The Games Of PAX East 2020 — Animal Crossing, Streets Of Rage 4, And Doom Eternal

The next entry in Nintendo’s iconic life-sim series is almost here with Animal Crossing: New Horizons. We’ve seen quite a bit of the game up to this point with a previous hands-on preview and a dedicated Nintendo Direct livestream, but at PAX East 2020, we’ll get another look at parts of the game we haven’t seen yet.

New Horizons takes you on a getaway to Tom Nook’s vacation island, and there are plenty of familiar activities to take on: there are villagers to befriend, a home to build and design, and a town to explore and live in. However, New Horizons isn’t just more of the same. You’ll have plenty of customization options for your villager, such as their hairstyles, hair color, nose, eyes, and more. You’ll also have landscaping capabilities to essentially edit the terrain of your island, which is an all-new mechanic for Animal Crossing. There’ll be a crafting system, too, which seems to coincide with the tradition of collecting and curating items. You can catch up with the game in our breakdown of 19 things we learned from the Animal Crossing: New Horizons direct, and by staying tuned to what we see at PAX East.