Animal Crossing: New Leaf (2012)

The charming community-building franchise returns for with Animal Crossing: New Leaf. The Nintendo 3DS entry into this popular franchise introduces a number of options new to Animal Crossing, including the ability to become the head of the village and boost its development, a way to install certain items in the village to make its characteristics more personalized for each player, and the ability to view homes of other players who are tagged through StreetPass connections.

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Warm, earnest, contemplative and classical in form.

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About the game

Platforms: Nintendo 3DS
Developer: Nintendo EAD Software Development Group No.2
Publisher: Nintendo
Released: November 8, 2012
Modes: Single player, Multiplayer, Co-operative
Perspective: Third person, Bird view / Isometric
Time to beat: 350 h completionist

IGDB rating 8.7/10 from 270 ratings.

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