Does the dog die?
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Video Game • 2020 • Adventure
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BriarRosePatch
One character is named Lucky, and he is a ghostly looking dog wrapped in bandages like a mummy, but he is very happy.
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Is there smoke or haze?
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Cookie708
There is no heavy smoke or haze, or even a foggy weather condition. However some furniture (Like a humidifier) can make small amounts of haze. There is also a floor setting called 'Cloud Flooring' that makes a thin layer of haze on the floor, however this can only be bought from a special character.
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Is a child abandoned by a parent?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
No but your “mom” sends you mail with a gift named “mom’s *insert item type*” regularly in this game which was hard to see as someone estranged from my bio family so take caution in opening you mail if that upsets you. There are also Mother and Father’s Day events where you can buy special items from the nook stop app or from the machine in resident services which you can find the regional dates for on the wiki and avoid playing if you’d rather not see it.
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Does someone leave without saying goodbye?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Villagers in this game have to talk to you and ask if they can move out before doing so which you can make them stay, unlike the other animal crossing games
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Abuse
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chuufromloona
who put yes💀
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Does the abused become the abuser?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Animal
Does a cat die?
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CaitlinSnowLeopard
There are many cat, lion, and tiger villagers in the game. None of them can die, no matter what you do.
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BitterSweetxGc
Certain villagers can get into personal arguments, evidently, they can both be dogs. There is no actual dogfighting in the series
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Is there a dead animal?
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catmeres
with the new update you can cook dead fish
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Is an animal sad?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Yes but you or your villagers can cheer them up by talking to them, or they stop being sad after a certain amount of time. There is a trend of people intentionally pushing past or hitting their villagers with nets to make them sad or mad online so if you aren’t interested you may want to avoid or let people know you don’t want to see it
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Are rabbits harmed?
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Pantalones
You can whack rabbit villagers with a net but it won't physically injure them.
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Are there spiders?
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CautiousCorgi
Spiders can be found randomly. They will chase the player if provoked and will cause you to faint if they catch you.
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Does a dragon die?
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Anonymous
There is only one dragon but he is a villager, so seeing him is up to chance and he cannot die
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Are there bugs?
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CautiousCorgi
The player may accidentally disturb a wasp nest, causing wasps to chase and sting you in a cartoon fashion. There are a wide variety of other insects that do not "attack", including centipedes and beetles.
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Are there snakes?
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Hannahmf
There is an eel that you catch through diving that very much resembles a snake
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Are there sharks?
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Pantalones
Like in other Animal Crossing games, sharks can be fished up from the ocean. If donated to the museum, the sharks are seen swimming there.
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Are there alligators/crocodiles??
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Pantalones
There are several villagers that are crocodiles/alligators. They do NOT have to be part of your village, as there are dozens of potential villagers. Like all villagers, they are cartoonish and friendly, they never attack the player.
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Are animals abused?
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mistersandman
You can hit animal villagers with a net. After a few times, they will express that they do not like it and that it hurts. If you continue to do this, they will eventually become angry and walk away.
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PolygonStars
If the game is left unplayed for a month or longer (or if the game is skipped one month or more ahead via time travel without starting the game), cockroaches will appear in the player's house. These cockroaches can be killed by running over them, and release a small spirit before disappearing.
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Assault
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saddog03
absolutely nothing even resembles rape
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MysticQueen
....Who put yes?
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Is someone held under water?
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CassetteMeower
You’re able to dive underwater, but you’re not held underwater
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Does a woman get slapped?
National Domestic Violence Hotline (1-800-799-7233)
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Is someone beaten up by a bully?
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Pantalones
If the playet has sadistic tendencies, they can be the island bully. There is no way to cause any actual harm to a villager, but you can hit them with your net to get a negative reaction from them.
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Is someone's mouth covered?
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ElliotLeDoux
not unless you dress up your character and cover their mouth with a mask or something
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Is someone drugged?
