Village of Memoria; An Animal Crossing New Horizons Blog :: Episode 1: This Is a Tale... [11.09 and 11.10]

 

*cue the 'This Is a Tale' title track from Babe*

This is a tale about a small deserted island and the hapless individuals that call it home. Not to be confused with the village of Memoria from legend, but certainly named for it. This village of Memoria was founded atop an island far, far away from the mainland we call home. Once deserted, Nook Inc. founder Thomas Nook and his nephews purchased rights to the land and started offering it as a part of his newest venture: The Deserted Island Getaway Package.

Memoria was founded on November 9th, 2024. I had decided to start a fresh new town and leave my launch day town behind on my launch day Nintendo Switch unit. My goal is to play THIS town until the next game launches on the Switch successor, whenever that may be. I also felt that starting a new game, with all the content updates and DLC the game received over the course of its launch year, along with being armed with the knowledge of the game, would be a fun experience. And since I no longer run my Youtube channel, my next course of action for documenting this venture would be in the form of blog entries right here in my little domain!

So without further ado, I present to you: Village of Memoria; An Animal Crossing New Horizons Blog!

After the little flyover of the island, I immediately learned that peaches are the native fruit. A welcome change from the apples that I typically get because now I can actually put together an apple orchard and not have it be a waste of time and money!

The accompanying villagers are Kody, the blue cub and Faith, the koala. I've had Kody in various towns over the years before, but Faith is an entirely new face to me who I have never seen before, so that was a real surprise stepping out of the airport.

The first chilly night on the island was spent in a tent with nothing but a cot and a lantern to my name.

Because the island will undoubtedly go through many dramatic changes, I always make it a point to snap a photo of it from the get-go as I enjoy looking back and seeing all the changes that happen.

One of the first priorities for me was to get that Pro design editor so that I could make myself some actual clothing. Something I struggled with for some reason when the game initially launched back in 2020.

I also don't know if I simply missed it the first time or if it was a change made later with updates and patches, but I was able to get Blathers' tent built on day zero, expediting the process of getting the museum quest moving along. 

Tom Nook has come a long way since his early days as a small shop owner in 2002. Good for him. That's character development at its best.

So this morning upon logging in, I was treated to an island-wide announcement by ol' Nook himself. I had forgotten this was a thing as I'd spent so long listening to Isabelle's announcements the past few years.

I also got my first house upgrade, something that I may or may not rush along simply because I want that small cottage experience right now. Of course, I will move it to a different location when the time comes as I want to get away from what will eventually become Main Street.

And Blathers is here! Again I do not remember in the slightest if this was possible or not or if I simply just missed it the first time, but the sooner this thing goes up the better.