weird concept art and early designs of every Animal Crossing game

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7 ай бұрын

every animal crossing game had some interesting concept art and early prototype designs. from animal crossing, wild world, city folk, new leaf, through new horizons, what was going on? what were they thinking?
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@Whimsykit 7 ай бұрын

That concept art looks like an 80s-90s cartoon

@Nomster_111 7 ай бұрын

it reminds me of rocco’s modern life

@GamingLord7156 7 ай бұрын

@@Nomster_111What Is That?

@meowtownanditsstories 7 ай бұрын

@@GamingLord7156it’s a show look it up

@michaelhorton8489 7 ай бұрын

That’s What I Thought!

@Caprock64Draws 7 ай бұрын

@@GamingLord7156YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT ROCCO'S MODERN LIFE IS?!??

@herodoesstuff 7 ай бұрын

i figure the gen 2 villager design being chosen for smash was because it was more iconic/recognizable

@NumeroLetter 7 ай бұрын

That’s what I figured as well. Like when you scan that Amiibo in New Leaf, Wisp even mentions how noteworthy and famous he is and that he can’t bring him to town because he’s so busy. I found that to be a nice touch.

@safebox36 7 ай бұрын

Technically that shopping street *is* a mall. That's what malls used to be and still are in some countries; long outdoor streets of just different shops for people to walk along. Sometimes called a promenade or a pedestrian mall.

@benamisai-kham5892 7 ай бұрын

In America we have some similar remaining places we call "outlet malls" that are outdoors storefront mall areas (there's specific ones like Tanger Outlets) though, I'm sure they're more regional than I realize. But in Washington DC they still have a huge walk path mall (no shops just a long walking road almost like a park) We also have "strip malls" which are just long rows of stores slammed together in a long lot.

@vanalibra 7 ай бұрын

Over here in Germany, but I think it’s a thing in a lot of European countries, most cities have a city center with at least one, if not multiple shopping streets. We do have indoor malls, but the central part is where you usually find these promenades of shops. Add to that the fact that it’s often the exact part of the city with the most really old buildings („Altstadt“), with architecture from the Middle Ages up to early 20th century. So the street in New Leaf, or the city in City folk, do look like how cities look over here.

@rune2O2O 7 ай бұрын

The first and second games art direction had a cute folk art charm that was seen especially in promotional material and UI. Very whimsical and unique. Seems too be lost in New Horizons in favor of minimalism or relatability.

@nikokat 7 ай бұрын

this video made me have even more respect towards ACNH, the attention to detail is massive and the concept art and ideas they had for the game are simply fascinating

@josiahgilmour 7 ай бұрын

18:38 I believe that little creature is Princess Kaguya from "The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter." The story is pretty famous in Japan, partly for being the oldest extant literary work in Monogatari form

@nymphy8456 7 ай бұрын

The fact that they put so much effort into every little detail is amazing. No wonder they don't release new animal crossing games every year or every 2 years. Maybe they're already working on concepts for the next one that will be released like in 2027

@KPlays000 7 ай бұрын

Maybe with a new console!

@JimMilton-ej6zi 5 ай бұрын

it seems like they used to be super detailed focused, but seeing how they rushed new horizons out cutting content in favor of bigger profits, maybe it's not so much that anymore.

@ignatiousmary8413 7 ай бұрын

I really like the town concept art for Animal Crossing New Leaf. It looks bigger than what we see in the game.

@Pehmokettu 7 ай бұрын

6:05 the small yellow statue looks like a raccoon/tanuki to me. In Japan many businesses have tanuki statue bringing good luck and Tom Nook himself represents that.

@lajenehuen260 3 ай бұрын

I think it also looks like a Maneki Neko (one of those cat statues with the moving paw)

@Squizoon 7 ай бұрын

I'd like to think that early asset is what your in-game mom looks like

@samurailevi49 7 ай бұрын

Old Blathers looks like a male Celeste and I’m living for it.

