Official Animal Crossing: City Folk / Let's Go to the City! Thread of Fun & Innocence

tmaynard said:
This game is wonderful. If you liked either of the previous ones, I think you'll definitely enjoy this one.

It has fresh additions and they really bumped up the amount of insects you will see which is just something that stood out for me.

I played the hell out of both the GC version and Wild World, and this just feels like the absolutely perfect mix of the two. I'm having a lot of fun with it.
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I like the more bugs thing. It now makes bug catching a reasonable way to make money, rather than just something for collectionists and those waiting for Nook to sell a fishing pole. I often catch a bunch as I'm fruit picking to pad my pockets a little extra.
 
PsychoCandy said:
I bought it on friday and I must say that once I understood I had to do everyhting I already did in the DS version all over again, with very little new as a reward, I felt cheated. I really feel like reselling the game right now.
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Sorry man, but all I can say is get onto the online thread and start meeting new people, or else you should just resell it.

TheGrayGhost said:
Can someone please explain to me what DS Suitcase does? I've read the instruction booklet entry maybe five times, and I still don't understand.
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There's DS Suitcase at the beginning, allowing you to transport your old character form the DS game into City Folk. You'll only copy their looks/clothes, and their catalog. You still have to start from scratch in the money department.

There's DS Suitcase for visiting other towns. Basically, the DS acts like a memory card did for the GCN game. You save your character data, go over to a friend's house, load up the data and play at their place for a while. Then you save back on to the DS, go back home, and load up your data from the DS.
 
gimz said:
yea i was thinking of picking the "just game" up today as well, cuz i dont wanna spend extra 20 dollars for the mic or maybe i can get the mic sepreatly in the future?
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It's $30 seperate I believe. If I weren't such an Animal Crossing fan or if I needed to mic sooner I wouldn't mind waiting longer to save $10, oh well.
 
LouieGeetoo said:
I'm not sure if anyone's mentioned it, but IGN's review is up.

http://wii.ign.com/articles/930/930689p1.html

It got a score of
7.5
from Craig Harris.
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After putting literally weeks and months into playing both the GameCube original and the Nintendo DS sequel, it was very disappointing to see that, after putting nearly two weeks into Animal Crossing: City Folk that very little effort went into the design beyond porting and enhancing the Nintendo DS game.
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¯\(°_o)/¯
 
My wife and I picked up our game/mic bundle earlier today. We've both moved into our town.

Two of my brothers are picking up their bundles tomorrow, as is my mother (they all pre-ordered). So we'll be having four-room multiplayer sessions within the next few days.

I'm anxious to get the Wii Speak thing up and running. Given that we'll each have multiple people in the room, this whole thing is perfect for us.
 
Eh... I'm kinda torn about this game. Despite the vitriol this game appears to command around here, I have many fond memories of the original for GameCube thanks to the fact I had three roomates who all adored the game.

I never bothered with the DS version even though it was online, so I'm hoping that the Wii version will have "enough" new. Would this be a plausible thing to assume?
 
Dragona Akehi said:
Eh... I'm kinda torn about this game. Despite the vitriol this game appears to command around here, I have many fond memories of the original for GameCube thanks to the fact I had three roomates who all adored the game.

I never bothered with the DS version even though it was online, so I'm hoping that the Wii version will have "enough" new. Would this be a plausible thing to assume?
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Yes.
 
TruthJunky said:
My wife and I picked up our game/mic bundle earlier today. We've both moved into our town.

Two of my brothers are picking up their bundles tomorrow, as is my mother (they all pre-ordered). So we'll be having four-room multiplayer sessions within the next few days.

I'm anxious to get the Wii Speak thing up and running. Given that we'll each have multiple people in the room, this whole thing is perfect for us.
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I thought these kind of setup only existed in Nintendo commericals. Sounds great.
 
Dragona Akehi said:
Eh... I'm kinda torn about this game. Despite the vitriol this game appears to command around here, I have many fond memories of the original for GameCube thanks to the fact I had three roomates who all adored the game.

I never bothered with the DS version even though it was online, so I'm hoping that the Wii version will have "enough" new. Would this be a plausible thing to assume?
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If you skipped the DS one it's probably worth it. It only feels too similar if you played the heck out of Wild World.
 
mibm said:
I thought these kind of setup only existed in Nintendo commericals. Sounds great.
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You know what, I did too. I fully recognize how rare this kind of situation is, so I'm always fucking astonished when Nintendo decides to support it. But it works great for us. We have four sets of adults living in four different locations (in Canada and the US), and we all love Animal Crossing. And this Wii Speak thing is basically *made* for us.

I had to work fucking hard to cultivate this situation though! It certainly didn't come naturally!
 
Dragona Akehi said:
Eh... I'm kinda torn about this game. Despite the vitriol this game appears to command around here, I have many fond memories of the original for GameCube thanks to the fact I had three roomates who all adored the game.

