Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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  1. ArthurJoelLeo
    Nov 2, 2020
    0
    It’s such a boring game! Features are coming slowly and lately, swimming supposed to be in the game anyway. Also, can’t transfer data to other console and can’t even use cloud system for backup. This game doesn’t deserve $60
  2. Mathijs1979
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Cannot progress when you're not first player who starts up the game. Useless. Want money back
  3. ThisGameSucks_1
    Mar 21, 2020
    0
    For those saying we don't understand animal crossing was always 1 island, THAT IS NOT THE POINT. I fully support the idea of having 1 island, the point is that player 2 is extremely limited (I can't even get an axe as player 2), and cannot progress without player 1 finishing everything. Player 2 can't craft certain items, can't build, can't make decisions, need I say more? All I'm doing asFor those saying we don't understand animal crossing was always 1 island, THAT IS NOT THE POINT. I fully support the idea of having 1 island, the point is that player 2 is extremely limited (I can't even get an axe as player 2), and cannot progress without player 1 finishing everything. Player 2 can't craft certain items, can't build, can't make decisions, need I say more? All I'm doing as player 2 is paying off my debt to tom nook. Don't know if Nintendo did this on purpose to buy another console, or if they actually dropped the ball on this one.

    Only buy this game if you play alone, or plan on buying multiple consoles and games.    … Expand
  4. matthewia94
    Mar 21, 2020
    3
    If you're planning to play with more than one person the second player is really more of an afterthought. They get their own house and items but they can't progress the story and actually miss out on some of the interactions. The game seems really fun but it is incredibly greedy to not allow both players to have a full experience without owning additional switches.
  5. Reallynintendo3
    Mar 21, 2020
    0
    Leaving it at 0 until nintendo fixes their 60 dollar game. This game is no fun if your a second profile onto the game. The 1st to log on has more privileges and fun than anyone else in the game
  6. Lozalien
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    I am an hour and a half into the game before i realize that I'm playing on my wife's island. Nintendo made a terrible decision to not have an option to have your own island on a separate profile. This is obviously a ploy to force your clientele to purchase another copy. Shame, I've been looking forward to this game for a while. Needless to say i will not be buying another copy and notI am an hour and a half into the game before i realize that I'm playing on my wife's island. Nintendo made a terrible decision to not have an option to have your own island on a separate profile. This is obviously a ploy to force your clientele to purchase another copy. Shame, I've been looking forward to this game for a while. Needless to say i will not be buying another copy and not reccomend this game to anyone who has a friend or family who wants to play… Expand
  7. Thrazghul
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    I am not the kind of person to throw a big fit when I can't get my way. I understand some games are just not my style, and that's fine. My problem here, however, is that this *is* my kind of game, but I can't play it because I had the audacity to give it to my daughter for her birthday.

    Oh, don't get me wrong, she loves it. But she gets to do anything she wants on it, doesn't she? I    I am not the kind of person to throw a big fit when I can't get my way. I understand some games are just not my style, and that's fine. My problem here, however, is that this *is* my kind of game, but I can't play it because I had the audacity to give it to my daughter for her birthday.

    Oh, don't get me wrong, she loves it. But she gets to do anything she wants on it, doesn't she? I don't. I had the unfortunate luck to be the **** that is player 2, and for some reason unknown to anyone with even a modicum of intelligence, Nintendo decided to gate EVERYTHING behind player one's progress.

    I can't even get an axe right now. And I am not going to yell at my 10-year old to hurry up. She discovering the game and loving it. I don't want to ruin it for her. If I had the chance to ruin the day/week/life of the developers that thought this was a good idea, I'd take it in a heartbeat, though.

    If you want to play an amazing game, live by yourself, or have no worries of completely screwing over everyone else in your house that might want to play this game, go for it. If you have multiple people, make sure you buy multiple copies of the game. Oh, yeah. but multiple switch consoles (one for each person that wants to play) because it is one save per game per console.

