Game Theory: The Animals in Animal Crossing Aren't Animals! (Animal Crossing: New Horizons)

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    Animal Crossing is PEOPLE! No, really! Theorists, this may be one of the most unexpected theories I've put out recently, but once you see it, you will never unsee it. I have gathered TONS of evidence that our player character is only SEEING the villagers of Animal Crossing as animals. They are not, in fact, ACTUAL talking, anthropomorphic animals. Have I said the word animals enough yet? Well get ready Loyal Theorists, I am about to blow your mind! Animals!
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Комментарии • 22 тыс.

  • @hscruda19
    @hscruda19 3 года назад +3366

    Peaceful game: exists
    Matpat: we don’t do that here

    • @cartoonmaster2401
      @cartoonmaster2401 3 года назад +89

      MatPat: Peace is NEVER an option.

    • @itsgalazy4447
      @itsgalazy4447 3 года назад +40

      I WAS LITERALLY SAYING THAT!
      Like Nintendo Release A Cute Peaceful Kid-Friendly Game Called Animal Crossing
      Mat: Oh Your Sick And See People As Animals
      Like Just Leave The Game As Cute As It Should Be...

    • @zuecastx
      @zuecastx 3 года назад +14

      Can't have nothing in Detroit

    • @daffydj
      @daffydj 3 года назад +8

      @@itsgalazy4447 But why bother leaving it "cute"

    • @zainekatsumi
      @zainekatsumi 3 года назад +5

      We all know that. 😂👌

  • @forgelord4750
    @forgelord4750 3 года назад +7638

    Can we have an episode where they take a really depressing or disturbing film or game and reason why it is actually a happy kids game

    • @anjaliguitaristpenguin9578
      @anjaliguitaristpenguin9578 3 года назад +131

      N O

    • @whatwillmakebethebestforev8556
      @whatwillmakebethebestforev8556 3 года назад +139

      Henry Bothwell interesting

    • @greatsageclok-roo9013
      @greatsageclok-roo9013 3 года назад +49

      Does Jak 2 count?
      ...
      Probably not; most players get frustrated at certain points.

    • @manisanotfound4926
      @manisanotfound4926 3 года назад +84

      If they gonna agree with u i hope they select "Happy Tree Friends"

    • @panickedshrieking5454
      @panickedshrieking5454 3 года назад +86

      Spoilers for a 15 year old game below
      That's just Pathologic, a survival horror game, actually just children playing pretend. Funeral games homie, those are the most inherently human thing on the planet.

  • @liviemillie6455
    @liviemillie6455 2 года назад +1288

    When I played this game and saw the owl, octopus and frogs, my first thought was that they were "less evolved" versions. Kind of like what other apes are to us.

  • @gecko9797
    @gecko9797 Год назад +263

    "You can observe them in their houses with no repercussions"
    Wait until he learns about how the villagers yell at you for entering without permission in the first game lol

    • @vesperthe_planet
      @vesperthe_planet Год назад +5

      true-

    • @Lauralink100
      @Lauralink100 Год назад +4

      the first game was better

    • @koalamanda8299
      @koalamanda8299 Месяц назад

      I miss the brutality of the first game, my snooty villagers were absolutely taking no prisoners

  • @MsSaquilla
    @MsSaquilla 3 года назад +3698

    Animal crossing: a cute, relaxing game
    Matpat: so the protagonist had a rare illness...

    • @vesperthe_planet
      @vesperthe_planet Год назад +20

      @@calamariari2004 That *CAN'T* be right! 😱😱😱 (/sarc)

    • @user_3460
      @user_3460 Год назад +26

      Literally me when there's no explicit lore 🤣

    • @aboredhuman1022
      @aboredhuman1022 Год назад +12

      @@calamariari2004 No they are furries and I will not change my opinion

    • @ssbfan33
      @ssbfan33 Год назад +12

      This theory is wrong because of Mario Kart 8 Deluxe because that means every single racer who races with Isabelle is dealing with the same thing. Which is false. Gosh did he forget Nintendo has a universe now.

    • @RandomPersonThatDoesArt
      @RandomPersonThatDoesArt Год назад +5

      yep that checks out

  • @kavlan453
    @kavlan453 3 года назад +15861

    I love how everyone’s first thought when he said they’re not animals is “Ah, yes. Furries.”

  • @Muyiam
    @Muyiam 2 года назад +674

    Okay but literally in the museum you can see a line in the floor that describes the evolution of living beings and you can clearly see that the villagers are just animals that have evolved into a more intelligent beings alongside humans.
    Besides, you can constantly see more humans all across the game, in your island, in other islands... Humans are just another species that live in the Animal Crossing world

    • @doritocoolranch
      @doritocoolranch Год назад +21

      Wait so u know how ape’s have humans features already and stuff so i see how a animal like that would evolve slowly into a human, but how does a frog or a bird evolve into two walking leg looking creature that’s suddenly as smart as humans? How did they evolve? Did a human and a frog have seggs or wtf

    • @vesperthe_planet
      @vesperthe_planet Год назад +10

      @@doritocoolranch NO DON'T RUIN FROGS FOR ME PLEASE-- ;-;
      90% OF MY CAMERA ROLL IS FROGS BC THEY'RE MY FAVORITE ANIMAL-

    • @TheNinjaNiky
      @TheNinjaNiky Год назад +20

      @@doritocoolranch they just evolved to be a humanoid. Which just means they look similar and act similar to us humans

    • @Lev_Malygin
      @Lev_Malygin Год назад +8

      @@TheNinjaNiky they just though that paying taxes and having to pay to libe was scool

    • @TheNinjaNiky
      @TheNinjaNiky Год назад +4

      @@Lev_Malygin only the cool kids do it

  • @steviealbarne4247
    @steviealbarne4247 2 года назад +98

    In New Leaf, it's possible for grumpy characters to ask you what animal they'd be if they were an animal. Thing is, if you answer them with what animal they are, they're quick to point out that they already are that. So. There ya go.

