Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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  1. Carrottopadc
    Apr 8, 2020
    1
    The one island is absolutely unacceptable. Why could they not give multiple saves? Why do I have to share my resources if I want to play with someone else? It makes no sense, and it’s ruining the game for me. Also having to wait for specific parts of the day. I work and I’m very busy more often than not, and the time sensitive specs are enraging when you compare it to the original AnimalThe one island is absolutely unacceptable. Why could they not give multiple saves? Why do I have to share my resources if I want to play with someone else? It makes no sense, and it’s ruining the game for me. Also having to wait for specific parts of the day. I work and I’m very busy more often than not, and the time sensitive specs are enraging when you compare it to the original Animal crossing where you would just go to sleep. I recommend you just play the original on the GameCube then delve into this game… Expand
  2. bepbop
    Apr 9, 2020
    1
    The fact that you can only have one island per switch console is a huge downer. I wanted to play the game independantly from my family (because I'm a mega sweat player) But I cannot, because whoever played the game first is basically "lord supreme dictator" of the island.
    I will happily revise my review upon further changes. But my experience with the game feels like something out of a    The fact that you can only have one island per switch console is a huge downer. I wanted to play the game independantly from my family (because I'm a mega sweat player) But I cannot, because whoever played the game first is basically "lord supreme dictator" of the island.
    I will happily revise my review upon further changes. But my experience with the game feels like something out of a pay-to-win mobile game...

    Regards.    … Expand
  3. thaita
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    Awfull nintendo game and the one island policy is a shame.
    Don't buy this game if u plan to play as a familly don't ! it's just a problems maker.
    The happy familly theme is just a front.
    The marketing is a real disgrace.
    Money makers gonne too far once again.
    Refund will be on his way.
  4. Fredlyguy
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    The fact that I would have to buy a second switch to get the same game experience as my wife is **** I could accept having to buy a separate copy of the game, but a second console? Completely unacceptable.
  5. Gruckel
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    Is my entire family supposed to buy one Switch each to play this game? This is literally insane and should be illegal. Shame on you Nintendo, wish I could return my Switch, never buying a product from you again.
  6. Arthur_Bishop
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    Bought this game for my gf, bored and try to play it myself - see that Nintendo added an arbitrary restriction of one island per console. This is blatant anti-consumerism and is an obvious cash grab to sell more consoles. Nintendo has lost a customer, I will never again give a cent to this company that couldn’t even respect me as a consumer.
  7. Tetsujinsei
    Apr 9, 2020
    1
    For a game that's about making friends and togetherness, the game isolates everyone besides the primary player. No one can do anything important besides the primary player such as building important bridges or new houses, why? It would be fine if there were more things to do but there isn't. Exploring seemingly random islands and trying to get the biggest payout for every trip can only beFor a game that's about making friends and togetherness, the game isolates everyone besides the primary player. No one can do anything important besides the primary player such as building important bridges or new houses, why? It would be fine if there were more things to do but there isn't. Exploring seemingly random islands and trying to get the biggest payout for every trip can only be done so many times before I get burnt out. Decorating can only get me so far and from what I've heard there are apparently not many furniture options to decorate with. I want to build a town and see new faces besides the two villagers my wife and I first started out with but I can't do anything, there's no point in being a secondary player in this Animal Crossing. If the secondary player chops trees or mines rocks it renders those resources empty for other players for a while, taking away their resources. Besides that, another huge issue I have with the game is optimization issues. Why do I have to eat one orange at a time? Why not give an option to eat a certain number of food items at one time without having to click over and over again and give it a slightly longer animation? The same thing happens with releasing fish; you need to go into your pockets, click on the fish, click release. This for some reason takes you out of the menu to play the same tired animation. Chances are you have more than one thing you want to drop to empty out your limited inventory so you end up going into your inventory several times and it takes way longer than it should. This game does everything in its power to waste your time like clicking through dozens of text boxes to donate anything for instance. It is such bad design that it makes me not want to play it anymore and it wouldn't matter since secondary players don't matter anyway.… Expand
  8. gaaarfild
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    I'm playing with my wife and as she is the primary player, I lost the interest in game on the third day. I don't want to play it as there is absolutely nothing to do, than fishing and expanding the house. Any other catchy moments are just spent by the primary player.
    Makes 0 point to play it together.
    And it's a shame Nintendo you pushing to buy the second console in that dirty way.    I'm playing with my wife and as she is the primary player, I lost the interest in game on the third day. I don't want to play it as there is absolutely nothing to do, than fishing and expanding the house. Any other catchy moments are just spent by the primary player.
    Makes 0 point to play it together.
    And it's a shame Nintendo you pushing to buy the second console in that dirty way. It's a cheap move.    … Expand
  9. Brufuss
    Apr 9, 2020
    1
    I thought I would like this game as I am a very big fan of Stardew Valley which has a lot of similar elements to Animal Crossing. The problem I ran into over and over while playing this was how strikingly tedious, dull, and repetitive everything is - and for very little payoff
  10. AnimalSuck
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    My girlfriend and I was looking forward to have our own Islands and help eachother out.... 1 Island per switch is absolute **** luckily I told a lot of people about this and they passed om the game. **** off Nintendo.
  11. Far1and
    Apr 10, 2020
    1
    Extremely disappointed by the multi-player experience.
    As a young adult, I played the Gamecube Animal Crossing with my family. We all had a great time. It's been so long that I can't remember all the game mechanics, but it seemed to me that everyone contributed and had a great time playing the game. My dad, the 3rd person to start playing, earned the gold statue.
    Fast forward to 2020    Extremely disappointed by the multi-player experience.
    As a young adult, I played the Gamecube Animal Crossing with my family. We all had a great time. It's been so long that I can't remember all the game mechanics, but it seemed to me that everyone contributed and had a great time playing the game. My dad, the 3rd person to start playing, earned the gold statue.
    Fast forward to 2020 - now I'm a dad and I was on the fence about buying a Switch since I've collected quite a few consoles over the years. I was interested in some of the Nintendo exclusive titles, but when I saw there was going to be an Animal Crossing game on the Switch, I was sold. Bought the Switch and pre-ordered AC:NH. Even purchased a Nintendo online subscription to play with remote friends.
    I kept thinking of how much fun I had playing the Gamecube version, and imagined doing the same with my young daughters and wife. I really talked it up with them, the fond memories of building a home, seeing K.K. play at the train station.. how we all got statues towards the end of the game.. how much fun it was to play - playing together.
    Game arrived, and since my older daughter had been good, let her fire it up and make her villager first (a mistake).
    Things seemed fine, but then.. after a few days I couldn't figure out how to make a shovel. Or an axe.. seemed odd. I had paid off my tent loan, had Nook miles+.. bought DIY recipes for a shovel.. axe.. but those required a flimsy axe or flimsy shovel to craft. I was quite confused. After Googling.. I was in complete disbelief over what Nintendo had sold me.
    I fully expected us to share 1 island. That's how it was on the Gamecube (although you could probably make multiple saves on multiple cards). I think I would have been disappointed had it NOT been 1 island. That's sort of the point, playing together, a community.. common good and all that. Seeing your co-players houses, what they've planted, what's new at the museum etc.
    AC:NH is a huge disappointment to me. It's been stated a million times, but only the 1st player - the resident representative - gets a real game. Everyone else is extremely limited in what they can do.
    So much a disappointment, I may just track down a copy of the Gamecube game and hope it holds up.    … Expand
  12. hegemonfpe
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Nintendo almost made the perfect cozy game, but the extreme limitations put on the second player, and requirement to purchase an entire second console if you want to have two players play on equal footing makes the game unplayable if you don't have a switch for every person in your home who wants to play.
  13. Razalas
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Honestly, who thought it was a good idea to make one island per switch? Who sat there and said yea that's a great idea people will love that. Its not even like they tried to even make it so the other profiles on the switch can play. You can do literally close to nothing and are stuck living like a literal bum in a tent on whoever's island the main profile belongs to. Truly a garbage way toHonestly, who thought it was a good idea to make one island per switch? Who sat there and said yea that's a great idea people will love that. Its not even like they tried to even make it so the other profiles on the switch can play. You can do literally close to nothing and are stuck living like a literal bum in a tent on whoever's island the main profile belongs to. Truly a garbage way to make a game Nintendo, there goes another one of your sales.… Expand
  14. cyberczar
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    This game is absolute garbage. Did nobody think that multiple people in a household might share a home console? Absolute game-breaking poor design. Worthless.
  15. Lamzluigi
    Apr 14, 2020
    3
    The limit of secondary account, really two players doest Enjoy a full gane is stupid :((
  16. Althrayn
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    Hate to be part of review bombing but I think it's the only way to have attention brought to this.

