Rhonda is way ahead of me in Animal Crossing. She just got her second story and I still have 100,000 bells or so left on the house upgrade before that. At this rate, she is going to get the gold statue. I wonder if it will have the Mii face? I bet not...
Rhonda also happened upon Wisp one night, which only happened once or twice to us back on the GameCube. Wisp has undergone a genie makeover. I like how you now have to meet him in your attic to collect on his boon.
I thought I was on to something here. The strategy guide mentions that Chip will give out a silver fishing trophy if you show him a particular fish (this is separate from the gold trophy you get for beating a bunch of cheating AI characters to win the tournament). So when I noticed the picture on his cart of him and a koi, I had Rhonda give him a koi she had caught previously. No dice. Chip ate the koi. Just another example of how the strategy guide is complete vague bullshit.
Meanwhile, I'm cozying up to Sable.
The snowman scripts contain some of the best dialogue in the game.
Saw Pascal again. This time while holding the proper damn scallop. Got a Sea View wall.
I like the new bit where stupid villagers drop their house key in the river.
Jingle is back, and he is far trickier than in '02. These days, you'll find him either wandering outside OR inside somebody's darkened house. I think this is the only time that you can enter a house with the lights turned off (because the animal owner is out walking around). This is something else that the guide does not explicitly discuss, and although Jingle himself offers a clue that he will be "inside," that still leaves you with a dozen houses to check... and if you want to find him again, it's another dull search of houses and the entire exterior town.
He'll give you a present right away, but if you want more you have to come up with different combinations of shirts AND accessories. You can no longer fool him by simply changing your shirt. Luckily, he does not recall specific elements... you can get him by putting together different combos of the same gear. And the Mii Mask is completely invisible to Jingle, by the way.
I'm sure this will be valuable information for you in December of 2009.
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