@stardust_1078 7 ай бұрын

Same

@f0xxyb0xxes88 7 ай бұрын

I really appreciate all the details they put into new horizons. Makes me appreciate the game a lot more now. They took the time to put thought and care into objects which now kinda makes sense in terms of the gameplay now. They focused more on the interaction with the environment as opposed to other things.

@josei1624 7 ай бұрын

No thy makes me kinda upset. It robly took them a day to make te fn the right height when they could've instead added more dialogue

@MrBells-un5ly 7 ай бұрын

As someone who still likes New Leaf over New Horizons, I really hope NH was just a big tech demo and that the next AC game will just blow everyone’s minds. The potential is unreal

@safebox36 7 ай бұрын

Those early guard concepts remind me of Cooper and Booker, maybe they liked the idea enough to bring it back.

@iamapie13 6 ай бұрын

That 3d texture you talked about is called a Height Map, most modern games rely on Height maps to reduce the amount of polygons in a model for better performance. There technically still is a height map on the grass in the final version, it's just used differently, in still night pictures you can see the grass is lit like there's slight hills and slopes, that's done by the height map. Even New Leaf uses height maps throughout the whole game

@Padgriffin 7 ай бұрын

17:02 “French bread” might be a mistranslation of “baguette”?

@Mirahasascended 4 ай бұрын

Yes, i love eating *French bread*

@dreambeast759 2 ай бұрын

No, a baguette don't look like this, I think they refer to the traditional bread shape

@imnotdead4379 7 ай бұрын

6:13 I think the yellow statue may be some form of tanuki statue, this Tom Nook is based off a tanuki.

@BAKU2K2 7 ай бұрын

Looks like a manekineko but as a tanuki instead of a cat, judging by the raised arm.

@beauwalker9820 6 ай бұрын

@@BAKU2K2You mean the "Lucky Cat, right?"

@BAKU2K2 6 ай бұрын

@@beauwalker9820 Yes, lucky cat is an English translation of it.

@Eclipsestar150 2 ай бұрын

I always thought he was a raccoon but tanuki makes more sense

@baileywalker2478 7 ай бұрын

Rocket Elijah should do a Animal Crossing iceberg

@aj_404 7 ай бұрын

if he did that i would actually die happy elijah is one of my fav informational ac youtubers and i still have yet to see a good and filling ac iceberg video

@baileywalker2478 7 ай бұрын

@@aj_404 This guy gets it😊

@princkleminckle1159 22 күн бұрын

with mayor mori collab 👀👀

@lemonlime79 7 ай бұрын

Imagine if back then, Nintendo worked with Disney to make an animated Animal Crossing movie, with the concept art looking so cute and cartoony it could’ve worked.

@Whimsykit 7 ай бұрын

Well there was an animal crossing animated movie released only in japan but it was more of an anime style and wasnt disney

@KPlays000 7 ай бұрын

@lynchzchiller1416 7 ай бұрын

The art looks more like looney tunes to me 😅

@kokotiger1313 6 ай бұрын

The art style reminds me more of old school care bears or looney tunes rather than Disney

@vanillamilkbread 7 ай бұрын

god, the new horizons concept art and planning is so so cool…

@ShiningSakura 5 ай бұрын

That statue that looks yellow gold in the concept art for tom nooks place at 6:10 .... its a golden tanuki statue with the classic pale stomach and leaf on its head (the leaf is said to help the tanuki transform so thats why its on its head). Those appear outside of shops and restaurants in japan, although they usually have a hat on and leave nothing to the imagination on the gender.... being a children's game, they decided to tone it down a bit.

@sillymizu 7 ай бұрын

Just so you know i have found your channel about a month ago and i’ve been binge watching every animal crossing content thank you for actively making some still because it’s my special interest 😸 I love your videos

@thriftyprincess4884 5 ай бұрын

Those soldiers kind of make a return in the outfits of Copper and Booker at the gate!

