Animal Crossing has crossed over with other video game franchises in the past, but a new animation may have created the most unique one yet as it put the opening of Elden Ring into the colorful Nintendo-style. The animation not only places an Animal Crossing villager in the role of the Tarnished, but it replaces the first Elden Ring boss that players face with a giant crab. Of course, the two games couldn't be more different.
On the one hand, Elden Ring is all about exploring a vast open world, conquering bosses, and reforging the Elden Ring. On the other, Animal Crossing sets players on their own, tiny island and makes them the master of this land. Players can build and design their own houses, set up island services, farm, fish, and collect. Whereas Elden Ring has a frenetic pace, with players suffering through hours of dying as they learn to beat these bosses, Animal Crossing is a leisurely game where players can spend hours gardening and decorating. Yet somehow, one fan managed to combine these two games seamlessly.
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Shared to Reddit by user Wooden-Turtle, an animation recreates the opening battle from Elden Ring in the style of Animal Crossing. Unlike other Animal Crossing crossovers, this is not a case of Elden Ring being recreated in the game itself, but rather a re-imagining of what a scene from the game would look like if it was created in the world of Animal Crossing. Elden Ring's opening boss, the Grafted Scion, is replaced by one of Animal Crossing's crabs, and the Tarnished is outfitted with the knight armor that villagers can wear. In the end, a twist reveals that Isabelle, Animal Crossing's Resident Services representative, was actually playing
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