Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast

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Ep. 157: First Time Animal Crossing Players Nov 17, 2020

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This week, Nina, Sergio and I interview people who are playing Animal Crossing for the first time with Animal Crossing New Horizons. We ask them about their experience with the game prior to playing and how they have enjoyed the game thus far. I get to interview my partner, Jackie, Nina interviews her best friend Meechie, and Sergio gets to interview one of our listeners, Nathan. After those interviews, we meet back up to ask our patrons about when they first heard about Animal Crossing.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Interview Background

3:19 - Interview with Jackie

30:00 - Interview with Nathan

49:22 - Interview with Meechie

1:12:19 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:21:10 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Audrey Isaacson

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Ep. 156: ACNH Sales and Performance Issues Nov 10, 2020

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This week, Nintendo has given us their latest financial update and the numbers for Animal Crossing New Horizons are huge. The game continues to sell like crazy and is on track to become the best selling Nintendo Switch game of all time. We discuss the numbers and what they could mean for the future of the series. We then talk about the performance issues we've been experiencing with New Horizons. Both Sergio and I have had our games crash and Nina has overstuffed her island to the point where frames drop and pop in becomes prevalent. Finally, we ask our patrons what their most heartbreaking Animal Crossing moment was.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro

0:44 - ACNH Sales Numbers

25:37 - ACNH Performance Issues

43:38 - Haken's Islander Corner

50:49 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Audrey Isaacson

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Ep. 155: New Horizons Halloween Recap Nov 03, 2020

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We're here in November and it's time for some brand new artwork for Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast from Audrey Isaacson! She has made a wonderful piece that truly captures the autumn season in Animal Crossing New Horizons. We talk about her piece and read her statement for the piece. From there, we recap the Halloween event by giving a brief guide on the events. We then discuss our experience with the event and what we'd change about it. We then give a quick look at November and the upcoming treats! Finally, we ask our patrons if they could have a conversation with any Animal Crossing character, who would they pick and what would they talk about.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro

0:39 - Casual Chat

6:33 - Halloween Recap & Discussion

36:54 - November News

47:31 - Haken's Islander Corner

54:52 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Audrey Isaacson

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Ep. 154: Haken Post Office Q&A Oct 27, 2020

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This weekend is Halloween, but since none of us time travel, we've got nothing to talk about quite yet! So on this quiet news week, we dig into our mailbox and answer some questions from our listeners. We got a lot of really great questions from everybody and have a fun time going over everything. After that, we ask our patrons what they would like to get updated with home customization in New Horizons.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro

0:44 - How Do You Pronounce Pecan?

3:14 - Post Office Q&A

55:01 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:04:06 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Grizzly Nina

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Ep. 153: Amiibo Collecting and ACNH Datamine Oct 20, 2020

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Animal Crossing amiibo cards are making a return in November. With them being a highly sought after item, I take some time to give you tips on the best way to complete a set. I also give advice on finding the characters you want the most. From there, we go over the latest datamine and some of the possible features that can come to Animal Crossing New Horizons in the future. Finally, we ask our patrons to create their own villager. What villager would you create if Nintendo were to hire you?

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro

0:31 - Casual Chat

8:16 - Amiibo Collecting Tips

29:29 - New Horizons Datamine

57:20 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:05:36 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Grizzly Nina

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Ep. 152: What We'd Change About New Horizons Oct 13, 2020

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With a slower news week for Animal Crossing, Nina, Sergio and I spend some time catching each other up with our gameplay of New Horizons. We talk about what we've been up to and other things we've noticed while playing. From there, we get into what we'd change about New Horizons. There is a lot to the game and there's definitely a big range of things that we can do to change the experience. Finally, we ask our patrons what they'd change about the game as well.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro

0:31 - Casual Chat

7:45 - ACNH Gameplay Catch Up

43:39 - What We'd Change About New Horizons

1:03:32 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:14: 28 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Grizzly NIna

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Ep. 151: The New Horizons Pumpkin Patch Oct 06, 2020

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The Animal Crossing New Horizons October Update is finally live and we've gotten a chance to mess with it and learn some new tricks. This week, we start with Chuy's Story Time, and talking about Nina's new artwork for the show. The new art brings a lot of Halloween flavor to the month and we were lucky to finally have Nina create the piece for the show. We also go in depth with the latest update, what we've learned and how we feel about it thus far. Finally, we end by asking our patrons if they plan on collecting the amiibo cards when they finally release.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Chuy's Story Time 1

9:59 - New Haken Artwork

16:24 - Chuy's Story Time 2

19:19 - New Horizons Pumpkin Patch

50:49 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:00:32 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Grizzly NIna

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Ep. 150: New Horizons Fall Update Announced Sep 29, 2020

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Nintendo has finally dropped the latest trailer for the Animal Crossing New Horizons Update. This update will go live on September 30th, 2020 in Japan. This means those of us in the west can enjoy it a little bit earlier. We discuss the trailer and all the new features announced including Farming Pumpkins, New DIY Recipes, Costumes, Skin Colors, Colored Contacts, and more! Join us for a fun night of geeking out on all the great new goodies! We end the show by asking our patrons what their thoughts are on farming being added to Animal Crossing.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Casual Chat

5:08 - New Horizons Update Discussion

39:51 - Updates Not Mentioned

51:47 - Haken's Islander Corner

59:30 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Jill Bencsits

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Ep. 149: 6 Month Review of Animal Crossing New Horizons Sep 22, 2020

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Animal Crossing New Horizons has now been out for 6 months so it's time to check in and see how we feel about the game. Today, we review different aspects of the game and if they are holding up after 6 months of playing. Animal Crossing has always been a unique game because players are expected to play throughout the year. Is the current amount of content available still keeping our attention? We also ask our patrons how long it takes them to get to know their villagers.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + 6 Month Review Criteria

4:04 - New Features in ACNH

24:25 - Resident Services

34:23 - Day to Day Gameplay

43:58 - Multiplayer

53:32 - Content Updates

1:02:03 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:09:53 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Jill Bencsits

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Ep. 148: Nintendo's Lies, Routines, and More Development Sep 15, 2020

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Nintendo has told several lies about Animal Crossing New Horizons. Today we talk about some of the things Nintendo has put in advertisements and official merchandise that we can't actually do or get in New Horizons. After that, we give everybody an update to our daily routines in Animal Crossing. From there, we dig a little bit deeper into the development process of the Animal Crossing Series, and what Aya Kyogoku means about New Horizons being the 3rd generation of the series. Finally, we ask our patrons what they do last before saving and quitting their games.

Time Stamps:

0:00 - Theme

0:06 - Intro + Short Announcements

2:36 - Nintendo's Lies

17:50 - Our Daily Routines

50:04 - AC Development

1:03:55 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:10:55 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Jill Bencsits

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