SynopsisLive in a town where the relationships that you build with animals have as much impact on your life as those you build with humans. In Animal Crossing: City Folk, you can indulge in your favorite activities all day long. Time passes in this world at a real pace, so you can observe holidays and seasonal celebrations at just the right times. Feel free to fish all day or hang out with friends, just make sure that you maintain thriving connections with your neighbors. In Animal Crossing: City Folk, the heart of the action is found in building relationships with the animals in your town as well as with other players. Spend your time doing the activities that matter most to you, whether it's playing in the snow, catching fireflies or cultivating friendships with the creatures who move in and out of the town. Design clothes and patterns for the animals to wear. Exchange letters, gifts and favors with your neighbors to cultivate friendships. And remember to listen closely to the animals ~ they always have good stories to share.
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I think this game has excellent graphics and I really like the new features, such as the opportunities to visit the other city for shopping, design your own constellations, and use your own Mii as your player. But there are quite a few things that I did not like about this game.
I didn't think the game was very kid-friendly because of the way the animals often insulted you. I wasn't offended by it, but I'm sure any younger kid (4-9) who might play this game would be. But other than that, this game is okay for children to play, as long as they have a long attention span. My reasoning for that is because I was bored with this game after the first hour of exploring. I thought it was much too similar to Animal Crossing Wild World for the Nintendo DS. I've been trying to sell this game for a while with no luck. It's definitely not a huge improvement from Wild World at all, even if the two are on seperate consoles. The new features weren't enough to call this game an improvement in my opinion. But, if you've never played Animal Crossing Wild World before, then go ahead and buy this game because you've got nothing to be dissapointed in. The dissapointment for me is mainly coming from the lack of improvement in Animal Crossing since the last version of the game. But in my opinion, Animal Crossing Wild World for DS was a much better buy for me.
I also didn't think there was much of a storyline to this game, but that's not usually something I care about when looking for a game to play. I usually only play games based on the graphics and how fun other people are saying it is. As you can see, I didn't think this game was very fun compared to Wild World. City Folk wasn't really something I hadn't seen before being a player of both WW and CF. Okay, enough of comparing Wild World and City Folk, now you can make your descision based on the reviews if you'll buy this or not.
Good luck with whatever purchases you choose to make, and have fun either way!
What's great about it: Very good graphics, fun to visit the other city, new constellations and Mii feature.
What's not so great: Animals insult you, exactly the same as Wild World for DS, quickly becomes boring.