Animal Crossing New Horizons comes to the market under the premise of bringing a revolution in the saga as other franchises have already done on Nintendo Switch.
Animal Crossing New Horizons Analysis: A Fantasy Island
Animal Crossing New Horizons comes to the market under the premise of bringing a revolution in the saga as other franchises have already done on Nintendo Switch
Platform analyzed: Nintendo Switch
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Angel of the Church
03/20/2020 10:07
It was the year 1985 when in a small village in the middle of the forest a raccoon was born that received the name of Tom. As a child, little Tom already proved to be an ace in business when he invited his classmates to lunch. After finishing, he informed them that they owed him 5,000 berries per head. It was with this method that he was able to pay for the Economics degree, where he began to see which was the way to swim in berries: to fool some dupes. It was in this way that he cajoled his nephews (whom he barely paid) to carry out his master plan: take a panoli to a desert island and get paid for it. This is how Animal Crossing New Horizons emerged
- Analysis of Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch
- Animal Crossing New Horizons expands its capabilities as days go by
- Great opportunities for lovers of level design
- The Nook miles: Tasks for when you don’t know what to do
- Crafting and creations give the opportunity to create wonders
- Progress at startup can be slow
- Create your dream island
- A game that goes beyond the screen
- The ultimate Animal Crossing?
Analysis of Animal Crossing: New Horizons for Nintendo Switch
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Are you recording already? Take a good look Tendo , not much battery left in the camera. Already? Ok, here we go * clears *. Hello everyone and welcome to our presentation video. My name is Angel and I am the Neighborhood Spokesperson for the island of Mazul, a heavenly place in the middle of the Atlantic and managed by Tom Nook . Good old Nook has asked me to take charge of recording this promotional video pointing out all the benefits of our island in order to make it known. And well, I think it’s a good time to talk about the possibilities of ‘ Animal Crossing New Horizons ‘. Please follow me.
To begin with, it must be said that the arrival on this island through your Nintendo Switch is not comparable to anything you have seen before. In the past you may have moved to towns where you already have certain infrastructures that make your life easier, such as the Town Hall or the store, but in this archipelago you do not have, from the outset, not even a roof under the roof. to sleep.
This may seem like a pyramidal real estate scam, but the truth is that as the days go by on the island, one realizes that he has the opportunity to create the paradise of his dreams based on multiple tools that little by little are coming to the island one way or another. And the truth is that since I’ve been in Mazul , I have the feeling of living the definitive experience with these animals (although with certain nuances that I will point out).
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Animal Crossing New Horizons expands its capabilities as days go by
Before continuing to talk about our island of Mazul , I would like to clarify that both I and Bobo and Gloria have been settled here for less than 1 month. With this, what I am trying to say is that throughout all this time, we have been able to see how our island has grown in the quality of its elements and in the number of neighbors and visitors who have passed through here.
However, I have to say that we have not been long enough to be able to ensure 100% which are the total elements that the island will present , in the same way that we do not know the identities of all possible visitors and whether or not they will be installed on the island. Island. Keep that in mind in case we don’t mention certain information, but we’d rather play it safe than speculate about it.
Despite our time on the island, we do not know how many visitors may come to this island
Having clarified all this, it is time for me to tell you all the things that you can find on your island through ours, starting first with the Neighborhood Management Office , this being the logistics center in which we can carry out different Start-up tasks that will gradually be broken down, as well as expanding their options.
Because I have to say that when I arrived on the island, in principle I had no fundamental role in its future. However, I ended up being chosen for the position I currently hold (although unpaid, now that I think about it), which gives me some control over what happens in this area. For example (focus to the left Tendo ) do you see that house there? It’s where Jasmine lives. Well, I was the one who chose that location.
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Great opportunities for lovers of level design
It may seem that the place where that house is located is accidental, but the truth is that at the time I calculated it in such a way that it was the ideal thing so that too many trees would not have to be cut down, that it had easy access and that it did not bother me in the development of other works, in the same way that it is not uncomfortable to access the river. This is how, despite not charging for my position, I do get a reward, which is to make a town to my liking.
Obviously that has meant a great financial outlay on my part, since, although the donations for projects are public , these children of penguin, gorilla, eagle, bear, pig and cat do not contribute much to be said, but hey, better giving and receiving in equal parts as having nothing. Also, Nook has already confirmed to me that in the future he will give us more tools, so I am looking forward to creating artificial rivers.