    Absolutely freaking infuriating, Nintendo. Five games in my house that want to play this - myself, my husband, two of my sons, and my daughter. I already bought the family online account that you force to be a year in length. I've already replaced the freaking POS joycons that are prone to stick drift, and then sent both sets in to get repaired. The console has lost sound from anything but plugging into the dock for HDMI. The left hand rail won't connect to the controller. All of that, and you still have to bend me over and penetrate me with this decision on Animal Crossing.

    I would ask for lube with how much you have bent us over, but I am not sure my daughter has unlocked it yet.    … Expand
  8. SurgeOfDurge
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    Annoying, repetitive, a tedious hassle, way too simple on tutorials while also not giving gameplay tips/important guidal info. Could have been really good if made by someone else. Could have had a good co-op for those that aren't rich. Dragged out. Not recommended for kids, or adults unless you enjoy a simple yet complicated game.
  9. jtking96
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    Not only is the game limited to one island per console, but no player other than the person who started the game first is able to progress the game at all. They can't contribute resources to building, they don't unlock things naturally as the game progresses, and they have no accomplishments they can achieve.

    Many people giving positive reviews argue that it's fine because "its always    Not only is the game limited to one island per console, but no player other than the person who started the game first is able to progress the game at all. They can't contribute resources to building, they don't unlock things naturally as the game progresses, and they have no accomplishments they can achieve.

    Many people giving positive reviews argue that it's fine because "its always been this way" and that really isn't true. No AC game before this one has limited you to one town per console. If I could buy a second copy of the game and get the option to enjoy it as much as my wife is, then I might be okay with it. But the only option would be to spend hundreds of dollars and buy a second console, if I could even find one in stock right now.    … Expand
  10. DanBob
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    I hate to say it but this is ridiculous: being unable to progress in the game if you're not the Resident Representative is frankly unacceptable for a game that so strongly encourages sharing and mutual enjoyment. On top of the restrictions this puts on households with only 1 copy of the game, you're also restricted to 1 island *per console*.

    If you're playing alone and are the sole user    I hate to say it but this is ridiculous: being unable to progress in the game if you're not the Resident Representative is frankly unacceptable for a game that so strongly encourages sharing and mutual enjoyment. On top of the restrictions this puts on households with only 1 copy of the game, you're also restricted to 1 island *per console*.

    If you're playing alone and are the sole user of your console, go nuts! 10/10. If you're planning on sharing? Wait and see...
    I will gladly change or remove my review if this issue is ever resolved.    … Expand
  11. jtsmagic
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Terrible decision here by Nintendo to force users to buy multiple Switches and games just to be able to fully play the game when there may be multiple players in a household. As it stands, only the first person that logs in on the same switch gets the full version of the game.
  12. Onokoko
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Only the first person to create a character can play the full game. All subsequent characters are inhabitants of the first person's island, and they cannot do anything progress related. My partner and I are both gamers and are very angry that only one of us can have the full experience, without shelling out $200 on another console. It is like the rest of the family is stuck shadowing whileOnly the first person to create a character can play the full game. All subsequent characters are inhabitants of the first person's island, and they cannot do anything progress related. My partner and I are both gamers and are very angry that only one of us can have the full experience, without shelling out $200 on another console. It is like the rest of the family is stuck shadowing while one person actually plays the game. Big let down - I was hoping this would be something cute and fun to entertain the family, but it is stressing everyone out.… Expand
  13. sorrygamer
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Got the game for my partner and I to enjoy in quarantine and am heartbroken over the restrictions placed on the second player. Sharing one island is fine and cool but additional players not following the same progression and not having access to all the game’s mechanics is TERRIBLE.

