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This life simulator is the most immersive, feature-filled, and customizable to date, having exponentially amplified all the charm and addicting qualities of New Leaf. 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Tom Nook is back again trading seashells and cherries for home upgrades and all manner of funky wearable threads.","2025-03-25T14:17:51.704152-04:00","2025-03-25T15:18:37.282671-04:00",{"id":506,"logo":521,"name":522,"slug":523,"tags":19,"bluesky":19,"twitter":524,"youtube":19,"facebook":19,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":525,"website_url":526,"score_format":49,"average_score":347,"default_timezone":51,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":87,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":19,"reviews_editor_email":19,"editor_in_chief_email":19,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FVideo-Chums.jpg","Video Chums","video-chums","VideoChums","Video Chums brings you great video game reviews and fun top 10 lists for new and retro video games.","https:\u002F\u002Fvideochums.com\u002F",{"id":528,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":96,"author":529,"original_score":536,"normalized_score":73,"review_url":537,"review_date":538,"summary":539,"created_at":540,"updated_at":540,"author_id":530,"last_edited_at":540,"outlet":541},85506,{"id":530,"bio":19,"name":531,"avg_score":532,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":533,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":534,"claim_token":19,"article_count":535,"claimed_by_user_id":19},6833,"Paul Tamburro",77.02702702702703,"2025-02-27T18:43:16.082078-05:00","2025-07-08T18:29:59.747384-04:00",41,"9\u002F10","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamerevolution.com\u002Freview\u002F640189-animal-crossing-new-horizons-review-nintendo-switch","2020-03-27","It is 6 AM on a Sunday morning. Despite being in self-isolation as a result of a global pandemic, I am awake. I have no real reason to be, as time now feels like an abstract concept, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons is waiting. I get up, I turn on my Switch, and I go to my island. I fish for an hour. I pick up the weeds. I talk to the overly energetic horse who lives next door to me, who gifts me a park bench. 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It’s definitely worth seeing your pals’ creations, but it’s not the best way to add to your pool of resources. If you’re looking to stock up on new materials or non-native fruits, you’re better off heading to the airport to explore a randomly generated mystery island instead.","2025-02-28T21:26:15.096125-05:00",{"id":604,"logo":617,"name":618,"slug":619,"tags":395,"bluesky":19,"twitter":620,"youtube":619,"facebook":619,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":621,"website_url":622,"score_format":49,"average_score":199,"default_timezone":51,"last_review_date":19,"stats_updated_at":87,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":17,"active_authors_count":17,"headquarters_country":19,"reviews_editor_email":19,"editor_in_chief_email":19,"published_authors_count":17,"published_reviews_count":17},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Finverse-logo.jpg","Inverse","inverse","inversedotcom","Inverse is for the superfan in all of us. We take you deeper in the worlds of entertainment, gaming, tech, and science — and all the fantastic ways they collide","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.inverse.com\u002F",{"id":624,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":625,"author":626,"original_score":632,"normalized_score":17,"review_url":633,"review_date":613,"summary":634,"created_at":635,"updated_at":635,"author_id":627,"last_edited_at":636,"outlet":637},86613,9,{"id":627,"bio":19,"name":628,"avg_score":19,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":629,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":630,"claim_token":19,"article_count":631,"claimed_by_user_id":19},6924,"Nicholas Friedman","2025-02-28T18:28:30.748104-05:00","2025-07-08T19:08:26.48287-04:00",17,"0","https:\u002F\u002Fcbr.com\u002Fanimal-crossing-new-horizons-review\u002F","Of course, it's hard to review a title like this because of how ongoing it feels. It's Animal Crossing, plain and simple, but the best it has ever been. Thankfully, Nintendo plans to extend the game's legs with patched-in holiday events throughout the year -- simultaneously solving the famous \"time travel\" exploit and adding a bit of detriment to those who choose to use it anyway (seriously, it's awesome Nintendo left it in).","2025-02-28T18:28:27.491142-05:00","2025-02-28T18:47:01.676476-05:00",{"id":625,"logo":638,"name":639,"slug":640,"tags":395,"bluesky":19,"twitter":640,"youtube":641,"facebook":642,"mastodon":19,"muckrack":19,"claimed_at":19,"description":643,"website_url":644,"score_format":49,"average_score":206,"default_timezone":51,"last_review_date":645,"stats_updated_at":646,"headquarters_city":19,"news_editor_email":19,"platforms_covered":19,"claimed_by_user_id":19,"reviews_this_month":402,"active_authors_count":402,"headquarters_country":19,"reviews_editor_email":19,"editor_in_chief_email":19,"published_authors_count":647,"published_reviews_count":648},"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FCBR-logo.jpg","CBR","cbr","@cbr","CBROfficialPage","Covering comics, movies, TV like no other in the world. CBR.com is all you need!","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.cbr.com","2025-07-12","2025-07-16T12:01:03.292243",29,98,{"id":650,"game_id":5,"outlet_id":651,"author":652,"original_score":536,"normalized_score":73,"review_url":659,"review_date":613,"summary":660,"created_at":661,"updated_at":661,"author_id":653,"last_edited_at":661,"outlet":662},63329,27,{"id":653,"bio":19,"name":654,"avg_score":655,"outlet_id":19,"created_at":656,"profile_id":19,"updated_at":657,"claim_token":19,"article_count":658,"claimed_by_user_id":19},2803,"Becca Smith",73.65853658536585,"2024-12-04T08:36:28.07818-05:00","2025-01-27T05:47:49.303742-05:00",164,"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespew.com\u002F2020\u002F03\u002Fanimal-crossing-new-horizons-review\u002F","There has never been a better time for a new Animal Crossing game to arrive. It cannot fix what’s going on in the world right now, but Animal Crossing: New Horizons gives us the joyful, meditative escape that so many of us desperately need right now. Whether you’re young or old, you’ll find something to like. What isn’t to love about customising your dream island and being able to sit on a bench by the beach, listening to the waves, just because you can? 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