The Animal Crossing series is well known to all fans of the Nintendo cult. And for those who are about to become one, here is a short introduction:
Animal Crossing is a simulation in which you become a resident of a settlement where various friendly characters from the animal world live. In addition to the standard interaction with other residents, you will be fishing, catching insects, crafting various items, from tools to furniture. You will perform various tasks and thus help other residents, as well as the settlement itself.
What differentiates this game from similar ones is that this is a Real-Time simulation, which means that time passes like in real life. The days alternate according to the clock connected to the system you're playing on so that when it's dark outside, it's dark in the game. When it's summer outside, it's summer in the game. All holidays and special dates are linked to the actual calendar.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the second best-selling game on the original Switch, right behind Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, so it's no surprise that Nintendo decided to make a Switch 2 version of the game. For those who already have it on the original Switch, upgrading to the S2 version costs €5, and if you don't have it, that pleasure will cost you €65.
Now, considering that a free 3.0 patch for the original version was released in parallel with the S2 version, which provides numerous upgrades, here I will not go into details about the game itself, but I will explain what you actually get with the 3.0 version and what with the Switch 2 version.
So, the most important additions in version 3.0 are:
– Resort Hotel – moći ćete se okušati u dizajnu interijera, jer će vaš zadatak biti dekorirati sobe za goste prema određenim temama
– Resetti’s Reset Service – Resetti je krtica koja će vam, za određenu sumu pomoći da uklonite nepotreban namještaj, ljestve, ograde; a ukoliko želite, ukloniti će sve što ste izgradili i staviti u vaše skladište tako da možete početi graditi ispočetka
– povećan storage sa 5000 na 9000 jedinica, te mogućnost gradnje direktno iz njega, bez da nosite sve materijale sa sobom
– Dream World – daje vam mogućnost da u snu kreirate Slumber Islands, otoke koje možete dekorirati po vlastitoj želji, te vam i vaši prijatelji mogu pomoći u tome
– unutar igre imate mogućnost otključavanja i kupnje retro Nintendo konzola, igračaka te NES i GameBoy igara
– 20 LEGO proizvoda koje možete kupiti te njima ukrasiti svoju kuću ili otok
– Zelda i Splatoon tematski proizvodi, te Amiibo funkcija
What you get with the Switch 2 version:
– Megaphone – koristeći ugrađeni mikrofon na konzoli, možete jednostavno imenom pozvati stanovnika kojeg tražite, te će vam igra pokazati u kojem smjeru se on nalazi
– 4k rezolucija u docked modu ali je framerate ograničen na 30fps, te poboljšana grafika u handheld modu
– upravljanje mišem – Switch 2 ima mogućnost korištenja jednog joycona kao miša, što uvelike olakšava postavljanje namještaja i dekoriranje
– multiplayer koji podržava do 12 igrača online (ali svi moraju imati Switch 2 verziju)
-GameChat multiplayer – možete koristiti ugrađeni mikrofon za razgovor sa prijateljima prilikom igranja, a ukoliko posjedujete i kameru, možete i streamati vaše lice iznad vašeg lika u igri
Now, whether that's worth the extra €5, I'm not sure. If you're already playing on the original Switch, I don't see the need to switch to the Switch2 version, as the best stuff is already available to you for free anyway.
A copy of the Switch 2 version was provided by distributor CD Media for review purposes
I’m all about traveling and Nintendo, not necessarily in that order.
