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    Animal Crossing: City Folk

    Game » consists of 8 releases. Released Nov 16, 2008

    Animal Crossing comes to the Wii as a sequel to the original GameCube and DS versions. Featuring a host of new features such as improved online play, a new voice chat option through the use of Wii Speak, a city for players to visit,and new holidays.

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    #1  Edited By AndrewGaspar

    I'm interested.

      
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    #2  Edited By BiggerBomb

    A 12 year old could have done a better review! Aside from Jason Ocampo, I can't think of a single talented journalist there. *Shakes head in bewilderment and then walks away*

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    #3  Edited By GioVANNI

    Lol at Wii Speak.  Just give us a headset!  I don't think anyone wants to connect their entire room, with another.

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    #4  Edited By GioVANNI

    What's sad is that you could cut and paste "The Legend of Zelda" or "Mario" into half the places where this review reads "Animal Crossing" and you'd have a perfectly accurate review, but a different score entirely.

    Mario's gone virtually nowhere since the N64, and every single post-Ocarina Zelda game has essentially been a carbon rehash of their successful predecessor. Nintendo's stagnancy and unwillingness (inability?) to create and innovate doesn't stop here—it's positively epidemic in their first-party development.

    Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic.

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    #5  Edited By kush

    I have no idea who this reviewer is, but he doesn't seem to be the greatest speaker...at least compared to other video reviews that I've seen. Not the best review. "Played it safe." <--- I hate that phrase.

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    #6  Edited By BiggerBomb
    GioVANNI said:
    "What's sad is that you could cut and paste "The Legend of Zelda" or "Mario" into half the places where this review reads "Animal Crossing" and you'd have a perfectly accurate review, but a different score entirely.

    Mario's gone virtually nowhere since the N64, and every single post-Ocarina Zelda game has essentially been a carbon rehash of their successful predecessor. Nintendo's stagnancy and unwillingness (inability?) to create and innovate doesn't stop here—it's positively epidemic in their first-party development.

    Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic."

    Majora's Mask is very different from Ocarina of Time...and so is The Wind Waker, for that matter. I haven't played Twilight Princess yet, it's still in the wrapping, but as far as I am concerned the trend of labeling each LoZ game as a clone of its predecessor is very overrated.
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    #7  Edited By GioVANNI
    BiggerBomb said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "What's sad is that you could cut and paste "The Legend of Zelda" or "Mario" into half the places where this review reads "Animal Crossing" and you'd have a perfectly accurate review, but a different score entirely.

    Mario's gone virtually nowhere since the N64, and every single post-Ocarina Zelda game has essentially been a carbon rehash of their successful predecessor. Nintendo's stagnancy and unwillingness (inability?) to create and innovate doesn't stop here—it's positively epidemic in their first-party development.

    Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic."

    Majora's Mask is very different from Ocarina of Time...and so is The Wind Waker, for that matter. I haven't played Twilight Princess yet, it's still in the wrapping, but as far as I am concerned the trend of labeling each LoZ game as a clone of its predecessor is very overrated."
    Majora's Mask may be unique in it's own way, but that doesn't differ from the fact that NOTHING has changed in it's formula.
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    #8  Edited By Arkthemaniac
    GioVANNI said:
    "What's sad is that you could cut and paste "The Legend of Zelda" or "Mario" into half the places where this review reads "Animal Crossing" and you'd have a perfectly accurate review, but a different score entirely.

    Mario's gone virtually nowhere since the N64, and every single post-Ocarina Zelda game has essentially been a carbon rehash of their successful predecessor. Nintendo's stagnancy and unwillingness (inability?) to create and innovate doesn't stop here—it's positively epidemic in their first-party development.

    Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic."
    It's called "level design."
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    #9  Edited By BiggerBomb
    GioVANNI said:
    "BiggerBomb said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "What's sad is that you could cut and paste "The Legend of Zelda" or "Mario" into half the places where this review reads "Animal Crossing" and you'd have a perfectly accurate review, but a different score entirely.

    Mario's gone virtually nowhere since the N64, and every single post-Ocarina Zelda game has essentially been a carbon rehash of their successful predecessor. Nintendo's stagnancy and unwillingness (inability?) to create and innovate doesn't stop here—it's positively epidemic in their first-party development.

    Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic."

    Majora's Mask is very different from Ocarina of Time...and so is The Wind Waker, for that matter. I haven't played Twilight Princess yet, it's still in the wrapping, but as far as I am concerned the trend of labeling each LoZ game as a clone of its predecessor is very overrated."
    Majora's Mask may be unique in it's own way, but that doesn't differ from the fact that NOTHING has changed in it's formula."

    Uh...

    What? The entire game is different! Ugh, I am way too tired to argue this but I'm having a hard time comprehending how someone who has played both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask could say they are the same game.
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    #10  Edited By Arkthemaniac
    BiggerBomb said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "BiggerBomb said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "What's sad is that you could cut and paste "The Legend of Zelda" or "Mario" into half the places where this review reads "Animal Crossing" and you'd have a perfectly accurate review, but a different score entirely.

    Mario's gone virtually nowhere since the N64, and every single post-Ocarina Zelda game has essentially been a carbon rehash of their successful predecessor. Nintendo's stagnancy and unwillingness (inability?) to create and innovate doesn't stop here—it's positively epidemic in their first-party development.

    Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic."

    Majora's Mask is very different from Ocarina of Time...and so is The Wind Waker, for that matter. I haven't played Twilight Princess yet, it's still in the wrapping, but as far as I am concerned the trend of labeling each LoZ game as a clone of its predecessor is very overrated."
    Majora's Mask may be unique in it's own way, but that doesn't differ from the fact that NOTHING has changed in it's formula."