  • @pretzelproductions9120
    @pretzelproductions9120 3 года назад +2425

    Matpat: The cars in cars aren't cars
    Also Matpat: *Wanna see me do it again?*

    • @Vault_tec10
      @Vault_tec10 3 года назад +19

      I don’t like this he is ruining over but it’s still good video none the less

    • @skidmark2737
      @skidmark2737 3 года назад +24

      He’s really good at making dumb things seem smart

    • @ancalagonite434
      @ancalagonite434 3 года назад +2

      Cars aren’t cars they’re robots -_- 😂

    • @caseymudkip
      @caseymudkip 3 года назад +2

      I’m your thousandth like!

    • @pretzelproductions9120
      @pretzelproductions9120 3 года назад +2

      @@caseymudkip Thank u!!!

  • @cheesestick437
    @cheesestick437 3 года назад +1871

    Nintendo: releases a relaxing game for you to build your own town
    Matpat: *THE MAIN CHARACTER HAS A MENTAL ILLNESS
    *
    Nintendo: wait no-

    • @depo3343
      @depo3343 3 года назад +25

      THIS IS THE SECOND TIME

    • @lonelyjessie8383
      @lonelyjessie8383 3 года назад +10

      Matt has that chaotic #xavdaddy energy in this video lol

    • @supermen9977
      @supermen9977 3 года назад +15

      Mental illness? I think they were furries

    • @MegaDragonmark
      @MegaDragonmark 3 года назад +13

      @@depo3343 the second time? have you forgot the many many many times where matpat basically inserted something dark into one of nintendo's games? in a nutshell it should of been
      nintendo: not you again.

    • @prestonjoiner1940
      @prestonjoiner1940 3 года назад +5

      Like, why tho? MatPat really needs to stop with these theories they're getting way out of hand

  • @xX_r_Xx
    @xX_r_Xx Год назад +67

    It's honestly crazy how MatPat can create a theory which random NPC dialog in Animal Crossing Wild World can completely disprove

    • @daeundances
      @daeundances Год назад +6

      fr i forget the game but didn't mom send us a letter that was like "why are you living w animals?"

    • @thedemoninyourcloset.
      @thedemoninyourcloset. Год назад +6

      @@daeundances it is possible that she means our character told her about how they’re living with animals, rather than seeing them herself? haven’t played the game though, so I may be misunderstanding

  • @lasercraft32
    @lasercraft32 Год назад +37

    I like how MatPat actually said "yeah its a game made for fun" after proposing his theory, instead of pretending its what's definitely happening.

  • @evandelle6315
    @evandelle6315 3 года назад +3406

    The actual game:
    *the game developers just thought it was cute so they did it*

  • @hankycore
    @hankycore 3 года назад +1925

    Me sat here thinking the villager was just a child imagining a world with their stuffed animals : 👁👄👁

  • @whalesharks
    @whalesharks Год назад +77

    as fun as this is..... its a japanese game. theyre all reverse gijinkas. its like when everyone lost their mind over hello kitty and dear daniel being "little girls" because most western pop cultures dont really do the whole gijinka thing, so we tend to overanalyze

    • @gothnerd887
      @gothnerd887 Год назад

      What's a gijinka?

    • @SkeleSukei
      @SkeleSukei Год назад +2

      @@gothnerd887Gijinka is their word for an anthropomorphic animal. Or an animal that has human-like characteristics (such as walking or talking) but is still an animal.

    • @hazakurasuyama9016
      @hazakurasuyama9016 Год назад

      @@SkeleSukei so Japanese furries?

    • @SkeleSukei
      @SkeleSukei Год назад

      @@hazakurasuyama9016 Exactly lol

  • @evelyneldridge6227
    @evelyneldridge6227 Год назад +71

    But sometimes the villagers will say things like: "I maid this with my own paws" so they know they look that way

    • @nightmarechevalier2529
      @nightmarechevalier2529 Год назад +7

      To be fair to the theory, they could just be playing along with the delusion or it could be the MC's mind auto changing the words in his mind to fit his delusion.

    • @Callo_2823
      @Callo_2823 Год назад +4

      @@nightmarechevalier2529 Thats fair, but how come the villagers get fleas constantly? I don't think any normal humans would get fleas this often.

    • @nightmarechevalier2529
      @nightmarechevalier2529 Год назад +2

      @@Callo_2823 Could be another part of the delusion, or they could have an infestation that they don't have the means to properly combat, as the ranges for flea birthrates number anywhere from 100 to multiple 1000s depending on the breed over the course of a single flea mother's life. And yes, that's just 1, now imagine having 10+.

  • @eggmilk770
    @eggmilk770 3 года назад +4885

    I just imagine matpat playing any game for the first time
    “This game is really nice, i bet that there is a murderer rabbit somewhere

    • @Kurzidan
      @Kurzidan 3 года назад +141

      Matpat: you can't fool me, Timmy, I know you have FAIRY. GOD. PARENTS.
      Matpat: ROBOTS. ARE. EVIL.
      Matpat: er uh I mean RELAXING. BY THE. FIRE

