Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been out for several days now, and in an unexpected way, has united people all over the world due to the global lockdown brought by the COVID-19 virus. Now, when thinking of Animal Crossing, most people would go about the game's cutesy aesthetic, friendly villagers, and the way it allows people to escape from the chaos of real-life to a simple, quiet, and peaceful environment where nothing bad ever happens.
Although Animal Crossing: New Horizons has many quests and goals for players to accomplish, it still gives players the freedom to do anything they like at the pace they prefer. Now, it appears that a handful of fans has turned Animal Crossing: New Horizons into a dark and creepy game that would probably make Nemesis from Resident Evil 3 cower in fear.
One of the most common trends in Animal Crossing right now shows some players pretending to be an ax murderer. Several screenshots of this have been posted on Twitter, where the character is seen standing behind some NPC's while holding an ax. The creepiest part of these images is when the character puts on the surprised face emoticon, which shows the player's character with eyes wide open staring blankly into nothing. Just to be clear, this facial expression is not edited by players, but instead, it is a reaction that is available in the game for players to express their feelings.
Another thing that some players like to do in Animal Crossing is to make blood spatter patterns. To the uninitiated, Animal Crossing: New Horizons allows players to create their own custom patterns, but the game would always warn the players not to make offensive ones. Now, with these new customization options, some fans have created what appears to be "murder rooms" in their Animal Crossing homes, complete with bloody handprints and even creepy writings on the wall that appears to be written in blood.
There are also those that made patterns showing ominous symbols around the island, turning what was once a peaceful community into a cult village. Of course, these creepy occurrences made by Animal Crossing fans are not entirely new. It is worth remembering that when the mobile game, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp came out, several people also made cults where villagers would congregate and worship lamps.
Of course, while the reenactment of a murder or the creation of blood-spatter patterns and cult symbols are achievable in the game, there are some screenshots out on Twitter that are obviously fake and appear to have been edited by players themselves. Nonetheless, it appears that fans are really enjoying the many possibilities that can be done in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and these clever but creepy screenshots show that the game would suit the aesthetic of every player whether they like the traditional cutesy atmosphere, or maybe something darker.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is out now for the Nintendo Switch