    It's one thing to limit everyone to one island...the island is large enough that if people don't want to live near each other they can stay apart. But the current system in which the island's progress is completely tied to the progress of whoever the first player on the console is is    Hate to be part of review bombing but I think it's the only way to have attention brought to this.

    It's one thing to limit everyone to one island...the island is large enough that if people don't want to live near each other they can stay apart. But the current system in which the island's progress is completely tied to the progress of whoever the first player on the console is is absolutely ridiculous. There's no need for it in my eyes, I can't see any reason why it should have to be this way; I don't want to be cynical of nintendo, but it honestly feels like a move to sell more systems--simply because I can't fathom any other reason that would be necessary.

    Personally speaking as a player 2 on the island, it feels like I have no point in playing. I don't get assignments from Tom Nook, which means I don't get any recipes like my P1 does; I also don't get to invite citizens to the island, or plan infrastructure, or make any decisions. Basically I'm playing home decorator 2020, because I can't contribute anything to the island aside from paying money towards bridges/stairs and throwing some furniture outside.

    Hopefully the devs catch wind of the review bombing and seek to patch this out sooner rather than later. Again, being on one island is fine, but having no options to contribute as player 2 is ridiculous. Its as simple as giving P2+ the options to change infrastructure and invite settlers; and if you're worried about doubling-up missions, just have Tom Nook announce that someone else is working on an assignment for him already, and then have him lay out what the assignment is and give the recipes needed for the other players to help.    … Expand
  17. Micocoule
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    I am the second player (my wife is first) and I can't properly play to the game if she doesn't do stuff before me. I'll change my rating when this gets fixed.
  18. Aamtrack
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    I have 18 hours into the game and can’t progress because I was not the first person on it in my household. I can’t transfer the representative position too. I will fix my rating once they fix this issue! It is unreal how in this day and age this is a problem.
  19. Clandestien
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    It’s a shame only player one has al the fun. Played a lot together now it is a waiting game
  20. gingerbeard25
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    this game is really disappointing. a lot of missed opportunities, especially with the local co op. bought this to play with my wife and super disappointing that the 2nd player cannot do anything to help progress the game just because i played first. this needs to be fixed.
  21. Pepper12
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    I was so excited for this game and now I hate it, I didn't know one design decision could make me so upset with Nintendo and the animal crossing franchise. The switch was advertised as a family console with great multiplayer options, much the same the new animal crossing was also marketed with great family experience. However, seems to me that the only people who are enjoying this game areI was so excited for this game and now I hate it, I didn't know one design decision could make me so upset with Nintendo and the animal crossing franchise. The switch was advertised as a family console with great multiplayer options, much the same the new animal crossing was also marketed with great family experience. However, seems to me that the only people who are enjoying this game are the ones who own one switch per person. I could almost get on board with sharing an island but other players outside the primary get a **** version of what should be a good game, with little to no participation in the story line and island creation. This is a ruthless and greedy scheme by Nintendo to force people to buy multiple devices (family marketed devices not solo marketed devices), makes me disgusted and I no longer want to support Nintendo.… Expand
  22. Ratqu33n
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    I got this game for my wife an I to play during quarantine and was heartbroken to see that only player 1 can progress in the story. I liked sharing an island, but why can’t we both work on completing objectives?? Such a disappointment..
  23. unicorncastle
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    Had I known that only one person could make changes and be in control of the island I would not have bought this game for my family of 4. Not only do my wife and I have to share an island my two children have to share as well. We all have to agree on where things go and what gets completed. This takes out all of the fun of being in control of your own island and designing it the way you'dHad I known that only one person could make changes and be in control of the island I would not have bought this game for my family of 4. Not only do my wife and I have to share an island my two children have to share as well. We all have to agree on where things go and what gets completed. This takes out all of the fun of being in control of your own island and designing it the way you'd like. Very unhappy about this choice.… Expand
  24. Max12341234
    Apr 15, 2020
    0
    I wanted to buy this game but the fact that we cant share the same console with other users and have to buy a new switch for every user is stupid and its makes it too complicated for me to get this game. Im not rich. I wont buy another switch just for one game and i dont want my girlfriend to be player 2 and have no power in the game just because im the player 1 for example. This is veryI wanted to buy this game but the fact that we cant share the same console with other users and have to buy a new switch for every user is stupid and its makes it too complicated for me to get this game. Im not rich. I wont buy another switch just for one game and i dont want my girlfriend to be player 2 and have no power in the game just because im the player 1 for example. This is very stupid. I will not buy it and its very disapointing.… Expand
  25. Ingleton
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    Well done Nintendo. You got my money, and now I just have to wait until my girlfriend dies or leaves me to start my own game on my own island. You guys make Tom Nook look like Robin Hood.
  26. Valentine123
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    So people say this game is so nice, beautiful, etc. My game saves broke. Out of nowhere. randomly. Who cares if the is beautiful if you can't even keep your own save from breaking? I've lost so much progress. Shame on you Nintendo. Shame. This could've been fixed and prevented with the cloud saving. There is no excuse for no cloud saving. And my save breaking is a prime example of whySo people say this game is so nice, beautiful, etc. My game saves broke. Out of nowhere. randomly. Who cares if the is beautiful if you can't even keep your own save from breaking? I've lost so much progress. Shame on you Nintendo. Shame. This could've been fixed and prevented with the cloud saving. There is no excuse for no cloud saving. And my save breaking is a prime example of why there should be a cloud service. The emergency save recovery should've been available at launch. No excuses considering they also delayed the game for nearly a year. It's baffling to see how much Nintendo actually cares about its consumers. Shame on Nintendo. SHAME.… Expand
  27. WarMonkey87
    Apr 16, 2020
    0
    This game is awful. For So. Many. Reasons. Multiplayer is a nightmare - no matter if you're playing locally or online. Online - oh god - that's a mess. Over and over again, people can leave your island by disconnecting or just quitting - which results in you losing anything that you've done or received. That 100k or cool recipe you just got? POOF! It's gone. Congrats. And the oneThis game is awful. For So. Many. Reasons. Multiplayer is a nightmare - no matter if you're playing locally or online. Online - oh god - that's a mess. Over and over again, people can leave your island by disconnecting or just quitting - which results in you losing anything that you've done or received. That 100k or cool recipe you just got? POOF! It's gone. Congrats. And the one island-per-switch choice is moronic. If you are a parent thinking you can get this and enjoy playing with your kids but having your own island - you're SOL.

