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The other day Nintendo announced an update for Animal Crossing New Horizons because of the Switch 2 port getting extra features. I kinda thought I was done with it since they never improved the villager AI and it killed the immersion for me after a while. I don’t expect the AI to be improved, but going back in to see the new features might be nice. There’s new characters to meet and I already own the Amiibo required to meet them. I don’t think Nintendo really understands how they could make Animal Crossing a real hit that goes beyond just the luck of releasing a new version during a pandemic. I doubt anyone will ever see this who would matter in that regard, but I think they need to increase the sandbox elements while improving the villagers. It’s all well and good to be able to design furniture layouts and stuff, but if the residents can’t interact with the stuff it’s not all that interesting. The sad thing is that the previous version of the villagers did a lot better job of seeming alive because they had so many more dialogue options. It took a while before things got repetitive. Beyond that the villagers need to be able to use ladders and objects. If you kick a ball at one they should kick it back. That sort of thing. If it was a little more Minecraft with robot friends I think it would do better. Also, the island needs to be much bigger. At least twice as big with the same villager limit. That way there’s space to design things for them to interact with. Anyway, that’s just my opinion as a long time player.

They added more Animal Crossing music to the Nintendo Music app, so I’m listening to it. It’s funny how hearing the old songs bring to mind the many hours I spent in that imaginary world. Story of my life really. Imaginary people that I move around because the real ones treat me so poorly.

Anyway, it’s time to post, so I’ll leave it at that. I hope you have a nice Wednesday and will wait patiently here for you until Friday. In the dark, with my eyes open. I am only real when you look at me.