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TodoketeKasane
But getting attacked by a scorpion, tarantual, or twice by wasps will have your characters fall unconsious, likely due to the venom in the bites/stings. There's no long term damage from this. Your player just blacks out and wakes up in front of their home.
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Bodily Harm
Is there excessive gore?
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cha0ticneutralsys
Some islands using custom designs have gore, blood or horror themes but you need both Nintendo online and their personal island code or dream address to see it
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Moshimoshikirby
Yes and no. When stung by a wasp your characters eye will swell. It's unclear if it's a bandage or the wasp sting. This and be healed instantly with medicine.
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Is someone tortured?
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MysticQueen
Unless you count having to pay off a bunch of loans as torture.
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Is there body horror?
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oreoicecrem
If you get stung by a bee your face will puff up. This can be fixed with medicine, speak to a villager and they will tell you what to do
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Is someone burned alive?
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CassetteMeower
It’s possible to cook fish which could be seen as burning them alive, but it’s likely that the fish are killed before being cooked
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
No but there are DIY items with knives like the cutting board
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Is there cannibalism?
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SyntheticChaos
You can give a frog to certain frog villagers, who will make a comment on how tasty it looks.
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Is someone buried alive?
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SyntheticChaos
Characters can fall into holes, but you can get out by pressing the ‘A’ button.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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Anonymous
There is a swimming/diving function, but when you go underwater, your villager automatically swims back up after a few seconds
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Does someone break a bone?
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No, but there is a shoe called a Cast, it is a leg cast on the right leg. Villagers cannot wear shoe items, but players can.
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Does someone become unconscious?
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SiRenfield
If you’re attacked by a tarantula
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Children
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Creepy Crawly
Are there bedbugs?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
No but there are fleas and mosquitoes, fleas are found randomly on your villagers and you catch them to sell or earn friendship points, mosquito’s will fly around and but you if you stand still around them during summer
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Death
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Does someone sacrifice themselves?
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You can't but you can create a pit fall and fall in it
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Disability
Is the r-slur used?
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CassetteMeower
People can set villager catchphrases to the R word and other slurs and when playing online someone might say the R word, but it doesn’t happen in game without player interference
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Drugs/Alcohol
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Family
Is a child's toy destroyed?
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spindleclown
There are toy items that you can, if desired, delete using the trash can item. This is entirely optional and very unnecessary.
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Does a parent die?
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BriarRosePatch
You have to talk to Sable for a long time to unlock this conversation, but she will tell you that her parents passed away when she was very young and so she took care of her siblings growing up.
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Fear
Are there jump scares?
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mistersandman
Not necessarily jumpscares, but controller vibrations with suddenly being bit by a spider can be startling, as are disturbing wasp nests.
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Is trypophobic content shown?
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Pantalones
Digging holes is important to the game as a way to find fossils or certain bugs. There are also some clothes with polka-dot patterns.
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Is someone possessed?
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Dracos002
Though never outright stated, Coco is implied to be a gyroid possessed by a spirit. Lucky is also somewhat ''possessed'' in that he's basically an animated corpse, being a mummy and all that. However, both of them are friendly creatures.
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Are there clowns?
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Lagnus
One of the villagers that can move in is a clown themed sheep
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Is there a shower scene?
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BriarRosePatch
You can build a shower but you cannot become naked.
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Are there ghosts?
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PolygonStars
A ghost NPC can appear on the player's island at night, though the character in question is friendly, opening up a short quest which rewards the player with items upon completion.
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Are there mannequins?
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ruenyourlife
The dress mannequin is a customizable houseware furniture item in Animal Crossing: New Horizons introduced in the 2.0 Free Update.
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Are there natural bodies of water?
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Pantalones
The game is set on an island surrounded by the ocean. There is also a river and a pond/lake. Many activities, like fishing and swimming, are tied to the water.
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Gross
Does someone vomit?
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Secondevilex
No vomiting nausea or ick factor of any kind. Safe game to play for those who are anxious around vomiting
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Is there on-screen pooping?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
You can eat food which gives you powered up strength to dig up trees and destroy rocks and using the toilet will remove this stamina buff, the toilet flushing as you get off it. You often can see villagers using the toilet in their houses. There is no actual poop or nudity related to that but it’s similar enough to maybe cause discomfort for some
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Does someone wet/soil themselves?