    But if you want, I can still come visit your islan- hold on a second. The game needs to pause every time someone leaves or enters your island. So if you just got some killer turnip prices or a meteor shower and want to make some money from people visiting...um, good luck with that. It's fantastic gameplay, lemme tell you.

    However, what makes this game so bad goes far, far beyond that. You get a dialog popup for. EVERY. SINGLE. THING. THAT. YOU. DO. Caught that same fish for the 100th time? Let me give you a dialog box! Want to visit another island? Here's 10 dialog boxes for you! Want to craft an item? Here's 5 dialog boxes for each item you want to craft! Did you close that dialog box? Here's another one for closing it. So much time is spent on stupid aspects of the game that are simply - dumb - design decisions.

    By the way, you'll be crafting each item individually as there's no bulk crafting. Fishing is annoying as the timing of when fish change directions is almost exactly the same as the time it takes for each cast. NMT islands get boring incredibly fast. This game repeatedly feels like a free-to-play game because at multiple points, you cannot progress until a day passes.

    I've played life sim games like this. At this point, I'm wholly recommending you play Stardew over this game. It's cheaper too, and the dev will straight up respond to your suggestions or bug reports on Twitter. The sad thing is ALL of these issues are just dumb design choices that could be fixed easily with a patch. The QA team should be fired for how bad this game feels at times.    … Expand
  28. PurpleLemonHead
    Apr 20, 2020
    1
    This game is AWFUL. I purchased it for my 4 year old daughter thinking she could have a game that would allow her to create spaces. It looked pretty, cute, and easy to navigate. It isn't. It requires the user to be able to read (which is not the average 4 year old) and it's WORDY. Everything a character says is some lengthy explanation of what to do next. There's no action. It's boring.This game is AWFUL. I purchased it for my 4 year old daughter thinking she could have a game that would allow her to create spaces. It looked pretty, cute, and easy to navigate. It isn't. It requires the user to be able to read (which is not the average 4 year old) and it's WORDY. Everything a character says is some lengthy explanation of what to do next. There's no action. It's boring. Complete waste of $64. Anything I purchase for the Switch going forward will be from the Mario genre. Don't waste your money on Animal Crossing.… Expand
  29. 7Swords
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    This game is not a multiplayer game. Only the first player will be able to fully enjoy the game, since they will be the mayor, the other who start playing later will not be able to decide how the island will develop, since they will be forced to live on the same island.
    1 Island per profile Nintendo! This is a blatant attempt to force consumers to buy more systems, stop being so greedy!
  30. NoxiD20
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    Not only can I not have my own island, I can’t progress in the game until my wife hits certain milestones in the game. I spent 8 hours playing the game trying to figure out why I didn’t have an axe yet and it was because she didn’t show a NPC two bugs... straight trash designed to sell consoles. HARD PASS.
  31. TBoneIsScum
    Apr 20, 2020
    0
    Wanted to play this game with my partner, turns out you can't. Wish I knew before purchasing the game. Fix your game Nintendo.
  32. Rosscoe
    Apr 22, 2020
    2
    Made this account specifically to warn people about the nefarious business tactics that are underpinning the cute aesthetics.

    If you plan on playing this game with other people in your household on a single switch then think again as that really isn’t possible. Only 1 game/island per switch, not per profile. Additional profiles can only visit the 1st players game and cannot start their    Made this account specifically to warn people about the nefarious business tactics that are underpinning the cute aesthetics.

    If you plan on playing this game with other people in your household on a single switch then think again as that really isn’t possible. Only 1 game/island per switch, not per profile. Additional profiles can only visit the 1st players game and cannot start their own. This is a conscious design decision by Nintendo to try and force households to purchase a console for every member of household. So it’s not £50 for the game. It’s actually the amount of people in your household x (£50 + £200). A rip off basically.

    Sort it out Nintendo, you know you’ve done this deliberately and could easily fix it    … Expand
  33. Beardo7
    Apr 22, 2020
    2
    Update - scored this a 6 after a few weeks but now a few months in and it’s gotten very dull. If you enjoy a game with no direction or goal at all where you just repeat the same boring menial tasks over and over (with horrendous UI) for no reason get this - if you want a similar game but with interesting stories and things to aim for get the far far superior Stardew Vally. (Which is alsoUpdate - scored this a 6 after a few weeks but now a few months in and it’s gotten very dull. If you enjoy a game with no direction or goal at all where you just repeat the same boring menial tasks over and over (with horrendous UI) for no reason get this - if you want a similar game but with interesting stories and things to aim for get the far far superior Stardew Vally. (Which is also £40 cheaper! And 100 times more fun) I’ll break down AC simply Boot up

    See nothing is happening Collect the same Fruit/fossils you have collected for the past 40 days Sell them Check turnip prices

    Hear the same dialogue from your villagers you’ve heard (well read) for the 50th time.

