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There are only a few more weeks until the release of Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Switch now. To tide you over until then, our lovely senior video producer Alex Olney has taken time to answer 21 of your questions, now that he has gone hands-on with it.

Unfortunately, he's still under embargo, so he can't answer every question just yet. The messages he has responded to were sent to him over on YouTube. Ever wondered if the grass gets trampled? What about the flowers? Are paintings and sculptures in the museum? You'll just have to view the video above to find out:

And if you'd like a much more thorough rundown of what you can expect from the latest entry in the Animal Crossing series, be sure to read Alex's full impressions, where he talks about terraforming and a bunch of other interesting things within the new game. Did you learn anything new? Tell us below.