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SyntheticChaos
You can use a toilet even while wearing pants, but nothing explicit is shown.
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Is there farting?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
There is a whoopee cushion in game you can sit on and it makes a fart noise
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Does someone spit?
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SyntheticChaos
There’s an in game whoopee cushion that creates a fart sound when sat on.
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Large-scale Violence
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Law Enforcement
Is there copaganda?
45 supporters
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SiRenfield
No albeit it’s possible to have the characters Copper and Booker (from some of the previous games) show up by scanning their amiibo card (as in it’s completely optional in the first place). But even then it is solely a cameo and the game doesn’t really express any strong opinions on police one way or the other
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Is there incarceration?
1 supporters
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Copper and booker do not exist in this game unless you use amiibos to see them in the cafe. Crime does exist with redd selling fakes. There are also jail items like jail bars you can buy to use on your islands
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LGBTQ+
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Is there deadnaming or birthnaming?
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cha0ticneutralsys
No, however the game doesn’t allow you to change your profile name after registration as an islander
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Loss
Is a priceless artifact destroyed?
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doingwhatican
Not without the player choosing to do so.
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Medical
Is there a mental institution scene?
42 supporters
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Kyleepic
Not in base game but some online designs and islands have this theme
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Is electro-therapy used?
29 supporters
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Callas
There is an item that's basically a electric chair, not sure if it counts.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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BriarRosePatch
There is a line of furniture based on hospital furniture (like beds) and you can buy nurse or doctor uniforms.
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Mental Health
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ruenyourlife
Animal crossing is a game with little to no storyline, and is (overall) kid friendly.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
104 supporters
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Is there autism specific abuse?
65 supporters
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CassetteMeower
When playing online with other players it definitely is possible to encounter people who are mean, but in the base game this doesn’t happen.
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Does someone have an eating disorder?
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Dracos002
Don't know if it counts as an eating disorder, but Lazy Villagers are obsessed with food and one conversation has them admitting that they eat too much and are out of shape.
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Is there misophonia?
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Anonymous
Dunno if it counts but there is a slight scare chord if you disturb a wasp nest
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-8255)
37 supporters
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CassetteMeower
If playing online it’s possible for someone to say this, and you can set villager catchphrases to various things and it’s possible for someone to set a catchphrase/greeting to “I’ll kill myself” and other similar things, but it doesn’t happen in the base game unless a player chooses to
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Are there anxiety attacks?
29 supporters
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tasmirk
No but it may be worth noting that Blathers, the owl in charge of the museum, has a phobia of bugs. He will get distressed every single time you bring a bug to him in order to complete the collection.
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cha0ticneutralsys
No, however, common theories on Game Theory about the games include themes of “insanity” and derealization
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Does someone have a meltdown?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
No but villagers can get mad and need time to cool down
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Noxious
Is there shakey cam?
58 supporters
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BriarRosePatch
The camera is controlled by the player. If you have joycon drift, it may cause the camera to spin while inside your house (it does this to me).
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Are there flashing lights or images?
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julesunddasmeer
Some of the items can be problematic, e.g. some of the mario items. Firework on Silvester could be, too.
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Are there sudden loud noises?
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cha0ticneutralsystem
The noise that happens when you successfully catch a fish, bug, sea creature or dig up a fossil or glowing spot may be startling to some, if you play with the sound on thunder and lightning can occasionally happen
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Is there obscene language/gestures?
9 supporters
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SiRenfield
There’s a profanity filter albeit there are ways to get around it
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Are there underwater scenes?
1 supporters
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cha0ticneutralsystem
You can choose to go swimming and dive for sea creatures once you obtain a wetsuit but it’s completely optional
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Paranoia
Is someone watched without knowing?
