

Fans might spot the inspiration, but non-gamers might not make the connection unless someone told them. Those paintings are a bit more subtle, however. Other gifs show paintings paying tribute to games like Ghost of Tsushima and Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. It’s just one of many fan-made works humorously referencing Doom Eternal and Animal Crossing: New Horizon’s shared release date. The creative piece depicts the adorable animal characters from Animal Crossing sitting down for a forest picnic in the Doom Slayer’s silhouette. He also has a gif of himself creating a tribute to Animal Crossing and Doom Eternal. A quick trip to his Gfycat page reveals a beautiful alien landscape inspired by No Man’s Sky. It’s also not the only video game-inspired painting by Two Ruru.

Still, it remains an impressive piece of fan art. One commenter on the Xbox One Subreddit went so far as to say it turned a classy and subtle piece of science fiction art into a Game Stop poster. Some felt it clashed with the painting style, with another comment complaining that it screwed up the artwork’s perspective. Various commenters thought the Master Chief’s helmet did not fit in well with the rest of the piece. Impressive as the painting is, it attracted a bit of criticism from the users of both subreddits.

He initially posted the time-lapse on r/wholesomegifs before another user posted it to the Xbox One Subreddit. The artist goes by JosePablotoscano on Reddit and Two Ruru on other platforms. This person’s tribute to the game that started it all from
