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December 07, 2005
Let's Pretend I'm a writer for a Gaming Mag!
Animal Crossing: Wild World is in my grasp! My friend code is over there so, you know, if you want it, take it, and give me yours!
And now, my reviewish thing after two days of play.
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Whoo hoo! Animal Crossing on the DS! I love it. It's not going to sell you on Animal Crossing, perse... you have to be down with the idea in the first place to want to play it, especially with the classic NES games now absent. However, if you were a fan of the first game, you're in for an easier way to deal with your addiction: On the go!
Things that are new? Not alot. The touch screen helps for typing letters (Although I got DAMN fast with the system on the Gamecube before I stopped playing the game) and selling multiple items to Nook and mailing multiple letters... but that's about it. Honestly, it isn't very much of a help for me in the making of patterns. The pixels are big enough that you can hit just one with the stylus, but it's crazy hard to do so because they're so fucking small. I basically would doodle an outline and have to go back in with the game pad to smooth it out and such. Not exactly what I was wanting. Not that I'm all that great of an artist anyway. (I am pretty proud of my little self-portrait that is my Mario Kart DS insignia. I wish I had an easy way to get it out of the game. I tried to recreate it as an Animal Crossing pattern, but it didn't turn out quite as well.)
Online is a pain in the ass. I mean, I thank the heavens it is there and I look forward to, eventually, having a group of friends I can get online with in the game, but some way to meet other Animal Crossing fanatics and chit-chat with them before inviting them into your town would have been wonderful built into the game. As it is, I guess I'm going to have to find a website somewhere that serves that purpose. Also, since it's all online, there's a profanity filter in place. Now, I'm all for the inclusion of profanity filters in games. DEFINATELY! I, however, am not, in any way, shape, or form, in favor of profanity filters I cannot turn off. It should be my choice if I want to write "FUCK!" on the community bulletin board in my game, and it should be the choice of anyone who comes to my town whether or not they would like that bleeped out on their screen. Nintendo, you already have a crazily thick protection system in place with the friend codes, mann! Random little kids are NOT going to be exposed to profanity! Seriously! *sighs*
But besides being unable to easily write pointlessly dirty letters to members of the town (I dunno why I do, but um... I do...? Eh heh heh...) the game is just like I remember it, and that's a good thing! Being portable and being filled with new and downloadable events will only make the game last longer for me, I'd think. Plus the new variety of hats and accessories is nice and gives you that added level of customizability. Did I spell that right? Who knows. In any case, if you think that Animal Crossing would appeal to you, I'd suggest this version over the original, just because of the added online capabilities. I'm sure I'll be visiting Pashal (that's my town name) for quite some time. Then again, you know, I'm like that. If you want something to truly show off Nintendo's online-ness, get Mario Kart, mann! And give me your friend code!!!!
Posted by poetfox at December 7, 2005 05:55 PM
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