Gamertell

Back in July 2008, Gamertell first reported on Konami’s forthcoming Animal Crossing/magic sim called Little Magician’s Magic Adventure. Now that the February 2009 release date creeps ever closer, more information on the actual gameplay of this new DS sim has been released.

Little Magician’s Adventure may seem like an Animal Crossing clone at first glance, due to the character design similarities and the ability to live in the Magic Academy town filled with other unusual characters and students. But, Little Magician’s Adventure has a sense of purpose, as opposed to Animal Crossing‘s main goal of paying off Tom Nook. In Little Magician’s Magic Adventure, you customize your character and its home with over 1,500 items, you can make friends with 150 different NPCs, learn magic spells and undertake 52 quests.

The Nintendo WiFi Connection aspect also sounds interesting. The press release almost makes it sound like you can go on quests with friends. It also seems to encorporate some kind of chat program, as the press release mentions a global magic alphabet that will let you talk with people around the world.

Personally, I’m in. I love Animal Crossing, but sometimes get bored. After a while, it feels like you’ve done everything. A game like Little Magician’s Magic Adventure, where a life sim is incorporated with actual goals and missions, sounds like a wonderful change of pace.

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