    • @human5130
      @human5130 3 года назад +7

      Yeah he probably does that😂😂😂😂

    • @anniejoseph1148
      @anniejoseph1148 3 года назад

      Lol

    • @originalname5303
      @originalname5303 3 года назад +8

      In warframe you can be the murderer rabbit but only on easter

    • @olivinator69
      @olivinator69 3 года назад +5

      heck bunny day

  • @HGWhitty
    @HGWhitty 3 года назад +4029

    Matpat : THEY ARE NOT ANIMALS!
    Nintendo : * sigh * *here we go again...*

    • @Pumpkin-nickel
      @Pumpkin-nickel 3 года назад +21

      Lol

    • @tessasinger8683
      @tessasinger8683 3 года назад +17

      lol

    • @temmieisakward2830
      @temmieisakward2830 3 года назад +11

      L0L

    • @SRS-sv3og
      @SRS-sv3og 3 года назад +53

      Yes sometimes i really wish these dumb theories would go away I’m trying to live in a cute village and breaking my back for a five star rating and I don’t need to be thinking about a weird decease while doing it thank you

    • @HGWhitty
      @HGWhitty 3 года назад +6

      @@_hamlin_07 nope i meant to do this * e *

  • @Kupolikop._.
    @Kupolikop._. 9 месяцев назад +4

    I think an even better example of the character haveing some kind of out of body experience is the dream islands. You can literally travel around other people's islands without actually being there

  • @indiajade6039
    @indiajade6039 Год назад +9

    They do comment on your look! And its funny how in Wild World on the DS Lite there was an axolotl as a shrink that would come to town every now and then and teach you to express emotions. Even in Horizons the Islanders teach you how to express certain emotions. I’ve always had a suspicion that our character is living with a certain mental illness.

  • @CrabJelly5225
    @CrabJelly5225 3 года назад +2153

    "If I had a Nickle for every time there was a face eating incident in Florida, I'd have two Nickle's. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird it happened twice,"

  • @williamcanavan1290
    @williamcanavan1290 3 года назад +1345

    Video game character: exists
    Matpat: "Mental Disorder!"

    • @thekommunistkrusader3921
      @thekommunistkrusader3921 3 года назад +56

      Let's he honest who tf is sane in this world

    • @09ofygaming48
      @09ofygaming48 3 года назад +17

      @@thekommunistkrusader3921 ikr lol

    • @Accidentalreef
      @Accidentalreef 3 года назад +18

      New Freddy game coming up this year named security breach.
      MatPat: off to hang my self!

    • @Accidentalreef
      @Accidentalreef 3 года назад +1

      @@thekommunistkrusader3921 im more sane than before but im like 2% insane

    • @AshPikachu9
      @AshPikachu9 3 года назад +2

      Tbh if it can be anime instead of animals im ok no im better then ok

  • @firzanwolfred6112
    @firzanwolfred6112 Год назад +14

    Seeing this theory legit made me concern over MatPat's mental health and sanity 🤣🤣🤣

    • @Egan-pop
      @Egan-pop 2 месяца назад

      Maybe we're all just animals

  • @Krobus2099
    @Krobus2099 Год назад +18

    I think matpat puts more thought into games than the developers do

  • @sierraarteaga9418
    @sierraarteaga9418 3 года назад +1775

    *Plot twist: The whole game is just a really long costume party and your supposed dress up as an animal but you didn't have/forgot a costume*

  • @mora7563
    @mora7563 3 года назад +1319

    I spent my entire childhood trying to figure out why peppa pig characters had pets.

    • @lenorrcomer3178
      @lenorrcomer3178 2 года назад +35

      He should do a film theory on that

    • @leia6432
      @leia6432 2 года назад +11

      that's a whole different channel

    • @MonsieurLizard
      @MonsieurLizard 2 года назад +22

      Maybe, there are 2 types of animals, the human-animal species, and the regular animal species.
      I changed society to species.

    • @antoinegaming936
      @antoinegaming936 2 года назад +2

      Evolution

    • @MonsieurLizard
      @MonsieurLizard 2 года назад +1

      @@antoinegaming936 yes

  • @rosyquartz2863
    @rosyquartz2863 Год назад +8

    For the speech one, I'm pretty sure they speak a canon language, also you can change their catchphrases occasionally

    • @austynpelton2489
      @austynpelton2489 9 часов назад

      animalese is just japanese speed up in a special way using a special software

  • @foreveroccurring475
    @foreveroccurring475 2 года назад +39

    I just hope one day *all* of his theories are confirmed by the creators

    • @aGlaceon
      @aGlaceon Год назад +2

      this one is disproven by many games in the series. Also Sans said he'd never wear a backwards cap in the Xbox version of Undertale thus disproving the "Sans = Ness" theorm.

  • @claudedossantos3302
    @claudedossantos3302 3 года назад +868

    Nintendo: Creates child friendly animal characters
    MatPat: Im sure you meant mental disorders

    • @TheItzal11
      @TheItzal11 3 года назад +19

      Yeah this is gonna be the first time I say this (but not the first time I think it) I'm pretty sure Mat's over thinking things here

    • @jamesbraby2813
      @jamesbraby2813 3 года назад

      Matpat needs to go to the fossil museum clearly shows that evolution has taken place

    • @jamesbraby2813
      @jamesbraby2813 3 года назад

      Why would human blathers make a museum that clearly shows that other animals are intelligent

    • @dubiousproductions4815
      @dubiousproductions4815 3 года назад

      TheItzal11 he is overthinking but maybe he is not

    • @thebattleshipcondescension4157
      @thebattleshipcondescension4157 3 года назад +1

      TheItzal11
      isn’t that the point though-

  • @kaotic763
    @kaotic763 3 года назад +2590

    Then you realize that Tom Nook LITERALLY has an encyclopedia of unwanted animals

  • @juliasfolklore
    @juliasfolklore 3 месяца назад +2

    A few things, in the older animal crossing games you can’t just customize your character in a mirror, what about if you play multiplayer, obviously that other player character will be another human, some villagers have dialogue if you wear the animal costume associated with them where they comment that you’re dressed like them for example if you talk to kiki while wearing a cat costume

  • @DUDLEYLETMEPLAYPS2
    @DUDLEYLETMEPLAYPS2 Год назад +10

    0:22 omg now I’m thinking of The Bells by Edgar Allan Poe in the context of Tom Nook Now I’m making a parody poem, I’ll add a link when it’s done

  • @Chrischi3TutorialLPs
    @Chrischi3TutorialLPs 3 года назад +777

    Matpat: "Do you remember that guy from Florida who was eating faces."
    Me: "Do you have the slightest idea how little that narrows it down?"

