When I played after Christmas, I received Jingle’s pic in the mail. It was my reward for correctly delivering all the presents on Toy Day.
I decided to install a new public works project (PWP) before the year ended, and I ultimately chose an illuminated arch. I put it near the train station, just north of my fountain. I paid it off, and it officially opened on Monday, December 30th.
Here’s a look at it once it was all lit up for nighttime:
And here’s how that whole area looks, including my fountain, metal bench, and illuminated tree:
It looks really pretty! It was just making me a bit sad that most likely, no visitors will ever see it in person. But I’ll still enjoy it, and hopefully you’ll all enjoy the pictures of it here.
Last night was New Year’s Eve, and I showed up close to midnight. Isabelle was worried that I was going to miss the countdown. 😆
Redd and Rolf were also there, and Isabelle gave me some sparkling cider.
At midnight, 2025 began. Happy New Year, everyone! 🥳
Of course, I took a few moments to enjoy the fireworks…especially the 2025 ones.
I played again this afternoon, and my villagers wished me a happy new year, of course. Some also talked about their plans for 2025.
Lolly asked me to dig up her time capsule, so I gladly helped out. She found her school jacket, and that was my reward for helping with the time capsule.
But she also told me that she was planning on moving away on January 3rd! I talked her out of it, of course, but that was a really close call! If I hadn’t played today (or tomorrow), she would’ve been gone! Even though it’s been years since I’ve lost someone accidentally, it still is a very real possibility and it’s bound to happen at some point.
At the plaza, Isabelle was handing out the New Year’s item. She was talking about how snakes have such a hard life. (2025 is the Year of the Snake in the Chinese zodiac.)
She then gave me the zodiac snake for 2025.
Seeing as this is the 12th New Year’s Day since the game’s US/Europe release, this now completes the collection of zodiac animals! I put them all on display in the left room of my house.
If you had the Japanese version of the game (or, you know, time traveled), you may have already completed the collection. But it’s pretty cool to have all of them now. And perhaps playing on New Year’s Day won’t be so urgent for me in the future, since the gifts will just repeat going forward.
Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉
Worth it, it all looks cool together
It took over a decade of playing but the wait was worth it.