Summary
Animal Crossing: New Horizonshas found itself yet another cozy companion in 2023 with thePaliaOpen Beta releasing on August 9.Paliahas combined aspects ofAnimal Crossing: New HorizonsandStardew Valleyto create a bucolic free-to-play simulator, and the indie game is certainly showing a lot of promise in its early days.Paliacan learn a lot from studying Nintendo, but Nintendo could also borrow some quality-of-life aspects fromPaliaforAnimal Crossing, whether in a new game or aNew Horizonsupdate.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonscould use another updateto address a few aspects of the game that have seemingly been abandoned. Though the title received twelve free content updates between March 2020 and November 2021, it was disappointing to some that Nintendo opted to stop updating it in what felt like a rather short amount of time. Some bugs were fixed in later years, but content related to new events, characters, and items ceased completely. Nintendo could spark a renaissance in the game if it decided to continue with updates to longstanding features, starting with the Drop-Off Box.
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons Needs a Better Drop-Off Box
The Drop-Off Box was first introduced inAnimal Crossing: New Horizonsas an alternative toselling items at Nook’s Cranny. This box is accessible all day, regardless of whether Tom Nook’s family store is open or not. It’s recommended that players do business with Timmy and Tommy when the store is operating because items are sold at eighty percent of their full price when left in the Drop-Off Box.
However, this box is incredibly helpful for those who are trying to sell or clean out their pockets after store hours. At the moment, players only receive their earnings the morning after they’ve sold their items in the Drop-Off Box. Thisautomatically deposits the Bellsinto the islander’s savings account. Unfortunately, this is a once-a-day transaction that doesn’t cater to people that don’t or can’t play in the morning.
In contrast, thePaliadonation box automatically collects earnings twice a day. Specifically, this is at 6 AM and 6 PM in-game time. While it would be nice if these boxes were attended to even more often, twice a day is already a great step in the right direction for both games. TheAnimal Crossing-likePaliaMMOappears to be taking into consideration both morning and evening players with its twelve-hour differences between the two.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsshould adopt this format for itself to help nighttime players that are hoping to earn Bells quickly. After all, farming Bells in this game is crucial since it’s one of the few currencies in the simulation, aside from Nook Miles. There is always the option totime travel by changing the Switch’s clock, but this method can be tedious. It also is rather controversial in the community, as some believe time-skipping takes away from the full experience.
Overall, it seems it would be much simpler if Nintendo learned fromPalia’s example and changed its Drop-Off Box collection times to twice a day, or more. Of course, since the DLC Happy Home Paradise stopped receiving updates and was said to be the final update, it’s uncertain whether the developers will consider this option. Perhapsthe nextAnimal Crossinggamecould follow inPalia’s footsteps instead.
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis available for Nintendo Switch.
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