The Terrible Secret of Animal Crossing
December 10, 2007 1:38 PM Subscribe
The Terrible Secret of Animal Crossing "I've documented the journey of Billy, a young, happy lad who believes he's going off to have fantastic adventures at summer camp... This is a literal and practically contextual account of what happens to poor bastards sent to Animal Crossing."
That thread's gold.
However, I just _know_ that the increased traffic will bring the no-freeloading wall down again on SA and I'll be kept away from the Let's Play forum for a week again. Better enjoy it while you can, fellow MeFites.
posted by flatluigi at 1:46 PM on December 10, 2007
However, I just _know_ that the increased traffic will bring the no-freeloading wall down again on SA and I'll be kept away from the Let's Play forum for a week again. Better enjoy it while you can, fellow MeFites.
posted by flatluigi at 1:46 PM on December 10, 2007
Guess this is a good place for this.
posted by These Premises Are Alarmed at 2:22 PM on December 10, 2007 [3 favorites]
posted by These Premises Are Alarmed at 2:22 PM on December 10, 2007 [3 favorites]
That thread's gold.
Which is often the case. My wife turned me into a goon for xmas last year, and I tried spending all my time, where I wasn't here, over there. But more and more I found myself just dropping in once a week to make a comment on Pet Island or The Firing Range and then coming back to my beloved blue site.
When SA is good, it is very, very good. When it's not, well, it's not.
But yeah, no arguments. Great take on the game.
posted by quin at 2:23 PM on December 10, 2007
Which is often the case. My wife turned me into a goon for xmas last year, and I tried spending all my time, where I wasn't here, over there. But more and more I found myself just dropping in once a week to make a comment on Pet Island or The Firing Range and then coming back to my beloved blue site.
When SA is good, it is very, very good. When it's not, well, it's not.
But yeah, no arguments. Great take on the game.
posted by quin at 2:23 PM on December 10, 2007
I find that I read one or two threads elsewhere but spend all my time in the Let's Play forum which is pretty good all around. I'll probably eventually become a goon just for that subforum. Eventually.
posted by flatluigi at 2:28 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by flatluigi at 2:28 PM on December 10, 2007
What do I need to have prior knowledge of in order for this post to make sense or be entertaining?
posted by chillmost at 2:30 PM on December 10, 2007 [3 favorites]
posted by chillmost at 2:30 PM on December 10, 2007 [3 favorites]
Follow the "QUICK LINKS" section of that first post linked to find an amazingstory loosely based on the Animal Crossing series.
posted by flatluigi at 2:33 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by flatluigi at 2:33 PM on December 10, 2007
A good effort otherwise, but Chewbot is no Seanbaby.
posted by Brocktoon at 2:36 PM on December 10, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by Brocktoon at 2:36 PM on December 10, 2007 [1 favorite]
This is the antidote for the "Animal Crossing Tragedy."
posted by grouse at 2:40 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by grouse at 2:40 PM on December 10, 2007
A good effort otherwise, but Chewbot is no Seanbaby.
If you're looking for someone playing a horrible game, then there's the brilliant playthrough of Sprung by slowbeef. Here's the second half, the first is archived.
posted by flatluigi at 2:41 PM on December 10, 2007
If you're looking for someone playing a horrible game, then there's the brilliant playthrough of Sprung by slowbeef. Here's the second half, the first is archived.
posted by flatluigi at 2:41 PM on December 10, 2007
A few years ago I played Animal Crossing on the Gamecube. I worked at it for a few weeks, but then real life got in the way and I kept coming back to it after longer periods of absence. Because the game runs in real time all the characters know you haven't been playing, so they bitch and moan and some of them even forget who you are. Additionally your shack falls to pieces, becomes roach infested, and the once beautiful countryside becomes overrun with weeds.
So after a while I just felt too guilty to return to Animal Crossing knowing that I had contributed so to its downfall.
posted by wfrgms at 2:58 PM on December 10, 2007
So after a while I just felt too guilty to return to Animal Crossing knowing that I had contributed so to its downfall.
posted by wfrgms at 2:58 PM on December 10, 2007
What do I need to have prior knowledge of in order for this post to make sense or be entertaining?
because you'd need prior knowledge of pretty much anything for it to make sense or be entertaining.
posted by mattoxic at 3:04 PM on December 10, 2007
because you'd need prior knowledge of pretty much anything for it to make sense or be entertaining.
posted by mattoxic at 3:04 PM on December 10, 2007
Good, but not as good as My Animal Crossing. The entry for 29 March 2006 is worth its weight in turnips.
posted by Hogshead at 3:09 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by Hogshead at 3:09 PM on December 10, 2007
Read it all and enjoyed it thoroughly. Why does SomethingAwful use language filters? The shitty substitutions really detract from what the author was trying to do.
posted by unsupervised at 3:31 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by unsupervised at 3:31 PM on December 10, 2007
Why does SomethingAwful use language filters?
