Point / Counterpoint: Animal Crossing is the most depressing game ever

By Spencer . December 29, 2005 . 10:59am

While many have praised both the Gamecube and Nintendo DS version of Animal Crossing as innovative, amusing and at times genius Cranky Gamers has a different take. The article is funny with a real point, a world with vapid animals and nothing to do but collect trinkets is depressing. Here’s an excerpt: “Animal Crossing is a philosophy. It’s preaching that life is nothing but a bunch of work for pointless trinkets, just so you can survive and interact with other people, all of whom are frauds anyway who don’t give a damn about what you say. And it doesn’t end until you decide to stop playing.

 

Is this true? Read what Cranky Gamers has to say.

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3 Responses to “Point / Counterpoint: Animal Crossing is the most depressing game ever”

ppenguin Says:

I agree with him. Where he and I differ, however, is that he sees those points as negatives while I see them as positives.

To me, ‘fun’ is manifested through a state of mind and not by a certain action. At least that’s the bottom of the foodchain of ‘fun’. Animal Crossing ‘emulates’ that very well and draws fun out of me for no reason.

Animal Crossing should be praised for achieving that, surely. Why is that a criticism?!

KageNaruto Says:

ok, games can be whatever. if u dont like a game, dont play it! any game in the world can mean anything, u can interprit everything. and do u have a method to make the video game technology better? no. so dont complain u moron.

Snap Says:

“World of Warcraft is a philosophy. It’s preaching that life is nothing but a bunch of work for pointless trinkets, just so you can survive and interact with other people, all of whom are frauds anyway who don’t give a damn about what you say. And it doesn’t end until you decide to stop playing.”

Interesting no? This is the reason I quit WoW a little less than 6 weeks ago after playing for close to 20 months straight (beta included).

I find Animal Crossing enjoyable, calming, and a much more peaceful place to be.

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