While not a fully-fledged sequel to Designer, Paradise sits squarely in the middle, aiming to please those longing to scratch their interior designer itch without leaving the comfort of New Horizons. From unlimited designs for one or two-storey vacation homes to choosing which residents to employ in the island’s facilities (restaurant, café and school), there is a familiar feel in every nook and cranny. That means each player has access to their own individual island, map and characters via their design profile, enabling them to experience the DLC’s story content at their own pace.įor those who are familiar with Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, you’ll be pleased to know that many of the features from the 2015 Nintendo 3DS title have been carried over to the Paradise DLC.
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Costing approximately £22.49 / $24.99 in the Nintendo eShop or available for free for those with the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, Happy Home Paradise only requires a one-time purchase for all your Switch island’s residents to enjoy.
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Launching in conjunction with the major update was the Switch game’s first foray into paid DLC, Happy Home Paradise. Suddenly, New Horizons felt fun to play again. Then, update 2.0 was announced – placing everything fans wanted in the game, (except for the Nook’s store expansion) including the blessed froggy chair and our beloved Kapp’n and Brewster. With players no longer cooped inside, wasting time with daily island tedium became something of the past. Soon enough, islands that were full of beauty and care, quickly fell into disrepair. Yet while the game launched to excellent reviews, our own included, its lack of continual updates over time became much more noticeable. Having launched at the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the title has been a relaxing distraction from the real world for many people, evidenced by its mammoth sales, which led it to become the best-selling Switch game of Nintendo’s fiscal year from 1 st April 2020 to 31 st March 2021. Since its arrival on the Nintendo Switch last year, Animal Crossing New Horizons has been somewhat of a haven for both veterans and newcomers to the series. With the promise of additional design features, such as partitions, pillars and counters, alongside the return of some familiar faces, will Happy Home Paradise be a match made in heaven for patient, budding stylists?
Return to New Horizons and experience the highs and lows of an interior designer’s life with the latest DLC, Happy Home Paradise.