Next, Animal Crossing can change the feel of the series with one change

Although nothing has been officially announced yet, Nintendo probably has big plans for the future of the Wild crossing Franchise. The series has not only become a central part of the brand, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons took it to new heights in terms of both gameplay and profitability. This leaves the next Wild crossing in a fantastic place and if Nintendo wanted, it could completely reinvent the franchise again with a small change.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons has changed the gameplay of the franchise considerably, but at its core it has retained the look and feel of the previous games. While there is nothing wrong with that, Wild crossing may want to deviate from that to stand out from the crowd. And the best way to do that may be to simply change the camera perspective so players can see everything their island has to offer.

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The entire formula of Animal Crossing could change with a change of perspective

Animal Crossing’s camera limits the game’s creative potential

Since its founding, Wild crossing worked with a fixed camera perspective. Animal Crossing: New Horizonsplayers can fully customize and explore their beautiful, tranquil island, but they could never see it in its entirety. In each game, players had to follow their characters from a north-facing camera perspective, with the ability to zoom in and out only. This gave the Wild crossing It gives the franchise a distinctive flair, but also limits the scope of the series.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons gave players immense control over their island like the franchise has never seen before. They could customize virtually everything about it, which gave players so many hours of content to enjoy. While it wasn’t perfect, it truly felt like the dream Wild crossing experience. However, they could only push the adaptation to a certain extent because they had to look at the game from the same perspective that all other titles had.

Players could only see the fronts of buildings and their creations from one angle, and their entire island from a north-facing camera. This meant they had far less control over the backyards, and the buildings themselves weren’t really fully customizable. Additionally, it meant there was limited exploration on the islands, with few secrets hidden behind the objects. While this may not have had that much of an impact on the game, giving players a full 360-degree camera could have significantly changed the entire experience for the better.

Moving the camera would greatly expand Animal Crossing

It may be a huge change for the franchise, but Nintendo should perhaps consider completely changing the perspective for the next game. Wild crossing game. Giving players a 360 degree camera could actually make the islands fully customizable as players could control any object from any angle. Additionally, the islands could be spiced up significantly by adding caves, hidden objects, new mechanics and a whole new feel.

The 360-degree camera would also help to make the next Wild crossing apart from the franchise that could help him break out of the doom New Horizons‘ Shadow. This game set a new standard for the series that will be hard to match, so Nintendo may want to create something truly unique. And as long as players still have the option to view the game from the classic point of view, even diehard Wild crossing Fans will likely be happy about the inclusion, so hopefully the developer will keep this in mind when this next chapter finally hits stores.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the fifth major game in the Animal Crossing series. In this slice of real life, the player must transform a deserted island into a small town for the villagers living there. The game was released at the beginning of the global lockdowns in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and was a huge success. In Japan, it is currently the best-selling game of all time.

Approved

20 March 2020

developer

Nintendo EPD

Publisher)

Nintendo

Genre(s)

simulation

Multiplayer

Online multiplayer, Local multiplayer

ESRB

E for everyone: Comic nonsense

Extensions

Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Happy home in paradise

How long does it take to hit?

100 hours

Top Critics Rating

90

Critics recommend %

99

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