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Does their quote support Animal Crossing?
Animal Crossing looks like a happy little cosy game, but has some strange things that make some fans (myself included) feel that it’s hiding a dark back story (like it’s post apocalyptic).
Animal crossing is definitely a post-human zoo. The human villagers are in captivity and everything is a form of enrichment. It's why you can give an elephant a skeleton you found in a tree andnget bells for your mortgage in return.
Same goes for Stardew Valley. It's all very cosy and stuff but there is true darkness in there.
Shout out to the night clowns