    This has to be fixed.
  14. FF777
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    I have 4 young kids and they are very good about sharing the switch we have, and they were excited about animal crossing coming out.. I like the switch's ability to have separate saves per account so that each kid can go through the games on their own..
    We pre-ordered animal crossing and were excited about its release.. Well, come to find out, you can only have a single island *per    I have 4 young kids and they are very good about sharing the switch we have, and they were excited about animal crossing coming out.. I like the switch's ability to have separate saves per account so that each kid can go through the games on their own..
    We pre-ordered animal crossing and were excited about its release.. Well, come to find out, you can only have a single island *per switch*!! The island is shared by all the accounts! And further more, only the creator of the island can advance the plot or do any major stuff!
    The kids are majorly disappointed, and it's not like i can buy 4 more switches for all 5 of us just for one game! This just ruins the entire game from the start, and there is no good reason not to have an island per account instead of per switch.. Even if we hypothetically bought 5 copies of the game, it would still only let you play one single island.. The only solution would be for me to buy 4 more switches, which is insane.. Please fix this nintendo!!    … Expand
  15. Emily1
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    I made this account just to say how horrifically greedy Nintendo are for making users share a game save across the console. I don't know if any other game that force you to do this.

    The game pace is set my the initial character. You share the same destination and cannot progress past the initial players position. If you have multiple kids or anyone wanting to play this seperately, too    I made this account just to say how horrifically greedy Nintendo are for making users share a game save across the console. I don't know if any other game that force you to do this.

    The game pace is set my the initial character. You share the same destination and cannot progress past the initial players position. If you have multiple kids or anyone wanting to play this seperately, too bad. You don't just have to buy a seperate game cartridge you need a WHOLE NEW CONSOLE meaning if you want your own saved game, you have to pay literally HUNDREDS just for the pleasure of doing so. Nintendo can take their console, lube it up with the tears of their disappointed customers and shove it up their money hungry nook hole.

    We've been waiting 7 years and this is what you do. Thanks I'm SO glad I waited for this game.    … Expand
  16. Peachplum
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    I had such high hopes for this game, and I was immensely let down. Only being able to have one island is ridiculous. We have to have two separate NSO accounts, but can't have two saves? Nintendo, you are showing your EA colors.
  17. Packetochips
    Mar 25, 2020
    2
    Player one being the only player that can actually access the entire game, in its full is one of the worse gaming mechanics I've ever come across. The fact that the game doesn't even allude to this is what makes it even suck even more. Instant 0 from me for this as it completely ruins the experience for any other player other than the "Island representative". cheap, greedy move. Don't evenPlayer one being the only player that can actually access the entire game, in its full is one of the worse gaming mechanics I've ever come across. The fact that the game doesn't even allude to this is what makes it even suck even more. Instant 0 from me for this as it completely ruins the experience for any other player other than the "Island representative". cheap, greedy move. Don't even get me started on the pathetic attempt at "local multiplayer". classic Nintendo… Expand
  18. UPB-BOOMER
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    This Animal Crossing is amazing... As the one account that can actually play the game! Only one account can experience what the game has to offer. All other accounts get to build a home and collect. There is a story to be told and progression in this game that is not shared like the island is. The DIY is VERY limited as well for all other accounts the only way to get what the firstThis Animal Crossing is amazing... As the one account that can actually play the game! Only one account can experience what the game has to offer. All other accounts get to build a home and collect. There is a story to be told and progression in this game that is not shared like the island is. The DIY is VERY limited as well for all other accounts the only way to get what the first resident has is to buy a completely other switch. This is a modern game, no reason should there be restrictions like this on a game.… Expand
  19. Art3mis86
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    So let me start with saying that Animal Crossing New Horizons is a great game. The gameplay loop is satisfying, the music is calming, the graphics are cute and the mechanics are simple enough for anyone to grasp. If you are the sole owner of a Nintendo switch, do not share the console with others and are a fan of the genre then purchasing this game is almost a no brainer.

    However there is    So let me start with saying that Animal Crossing New Horizons is a great game. The gameplay loop is satisfying, the music is calming, the graphics are cute and the mechanics are simple enough for anyone to grasp. If you are the sole owner of a Nintendo switch, do not share the console with others and are a fan of the genre then purchasing this game is almost a no brainer.

