The Animal Crossing and DOOM fanbases have been collaborating with all sorts of wonderful stuff over the past few weeks, but this latest creation might just be the cherry on top.
Andrei Mishanin, a Russian artist that we featured on the site earlier this year thanks to their wonderful Pokémon x Animal Crossing artwork, is back once again with what is quite possibly the best video we've ever seen.
Introducing DOOMANIMAL, a metal band made up of Isabelle, Tom Nook, a villager wearing the DOOM Slayer helmet, and a villager version of Marnie from Pokémon Sword and Shield, all jamming along to DOOM's main theme.
We never need any particular excuse to blast that DOOM theme out of our speakers - it absolutely slaps, as the kids say - but seeing Tom Nook casually playing that synth like the rock god he is somehow makes it even better. The official DOOM Twitter account actually thanked the video's creator for their hard work.
We absolutely love it. If you're reading, Andrei, congrats on an amazing job!
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Covid-19 or animal crossing new horizon??
I know what I'm choosing"ACNH".....
As much as it's my very first animal crossing game. Looking forward. F**k covid-19.
Brilliantly done! Also funny.
That is pretty epic!
@Razer Come on, man... There are plenty of games to play.
I, for one, can't wait to play Animal Crossing. Cut the "real gamers" crap.
Awesome! Bought both, don't know which to play... but since Animal Crossing has not been delivered yet, I'll start with Doom (digital on PC)
When they started head banging, that was it for me, I love this so damn much! Also, that song (BFG Division) is my alarm. 😅
EDIT: Razer seems to have forgotten that there's a million games out there to play, or do "real gamers" only play what's new? I guess I better stop playing Super Metroid then, I can't lose my "real gamer" status.
@Quarth no newer releases.
I had to watch The Outer Worlds release date go by because of this virus which i understand but also now Dooms as well...
Instead i get offered this thing as an alternative... which i personally think is a casual teenage girls game.
I have no issues that others will gwt enjoyment out of this thing but i for one will be missing out on any real games and that kinda annoys me.
Name a more iconic duo than Doomslayer and Isabelle.
I know people meme about this but Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing New Horizons really go well together. I've been switching between those two all morning and it's a lot fun
@Crimson_Ridley yeah sorry life simulator games and puzzle games i have problem calling real games.
Mainly because if i call them real games then that would make chess players gamers.
I mean think about it though... what do you actually do? There is no objective here. Even the reviews just call it cute and relaxing...
Yeah sorry that's just not something i consider a real game.
Incredible. Just incredible.
@Razer What about Stardew Valley?
Hell yeah, what a way to kick off Doom 64...oh right, a new animal crossing is out as well, who knew
@OorWullie same thing.
That seems to appeal more to casual teenage boys though. But all in all its the same thing.
I get that its cute and relaxing and meant to be a time sink but so is Chess minus the cute and people who play that are not called gamers.
@Razer OK, you've piqued my curiosity, against my better judgement. What do you consider real games?
@Razer
"real gamers"... 😆😆😆
Hilarious. Not into the game but still funny.
@Crimson_Ridley games with an objective. A story. A thing to do. I have to want to get there to get that item so i can access that thing and unlock that part of the story.
Or even games which require a level of skill to be considered the best... games like AC, you just need time..
AC goals are all self imposed and while that can be fun, if done right. In AC's case its just done to cater to teenage girls.
Now those self imposed goal type games can be fun if they are done right like i said... but to call anyone playing them a gamer is like calling a chess player a gamer.
Sure you can technically do it... but i doubt you would put money on them to win in a game of Forza, Doom, Smash Bros, Street Fighter or any number of game that actually requires a level of skill to play and be good at.
In short... a real game requires skill to be played. Not just some time on your hands.
@Razer Then maybe you should get a PS4 or an Xbox One? They're pretty cheap now.
I also want Outer Worlds and DOOM Eternal for Switch, but I can wait. I have plenty of options.
You can have your definition of what constitutes a game (even if it's a bit condescending), but that doesn't mean it's correct. Games can be a lot of things, which is wonderful. That's why I think the term "real gamers" is BS.
Some games are family friendly and more kids oriented, but grown ups can enjoy them as well. It's an often much needed escape from reality, either in the shape of AC or DOOM.
@Razer I'm a 37 year old man and I play Animal Crossing and Chess, so am I not a real gamer?
Also for reference I have an Atari 2600, NES, Master System, Megadrive, Mega CD, Snes, PS1, Saturn, N64, Gamecube, PS3, Wii, Wii U, PS4, Xbox One X, a Switch and a few more plus too many games to list here and I've had about 25 years of practice on Doom and Street Fighter 2
So happy and terrified at the same time!
