Animal Crossing: Wild World; the best of the series? - a retrospective

A lot of conjecture has been had about the crossing of animals on roads, classically the chicken. However, this bold adaptation to the form asks, what if other animals crossed other things, namely our hearts.
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I've had a deep love for the Animal Crossing series since I was a child, and today I want to talk about why I love it.
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[@The_McRib]

i found my wild world cartridge down the back of a couch in a pizza hut

[@Neverknot47]

Animal crossing the one game you shouldn't steal 💀

[@Lim_]

Got my first copy from a lost & found at a hotel

[@vanyadolly]

I've been playing the older games for the first time over the last few years, and Wild World is *absolutely* my favourite! The characters have their own hobbies, interpersonal relationships, and SO much personality that I look forward to talking to them every day. Phyllis' dialogue about Pete was absolutely wild! The guy's straight up stalking her while she's trying to keep him away both from her and her sister, and Tom Nook broke Sabel's heart? 😂Even Brewster who barely talks in the other games tells you about why he wanted to open a café, and threatens to reveal where his pigeon milk comes from. 🤣 It's also the most challenging AC game in terms of catching bugs and fish and making money, so there's plenty to keep you occupied if you just want something to play for a little bit every day.

[@LilGamez21]

I remember watching the commercial for Wild World and being mind blown away by the fact that it was going to be on the DS because I played the first game on the Gamecube and wondered if it would hold up on the handheld. I didn't buy the game until 3 years later and I was hooked I played it so much. I still have the same copy of Wild World I bought in 08 in my game collection.

[@Kitten_Baker542]

how are your villagers doing?

[@nyxyms]

NEW ANIMAL CROSSING CONTENT (I have consumed so much over the years I get so happy when my algorithm gives me new video essay )

[@BMoney8600]

I played this game as a kid. I put so many hours into it. I remember when I thought the lost and found meant I actually had to find the items in the town. That explains a lot looking back at it.

[@n64danny21]

I just got a copy of this for $10 and I'm absolutely LOVING IT. Thanks for such a thorough review!!!

[@LunaTuna]

Love your video lots! Glad to find your channel ❤

[@chronicsetback8603]

Just found you on this video, and dropped a sub, love the video keep it up!!!! ❤🎉

[@Conniestitution]

This came up in my recommended and I really enjoyed watching! Cheers :))

[@ReveriePass]

This was such a great watch!! I hope you'll be making more videos! This gave me some inspo to finish my City Folk online video!

[@violabun]

Thank you so much 🥹🥹

[@ValentineEditz]

I love this video keep up the good work

[@Abbbey]

This video cured my allergies and gave me a reason to live

[@Ichigo_tenshi]

Awesome video! Im a huge animal crossing fan (of the original games) so i hope you cover some more of the games!!

[@leescrossingworld9151]

It would be difficult for me to call Wild World the definitive best Animal Crossing game, but I do believe it has more or less the best overall package for its size. It's shockingly the only classic game to have villager pics, which I view as the ultimate collectable of the game, while also have some of the most diverse day to day occurrences. The graphics may be among the worst, but there's also a unique charm to them that you don't get in any other game, and I believe wild word has the best villager and special NPC dialogue in the series. Wild World was good enough for its time to stand on its own as a main game, but I believe it is still perfect as at least a side game to this very day, especially with the convenience of handheld. That being said, New Leaf still gives Wild World a run for its money in that regard, but where Wild World lacks in content, it definitely makes up for it with its charm. The bottom line is, whether or not it could truly be considered the best of the series, I stand by that if you've never experienced Wild World, you've never experienced Animal Crossing's full potential. The NPCs have always been the core of the franchise, and Wild World mastered that particular aspect beyond any other game so far.

[@Sweet_Clod]

Awesome video! Keep it up!

[@redsuncloud]

Yes queen, get that crown! I need to try this game out, seems to have such comfy cozy vibes.

[@frillygames]

wild world is the best.

[@LeonGeht]

Besides nostalgia its the worst animal crossing wild world have less content then every other animal crossing game like and there is even a better version of wild world and that’s cityfolk so how world wild can be the best ? 😅

[@frillygames]

@@LeonGeht wild world actually introduced a lot of new mechanics to animal crossing. Like the slingshot and watering can, being able to place design codes on the ground. Wild World is also the first multiplayer ac game. Its not just "nostalgia" imo. Wild world introduced A LOT of people to the franchise in general. Its simply the best game in the sense that it perferctly encapsulates what "Animal Crossing" is.

