Hi. I'm Trevor. I'm a 23-year-old guy with some social anxiety that has an unhealthy obsession with this game series ever since I've watched Twitch streamers play New Leaf.
I highly doubt a lot of users go through and read this part of the forum, but I wanted to kind of introduce myself a little bit so that other people out there at least know how much I play this series in my free time (especially New Horizons). The first game in the series I got was City Folk, and when I was a kid, I only played it very occasionally. I was more into racing games, and I wanted to pursue bad guys in a cop car more than talk to animal villagers on a daily basis. It wasn't until I watched someone's massive playthrough of New Leaf that I was all like "I want to play this, too", so I went to my local mom-and-pop game resale shop, picked up a New 3DS XL, bought a copy of New Leaf Welcome Amiibo, and that's officially where my love for Animal Crossing truly started.
However, I never revealed to any of my real-life male friends how much I've grown to love the series, because in my mind, I always assumed that it's mainly tailored towards girls, and was basically a little embarrassed to tell them that. I've definitely heard of non-fans and haters of the series labeling this as being a "child's furry game", and that's what I was afraid my friends were going to label me as (the series definitely has fan art that's questionable in content, but I try to filter that out of my thought and sight when I can). It wasn't until the massive success of New Horizons that I felt much more comfortable telling some of my friends about my love for the game, as some of their girlfriends have even gotten them to play it at one point!
When New Horizons first came out, I was in a major social slump for obvious reasons (I won't even mention the "C" word because I get a little sick to my stomach every time I hear or see that name, or see people or characters wearing you-know-what) and could only really talk to people at work. I graduated high school two years earlier, lost many of my friends who refused to talk to me anymore, and had just dropped out of college due to me not being able to make new friends, as well as my major going absolutely nowhere. This game was such a major therapy tool that helped me out through those depressing times, and even though I knew that the little animal friends I spoke to everyday aren't real, I was very happy to be able to play something that kept me entertained for many, many hours. I loved the game so much, that I even made a promise to myself to play it every single day (365 days) for the next year. Safe to say, I kept that promise all the way through the game's one-year anniversary.
For over three years, I've kept quite a few screenshots on my Switch that showcase some of the events I've encountered while playing the game, which I may show off eventually. If the hour counter went above 590, I would easily say that I've put at least 3,000 hours into the game, barely showing off my work to anyone. It wasn't until earlier this year that I decided to make my love for the game known to a lot more people. Very late, yes, but after seeing and talking to other fans of the game in the so-far short experience I've had, I've come to realize that the Animal Crossing community in general has, without a doubt, some of the most friendly, interesting, and unique people I've ever met. I can't think of another game series community that's as good as this.
Of course, like everyone else, my interest in playing the game daily is dying off, but I know now that my love for the series never will. After discovering this forum, I thought to myself, "why not share my own thoughts and opinions about things in a game I know a whole lot about?" so here I am. I'd love to be able to have conversations with other fans, so hopefully I'll feel accepted here.
I love this game. It makes me feel like a happy kid all over again.
I highly doubt a lot of users go through and read this part of the forum, but I wanted to kind of introduce myself a little bit so that other people out there at least know how much I play this series in my free time (especially New Horizons). The first game in the series I got was City Folk, and when I was a kid, I only played it very occasionally. I was more into racing games, and I wanted to pursue bad guys in a cop car more than talk to animal villagers on a daily basis. It wasn't until I watched someone's massive playthrough of New Leaf that I was all like "I want to play this, too", so I went to my local mom-and-pop game resale shop, picked up a New 3DS XL, bought a copy of New Leaf Welcome Amiibo, and that's officially where my love for Animal Crossing truly started.
However, I never revealed to any of my real-life male friends how much I've grown to love the series, because in my mind, I always assumed that it's mainly tailored towards girls, and was basically a little embarrassed to tell them that. I've definitely heard of non-fans and haters of the series labeling this as being a "child's furry game", and that's what I was afraid my friends were going to label me as (the series definitely has fan art that's questionable in content, but I try to filter that out of my thought and sight when I can). It wasn't until the massive success of New Horizons that I felt much more comfortable telling some of my friends about my love for the game, as some of their girlfriends have even gotten them to play it at one point!
When New Horizons first came out, I was in a major social slump for obvious reasons (I won't even mention the "C" word because I get a little sick to my stomach every time I hear or see that name, or see people or characters wearing you-know-what) and could only really talk to people at work. I graduated high school two years earlier, lost many of my friends who refused to talk to me anymore, and had just dropped out of college due to me not being able to make new friends, as well as my major going absolutely nowhere. This game was such a major therapy tool that helped me out through those depressing times, and even though I knew that the little animal friends I spoke to everyday aren't real, I was very happy to be able to play something that kept me entertained for many, many hours. I loved the game so much, that I even made a promise to myself to play it every single day (365 days) for the next year. Safe to say, I kept that promise all the way through the game's one-year anniversary.
For over three years, I've kept quite a few screenshots on my Switch that showcase some of the events I've encountered while playing the game, which I may show off eventually. If the hour counter went above 590, I would easily say that I've put at least 3,000 hours into the game, barely showing off my work to anyone. It wasn't until earlier this year that I decided to make my love for the game known to a lot more people. Very late, yes, but after seeing and talking to other fans of the game in the so-far short experience I've had, I've come to realize that the Animal Crossing community in general has, without a doubt, some of the most friendly, interesting, and unique people I've ever met. I can't think of another game series community that's as good as this.
Of course, like everyone else, my interest in playing the game daily is dying off, but I know now that my love for the series never will. After discovering this forum, I thought to myself, "why not share my own thoughts and opinions about things in a game I know a whole lot about?" so here I am. I'd love to be able to have conversations with other fans, so hopefully I'll feel accepted here.
I love this game. It makes me feel like a happy kid all over again.