    All this takes about 5-10 mins

    Turn off for another day and wonder why you spent £50 on a mobile game for a £300 console.

    And repeat. . 1st of all no way this game is a 10 but neither is it a 0!

    The game is relaxing and a good way to chill and out get your creative mind going to see what ideas you can come up with for your island and it can be good fun! And building your museum collection up with insects and fish is nicely done and good to see your efforts displayed. The fossils part is done well and actually displays them in a chronological and evolutional order which is fun to discover and I’m sure kids will love it. However this lasts about a week and then after that it starts to wear a bit thin.

    I have no problem with the real time aspect of the game per-say (I also dolt mind the accelerated clock in Stardew Vally both have their merits) however I do feel like it was done to extend the life of the game. And the repetitive nature of the game does become a bit boring you will find yourself just doing the same menial tasks over and over for little or no reward. At times it does feel like a mobile game you have paid £50 for to play on a £300 console. Also it’s 2020 Nintendo why is it not a fully 3D game? Not being able to rotate the camera 360 degrees? I mean come on.

    Not being able to craft more than 1 thing at a time is also annoying I have 8 clams and I want to make 8 fish bait, I can’t just select make 8 and it does it, no you have to go through the same process and animation 8 times! The islands you visit via nook miles will soon become repetitive as seems to be limited to about 10(?) different layouts I have visited the same island 3 times in 2 days. 6000 miles well spent.

    The dialog with your island buddies soon becomes irritating as they just repeat the same lines over and over and don’t really offer anything. Multiplayer is a mess why can’t I open my gate and my friends just pop over? No I have to sit through the same loading screen and animation for every person that visits and same when they leave plus when they are arrive there is nothing to do? No mini games or anything to do together which is a shame. I have also knocked a point off for the 1 island per console stroke that Nintendo have pulled just to try and sell more units - luckily me and my wife are happy to share a character so in our house it’s not an issue but I can see how it could cause problems. The tools breaking without any warning is also frustrating! Why no status bar? We had this in Minecraft a game that was made in what 2007? And gold tools shouldn’t break! I’ve worked hard for them and the they just break? It should be a reward for all your hard work. I don’t want to seem like I’m just moaning about the game as I have had fun playing it and i think of your prepared to look past the annoyances there is a good game in there! And it’s a break from the normal FPS/Action/FIFA style games. I just wish a bit more thought was put into the UI and Quality Of Life of the player. I also have a sneaking suspicion that Micro Transactions are on the way as it’s a game primed for it but I hope I’m wrong!

    Would have got a 7/10 from me if it wasn’t for the 1 island per switch idea. I think 6/10 is a fair score.    … Expand
  34. Neiru
    May 1, 2020
    0
    Looks fun but not a chance of me buying it until Nintendo allows two saves on one console. I'm not playing while my partner has to be second fiddle all the time or vice versa.

    You've sold millions of Switches nintendo. This seems a cynical ploy to push more Switch lites (why would anyone bother getting one of those?). That with the lack of discounting in the eShop, 3 year old games for    Looks fun but not a chance of me buying it until Nintendo allows two saves on one console. I'm not playing while my partner has to be second fiddle all the time or vice versa.

    You've sold millions of Switches nintendo. This seems a cynical ploy to push more Switch lites (why would anyone bother getting one of those?). That with the lack of discounting in the eShop, 3 year old games for £50 still, you're looking worse as a company. Sony look like fluffy bunnies compared. The very least you can do for your customers (who mostly accept this pricing) is allow them to share games within a household.    … Expand
  35. Jejo
    Apr 28, 2020
    1
    Only one island per console! Such a ridiculous limitation to add. The first person to play the game on your console is permanently in charge of the island. Feels like I got cheated.
  36. fmintie
    Apr 28, 2020
    0
    This is my experience as player 2 of this game. I cannot contribute to any of the game objectives, despite playing a lot.
    I can't make decisions about where to put my buildings or villagers houses. The multiplayer option is even worse as if you are a "follower" you cant even interact with animals or buy things in shops.
    The amount of arguments between younger family members that have    This is my experience as player 2 of this game. I cannot contribute to any of the game objectives, despite playing a lot.
    I can't make decisions about where to put my buildings or villagers houses. The multiplayer option is even worse as if you are a "follower" you cant even interact with animals or buy things in shops.

    The amount of arguments between younger family members that have ensued as a result of this weird player 1 power dynamic is almost not worth having the game.

    I am also worried about the inability to backup a copy of my island. What if something happens to my switch? too bad for me? And if the option does become available but only with a Nintendo online account, I will have to pay to keep my island backed up, even though I have already paid for the game?

    Not to mention the fact that even with owning TWO separate copies of New Horizons, neither will create a new island. This is completely different from playing Wild World as a child and I am so disappointed in the obvious greed that fuelled this decision. So to be able to make any decisions about their own island at all, player 2 has to pay up another few hundreds for a new switch. This is despicable especially as the switch is advertised as a family console.    … Expand
  37. ViktoorC
    Apr 29, 2020
    0
    Base game is good, however you can only have one island per switch which is just a super greedy move. Also the multiplayer is really slow and annoying, you can't craft in bulk which is just boring, the game has a lot of flaws that make me want to bang my head into the wall already
  38. Artazur
    May 5, 2020
    3
    How can Nintendo make a game, that has less content than the previous ones? Less characters , less resident dialogues, less fruit trees, less shops/buildings..........
    But it is fun to play but it needs many content updates to become a good game
  39. sourasalemon
    Apr 30, 2020
    0
    It's a complete disappointment that my partner, who has been playing these games for all of his life, had the first claim to an island and then I, who has never had the chance or interest to play any animal crossing game until now, will be unable to ever have the full game experience on the console that I had snagged from my friend for an unbeatable price. On top of the general principalIt's a complete disappointment that my partner, who has been playing these games for all of his life, had the first claim to an island and then I, who has never had the chance or interest to play any animal crossing game until now, will be unable to ever have the full game experience on the console that I had snagged from my friend for an unbeatable price. On top of the general principal of me refusing to buy another system just for one game, the console is OUT OF STOCK EVERYWHERE, and we don't live together so it's not like I can play anyway--I haven't seen him in almost two months, and I have to live away from my own home for a job, but even if I did buy a new system I can't even move my game to the console that I am already attached to after all of this is over?? What a joke. I'll probably never play this and not have any desire to play an animal crossing ever because this restriction has just ruined any joy I could possible ever have for this series.… Expand
  40. Drlaurson
    Apr 30, 2020
    0
    The one island per console ruined this game for a family with kids! DO NOT BUY IT until they fix it.

