Animal Crossing: New Horizons is here and players are enjoying the game in all kinds of ways. From some players taking in the game naturally, day-by-day to others skipping ahead to their heart's content through the somewhat divisive use of time traveling.
Yet, it’s not all sunshine and roses within the Animal Crossing: New Horizons community. Well, most of it is, to be honest. However, one big early game issue is causing a bit of frustration for most players, and that’s the amount of time Blathers takes to set up the museum.
For those who may be unaware, New Horizons is a life simulation game that follows the flow of real-time. This means that the game progresses and adds new things to do with each passing day. This also means that there are sometimes where most players can do is partake in idle objectives like bug catching, fishing, and making bells. Thankfully, the game’s lulls are the perfect time to go after rare bugs or fish, like the ocean oarfish.
Still, the game does have major objectives to accomplish, especially early on. One of the first objectives that players want to complete is getting Blathers to the island to open the museum. The museum is a place where players can donate bugs, fish, and fossils to Blathers to preserve their catches and serve as a physical representation of their progress. Unfortunately, setting up a museum on a deserted island takes longer to do than some players would like.
New Horizons players are taking to social media to vent their frustrations and show off the mountain of donatable goods they have stacked outside the museum. One speedrunner and Twitter user going by @zallard1sda posted a screenshot of their tent surrounded by tanks of fish and bugs saying, “The museum is gonna be unreasonably busy tomorrow morning. That's what you get for taking so long, Blathers.” Social media is full of posts like this, with some users expressing themselves in more creative ways.
Completing the museum is a key step in expanding the player's island exploration, as Blathers opens up the path to unlock the vaulting pole and the ladder. Without the vaulting pole and ladder, players are essentially locked to the starting areas of their island as a result of rivers. Exploring the island entirely allows players access to fun new resources like fossils and native flowers.
While the museum can be a bit frustrating, the daily progression of time is what makes Animal Crossing unique. Waiting for new developments is a staple of the series, as is passing the time by doing menial tasks and passing time. Thankfully, New Horizons is doing an excellent job of keeping people together during this unfortunate time of self-isolation.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now, exclusively for Nintendo Switch.
Source: ComicBook.com
