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More Accessible Animal Crossing: List of Features
A main line Animal Crossing title with a lot of quality of life features
--What is Animal Crossing?
For those who haven't played Animal crossing; it's a very relaxing game where you play the way you want and able to express yourself through gameplay as everyone's interactions are not the same.
Most of the time you do mundane tasks, have random events, collect items, do tasks to advance.
There are unknown, surprise unlocks/expansions
You play your own way (no pressure/stress to complete anything)
There is so much you can do in one day especially when some expansion starts or you have a goal in mind
The more time you invest the more you get. You set your own goal, can be ambitious or casual in your advancement
It's pretty much a life sim/sandbox with random animal creatures where everyone has unique experience
--List of features
1. There's 1 island per switch. 8 houses or accounts
2. 4 player simultaneous play. Follow a leader (range you can travel/screen space centered around the leader)
With party play, items collected are put into a recycle box to obtain later
3. Able to backup save file one time. Nintendo going to give more details on this later
4. If you have a Animal Crossing amiibo- you can invite scanned amiibo to island
5. With a construction permit you are able to create own path, change terrain (cliffs, roads, rivers, bridges, slopes)
6. Nook miles. achievement system. pay off getaway package, rewards. Earn by completing tasks around the town
With Nook miles you can purchase 'Nook miles tickets' where you can go to a mystery islands with new resident and tons of items to collect. Good way to farm items
7. Nook link. Switch Online Phone App. video/voice chat. transfer designs from Animal crossing new leaf via QR code
8. Resident service center: add shop and museum
9. Random merchants- sell items not found in area
10. There are fish tournaments. Bug offs. Seasonal events via free DLC
11. New ways to traverse with Volting poll and ladders
12. At the start you can choose island 1 of 4 island layout (able to edit later with construction permit). Able to choose between northern and southern hemisphere to start off at a different season
13. There are new resident animations. Resident don't just stand there doing nothing. Actual idle animation and they interact with their surroundings.They also have more clothing options
14. 2 main facilities:
Resident services: buy items , get advice, crafting
Airport: invite residents, travel other locations, send messages/items
13. Nook phone. In-game phone where you can access camera, map, call islanders, look up DIY recipes, collect Nook Miles, take photos, and other apps. island wide broadcast, resident services
14. Eating food such as apples, you gain energy, which gives you the ability to uproot whole Trees and place them somewhere else on island
15. You can make bait and use medicine cure bug bites
16. You choose how your characters looks. No quizzes to take. Change characters' hairstyles, facial features, skin tone, nose, mouth at any time by looking at a mirror.
Clothing options includes sweatshirts around the waist, backpacks, and phone cases
17. Updated graphics. Not pixelated, a lot of detail
18 Music is very good. Cheerful elevator type music. Changes every hour
19. Extensive crafting system where you craft items, tools and furniture based on resources you collect. Can view DIY recipes via Nook Phone. Use the workbench to craft furniture from materials/resources gathered on the island. There is tool durability which you have to keep track of and re-craft
20. Able to place furniture items both indoors and outdoors
Overall very fun and addicting game where you can express yourself through gameplay. A lot of quality of life improvement compared to past games in the franchise. BEST game in the franchise in my opinion (Wished it had NES games though). If any features I left out, please leave it in the comments
March 2020 · Video Games · verified purchase