    I literally created an account for this reason. Greed of the company to try and sell more consoles is inexcusable.
  41. Peaksius
    Apr 30, 2020
    3
    Great game with good pace, cute npc's, and gameplay that is relatively intuitive. This was my first animal crossing game and I got it to have a game to unwind. I was absolutely stunned to find out the 1 save per console setup. I have 3 young daughters and this has caused massive issues within the household. Nintendo, this is no longer a handheld only franchise fix this asap please or IGreat game with good pace, cute npc's, and gameplay that is relatively intuitive. This was my first animal crossing game and I got it to have a game to unwind. I was absolutely stunned to find out the 1 save per console setup. I have 3 young daughters and this has caused massive issues within the household. Nintendo, this is no longer a handheld only franchise fix this asap please or I will start sending the daily recordings of the fighting and bickering between my kids for you to endure as I do..… Expand
  42. Coldfusion9
    Apr 30, 2020
    0
    One island per switch? GTFO, what an absolute joke. What moron thought that was a good idea?
  43. Olibuba
    Apr 30, 2020
    0
    I made an account just to say the one island per console is a terrible gimmick for more people to buy your product. At least with ACNL you could buy another game to insert into the 3DS. This is absolute BS.
  44. bgule
    May 1, 2020
    0
    cant get the game because we are 2 people in our house and only one switch.
  45. Ayrtoncb
    May 1, 2020
    0
    I really hope nintendo fixes the 1 island per switch, had high hopes of playing with my sister and friends online but this issue makes it unplayable
  46. Jj68
    May 3, 2020
    0
    Wanted to buy this for my family, but I won't unless they remove the one island per switch restriction.
  47. hcazorp
    May 4, 2020
    0
    Scoring this wonderful game a zero because of the "primary player" limitations. My wife is currently the primary and therefore, gets a bunch of missions she doesn't want. More egregiously she is the only character who can make infrastructure changes to the island. I would be a little more forgiving BUT THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THIS LIMITATION WHEN YOU START THE GAME. We had to find thisScoring this wonderful game a zero because of the "primary player" limitations. My wife is currently the primary and therefore, gets a bunch of missions she doesn't want. More egregiously she is the only character who can make infrastructure changes to the island. I would be a little more forgiving BUT THERE IS NO INDICATION OF THIS LIMITATION WHEN YOU START THE GAME. We had to find this out after I wasn't getting the "infrastructure" option with Tom Nook and then Googled why.

    This is a stupid limitation. Secondary players should be able to contribute to island infrastructure even if a "primary" player has to allow this somehow. Nintendo needs to fix this idiocy. What a disappointment to learn after playing for so long.    … Expand
  48. Dissapointed-
    May 4, 2020
    0
    I am very disappointed by the glaring design flaws for multiple users on a single switch. Limiting 1 island per copy is disappointing, but limiting progressing island development forward to the first player is unacceptable. I have never seen any game developer limit critical features to the player experience to a singular player. I would not have purchased this game had I known that onlyI am very disappointed by the glaring design flaws for multiple users on a single switch. Limiting 1 island per copy is disappointing, but limiting progressing island development forward to the first player is unacceptable. I have never seen any game developer limit critical features to the player experience to a singular player. I would not have purchased this game had I known that only one player can enjoy the full game. The only method to resolve these issues is to purchase another console which is clearly not worth while.… Expand
  49. njoydgystyle
    May 5, 2020
    0
    Juste HONTEUX de vendre un jeu 60 BALLES pour n'avoir le droit qu'à une seule et UNIQUE ile ! ma copine a lancer le jeu en première et du coup je ne peu pas y joué et profiter de ma propre ile et de l'histoire! Nintendo cherche des moutons à tondre! C'est la derniere fois que j'achete nintendo
  50. Raphael-V
    May 6, 2020
    0
    The limitation of one island per Switch (not per cartridge, per Switch) is nonsensical. It‘s obvious Nintendo is just trying to sell more Switch consoles... Sorry but this is an instant 0/10
  51. SwitchMom
    May 6, 2020
    0
    This is a super fun game. I enjoy. My son enjoys it. The problem (and it is a huge problem) is that you can only have 1 island per switch and the person who created the island is effectively the only one who can really make any decisions about the island. In my house, we have 2 switches, but there are four of us who would like to play animal crossing. That leaves 2 people very upsetThis is a super fun game. I enjoy. My son enjoys it. The problem (and it is a huge problem) is that you can only have 1 island per switch and the person who created the island is effectively the only one who can really make any decisions about the island. In my house, we have 2 switches, but there are four of us who would like to play animal crossing. That leaves 2 people very upset and for me, drops this game all the way down to one star for all the problems it creates in my house. It is frankly ridiculous that I would need to buy four switches so each member of my family could enjoy the game. Moms beware.… Expand
  52. Isaac_
    May 6, 2020
    0
    While I would love to give this game the glowing review it deserves, I cannot truthfully do so. The simple fact that no two players can have their own island on the same Switch is outrageous. This feature makes the game not worth purchasing if you intended to share it with someone else. This should be changed, but as long as it stays the same this game is not worth it for more than one person.
  53. Flappa
    May 6, 2020
    0
    Only good if you're the first player- the player who sets the game up. If you're the second player, you can't do anything except upgrade your house and sell stuff. If you don't share a switch with anyone, it would be great! If you have multiple players, there's no way around it. You'd have to delete your island.
    Wouldn't bother buying the game until it's fixed- IF they decide to fix it.
  54. daikaran
    May 9, 2020
    0
    Really not for every one. Be sure you'll like it before spending a 100 bucks on this. Just learned there's only one island per switch too, which is ridiculous.
  55. Arkshija
    May 9, 2020
    0
    Started after my wife and I could not chose the island, the position of key buildings, had to play in her island as a "second player", no materials left, no chance to do stuff if she dont continue the story. Worst game design ever. Strategy from Nintendo to get $$ because they only allow one island per console.
  56. Kotorichan
    May 10, 2020
    0
    The UI is annoyingly inconvenient and conversations with villager are repeating and empty. The fact that tools frequently break without any notification is also irritating.

    Many furniture is reduced from previous New Leaf. Furthermore, despite the "remake" option in DIY, most of the furniture with colour variation is not remake-able. There are about 6 colour types for all furniture, but    The UI is annoyingly inconvenient and conversations with villager are repeating and empty. The fact that tools frequently break without any notification is also irritating.

