I didn't like Wild World because the framerate was horrible. I didn't like City Folk because, like SM64DS, its idea of adding new things was mostly taking the things you already had and putting them in a more inconvenient place. New Leaf fixes all of that, and will be the first time I've really gotten into an Animal Crossing game since the Gamecube one, which I played the hell out of when I was thirteen.
I just checked in on my Gamecube town for the first time in three years. It's a three-level town, which was apparently kind of rare. Tortimer never built a bridge in the one place we needed one, though, so it's a little inconvenient to get around. Not that much, though, since it still feels so familiar. All my favorite villagers are still there. I'm pretty sure I have all the NES games except for Mario Bros, including Super Mario Bros and Zelda. Still have embarrassing stuff about the girl I had a crush on in the diary there. The lost and found at the police station is still filled with oranges. Still have some but not all of the super-secret Mario items.
I had been saving a couple bugs for the Bug-Off last week, and then I ended up winning with a 114-point birdwing butterfly that I caught right next to Nat's tent.
Also, guys can wear dresses now.
Oh, and when you're buying paintings and statues from Redd now, you can actually tell whether they're genuine if you're familiar enough with the real-life one. That's pretty cool.
