Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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5.6

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  1. Mpopov
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    Masterpiece. don't let old animal crossing tell you other wise, You can't go wrong with this unless u need something to explode every 5 seconds for u to have fun
  2. PunPun11
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    The game is just boring, after the opening there is nothing to do, go around the island again and again and pick fruits. The building option doesn't add much, building anything requires a lot of materials and adds nothing to the game except some other piece of furniture, there are no fun activities to do. In addition, the menu of objects that the character borrows is very inconvenient, youThe game is just boring, after the opening there is nothing to do, go around the island again and again and pick fruits. The building option doesn't add much, building anything requires a lot of materials and adds nothing to the game except some other piece of furniture, there are no fun activities to do. In addition, the menu of objects that the character borrows is very inconvenient, you have to go through all the objects to choose the one you need and it takes a long time [by then the insect you wanted to catch had already escaped] developing the island costs a lot and there are almost no ways to get money.… Expand
  3. Sidus56743
    May 29, 2023
    4
    The villagers feel so soulless. There is just nothing story-wise to do. A lot of content from older titles is just gone. It can feel like a cozy home sometimes, but I feel isolated on this island in the middle of nowhere.
  4. Broyax
    May 14, 2023
    0
    Mais… qu’est-ce que c’est que ce truc, mon petit bonhomme ? une espèce de… jeu de survie à la mords-moi-le-noeud ? sur une île déserte à la con mais avec tout le confort quand même, la tente, le smartdaube, les gentils organisateurs et tout ça… le club merde pour les nuls, en somme ?

    Ou plus simplement le Con Lanta tranquillou (sans les épreuves) ou bien le Merdecraft façon Nintendaube,    Mais… qu’est-ce que c’est que ce truc, mon petit bonhomme ? une espèce de… jeu de survie à la mords-moi-le-noeud ? sur une île déserte à la con mais avec tout le confort quand même, la tente, le smartdaube, les gentils organisateurs et tout ça… le club merde pour les nuls, en somme ?

    Ou plus simplement le Con Lanta tranquillou (sans les épreuves) ou bien le Merdecraft façon Nintendaube, édition Switche ! avec les graphismes en 16 couleurs, la présentation volontiers… comment dire ? un peu mongolo-triso ou un truc dans le genre, tu vois. De toute façon, c'est un jeu de communistes avec des drôles d'animaux qui parlent en accéléré dans leurs bulles… un peu névrosés, si tu veux mon avis.

    Et donc… quoi donc au fait, là-dedans ? à part ramasser des merdes pour en fabriquer d’autres et ainsi de suite… ad nauseam. Il paraît que c’est taillé pour le multi-kévins et le multi-casus. Et aussi le multi-bobos, car sur Switch, le public est surtout bobo-casual. Viens visiter mon île ? mais je m’en fous de ton île en fait. T’as cueilli combien de pommes ? attrapé des papillons ? si t’as favriqué le machin pour les attraper…