The Nookphone will be our main tool to guide us around the island
And speaking of Tom , as a promoter of this project he has been in charge of ensuring our safety and well-being (giving us a tent with a radio and a lamp that … anyway), so to make our life easier each one of the inhabitants will receive a Nookphone like this one that I carry in my pocket.
It is a mobile phone that has several very useful applications, such as the registry of captured critters and fish, the creations that we can make and the count of Miles . And be very attentive with these, since it is the main factor to get the most out of the island and that, in turn, makes a difference with other moves that you have been able to in the past related to Animal Crossing .
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The Nook miles: Tasks for when you don’t know what to do
Through the phone that Tom will deliver to you, you can check the Nook Miles , which are nothing more than challenges that you can do throughout your stay on the island, so that at the beginning you can unlock them quite easily. However, these are the initial challenges, since several of them are cataloged in different categories, which will make it an arduous and long task to want to get hold of them all.
Of course, it will not be in vain, since through this method you can get these Miles , which serve as a bargaining chip for various services on the island. You can obtain them both for these achievements that we mentioned and with small challenges that will be presented to you in batches of 5, which may come with an extra surprise. In this way, you can get from extensions of your inventory as real estate for the outside, among much more content.
The mileage system can be good or bad depending on the type of player
And before this, I have to say that its function and utility can be good or bad depending on the type of islander you become. For example, if you come here to spend everything in a hurry and with no intention of continuing to visit your domains over the years, it is a method that can be tedious, since the desire to want to have everything from the start coupled with the slowness of its advance (which we will talk about), can cause frustration, especially since some things are only obtained by this method.
However, if what you are looking for is a long and fun experience that lasts for years and years, even if it is to connect for a while a day, you will love this system. My case with this experience is that of accumulating miles by solving tasks. If they are affordable, I dedicate myself to them. Otherwise, I let them unblock naturally. And the point here is that I have enjoyed this experience to the fullest, accumulating more miles every day for when the hefty outlays roll in.
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Crafting and creations give the opportunity to create wonders
Of course, despite the achievements that are obtained with the miles, it must be said that it is not the only main novelty, since this time ‘ Animal Crossing New Horizons ‘ welcomes crafting , by which we can get multiple materials, whether it be firewood, branches, minerals, rocks, clay, among others to be able to manufacture different projects that are called Creaciones and obtainable in various ways.
And this has one of lime and another of sand, since, on the one hand, it can be entertaining to make the different furniture in the customization workshop, but the collection of materials can become tedious for those who are not familiar with this mechanics, especially with minerals, which, unless you visit other islands, will be more limited than others.
The main advantage of miles and crafting is that it is mostly optional
All this can give the feeling of being a negative point (depending on the type of islander you are), but the truth is that the positive that comes out of this is that, except for a few occasions, the mechanics are completely optional. For example, to acquire a fishing rod, you can either make it yourself or acquire it by other methods, so you will not be obliged. And in the same way, once you accumulate resources, you will be left over to do whatever you want.
Of course, and since we mentioned the tools , I have to say that they have a great negative point, since, depending on the material you use, they will last more or less, but the fact is that they will always have a limited number of uses. This causes situations in which we see a fish or an insect that we want to hunt or fish.
And before this, the situation may arise that we have just lost the net or the cane, being so that if it is a rare species and if we do not have a workshop abroad, we lose the opportunity to capture it . This could be fixed if we had a number that would tell us how many uses we have left to prepare, but the truth is that it can come at the worst time.
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Progress at startup can be slow
And linking one negative point with another, we have the very beginning of this odyssey. And it is that, if this first contact with the island can be defined with one word, it would be limited . If you go with the idea of doing a thousand things in the first day, the game itself is slow in its first days, so that you will not be able to even go beyond the initial area of the island.
All this can make this start frustrating, but it is nothing that from the second or third day has a remedy. And the best of all is that from that moment on it will be a non-stop, since there will be a thousand customization possibilities on the island, which can make you spend years constantly improving the island. And having said all this, it is time to start dealing with the issue of the island itself.
The island is bigger than the towns of other installments, but with some trick
To begin with, we must talk about the size of the islands, which far exceed other towns that we have seen in the past. However, this is part of a trap, since, despite its size, we now have the character moving at a higher speed, so that his strides make us go through it without too many problems. And in the same way, the buildings that could previously be separated, now occupy plots, so that extra size in the end is compensated.
