Animal Crossing: New Leaf
| Animal Crossing: New Leaf | |||
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| Original title | と び だ せ ど う ぶ つ の 森 | ||
| transcription | Tobidase: Dōbutsu no Mori | ||
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| Publisher | Nintendo | ||
| Senior Developer | Katsuya Eguchi (producer) | ||
| Erstveröffent- lichung |
 November 8, 2012 February 7, 2013 June 9, 2013 June 14, 2013 June 15, 2013    |
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| platform | Nintendo 3DS | ||
| genre | Life simulation | ||
| Game mode | Single player , multiplayer | ||
| control | D-pad, touchscreen, buttons as well as camera & microphone | ||
| medium | Memory card, download | ||
| language | Japanese; English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Korean | ||
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Animal Crossing: New Leaf ( Japanese とびだせどうぶつの森, Tobidase: Dobutsu no Mori , German about "! Spring out forest animals") is one of Nintendo native life simulation game for the Nintendo 3DS , the video game series Animal Crossing belongs. It was released on November 8, 2012 in Japan and on June 14, 2013 in Europe.
Game start
At the beginning of the game the player sits on a train on the way to his village. The appearance and name of the village and the player are decided by the first encounter with a cat named Olli. He asks various questions and if this is the first account of the game, he also shows the traveler four cards. The player can then choose one of these, which then becomes the village. The player then reaches his future home and says goodbye to Olli, who no longer plays a role in the further course of the game. When you get out, the villagers and the deputy mayor mistake the pawn for the actual mayor. A monkey named Flip, who works in the train station, stops the player after he gets off the train. He gives him a city map and says that you have to go to the town hall. The location of the town hall was decided on the train. Melinda, the deputy mayor, says that you have to go to the photo booth in the shopping mile. Then the city tree is planted in the village square. The size of the tree is influenced by the length of the game.
Despite the work as mayor, the actual course of the game has not changed compared to the previous games in the series. Tom Nook, the owner of the real estate company ImmoNook, gives the player a tent at the beginning in which to live. The player then takes a loan of 10,000 sternis, the currency in the game, to convert his tent into a house. The house can be expanded by paying off larger loans.
With earned money you can not only pay off the house, but also go shopping in the shopping mile.
As usual in the previous parts of the series, the player can dress individually. Since Animal Crossing: New Leaf , the player can also wear shoes and socks.
Törtel's island
After a few days, the player receives information that Törtel, the mayor from the earlier Animal Crossing offshoots, is visiting town. From him you learn about his new occupation: his own island. From now on, every Animal Crossing player can sail to the island with the captain for 1,000 sternis. It's always summer on Törtels Island. There is also the opportunity to take part in various mini-games, in which there are medals to be won. With these medals the player can pay in the souvenir shop of the island, where objects are sold.
Further changes compared to the predecessor:
- For the first time it is now also possible to select one of several selectable cards and then to play in this
- 3D stereoscopic graphics
- Megaphone to address people
The office of mayor
As the new mayor of the village, the player is supported by Melinda, who lends a hand with the mayoral duties. Before city embellishments and ordinances can be issued, the player must achieve an approval rate of 100% from the other villagers, which is carried out through various embellishments within the village. If the necessary approval has been obtained, city beautifications can be built on the following day. Only one project can be carried out at the same time, and a gyroid is placed at the construction site in the village to collect donations. The other villagers donate a small amount each day; the majority, however, usually comes from the player himself. If the donation goal is reached, the gyroid disappears the following day and is replaced by the desired embellishment. With a few exceptions such as the café and the campsite, all city beautifications can be removed for a small fee. It is possible to have 30 embellishments in the village at the same time.
In addition to city beautifications, the player can issue ordinances in his office as mayor, of which there are four different types. The cleanliness ordinance increases the frequency with which the rest of the villagers water the town's plants. In addition, the plants no longer wither, there are fewer weeds and no more rubbish in the river and lakes. With the early bird regulation , all shops in the shopping mile open three hours earlier than usual. The Night Owl Ordinance extends the closing time of shops by three to four hours. The high price ordinance increases the buying and selling prices of items, with the exception of beets, by a flat rate of 20%. Only one prescription can be active at a time and a change is due the following day for a fee of 20,000 sternis (the currency in Animal Crossing).
Shopping mile
In Animal Crossing: New Leaf , the shopping area plays a big role. There the player can renew his passport photo, visit the slumber house, go to Smeralda the fortune teller, learn new emotions and dance in the Kalauer Club, have his house enlarged and redesigned at ImmoNook, send letters at the post office, at Schlepp und Nepp, Tom Nook's nephew, go shopping, buy plants and gardening tools in Gerd's nursery, change clothes in the tailor's shop, have his hairstyle changed at Trude, the hairdresser upstairs in the tailor's shop, buy shoes and socks from Schubert and, if donated by the players, fish in the museum, View insects, fossils, or works of art.
campsite
Since version 1.5 ( Welcome Amiibo update) it is possible to go to a campsite. On this one can buy items for an external currency called "Camping Coupons", including items that were not previously available. The player receives "Camping Coupons" by completing certain tasks that change daily or weekly.
Treasure trove
Another change compared to the previous titles is the so-called treasure trove. This is a pink hut that is not in the shopping street like all other shops, but in the village itself. The treasure trove is run by an alpaca couple named Rosina and Björn. In the treasure trove itself you can:
- Sell goods (fish, insects, furniture, clothing, etc.)
- Give objects in commission (the player can determine the price himself, villagers and players from other villages can then buy them)
- have certain furniture remodeled (after Björn wakes up, what happens if you have earned a certain amount in the treasure trove through the sale)
Next to the entrance door to the treasure trove is a small board on which the player can see which items are being bought for a higher price that day.
Update
Animal Crossing: New Leaf received an update four years after the original release : On November 2, 2016, the game was updated to version 1.5 with a new patch. With the update, the simulation game for Nintendo 3DS received the function of being able to use so-called amiibo cards. Amiibo cards ensure that the characters depicted on them come into town and possibly even move in. Amiibo figures can also be used for this. In addition, a campsite was integrated into the city.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ http://www.nintendo-online.de/3ds/news/11180/monolith-soft-an-animal-crossing-new-leaf-beteiligt/
- ↑ June 14, 2013: http://www.nintendo.de/Spiele/Nintendo-3DS/Animal-Crossing-New-Leaf-273841.html
- ↑ Animal Crossing: New Leaf at nintendo.de
- ↑ Wladislav Sidorov: Animal Crossing: New Leaf: New update announced for autumn, brings new features and content. Retrieved August 24, 2016 .
- ↑ Allegra Frank: Animal Crossing: New Leaf's big amiibo update is available now. November 2, 2016, accessed February 18, 2020 .