One day I will not be able to love Tigee anymore and that makes me very sad : ( What do you do when a plush gets too old to love? And when do you reach that point where you decide when to retire them?
For context; when my partner and I met for the first time he gave me his childhood plush, Tigee. He’s 20 years old now and shows his age more and more every day. I know that someday I will need to stop loving him or risk ruining him completely. He was in much better shape before I got him, but between sleeping with him every night and taking him with me everywhere his love is being shown. His fur is matted and very hard in places. I do not dare allow him to be deeply washed or brush as I don’t want him to loose his special feeling. He is my comfort, my most prized possession. It’s hard for me to imagine my life without him as silly as that sounds. โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Tigee brand new
Tigee now
It truly breaks my heart to imagine that he will eventually be retired to a sad life upon a shelf somewhere. Never loved again. A sad life for a teddy – as I believe they should be loved. I’m not sure how exactly to combat this issue.
The last time I had a free space was in December so I decided to let Erik the reindeer move in just so he could match the Christmas aesthetic. I’m not a massive fan of the character aside from him being decoration so I was super happy when he asked to move and I have the opportunity to get a new villager in! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
I found this comment pretty funny considering we’ve just been thrust into lockdown again for god knows how long ( goodbye mental health! ). Originally we were in a higher tier that was supposed to be lifted on the 28th of this month so there could have been a slight chance of actually being able to leave the house for my birthday but definately not going to be happening anymore : P I’m starting to feel pretty fed up with the whole lockdown stuff, I know it’s neccesary but right now I feel like I’m just existing rather than living a life. BUT ANYWAYS…… โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Here’s my outfit for today, Pietro and I are somewhat twinning. Even though it was just Christmas he’s wearing a Halloween sweater so I’m guessing that means he wants it to be October again lol. โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
My first villager was Sherb. I know he’s a very popular villager but I’m not a fan so I passed him up. I did think it was pretty lucky I got him on my first shot though, I know some people try for hours for the popular villagers like these. โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Second was this cute pink duck named Miranda. I was super close to picking her, I really like her colors and the blue of her eyes. Something told me to hold off though so maybe some other day she’ll come live on my island. โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Avery makes me think of Zelda, especially Breath Of The Wild. He seems like someone who would be more suited for Eli’s town. I’d prefer mine to be more cute and colorful villagers. โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Here we go!! I was so happy that I had held off on Miranda when I saw him. He’s absolutely perfect, I’m so happy with him!
Dizzy will be the first elephant I’ve gotten in my New Horizons game and I’m super excited for him to be apart of my island! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
I’ve found myself getting increasingly frustrated and exaughsted with New Horizons which is a real shame considering I played previous installments for years without feeling worn out at all. Up until late 2016 I still played New Leaf daily without feeling tired out. I think a big issue with New Horizons is all the effort went into the decorating aspect with little to be desired for the rest of the game. Villager interactions are bland, there’s barely any furniture in the game, so far events have felt all the same.
Personally for me the villagers are what make the game for me but in New Horizons I very rarely bother to talk to them anymore. They are constantly repeating the same dialogue over and over and if you’re unfortunate enough to have two villagers of the same personality type they will literally say the exact same things pretty much removing any sort of incentive to talk to them or the having anything that sets them apart. This was a problem in New Leaf too but it’s more obvious in New Horizons. I very rarely get a villager asking me to do a task for them, never have I ever had one ask me to play a game (which apparently they do?). A big downer for me is that they don’t even invite you to their homes anymore……..I just am so confused as how New Horizons could downgrade one of the best parts of the game so badly. I do think it’s cute that they interact with items around your town but even that seems hard to catch.
Aside from terraforming there seems very little to do in the game. Which means it puts this immense pressure on making a fantasticly terraformed and amazingly decorated unique island. This has really ruined my enjoyment of the game causing me to rarely play it and when I do play it I feel stressed out. At the beggining of my playthrough I flattened my entire island to re-do it. Something I heavily regret now.