@Razer I'm 42 year old and have been gaming since the Atari 2600. I like to rip and tear demons as much as I enjoy watering my crops and tending to my livestock. Does that make me half a gamer?
@Razer I disagree. Your definition is entirely incorrect, a game can be anything, but in the broad sense of video games, it's anything that a person can play on an electronic device. A gamer is any person that plays those games. Skill has nothing to do with being a "real gamer", they're just more skilled at the games they play.
If a person is enjoying what they are playing, what right do you have to marginalise that person, just because they don't play what you do?
Take myself, for example; I play every game on the hardest difficulty and have completed what many consider to be some of the most difficult games ever made, but I'll also happily play Animal Crossing, puzzle games, and games that require little to no skill. I do not judge my status based on the type of games I play, only on the fact that I play games in general.
You have an extremely immature outlook on this topic, and whilst I can respect everyone has a differing opinion, it's one that I would expect anyone to challenge.
@Razer @Razer your opinion and reality can be different thinks.
And a opinion is not necessarily correct. For me a games only objective it to be fun. (Weather via challenge or relaxation) broaden your mind and experience the world to it fullest extent, don't live in your self imposed bubble.
Rip and tear! Yes baby!
I love this mash-up of extremes! This is the best kind of fan activity in our pastime of choice - GAMERS uniting to celebrate 2 REAL GAMES radically different in genres yet bound to generate the same level of fun and excitement in their audiences.
Slaying demons or slaying weeds, is it really so different? Both camps are legitimate video gamers, and both are very much in for a treat!
Now if they'd do the tried and true original Doom music from the first game, first level everyone knows.
This is just too funny!
Surely that Razer guys has to be a satirical account?!
@Razer I just bought a new pair of plyers. Need to borrow them to pull that stick out of your butt?
All the Nintendo can pretend otherwise but the reality is that when you type
"Animal crossing is" in google, the first next words that appear are boring and pointless.
I didn't expect any different from a Nintendo forum but when you go outside of this box, many people share my opinion.
Infact im willing to bet money that more gamers share my opinion than the Nintendo fans who subscribe to these silly notions above.
I don't need to justify myself to any of you because in 90% of other websites you're all trying desperately hard to justify this games existence in the sea of "what is this game even for" topics.
@Razer did you compare AC to Chess? Dude for what you’re looking for, I think you need a PlayStation or Xbox to go along with your switch. Enjoying doom entrenar on my Xbox one X, with RE3 and cyberpunk coming later this year
Very well done. Although the way Tom Nook dresses he looks like he should be backing up Perry Como.
brilliant. it's a shame doom eternal is not on the switch yet, but i'm going to wait. meanwhile i'm downloading doom 2016 to actually finish it - i thought it runs and looks better on pc, so i'll play it there - never got to play anything on pc since i've got my switch, not only doom
@Razer
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Well there goes a lot of your credibility.
"Razer" wrote:
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Whoops, guess Doom eternal is too difficult and bad. Good thing we trust Google unconditionally. I just saved you some money, you're welcome.
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Correction, we don't need to justify ourselves to you because we have one thing you can'targue with, sales. Animal crossing is a cash cow. We can't help that you don't like that. You're welcome to your opinion that animal crossing isn't a game, just don't act like your opinion is fact.
This video would be more fitting if Isabelle and other Animal Crossing characters are in gothic clothing.
@Razer Basing your entire argumentation on Google search autocomplete results is... a choice
AahYeaah.. watching that just felt really good!
@Razer
I read your opinion and thumbs up on that.
Selling opinions as facts doesn’t help anyone though. Just leads to another never ending argument ..imo
@Razer Chess requires skill. So by your logic, chess is a real game... So chess players are gamers of a real game.
@Razer @Razer
You must using a special edition of google, because when I type "animal crossing is", nowhere it says anything about "boring" or "pointless".
OR you are just a big fat liar?
@Razer let’s tone it down with the trolling and baiting.
I’m warning you because you have been an user for a while, but we really don’t need behavior like this. So if you continue I will need to give some time out.
@ everyone else: let’s try to move on from that subject.
Now we just need DOOMGUY rocking out to Club K.K. music.
Simply Amazing!
@Kalmaro that guy's a clown, I picked up both Animal Crossing and Doom Eternal and both are amazing games, also I can't find these 90% of other websites he's talking about. Never mind, back to watering my flowers and catching fish for me
@carlos82 I'm not worried and I'm dropping it, I've already said all I need to.
I'm picking up doom later, I don't have time to shoot demons right now, I need to smack more rocks for iron!
@Kalmaro haha I've got pockets full of fish waiting for Blathers to turn up tomorrow
@carlos82 Same, I got the house already so I'm stuffing everything in there.
Where’s K.K. Slider?
@Razer ok boomer
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