Game Idea: Animal Crossing Mall

[-Apples-]

So we already have a couple games where you live in a town in the forest. But what if there’s a game where it’s set in a mall? Would you be interested into it. Some key basics include:

• You not only own an apartment, but you also own a shop where you make money off of.
• You can also buy from other stores, including stores started by human characters.
• Villagers will re-appear as shoppers, but the ones akin to living in your town are the ones who own a shop in the mall.

If you have any ideas to throw in, you’re free to post here. If this game is real, it wouldn’t be a main-series game, but rather a spin-off that is close to being a main-series game (like Pocket Camp).

 

[lasagne_of_death]

Hmm, I feel like I'm not actually opposed to the idea. While I do like the rustic feel of a remote town, living in a little apartment could be cool too.

I like the idea of owning a shop! And having shops from other human characters makes me think this would be a cool multiplayer game, where when you go online, your shop set up appears in the mall as well. I think it would also make it easier for trades and sales/purchases, if you could be sure that the person has to give you the bells/item in order for them to receive their item - though this already isn't a huge issue from what I've seen of others' experience of online play. Ig it would just be extra insurance, though I don't doubt that someone would be creative enough to find a workaround

I'm wondering, how much world would there be outside of the mall? Would there be only inside, or would there be an open "field" so to speak of a town or city? Maybe it would be you get in a taxi or bus and it be like Kappn's ship in NL

 

[toxapex]

I always thought it would have been nice to have like, a little DSiWare game of an animal crossing apartment in the City from City Folk, and instead of neighbors in houses you would have other villagers moving into your building! And maybe there would be a little park in the city for you to do fish and bug catching + flower planting

 

[-Apples-]

I'm wondering, how much world would there be outside of the mall? Would there be only inside, or would there be an open "field" so to speak of a town or city? Maybe it would be you get in a taxi or bus and it be like Kappn's ship in NL

Although there may be some activities that take place outdoors (like if I decided to have a custom rollercoaster as part of the game like you have in RCT2), most of the game takes place indoors, where the wide halls between shops replace the outdoors, and some of the major characters having different roles (like Copper being a mall cop or K.K. Slider running a music store).

If you have anymore questions, I can answer them. But you can throw in your ideas too.