    Ou t’as pêché de la poiscaille peut-être… si encore ils expliquaient ces cons-là comment qu’on fait… parce que là, c’est ‘démerde-toi’. C’est un peu trop souvent mal fait ou peu ou pas expliqué. Comment virer cette musique de merde, par exemple ? bah tu peux pas ! Mais de toute manière, on se lasse très vite de cette connerie de petit jeu à la con : plus répétitif, tu meurs !    … Expand
  5. oopkp
    Apr 1, 2023
    0
    Oh my god... What can I even say... 2020's Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a game that is very different from its predecessors. To make an analogy: If the old games were like pizza, this is a calzone. There are similarities, but they are still very distinct from each other. But this analogy falls apart in one area: calzones are still made by Francis Ford Coppola, BUT THIS GAME IS NOT!
  6. Lombino88
    Feb 27, 2023
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I think Nintendo ruined the game i bought it for 65 euros and its not worth the price honestly i overhyped the game it can get boring really quickly i had it over for 2 months and my island looks like crap. And the other problem is lack of content that is mostly the reason the game is boring and you need to build the villagers house and takes a lot of time of farming materials.I literally have to force my self to play the game because its been sitting in my case for 2 months. Sooo final conclusion the game problems
    :lack of content
    Too pricy
    Too boring
    Overhyped
    So this is what i think but some people like the game but im unfortunately one of the people who didn't like the game:(    … Expand
  7. SpeziaLunare
    Feb 16, 2023
    3
    After 30 minutes you'll wish to be Kratos to tear apart those three damn raccoons. Boring, boring and boring. Not relaxing, just a bad way to waste your time.
  8. Faksnap1000
    Feb 7, 2023
    4
    Is it a game or just a stupid time waster? My review score shows you what I think.
  9. DocAlpaca
    Feb 5, 2023
    0
    love the game and play it a lot 2.0 update was fantastic love it love it love it. I play with my friends and i love it. new leaf was a 10 out of 10 too but i prefer this game
  10. Woodyus
    Jan 29, 2023
    0
    Terrible design decision on one switch user able to progress the story. What a waste of money and children upset.
  11. BlueSonicCritic
    Dec 22, 2022
    0
    For any amateur gamers who devotee there hobby to this game, play something else.
  12. sevendg6
    Dec 11, 2022
    0
    Our today's discovery makes us regret to have bought this game.
    warning to every future buyers :
    There's only one island per console There's only one account who can advance in the main progression. every other players from the family will be blocked by this. This main account issue isn't fixable as you won't be able to switch the main account afterward. Dig a bit on internet, you'll    Our today's discovery makes us regret to have bought this game.
    warning to every future buyers :
    There's only one island per console
    There's only one account who can advance in the main progression.
    every other players from the family will be blocked by this.
    This main account issue isn't fixable as you won't be able to switch the main account afterward.
    Dig a bit on internet, you'll see that's a massive issue reported by players, to whom nintendo decided not to respond.
    Shame on you nintendo    … Expand
  13. r0haan
    Nov 20, 2022
    4
    Overall - 4/10
    Difficulty - Very Easy
    Platform - Nintendo Switch
    Replay Value - 4/10
    Gameplay - 1/10
    Hours Played - 2hrs

    Extra Notes: Not really my type of game, I only put a few hours into the game and got quite bored of doing various simple, not challenging tasks; I just don't like slice of life games, and didn't put enough time into this one
  14. the4ears
    Oct 24, 2022
    2
    这个制作组有着精神病一般的控制欲，无论制作物品还是要出行都要强制你点击数次。游戏网络部分和交互部分更是在最低端的水准。
  15. ZangBang
    Oct 24, 2022
    2
    25/100
    Animal Crossing New Horizons emphasizes the customization aspect of the experience more than ever before, giving players the option to place indoor furniture outside as well, but most importantly the power to shape the island's landscape to create rivers, cliffs or change the appearance of specific ground tiles. This greatly enchances the decor possibilities, as well as providing    25/100
    Animal Crossing New Horizons emphasizes the customization aspect of the experience more than ever before, giving players the option to place indoor furniture outside as well, but most importantly the power to shape the island's landscape to create rivers, cliffs or change the appearance of specific ground tiles. This greatly enchances the decor possibilities, as well as providing much more furniture and clothing options than New Leaf. Even with this, New Leaf offered many more shops and a greater sense of progression with time, whereas New Horizons's town feels stale and empty with only a couple of shops and almost no upgrades. Compounding this problem are villagers, offering an embarassingly low amount of lines of dialogue that start repeating themselves after mere weeks. Furthermore, their personalities have been simplified and infantilized, leaving most interactions feeling artificial. The new crafting mechanic tries to add some flavor to the acquiring of items and furniture through resource management, but its great potential isn't explored nearly enough as it ends up being more of an annoyance, with tools breaking too often. With all these downgrades, uncertain new mechanics and the usual repetitive nature of Animal Crossing's core activities, New Horizons ends up being little more than a visually pleasing but hollow display of aesthetics and virtual possessions.    … Expand
  16. munichi_jasuda
    Oct 6, 2022
    3
    Game started off so well, exactly as it was advertised. You arrive at a deserted island and help build a small settlement, but after about a week or two, suddenly the entire focus changes to decorating the island.

    This game apparently is branded as "life sim", but it feels purely like an island-decorating tool after you are done with the very short tutorial phase. It had so much    Game started off so well, exactly as it was advertised. You arrive at a deserted island and help build a small settlement, but after about a week or two, suddenly the entire focus changes to decorating the island.

