{"id":122244,"date":"2020-12-18T18:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-12-18T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/12\/soapbox_animal_crossing_new_horizons_is_easily_my_most_nerve-racking_game_of_2020"},"modified":"2020-12-18T18:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T18:00:00","slug":"soapbox-animal-crossing-new-horizons-is-easily-my-most-nerve-racking-game-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/12\/18\/soapbox-animal-crossing-new-horizons-is-easily-my-most-nerve-racking-game-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Soapbox: Animal Crossing: New Horizons Is Easily My Most Nerve-Racking Game Of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"
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No matter how many times it happens, it’s always a pleasure to land a Red Snapper. Sea Bass, on the other hand… (Image: Nintendo Life)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you’re a fan of nerve-shredding tension, there are plenty of video games that’ll get your pulse racing. Love a steep challenge?<\/em> Why not test your reflexes against a rock hard shmup<\/a> or grind through an intimidatingly expansive RPG<\/a>? Want to give your grey matter a workout?<\/em> There’s no shortage of mind-bending puzzlers<\/a>, and there’s always Ring Fit Adventure<\/a><\/strong> if you want to build brawn as well as brains. Can’t stand being mollycoddled?<\/em> The Souls<\/a><\/strong> games are just the ticket, dropping you in the deep end and letting you get on with progressing inch-by-inch through the world using trial and awful lot of error.<\/p>\n

There was one game in 2020, though, that had my heart racing faster than any other: possibly the most friendly, approachable game of the year, in fact: Animal Crossing: New Horizons<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

This is not a joke or an exaggerated take I’m using to squeeze more article juice from 2020’s juiciest fruit; I can say with the utmost sincerity and confidence that my most nail-biting gaming moments this year came while busily making a life for myself on Tom Nook’s deserted island. And the majority of those moments occurred while engaged in that most extreme of pastimes, fishing.<\/p>\n

Much to J.R. Hartley’s dismay, I’ve never left a sign upon the door and gone fishing in real life. In fact, just a few years ago I couldn’t have imagined anything more boring than sitting in one place for hours on end, dangling a line in a lake and hoping for a bite. Anyone who can’t see the appeal of watching football (or any other sport, really) probably know the feeling. All that time and effort and you can still end up with a nil-nil draw? What’s the point?!<\/em><\/p>\n