[@LeonGeht]

@@frillygames I don’t think so but I can understand your opinion. I still think city folk is overall better with more content and better fps the fps on wild world is annoying. I just think that wild world have less content then every other animal crossing expect new horizon that one is worse. Overall for me it is the worst the fps the graphics and it also don’t have that much content and even no real holidays makes this game trash for me and I say this even I played it for 50 hours

[@TheVioletBunny]

I love wild world, it’s the morrowind of animal crossing

[@memeaste7820]

I just picked this game up and I can’t wait to play it

[@personaeffect3]

Look at you, finally making a new KZbin video after all this time

[@colressliker]

could you elaborate on how to interact with the villagers if you do make another video? the dynamic hobby and quest system is really cool and im sad that it wasn't brought back

[@diannalynnYT]

Mine will be here in two days. Found my DS Lute today and ordered right away. Currently playing New Leaf.

[@violabun]

THATS SO AWESOME AHHHH HAVE FUN!!

[@diannalynnYT]

@@violabun I am :)

[@chronicsetback8603]

11:19 "Cwansequence"??? 😂

[@violabun]

LOL TALKING CAN BE HARD AND IM ONLY SO WILLING TO SAY A LINE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF TIMES 😂

[@chronicsetback8603]

@@violabun I'm just glad u caught it is all 😅 stay active my friend

[@NotHERMANO]

Subscribed!

[@chariotmoon]

new leaf is my favorite entry in the series. i bought wild world and couldn’t find anything to do other than fish?? watching this video makes me want to give it another shot though.

[@dogenjoyer2480]

I love how boy and girl villagers can have any hair :>

[@yk.latifa]

now this is crazy I always played wild world when I was around 5 to 7 and i didn't understand most of it cause English is my second language and i am freaking surprised how much you could do in that game a bit sad that I couldn't enjoy it at full extent but I consider buying new horizon for switch

[@izzymaedavidson1974]

You should become an animal crossing KZbinr lol

[@TheVioletBunny]

I would not mind we need more of them who focus on the older games

[@lisjae]

leaving a comment so it helps with the algorithm o7

[@Lim_]

I miss the more minimal format without all that crafting

[@violabun]

Same, crafting in NH is really what made me burn out super fast

[@DarthSnackums]

Waht

[@Neverknot47]

Anyone who doesn't think New Horizons is the best is blinded by nostalgia. - AC player since 2002. And I even played the two spin offs and the DSi ware (:

[@dogenjoyer2480]

There is no "best" animal crossing game, anyone can have any favorite game

[@postmoon]

i've been playing ac since i was a really little kid and have played all them but the one on the wii u bc i didnt have a wii u. wild world and population growing are my faves bc they are more in line with what i like in the series. new horizons felt really.. idk. flat. it didnt have the charm that the old games did. the villagers and npcs all feel really flat and without personality. i love the town decorating in nh, but other than that.... idk. the game is boring and not worth playing. it feels like it didnt get much love. the perfect animal crossing game to me would be wild world villagers and dual screen aspect, house decor of hhd, town decor of nh, do chores for villagers, being able to kick around balls and visit the island with a special villager like in pg, and the many different shops like in nl! that would be literally the ultimate animal crossing game i think. idk. i didnt really like nh and was very disappointed in it. it was literally the only reason i got a switch.

[@Cainb23]

Yeah it’s dumb that people get mad other people time travel but it’s just as dumb to talk about your museum or anything else you have online if you time travel because I mean it is cheating no matter what way you shake it, nothing wrong with cheating in single player but it still is. It’s just like putting in a shiny cheat in Pokémon then posting a picture of my shiny online like yea that totally means just as much as my full odds legendary that took 12k soft resets to achieve.

[@violabun]

I mean sure- but regardless I still have to put in the same amount of hours of gameplay you normal do, time traveling just lets me do it faster. If you do a shiny cheat in Pokémon you don’t spend the hours it takes to grind for it. I’m still grinding in animal crossing with TT 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@DaniCrack758]

3:36 I don’t think that’s a problem at all, just born with the default skin tone, not that difficult bro 🙄

[@violabun]

i dont get it, explain

[@DaniCrack758]

@@violabun just born… white? (It’s just a joke btw)

[@violabun]

@@DaniCrack758 boo 👎🏻