    Many furniture is reduced from previous New Leaf. Furthermore, despite the "remake" option in DIY, most of the furniture with colour variation is not remake-able. There are about 6 colour types for all furniture, but a single player can collect only one type of them on their own. To get the colour that you don't have, you have to do multiplayer which again is so inconvenient mainly because of 1-minute freezing time inserted each time when a player joins to an island.

    Furthermore, although this game is advertised to enjoy the multiplayer, there aren't many things to do online except trading furniture or selling turnip (online mini-games existed in New Leaf is now gone). Not to mention that other systems that were available in previous games, such as town ordinance and haniwa, are now deleted.

    But the graphic is ok considering it is animal crossing.    … Expand
  57. gorgonzolon
    May 9, 2020
    0
    I was so disappointed with this game. It was so exciting with all the new features and the amount of control you have over the island, as well as the option for local multiplayer. I'm the eldest of 3 siblings and we share a switch, but they can't play the way I play at all. Like everyone is saying, this is the dumbest idea Nintendo could have possibly come up with. I'm sure they want toI was so disappointed with this game. It was so exciting with all the new features and the amount of control you have over the island, as well as the option for local multiplayer. I'm the eldest of 3 siblings and we share a switch, but they can't play the way I play at all. Like everyone is saying, this is the dumbest idea Nintendo could have possibly come up with. I'm sure they want to sell more switches but not everyone can afford to spend 400 dollars just to play the new animal crossing game. Shame on you, Nintendo.

    That's not even all of it, the gameplay itself is atrocious. Put aside the 1 island per switch issue and you're left with a game that uses up half of your playtime in menus you can't speed up. At least in New Leaf and such you had the option to skip through dialogue with (B) and not have to sit there button mashing for a good 30 seconds just to go to Tortimer's island, for example. The crafting would be SO fun if it wasn't so tedious.