    Uh...

    What? The entire game is different! Ugh, I am way too tired to argue this but I'm having a hard time comprehending how someone who has played both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask could say they are the same game."
    He probably hasn't played both, like me, but I'm not waving your finger you must have been out your head . . .
    ? Oh, The Pot.
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    #11  Edited By BlackWaterCO

    I'll watch later

    Im getting closer and closer to buying a wii

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    #12  Edited By Emilio
    GioVANNI said:
    "Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic."
    You mean like Square-Enix? Or Capcom? Or Konami? Or Sega?
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    #13  Edited By SpinCookie
    BiggerBomb said:
    "A 12 year old could have done a better review! Aside from Jason Ocampo, I can't think of a single talented journalist there. *Shakes head in bewilderment and then walks away*"
    The IGN guys rock, I love the Nintendo team, Bozon, Matt, Craig, and Daemon are good peoples.
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    #14  Edited By GioVANNI
    Emilio said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic."
    You mean like Square-Enix? Or Capcom? Or Konami? Or Sega?"
    Honestly, yes...
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    #15  Edited By BiggerBomb
    Arkthemaniac said:
    "BiggerBomb said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "BiggerBomb said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "What's sad is that you could cut and paste "The Legend of Zelda" or "Mario" into half the places where this review reads "Animal Crossing" and you'd have a perfectly accurate review, but a different score entirely.

    Mario's gone virtually nowhere since the N64, and every single post-Ocarina Zelda game has essentially been a carbon rehash of their successful predecessor. Nintendo's stagnancy and unwillingness (inability?) to create and innovate doesn't stop here—it's positively epidemic in their first-party development.

    Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic."

    Majora's Mask is very different from Ocarina of Time...and so is The Wind Waker, for that matter. I haven't played Twilight Princess yet, it's still in the wrapping, but as far as I am concerned the trend of labeling each LoZ game as a clone of its predecessor is very overrated."
    Majora's Mask may be unique in it's own way, but that doesn't differ from the fact that NOTHING has changed in it's formula."

    Uh...

    What? The entire game is different! Ugh, I am way too tired to argue this but I'm having a hard time comprehending how someone who has played both Ocarina of Time and Majora's Mask could say they are the same game."
    He probably hasn't played both, like me, but I'm not waving your finger you must have been out your head . . .
    ? Oh, The Pot.
    "

    What?
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    #16  Edited By Arkthemaniac
    GioVANNI said:
    "Emilio said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic."
    You mean like Square-Enix? Or Capcom? Or Konami? Or Sega?"
    Honestly, yes..."
    Well, then, we have an issue not with Nintendo, but with game companies.
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    #17  Edited By RHCPfan24

    I don't know about this game.  Looks like a decent offering, but clearly it is not original in almost every way.

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    #18  Edited By BiggerBomb
    SpinCookie said:
    "BiggerBomb said:
    "A 12 year old could have done a better review! Aside from Jason Ocampo, I can't think of a single talented journalist there. *Shakes head in bewilderment and then walks away*"
    The IGN guys rock, I love the Nintendo team, Bozon, Matt, Craig, and Daemon are good peoples."

    I'm not attacking his character, I'm saying that this doesn't seem to be the best job for him.
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    #19  Edited By Arkthemaniac
    SpinCookie said:
    "BiggerBomb said:
    "A 12 year old could have done a better review! Aside from Jason Ocampo, I can't think of a single talented journalist there. *Shakes head in bewilderment and then walks away*"
    The IGN guys rock, I love the Nintendo team, Bozon, Matt, Craig, and Daemon are good peoples."
    I also like them, and I catch their podcast every time it's up. I will say that Craig isn't the best reviewer there, though.
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    #20  Edited By GioVANNI
    Arkthemaniac said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "Emilio said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic."
    You mean like Square-Enix? Or Capcom? Or Konami? Or Sega?"
    Honestly, yes..."
    Well, then, we have an issue not with Nintendo, but with game companies."
    Game companies that aren't delivering with new interesting content, but companies that are relying on nostalgia, yes.
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    #21  Edited By Emilio
    GioVANNI said:
    "Arkthemaniac said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "Emilio said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic."
    You mean like Square-Enix? Or Capcom? Or Konami? Or Sega?"
    Honestly, yes..."
    Well, then, we have an issue not with Nintendo, but with game companies."
    Game companies that aren't delivering with new interesting content, but companies that are relying on nostalgia, yes."
    I think this is mostly a problem with Japanese video game companies.
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    #22  Edited By GioVANNI
    Emilio said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "Arkthemaniac said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "Emilio said:
    "GioVANNI said:
    "Can this crap, and stop supporting a company that's been resting on their laurels and selling software based solely on nostalgia for the past decade. Pathetic."
    You mean like Square-Enix? Or Capcom? Or Konami? Or Sega?"
    Honestly, yes..."
    Well, then, we have an issue not with Nintendo, but with game companies."
    Game companies that aren't delivering with new interesting content, but companies that are relying on nostalgia, yes."
    I think this is mostly a problem with Japanese video game companies."
    Yeah, kind of.
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    #23  Edited By ManMadeGod
    BlackWaterCO said:
    "I'll watch later

    Im getting closer and closer to buying a wii"
    If you really want to play animal crossing just pick it up for the DS; they added nothing at all for the Wii version: disgusting.
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    #24  Edited By Linkyshinks

    Still getting it, always was, this is Animal Crossing after all.

    See you all online.

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