I’m aware that these gameplay mechanics sound somewhere between eye-wateringly mundane and vaguely threatening. Tom is a cute, wide-eyed raccoon, a disarming form that belies the fact that he is functionally the Godfather of Animal Crossing. You pay your mortgage to him in cash, in whatever instalments you please. The environment shifts with the console’s internal clock – in winter, plants shrivel and insects disappear, only to stir alive in green pixels again come spring.Ĭentral to much of your daily activity is one character: Tom Nook, an enterprising businessman who not only runs the village shop, but also, the local estate agents. There is also no conflict or tension – the game gives you a sandbox environment in which to pursue a gentler life. You explore, you fish, you grow plants, you chat – there’s no endgame, no goal. You are placed in a small home, and then you just live. In the games, you move into a village populated by a random selection of anthropomorphic animals. Animal Crossing: New Horizons marks the fifth game in the franchise, that began in 2001 on the Nintendo 64.
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