Throwing my life away

or so they claim. For 2 years now, those lucky NTSC gamers have been enjoying something called Animal Crossing (on Gamecube). A village that carries on living while you're not there (it comes with a special memory card that has an internal clock). Things are different at the village each time you visit it, and you practically "live there".
So, it came out on PAL yesterday (well europe, PAL australia have had it for a year!) and it's taken so long to convert that most people just imported the NTSC version. I waited. Till now, I still don't see the fuss about this game. Walking around the village you can do what you want, whenever you want. Not my type of game. I want to go from A to B without figuring out where A and B is, but just worrying about what's in the middle. In other words, I'm a sucker for good old linear gameplay.
So why did I get this? cause it's Nintendo that's why. I very nearly didn't get the Legend of Zelda - Wind Waker cause it wasn't linear, and very nearly missed out on one of the best gaming experiences on the Gamecube.
I'm gonna give Animal Crossing a bit more time and give good old 'tendo a chance. After all, they did conceive a certain fat plumber with a moustache.
Good-delicious