Shawna
AroAce, ASD, and Proud ^^
Similar to the moving thread I made yesterday, I though I would make a birthday ranking thread, since my birthday is tomorrow. This will be how well I think AC handles specifically the player's birthday through the games, and will again, be from best to worst. I will also attach my final predictions of who will be at my doors through the games <33333
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Probably the game that does birthdays the best so far. I only played my birthday in NH one other time in 2020, so I do not have a really clear picture of which villager will come, but I have read some promising stuff online. So far, this game probably celebrates birthdays the most in-depth out of all the games. Like in New Leaf, you get thrown a surprise party. It doesn't have the birthday wish, but you do whack a piñata (which is so fuuuun), in which you get cupcakes to give to the villagers for stuff in return, which is cuuuuutee. I cannot wait to whack that piñata tomorrow. It's gonna be so FUUUUUUN ^_^
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
The game where parties debuted. I also love how NL handles them. I also love the wish aspect. I already know what my wish will be. <3333 My only complaint is that you only get a birthday-themed gift if you are like BEST friends with one of the villagers (and I restarted my NL town less than a month ago), but it is still a lot better than nothing. I've recently seen people get cards (with presents?) from other villagers too, which is NOICE. Hasn't happened to me....rip.
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Birthdays in earlier games are less in-depth, but they are still very heartwarming, at least in WW and CF. I feel like they can be a bit mid in GC, which I will be getting into. But anyway, you DO get a cake from a villager. I have had the privilege of getting the cake from my favorite villagers both times I celebrated my birthday. Static in 2012, Kabuki in 2013. I also find it interesting how they ask if you are happy. You also can get letters...with PRESENTS in the mail, which is arguably easier to achieve than in City Folk. Even if WW is mid-tier on this list, in my opinion, I still think it executes the player's birthday pretty well. ^.^
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Unlike in other games, this game does require some effort for you to get more out of your birthday than just the bare minimum: Rover wishing you a happy birthday, and a letter from mom. Though, I have to say, getting 5,000 bells from your mom is nothing to sneeze at. ^_^
But yeah, there are various things that could get in the way of you even getting a birthday cake from a villager such as not high enough friendship, villager sickness, villager moving out, etc. Still, if things work out, birthdays in this game can be very heartwarming. Even though birthdays usually work out quite well in this game if you at least have a close villager, I had to place this in the second worst spot due to the aforementioned reasons and because you do not get presents from the other villagers like in WW. With that being said, I celebrated my birthday three times so far in CF, and all have been wonderful! <3333
Goes to show even the "second worst" birthday system is still good. <3333
Animal Crossing: Game Cube
I am sad to say that the GC version handled birthdays the worst. It may seem nitpicky, but I was very disappointed to find out that who ever gives you the NES games and sends you letters is randomized. I just value seeing the ones I make an effort to befriend to be a part of things things. Friendship measurements are NOT considered for birthdays in this game. I learned this the hard way when I celebrated my birthday in this game in 2012. According to a comment I got in yesterday's topic, friendship measurements don't even exist in GC.
Sure, it can be argued that birthdays are more celebratory in this game than they are in WW and CF, but the randomness of who gives you a NES game and sends letters does automatically push this into the bottom tier.
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Now, since this is a birthday thread, I figured I would give my final predictions of who will give me a NES game/cake/party.
And here are my predictions, these are not necessarily my hopes; I will talk about THAT after June 9th is over.
Game Cube: Sally. I am talking about the Sally that is now know as Cally, not the Sally that used to be Hazel. However, since I am referring to the GC version, I am putting "Cally's" old name. I have almost nothing to go off of due to the randomness and lack of friendship measurement, but I did see a video where former Sally/now Cally was the one to give the NES game.
Wild World: Victoria. I would have said Kody since he has been with me the longest, but then I get Victoria, which I saw a video on YouTube where she was the one to give a birthday cake in WW.
City Folk: Bob. He seems to be a very popular villager in terms of being the one to deliver the cake in City Folk...lazy villagers in general seem to usually be the ones to.
New Leaf: Apollo. I wanted to try and make this prediction list non-biased, but I couldn't help myself. ;-;
There are many factors I look for in terms of thinking up my predictions for which villagers will be the ones to celebrate my birthdays throughout the games: Two of them being which ones I have seen celebrate other people's birthdays, and which ones I have befriended the most. Apollo falls under both categories.
