Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast

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Ep. 127: Things New Horizons Can Improve Apr 21, 2020

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New Horizons has been out for a month and we know a lot more about the game. With the hundreds of hours we have on the game, we can now look at it much more critically. Sergio and I spend a lot of this show talking about features that can be improved in the game. From there, we make our predictions for what is coming in the Earth Day update. All we know is that Leif is going to be added to the game, but what else is in store? After that, we talk about our own thoughts on the game after a month. Finally, we close out with the world-famous Haken's Islander Corner.

Time Stamps:

0:06 - Intro and Things New Horizons Can Improve

55:54 - Earth Day Predictions

1:03:56 - Thoughts on New Horizons After A Month

1:11:43 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:20:11 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Miranda Morales

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Ep. 126: Features We Want Back in New Horizons Apr 14, 2020

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The Bunny Day event has finally come to a close in Animal Crossing New Horizons. But that's not all! There were many events over the past week and weekend so we discuss them all today. Cherry Blossoms have come and gone, the fishing tourney cast its net, and Zipper T. Bunny paid us one final visit. After talking about those events, we talk about some features that are currently not available in New Horizons. Sergio and I have each come up with five features we'd like to see make a return in future updates. After that, we end the show with our Haken's Islander Corner.

Time Stamps:

0:06 - Intro and casual New Horizons chat

8:45 - Cherry Blossoms and Fishing Tourney

23:05 - The End of Bunny Day

36:54 - 5 Features We Want Back in New Horizons

1:00:03 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:10:46 - Outro Announcements

Featured Artist: Miranda Morales

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Ep. 125: Bunny Day in Animal Crossing New Horizons Apr 07, 2020

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The first event has finally hit Animal Crossing: New Horizons. A new month means new Haken artwork. The art featured for this month was created by Miranda Morales. We start the show by discussing the piece and reading her description of the artwork. From there, we get into discussing the first holiday in New Horizons. Bunny Day is officially here and there is a lot to say about the event. After that, we talk about some seasonally specific events happening in the northern and southern hemispheres. From there, Sergio and I give you some tips and tricks when playing Animal Crossing New Horizons. Finally, we end the show with another Haken's Islander Corner.

Time Stamps:

0:06 - Intro and casual New Horizons chat

4:33 - Haken Artwork by Miranda Morales

13:30 - Bunny Day and Seasonal Crafting

42:46 - New Horizons Tips & Tricks

1:10:01 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:20:06 - Outro Announcements

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Ep. 124: New Horizons Progress and What We Haven't Done Mar 31, 2020

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On this week's episode of Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast, we go over all of our progress in Animal Crossing New Horizons. It was another big week in the game with so much that we've accomplished. We also discuss some things that we haven't gotten around to doing yet. There are so many activities in the game it's hard to get them all. After that, we quickly give some updates on the latest news and events to be aware of with New Horizons, From there, we end the show with our Haken's Islander Corner.

Time Stamps:

0:06 - Intro and casual New Horizons chat

7:35 - Our progress in New Horizons

46:41 - Things we haven't done in New Horizons

1:02:55 - New New Horizons News

1:07:10 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:19:36 - Outro announcements

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Ep. 123: Our First Weekend with Animal Crossing New Horizons Mar 24, 2020

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Animal Crossing New Horizons has finally released and we've spent a wonderfully long weekend living in the game. This week, we are joined by Nina to discuss the end of the countdown and then cover all of our time with New Horizons. There sure was a lot to do in the first few days of the game. We discuss things we really like and somethings we find minor disappointments in the game. And boy do we mean minor because the game is INCREDIBLE. From there, we quickly go over the new New Horizons news. After that, we end the show with Haken's Islander Corner

Time Stamps:

0:06 - Intro and the State of our Planet

4:39 - The Countdown to New Horizons is Over!

