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I may already have a blog entry over the entire series and how I rank them, but I'm going deeper into ACNL, part-by-part. I'll talk about what I liked about each feature best and what I hated about each feature.
Originally, this was going to be my third entry of the month, but due to the collectibles and stuff, I decided to delay my review of ACNL. But the wait is over. If you have read my model outline for an ACNL guide, you can see how I split into parts.
Anyhow, I may begin the review of ACNL and their startup/town creation/saving features.
Creating a new town:
BEST - choosing a map. Although the frustrating part is that you have to keep trying for several hours, I like it that the town generates maps before you create rather than automatically generate a map from the beginning.
WORST - although I am okay with the quest where you raise your approval rating, that is not as enjoyable as the rest of town creation steps.
Creating a new character:
BEST - choosing where you live. I remembered back in the previous versions (GameCube Version being the most infamous), you have a limited choice. Now you are free to move your house wherever you want.
WORST - Reset Villager Trick. This is very tedious and time consuming. It is hard to control where your animals live. That, and it's not an official way to create a character. If there was a way to control where your animals live next game, this trick is obsolete.
Starting your game:
BEST - Time Traveling. This has been my favorite startup feature since the very beginning. If you want PWPs done quick or houses to immediately remodel, I can time travel. That, and you can control some of the disadvantages with Beautiful Town ordinance.
WORST - Update Data. Has Nintendo even released an update in a while? I can understand that they're busy, but I like having updates.
Saving your Game:
BEST - you have an option to allow Resetti or not. I really hate it that he keeps popping out each time you don't save. Not only that, but you can tell him why you reset. I find it funny that he tells you to "keep your batteries charged" or when he sympathizes if your game froze. I would also say that you can only choose to save your game by pressing START now.
WORST - data corruption. Although I have never experienced this, it sounds very grim, especially if you worked hard on a town like StarFall. I'm not deleting my town no matter what.
Overall:
BEST - choosing where you live. New Leaf has a lot of new features, but the best of the features related to this subject is that you can choose any place you want to live. So everyone can have a beach house.
WORST - data corruption. This is the #1 thing nobody wants in a video game, especially if they progressed very far. This isn't the worst of New Leaf, but I rather deal with the worst of New Leaf than have a corrupted town.
I may be done reviewing the Basics of Data section, but this is just the beginning. Stay tuned for another entry on the Best and Worst of New Leaf.
Originally, this was going to be my third entry of the month, but due to the collectibles and stuff, I decided to delay my review of ACNL. But the wait is over. If you have read my model outline for an ACNL guide, you can see how I split into parts.
Anyhow, I may begin the review of ACNL and their startup/town creation/saving features.
Creating a new town:
BEST - choosing a map. Although the frustrating part is that you have to keep trying for several hours, I like it that the town generates maps before you create rather than automatically generate a map from the beginning.
WORST - although I am okay with the quest where you raise your approval rating, that is not as enjoyable as the rest of town creation steps.
Creating a new character:
BEST - choosing where you live. I remembered back in the previous versions (GameCube Version being the most infamous), you have a limited choice. Now you are free to move your house wherever you want.
WORST - Reset Villager Trick. This is very tedious and time consuming. It is hard to control where your animals live. That, and it's not an official way to create a character. If there was a way to control where your animals live next game, this trick is obsolete.
Starting your game:
BEST - Time Traveling. This has been my favorite startup feature since the very beginning. If you want PWPs done quick or houses to immediately remodel, I can time travel. That, and you can control some of the disadvantages with Beautiful Town ordinance.
WORST - Update Data. Has Nintendo even released an update in a while? I can understand that they're busy, but I like having updates.
Saving your Game:
BEST - you have an option to allow Resetti or not. I really hate it that he keeps popping out each time you don't save. Not only that, but you can tell him why you reset. I find it funny that he tells you to "keep your batteries charged" or when he sympathizes if your game froze. I would also say that you can only choose to save your game by pressing START now.
WORST - data corruption. Although I have never experienced this, it sounds very grim, especially if you worked hard on a town like StarFall. I'm not deleting my town no matter what.
Overall:
BEST - choosing where you live. New Leaf has a lot of new features, but the best of the features related to this subject is that you can choose any place you want to live. So everyone can have a beach house.
WORST - data corruption. This is the #1 thing nobody wants in a video game, especially if they progressed very far. This isn't the worst of New Leaf, but I rather deal with the worst of New Leaf than have a corrupted town.
I may be done reviewing the Basics of Data section, but this is just the beginning. Stay tuned for another entry on the Best and Worst of New Leaf.