    However there is a MAJOR ISSUE with this game and that lies within sharing the game with other profiles on one console. It's a massive shame that greed has taken hold of Nintendo here and has resulted in some extremely anti-consumer practices. Honestly, I expected more from Nintendo. Basically the first profile on the switch to play this game has the full experience (which again, is great), then the following profiles that play have a watered down version of the game, it's almost as if Nintendo are punishing those who don't own their own console. This practice is very old school and Nintendo are obviously way behind in this area. This is almost EA standard of ant-consumerism and they have bucked up their ideas in recent times. I seriously hope Nintendo sort this issue out, mostly because their greed and anti-consumerism is tarnishing and destroying the reputation of a very good game. For the reasons above I have to give this game a 0/10, such practices shouldn't be happening these days and especially from a company that is so family focused. Thanks for reading.    … Expand
  20. jay-bee
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    I hope that Nintendo eventually adds multi-island support. The game is fun until you start to run into roadblocks that ruin the fun for you if you're not the first person to start the game. The fact that you can't play the game in full unless you are the primary player is insane.
  21. jagohod
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    I think people are misunderstanding, most players aren't angry over the single island per system; but the fact that players 2-8 have literally 0 impact on the island.

    On new leaf, pretty much all the mayor can do is add buildings or ordinances. that's it. this game excludes a large chunk out of it for the other players. i.e: terraformation. If you're playing single player, then good    I think people are misunderstanding, most players aren't angry over the single island per system; but the fact that players 2-8 have literally 0 impact on the island.

    On new leaf, pretty much all the mayor can do is add buildings or ordinances. that's it. this game excludes a large chunk out of it for the other players. i.e: terraformation.

    If you're playing single player, then good for you! but stop taking other people words and distorting them.    … Expand
  22. SimoneLink
    Mar 21, 2020
    0
    Il gioco è fantastico, ma se condividete la consolle con qualcun'altro diventa terribile! Solo il primo giocatore potrà godersi il gioco, tutti gli altri saranno costretti a dipendere da lui: non si può costruire, gli strumenti non si possono sbloccare e tante altre limitazioni assurde! Non si capisce perché Nintendo non abbia volute dare la possibilità di creare diverse isole su unaIl gioco è fantastico, ma se condividete la consolle con qualcun'altro diventa terribile! Solo il primo giocatore potrà godersi il gioco, tutti gli altri saranno costretti a dipendere da lui: non si può costruire, gli strumenti non si possono sbloccare e tante altre limitazioni assurde! Non si capisce perché Nintendo non abbia volute dare la possibilità di creare diverse isole su una consolle. E attenzione, è inutile comprare più di un gioco, il salvataggio sarà sempre lo stesso. Quindi se volete godervi una buona esperienza dovete comprare tante consolle!… Expand
  23. Mihra
    Mar 22, 2020
    1
    I was super excited for this game... and then find out it’s a single shared island for everyone on the switch. My husband has pretty bad anxiety, and wouldn’t touch anything because he was afraid to mess something up. Definitely a no from me.
  24. Robbiejodo
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Can’t have more than one island on the console? Great when my girlfriend and me both want separate islands. Literally unplayable for one of us.
  25. Dfunky1
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Bought a Switch and this game for 2 kids who will be spending a lot of time at home for the foreseeable future. Can only have 1 island??? Very disappointed.
  26. idontcareaboutu
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    Remove the one island per console restriction! It completely ruins the experience for separate profiles on a shared Switch. This is a home console that gets shared, not JUST a handheld.

