CAUTION: This game will consume your very mind and soul until you believe you live in a world inhabited by freakishly adorable animals that persist on coming to your house for absolutely no reason.
I was able to break free of my Animal Crossing addiction some time ago but I returned to my town in order to write this blog. If you ever spent a considerable time away from your town in previous Animal Crossing games you would usually return to find the place in ruins, half your neighbours will have moved out and you would have to suffer the emotional trauma of listening to whoever remained cry on about how much they missed you.
Thankfully in Animal Crossing: New Leaf because you're playing the role of Mayor you have your assistant, Isabelle, who takes over the running of the town while your away so it's less hassle when you return. I was also lucky enough to have set the 'Beautiful town' ordinance before I vanished, so the place wasn't besieged by weeds and rubbish, but that still doesn't mean I was able to escape my neighbours.
I had only lost one neighbour (Phoebe), but those who remained wouldn't let me forget that I had deserted them. I had apparently left the game for 7 months, some thought I was a ghost and others tried to make me promise never to leave them again (scary), but that was the least of my problems. Pecan the Squirrel asked me if I could unearth a time-capsule that she made me bury 7 months ago.
Pecan - "Noggin, remember that time capsule I asked you to bury for me. Could you dig it up? You do know where it is, right?"
Me- "Sure, I remember where it is!" (Oh, %&£#, where the hell did I bury it?!!)
I was always unsure whether I liked the Animal Crossing series for certain, because I can't understand the purpose of games that have no ending, and while previous games in the series always felt like they required a lot of dedication, New Leaf is much more relaxing and even allows you time to reflect on certain aspects of your own life.
For instance New Leaf is packed with items to collect, the game is a hoarder's dream, but it's impossible to obtain every item and be able to store it in your home. So eventually you just have to face reality and to prevent yourself from being surrounded by crap; you have to be ruthless with your possessions. At least that's true in my case, I really need to have a clear out.
Now that I find returning to Animal Crossing is much less hassle than I thought it would be, I think I'll play it for a while. I must admit I've missed buying fortune cookies to get rare items, going to see K.K. play a gig on Saturday nights or visit the nearby island to play a bunch of mini-games with my friends.
So do not fear dear citizens, Mayor Noggin has returned.
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