12:31 - Our First Weekend with New Horizons

1:04:29 - New New Horizons News

1:15:56 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:22:53 - Outro Announcements

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Ep. 122: The End of the Countdown to New Horizons Mar 17, 2020

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This is the final episode of Haken before Animal Crossing New Horizons comes out. It's crazy how far we've come. It also too Nintendo 122 episodes of our podcast for them to finally put this game out! Today, we talk about our feelings in the last week of waiting for New Horizons. We also answer the final questions to our countdown to New Horizons. From there, we discuss the Animal Crossing themed Nintendo Switch Console. We also outline the recent Pocket Camp event that includes New Horizons items. Finally, we close out with a very special Haken's Islander Corner.

Time Stamps:

0:06 - Intro and Feelings Leading up to New Horizons

20:34 - Final Countdown To New Horizons Questions

37:33 - Animal Crossing Themed Switch Console

49:32 - Pocket Camp's New Horizons Event

58:25 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:11:25 - Outro Announcements

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Ep. 121: Characters We Haven't Seen in New Horizons Mar 10, 2020

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We've got another long episode of Haken for you all! As per usual, we go through and answer the week's countdown questions. After that, we discuss our plans leading up to the release of New Horizons. Our main topic is discussing all the characters we haven't seen yet and deciding whether or not they'll be in the game. It may get controversial! From there, we end the show with Haken's Islander Corner!

Time Stamps:

0:05 - Introduction and Casual Chat

5:48 - Countdown to New Horizons Questions

27:07 - Our Plans Leading to New Horizons

42:23 - The Characters We Haven't Seen

1:06:12 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:13:58 - Outro Announcements

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Ep. 120: Animal Crossing New Horizons at PAX East Mar 03, 2020

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This week, we discuss the Animal Crossing New Horizons demo at PAX East. It is a huge week of news. For one, it is the first podcast of the month so we've got some beautiful new art from CodiBear. She has created the piece for March 2020 and March 2021. From there, we answer the Countdown to New Horizons questions for the week. After that, we talk a bit about the demo for Animal Crossing New Horizons. Most importantly, we have an interview with GreatFairyCari and her experience playing New Horizons at PAX East. She reveals some really great info that she learned with her time there. Finally, we end the show with Haken's Islander Corner.

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Time Stamps:

0:05 - Introduction and Casual Chat

3:04 - CodiBear Art Discussion

9:12 - Countdown To New Horizons Questions

26:44 - New Horizons at PAX East

39:19 - GreatFairyCari's Experience Playing New Horizons

1:03:26 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:12:38 - Outro Announcements

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Ep. 119: Animal Crossing New Horizons Direct Discussion Feb 25, 2020

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The Animal Crossing New Horizons Direct has given us a lot of information to discuss. Nintendo has truly gone all out with this new game and we're so incredibly excited about playing. Unfortunately, we have to go through the questions for the week before we get to that discussion. We answer our countdown to New Horizons Questions and then focus completely on the direct. We start by recapping the New Horizons Direct. From there, we talk about our favorite things in the direct and any little things that were missing.

Time Stamps:

0:05 - Introduction and Countdown Questions

14:47 - New Horizons Direct Discussion

1:08:43 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:14:25 - Outro Announcements

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Ep. 118: What We Want to Know About New Horizons Feb 18, 2020

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We've got a longer episode of Haken: An Animal Crossing Podcast today! We're full of tons of topics regarding New Horizons. Of course, we start the show by answering the week's questions for our countdown to New Horizons. From there, Sergio and I describe our ideal islands and features we're looking for in our map. After that, we go over all the questions we still have about New Horizons. We return to a topic from the previous week where we put each other on the spot. Finally, we end the show with our world famous, Haken's Islander Corner.

Time Stamps:

0:05 - Introduction & Countdown Questions

20:33 - Our Ideal New Horizons Islands

34:04 - What We Want to Know About New Horizons

54:49 - On the Spot!

1:06:16 - Haken's Islander Corner

1:11:06 - Outro Announcements

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