    This game apparently is branded as "life sim", but it feels purely like an island-decorating tool after you are done with the very short tutorial phase. It had so much potential to add more life-sim elements through updates, but the developers couldn't be bothered to support it, even though the game is one of the best-selling titles on switch, with about 40 million copies sold so far.    … Expand
  17. DolphinReviews
    Jul 20, 2022
    1
    Animal Crossing is not for everyone. I am one of those people. Life sims have never been my cup of tea and was hoping this game would change that, however it did not. The graphics are decent but leave a lot to be desired compared to the charm of previous titles. The gameplay is extremally boring and repetitive. I felt as I was wasting my life away playing this game. I could be out livingAnimal Crossing is not for everyone. I am one of those people. Life sims have never been my cup of tea and was hoping this game would change that, however it did not. The graphics are decent but leave a lot to be desired compared to the charm of previous titles. The gameplay is extremally boring and repetitive. I felt as I was wasting my life away playing this game. I could be out living my life or playing a better game, but instead I was simulating a taxing dull life.… Expand
  18. landi
    Jun 27, 2022
    0
    Way to boring for my taste. Switched to "Stardew Valley" instead as this game simply is to less and a waste of time.
  19. darklanx
    Jun 18, 2022
    0
    Nintendo: "New contents coming soon."
    Also Nintendo: "No more contents for our best-selling game."
  20. madplayer11
    May 27, 2022
    0
    Do not buy this game if you plan to share it with others on one console. Seriously, don't, it will be waste of your money. You can have only one shared island per switch device, and first player is the "host", so only they can progress through plot and even get needed recipies for building furniture for villagers.
    If you have kids, they will fight about it and this game will be only    Do not buy this game if you plan to share it with others on one console. Seriously, don't, it will be waste of your money. You can have only one shared island per switch device, and first player is the "host", so only they can progress through plot and even get needed recipies for building furniture for villagers.
    If you have kids, they will fight about it and this game will be only source of arguments and discontent, not as enjoyable as shown on trailers.    … Expand
  21. Gary-Chess
    May 15, 2022
    0
    It is extremely misleading that this game advertises itself as a multiplayer game. If you are the 2nd player then you need to buy a whole new Switch console to actually play it. I really wish I knew this before I purchased. This is a very underhanded business tactic and it really makes me apprehensive to buy other games from Nintendo. Paying $400 per extra player on top of the cost of theIt is extremely misleading that this game advertises itself as a multiplayer game. If you are the 2nd player then you need to buy a whole new Switch console to actually play it. I really wish I knew this before I purchased. This is a very underhanded business tactic and it really makes me apprehensive to buy other games from Nintendo. Paying $400 per extra player on top of the cost of the game is a joke.… Expand
  22. fijisami
    May 9, 2022
    0
    This game is 1 island per console which is very anti-consumer if you have multiple people that use your switch. It's also boring.
  23. andrew9
    May 4, 2022
    3
    aninmal crosing .
  24. Wrecktangled
    Mar 17, 2022
    3
    The love Stardew Valley and Harvest Moon type games. So i thought for sure this would be right up my alley. Turned out to be way too tedious and felt more like chores than anything else. The relationships werent engaging enough me either. Maybe this game requires a bit more creativity out of the player than I was willing to bring to the table. But overall it left me feeling disappointed.
  25. TinkerConfig
    Mar 17, 2022
    0
    I wished I'd looked at metacritic before buying this game. Single island per Switch with no workarounds was deeply upsetting to my daughter who doesn't get to have her own full experience with the game. Will never be looking at an Animal Crossing game again since they clearly don't know how design software. It's not like additional players are even full players in their own right, they areI wished I'd looked at metacritic before buying this game. Single island per Switch with no workarounds was deeply upsetting to my daughter who doesn't get to have her own full experience with the game. Will never be looking at an Animal Crossing game again since they clearly don't know how design software. It's not like additional players are even full players in their own right, they are gated behind the progress of the first person to play. PANTS ON HEAD STUPID.

