Animal Crossing

Elder Toups · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

I had to post this. It speaks for itself.

This is from Spoilerium, apparently.
Also apparently via This is Game.

I would not be able to go back and get letters from my dead mother in Animal Crossing. I would never play the game again.
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skelethulu · Joined: 05 Dec 2006 Location: MODOKILF

I can't help but think that this person was somehow tricked, even though I want to believe those presents are from the real mom.

Dracko · productive member of society Joined: 06 Dec 2006

You realise this is a joke, yes? My understanding is there's a "Mum" character in the game that sends you presents anyway.
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haze · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

well geez guys, does it make a difference?
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GalaxyHead · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 5:35 pm

Oh yes, I read this about a week ago, at a time when I was particularly stressed out, and I almost began crying amongst my fellow classmates in a computer lab.

I went home and cried instead.
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Renfrew · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:01 pm

Odd coincidence. I just started playing Animal Crossing again this week.
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SplashBeats · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:07 pm

boojiboy7 · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 6:43 pm

Yeah, your character's mom (as made up by the computer, even if your real mom doesn't play) sends you stuff on your birthday and such, though not a ton of stuff and not that often, so I would actually bet it is a combination of real mom/AC simulated mom. Still doesn't take away from the effect it had on this particular person.
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Mr Mustache · Mean Mr. Mustache Joined: 04 Dec 2006 Location: bushwick

bleepBLOOP · Joined: 23 Jan 2007

Axelay 2 · Joined: 23 Apr 2007

And who says gaming can't have an emotional impact on the scale of novels and films?

Sure, it's a unique application of the game, but still... Heartrending.

But if this was some sort of sick joke, or excuse for publicity...

shnozlak · Posted: Fri Nov 30, 2007 9:09 pm

I think its interesting that a mother who is bound to a wheel chair and cant do things like cook or do laundry* or what ever finds a way to continue to give to her off spring via little digital presents.

*I am in no way saying that all a mom can do is typical house wife stuff, thats just how MY momma expresses her feelings twords her kids.
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Mr. Toups · tweedle dumb Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Location: moran

I'm pretty sure you get presents from your mom only in the DS version...

either way that's a hell of a story.
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Persona-sama · Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2007 9:30 pm

You get them in the Gamecube version too. On birthdays or special occasions and such.

Man, I almost cried when I first read that. I saw it on /v/ for the first time a few weeks ago. They said it was originally based on some thread on IGN.com about depressing game memories?
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Moogs · Joined: 06 Dec 2006 Location: filth in the beauty

The computer-generated Mom came across as a bit of a flake, though, and most of her letters gave the impression that she had some sort of mental disorder. Just a bunch of really random stuff.

Anyway, this was just as touching as that story about the guy that played his dead friend's copy of Illusion of Gaia.
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Worm · banned Joined: 08 May 2007

This is kind of creepy. Why didn't he ever check out the game again since his mom liked it so much? If my mom was playing Everquest 1, I'd roll an ogre warrior and play with her, especially if she had something terminal/debilitating.
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capgamer · Joined: 20 Mar 2007

Hey guys, on the subject of Animal Crossing, I've got a little story that will either cheer you up or creep you out. Either way it's a good read:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=2666800

(apologies for linking to somethingawful)
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Daphaknee · Posted: Sun Dec 02, 2007 10:30 pm

that kid is an asshole for not playing animal crossing with his mom

if my mom even looked at a nintendo controller i would be fucking blown away,

ESPECIALLY IF SHE WAS DYING

spoiled brat
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haze · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

he did say that his mom stopped playing when her condition got worse

Worm · banned Joined: 08 May 2007

That SA thread shows something interesting. The game will take the role of the player's mother and send presents to the player. I'm afraid there may have been a giant mis-understanding here.
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cowboykim · Joined: 11 Jul 2007 Location: C-Town

That SA thread is classic. Nook is a fucking bastard, and he can rot in hell for the dominion he holds over the town. I do love the style of the SA thread, it seems the perfect way to tell the story for people who have seen AC before and can understand the horror of Nook.

capgamer · Joined: 20 Mar 2007

I really enjoyed it. I'm awaiting the riveting conclusion.

It's kind of funny, there's a guy in that forum who actually decided to pay the 10 dollars and join SA just from reading that topic.
Some fans of the topic are actually going to make an audio book out of the story.
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haze · Joined: 04 Dec 2006

the conclusion's up! gasp!

for those who never played Animal Crossing, it's pretty easy to tell apart the randomly generated nonsense the in-game mom sends. and if you've never played it with a family member, they will send you letters all the time.
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