Did you start playing Animal Crossing New Horizons early on in the pandemic? Maybe it saved you from feeling incredibly stressed all these months. Or did you just pick up the game recently? Honestly, it doesn’t matter when you started playing, because regardless of where you are in your ACNH timeline, these memes will all make you feel seen.
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Sometimes you just need to play the stalk market, and hope your island, a friend’s island, or someone on Reddit has an amazing buy back at their store. Daisy Mae is here for you on Sundays to provide you with all the turnips you could ever want, but she does apparently run out! Don’t forget to sell them before she comes back or they’ll rot!
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Obviously, flowers have to get watered daily to make sure we can breed new colors! We didn’t just travel to other islands or have friends bring us seeds to not grow an amazing garden’s worth of flowers. We’re trying for the hard-to-get breed colors, here! Waiting to see what grows is as intense as it gets.
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Villagers come and go, and sometimes we adore them, and other times we are trying to kick them out from the moment they move in. Now and then we think they’re the cutest, but they just don’t fit our aesthetic! Obviously, if you’re going to have an all-cat island, other loveable creatures will have to go. They belong on someone else’s island, but NOT ours, not today!
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We all know TFW we’re trying to go to sleep, but suddenly we have a great idea for our island. From the moment we have enough bells to buy furniture, move homes, and have much sought after DIY cards, the ideas begin to flow. Perfection is one hour less of sleep away!
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No one understands the pain of having a whole area ready and sets to be used in a specific way, just to never be able to, the way we do! It’s one of the most frustrating feelings of playing Animal Crossing. Even more frustrating, however, is when your friend’s islands have what you want. Why is Tom Nook plotting against us?!
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Speaking of Tom Nook, look at him and Isabelle! Here in HD, judging you, making it hard for you to have a five-star island, charging you an arm and a leg to build a staircase, and making it impossible for you to kick unwanted neighbors off the island!
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We’ve all been in an uncomfortable situation with one villager or another at least once while playing this Animal Crossing, if not more. Completely caught up in an awkward situation we can’t wait to get out of, but oh man, does Marina take the cake on this one! No Marina, we do not want to have a look! Boundaries! Why did you even let us in if you were clearly otherwise occupied? No Marina, just no!
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What did we say about awkward moments with our friendly, yet sometimes inappropriate, villagers? Sometimes you have to time travel. If you’re trying to get materials not currently available on your island for a DIY recipe, from time to time you just have to jump through time. Well, careful if you happen to be gone for 9 months, apparently the villagers will think you were off having a baby! Haha!
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Blathers is the kindest museum keeper there could be. He loves sea life, is terrified of insects, and appreciates fine art. Blathers deserves a beautiful museum. He deserves the aquarium to be full, the bug section to be complete, and the art collection he dreams of. Will he get it though? No —no, he won’t. We’re so sorry Blathers, but it’s just not going to happen. We love you, but you’re asking too much from us, and we can’t meet your expectations today.
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Fishing in Animal Crossing is a skill that does not come easy. It takes a master at the queues and the game to get the hang of it right off the bat. After missing out on a shark, tuna, or moray eel one too many times, the frustration is palpable. And then you realize Animal Crossing isn’t working against you it’s working for you. Just close your eyes and wait for the right sound, and collect all the fish you need to give Blathers the aquarium of his dreams.
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Literally, how is Isabelle so stylish?! Where is she getting these Gucci outfits and when can we go shopping with her?! Also, kind of curious how much she makes as an assistant for Tom Nook?
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In the beginning, when all you have is your tools and nothing else, you have to figure out how to get around. At this point, there are no staircases, bridges, or any other conveniences. So on this adventure called Animal Crossing New Horizons, you need to more often than not your vaulting pole to get across the rivers on the island. Welp, have you stopped to think that maybe, just maybe the fish aren’t so safe when you do!? Ahhh!
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There is nothing more upsetting and motivating than visiting a five-star island that provides you with a magical experience. It makes you feel like your island is subpar, but you also get amazing ideas on how to enhance your island to bring it the magic it deserves! Time to spend all night revamping.
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WHY?! That’s all we have to say! Why, why is there a pet turtle but no cats and yet all the cat toys and furniture you could ask for? Why Animal Crossing? Why?
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And, well we can’t forget the most terrifying presence on ACNH, the Easter Bunny. Go away sir, go away!
