One hallmark that likely resonates with plenty of people currently playing New Horizons is the Nickelodeon animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender that aired between 2005 and 2008. The show became available on the streaming service Netflix earlier this month, and as a result some Animal Crossing fans have been rewatching it during quarantine and incorporating it into their games.
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Of all the Avatar: The Last Airbender posts uploaded to the r/AnimalCrossing subreddit within the last week, much of the focus has been on a zen location called the Northern Water Tribe’s Spirit Oasis seen during the concluding episodes of the first season. Reddit users shdycnnn, illni, and demonica12 have all posted renditions of this secluded pond made in Animal Crossing: New Horizons since the show began streaming.
Avatar creations have not been exclusively related to the Spirit Oasis, though that is likely seeing more frequency on account of players binging through the first season of the show. Some ideas were created well before its streaming began, much like the series has seen play on other creative outlets like Media Molecules’ Dreams. Reddit user ItsPronouncedOiler posted a take on one of the most infamously emotional scenes from Season 2 last month, for instance.
Although New Horizons players have been able to recreate scenes from Avatar and other cultural landmarks like Stanley Kubrick’s horror movie The Shining, other fans have instead created objects and locations inspired by the show. The Internet is full of custom patterns and outfits that let players turn their characters into Aang, Katara, Zuko, and other Avatar mainstays, and Reddit users theglowingmonkey and BackToClassics have posted creations themed after the Fire Nation.
Player-made creations are one of the major aspects of Animal Crossing: New Horizons that have kept the game alive since its release on March 20, but its developers have also been releasing new content over time. It’s currently believed that Gyroids will return in a future update, which should add even more means for players to design interesting islands.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now on Nintendo Switch.
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