Scary Animal Crossing: New Horizons Bug Adds a Jumpscare To The Museum

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons is viewed by many as a charming, relaxing game, but it's not without its quirks and spooky moments. Some of these hauntings are intentional, where players are tasked with assisting a ghost in finding all its pieces, or subjects in fake paintings might move or change. However, one player found themselves quite frightened when a common Animal Crossing: New Horizons bug led to a jumpscare.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons allows players to open their island to others, letting fellow fans come to visit. However, not everything works smoothly when additional players are visiting an island, and this player was alarmed when their own friend ended up unintentionally jumpscaring them.

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Reddit user lili-grace shared a brief video clip of the encounter with their friend. According to lili-grace, they had opened their island so that the two players could enjoy a cup of coffee at Brewster's cafe in Blathers' museum. The player can be seen entering from the lower right of the museum, in front of Blathers. Everything looks normal when the friend suddenly pops up into the foreground, unmoving and obscuring a big part of the screen, like most classic jumpscares. Just as soon as they appeared, they vanish completely, further adding creepiness to the encounter.

Fellow fans were spooked and amused by the glitch, pointing out similarities between this jumpscare and other classic gaming hauntings, like the Pokemon's iconic ghost girl, or Herobrine's alleged lurking presence in Minecraft. Others were particularly amused at how the timing worked out perfectly so that the 'ghost' appears and disappears exactly as the piano plays two notes.

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