    There's no excuse for this.    … Expand
  26. Moxiberry
    Mar 9, 2022
    3
    The games Atmosphere feels incredibly off, its enough to where I cant stand playing the game at all and I think the game has no substance once you get the town hall, from that point on the game becomes so boring all it is really is just decorating your island which got boring extremally quickly and not even your villagers are interesting there just boring bland stereotypes, despite meThe games Atmosphere feels incredibly off, its enough to where I cant stand playing the game at all and I think the game has no substance once you get the town hall, from that point on the game becomes so boring all it is really is just decorating your island which got boring extremally quickly and not even your villagers are interesting there just boring bland stereotypes, despite me hating a lot of new horizons I like the graphics and the music is okay but mediocre I love the new diverse clothing options and a lot of the furniture looks really nice but I feel as though it didn't warrant so many original classic furniture sets being removed, I just really hate this game its the worst I rank this game at the bottom of the barrel its worse than amiibo festival at least it felt like a animal crossing game… Expand
  27. FloofGaming
    Mar 1, 2022
    3
    I’ve enjoyed my time with new horizons a ton I loved how they improved on customization and things of the sort but there are many sore thumbs that stick out to me being a long time fan, one is how any other accounts on the switch are forced to share an island now this isn’t a big problem for me as I’m the only one who plays but it is a big problem in terms of progressing as you can’t helpI’ve enjoyed my time with new horizons a ton I loved how they improved on customization and things of the sort but there are many sore thumbs that stick out to me being a long time fan, one is how any other accounts on the switch are forced to share an island now this isn’t a big problem for me as I’m the only one who plays but it is a big problem in terms of progressing as you can’t help out to expand the island, only the first person can cause a lot of hassle, so the rating loses a point from that, then secondly it feels like most of the loved furniture sets aren’t even in the game and with that it feels empty along with multiple NPCs missing it just makes me feel like this game was rushed even though in reality it was worked on for a long time, it feels bad to be harsh like this but there’s just a couple of big negatives that pushed the score down for me

    Edit: back after almost 2 years, I'm dropping my score quite a bit now. The new updates were a step in the right direction but overall didn't fix the game's primary issue and that was longevity.
    The longevity of this game wasn't good when compared to new leaf and I believe that's due to the very limited selection of items and overall barely any progression system.
    Sure they added froggy chair back but still loved item sets never came back and felt replaced by less charming items. Then the shop never got anymore upgrades along with no other buildings on the island being added, it was a big disappointment hearing they would stop the free updates and it felt like they took our money and ran with it.

    This is the worst animal crossing game to get started with and would recommend the older ones opposed to this.    … Expand
  28. Rlatlgus
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    a full price game that cannot even have more than 1 save over different profiles.
  29. kellybeth
    Feb 24, 2022
    0
    This is most boring and TEDIOUS game I've ever played. Very disappointed I spent almost $60 on this.
  30. Phuz
    Feb 11, 2022
    0
    I hated watching it and definitely didn't want to play it. I have Stardew Valley at a pretty high level and when I get to where I want to be with it, I wanted another farming sim. Now I watched various people play this and it was so childish and irritating, I found it infuriating just listening and watching.

    Now I gave my Rune Factory 4 an hour tester to see what that has to offer. Now it    I hated watching it and definitely didn't want to play it. I have Stardew Valley at a pretty high level and when I get to where I want to be with it, I wanted another farming sim. Now I watched various people play this and it was so childish and irritating, I found it infuriating just listening and watching.

    Now I gave my Rune Factory 4 an hour tester to see what that has to offer. Now it doesn't look a patch on Stardew but it was much better than Animal Crossing.    … Expand
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#3 Best Switch Game of 2020
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Metascore
90

Universal acclaim - based on 111 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 110 out of 111
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 111
  3. Negative: 0 out of 111
  1. Universo Nintendo
    Dec 19, 2020
    95
    Animal Crossing New Horizons is basically perfect. Full of wholesome content that helped us cope with the COVID-19 pandemics, the game keeps the heart of its predecessors while innovating enough to make it unique. It may not have won Game of the Year but it'll be the game we all remember from 2020, for sure.
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  2. The Digital Fix
    Jun 22, 2020
    80
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a stunning new instalment in the Animal Crossing franchise, hindered only by its lack of immediate content, quality of life issues and missing returning characters and features While future updates will give the game long-term playability, for those already sipping vacation juice on their five-star islands, island life feels pretty mundane right now.
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  3. CD-Action
    May 12, 2020
    95
    It’s full of detail, pretty small things, and surprisingly well working simulations and systems – everything polished in such a way that the player really does care about everything that’s going on. [06/2020, p.40]
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