Animal Crossing combined Sims-like gameplay featuring everyday chores with gameplay tweaks and presentation that only Nintendo can pull off brilliantly.
Being the first game in the now well-renowned Animal Crossing series, there are limitations and cumbersome activities that have been improved in future releases. With that being said, this was a very good effort on Nintendo's behalf and laid the foundation for future games in the series for improvements.
Creating your own costumes, daily chit-chatting to other villagers, and playing classic games were among my favorite activities. Fishing and fossil collecting also were present in this game but the collection methods were a bit slow and clunky. The use of a game-specific memory card was very interesting (included with the game) and the time of day and holidays based on an actual calendar were much appreciated novelties at the time.
Being the first game in the now well-renowned Animal Crossing series, there are limitations and cumbersome activities that have been improved in future releases. With that being said, this was a very good effort on Nintendo's behalf and laid the foundation for future games in the series for improvements.
Creating your own costumes, daily chit-chatting to other villagers, and playing classic games were among my favorite activities. Fishing and fossil collecting also were present in this game but the collection methods were a bit slow and clunky. The use of a game-specific memory card was very interesting (included with the game) and the time of day and holidays based on an actual calendar were much appreciated novelties at the time.