Animal Crossing’s Happy Home Paradise DLC is a real joy

the Happy home paradise The DLC finally puts the design of the house front and center, giving players the opportunity to decorate numerous houses, their interiors, and the courtyards around them, for villagers on vacation. And it absolutely complies.

It’s a pleasure to design with reckless abandon, and finally have more chances to experiment with one of New Horizons‘best items. I’m making my dream reading corner and indoor spa, and analyzing the finer details, from wallpaper to landscaping gardens. No more stress of changing my main island, searching for furniture, or having to use meticulous terraforming tools for outdoor projects. Happy home paradise is a perfect getaway for me: it allows me to use New Horizons‘design tools to create numerous cute and themed spaces for myself and other villagers.

New Horizons has always had limitations when it comes to home design, with only six rooms to decorate, unless players get creative with alternative solutions, like traveling to Harv’s Island to host a photoshoot. Other players created interior-looking vignettes on their island using dividers, stands, hats, umbrellas, and pathways to create the illusion of themed rooms and buildings. Not only does the DLC provide players with a solution to this, it does so in a way that is simplified and structured enough to feel rewarding without being overwhelming.

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To access the DLC, I tell Orville “I want to go to work,” a jarring statement reminiscent of the whole Tom Nook deal, as the raccoon made me pay for island updates over the past year. My first client, Eloise, comes in and tells me she wants a “Relaxing Reading Room” consisting of shelves and comfortable chairs. She selects a house (after this tutorial level, players can choose the locations of the houses) and we head there to go to work. His new place is empty save for three packages, each with a key item for the overall motif. As long as these three elements are located (inside or outside), Eloise seems pleased with my work.

There’s a lot to play with, but the DLC does a great job of streamlining the design process. Instead of unleashing New HorizonsWith an overwhelming catalog of furniture in the players, each home comes with a set of furniture relevant to the theme desired by the villager. Using it didn’t feel limiting, because the items are all coordinated, mitigating the frustration of searching for furniture for the last “missing item” that plagued the first year on my main island. No more keeping an eye on Nook’s Cranny to see if you finally have the right rice machine, or visiting a friend’s island just for a paper lantern lamp.

The external aesthetic touches are also intuitive. You can change the color and style of the roofs and doors, and easily move the location of the house on the plot, no relocation fee is required. The types of bridges and slopes, for the patio of each house, can also be customized through a simple menu without having to pay any additional charges. There’s also Finally an option to easily place fences, hedges and trees.

Weather Paradise Select furniture specific to a villager’s taste, you can arrange it any way you like, or incorporate items unlocked from previous designs. One of my villagers has a front yard full of swords. Another villager got a gym with a spin class setup because why not? And this was despite signs that I could have focused more on her stated themes: Eloise reacted with hearts, applause, and exclamation points when I put up cozy articles for her reading corner, but she took my most interesting options calmly.

Image: Nintendo via Polygon

Image: Nintendo via Polygon

Where I often felt cornered by fear of making mistakes on my own island, Paradise It gives me the opportunity to test all kinds of designs with a minimum of hassle. Courting a new customer is easy and everyone has a specific taste; so every project is a fun opportunity to try something new. One might prefer a “mystery wizard” aesthetic, while another wants a “spa getaway.” I decide which island your home will be on, and even what season it will be on that island. And since I can easily remodel a house or move a villager, the DLC encourages me to monitor clients to make sure they are happy, I don’t have to worry about the permanence of my choices.

All this is wrapped in beautiful elements that encourage a job well done. Once you’ve finished designing, you can take a photo of the house and save it to the Paradise Planning design portfolio. The new Pro camera is especially flexible here. Just as you can change the lighting when shooting indoors, you can change the time of day to change the mood of your outdoor shots. Additionally, each job also rewards players with a scene where you can see a customer enjoying the house or yard you designed for them. Seeing Eloise lounging on her couch made me feel like a pinball on HGTV, or like Bobby Berk on Queer eye.

This is just the tip of the iceberg, as the DLC consistently rewards my investment and dedication. So far, I’ve designed around seven slots, and the more I design, the more additional rewards the game grants. I was able to design facilities, like a school, which brought its own reward: Leif recently visited the school and taught me how to make hybrid flowers. Now I can use hybrid flowers in any of my home designs. I also just unlocked the ability to scan amiibo, which will allow me to invite some of my favorite villagers and design Paradise homes for them. I’m also excited to eventually get a promotion – each job pays players with a coin called Poki, which can be spent on items sold at the Paradise Planning office (the bells don’t work here).

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Happy home paradise it’s ultimately an opportunity for anyone who is in favor of the game’s house design to dive into it without all the hassle. It’s also the perfect solution for anyone with center island fatigue, whether it’s from having an island already full or not sure how to proceed with the design. It’s also great for anyone looking for a structured way to play. New Horizons post update. Happy home paradise simplify New HorizonThe intimidatingly open game is so good that it makes it even easier to relax. Although it may present itself as a job, it really feels like a vacation.