Animal Crossing is a series that gives players the freedom to live their own tiny, adorable life, at their own pace. We all find our own ways to do that.
Perhaps you’re a dedicated fisher and bug catcher, insisting on completing the museum‘s collection of critters as quickly as possible. Maybe you’re just in it to mess with the neighbors, teaching them questionable catchphrases and ensnaring them with those pesky Pitfall Traps.
As for me, I’ve never been concerned with getting a five star score in my Island Evaluation in the cozy game masterpiece that is Animal Crossing: New Horizons. I've let flowers spawn absolutely everywhere on the surface of my island, in fact, and I have zero remorse for it.
There’s one feature of the series that I’ve always taken absolutely seriously, though: The art of interior design.
My reasoning is, I’m giving Tom Nook more Bells than Mike Oldfield (of “Tubular Bells” fame) ever dreamed of having to expand my home. It’s only right that I make the best possible use of all that space.
For me, there probably isn’t a greater pleasure in gaming than securing a full set of themed furniture, customising it to my liking,...
