A devoted Animal Crossing fan perfectly re-created their Animal Crossing: New Leaf town on their Animal Crossing: New Horizons island. The process took over 2,000 hours spanning multiple profiles.
User justplainrii took to Reddit to share comparison photos of their New Leaf town and New Horizons island, going so far as to ensure matching date and time stamps between the games. Commenters were fascinated by the dedication to accuracy and the visual demonstration of what changed between the two games, both in game mechanics, music, and graphics.
Of their impressive achievement, justplainrii said, "I hope you all enjoy the pictures and the dream! I've played this game since day one of release, but I'm still finding ways to improve my island." According to the post, the recreation has spanned nearly 2,400 hours in New Horizons, and has required eight profiles so that player character houses can be used as stand-ins for buildings that were dropped from New Leaf.
The attention to detail poured into justplainrii's reconstruction is immense, with landscaping, buildings, and interiors all matching the player's original New Leaf town. Forced perspective was utilized to scale some of the designs created for the updated version, including animal-themed...
