You play as Byleth, who you can make either female or male.īyleth becomes a young professor at Garreg Mach Monastery and gets to lead one of three houses. You can easily spend hundreds of hours making your own island five-star perfection-and not regret a second.įire Emblem: Three Houses is a tactical RPG game that boasts a deeply intricate story, very memorable characters (whom you can befriend and one of whom you can choose to marry), and distinct Harry Potter vibes. Easter featured a month-long egg hunt hosted by island visitor Zipper, who Chrissy Teigen had a very hot take on.Īll in all, Animal Crossing is calming and simultaneously very addicting. This summer, for example, ocean swimming will be unlocked July 3. Holidays all get special treatment on Animal Crossing as well, with the game's special events. Friends with the game can visit your island (and you theirs) via the game's Dodo Airport travel feature. The game allows for social opportunity between your real-life friends, too. As your island's reputation improves, you'll eventually be able to terraform the land. The customization opportunities-from being able to design your character's outfits to shaping all your islands' rivers and ponds-are endless. Real-life designers like Valentino and Marc Jacobs have gotten in on it.

The mellow game allows you to fish, harvest fruit, catch bugs, and interact with cute animal neighbors on your own island as you build up the island and your house.

It became the Nintendo Switch's fastest-selling game of all time less than two weeks after it came out-and for good reason. Animal Crossing: New Horizons came out just as much of the U.S.

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