19 supporters
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1
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cha0ticneutralsystem
Lazy type villagers often mention “the bugs” in reference to bugs in their walls/house that they talk to which may be paranoia inducing to some
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Is the fourth wall broken?
13 supporters
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37
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tinycatfriend
lazy villagers have dialogue exclaiming "what if all this isn't real and we're just someone else's entertainment?" and the player will get visibly nervous. the villager will describe how illogical some of the game mechanics are. but, it ends with them laughing it off as a joke. this is random dialogue that doesn't happen often, but isn't easily avoidable either.
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Pregnancy
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Does a pregnant person die?
34 supporters
Yes
0
No
79
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avniavio
There’s no such thing as pregnancy in animal crossing New Horizon’s
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76
Are there babies or unborn children?
19 supporters
Yes
19
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0
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Anonymous
Only if you get a kangaroo villager, but the Joey is permanently in the moms pouch like an extension of the parent character
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Prejudice
Are there fat jokes?
62 supporters
Yes
12
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finclarke
Lazy characters sometimes joke that they are out of shape and eat too much, but it comes off as lighthearted. It still may be triggering for those with body-related issues.
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Are there homophobic slurs?
61 supporters
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3
No
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BigBouncyBalls
WHO SAID YES 😭😭
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abldav
player characters are universally referred to with a neutral, singular "they/them"
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Are there "Man in a dress" jokes?
51 supporters
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No
37
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paintedrocket
Clothing is not gender locked, and nobody in the game is ever mocked for wearing clothes that are not typical to their gender. For example, giving a male villager a dress will not make him react any differently from giving him a different article of clothing, and he will occasionally wear it
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Does an LGBT person die?
43 supporters
Yes
0
No
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CassetteMeower
Nobody dies
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Are there usages of the n-word?
42 supporters
Yes
0
No
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canidaeTrot
Who the hell put yes??
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Is a minority is misrepresented?
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1
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cha0ticneutralsys
There is some stereotypes of different cultures, the main one I’ve seen that causes offence to relevant communities is Katrina, a fortune teller who is very clearly inspired by Romani people and stereotypes about them being fortune tellers.
- Animal crossing was banned in China in 2020 by the government due to people protesting their government via custom design patterns.
- Some custom designs made by other users may feature racism or discrimination towards marginalized identities but this is an optional ad on. To access custom designs you must have internet connection, Nintendo online membership and the code of the design or the creators code.
- Swearing and slurs in multiplayer online play are censored and removed but there’s unfortunately always creative ways to get past these filters, you can block anyone who displays unsportsmanlike or inappropriate behaviour.
You also have to invite them over with your code in the first place and can kick them from your island.
- Older games from the same series had very little dark skin rep and you had to tan to be darker which requires multiple long real life days of gameplay, and can be lost if you don’t play for a while. In the old games Afro textured hair was only obtainable in very few wig styles that you had to buy. This game doesn’t have that and you can choose from various real and fantasy skin tones, eye colour, eye shape and textured and protective hair styles.
- Wisp and Leif have always come off to me as somewhat inspired by the blackface sausage mouth style but that might be a personal issue I have. Previous games had blackface (for example Jane) but where removed in newer ones.
- Some of the old games also had offensive characters towards Native Americans like Leigh/Dhiana.
- There is some but not a lot of disability rep and no diverse body size representation for players. There is a manual wheelchair, which you can only sit on and not wheel, hospital items you can place as well as a few wearable items such as masks, bandages, glasses, fabric knee braces, eyepatches.
- There is a lot more holiday representation for all cultures but the “main” holidays are still heavily based on western-Christian traditions. For example Toy day is basically Christmas, turkey day is basically thanksgiving (which has a racist history as well, celebrating the genocide of Indigenous peoples), bunny day is Easter. Smaller holidays often have an item for sale related to it but not a whole event.
- There is also a binary of gender in previous games, this new game has two “style” options (which don’t affect your pronouns, clothing options or anything they are just “femme looking head” and “masc looking head” icons) the game exclusively refers to the player characters with neutral pronouns despite which option you pick. I personally like this as a nonbinary person but I know some people don’t want to be misgendered, cis or trans.
