Plus, sometimes you need to create a more simplistic version and upgrade it, like upgrading a flimsy axe to a more robust one. From what we saw this seems to be primarily different types of wood and iron ore, but there are others such as stone and clay. Instead of just buying everything you want from the shops you can now make a lot of it yourself, if you collect the right ingredients. You might not be trying to save the world or defeat a boss character (well, except Tom Nook) but while New Horizons is not a game you can ‘win’ the implied goal is that you’re trying to improve the state of the island with new amenities (museums, shops, town halls, etc.) and upgrade your own home to be larger and more extravagantly furnished.īut one of the major new features of New Horizons is crafting.
The central premise of New Horizons is the same as always although instead of moving in to live in a random patch of land you’re now taking up residence on a deserted island with no permanent buildings and just a tent to sleep in. However, the series has been going since the N64 era and each new game has featured only very small advancements on the basic formula. That has not, however, stopped it from being hugely successful and something that even gamers who usually take themselves very seriously happily enjoy. It’s a game without any specific end goal, no real action, and little of anything that would be considered traditional gameplay.
Ignoring things like Wii Fit, Animal Crossing is probably Nintendo’s least hardcore franchise.