I never bothered with the DS version even though it was online, so I'm hoping that the Wii version will have "enough" new. Would this be a plausible thing to assume?
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This is basically my exact situation, and I would answer with a resounding yes. There's quite a bit different from the GameCube version, and plenty new to love. I think I'll be playing this one for a long time. Probably not as much as the GameCube, simply because I was younger and totally entranced by how fresh the experience was, but the Wii version definitely doesn't feel like a simple rehash. I also think the graphics are getting a bit too much flack. I mean, it still looks like Animal Crossing, so it's not exactly gorgeous, but it looks much smoother than a straight DS or GameCube port.
 
I never bothered with the DS version even though it was online, so I'm hoping that the Wii version will have "enough" new. Would this be a plausible thing to assume?
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I don't know, i think if you go in expecting to get pretty much the same game with minor changes, you'd be carrying a more realistic set of expectations. I'm in the same boat as you, and the game is extremely similar to me so far to the GCN, but it does seem bigger. Museum is split to larger screens, some new features, the hair styling and changing your face seems neat (first one I saw was a monk head, and a mario mustache).

The core of the game is pretty much unchanged imo, in a this is a port, not a sequel sort of way.

Just finished the tutorial section. Was 99% the same as the GCN one, talk to everyone + mayor, plant some flowers, deliver a few things, write a letter, leave a message on the message board and then get your debt.

Graphically it looks very similar, except for the new perspective.

No more mailing fossils, that's a plus I suppose. Probably means I'll hardly ever get mail now though.

I sort of feel the controls are a little awkward too, not sure if I prefer the pointer, or the analog; when your pointer is on the screen, the buttons seems to function differently then when you have it off, so it can be a little disorienting to switch between the styles, which the game forces you to do if you are using the analog from time to time.

I'm not sure if you can move furniture in the pointer mode, and in the analog mode you can't sell stuff or answer certain dialogs from time to time (but other times you can). So ultimately I think you have to mix the styles back and forth.

This idling title screen seems a lot less fun than the last one. In the GCN version, they played little clips from all the different seasons of animals doing an action; this sorta didn't really show anything and repeated the same season twice.
 
Dragona Akehi said:
Eh... I'm kinda torn about this game. Despite the vitriol this game appears to command around here, I have many fond memories of the original for GameCube thanks to the fact I had three roomates who all adored the game.

I never bothered with the DS version even though it was online, so I'm hoping that the Wii version will have "enough" new. Would this be a plausible thing to assume?
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Ask yourself what the online will really add to the game other than making it easier to get other types of fruits.
 
I'm taking snips from other sites and hearing about a couple new things happen but only from spending some time on it. From what I can tell publications only had the game for about 2 weeks, which doesn't sound like enough to see everything the game has to offer, especially when you're richer.

The game is still all about the little stuff though. The main experience will be the same but people will have a lot of new little surprises, especially if you missed out on the DS one.
 
I was kinda surprised that we didn't sell one Wii Speak OR one AC / WS bundle today at GS, aside from the bundle I bought myself.

Several folks came to buy the game, but none seemed too interested in voice chat.

Anyway, can't wait to fire up my first Animal Crossing experience.
 
kiryogi said:
Man, started watching the anime movie linked. SO cute. I'll probably get addicted all over again when I grab City Folk.
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I knew it'd have its fans. :P

Regulus Tera said:
Well, I wasn't expecting that.
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It's about what I expected. I shouldn't have changed my expectation from 7.5-.9 to 7.8-.9 though. :P

While they bashed the game at E3, in their Voice Chat Preview video they seemed to have really good impressions of it. To be honest, I'm kind of honing my skills at predicting IGN Wii's ratings. :P
Sonic Unleashed should be around an 8.
 
Shit. They've done it again. I'm hooked on Animal Crossing once more and they didn't even change it too much this time.

However, I feel like I have the features of the DS game but the better atmosphere of the gamecube game that came from playing it on a home tv. That is making me really enjoy it this time around. This is the Animal Crossing I wanted instead of wild world!

:D
 
jibblypop said:
Shit. They've done it again. I'm hooked on Animal Crossing once more and they didn't even change it too much this time.

However, I feel like I have the features of the DS game but the better atmosphere of the gamecube game that came from playing it on a home tv. That is making me really enjoy it this time around. This is the Animal Crossing I wanted instead of wild world!

:D
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sweet so now give me your friend code and we'll wife swap.


errrr fruit swap.
 
Minsc said:
I don't know, i think if you go in expecting to get pretty much the same game with minor changes, you'd be carrying a more realistic set of expectations. I'm in the same boat as you, and the game is extremely similar to me so far to the GCN, but it does seem bigger. Museum is split to larger screens, some new features, the hair styling and changing your face seems neat (first one I saw was a monk head, and a mario mustache).

The core of the game is pretty much unchanged imo, in a this is a port, not a sequel sort of way.

Just finished the tutorial section. Was 99% the same as the GCN one, talk to everyone + mayor, plant some flowers, deliver a few things, write a letter, leave a message on the message board and then get your debt.

