Animal Crossing: New Leaf comes out in a month.
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It's a great game and I love how lively the towns are. The game is kind of slow so far, but I think it's picking up now.
KojiKnight
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Wild World didn't really change all of that much and it took out quite a bit (island, NES games, etc). It was forgiven (rightfully so) for being the first portable AC and because it added co-op. City Folk, besides not adding almost anything to WW, also didn't even add much from GCN half a decade later which is what was so upsetting.
NL is the first major step forward for the game.
On the subject of NES games, I understand why they took them out of the games ("free" games that they could make money from the VC), but I do wish they had put something in their place... Like Game and Watches, or some other quick and simple games. Something that you could collect and do something with besides just show off (not that that isn't fun, but little mini games would be nice additions and give you something else to compete with)
peanutbutterlatte
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Meh, at best I'd like a "window" into our GB/GBC/NES VC titles. But again, just press "Home" and play the damn NES game. Things have changed since Gamecube!
To me, Wild World felt like a beta Animal Crossing 2 and City Folk the finished version. Hybridization, online, contiguous world, major changes in resident interaction, etc. It just didn't look all that different was the thing.
KojiKnight
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Exactly, a window into VC you wouldn't really gain anything out of, and there'd be no sense of accomplishment "collecting" them.
Though it would bring up the interesting notion of letting people "borrow" your VC purchases through animal crossing...
No no, I still prefer the idea of Game and Watch collectibles. The games are simple, kept track of score, etc and would make for good competitions amongst friends...
"I just scored 1000 points in juggling!" "Oh yeah, I just beat that score!" type thing.
peanutbutterlatte
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Maybe. There's lots to do though, so I won't lament the chance to play oldold games as opposed to all the new stuff going on in NL.
Samurai_Heart
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I'm just glad we get to celebrate real holidays again instead of (WW) made up holidays that repeated and was terribad
Samurai_Heart
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Sure share fruits first lol, that profit ^_^
peanutbutterlatte
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Eeeh I might want to just chill the first day!
Get everything established in ol' Koholint before inviting visitors. Although yeah, a quick fruit trade sounds good!I hated Bright Lights week so bad :\ You couldn't even participate yourself, you had to judge everyone elses house that didn't look any different at all. So lazy.
This really is kind of a cool idea. One of the key reasons I think VC doesn't really fit modern AC is the notion that you're going into your virtual town to hole yourself up for a lengthy period of time in your virtual house. Runs counter to the socialization that's becoming more present in the game.
But this is kind of cool. Something short and quick. A port, so that it'd be easy to let town visitors watch you play, then pass it on to the next person, or engineer two-player G&W-style games.
spindashing
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Yeah. Sharing fruit sounds just about right for the first day.
You wouldnt want people to think you're a hobo
Robin64
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KojiKnight
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I have no such qualms... You don't solve the homeless crisis by ignoring it! You have to document it, show the success stories of people crawling their way up! You have to give people hope!
Yay, made the Bicycle Theme from Red and Blue.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0BMRvCXcRXo
I wish these could be much longer, though.
http://vocaroo.com/i/s0BMRvCXcRXo
I wish these could be much longer, though.
I kind of want to make my town just this dystopian nightmare, where anyone can come in and just wreck things, or improve them if they feel bad. Can I make things such a living nightmare that all of my neighbors will move out?
It would be great if the game reinforced this by letting you know you're bad at the game if the color pallet became a little desaturated and it was always cloudy and rainy and stuff and the abandoned houses gathered cobwebs and got broken windows and patchy roofs.
It would be great if the game reinforced this by letting you know you're bad at the game if the color pallet became a little desaturated and it was always cloudy and rainy and stuff and the abandoned houses gathered cobwebs and got broken windows and patchy roofs.
peanutbutterlatte
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I don't think there's any explicit way to make villagers move out... even straight up not talking to them doesn't always work. If you don't play for a while, cockroaches overrun your house.
Robin64
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You talk of hope, yet it is not so easily given. What the people need is a hero. A mayor they can look up to. A mayor they believe will save them. A mayor that will build... SIGNPOSTS.
Going to try and preorder the Animal Crossing 3DS XL bundle tomorrow. So pumped. Whoever at Nintendo of Canada that decided to make it a Best Buy exclusive should get fired. I have to drive 45 minutes one way to get to my closest Best Buy. :'(
The long drive will definitely be worth it though. The hype is pretty much coursing through my veins at this point.
