Villager Not Ready to Take An Icy Plunge

Take That (In-Game) Snap Daily Photo

Yesterday it was announced that the next update to Animal Crossing: New Horizons would introduce both diving and swimming mechanics to the game. This is all well and good if you reside in the Northern Hemisphere and have villagers enjoying the sweltering heat and sunshine brought on by summer, rather than the nippy breezes and chilling snow that islanders in the Southern Hemisphere have to look forward to.

Clearly this villager – a personification of myself infact – isn’t too pleased to be standing outside early in the morning on a blistering cold day. While right now they are spared from being thrown into the icy depths of the island’s coastline… this time next week it would be a different story.

Please be advised that no villagers were harmed in the taking of this photo, although this one was mildly inconvenienced by being forced to wake up several hours earlier than usual.

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The first “Summer Update” for Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Nintendo Switch is due to go live on 3 July 2020. This free update, one of at least two planned during the season, will include a number of additions including:

Swimming and Diving
Grabbing a wet suit, players can get aquatically acquainted with island marine life when swimming and diving arrive to Animal Crossing: New Horizons. When swimming in the inviting waters off the coast of their island, players can dive to discover and scoop up sea creatures that inhabit their island’s ecosystem. It’s worth looking out for any prospective additions to the museum and hearing fun facts from Blathers when donating discoveries.

Pascal Brings Rewarding Recipes
While swimming, players might meet someone new! The friendly visitor Pascal seems to love scallops, and if players discover one while diving, he’ll ask if he can have it. As a thank you, he’ll share some of his mermaid-themed DIY recipes.

Gulliver?
After downloading the free update, someone looking familiar, but with slightly different, pirate-like clothing, occasionally washes up on the shore. Once players offer him a hand, he will send a special reward to show his gratitude for the help.

Take That (In-Game) Snap Daily Photo is an off-shoot of the Take That (In-Game) Snap article series, in which the first article focusing on Final Fantasy XIV was recently published. This looks at, celebrates and critiques how video game developers have implemented professional photography-like systems into their games. It will cover how the systems handle, just how accessible they are and, where applicable, how a modding community might be making these tools even better. With this Daily Photo spin-off series, I will be sharing individual photos from the games either covered or soon-to-be-covered in the series.

Sam
Sam
Founder of The Otaku's Study. I have been exploring this labyrinth of fandom these last fifteen years, and still nowhere close to the exit yet. Probably searching for a long time to come.

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