  • @krix4182
    @krix4182 3 года назад +525

    game: heres a rock
    Matpat: Well, it actually isn't.

    • @noodlebraininc249
      @noodlebraininc249 3 года назад +6

      Well actually its an actor Who has played in the movie jumanji and Other movies

    • @portalpotato4250
      @portalpotato4250 3 года назад +1

      It's a rock that secretly spring trap aka purple guy aka wiliam afton

  • @rituburrows8924
    @rituburrows8924 Год назад +2

    Matpat: Today we're gonna do another ruining your childhoods theory
    Me: classic Matpat.

  • @HumanBeing1018
    @HumanBeing1018 Год назад +4

    13:29 also in animal crossing when you get a bed and actually sleep in it you get a special feature when you can go to other peopls islands and see what they do but they cant see you, also there is also a lady there to help you do that (which could be the angel)

  • @Snolem12
    @Snolem12 3 года назад +762

    Game theory: Making cute games darker since 2011

  • @bulkyblock163
    @bulkyblock163 3 года назад +1970

    Nah, they're actually dead kids stuffed in animatronic animal suits

  • @courtneyjervis3110
    @courtneyjervis3110 2 года назад +6

    Honestly, yes, your "animal" neighbors can actually recognize what you changed in a mirror or vanity, cause I've been playing for a while, changed my hairstyle, my hair color and eye color and have had my neighbors commenting on it, saying simple phrases like "Hey, ____, I see you've changed your hairstyle or your eye color" yadda yadda They've even been commenting on my outfit like if I put on a different shirt or pants

  • @outershadow5093
    @outershadow5093 2 года назад +4

    6:45 "So as you can tell the cases that are being reported are pretty.... wild"
    *insert hilarious laughter and clapping*
    Great video! :D

  • @leorafilms.
    @leorafilms. 2 года назад +2224

    Its honestly crazy how he can find perfectly sound theories to make the games really dark that literally never crossed the dev’s minds lol

    • @AgentDigits
      @AgentDigits 2 года назад +65

      I mean the last room of the Dino exhibit shows what kind of prehistoric creatures the Animal villagers evolved from.
      Which honestly just debunks the theory

    • @JordanTruesdellYo
      @JordanTruesdellYo Год назад +3

      cue: fnaf 1

    • @TerraVulture
      @TerraVulture Год назад +17

      @@AgentDigits it even has one for the human character! If you stand in line with the rest above the Australopithecus skull, a light turns on, shining on your character.

    • @feiwnakausvkaxbdkebkswowbq8331
      @feiwnakausvkaxbdkebkswowbq8331 Год назад +5

      @@AgentDigitsnot really. If they evolved their ancestors wouldn’t be around. Which can’t debunk the fact he saw a real owl. You played yourself

    • @ChanceTheBrony
      @ChanceTheBrony Год назад

      @@feiwnakausvkaxbdkebkswowbq8331 I mean we evolved from apes and there are still apes. Maybe instead of Blather’s species having evolved from modern-day owls, Blathers and all the different species of owl share a common ancestor.

  • @axolotlcow
    @axolotlcow 3 года назад +716

    Normal people: cute game where you are friends with animals
    Matpat: *M E N T A L I L L N E S S*

  • @zensuzuki2332
    @zensuzuki2332 Год назад +6

    My happy mini theory: there is nothing weird going on and all the "normal animals" are just baby animals and when they grow up they become human like

  • @evilusurper
    @evilusurper 2 года назад +3

    For 13:27 I think it can also tie in with you sleeping in your home and visiting the dream worlds or other players.

  • @bonejawdeon8486
    @bonejawdeon8486 3 года назад +643

    "They talk like humans!"
    Humans: yadahyaladalayahaya

    • @meanwhileinthemindofagoril1343
      @meanwhileinthemindofagoril1343 3 года назад +23

      I have tried reading this 10 times and failed miserably.
      That is some solid evidence.

    • @bonejawdeon8486
      @bonejawdeon8486 3 года назад +8

      @@meanwhileinthemindofagoril1343 Lol I don't even know how I managed to say it.

    • @floamii2024
      @floamii2024 3 года назад +7

      closer to simlish

    • @knowyep5397
      @knowyep5397 3 года назад +4

      They do that because the dont want to do voice acting or something

    • @lonelyfighterpg3d948
      @lonelyfighterpg3d948 3 года назад +1

      @@meanwhileinthemindofagoril1343 Me I read it on my 3rd try

  • @mmcgrath2510
    @mmcgrath2510 3 года назад +745

    Me: oh they’re just people in costumes
    Matpat: you have a mental illness in this game

    • @fether835
      @fether835 3 года назад +10

      Hmm everyone:follows lore
      Matpat:ignores lore

    • @xann2681
      @xann2681 3 года назад +1

      Hmm, that might somehow have less sense

    • @eleven-roblox1806
      @eleven-roblox1806 3 года назад +1

      LMAO

    • @elmo1313
      @elmo1313 3 года назад +1

      Lmao nice joke

    • @davidgumazon
      @davidgumazon 3 года назад +1

      pastebin.com/JAM1gEWV *Minecraft vs Zombies 2 (fan game crossover of Minecraft, Plants vs Zombies and Touhou, with minor crossover of Slenderman, Hearthstone and Guitar Hero, minor crossovers are bonus/bosses levels)*

  • @brendongonzales377
    @brendongonzales377 Год назад +6

    If you listen closely, nearly the whole video his voice broke at random times. I feel you, matpat.

