Animal Crossing Fan Can’t Play Update Due To Massive Old Maze

“Ha ha, I’m in danger.” – Avery (probably) Screenshot: Nintendo / Avery Monsen

Re-familiarizing with their Animal Crossing: New Horizons Island after spending a considerable amount of time outdoors can feel like navigating a maze of your own making. This was certainly the case for the actor and screenwriter. Avery monsen, who recently returned to the island he had literally shaped into a labyrinth that would put the Greek mythological craftsman Maze to shame.

With so much digging skill and ingenuity, you’d think Monsen was a veteran of the Animal Crossing series, but New Horizons is the first he played. In fact, before leaving with ACNH, Monsen had only played two other video games in his life, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Stardew Valley.

“My parents didn’t allow video games when I was a kid,” Monsen told Kotaku. “But a few Christmases ago my wife bought a Switch, and then I went in depth, the frenzied, feverish way that sometimes happens to people with a game-free childhood.”

And he dived deep. In no time at all, Monsen had almost 100% realized BotW and its DLC and made it so far into Stardew Valley that, “a lot ancient fruits later there was not much to do.

“But then, during the covid lockdown last year, I felt like everyone on Twitter was talking about Animal Crossing, so I gave it a try,” Monsen said. “Hope people don’t get mad about this, [but] I didn’t like Animal Crossing as much as Stardew Valley. I realize that it is ridiculous for someone who has only played three games to give their opinion here, like a toddler giving financial advice.

Monsen found Stardew Valley’s gameplay to be slightly less repetitive while still having a weirder premise, which he liked. Despite his gripes, Monsen couldn’t stop playing Animal Crossing.

“Once I got the Island Designer terraforming app, I decided to make the whole island a maze, which accomplished two things: [and] B) Once the whole island was a maze, the game would be unplayable and I would have to go read a book, ”he said.

Monsen estimates that it took him at least two weeks to build his island maze, which he said was enough to move his wife from joking about her concern for his well-being to a real one. worry. But of course, he immediately stopped playing the game immediately after completing his maze.

“It takes 10 minutes to get from anywhere on the island to anywhere else. I really messed it up, ”he said.

But as to catch a bass while fishing, Animal Crossing is inevitable, and Monsen would find himself taking back his Switch in anticipation of the game’s release. recent and massive update to version 2.0. But when he finally fell, his return to his island paradise turned out to be less than idyllic.

The unfortunate side effect of being a talented maze creator was that the walls of Monsen’s maze obstructed the hedges on his island, making it impossible to climb them with a ladder. He found that if he wanted to go anywhere on his once beloved island, he had to bravely walk the labyrinth to get there. And he quickly discovered that, whimsical new patch or not, he had essentially made his island unplayable.

“I wouldn’t say I forgot my maze, but I definitely forgot how complicated it is. It’s a nightmare, ”Monsen said. “So I took some screenshots and posted them on my Twitter. I was quickly inundated with people who were in awe of my dedication and terrified of my obsession. Both reactions are valid.

Do you dare to take on Avery Maze Island? Screenshot: Nintendo / Avery Monsen

While his maze island may fall into infamy as a particularly creative island design, Monsen believes he’s done with Animal Crossing. Any potential time to create a maze is now busy raising his two month old daughter, who he says is amazing despite her lack of virtual island maze building skills.

He posted his dream address for anyone who thinks they are brave enough to tackle his labyrinth: DA-4398-9607-2053. While Monsen would like to think he left his gaming phase behind, he admitted to setting Google Alerts for both. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 and ConcernedApe’s Haunted Chocolatier.

“I hope people enjoy my island and I hope it doesn’t drive me completely crazy,” he said.