There, you can bring farm animals to graze (yielding better animal products), mine for valuable ore, and best of all, keep a menagerie of exotic pets like monkeys and penguins.
Spending less time on repetitive farm chores during my 30-hour adventure meant more time to go off and explore the lovely countryside, which includes a cool safari area. It’s a fun and clever mechanic that adds variety to the harvest, and speeds up progress. But my favorite new feature is the special seeds that sprout into Nintendo-themed items, like a Super Mario 1-Up mushroom that makes produce spring up faster.
There’s also a handy multiplayer option that allows friends to exchange gifts and help harvest each other’s fields. Fishing is easy, too: trout and salmon can be caught with a traditional rod, or by swimming in the local rivers. For example, instead of plucking turnips from the ground one by one, you can scoop up a whole batch with a quick tap of the A button.
