On Saturday, I found a scallop while diving. Pascal popped up and started talking about…gnats? 😛
It was the Chinese New Year, so all of my villagers were talking about that. Ketchup even said she could hear the lunar beat…whatever that means. 😆
A bit after 10:00 p.m., I headed over to Logan’s town Moonscar for his Valentine’s Day/Festivale party. I was the first to arrive, but we were soon joined by Nami, Sam, Matthew, and Jesse. Matthew realized that the Miranda in Logan’s town was his former villager. Meanwhile, I gave Sam a slice of strawberry.
After we cycled through our wand outfits about 200 times, we headed over to Logan’s house. His main room was decorated for winter and Valentine’s Day, and it looked really good.
After everyone talked about how weird I am, we headed into Logan’s leaky bathroom. Logan used the “dripdrop” polishing effect on his sink and toilet, so it looked like he was in desperate need of a plumber. 😛
Xavier came over, and we moved from Logan’s toilet bowl to his Super Bowl… watching room.
Logan kidnapped us all and locked us up in his gyroid/backyard room. So Nami and I tried to lock Logan up with his own crabs. He broke free rather easily, though. 😛
Logan wanted to play some museum tag next, so we headed there. Nami was the last to arrive, and Logan asked where she was. She said she was busy, which I thought meant she had planted pitfalls outside for us to fall into later. 😆 So when Logan went out to count, I followed him…hoping to see him fall into a hole. Sadly, there were none, so I returned inside to hide. 😛
I hid in the aquarium section during the first round, and I didn’t get caught. For the 2nd game, Nami was seeking, and I hid in the bug room. For some reason, I didn’t think she caught me, but she did. I knew she said “gotcha” to someone, but I didn’t realize it was me until I watched back my footage. Sorry, Nami!
In the third and final round, Sam was seeking, and he found most (or all?) of us…including me (barely). 😛 We then got some coffee, and then went back outside for a group photo.
And before Logan ended the session, we saw a few performances by K.K. Slider. I had a good time at the party, so thanks to Logan and everyone who came. 🙂
Yesterday was Festivale, and I fully participated this year. Since it snowed the day before, I first went around town cleaning up new flower buds…stopping to catch any feathers I saw along the way. That let me build up a nice stockpile by the time I spoke with Pavé.
Giving feathers to Pavé is a slow process. He has a lot of dialogue (and dancing) each time. But seeing Louie parade around provided some entertainment in the meantime. 😆
I went through two full cycles, meaning a total of 20 trades. That meant two more Festivale floats for me.
And after that, I even caught some more feathers to use for customizations. In all, I went through four nets on the day!
After not seeing Ankha during that whole time, I finally found her dancing alone in Sudden Valley. 😆
Today, Saharah was in town. I purchased some mysterious wallpaper and flooring from her; they turned out to be a rock-climbing wall and circuit-board flooring. I kept the latter, and put it into storage.
I hope you all had a good Festivale! I’ll see you next time. 🙂
Hi, Jeff. I’ve been watching your videos and reading your blog for awhile now. And I’m curious how you keep playing for so long and consistently. I’ve been playing New Horizons since launch on and off, and now that I’m going to get my 3Ds fixed, I’m thinking of starting over on New Leaf. Essentially, I’m asking for advice on how to stay motivated and keep on playing for months, or perhaps even years on animal crossing.
Kind Regards, Brixie!
Hi! For me, running the blog (and the Youtube channel) has helped give me more reasons to keep playing. But also, I’ve found that it’s important to have long-term goals to work towards…whether it’s completing your house, finishing the museum, or saving a certain number of bells for a reward. Making even a little progress each day can help.
If you’re in a rut, don’t feel bad about taking a break though. Or just go on for the bare minimum (maybe checking the shop and getting the daily miles at Resident Services) and then end it. Animal Crossing games are designed to be played just a few minutes a day, so don’t force yourself to do too much or you may get burned out. Not every day needs to be a full session.
Thanks for the comment, and good luck! 🙂