Veteran Animal Crossing players know that nothing stays the same. "Everything changes," as the song goes.* So since my Nookstore is closed for remodeling today, I thought I'd snap some pics of Adamsvil in the early days. Maybe I should have sepia-toned them, that would have been funny.
So here's my modest home with my custom icon doormat. That's me in my current favorite gear: cow skull + SARS mask + poncho. That jerk Lyle is walking around; he ambushed me as soon as I walked out of my house this morning. He claims to sell insurance, but he wouldn't say exactly what the insurance means, and his name makes me think I shouldn't trust him. He initially asked for 6,000 bells, but he cut it down to 3,000 bells a minute later. Unfortunately for him, with Nook's closed for the day, I don't have any way to generate that kind of money. (I travelled to see John H. in Beantown, but even his Nook's was closed today!)
Lyle's dialogue is actually pretty darn amusing.
You just don't get much space in these starter homes. You do, however, get like 90 storage slots for your home once you find a dresser. These slots are shared for all dressers you own, sort of like the inventory boxes in classic Resident Evil. I wonder what happens to your stuff if you pick up or sell your last dresser?
I think the coolest bit of furniture I own is that Lucky Cat. Somebody in town gave that to me.
Do you like my Mario moustache? It's pretty swanky with that outback hat, I know. Want to wager there's a Mario cap in the game somewhere?
Here's a shot of Nook's Cranny, since tomorrow he'll have changed it into something else. Eventually, I'd like to see Nook merge with the tailor shop and make a mall. And where's the movie theater? I seem to recall the villagers begging for one back in the first game.
That's the triangle glasses and the witch's hat. WEASLEY IS OUR KING!
Here's my town map, in case you never visit. During the Kapp'n taxi ride, I told him that I liked shopping, so that's why my house is so close to Nook's. Not a bad position... Nook's south, town hall north, museum west. I also like having an island down by the river delta.
The map lists villagers according to when they moved in, so, as you can see, Dora, Blaire and Rod are my first three. On the GameCube, animals moved whenever you travelled to another town... thankfully that doesn't seem to be the case in Wild World, or I'd have an entire new population by now. The animals all have hobbies now as well, so maybe they stick around longer so you can indulge their personal interests better.
*The song being "Everything Changes" from the album "2BA Master, Songs from and Inspired by the World of Pokemon." If you listen with a critical ear, you can see how they use pokemon evolution as a death metaphor for kids. SPOILER.
