Were you a die-hard Animal Crossing fan from the moment you first set foot in one of the many iconic villages we have explored over the years? Personally, our favorite was Animal Crossing for the Nintendo DS and DS Lite which was the very first portable version of the game… Today, Animal Crossing becomes a whole lot more “mobile”…
Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp is the first game in the animal crossing series available for both iOS and Android devices. Although the game has only been out for a couple of hours at this point, this is a quick “impressions” article to help you decide whether or not you would like to let this game take over your life once more…
Once you’ve played through all the documentation and regretted not collecting all the coins on the “downloading” screen which actually become available once the game is fully installed, you are set free to explore the new world of Animal Crossing.
Similar to every other Animal Crossing game we have ever played, Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp starts out by giving you a job, this time as Camp Manager of a small campsite you are required to furnish and decorate in your own unique style. Not too hard.
Just like every other Animal Crossing game, in order to buy furniture, you either need resources or money, both of which can be obtained by completing simple tasks given to you by the animals who roam your map. Quick tip for new players, by collecting absolutely everything that appears on your screen, you can often complete missions before you are even asked. A great way to gain resources and money early on…
Now, comes the map. If you were expecting a large chunk of land dotted with trees and houses for you to explore, unfortunately, you are out of luck. Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp makes use of a very different map system which is likely best describes as a cluster of small maps targeted at different purposes.
If you want to go fishing for instance, instead of walking to the bottom of your world, you simply tap on a map icon and move to a seaside location. Although much faster than actually walking from one point to another, this system does feel a little boring sometimes, however, it does open a lot of extra windows for future development such as new maps, etc. Hopefully, it will turn out for the better!
We have only just started exploring the world of Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp and so there is really no saying as to what more we might discover over the next few days.
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