- Clothing isn’t as gendered in this game and Mable no longer makes comments on if you wear something feminine as a masculine character.
- There is a lack of accessibility options like sound sliders, having to mash buttons to skip through dialogue you’ve seen a million times, etc but otherwise anything you can do has options for sight and hearing impaired people. An example being fishing, which makes a distinct sound when you’ve caught something but also visibly shows it as well.
- Completing 100% of the nook miles goals requires you to receive visitors and visit others’ islands, which forces you to buy a Nintendo online subscription, which I think is predatory in multiple ways, especially after spending 70$aud on the game.
- the word “sex” is censored in all contexts, this specifically bugged me when making an intersex pride flag for myself and it wouldn’t let me call it that. Same with “weed”, however I was using it as a weed/clover custom design for the ground, yet the game contains a collectable crafting resource called “weeds”. Kind of just like weird.
-Animal crossing new leaf had a “war bonnet” aka a Native American headdress you could buy and wear, though I doubt many people who play ACNL would have the right and cultural upbringing to be able to wear it.
- Some have brought up that going to a random island and “fixing it up” and remaining in full control of the island is very colonialist and sentimental pastoralism.
- It’s worth mentioning that Nintendo aren’t the best of companies either, the source a lot of their metals from slave-labour in the DRC, source plastics from fossil fuels which are actively destroying our environment, and often have no that proof their manufacturing workers are paid well and unionised. They also have a history of not checking the durability of their devices leading to common issues like joycon drift or software issues. They are also very anti-modding and obtain the right to ban your online account for owning modded devices. They can also legally prosecute you for selling modded devices, something which they did and landed a disabled man who was unfit for jail in jail and in a life’s worth of debt. Modding isn’t just hacking the game it’s improving accessibility features, improving playability, adding one’s own unique models and art to the game and adding new content after Nintendo stopped updating the game after only 2 years.
- DLC also exists for the game, which is very predatory and honestly ridiculous in this economy especially after paying $70aud for the base game.
- The load times and ui is also a lot for many.
- There is also a lot of people in the fandom that call certain villagers “ugly” and hate on them for whatever reason which comes across really ableist.
- Animal crossing was banned in China in 2020 by the government due to people protesting their government via custom design patterns.
- Some custom designs made by other users may feature racism or discrimination towards marginalized identities but this is an optional ad on. To access custom designs you must have internet connection, Nintendo online membership and the code of the design or the creators code.
- Swearing and slurs in multiplayer online play are censored and removed but there’s unfortunately always creative ways to get past these filters, you can block anyone who displays unsportsmanlike or inappropriate behaviour.
You also have to invite them over with your code in the first place and can kick them from your island.
- Older games from the same series had very little dark skin rep and you had to tan to be darker which requires multiple long real life days of gameplay, and can be lost if you don’t play for a while. In the old games Afro textured hair was only obtainable in very few wig styles that you had to buy. This game doesn’t have that and you can choose from various real and fantasy skin tones, eye colour, eye shape and textured and protective hair styles.
- Wisp and Leif have always come off to me as somewhat inspired by the blackface sausage mouth style but that might be a personal issue I have. Previous games had blackface (for example Jane) but where removed in newer ones.
- Some of the old games also had offensive characters towards Native Americans like Leigh/Dhiana.
- There is some but not a lot of disability rep and no diverse body size representation for players. There is a manual wheelchair, which you can only sit on and not wheel, hospital items you can place as well as a few wearable items such as masks, bandages, glasses, fabric knee braces, eyepatches.
- There is a lot more holiday representation for all cultures but the “main” holidays are still heavily based on western-Christian traditions. For example Toy day is basically Christmas, turkey day is basically thanksgiving (which has a racist history as well, celebrating the genocide of Indigenous peoples), bunny day is Easter. Smaller holidays often have an item for sale related to it but not a whole event.