    • @brbasher
      @brbasher 6 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah

  • @Random_Person13440
    @Random_Person13440 Год назад +4

    4:08 maybe it's the same thing that happened to the ninja turtles

  • @dedriansanchez8409
    @dedriansanchez8409 3 года назад +712

    "You caught a frog! Or it's a new neighbor and I need to apologize."
    I think the game knows it doesn't make sense, and it just doesn't care.

    • @keithmccormick6310
      @keithmccormick6310 3 года назад +3

      Oh no Poor frog

    • @emrahalien2972
      @emrahalien2972 3 года назад +4

      i think these animals are just like primates. there them but not evolved to be.. well THEM.

    • @tamozsenpai7896
      @tamozsenpai7896 3 года назад

      IS THAT AN ACTUAL DIALOGUE

    • @emrahalien2972
      @emrahalien2972 3 года назад +1

      @@tamozsenpai7896 yeah i got it before.

    • @dedriansanchez8409
      @dedriansanchez8409 3 года назад +1

      @@tamozsenpai7896 It might not be exact, but I definitely remember something along those lines when I caught a frog

  • @ryanwilkerson6255
    @ryanwilkerson6255 3 года назад +719

    Nintendo: Makes a calming game with “animals” as main characters.
    Matt: MENTAL ILLNESSES

    • @christinabass1548
      @christinabass1548 3 года назад +3

      Ikr lol

    • @truthbetold5155
      @truthbetold5155 3 года назад +4

      Its a theory which commonly unreasonably digs to much to things such as character customization which is usually present in most games

    • @masony9226
      @masony9226 3 года назад +7

      Tbh i thought the animals were failed science experiments that where exiled to to their own island/town/city

    • @CelineArdela
      @CelineArdela 3 года назад +4

      Ah, of course mental illnesses
      Our good ol' matpat

    • @lawrenceadriennevalero3633
      @lawrenceadriennevalero3633 3 года назад +1

      this almost murdered me

  • @kassassin_brahgawk
    @kassassin_brahgawk Год назад +1

    I knew a demon wolf boy in college. He was in my economics class and he said he could also control the weather, but there were no windows and he was tired. He'd also have me read his smutty fanfiction in the library whenever class got out early. Also also he'd follow me to my car every day and try to get in the back seat of my car and ask my to take him somewhere like a fast food place or gas station. Never did. A year after I dropped out, my calendar alarm went off and it said "sonso's birthday." The demon wolf boy had somehow put his birthday in my phone without me knowing.

  • @MaddieMushroom126
    @MaddieMushroom126 Год назад

    Animal crossing nh: *is the most family-friendly game in existence*
    Matpat: no

  • @Furo_kun
    @Furo_kun 3 года назад +776

    Well, there is literally a family tree in the museum that explains that the villagers are more "evolved" forms of our normal animals, or that at least they split somewhere in the tree from the "normal animals". There is even the fossil of a primate before the spot where your villager can pose. Basically they see less-evolved animals the same as we humans see monkeys.

    • @loveangelsmack0578
      @loveangelsmack0578 3 года назад +48

      yeah i couldnt really focus on the theory bc of that

    • @l0v3n0n3
      @l0v3n0n3 3 года назад +4

      Furo_kun can you show me plz

    • @kamjorg
      @kamjorg 3 года назад +29

      @@l0v3n0n3 in the fossil section of the museum there is marking on the floor showing the 'tree' of life. In the last room there is a section for your character to pose in and out shows the different branches of the other species.

    • @Furo_kun
      @Furo_kun 3 года назад +8

      @@l0v3n0n3 Look up "animal crossing new horizons complete museum tour" on youtube.

    • @MantaKizaemonFTW
      @MantaKizaemonFTW 3 года назад +4

      Uhh... Now it's deconfirmed

  • @mxrcrow8893
    @mxrcrow8893 3 года назад +877

    Fun Fact:
    Blathers' fear of bugs isn't irrational, it actually came from when he was young a bug laid an egg sack in his desk and he didn't notice it until it hatched and millions of little bugs came running out
    I'd be scared of bugs too if that happened to me, the poor guy

    • @kyndal3311
      @kyndal3311 3 года назад +20

      Poor man..

    • @Virginia-gs9tc
      @Virginia-gs9tc 3 года назад +69

      He's also scared of snapping turtles since one chased him in a parking lot.

    • @hollie2107
      @hollie2107 3 года назад +23

      And the snapping turtle incident.

    • @reiredacted
      @reiredacted 3 года назад +15

      is... is that canonical?

    • @Virginia-gs9tc
      @Virginia-gs9tc 3 года назад +30

      @@reiredacted yup, he tells you about it if you bring him a snapping turtle

  • @lacimorgan2654
    @lacimorgan2654 2 года назад +3

    You should do one on what happened to Sable, Label, and Mable!

  • @borchasrpg
    @borchasrpg Год назад +1

    13:27 Matpat missed the opportunity to talk about the dream islands (which perfectly fitted the description) and instesd talked about something that had nothing to do with what he described

  • @finnweiss
    @finnweiss 3 года назад +366

    "If I had a nickle for every face eater in Florida, I'd have 2 nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that It happened twice"

    • @buckfella4030
      @buckfella4030 3 года назад +8

      @Noah Gentry I wish I was half as hot as your Profile pic

    • @user-ih5vp9wx7d
      @user-ih5vp9wx7d 3 года назад +3

      @Noah Gentry I tried... and I can't

    • @ahmetk5922
      @ahmetk5922 3 года назад

      @Noah Gentry I dıd😀

    • @jaytoplay0
      @jaytoplay0 3 года назад +2

      @Noah Gentry for some reason I read it in jacksepticeye's voice...

