One of the true gifts of user customization is that player recreations can get it just right.Animal Crossing: New Horizonsmay not have the same creative freedom of other builders out there, but with some ingenuity the results speak for themselves.
The most recentAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsproject to make the rounds is Reddit user Work_In_Progress095’s faithful recreation of thePokemon EmeraldBattle Frontier. The Redditor turned their entire island into the post-game location from the third generationPokemongame. What looks like a good job from the overview turns out to be a much more impressive feat on closer inspection.
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After Work_In_Progress095’s original posting featuring a side-by-side comparisons of the maps, their response post included an Imgur gallery that shone more light on the work they did. Exploring the images turns a fun reference point into a deeply obvious labor of love. The Redditor was able to utilize the current shops and houses in-game to work as substitutes. The Able Sisters shop serves as the surrogate for the Battle Factory. For the Battle Pike, which is a building shaped like the snake Pokemon Seviper, is now a complete T-Rex statue. The museum serves as the Battle Arena while the Battle Palace is Nook’s Cranny.
The list goes on but it shows how one player is able to do wonderful things with the terraforming inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsmatched with a dedication.New Horizonsmay not have the same creative freedom asMinecraftdoes, but players will utilize the many tricks to make their islands shine. This is definitely not the first recreation to get attention inNew Horizonsand it won’t be the last. One of the more prominent creationswas a player-madeZeldaDungeonand before that, a videoshowing a recreated scene from the film1917.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonscontinues to be one of the most popular releases of the year. Beyond fans getting the most out of recent entry of the Nintendo franchise, the game has taken on a life of its own that is fascinating to witness. Within the last week,a black market has arisen for villagerswhere large amounts of bells are being spent. It speaks to the love of the Nintendo Switch exclusive and just how wild the next months will be from the playerbase.
