In my last blog, I wrapped up the article with a description of the new shopping interface located just beyond the town train tracks. On a related (and obvious) note, the railway system makes a return to Animal Crossing as opposed to the taxi and bus systems implemented in Wild World and City Folk. I can't tell you how excited I am ^_^!!!!!! I'm absolutely obsessed with Porter (the monkey who can be seen manning the train station below), so this update has me incredibly pumped!
Isn't Porter the coolest?
Here we can see him welcoming the player to the Animal Village
as the character departs from the train in the background.
Notice the clock in the top lefthand corner, as well as the
Town Flag that hangs off of it. Is that a train schedule
to the right of our favorite monkey?
Another amazing new feature (alluded to in my previous post) is the ability to choose the location of your new house. I can't tell you how many times I've had to restart my Wild World and City Folk games because, even though I had an amazing town layout, my house's location was terrible! I'm so happy with the way Nintendo appears to be gearing the new Animal Crossing even more towards customization with an enjoyable interface.
This picture, also posted in my first "ACJO" Discussion,
portrays Tom Nook asking the player if she would like
her house to be located at the current location.
The animals seem to be capable of new and
more realistic facial expressions.
I have to say, though, the one downside of choosing the location of your new home is having to wait for Nook (who now takes on the role of real estate guru) to build it for you. In the meantime, who wants to have to live in a tent (see picture below)?
This player can be seen standing in front of his make-shift
home, a tent with what appears to be a cardboard mailbox. . . Awesome =_=
After your home is built, though, Nintendo introduces even more customizable content via exciting options for exterior residence display. In other words, you can change your house's appearance not only from the inside, but through its façade as well!
The image above shows different exterior options for the same house (note the identical tree placement and grass patterns. The player in front of the house appears to be
the same character as well.)
Above, we can see a player strolling through a plaza filled with various houses of other players
believed to be obtained via the 3DS' Street Pass feature.
Inside your home, you also have further control over your interior design with new display features such as customizable furniture patterns and wall-mounted items.
This player sports the same fabric pattern that is displayed on her couch.
Notice the adjacent identical couch with different pillows on display.
In the top righthand corner, we can see a new wall-mounted clock - one
of many new furniture items to be released in "Animal Crossing: Jump Out".
Look at all of this custom furniture! This girl certainly seems to enjoy polka dots. . .
Here we can see a different, more elegant wall mounted item.
This antique clock fits nicely in this player's chic, upscale sitting room.
That bookshelf sure is tall, but his guy seems to have
his eyes drawn to that nifty wall-mounted display shelf.
Other general new updates I'm very excited about include the ability to swim and sit on tree stumps. I have to say - this game is looking incredibly well thought out and enjoyable. All of the small details added are sure to make the game all the more enjoyable. I know I'll be picking this one up in stores as soon as it hits the shelves. ^_^
Here we see a player diving off of the town dock and into the ocean.
Looks like fun!
Those swimmers had better be careful unless they
want to end up as that fisherman's prize catch.
I wonder if Blathers will let you donate human
specimens to his aquarium . . . Hehehehe =_=
The new town layout allows for almost all sides of your village to be on the ocean.
Notice how Bob reaches his head up to look at the player on the cliff above. The 3D
effects on this game are going to add so much!
Here we can see a male player sitting on a tree stump in the background
as a female player waters some tulips. Note the bushes to the left - this
game is going to be full of new features and content!
Let me know: are you looking forward to the new Animal Crossing game? Out of the older games, which version has been your favorite so far?
In the coming days, I'll be trying something different as I post blog entries based upon my own Animal Crossing gameplay. I hope you guys like it. . . As usual, thanks for reading and I'll see you next time!
-nniimo
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