    • @ireneweeks8270
      @ireneweeks8270 3 года назад

      Dr. Doofensmirsts!?!?
      I butured his name!! XD

  • @gigasoldier7774
    @gigasoldier7774 3 года назад +390

    "i dont think this game is what is appears to be" - matpat in every peaceful game

  • @YardManIII
    @YardManIII 8 месяцев назад

    Couple years late to say this, but when I first saw the video I was thinking "Matpat saw a normal owl"
    Matpat: "An Owl."

  • @gameexplorer9777
    @gameexplorer9777 Месяц назад +1

    The Idea of Animal Crossing game came to developer after he had to move from his hometown to other city for his job. He wanted to show in this game how did he feel when he moved.
    So yeah. He decided to portray strangers as animals.

  • @zaarthelizard2728
    @zaarthelizard2728 3 года назад +1188

    Me in the distance: “Tom isn’t a raccoon! He’s a TANUKI!”

  • @charmeleonevolves5553
    @charmeleonevolves5553 3 года назад +617

    Game theory: *makes all these theories on Nintendos' games*
    Nintendo: come on man I just wanna make games for kids

  • @powdereyes2210
    @powdereyes2210 Год назад

    11:52 I haven’t read the message of Zipper until now
    Very funny there Mat Pat

  • @kennedylo
    @kennedylo Год назад +1

    This was an awsome theory and loved to hear it! Games are a great means of escape and are going to be the aid to help teach children. Like for me growing up learning came from movies or books. Now as games start to be more prominent I wouldn't be surprised that in the future games have hidden lessons not just for theory channels like MatPat's but for future generations to learn about the world.

  • @reflectedpuddle
    @reflectedpuddle 3 года назад +546

    “I don’t think this game is exactly what it appears to be” -MatPat in every game theory he’s ever done

  • @Vortex-zk2ye
    @Vortex-zk2ye 3 года назад +925

    Animal crossing creators: Lets make a cute game!
    Game Theory: depression.

    • @chirpingrobyn
      @chirpingrobyn 3 года назад +18

      *Clinical Lycanthropy

    • @ghostwas_here
      @ghostwas_here 3 года назад +21

      @@chirpingrobyn soo.. Furry depression.

    • @jirahjashmiermacalino7556
      @jirahjashmiermacalino7556 3 года назад +4

      Remonhāto i mean you aren’t necessarily wrong😭😭😭

    • @gabbyr6069
      @gabbyr6069 3 года назад +10

      It does say *ruining your childhood since 2011*

    • @chirpingrobyn
      @chirpingrobyn 3 года назад +5

      @@gabbyr6069 Childhood? What’s that? All I remember is trauma.

  • @StackatackaStudios
    @StackatackaStudios Год назад +2

    When I saw this video my brain said “SOUND ALLUSION DISCS” because I grew up with MatPats fnaf theories

  • @lanebreen5489
    @lanebreen5489 9 месяцев назад +1

    I love your new intro.❤

  • @stef__an
    @stef__an 3 года назад +390

    Except in the Museum it's shown all villager species and where they evolved from.

    • @lorenzoniccoli99ln
      @lorenzoniccoli99ln 3 года назад +33

      Yeah, for once it's that simple

    • @stevenwu127
      @stevenwu127 3 года назад +64

      He managed to find all this but he didn’t think of e v o l u t i o n

    • @TheYellobie
      @TheYellobie 3 года назад +28

      My thoughts exactly, feels like this has been voluntary omitted for the sake of this theory

    • @johnyume2247
      @johnyume2247 3 года назад +22

      Thank you!! As soon as he mentioned the owl I thought he was going to talk about the evolution in the game that's clearly seen in the Museum. Off the wall theories are fun but this theory is easily dismissed.

    • @MegaOverclocked
      @MegaOverclocked 3 года назад +10

      @@TheYellobie You must be new to how Game Theory operates.

  • @SaraHysaro
    @SaraHysaro 3 года назад +302

    I always figured it was just a case of branched evolution - one branch in each of the species that exist as a sapient species diverged from the main lines ages ago, and evolved similarly to humans from that point on. The realistic animals still exist because they took a different path, one that paralleled our animals' evolutionary paths precisely.

    • @AltairLeviosa
      @AltairLeviosa 3 года назад +51

      The final room of the fossil museum tells as much in a beautifully subtle manner. All of the lines on the floor that represent the paths life took end in a line up of silhouettes of the villagers, with an empty spot for the player, showing that they evolved along side them.

    • @cyanr
      @cyanr 3 года назад +1

      nah they're all furries ez

    • @inkboo_4293
      @inkboo_4293 3 года назад +5

      That's what I always thought, I definitely like this theory much more.

    • @ZynetESLD
      @ZynetESLD 3 года назад +1

      That actually is rather interesting. That could be a good theory

    • @barrettstone5657
      @barrettstone5657 3 года назад +3

      Wow that’s a better theory than this video

  • @presidentsplayroblox_
    @presidentsplayroblox_ 9 месяцев назад

    11:12 actully the voice is called: Animalneese , the devs were unable sync the synthithser so one of them sped it up so fast and Nintendo liked the output so thats why its like that

  • @acexspadesrblx
    @acexspadesrblx Год назад

    i need a full tour of the monterey bay aquarium to see how accurate it is (and if the line takes almost 1 hour to get it)

  • @midgematic8659
    @midgematic8659 3 года назад +420

    Ah yes, the good ole “You thought this was a wholesome childhood game but its actually about the MC having a mental illness/in a coma/is dead and in purgatory” theory

    • @noodle5177
      @noodle5177 3 года назад +9

      Hello Spleens

    • @fireheart1231
      @fireheart1231 3 года назад +9

      You're one to talk, Spleens, considering how much cocaine you do, lol

    • @TTwSaFP
      @TTwSaFP 3 года назад

      This is scary considering I’m not near 16 or 20 yet and I could possibly get it T^T

    • @AshElehaym
      @AshElehaym 3 года назад

      @@TTwSaFP i wouldn't count on it. Given there's been less than 70 cases since the 1800's it would be VERY unlikely for you to get it. So youre fine!

