Since Nintendo released Animal Crossing: New Horizons in 2020, players have been improving their islands to unlock terraforming, so they can create their ideal landscape. One Animal Crossing: New Horizons fan has turned their island getaway into an homage to the popular Dreamworks movie Shrek.

Reddit user Confused_but_valid has been terraforming their Animal Crossing: New Horizons Shrek island since 2020, ultimately completing the imaginative project after around ten hours and a lot of bells. The process of terraforming in Animal Crossing: New Horizons can be quite lengthy and pricey without the goal of making it resemble a popular character, but Confused_but_valid's attention to detail has ensured that the colors used across their island's landscape kept Shrek in mind. The result of their terraforming is a town map, and flag that look remarkably like the ogre that became an internet meme, as well as a community celebrating the commitment.

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Beyond simply creating the green titular hero of Shrek by terraforming the island with different shades of green outlined with the blue of a winding river and some curiously spaced out ponds, Confused_but_valid has also made a Town Flag based on the character's likeness. Confused_but_valid's image of the town map shows all the important locations like Nook's Cranny and the Museum beneath the image of Shrek alongside the houses of ten villagers and two plots representing Confused_but_valid and another player. The aptly named Shrek Island shows a roster of villagers such as Axel, Audie, Celia, Hornsby, Lopez, and Raddle, though it's missing the Donkey look-alike Buck.

Moving into Confused_but_valid's depiction of Shrek on the town map is the Animal Crossing: New Horizons Resident Services building acting as a chin for the ogre, while the airport is just beneath that, and Shrek Island's campsite is on the western beach. Unlike Shrek's confused face which has become a meme and template for Confused_but_valid's town, their New Horizons town flag shows the Dreamworks character with a wide smile as he has on the cover art of the movie. While the island's interpretation of Shrek only shows the character's head, the flag is able to include his neck and trademarked rugged brown vest.

In response to Confused_but_valid's Animal Crossing: New Horizons Shrek Island, over 11,000 fans have expressed their enthusiasm, including one that lamented New Horizons' lack of swamp items. Confused_but_valid has confirmed that Smash Mouth's "All-Star" is their island's theme, which plays whenever the player interacts with Animal Crossing's Blathers, Tom Nook, or other important NPCs. According to Confused_but_valid, their island is an absolute mess despite the clean illusion set by the town map, but the Animal Crossing: New Horizons player intends to expand on Shrek Island with Fiona's tower or Far Far Away.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now for Nintendo Switch.

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Source: Reddit