The long drive will definitely be worth it though. The hype is pretty much coursing through my veins at this point.
ZAMtendo
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Yeahhhh, lots of profit! It would be cool to have an introductions day - I don't mind hosting an intro day in Tooting
peanutbutterlatte
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If you send them gibberish e.g. "mff;kefkpegkopv" they'll notice I think. Also if you swear they'll take offence, IIRC.
Planning to leave a ton of mean and passive aggressive letters?
KojiKnight
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I... that's... just so much win.
As for dystopian towns... this is a Nintendo game, only bright and cheery for you, and you'll like it.
Gah, wish 3DS capture kits weren't so expensive or I'd boot up WW for the next stream instead of city folk since it seems to be the preferred game.
peanutbutterlatte
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We could still play? I've just started a new town, going to occupy myself in various ways!
Well they are meant to be little ditties that play briefly when you talk to someone. No point have a long melody that is still playing after you've finished talking to someone.
Though there was some rumbling that NL allows for more notes.
"We all took a vote and you're creepy. Please leave the fine town of Tanzia. -The Mayor"
FiveMinuteHero
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Lots of AC fans in here... I was wondering if anyone of you guys tried Harvest Moon? It is a bit similar to AC in some ways.
peanutbutterlatte
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4 I think, though I swear I saw a screenshot with 6+ players :\
I've only tried the GBC version via the 3DS VC, can't say I'm a fan. Maybe I need more time at it.
The Granny with the Goods isn't too creepy but one of your neighbors may be?!
Warrior_Keoni
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SNES one here, loved it too. Got tedious, but still fun.
ZAMtendo
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Played the hell out of the GBC version. After AC releases, I won't see the point!
FiveMinuteHero
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If you have the opportunity get HM: Tree of Tranquility on Wii/U, it is one of the best examples I played.
I am not the mayor of Port Tanzia... yet.
ZAMtendo
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Can somebody confirm please?
I shouldn't have read this thread. Makes me want to get the game, but I don't have a 3DS yet! Hopefully they will still the poptart at VGP in a few weeks' time. I doubt it though, since they already ran out of pre-orders. It's not on Play-Asia yet (the NA version, that is), and they are too expensive anyway.
I'll probably join you all late.
I'll probably join you all late.
KojiKnight
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Used to be a huge harvest moon fan... then came Rune Factory which completely ruined (in a good way) harvest moon for me forever. All the mindless/enjoyable tedium of farming with some nice action to break up the mix.
(Edit) As for recommending the Wii harvest moon games... you're a monster. Those games play at 15fps and the artstyle looks horrendous. Play Magical Melody is you want a good "classic" harvest moon game on a modern(ish) system. Or play the latest entry on 3DS as it's quite good as well.
That said, I still recommend Rune Factory (which is a spinoff in a fantasy setting) very heavily. Any of the entries on DS or Wii and the upcoming RF4 on 3ds looks awesome too.
Better late than never!
FiveMinuteHero
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Heh, I did play Rune Factory on the PS3, and didn't like it one bit. Call me a traditionalist!
If it means getting rid of some of those undesirables, you have my Hunters' support fully.
Ha. It's unfortunate if they recognize swear words and negative words most likely, or else all my letters would be like how I talk to my dog where I just say mean terrible things to him but in a really positive and upbeat voice and he just sits there smiling all happy.
Tides is pretty different from other Rune Factory games. Try the numbered entries on DS, particularly 3. 4 looks like it could be pretty great too.Heh, I did play Rune Factory on the PS3, and didn't like it one bit. Call me a traditionalist!
KojiKnight
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Heh, I did play Rune Factory on the PS3, and didn't like it one bit. Call me a traditionalist!
You mean Tides of Destiny? Ahh that's your problem... you picked the one "meh" Rune Factory to try. It's "farming" is completely bleh, that entry moved too far into the "action" category and kind of forsake the sim elements more than the others.
Frontier on Wii is a great one, and Rune Factory 2/3 on DS are also great places to start. Rune Factory 1 is more or less a perfect Harvest Moon clone with dungeons, but because of this it feels kind of incomplete. It is what it is, an experimental take on Harvest Moon, where as later games strut out a little more bravely into their own genre.
I bought the GameCube HM and I couldn't work out how to rejuvenate my stamina. In the other ones you'd just go to bed but apparently that's not the case with the GCN version. So basically no stamina meant to farming meant no money meant no food meant no stamina. I was clearly missing something. I should go back and work out what that something was.
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