@Jocelyn_Games_And_More7216 7 ай бұрын

The prototypes look like they could have been in strawberry shortcake maybe the art style was inspired by that

@unusually.crossing 7 ай бұрын

15:42 Audie looks SO ADORABLE in this concept art. On the other hand Chief looks like Bugs Bunny at 15:52 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

@thegoodiegames6595 7 ай бұрын

Good job Elijah! Great vid!

@elena_eleen 7 ай бұрын

Wake up babe new Rocket Elijah video just dropped (Seriously Elijah your videos slap and I'm always interested and intrigued by the topics you cover)

@sakurasketches 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video, I enjoyed watching ^^

@John-gj7fv 7 ай бұрын

I actully likr the origonal type of humans

@kierenbuckley370 7 ай бұрын

I am so ready for the next Animal Crossing game I hope its not another 7 year wait (8 years for Japan) or worse longer

@Jelly_shy_guy_man 7 ай бұрын

Please more videos like this there amazing

@roadtripwarrior 7 ай бұрын

kinda felt like clickbait i dont feel like the thumbnail really showed what this video would be about i was lead to believe this would be like some really early dev stuff.

@Waffleishere1 7 ай бұрын

4:58 I think it is supposed to represent your town

@Makithe2nd 5 ай бұрын

The early design from Blathers looks like Celeste's eyes, his sister

@Goopy731 5 ай бұрын

Shaki has a striking resemblance to Caroline tbh.

@fondajames 5 ай бұрын

The bamboo shoot "creature" is Princess Kaguya lol

@SofiaPreCure 7 ай бұрын

I like those adorable designs they don't look cursed

@ExtremeWreck 7 ай бұрын

They look like they came from an unreleased 90s reboot of Sylvanian Families that tried to be more like Tiny Toon Adventures & Animaniacs, but instead ends up being an edgier Wacky Wack Wack World of Tex Avery.

@JadenYukifan28 2 ай бұрын

I'm surprised you showed a short clip from the Animal Crossing parody horoor game called "Animal Harvest".

@KaitlynDraws 7 ай бұрын

The Wile-E Coyote one 😭

@TheUltimate_ducknerd 7 ай бұрын

Love it

@MayIGaming 7 ай бұрын

Hello fellow humans

@Jg_23_12 7 ай бұрын

You are so funny...

@yakuu7064 7 ай бұрын

Why hello, fellow earthling

@John-gj7fv 7 ай бұрын

Goodbye

@MayIGaming 7 ай бұрын

@@Jg_23_12 Thank you human :D

@MayIGaming 7 ай бұрын

@@John-gj7fv Why goodbye human?

@ughtheo5578 6 ай бұрын

new days 100 leaf

@elizabethhernandez1456 7 ай бұрын

Wisp's concept art looks like a Boo

@ZIPPYZAC13 7 ай бұрын

he's slowed down his video sharing because of him probably making 100 days acnl

@MaglikNSS 7 ай бұрын

U should collab with hunter r

@B0oshie 6 ай бұрын

tom can get it

@Pink-Lemons 7 ай бұрын

I see why they chose to use animals now.

@SandpapersWorkshop 7 ай бұрын

This concept arts are everywhere, just like my mind 🤣🤣🤣

@LeScarletSinger2 7 ай бұрын

I found a teaser poster for the movie back in the day that had drastically different designs for the characters, and even had unscrupulously replaced a character being Margie who replaced Lucy. I can link the image, if you want.

@Cliffordlonghead 7 ай бұрын

@felixphelpsfilchat3410 7 ай бұрын

Rocket Elijah confirmed not a furry

@Fact_For_The_Blue 7 ай бұрын

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@emmafr1edman 7 ай бұрын

Well that explains why new leaf was so great… a woman directed it!

@SykoMuffin 6 ай бұрын

Lol based

@CardboardBox8 7 ай бұрын

*insert funny comment here because I can’t decide what would be the best comment*

@visualsituation 5 ай бұрын

I wish there was an option to play as the og shorter character, i think the taller one in New Leaf is uglier. I like the game better than Wild World, but i wish there was an option to change the graphics back to a more primitive design lol. Like how u can switch your head with your mii for some reason.