Social media has been dominated by Nintendo’sAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsand Square Enix’sFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeas the world shelters at home due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Players have been crossing over the two franchises throughNew Horizons' custom clothing patterns, but the entertainment news site Cat with Monocle decided to strike while the iron is hot and take things a step further.
Cat with Monocle uploaded a video to Twitter Friday of a player, who goes by sagittayystar, trying to catch a tarantula, which has been updated with classicFinal Fantasybattle cinematic UI and the track “Clash on the Big Bridge” fromFinal Fantasy 5. These particular bugs are one of the most expensive inNew Horizons, to the point that playerscreate Spider Islandsto farm them, so the additional gravitas ofFinal Fantasyset dressing is fitting.
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Part of what makes the editing choice so inspired is how well tarantula encounters match up with the turn-based RPG gameplay of classicFinal Fantasytitles — thoughFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeupends that combat systemin favor of a more action-focused style. It’s pretty hilarious to watch the spider constantly use ‘Threaten’ against the intrepid Villager while he prepares his special ‘Capture’ move.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsoffers just enough freedom to customize elements, like clothing in-game, for it to become a bastion for creative crossovers and brand integration online. For every individual player who posts images of theirFinal Fantasy 7outfits or their recreation of places likePokemon’s Pallet Town, there are also companies like Xbox that share shirt patterns.
The just-releasedFinal Fantasy 7 Remakehas had its fair share of attention online as well, and is no doubt one of the catalysts for Cat with Monocle’s video. For instance, fast food companyArby’s shared a DIY projectreplicating Cloud Strife’s motorcycle and Buster Sword out of cardboard sandwich boxes.
While much of the world has jumped over to the remade classicFinal Fantasygame this weekend,Animal Crossingis hosting a major event to keep players occupied too. TheFishing Tourney inNew Horizonswill end tonight and not return until July, so now is the time to cash in before going back to tarantula farming.
