I'm going to repost this to this page 'cause it was a pain to type up... Lol
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Of course they were.
While I'm in no way saying that the game is crappy, I xxxxxxxx it! I'm saying it could've been an amazing addition to the series, I mean look at Mario Galaxy. It didn't just take Sunshine or 64 and add a section to it or add some things here and there, they made it into the game it is, completely separate atmosphere to the others.
If you say they weren't being lazy, you obviously haven't played the first two iterations. You can tell that this wasn't a true sequel, it was a "catch-up" for those who have never played an Animal Crossing before, for example I had my mom play AC:CF yesterday, her first time playing any AC game as far as I can remember, and now she's hooked. And when the next Animal Crossing comes out she'll no doubt want to play that too. So sure they added the City and took additions to both games that made them great, (IE: Rolling log effect from WW, things like that) and just somewhat rolled them into one. On IGN Wii's review of CF it hit the nail on the head I suggest reading it, but all in all if you have played the first two AC you won't notice any huge, game defining differences between this and the past versions.
I feel that Nintendo could have made a wonderful, true, sequel if they would have been given more time, but due to they had really no first-party games ready at the time for the Christmas season, they no doubt pushed the developers into getting this thing ready in time.
But again, as a veteran Animal Crosser, it's hard for me to feel that this game was pushed as far as it could have been, but at the same time the game's charm and laid back relaxation feel to it that you've come to expect from an Animal Crossing game is a extremely nice break from today's fast paced action games, and one welcomed with open arms!
Fro~