, Nintendo was trying indeed It's hard to do New Horizons "The best, comforting, and fun game we can make" – even to the sea the jokes are on the players. And, of course, it does. I mean, the game wouldn't be the same if it wasn't, wouldn't it?

It's worth it Examines Heiret's entire thread. He has a lot of interesting insights into the game and the way it is played. "But during COVID-19, we don't need to be gods, we just need help," Heiret wrote. “We need a comfortable bed where we can arrange our clothes without our needs. That sounds like the most important part of the game for me. ”

Also, if you dig deep enough, you'll find another secret: Heiret faces a Manila clam joke: "Manila is my favorite flavor!" Groan.