Once the villager accepts the player’s request to move, a current island villager will then move away.

When the player persuades a villager staying at their campsite to move onto their island in New Horizons, they may be caught off guard by an ominous comment. This could even explain the mundane repetitive tasks in the game such as recrafting broken tools and picking weeds every day. To pass the time, the charming villagers surround the character to talk to while they build bridges, plant gardens, craft furniture and much, much more. This tedious and time-consuming project is meant to distract the player’s character from its own death because it hasn’t reached heaven yet. Once on the island, players must help Tom Nook turn the deserted area into a sprawling paradise. There’s no backstory whatsoever, and the player can’t refuse the offer, leading some fans to believe this transportation represents the character traveling from the physical world to the “waiting room” of the afterlife.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons begins with the player’s character boarding an airplane that takes them to their new island home. As some fans see it, the deserted island getaway in New Horizons is actually the player’s first brief stop in the afterlife- purgatory. While ACNH may seem like a peaceful simulation game, one popular theory among fans suggests the game doesn’t simulate our life but rather our afterlife.

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