I’ve never written about a video game before, so where better to start than a game unlike any I’ve ever played: Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Olivia Bono recently wrote two columns — one on Animal Crossing’s fishing “minigame” and another on how the COVID pandemic encouraged her to buy New Horizons — about Animal Crossing, but we as a department have yet to formally “review” the franchise’s newest entry. From what I’ve gathered, the Animal Crossing franchise is one rooted in a deep continuity and most, if not all, of the island characters are reprising roles from earlier games. It is for those players that Animal Crossing really shines, both in the little moments and the big. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is unlike any video game I’ve ever played.

Source: Daily Sun April 28, 2020 00:00 UTC