  • @valeriepena1973
    @valeriepena1973 3 года назад +584

    “You’re brave for changing your hair ducky” something one of my islanders told me

  • @disguisedcyclops4593
    @disguisedcyclops4593 Месяц назад

    This has got to be one of my favorite theories from this channel.

  • @RocRocs212
    @RocRocs212 8 месяцев назад +1

    I don’t think the creators meant it to go this far💀

  • @user-xh3dy6gp5i
    @user-xh3dy6gp5i 3 года назад +989

    Imagine if Nintendo just comes out like: *Oh- uh- nah, we just wanted to make a game with friendly humanoid animals. :/*

    • @Kettletwat
      @Kettletwat 3 года назад +31

      Thats what they did but this video is just a theory so

    • @unextrano9775
      @unextrano9775 3 года назад +4

      With normal animals

    • @pixelparasite829
      @pixelparasite829 3 года назад +9

      What!? Pfft nah!

    • @frogge4426
      @frogge4426 3 года назад +7

      Imagine nintendo just wants to make cute games that most if for young teens and not for men to look to deep into them

    • @Despacitoian
      @Despacitoian 3 года назад +1

      Ελενη Κουρη translation: imagine if Nintendo said that this kid friendly game is a kid friendly game.

  • @hoppefrosk
    @hoppefrosk 3 года назад +341

    "Animals in Animal Crossing aren't animals"
    Mat: Mental illness
    Oh... I figured it'd be something like a post-apocalyptic world setting, with uplifted animal-human hybrids replacing humans following some event that decimated the original human population, like the increasingly severe consequences of global warming, or nuclear war, or something. This was certainly a more original take on it.

    • @cheesygubbins5322
      @cheesygubbins5322 3 года назад +14

      splatoon who??? i thought that it was just some different universe where humans and intelligent, evolved animals live in peace, and the island getaway is a popular profession among humans, so they can meet animals and have them move to their island for a better life 🤷‍♀️

    • @YNEA.
      @YNEA. 3 года назад

      I thought it was a child with his stuffed toys explaining the wacky colours

    • @Lilyroche_12
      @Lilyroche_12 3 года назад

      Same, i didnt know that it was internal

    • @specklesthewolf4462
      @specklesthewolf4462 3 года назад

      I thought he would say they were furries. Aka my dream town

    • @leekang0181
      @leekang0181 3 года назад

      Lily Roche
      Hey other Lily!

  • @126isreal
    @126isreal Год назад

    11:10 back in wild world, you could pick what that sounded like with three options: animalese (what you're hearing here), bebebeeze which sounded like a load of b sounds i think and just plain silence.

  • @erinseely
    @erinseely Год назад +2

    The intro: ruining your childhood since 2011 😂

  • @aisharae3043
    @aisharae3043 3 года назад +2664

    my theory is they're stuck in the middle of life and death hence the term "crossing to the other side" so they just settled instead of trying to escape

    • @uRyL.
      @uRyL. 3 года назад +249

      And that is why dodo airlines can't keep record of you leaving

    • @BDPrice-gf7yj
      @BDPrice-gf7yj 3 года назад +51

      @@uRyL. omg- youre right

    • @zzzizouit
      @zzzizouit 3 года назад +253

      Maybe that’s why the mom of our character is “somewhere else” and misses us. So everything she says in her letters is spoken to her “dead” child who is neither in heaven nor in hell nor on the earth?

    • @zzzizouit
      @zzzizouit 3 года назад +32

      Yeah maybe I’m thinking about this too much

    • @taylorbritt499
      @taylorbritt499 3 года назад +52

      Animal Crossing = Purgatory... interesting theory!

  • @Archfiend_Sushi7746
    @Archfiend_Sushi7746 3 года назад +476

    Matpat seeing a nice relaxing happy game: “is this mental illness?”

  • @DeterminedToDraw
    @DeterminedToDraw Год назад +1

    Why did this make me think so much about an episode of Dragons Race To The Edge where Ruffnut thinks he’s turning into a werewolf-

  • @vira-siegkaiserreinhafro1670
    @vira-siegkaiserreinhafro1670 2 года назад +1

    Matpat: "2 months in and I'm still doing my daily chores."
    Me: Hold my 2 years and +2500 hours on my island.

  • @isaacwinters7642
    @isaacwinters7642 3 года назад +188

    “I think there’s a tragic truth behind this game.” Pretty much the second motto for game theory.

  • @elphieforbes1519
    @elphieforbes1519 3 года назад +800

    When I put my hair in a ponytail, the villagers were talking about how “brave” I was for “changing my look”.

    • @pidgeymon2353
      @pidgeymon2353 3 года назад +67

      Mine hardly recognized me, probably because i changed from female to male (I'm genderfluid agender, identified as male that day) and made my hair a crap-ton shorter.

    • @charliebuckley4817
      @charliebuckley4817 3 года назад +35

      I was once called snooty because I edited my passport

    • @livingbeing4517
      @livingbeing4517 3 года назад +7

      @@pidgeymon2353 Oh.. Did we ask about your gender though

    • @memaymoo8088
      @memaymoo8088 3 года назад +33

      @@livingbeing4517 Bruh don't be rude

    • @livingbeing4517
      @livingbeing4517 3 года назад +6

      @@memaymoo8088 Aight, then, 'whatever your name was, what made you think, that the information that you had gender dysphoria was something we needed to know?'

