Gamers Balik Kampung With Virtual Raya In The Sims And Animal Crossing


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Malaysians are determined to celebrate Ramadhan with their families during this movement control order (MCO), even if they can’t be together physically.
Savvy Malaysian gamers are recreating their beloved kampungs in popular game Sims 4, a virtual world where you can customize your house, life, and characters.
My kampung house in The Sims 4 #TheSims4 #stayandplay pic.twitter.com/qmP8JQ3Ysm
— eyynis (@anmff_) April 24, 2020
giving you raya/kampung vibes in The Sims 4 #RamadanMubarak pic.twitter.com/9z9WrUMGtm
— alia (@aliamsrah) April 24, 2020
One gamer even created her own tom yam restaurant, which drew praise for the shocking similarity to real life, down to the “akak and abang tom yam” wait staff uniform.
Shoutout to akak and abang tomyam they were 100% my inspiration to open this restaurant pic.twitter.com/HVGGYPoyRZ
— Anis (@anissmz) April 27, 2020
The Sims isn’t the only place that Malaysians have found solace at. Many have also been celebrating on another extremely popular game, Animal Crossing on the Nintendo Switch.
ready for raya #AnimalCrossing #ACNH #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/bgxX2oS0BX
— yat (@hidayatrafii) April 27, 2020
Including our favourite Raya foods such as lemang and rendang.
This Raya, we’ll have us some Lem-Lem Ang-Ang and Ren-Ren Dang-Dang.
— MokcikNab BackToOpis (@mokciknab) April 25, 2020
Credit to @fizahrah for this adorable #animalcrossing. pic.twitter.com/jPJN7rCvyC
There’s no end to Malaysian creativity, and it’s heartwarming to see so many determined to celebrate Raya however they can.
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Anne is an advocate of sustainable living and the circular economy, and has managed to mum-nag the team into using reusable containers to tapau food. She is also a proud parent of 4 cats and 1 rabbit.