    I was also excited about the path system! That was something we desperately needed but the way it works is really infuriating when you just want your island to look neat. Having grassy gaps and not being able to fill in spaces under or around structures... it boils me alive. I know I'm nitpicking at this point, but they made Animal Crossing for the switch. It should pride itself in a little more polish and playability.    … Expand
  58. lowfps10
    May 9, 2020
    0
    If I were the first player, I would definitely rate this game 100, it's really really good. But unfortunately for other players, it is impossible to enjoy the game as much as the first player, especially since the first player is in charge of the island development. I can't believe critic reviewers called this game "family-friendly" when clearly only one member of the family can enjoy thisIf I were the first player, I would definitely rate this game 100, it's really really good. But unfortunately for other players, it is impossible to enjoy the game as much as the first player, especially since the first player is in charge of the island development. I can't believe critic reviewers called this game "family-friendly" when clearly only one member of the family can enjoy this game. Now it is possible to buy a second switch, but now they cost $500 because of the shortage. This is by far the most restrictive game I've ever played.… Expand
  59. GamingFan22
    May 11, 2020
    0
    I'm sure others have the same problem involving more then one person wanting to play, BUT they have to share an island. I got the game and played for a bit, then my brother got a hold of it and began playing. Now he's way ahead of me,the orignal and first person to play the game-and there are allot of stuff just spread out across MY island.IThe fact that you can't just have your ownI'm sure others have the same problem involving more then one person wanting to play, BUT they have to share an island. I got the game and played for a bit, then my brother got a hold of it and began playing. Now he's way ahead of me,the orignal and first person to play the game-and there are allot of stuff just spread out across MY island.IThe fact that you can't just have your own seperate island and experiance it yourself first hand and NOT ruin the game for anyone else. Is just stupid and horrible and takes the fun out of it to the point you don't want to play anymore.… Expand
  60. Gramscci
    May 11, 2020
    0
    Todo la genialidad se va a la basura por la limitante del multijugador, fórmula ya constante en Nintendo.
  61. MBsnowman
    May 12, 2020
    1
    Bought the game for siblings. Getting them to take turns at all is an achievement, so upon finding out that only one person can progress the story made this an immediate fail. I understand that there has to be some restriction in place to curb cheating and self-selling, but this can't be the way. I'm not sure we'll even keep playing it now. Hoping the developers will hear the unhappinessBought the game for siblings. Getting them to take turns at all is an achievement, so upon finding out that only one person can progress the story made this an immediate fail. I understand that there has to be some restriction in place to curb cheating and self-selling, but this can't be the way. I'm not sure we'll even keep playing it now. Hoping the developers will hear the unhappiness and allow at least two islands per system.… Expand
  62. Obi77
    May 12, 2020
    0
    Was enjoying this game but then my Switch started to fail from a cooling fan failure...so I went and got a new switch .... oh sorry we can't move your island maybe next year.... ok so we will start a new island and now that family members who really enjoyed it can make one and we can all start at the same place .... oh yeah sorry again only one island PER CONSOLE .....ummm if you haveWas enjoying this game but then my Switch started to fail from a cooling fan failure...so I went and got a new switch .... oh sorry we can't move your island maybe next year.... ok so we will start a new island and now that family members who really enjoyed it can make one and we can all start at the same place .... oh yeah sorry again only one island PER CONSOLE .....ummm if you have kids how the heck are you gonna have them all agree where to put things and the style of island this is ridiculous ... i went from enjoying this game to being able to see nothing but the money grab faults of design… Expand
  63. entitycat
    May 15, 2020
    0
    Just got this game for my birthday. I was looking forward to playing it along with my brother until I found out about the 1 island per console feature. He's the one who started the game up so he's the primary player and I'm just a visitor on his island who can't contribute or progress the game in any meaningful way. I was extremely disappointed when I logged onto my account and saw theJust got this game for my birthday. I was looking forward to playing it along with my brother until I found out about the 1 island per console feature. He's the one who started the game up so he's the primary player and I'm just a visitor on his island who can't contribute or progress the game in any meaningful way. I was extremely disappointed when I logged onto my account and saw the same island instead of an entirely new save file. The game would be a lot better without this blatant cash grab of a policy and I have to say I regret buying it. Don't bother wasting $60 if you share your switch, because to experience the game in full you'd need to fork over an additional $300 or so for a new switch plus another copy of the game. So basically $360 per island. Nice. The reason I rate it so low is to draw attention to this glaring issue. Not everyone is fortunate enough to just go out and buy as many switches as their heart desires.… Expand
  64. Reviewer2020
    May 16, 2020
    0
    The one island per console is ruining the game so bad. It is hard to create progress.
  65. Greeedo
    May 16, 2020
    0
    One island per switch is just greedy practice. Really shows that Nintendo only really cares about money. It is very disappointing that there is nothing we as individuals can do about it.
  66. djatkinson77
    May 18, 2020
    0
    This would be a great game, but the fact that you are limited to one island per switch console completely kills it for households with multiple users. What on earth were you thinking, Nintendo?!?! Please release a patch that fixes what is one of the worst game design decision ever.
  67. jdg0713
    May 18, 2020
    0
    This game has the potential to be great, but Nintendo is essentially trying to **** you out of hundreds of more dollars as you can only have one save file per switch console, not per profile but per console, you can’t even buy two copies of the game, you need a second console. This is absolutely garbage, and Nintendo should be ashamed of themselves.
  68. Marshall6
    May 18, 2020
    0
    Angry about the one player feature that limits the game to a single person per console. I think this is unfair and there are ways that Nintendo could fix this and stop being so money hungry. I think at the very least players should not have a "resident representative" on an island. This makes it so only one player can make decisions and really do anything important on their island. I thinkAngry about the one player feature that limits the game to a single person per console. I think this is unfair and there are ways that Nintendo could fix this and stop being so money hungry. I think at the very least players should not have a "resident representative" on an island. This makes it so only one player can make decisions and really do anything important on their island. I think this is wildy unfair considering that in order to fix this you would have to buy a second console which is just ridiculous. The switch is pricey enough as it is so it's only right that multiple people could play this switch exclusive game on a single console. Even though the rest of the game has good content, for people with kids who play or really anyone who wants to play with other people in their household, it's a huge problem. I'm reviewing so low in hopes to get ratings down so Nintendo will hopefully fix this problem.… Expand
  69. rodgeraj
    May 18, 2020
    0
    I bought this for my daughter for her birthday and decided to let her play first because she thought the game looked fun and cute. I’m horrified, now, to see that anything that needs to happen to move the game forward requires her, as primary resident, to complete before any secondary player (me) would be able. The one island per console rule is just asinine. JFC, Nintendo! Way to turn meI bought this for my daughter for her birthday and decided to let her play first because she thought the game looked fun and cute. I’m horrified, now, to see that anything that needs to happen to move the game forward requires her, as primary resident, to complete before any secondary player (me) would be able. The one island per console rule is just asinine. JFC, Nintendo! Way to turn me off to a franchise.… Expand
  70. Kyleberry
    May 19, 2020
    0
    ACNH focuses so much on creating a charming sandbox that it forgets to respect its players. Nintendo has yet to outgrow their penchant for text boxes / animations in extreme excess that serve only to waste your time, and multiplayer is a plane-infested disaster, sorely lacking meaningful ways to interact with others outside of an online economy sullied by time travel and hacking. WillACNH focuses so much on creating a charming sandbox that it forgets to respect its players. Nintendo has yet to outgrow their penchant for text boxes / animations in extreme excess that serve only to waste your time, and multiplayer is a plane-infested disaster, sorely lacking meaningful ways to interact with others outside of an online economy sullied by time travel and hacking. Will consider changing rating to a solid 6 if Nintendo unlocks multiple islands per switch and drastically improves user experience. (Suggestion: multi craft/print/buy.) Unlocking the full range of island customization is sadly when the fun and desire to customize died; I'd value this game at $20 in its current state as a primarily single player game.… Expand
  71. Druna78
    May 22, 2020
    1
    Would love to write a review if I could play it! One island per Switch.. at a time where we are stuck at home, lost jobs and all, being forced to purchase multiple switches and games per household is not feasible. Been a fan of Nintendo since the 80's, but now my money will be going elsewhere because this is low.
  72. Big_Ravioli
    May 23, 2020
    0
    I was really excited for this game. Looked like it could have been amazing. However, my opinion changed when I found out the froggy chair was removed. Come on, Reggie, why did you do that?
  73. TreeburnerCT
    May 23, 2020
    0
    Only one island per console?! What a waste of money this game is! $60 gets you a giant FU from Nintendo, save your money!
  74. Angryheart556
    May 26, 2020
    0
    WORST Game in the world! I got banned off of dodocodes,com because of somebody who was majorly butthurt with me going onto an Island and taking FRUIT when I seriously didn’t know you we’re NOT at all supposed to, the game and DodoCodes are not only the Worst websites on the planet because together allow butthurt players and gamers onto each other’s islands when they cause nothing but pureWORST Game in the world! I got banned off of dodocodes,com because of somebody who was majorly butthurt with me going onto an Island and taking FRUIT when I seriously didn’t know you we’re NOT at all supposed to, the game and DodoCodes are not only the Worst websites on the planet because together allow butthurt players and gamers onto each other’s islands when they cause nothing but pure drama! But also just because I had a low rating from ONE star from an over dramatic player that I took fruit from when I sware I didn’t know you were’t supposed to take fruit from their islands and I got reported and had My account taken down without my side being heard!!! Your disgusting animal crossing and Dodocodes.com I didn’t know I wasn’t supposed to take fruit from other people’s islands.… Expand
  75. Shtikesnest
    May 26, 2020
    0
    So I guess only one member of my family gets to play the game unless I buy everyone theit own individual Switch? That's greedier than Activision.
  76. DwnWthVwls
    May 26, 2020
    0
    I created an account just to post this. They released an update which drastically lowered the rare fish spawn rate. I've wasted over 200 fish bait trying to catch one golden trout. This is unplayable now. Who has time for all this?
  77. nonameisaname
    May 29, 2020
    4
    it's just an empty game. Compares to the other Animal Crossings in the past, Nintendo just released a incomplete game saying 'oh we are going to update stuff slowly as what others expect from Animal Crossing!'. Also very worried about DLCs in the future as I have feeling that they might release and sell something that we expected from the game that it supposed to be there!
  78. bgah462
    May 30, 2020
    1
    Multiple players on one switch, one island. Paid for half of the game, get to participate in about a quarter of the gameplay.
  79. Versi
    Jun 2, 2020
    2
    Animal crossing: New Horizons Is the sparkling new addition to the animal crossing franchise. It was received greatly when it came out and I'm sure we can all admit it's a very pretty game.

    Unfortunately the attraction to this game is about skin deep, it doesn't take long to break down the gameplay and run out of goals to accomplish. It starts to get boring and honestly kind of tedious to    Animal crossing: New Horizons Is the sparkling new addition to the animal crossing franchise. It was received greatly when it came out and I'm sure we can all admit it's a very pretty game.