I’m trying to terraform my island back to it’s original map the best I can. I’ll be decorating it but not overly. I’m hoping this can bring back some of the earlier joy I felt playing the game that has now been taken away.
Also please don’t take my critisisms as me hating the game. I love Animal Crossing with all my heart. I played the games my entire life and met my partner on Animal Crossing. I love New Horizons, but it’s not perfect and because of it’s hype and years of development I think it’s important to point out the flaws it has. โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
I thought it would be fun to showcase the characters I own going into 2021, maybe I’ll do the same every year to see what I’ve gained / lost!
Artwork Is By Myself
Baby Boy | Male | Basset Hound Reason: My main fursona, represents me completely in all aspects & forms!
He now also comes in different forms! Aussie (Second main form) | Wolf | Tauntaun | Sea Otter โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art Is By Myself
Rizzle | Male | Sifaka Lemur Reason: A close friends old fursona that I gave a new home! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art Is By CloverCoin
Lil Scampi | Male | Pillowing Reason: Shrimp are my favourite animals! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art Is By Myself Using Various Bases From DeviantART
Heart Hop | Male | Pegausus Reason: Ponysona AKA a self insert โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art Is By Ari-Galaxy
Harmony | Male | Lion Reason: The Lion King Sona AKA a self insert โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Crevan
Glasgow | Male | Coywolf Reason: Secondary fursona that represents certain aspects of my personality! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Wally | Male | Spinosaurus Reason: A gift from my partner. Was a passed family members fave character of mine so he’s very special to me โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By CloverCoin
Rainbow Brite | Male | Pillowing Reason: Character was designed for me as a gift! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Crayon | Male | No Species Reason: A dreamie character that I managed to snag! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Krampuz | Male | Goat-Like Demon Reason: Personification of my Borderline Personality Disorder โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Palette | Male | Flaaffy Reason: Pokesona AKA a self insert โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Jaden | Male | Rodian Reason: Character based off of my avatar on a Star Wars game โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Drunkdrive
Tileclaw | Male | Cat (No specific breed) Reason: My first character ever created when I was 11/12 โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By CloverCoin
Tigee | Male | Pillowing Reason: Pillowing based off of my stuffed animal Tigee โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Boomerang | Male | Shetland Pony Reason: Secondary fursona that represents certain aspects of my personality! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Cenric | Male | Dragon Reason: A character I created as a child that didn’t have a visual design until recently โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Scum | Male | Cat (No specific breed) Reason: One of my first fursonas as a teen. Has been re-designed / revamped โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Snael | Male | Moomintroll Reason: Moominsona AKA a self insert โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Colonel
Cowrie | Male | Aussie Mix Reason: A dreamie character that I managed to snag! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Paisley | Male | Fox Reason: One of my first fursonas as a teen. Has been re-designed / revamped โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Lil Moo | Male | Highland Cow Reason: Secondary fursona that represents certain aspects of my personality! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Sourtwig
Nate | Male | Red Squirrel Reason: Secondary fursona that represents certain aspects of my personality! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Nimick Ferek | Male | Ortolan Reason: Star Wars self insert โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Nublar | Male | Parasaurolophus Reason: One of my first fursonas as a teen. Has been re-designed / revamped โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Willy | Male | Porg Reason: Porgs make me happy โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Drakkula
Playtime | Male |Mutt Reason: Secondary fursona that represents certain aspects of my personality! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Rainbohorsie | Male | Dreambean Reason: Character was designed for me as a gift! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Miniaussieart
Spangled | Male | Corgi Reason: My Mom is American immigrant and I’ve always found happiness / comfort and infatuation towards the American culture โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Art By Myself
Peep | Male | Easter Basket Chic Reason: Easter is my favorite holiday! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
๐๏ธ๐๐Nate's Coloring Book๐๐๐๏ธ 