Graphically it looks very similar, except for the new perspective.

No more mailing fossils, that's a plus I suppose. Probably means I'll hardly ever get mail now though.

I sort of feel the controls are a little awkward too, not sure if I prefer the pointer, or the analog; when your pointer is on the screen, the buttons seems to function differently then when you have it off, so it can be a little disorienting to switch between the styles, which the game forces you to do if you are using the analog from time to time.

I'm not sure if you can move furniture in the pointer mode, and in the analog mode you can't sell stuff or answer certain dialogs from time to time (but other times you can). So ultimately I think you have to mix the styles back and forth.

This idling title screen seems a lot less fun than the last one. In the GCN version, they played little clips from all the different seasons of animals doing an action; this sorta didn't really show anything and repeated the same season twice.
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Thanks for your opinion, it's quite enlightening. I haven't actually played AC GC since 2002. So, knowing what you've said it seems like I might have fun with it. I do need to ask: is the perspective less irritating than with the DS version (ie: can you see a little more)? Because I much preferred the GC's overhead view than what little I messed around with on the DS.
 
vumpler said:
sweet so now give me your friend code and we'll wife swap.


errrr fruit swap.
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I have to go to bed now since I'm starting a new job tomorrow. I added my friend code to the online thread though and will add everyone tomorrow. Hopefully I'll have time for fruit swapping tomorrow!
 
You can move/rotate furniture in pointer mode really easily: just hold A and give the Wiimote a little twist.

I also don't think perspective is at all a problem. It's probably a little bit more limited than the GameCube version, but unless you have a really tiny TV, it shouldn't be a problem.
 
I wish I could have my own town and my wife would have her own as well. It will suck having to change my house around when I have guests over.
 
Captain N said:
I wish I could have my own town and my wife would have her own as well. It will suck having to change my house around when I have guests over.
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Wait wait wait. Do you only have one house again like in AC DS?

This could be a dealbreaker here.
 
Teknoman said:
Nah apparently you can have 4 or so. Remember hearing that in the review.
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Yeah, there are four, and they're spread out across the map, not grouped together. I've got beachfront property!
 
Dragona Akehi said:
Wait wait wait. Do you only have one house again like in AC DS?

This could be a dealbreaker here.
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You can have four houses and I think you can choose where to put yours. The four are scattered around town instead of being unified like in the GC version though.
 
Dragona Akehi said:
Wait wait wait. Do you only have one house again like in AC DS?

This could be a dealbreaker here.
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You can have 4. I have a character on my girlfriend's game and I have my own house.
 
Dragona Akehi said:
Wait wait wait. Do you only have one house again like in AC DS?

This could be a dealbreaker here.
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Teknoman said:
Nah apparently you can have 4 or so. Remember hearing that in the review.
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I was wrong..I just figured out that you each get your own house. Of course you share the same code and all that jazz, but each of you have your own house. Sorry for the confusion.

Edit I think you can each have your own friend code too..I'll keep everyone posted.
 
TheGreatDave said:
I'm very, very sorry if this is known, but do we have holidays like Halloween and Christmas back, unlike the generic stuff in WW?
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I do believe there is a Halloween, but I don't think Christmas is called Christmas. You can probably count on a Santa of some sort or big tree in the City.
 
Captain N said:
Edit I think you can each have your own friend code too..I'll keep everyone posted.
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You can for sure have two friend codes. My girlfriend and I both have our own friendcodes on the same system.
 
andymcc said:
You can for sure have two friend codes. My girlfriend and I both have our own friendcodes on the same system.
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Sa-weet! My wife is playing right now and I'll be sure to post my friend code once she is done..which could take a while.
 
andymcc said:
You can for sure have two friend codes. My girlfriend and I both have our own friendcodes on the same system.
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I was about to say that if it's like Wild World, you get a code for each person, so everyone gets separate friends, or you can have multiple characters for different boards, or just extended friends lists.

TheGreatDave said:
I'm very, very sorry if this is known, but do we have holidays like Halloween and Christmas back, unlike the generic stuff in WW?
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Holidays are back. For each you either get Halloween or you get a "replacement" on the same day with the same spirit, like in the GCN version; ie Jingle is back on Christmas.
 
TheGreatDave said:
I'm very, very sorry if this is known, but do we have holidays like Halloween and Christmas back, unlike the generic stuff in WW?
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Holidays are back and are determined by region. I believe if you have swapped friend codes with someone in a different country, you can go there and celebrate their holidays.

Edit- This was in the OP too. :/

All that work...
 
So, think there will be a GAF community? Not many people around me who would like Animal Crossing. Either that, or they got their fill back with the cube.
 
I'll be getting into this tomorrow and I found the WiiSpeak bundle, once I get the game up I'll go post my stuff in the online thread. :)
 
Andrex said:
Holidays are back and are determined by region. I believe if you have swapped friend codes with someone in a different country, you can go there and celebrate their holidays.
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My hype for this game had died, but it may be on the rise...
 
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