For me, this game sits up there as one of my top 10’s for me. It’s sitting up there with the likes of God of War and Spider-Man.
What makes this game so great for me is the sense of accomplishment. You start off with nothing, and you are the one responsible for building public projects and keeping the town beautiful. You make small progress every day but that what keeps you playing. All the townies are excited to talk to you, and it makes you feel important.
This game helps with a lot of personal issues for me (not in a mushy way), and you can make real friends through the online town visiting.
It keeps you busy all day through collecting all the fossils, catching all the fish and bugs, styling your house with the perfect furniture, planting trees in the perfect place, watering the flowers, placing pathways to give a sense of order and trying to befriend all the townies u til you get that PERFECT TOWN! And by then, your hooked.