STOP SAYING "smirks" IN WRITINGSTOP WRITING "slyly" ALL THE TIME STOP SAYING "smug" ALL THE TIME"the

STOP SAYING "smirks" IN WRITING STOP WRITING "slyly" ALL THE TIME STOP SAYING "smug" ALL THE TIME "the character slyly smirks with a smug look on their face" ITS OVERUSED AS FUCK USE BETTER WAYS TO WRITE SARCASM AND SMUG-NESS EVERY TIME I READ THAT I THINK ABOUT THE DREAMWORKS FACE

I DON'T WANT TO IMAGINE DREAMWORKS FACE WHEN I AM TRYING TO ENJOY THE FAN FICTION YOU WROTE PLEASE MAKE IT END.

I like New horizons but also I hate new horizons something something dead horse.

I do not expect this post to get a lot of attention lmao. I love a lot of new horizons and i have been playing since day 1 of the game. But i have issues you see. Every time i play this game i get burnt out VERY fast, and i don't know why. I try to relax, not min/max the game, just chill and vibe and not overdo it. So how am I getting burnt out??? I think i know why :

The game is too tedious but not enough reward for that tedium, not only that but its TOO random so there is no use in effort

let me explain. 1- you want to decorate your island for the fall season. 2- it takes forever to GET fall materials because its all RANDOM and you can ONLY get this shit from balloons and villagers. you have to roll a dice if you get the item you want. 3- once you finally get enough materials to decorate your island, it takes FOREVER to terraform everything, get stuff placed to look good, etc. 4- whoops! its winter now time to rip everything up and start over!

there is nothing ENGAGING about collecting the entire collection of furniture in this game. Either i get to waste my time sitting around hoping the DIY recipes appear-ify itself into existence like its Homestuck act 3, Or Nookazon which isn't a part of the game.

"but Kat! " you may yell for some reason "its animal crossing! you are supposed to chill! " with all due respect nonbinary strawman i came up with on the fly, what IS there to do in new horizons other than decorate ? The villagers don't appreciate your decorations or sit in chairs, their dialogue is horribly repetitive, and all the interactions you have with them are just copied over from new leaf. the core game play loop of new horizons is get on, do chores, collect materials and decorate. there is nothing wrong with that, but the problem lies with the fact that you have no way to influence the items you pick up, and its tedious to ACTUALLY decorate. Its not relaxing its a chore. this brings me to my second problem:

The game mistakes tedium for challenge.

WHY couldn't Isabelle just TELL me Gulliver is here? (before the update) that would be too easy apparently. Instead of just telling me he is here, I have to be stressed running around my island EVERY DAY to find out who is here today and who isn't here today. its not a challenge its just MORE time wasting. of course I can't just put time into working towards the Space themed furniture or put some amount of effort into it to EARN the furniture I need to cheese fucking metonook and spend literal months hoping Celeste RANDOMLY gives me furniture rather than me getting the satisfaction of earning the furniture. its not a challenge, Its not a relaxing pass time. Its tedious. Same goes for terraforming and everything else. This game is trying to convey the vibe of growing a bonsai tree where you slowly trim the tree over time to make a beautiful shape. what it REALLY conveys is raising an aggressive toddler that randomly does stuff and then you need to go through the effort to get the little creature dressed in decent clothes every day. I love this game. the update improved the game. But if there is anything I want from future animal crossing games: FOCUS LESS ON CUSTOMIZATION. I don't want to spend 500 hours on something i will just tear up eventually and no one will appreciate. I am so so tired of being the mayor. please just let me be some random weirdo again Nintendo. Please let villagers be mean again and let me do more than give them crap and design their houses.

you can tell the undertale fandom is genetically related to the homestucks because "let papyrus say fuck day" exists. I believe that is a recessive gene. Admit it undertale. Admit your father was an 8 thousand page webcomic run by a basket case. search your feelings, you know it's true.

please tell me I am not the only one who sees it

I think the fact so many players in tears of the kingdom had no idea how to get the paraglider until way later is a sign Nintendo isn't used to designing open world games. its cool tho. game still good ..... just never NEVER do the Tarrey town "dream house" again I fucking hate that thing. Fucking spending 3 thousand rupees just to give me a shitty bootleg Lego Duplo with no windows and no option to place walls and some idiot getting in your way constantly.

You give me the vibe of someone who's trapped in 2012-2015 tumblr

I hope that isn't an insult, but if it is, fair enough lol I mostly just post my thoughts here and try not to be overly negative. Often times I write something up, realize its bitter and salty, and then delete the draft of the post. I usually just use this blog to reblog stuff I like and post random things. I don't expect it to become popular or anything. I am not really one to try and follow trends or anything, and lately I have been struggling with mental health issues, so I hope I don't leave a bad impression on you anon.