In this video we'll be deep diving into the topic of animals in video games: how they're treated, how they're portrayed, and how they're used in game mechanics. We discuss Breath of the Wild/Tears of the Kingdom, Animal Crossing New Horizons, Stardew Valley and Palworld.

Content disclaimer: I do not own the rights to some of the footage shown in this video. All footage has on-screen credit to its original owner. My use of this content in this video falls under fair use.

Intro 00:00
My background with video games 01:28
Consumable food items 02:42
Food in Breath of the Wild 03:06
Food in Stardew Valley 03:47
Food in Animal Crossing 04:03
Characters in Animal Crossing 04:24
Characters in Breath of the Wild 04:52
Rito Village 05:04
Enemies in BOTW 07:17
Enemies in Palworld 08:18
Animals in game mechanics 09:08
Wild animals in BOTW 09:20
Horseback riding in video games 10:26
Animal farming in Stardew Valley 11:16
Animal death in Stardew Valley 12:26
Fishing in video games 14:11
Real world implications 16:58
YouTube comments about Palworld 17:59
Can you enjoy games as a vegan? 21:05
Dead Cells vegetarian menu 22:14
Future of vegan games 22:45
Final thoughts 23:22
Outro 23:53