Probably to get you to pony up the ten buck membership fee so you can remove them.
Or just to deal with the NSFW factor, in case your boss is a real rear end in a top hat.
posted by hangashore at 3:36 PM on December 10, 2007
Probably to get you to pony up the ten buck membership fee so you can remove them.
Or just to deal with the NSFW factor, in case your boss is a real rear end in a top hat.
posted by hangashore at 3:36 PM on December 10, 2007
Why does SomethingAwful use language filters? For the LULZ
posted by blasdelf at 4:23 PM on December 10, 2007 [1 favorite]
posted by blasdelf at 4:23 PM on December 10, 2007 [1 favorite]
Anyone got a list of frequent SA phrases such as poo poo and gently caress?
posted by Foci for Analysis at 4:44 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by Foci for Analysis at 4:44 PM on December 10, 2007
poo poo = shit, gently caress = fuck, etc. They're not too hard if you keep in mind that they're replacing obscenities.
And I <3 the Let's Play subforum; it was "Let's Play Deus Ex", which GetWellGamers is still working on (where's the :argh: emoticon when you need one?) that magically removed ten dollars from my wallet and created an account. I spend most of my time these days in Laissez's Fair, the subforum set up as a place to gather Paultards.. and mock them.
posted by Pope Guilty at 4:58 PM on December 10, 2007
And I <3 the Let's Play subforum; it was "Let's Play Deus Ex", which GetWellGamers is still working on (where's the :argh: emoticon when you need one?) that magically removed ten dollars from my wallet and created an account. I spend most of my time these days in Laissez's Fair, the subforum set up as a place to gather Paultards.. and mock them.
posted by Pope Guilty at 4:58 PM on December 10, 2007
Oh, and if you like Let's Play, you absolutely must visit The Let's Play archive, maintained by Silent Hill LPer FromEarth. Any LP that gets finished goes in there.
posted by Pope Guilty at 5:00 PM on December 10, 2007 [2 favorites]
posted by Pope Guilty at 5:00 PM on December 10, 2007 [2 favorites]
That was great!
posted by The Light Fantastic at 5:02 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by The Light Fantastic at 5:02 PM on December 10, 2007
Ehn. Talk to me when you've got insane ex-rulers being lit on fire by magma floods and then mauling their countrymen until they bleed to death.
posted by Rock Steady at 6:58 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by Rock Steady at 6:58 PM on December 10, 2007
posted by oats at 8:28 PM on December 10, 2007
Twisted tales of psychological horror for the win?
Best thing I've read in a long time (and in the past month I've read Dune, Ghost In The Shell, and the Streets of Rage novels).
posted by Reth_Eldirood at 9:47 AM on December 12, 2007
Best thing I've read in a long time (and in the past month I've read Dune, Ghost In The Shell, and the Streets of Rage novels).
posted by Reth_Eldirood at 9:47 AM on December 12, 2007
Why does SomethingAwful use language filters? The shitty substitutions really detract from what the author was trying to do.
Really? I always find them loving hilarious. I thought they enhanced the story quite a bit. Made it more fun for me, actually.
That was an awesome thread, and a great story. Still, a little depressing to see all the comments claiming it's the best thing they've ever read. Sheesh.
What do I need to have prior knowledge of in order for this post to make sense or be entertaining?
Huh. I've never played AC or even held a Nintendo DS, and I had no problem figuring out what was up.
I suppose the correct answer is "reading" or "reading message boards"?
posted by mrgrimm at 4:58 PM on December 12, 2007
Really? I always find them loving hilarious. I thought they enhanced the story quite a bit. Made it more fun for me, actually.
That was an awesome thread, and a great story. Still, a little depressing to see all the comments claiming it's the best thing they've ever read. Sheesh.
What do I need to have prior knowledge of in order for this post to make sense or be entertaining?
Huh. I've never played AC or even held a Nintendo DS, and I had no problem figuring out what was up.
I suppose the correct answer is "reading" or "reading message boards"?
posted by mrgrimm at 4:58 PM on December 12, 2007
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