RE: The official Super Smash Bros Brawl thread.
Well, PMJ, the first Animal Crossing (for the GCN) was really not all that great. The towns were huge, yes, but there was not that much to do, and talking to the townsfolk was as boring as mud, as all they said was "Go deliver this", or "This is how you use a Shovel/Axe/Fishing Rod/Bug Net". Those were the only things they said. Catching fish was a little jerky and it never felt right. Catching bugs was fun, though.
Now, Animal Crossing: Wild World is actually quite fun. Although you have a smaller town (which sometimes is better), you have so many more things to do. The holidays that were included in the first one were taken out (Christmas, Halloween, Fourth-o-July, Thanksgiving, etc.), which was a downer for me, but they added little made-up holidays (Bright Nights, Acorn Festival, Fireworks Shows, etc.) as well as universally celebrated things (such as New Years Eve/Day and Birthdays (even though they had birthdays in the first one)). Your house could get tons bigger in Wild World, and Tom Nook's store can expand one level greater, opening up two floors and a hair salon. Designing clothes was made much more fun with more templates, colors, etc. One of my favorite features is that YOU CAN TAKE OFF THAT HIDEOUS HAT THAT YOU WERE STUCK WITH ON THE FIRST ONE! My absolute favorite feature, though, is that the townsfolk actually talk to you like you would be talking to someone in real life. They gossip (lol), give you hints, tell you of their experiences, ask you questions (ranging from extremely random to personal), and just talk in general. Some other things that improved from the last one are the fact that there are so many more bugs and fish to catch, K.K. has more songs to play, and, occasionally, some of the big people in town (i.e. Tom Nook, Pelly, Phyllis, Blathers, etc.) will have problems you can listen to (most of the time they're really juicy and related to their mysterious past or mysterious present. You can hit Ballons and other assorted things (UFOs, Pete, lol) out of the sky with your slingshot. There are several other things you can do in it, but I don't have time for all of that right now.
Animal Crossing: Wild World is one of those games that is for some people but not for others. A lot of the time, it's so much more fun if you add a little.... imagination to it. ;p