New Horizons: Apollo. Again, I hate to be biased...I was really trying to make more sense of another villager being the host for this one, especially since I already put Apollo for NL. But similar to the points I made in New Leaf, I couldn't help but put Apollo.......again. >___<
I will be doing a post-review on the night of my birthday/when my birthday is almost over. <333
Anyway yeah, I figured another ranking thread would be fun. Feel free to make your own, or give an opinion on mine <333
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Probably the game that does birthdays the best so far. I only played my birthday in NH one other time in 2020, so I do not have a really clear picture of which villager will come, but I have read some promising stuff online. So far, this game probably celebrates birthdays the most in-depth out of all the games. Like in New Leaf, you get thrown a surprise party. It doesn't have the birthday wish, but you do whack a piñata (which is so fuuuun), in which you get cupcakes to give to the villagers for stuff in return, which is cuuuuutee. I cannot wait to whack that piñata tomorrow. It's gonna be so FUUUUUUN ^_^
Animal Crossing: New Leaf
The game where parties debuted. I also love how NL handles them. I also love the wish aspect. I already know what my wish will be. <3333 My only complaint is that you only get a birthday-themed gift if you are like BEST friends with one of the villagers (and I restarted my NL town less than a month ago), but it is still a lot better than nothing. I've recently seen people get cards (with presents?) from other villagers too, which is NOICE. Hasn't happened to me....rip.
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Birthdays in earlier games are less in-depth, but they are still very heartwarming, at least in WW and CF. I feel like they can be a bit mid in GC, which I will be getting into. But anyway, you DO get a cake from a villager. I have had the privilege of getting the cake from my favorite villagers both times I celebrated my birthday. Static in 2012, Kabuki in 2013. I also find it interesting how they ask if you are happy. You also can get letters...with PRESENTS in the mail, which is arguably easier to achieve than in City Folk. Even if WW is mid-tier on this list, in my opinion, I still think it executes the player's birthday pretty well. ^.^
Animal Crossing: City Folk
Unlike in other games, this game does require some effort for you to get more out of your birthday than just the bare minimum: Rover wishing you a happy birthday, and a letter from mom. Though, I have to say, getting 5,000 bells from your mom is nothing to sneeze at. ^_^
But yeah, there are various things that could get in the way of you even getting a birthday cake from a villager such as not high enough friendship, villager sickness, villager moving out, etc. Still, if things work out, birthdays in this game can be very heartwarming. Even though birthdays usually work out quite well in this game if you at least have a close villager, I had to place this in the second worst spot due to the aforementioned reasons and because you do not get presents from the other villagers like in WW. With that being said, I celebrated my birthday three times so far in CF, and all have been wonderful! <3333
Goes to show even the "second worst" birthday system is still good. <3333
Animal Crossing: Game Cube
I am sad to say that the GC version handled birthdays the worst. It may seem nitpicky, but I was very disappointed to find out that who ever gives you the NES games and sends you letters is randomized. I just value seeing the ones I make an effort to befriend to be a part of things things. Friendship measurements are NOT considered for birthdays in this game. I learned this the hard way when I celebrated my birthday in this game in 2012. According to a comment I got in yesterday's topic, friendship measurements don't even exist in GC.
Sure, it can be argued that birthdays are more celebratory in this game than they are in WW and CF, but the randomness of who gives you a NES game and sends letters does automatically push this into the bottom tier.
. . .
Now, since this is a birthday thread, I figured I would give my final predictions of who will give me a NES game/cake/party.
And here are my predictions, these are not necessarily my hopes; I will talk about THAT after June 9th is over.
Game Cube: Sally. I am talking about the Sally that is now know as Cally, not the Sally that used to be Hazel. However, since I am referring to the GC version, I am putting "Cally's" old name. I have almost nothing to go off of due to the randomness and lack of friendship measurement, but I did see a video where former Sally/now Cally was the one to give the NES game.
Wild World: Victoria. I would have said Kody since he has been with me the longest, but then I get Victoria, which I saw a video on YouTube where she was the one to give a birthday cake in WW.
City Folk: Bob. He seems to be a very popular villager in terms of being the one to deliver the cake in City Folk...lazy villagers in general seem to usually be the ones to.
New Leaf: Apollo. I wanted to try and make this prediction list non-biased, but I couldn't help myself. ;-;
There are many factors I look for in terms of thinking up my predictions for which villagers will be the ones to celebrate my birthdays throughout the games: Two of them being which ones I have seen celebrate other people's birthdays, and which ones I have befriended the most. Apollo falls under both categories.
New Horizons: Apollo. Again, I hate to be biased...I was really trying to make more sense of another villager being the host for this one, especially since I already put Apollo for NL. But similar to the points I made in New Leaf, I couldn't help but put Apollo.......again. >___<
I will be doing a post-review on the night of my birthday/when my birthday is almost over. <333
Anyway yeah, I figured another ranking thread would be fun. Feel free to make your own, or give an opinion on mine <333