Wednesday
Nov122008
I will lose me to Animal Crossing
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 10:49PM
I'm definitely outing myself as a BIG dork here (although I think that's already been established), so here goes. I love Animal Crossing. I really do!
If you don't know the game, let me explain. You have a character, you live in a town, you get a job, you make friends, you help the town prosper, and everything is cute and cartoony. It's kinda like the Sims, but you don't have to sleep, eat, or go to the bathroom. Think "low maintenance" sims.
For me, Animal Crossing is easy and relaxing. Now don't get me wrong, every once in a while I enjoy gaming that involves visuals with blood, gore, and death -- but not all the time.
The game is generally all about keeping peace and harmony, and avoiding bees! I like walking around my AC town, leaving notes for my neighbors, decorating my house, digging up fossils, and fishing! And as cheesy as I can be, you bet I'm lovin' that my neighbors are talking animals like Pandas, Birds or Dogs!
Then there's the soundtrack (this is from the original version), which I absolutely adore.
I first discovered Animal Crossing several years ago when we bought the game for our Game Cube. Then I got the DS version which was terrible because the addiction became portable!
But on November 16th, Animal Crossing: City Folk releases for the Wii and it'll be the first game to use Wii Speak.
Crap! You mean to tell me I can have multi-player Wi-Fi gameplay with my sister in San Jose, and speak to her at the same time (we've actually put our phones on speaker, while visiting each other's towns playing the DS version). I know the notion of voice connection and gaming isn't revolutionary. Hello, Xbox Live anyone? But it's another positive advancement to this game that will dig me deeper into the AC world!
I predict Animal Crossing: City Folk will be all sorts of trouble for me. I may never surface from my couch again, but at least you'll know how to contact me ;)
So, what's your funny (or not so funny) addiction?
If you don't know the game, let me explain. You have a character, you live in a town, you get a job, you make friends, you help the town prosper, and everything is cute and cartoony. It's kinda like the Sims, but you don't have to sleep, eat, or go to the bathroom. Think "low maintenance" sims.
For me, Animal Crossing is easy and relaxing. Now don't get me wrong, every once in a while I enjoy gaming that involves visuals with blood, gore, and death -- but not all the time.
The game is generally all about keeping peace and harmony, and avoiding bees! I like walking around my AC town, leaving notes for my neighbors, decorating my house, digging up fossils, and fishing! And as cheesy as I can be, you bet I'm lovin' that my neighbors are talking animals like Pandas, Birds or Dogs!
Then there's the soundtrack (this is from the original version), which I absolutely adore.
I first discovered Animal Crossing several years ago when we bought the game for our Game Cube. Then I got the DS version which was terrible because the addiction became portable!
But on November 16th, Animal Crossing: City Folk releases for the Wii and it'll be the first game to use Wii Speak.
Crap! You mean to tell me I can have multi-player Wi-Fi gameplay with my sister in San Jose, and speak to her at the same time (we've actually put our phones on speaker, while visiting each other's towns playing the DS version). I know the notion of voice connection and gaming isn't revolutionary. Hello, Xbox Live anyone? But it's another positive advancement to this game that will dig me deeper into the AC world!
I predict Animal Crossing: City Folk will be all sorts of trouble for me. I may never surface from my couch again, but at least you'll know how to contact me ;)
So, what's your funny (or not so funny) addiction?
