8th December, 2023
Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve found ourselves playing over the last few days. This time: re-freezing the Arctic, re-visiting cosy corners, and volleyball with toasters.
If you fancy catching up on some of the older editions of What We’ve Been Playing, here’s our archive.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch
Where I live, it’s the time of year where the weather is cold, rain is constantly in the air, and generally the idea of going outside is not an inviting one. This is the time of year where I like to grab a relaxing game and delve into another world while burrowing myself under two blankets. This time around, I went back to a game that I’ve not touched since February 2023 – Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Yes, I did leave it for ages but I have a reason for that. I had flowers somehow take over my island and the idea of digging them up while the real-world weather significantly improved was not an inviting prospect at all. However, now the winter is well and truly here, I finally dived in to fix my floral fiasco.
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As I sat there, digging away at the hundreds of flowers, I was sure I’d never felt more relaxed. I admit that my favourite version is still Animal Crossing: Let’s Go to the City, as its personality is hard to top, but New Horizons is a very close second. The soundtrack of the newest game combined with the small flecks of snow that begin to fill the late afternoon air, as my villagers wrap up in their warm hats, reminds me why I loved this game in the first place. It doesn’t expect too much of you, or for you to do things quickly.