10 Hidden Ways Video Games Punished You For BREAKING The Rules
2. Mr. Resetti's Wrath - Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing is the OG of cozy games, a simulation of a peaceful life with cute critters.
And yet, should you somehow manage to anger the game, it will punish you with something that has traumatized many a kid back in the day!
Animal Crossing is a day-to-day experience. You boot up the game, do your chores, play with the animals, and then check in on your town the next day. To make your progress feel immersive and consistent, the game forces you to save every time you quit it, but you may feel dissatisfied with how certain things played out one day and want to redo it.
In this case, you can technically reset the game by turning off the console mid-session… But this will wake up Mr. Resetti.
Mr. Resetti is a grumpy mole that visits the player every time the game detects it’s been reset. As soon as the game boots up, he will show up at your doorstep and lash out at you for cheating!
Unlike other characters in the game, Mr. Resetti is incredibly harsh! His tone is so threatening, in fact, that it led to rumors claiming the angry mole could delete your save file for resetting one too many times!