  • @sonofhestia8234
    @sonofhestia8234 Год назад +1

    I just assumed not all the animals evolved in this game. Wait to ruin a fun childhood memory Mat Pat! Great vid!

  • @brebunny3942
    @brebunny3942 2 года назад

    when you said wooden steak to the heart it reminded me of vampires i suggest a show called buffy the vampire slayer its on Disney +

  • @bumblebee8903
    @bumblebee8903 3 года назад +745

    Therapist: “Isabelle with eyebrows isn’t real, she can’t hurt you.”
    Isabelle with eyebrows:

    • @twoytel1469
      @twoytel1469 3 года назад +1

      BUMBLE BEE oh no

    • @quik4783
      @quik4783 3 года назад

      I don't know if I missed it or I just haven't got there yet, but I need a time stamp man!

    • @NASCARNitroHot
      @NASCARNitroHot 3 года назад

      ..
      -

    • @leen118
      @leen118 3 года назад +4

      @@quik4783 thumbnail!

    • @polishmothproductions
      @polishmothproductions 3 года назад

      *Windows Shutdown Noises*

  • @derickseto951
    @derickseto951 3 года назад +419

    Nintendo: trying to make a game with cute characters
    MatPat: the main character has a mental illness!

    • @prince_nocturne
      @prince_nocturne 3 года назад +3

      Also the off brand Easter Bunny is a serial killer, and the world is a post apocalyptic wasteland and we built our houses on graves (that's an older one, but it's a thing!)

    • @foreiso
      @foreiso 3 года назад +2

      furries

    • @adilhelimam
      @adilhelimam 3 года назад +1

      @@prince_nocturne or he's your FATHER [as the player's character]

  • @thebadboi7039
    @thebadboi7039 Год назад

    Hey ! Can you do love & pies? I have a felling like it has something to do with Lilly’s garden.

  • @honord.1811
    @honord.1811 2 года назад +1

    Man. First Cars and Minions and now this? (breath in) *SIGH* MatPat really DOES never run out of ideas. Does he?

  • @nofoundfootage
    @nofoundfootage 3 года назад +354

    Matpat: Your character is under stressful circumstances. Moving out, getting a loan, debt,
    Me: Getting chased by wasps,

    • @sagesona
      @sagesona 3 года назад +8

      ,getting bit by tarantulas and scorpions,

    • @Plushy-Guy
      @Plushy-Guy 3 года назад

      What about killing issabelle

    • @selalewow
      @selalewow 3 года назад

      Hey you can have mood swings using the reactions.

  • @ashywashy0202
    @ashywashy0202 3 года назад +583

    Nintendo: Imma release a cute, relaxing, calming game about anthropomorphic animals and living on a peaceful island that's totally oriented towards kid and isn't dark at all!
    Matpat: Im about to ruin this man's whole career

    • @frindjinny6
      @frindjinny6 3 года назад +16

      He’s desperate for a theory and animal crossing is popular so let’s go grab some random mental illness Nintendo DEFINITELY thought of while making the game. The evidence is weak as a leaf and is easily torn apart and discarded.

    • @Tonini08
      @Tonini08 3 года назад +2

      Frindjinny6 be speaking facts

    • @kaelyn6486
      @kaelyn6486 3 года назад +1

      Frindjinny6 hahaha

    • @kaelyn6486
      @kaelyn6486 3 года назад

      Haha I love this

    • @cmcgee564
      @cmcgee564 3 года назад

      lmao

  • @bricdoo7483
    @bricdoo7483 11 месяцев назад

    I am late to this video, but recently i started playing a game called 'Night In The Woods' and i feel the theory applies to that game too. Our character, Mae is a 20 yr old young adult and she is a cat. Throughout the game we see, other cats. Some are like our character which walks on 2 legs but some others are like....normal cats. They walk on all 4s and behave like a cat. We also see racoons, some of which are like our character, smart and walk only on 2 feet, but some others we see are like normal racoons. In the game there is a part in which we watch television but the characters on screen are talking gibberish with only the names being somewhat understandable. This happens throughout the game. Another point, about the stress. The ENTIRE plot of the game is based on the stresses of being an adult, and our character has recently dropped out of college and is now facing issues regarding family, friends, jobs and housing. I feel that this all could have been the cause of clinical lycanthropy, just like in Animal Crossing. And that's my theory. Well I'm sure you will not be able to see this lol.

  • @iamweird3919
    @iamweird3919 2 года назад

    They also comment on out of season face paint after a few talks, "you making a new statement" only occurs when you wear the paint...

  • @kirbgaming8192
    @kirbgaming8192 3 года назад +525

    Game theory: **that title**
    Me not even playing animal crossing: **confused screaming**

  • @yousifhayder3601
    @yousifhayder3601 3 года назад +175

    Anything cute and/or innocent *exists*
    MatPat: You are evil and have a dark past

    • @3m35
      @3m35 3 года назад +3

      Ain't that true lol

    • @arianewinter4266
      @arianewinter4266 3 года назад +3

      I found Animal Crossing always creepy, so much cut to be harmless it makes me wary . . .

    • @gitaastutikamini3812
      @gitaastutikamini3812 3 года назад

      Lmao true

  • @thatoneace5192
    @thatoneace5192 2 года назад

    Mat pat,
    As a animal crossing player I can say that yes they may comment you but I’ve never experienced it yet

  • @orebbeccap4119
    @orebbeccap4119 2 года назад

    12:00
    do they do at times, I usually wear bandages on my personas face.
    One the villagers is concerned that I rarely take them off and that I'm actually physically hurt...