    Unfortunately the attraction to this game is about skin deep, it doesn't take long to break down the gameplay and run out of goals to accomplish. It starts to get boring and honestly kind of tedious to even open. When you get started it's a lot of fun to explore your new town and look at all the new and updated graphics, but after awhile the furniture and clothing starts getting repetitive, and the lack of gameplay freedom starts to just get frustrating. This is a beautiful mobile game that they shelled out for 60 dollars.    … Expand
  80. Franciscc
    Jun 9, 2020
    1
    Cual es la razon de poner UNA SOLA ISLA PARA CADA CUENTA esta fue la peor idea que a nintendo se le haya ocurrido la verdad que estoy decepcionado, porque en si el juego es bueno lo unico malo es que solo hay UNA ISLA y ademas de que no puedes avanzar en la isla amenos que seas la persona que la creo, la verdad decepcionante
  81. dissapointedmuc
    Jun 9, 2020
    1
    Absolutely abhorrent behavior from Nintendo to ruin so many people's experience on the off chance that they buy another nintendo switch. Just horrible.
  82. KEVINGAMERS500
    Jul 10, 2020
    2
    Mal juego esta muy sobrevalorado este juego solo es para niños y esta basada en la comunidad mas de 10 de nintendo.
  83. pipechile
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    nintedoooo esta dormido.... falta arriesgar mucho mas en sus juegos, para un publico mas maduroo
    sigue apoyando a juegos muy infantiles...
  84. Danzerot
    Jun 27, 2020
    0
    mierda de juego para sasel y nenes de 4 años. el juego no vale ni para tirar cohetes.....no lo compreis.
  85. Maugar1303
    Jul 9, 2020
    0
    No support for multiple users is completely unacceptable in 2020. I love Nintendo but this really needs to stop.
  86. Jonlivesey
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    One island per user has completely ruined the game experience for me. The switch has always been a family console and expecting families to purchase multiple machines in order to have their own island experience is simply unforgivable.
  87. Rheaumep
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    One Island per Switch. With multiple people in the same household sharing the same switch.
  88. Wippomonster
    Jun 24, 2020
    0
    I do looooove the game. But how come that I need to get a second console to have my own island??? A huge disappointment. Shame on you Nintendo
  89. MyaL
    Jun 30, 2020
    0
    I literally made an account here just to review this game. (Your dream get away begins now) No it doesn't, It's not MY dream get away when I'm the second third fourth- eight player and i have to share one island with everyone who uses the same switch consul. i deserve my own island and at very least should be able to purchase another game card to have my own island, not an entire system!I literally made an account here just to review this game. (Your dream get away begins now) No it doesn't, It's not MY dream get away when I'm the second third fourth- eight player and i have to share one island with everyone who uses the same switch consul. i deserve my own island and at very least should be able to purchase another game card to have my own island, not an entire system! I now refuse to play this game I should have never purchased it as it causes nothing but grief and bitterness between the member's of my household. Nintendo should either fix this ridiculous issue or I hope they get the lawsuit they deserve filed on behalf of disgruntled families everywhere whose children spend countless hours fighting over this game. Maybe that will make Nintendo rethink their greedy ways.… Expand
  90. DaintyRosee
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    I love the animal crossing games so much but this one was a serious let down if you have to share a console. Let my daughter play first and now I can’t do anything. Really don’t want to spend another 200 for a switch just so I can play this game. They need to update a patch that lets you switch island reps or let us have different islands on the same console because this is really lame.
  91. Zervantis
    Jul 1, 2020
    0
    Bought this game with the intention of sharing with the wife. Let her have a go first and when I came to play it, had the horrible realisation that I was just a second character on her island.

    As much as I tried to get into it, it was hard and felt like everything I did was pointless as she was already so far ahead and built most the stuff on the island. This needs to be fixed as it’s a    Bought this game with the intention of sharing with the wife. Let her have a go first and when I came to play it, had the horrible realisation that I was just a second character on her island.

    As much as I tried to get into it, it was hard and felt like everything I did was pointless as she was already so far ahead and built most the stuff on the island. This needs to be fixed as it’s a major issue. I don’t know of any other game that has the issue and it’s just ridiculous for a £50 game.    … Expand
  92. dcrabtree57
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    One island per console is ridiculous. Cannot afford to buy multiple consoles just so everyone in the family can play the same game.
  93. Jodmache
    Jul 3, 2020
    0
    If you don’t want to share your island with the other profiles on your switch you’ll need to buy a new game and console. This game sucks!
  94. BeBetter
    Jul 4, 2020
    1
    Unfortunately if you wanted to make islands for your siblings, you'd need to buy more switches. They gave us 8 save slots just so you can practice time travel but having a second island is "too much" I really hope they change this otherwise I'm forced to give up and just let give my switch away
  95. GOLDENHAWK
    Jul 4, 2020
    0
    An absolute disappointment that you’re only limited to one island per console.
  96. Pvtprice03
    Jul 7, 2020
    2
    The game is fun and full of things to do. However those things to do become repetitive when you are the second player. I am caught between going to my S.O. account and sending her money in order to really improve the island... especially because i can literally contribute nothing to the island itself other than fishing and catching bugs. Very disappointed in this game. I hope they come upThe game is fun and full of things to do. However those things to do become repetitive when you are the second player. I am caught between going to my S.O. account and sending her money in order to really improve the island... especially because i can literally contribute nothing to the island itself other than fishing and catching bugs. Very disappointed in this game. I hope they come up with a way to fix it or im just gonna have to return it.… Expand
  97. SpaceCadet808
    Jul 7, 2020
    0
    Me and my sister bought this game together only to find we couldn’t both play the game on our own islands. My sister plays but since I’m not the island representative it’s really no fun playing as you can’t experience over half of the game. The game seemed promising but as long as only one person per Switch can play it gets a zero from me.
  98. flatworldsedge
    Jul 8, 2020
    0
    I share my Switch with my 9 and 4 year old daughters. We have different play styles and all want the ability to explore the island, shape it, name it and play as we each see fit. Having only one island makes this a single person ever game and completely poisons it. It paints Nintendo in a deeply cynical light and has wrecked an otherwise decent game.
  99. somniatis
    Jul 10, 2020
    0
    I love this game, I always loved it but as a player 2 I am devestated to realize that I basically have no function on the island and can't really do anything. My flatmate and I wanted to share a Switch but we never wanted to share an island (we didnt realize we would have to) because the powers of the individual players are not balanced.
  100. Akamyab
    Jul 10, 2020
    0
    Wow, only 1 island per switch?!?!?? We’re a family of 5 all of which play games, now only one of us can play this endless game absolutely ridiculous!!!!
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Awards & Rankings

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#3 Best Switch Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed 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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