spyroflame0487
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A lot of people were asking for the OT, so I guess I can make one. Our good friend HULEN10 is having some computer trouble so I hope I can make them proud lol.
Title: Animal Crossing: amiibo Festival
Release date: November 13th (North-America), November 20th (Europe), November 21st (Japan and Australia)
Platform: Wii U
Price: $59.99
amiibo support: Yes, through Animal Crossing amiibo cards and figures
What comes with the game?
The game itself comes in a miniature bundle with Isabelle and Digby amiibos, plus 3 exclusive Amiibo Festival amiibo cards; Stitches, Rosie and Goldie. The box mentions that Digby is a "Limited Time Offer" in the bundle, indicating a possible standalone release.
Animal Crossing amiibo Festival is a Mario Party-esque game that features a main "board game" mode and an assortment of other mini games to play. Different games have different rules and player capacity and also vary in their use of amiibos and cards.
The main board game mode is called "Board Game"...uh kind of catchy, right? It requires you to use an amiibo as a game piece (think of Monopoly) and you move around a village corresponding with each day of the month (for a total of 28-31 moves depending on the month). The game will force you to play this when you first turn it on...so be prepared to plunk down and play for an hour and 15 minutes. (You can set time limits but I don't remember if it asked when first playing)
After playing the first round, you'll have to play a second round, and you'll also have the ability to select the month now. (this is when you should select a 30 minute time limit if you're excited to play other modes)
Once completed, you'll be let out into the main plaza which is where you can select other attractions. Each attraction requires a certain amount of tickets which you can earn by winning happy points on various attractions. These other attractions are:
- Resetti Bop [1 player; 3 amiibo cards]- "Can amiibo card characters pound on Mr. Resetti? Bop the inflatable Mr. Resetti dolls that pop out of holes in front of the characters. But you can only bop the dolls if you can beat them at a rock-paper-scissors test. So bop carefully!"
This mode is very difficult as you have to have coordination between the rock-paper-scissors logo on each of the cards, AND pay attention to the Resetti dolls. You'll have to be quick scanning them in too as I found a little bit of lag time and missed out on quite a few bops....
- Desert Island Escape- [1 Player; 3 amiibo cards] "Set up a band of three characters and have a survival experience on a desert island. Different characters will have different abilities. Collect resources to build a raft, and escape within the time limit. Don't run out of food!"
This one is probably the best out of any of the games available. It's charming, and has many layers of strategy involved and I fully believe you can turn it into a multiplayer game by having someone main the gamepad and the buttons and 3 other people saying where they want their character to go. There's a little bit of exploration involved, you'll also need to collect resources to build items (slingshot to help against enemies, fishing rod to catch fish, etc) and collect food to survive each day. Each villager has a different ability, for instance Goldie can sniff out items on nearby spaces, Rosie can collect fish without a rod, and Stitches can easily get honey/fight off bees. There's 10 levels spread across 3 difficulties (and different time limits) for a total of 30 stages to play.
- amiibo Card Battle- [2-4 Players, 6 amiibo cards] "Each person plays an amiibo card. Whoever has the highest-value card wins."
I haven't actually played this one, but it would appear you play a card, the highest dice value wins, although there's modifiers like zodiac symbol and reversals that can change the outcome.
- Fruit Path- [2-4 Players; 1 card+ ] "Touch an amiibo card to the NFC touchpoint, and the character on the card will take the same number of steps as printed on its card. The player who gathers the most fruit in three rounds wins. But watch out for pitfalls along the way!"
This one requires you and another player or more to play a card, then you travel along a path collecting fruit. As you get more, your pack becomes heavier and you have a higher chance of falling into a pitfall and losing a bunch of it. This is one that you'll really likely be able to play easier with more than one amiibo card.
- Quiz Show [1-4 players; 1-4 cards]- "Play as your amiibo card character, and answer questions related to Animal Crossing. Each participant will have one chance to call up an amiibo character to get hints. "
Hope you've been brushing up on your painters and artists. This mode is hard, even for a veteran of the series (and a guy who took 2 years of art history....) like myself. The game asks you a variety of questions related to catchphrases, KK songs, clothing items, sculptures/paintings, and sizes of bugs/fish. I think someone who hasn't played an AC game will definitely have a rough go of it. You use your amiibo card as your "character" and the amiibo figures can be used as a "phone-a-friend" in a sense.
- Balloon Island- [1-4 players, 1+ card] "Characters from amiibo cards perform a daring freefall from high in the sky. Hold an amiibo card to the NFC touchpoint to hold your character as close to the center of the island as possible, popping balloons for points on the way down."
This mode would probably be a blast with friends, and unlocks when you first get access to the plaza. Simply hold an amiibo card down and lift it up to drop your villager. You only really need one card, and you can use the same card 3 times across 4 players.
- Mystery Campers- [1 player, 6 cards] "Try to guess who's hiding in each tent"
Another I haven't personally unlocked, looks to be a simple version of guess who with AC villagers.
- Acorn Chase- [1 player, 3 cards] "Control 3 amiibo card characters to pick up all of the acorns and head for the goal. But don't touch the rotten acorns! And if the Cornimer car catches you, the game will end!"
This mode is another like Resetti Bop that is exceptionally difficult as you have to quickly scan the card in to move. You're basically looking at the screen and over to your cards and back to the screen to see which direction is next.
Other helpful stuff:
[Official Website]