- There is also a binary of gender in previous games, this new game has two “style” options (which don’t affect your pronouns, clothing options or anything they are just “femme looking head” and “masc looking head” icons) the game exclusively refers to the player characters with neutral pronouns despite which option you pick. I personally like this as a nonbinary person but I know some people don’t want to be misgendered, cis or trans.
- Clothing isn’t as gendered in this game and Mable no longer makes comments on if you wear something feminine as a masculine character.
- There is a lack of accessibility options like sound sliders, having to mash buttons to skip through dialogue you’ve seen a million times, etc but otherwise anything you can do has options for sight and hearing impaired people. An example being fishing, which makes a distinct sound when you’ve caught something but also visibly shows it as well.
- Completing 100% of the nook miles goals requires you to receive visitors and visit others’ islands, which forces you to buy a Nintendo online subscription, which I think is predatory in multiple ways, especially after spending 70$aud on the game.
- the word “sex” is censored in all contexts, this specifically bugged me when making an intersex pride flag for myself and it wouldn’t let me call it that. Same with “weed”, however I was using it as a weed/clover custom design for the ground, yet the game contains a collectable crafting resource called “weeds”. Kind of just like weird.
-Animal crossing new leaf had a “war bonnet” aka a Native American headdress you could buy and wear, though I doubt many people who play ACNL would have the right and cultural upbringing to be able to wear it.
- Some have brought up that going to a random island and “fixing it up” and remaining in full control of the island is very colonialist and sentimental pastoralism.
- It’s worth mentioning that Nintendo aren’t the best of companies either, the source a lot of their metals from slave-labour in the DRC, source plastics from fossil fuels which are actively destroying our environment, and often have no that proof their manufacturing workers are paid well and unionised. They also have a history of not checking the durability of their devices leading to common issues like joycon drift or software issues. They are also very anti-modding and obtain the right to ban your online account for owning modded devices. They can also legally prosecute you for selling modded devices, something which they did and landed a disabled man who was unfit for jail in jail and in a life’s worth of debt. Modding isn’t just hacking the game it’s improving accessibility features, improving playability, adding one’s own unique models and art to the game and adding new content after Nintendo stopped updating the game after only 2 years.
- DLC also exists for the game, which is very predatory and honestly ridiculous in this economy especially after paying $70aud for the base game.
- The load times and ui is also a lot for many.
- There is also a lot of people in the fandom that call certain villagers “ugly” and hate on them for whatever reason which comes across really ableist.
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1
doingwhatican
Not in the base game, but there are of course some people online that may say things. There is an automatic filter, but some things do get through. There is also a report function. Be cautious when playing online.
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Does the black guy die first?
26 supporters
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0
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77
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LemonyFresh
The only potential black character is the player who can’t die
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10
Is there ableist language or behavior?
1 supporters
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2
No
73
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Mkosmorama
I think the first comment is referring to a lazy villager's dialogue where they accidentally mispronounce "psychic" as "psychotic". However, it is not intended to be ableist.
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Race
Is there blackface?
46 supporters
Yes
2
No
9
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cha0ticneutralsys
Wisp has the typical “sausage lips” many have come to associate with blackface. No idea if that’s the intent or not. Kiki, the character mentioned in the other comment by @jdpamv doesn’t have the sausage lips but she may still have been unintentionally or intentionally inspired from blackface. Typically it only qualifies as blackface if it inlcudes the intent to portray, mock or otherwise discriminate against black people, but sometimes it can be unintentional or perceived by fans as racist or uncomfortable.
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Relationships
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15
Religious
Is religion discussed?
16 supporters
Yes
1
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4
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doingwhatican
To add to the other comment, the major holidays that are often religious in the real world (e.g. Easter, Christmas), are made to be secular in-game, and given new names (e.g. Bunny Day, Toy Day.) Other holidays, such as Hanukkah, are mentioned in the in-game store but nothing more than items that you can purchase. No detail pages are available.
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6
Sex
Is there bestiality?
107 supporters
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0
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11
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doingwhatican
Be cautious as the online community is sometimes weird since the villagers are mostly anthropomorphic animals. There is nothing in-game, however.