However, it must be said that the size of the island is more than ideal , since if it is larger, it could make traveling around it tedious. On the other hand, as it is now, it makes it quite entertaining to look for holes in the ground and other elements, and can be used quite well for the needs of the average player.
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Create your dream island
And speaking of this size, we must not only limit ourselves to the horizontal axis, but also the vertical one, in which we can do a thousand fancy things like the ones you see in the image above, being able to create authentic dream islands. Obviously, terraforming has certain limits, such as the fact of only being able to create up to two levels, but that does not prevent the limit from being in our imagination within the framework offered to us. And I insist, it is not a task that is going to be short.
And about these tasks, we cannot forget some already classic ones, such as the collection of local fauna through bugs and fishing, which have their destination together with the fossils in the museum , which is by far the better than ever seen before in the series . It is simply spectacular to have Socrates at the entrance waiting to see what the donation of the day will be, that being only the entrance of what is to come.
The museum is the best of the saga. Simply spectacular
If in the past you felt pride in completing this work of art in all its splendor, now that feeling feels even deeper. And I say all this when I have only been less than 1/4 completed. For more tasks, this is the location of the new buildings that will arrive in our town, which will offer more and more playable options to the islander when it comes to customizing his own island.
However, despite everything I comment, which remains within the technical and playable plane, I think there is an aspect of Animal Crossing New Horizons that needs to be highlighted more than any other. Because what the experience on the island offers for itself is fine, but if this saga is characterized by something, it is by going further when one ends up truly in love and without hesitation with its universe.
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A game that goes beyond the screen
Leaving aside this role that I have tried to carry (with greater or lesser success) as if it were my avatar who told you about what I experienced with the game, I thought that I had to be the one to tell you a series of personal anecdotes that I have been able to experience through this game.
To begin with, I think it is no surprise to anyone that 2020 as a year is being a disaster on a global scale. The situation in which this text is launched is already well known to all, but the thing is that I myself, Ángel, have not had an easy month of January and February for various reasons that are not relevant. However, March cannot say the same, since it is being a month that, leaving pandemics aside, is being personally very positive. And part of that has been ‘ Animal Crossing: New Horizons ‘.
Animal Crossing has managed to give me an inner peace as few games can
And the truth is that I could not say if it is because of his innocence, his charisma, the feeling that whatever you do, everything will turn out well (in this case in the form of a mortgage payment), but the truth is that every day Without exception, even in the busiest ones, I have always looked for a place to play Animal Crossing New Horizons because it is something that does me good. It is something that I did not know I needed and that brings me a smile with facts as simple as a penguin in a gym shirt greet me happily.
I know this is out of place, and I have even considered whether to put it in or not, but the truth is that the moment we live in is not easy for anyone. And in that sense, if you have the opportunity and the saga calls you even a little, I fervently encourage you to give the title a chance, whatever the format. It is an experience that can help you to see everything with better eyes, no matter how hard it may seem.
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The ultimate Animal Crossing?
And after this little moment that I have allowed myself, it is time to reach the final conclusions. At the beginning I told you that the sensations that the game caused me was to be before the definitive Animal Crossing . And the truth is that at this point, I still maintain that feeling, but at the same time I feel that I can still give more of myself.
Do not get me wrong, the game is great and it is something that I will reflect in the note that you see a little below. And it is also by far the best game that the saga has given us to date, but the truth is that I feel that I need to discover more about it to be able to give a definitive value judgment about it. After all, it’s a game where in almost a month, I’ve only been able to scratch the surface.
In a month I have only been able to scratch the surface of the game. Now I want to keep scratching more during.
It is a title that still has a lot to offer me, from the epic and titanic task of completing the museum to having everything updated in its latest level and an island that I feel 100% satisfied with being mine. And given this premise, what I want to do now is to continue scratching that surface for years, without forgetting that the title lends itself to continuing to grow based on the free updates already announced.
For the rest, and returning to the role that my avatar holds, this has been my peculiar presentation of Animal Crossing New Horizons for Nook Inc .. We hope to have clarified your doubts within our limitations in the same way that we hope to see you on our island in some moment. For the rest, and linking it to my personal fragment, always do what makes you happy, which, in my case, is to go bass fishing while listening to the waves.
