Animal Crossing New Leaf Starter Guide: Basic Tips III



Animal Crossing New Leaf is the latest entry of the long running Nintendo series called Animal Crossing. It’s actually one of the most successful series created by the Japanese company, thanks to it’s simple yet engaging premise as well as the many customization options given to players that allow them to customize their character and house in many different ways and interact with others in some really interesting ways.

New Leaf brings some welcome addition to the gameplay formula, making the game even more addicting than before. Customization options have been vastly increased for both character and house customization. As if it wasn’t enough players will have the possibility, for the first time ever, to become the mayor of their town, allowing the new virtual mayors to even customize the town and improve it with public works. Creating a good city will allow you to get a Perfect Town rating as well as a 100% approval rating and the appreciation of your virtual citizens.

As usual you’ll also be able to take part in a lot of different activities for the game: bug catching, diving, fishing and more. Animal Crossing New Leaf is truly the perfect game for all those players who love to collect items: to truly find everything in the game you’ll have to work extra hard.

Among the new features introduced in Animal Crossing New Leaf are Spot Pass features, DLC and Online Play that make the best use of the Nintendo 3DS unique features.

In the Starter Guides we will be covering the very first steps you’ll take in the game, starting before your arrival in town. We’ll be taking a look at your first day in town and cover some useful simple trips that will help you get started with the game. It’s time to get on that train folks: there’s a town waiting for their new mayor!

Before delving deeper into the game, here are some more basic tips that should make your stay in town more pleasant than before!

  • Extra Storage

Thanks to the trick we have covered in the previous part of this guide, you’ll be able to obtain some extra storage space at the Post Office. At the office you can store 180 letters, meaning you will be able to store an extra 180 items. You can also solve the issue of not knowing the items included in the letters by writing the item’s name on the letter itself.

  • Item Stacking

There’s another simple way to save storage space: a couple of items like money and fruits can be combined to save space by simply dragging them together. The stack will be marked with an item in the lower right corner.