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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103 supporters
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80
Is there sexual content?
77 supporters
Yes
1
No
83
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SiRenfield
Not ever in the base game and Nintendo tries to crack down on sexual in-game content made by fans. It’s still possible to encounter such things so at the very least be cautious when searching for user-created designs.
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Are there nude scenes?
60 supporters
Yes
5
No
12
7
CassetteMeower
Not sure if this counts, but many in game statues based off of real statues are nude with actual male parts and nipples. They are based off of real life famous statues. The Gallant Statue is the one that’s the most well known due to having an actual male part that is very detailed. However it’s more like artistic nudity than trying to be NSFW
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Is someone sexually objectified?
52 supporters
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1
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17
6
oreoicecrem
Not in the game, however lots of sexualisation in the fandom, particularly of ahnka. Be careful when accessing online features
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Sexism
Is a male character ridiculed for crying?
27 supporters
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0
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19
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CassetteMeower
Villagers will try to comfort each other when sad!
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Sickness
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0
No
13
Yes
1
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8
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0
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15
Yes
0
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16
Social
Yes
0
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12
Are there fat suits?
34 supporters
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0
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11
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doingwhatican
There is a muscle-suit item that is available for purchase and is entirely optional to wear. It does not have the same look/effect as a fat suit.
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Is existentialism debated?
17 supporters
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7
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doingwhatican
Small passing comments that are usually light-hearted. The most common culprit of this, I believe, is Pascal the otter when you give him a scallop you caught while diving with a wet-suit. You can close your eyes and skip through his dialog or refuse to give him scallops entirely if you choose.
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Is someone homeless?
6 supporters
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1
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19
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CassetteMeower
K.K. Slider reveals that he was homeless in the past but he isn’t now and now he’s a world famous musician!
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Spoiler
Does it have a sad ending?
77 supporters
Yes
2
No
70
3
SiRenfield
Pretty lighthearted when you get KK on your island. There is more content though such as paying off your debts but even then the game in general is pretty easygoing, uneventful experience. Closest is you get to a sad ending is the screen where you delete your save file
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Are there end credit scenes?
58 supporters
Yes
7
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0
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cha0ticneutralsystem
There are credits that roll when you complete 30 vacation houses on the DLC happy home paradise or whenever you go to one of KKs concerts in the plaza but the game does not end after
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Is Santa (et al) spoiled?
8 supporters
Yes
0
No
66
2
CassetteMeower
Nope, in fact a Santa inspired character (Jingle) appears in the game and there’s many Santa themed apparel. Zipper the Easter Bunny is also in the game, but many people find him terrifying
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Vehicular
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68
Is someone hit by a car?
29 supporters
Yes
0
No
64
8
WitchAndroid
Nobody is hit by a car but sometimes lazy villagers may mention they aren't allowed to drive or be in a plane anymore due to irresponsible behavior while in these vehicles, nobody is described as being hurt in these instances though
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Does a plane crash?
20 supporters
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0
No
71
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BriarRosePatch
You travel in planes a lot during the game. Sometimes the pilot will joke that you have to make a water landing, but that is ok because this is a seaplane.
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Does a car honk or tires screech?
13 supporters
Yes
1
No
12
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CassetteMeower
There are car furniture items that honk when you interact with them. If you don’t press A when next to a car furniture item you’re good
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Violence
Is there blood/gore?
69 supporters
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0
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68
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CassetteMeower
Many fan made designs have blood on them but there’s no blood aside from that
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Is there gun violence?
42 supporters
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1
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68
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CassetteMeower
There aren’t guns in the game, but there is a cannon item and when you interact with it it’ll shoot a cannonball. If you end up touching the cannonball you won’t get hurt.
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Does someone drown?
36 supporters
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0
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72
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BriarRosePatch
A character named Gulliver will often wash up on the beach unconscious after falling off his boat, but he will always be ok and just needs your help repairing his communicator so his crew can come pick him up.
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