Never go back?
For much of this year, Nintendo’s latest entry in the Animal Crossing series has been a safe space for many Switch owners who have started a new life on Tom Nook’s deserted island. Today marks 15 years exactly since the brilliant DS entry first arrived in North America, so it’s the perfect time to revisit this feature — originally published in May this year — where we pop back to our old Wild World village after a decade away…
Was it Jack Reacher or someone else who said “never go back”? We forget, but when it comes to video games, nostalgia trips can be a disappointment. Some gems hold up beautifully, while others are irreparably tarnished by Mother Time and Father Progress and can’t measure up to your treasured memories. Old games, fondly remembered, may also be tied up with people and places from your past that the game alone can’t replicate. Some things are best left alone; gone, but not forgotten.
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