    POS game
  27. ceklewis
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Greedy tactic from Nintendo of 1 island per switch..! Completely ruined the game for me. Every other game ever made knows not to do this. Shocking.
  28. RocketFR
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Nintendo thinks people like to share an village and t-pose in an empty space with nothing to do other than chat, Since one player get to do all the chores
  29. YungSambal
    Mar 27, 2020
    3
    Me and my little sister were so excited to play the new animal crossing. It's our first animal crossing game, so we couldn't wait to play it. When the game arrived I let her play first, but when I started to play on my Switch account I realized that there were some things off. It appears that you can only have 1 island per Console. That's absolutely ridiculous. There is a reason to haveMe and my little sister were so excited to play the new animal crossing. It's our first animal crossing game, so we couldn't wait to play it. When the game arrived I let her play first, but when I started to play on my Switch account I realized that there were some things off. It appears that you can only have 1 island per Console. That's absolutely ridiculous. There is a reason to have multiple Switch accounts and merging the accounts into 1 game is just wrong. It forces us to buy a new Nintendo Switch so that we both can enjoy the FULL experience. She can play the game normally, but I cannot do certain things like: pick an island, naming the island, build bridges, make houses for visitors, can't have DIY recipies and a lot of other things. I basically can only contribute to my sister's island. It's so annoying and it leaves a sour taste in my mouth. My excitement went from 100 to 0 real quick. I wasn't really following the news before the release, but apparently they mentioned it in a Three Houses demo live stream. I didn't watched the livestream so I didn't know. All the websites where they sell the game also didn't mention it and the website where I bought the game also said nothing about a 1 island per Console thing. Even the trailers didn't mention it. I'm just so mad about this, I've spend 60 euros and I can't even play the full game. I really want to love this game. It looks Hella fun, but as someone who started the game secondly: it feels more like a slave game. I really hope that they update this whole situation. Let the player choose if they want to share the island or build their own island.… Expand
  30. numm
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    If you’re not the primary profile the game is stripped-down “lite” version of itself.
  31. afroweaboo
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Fix the game Nintendo. I bought it for me and my wife to enjoy i started the game first only to find out we have to share a single island. Annoying but no big deal. However, I then discovered that my wife cannot make any progress in the game on her own and make and executive decisions. I was cheated out of $60 and I am pissed. Fix it
  32. donowolf
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    As has been mentioned many times here already, I do not agree that Nintendo should mandate the "one user per system" restriction they have made by allowing the creation of only one island. This game doesn't deserve positive reviews until this is remedied.
  33. jasonridesabike
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Created an account just to review this game. It's great if your 1 player per console but otherwise it's just a demo of the game for everyone but the first person to start. Critical milestones are locked behind progress that only the person who opened the game first can make (the Island Representative).

    A petty marketing gimmick to sell more consoles. Between this and the scummy mobile    Created an account just to review this game. It's great if your 1 player per console but otherwise it's just a demo of the game for everyone but the first person to start. Critical milestones are locked behind progress that only the person who opened the game first can make (the Island Representative).

    A petty marketing gimmick to sell more consoles. Between this and the scummy mobile game, Nintendo is on track to become the next EA.    … Expand
  34. Daii
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Need another switch to play with my girlfriend?!? Didnt think multiplayer through at all Nintendo just want you to buy more Switch consoles
  35. johny17202
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Tossing my review in with the rest. I don't mind the sharing the island aspect. A crap idea to be sure, but if that's how the creative minds want to play it then fine I'll play.

    What I find despicable is the 2nd, 3rd, etc players not being to experience a real game. You are in fact a villager that the main player allows the ability to do what they want. I don't know who in Nintendo    Tossing my review in with the rest. I don't mind the sharing the island aspect. A crap idea to be sure, but if that's how the creative minds want to play it then fine I'll play.

    What I find despicable is the 2nd, 3rd, etc players not being to experience a real game. You are in fact a villager that the main player allows the ability to do what they want. I don't know who in Nintendo decided that was a good idea, but imagine living in a household where only one person matters and everyone else is subservient to that one person. Kind of goes against the idea of building social ties, sharing and having fun. Sharing in my mind isn't only sharing space, but also in sharing responsibility and choice.

    The dictatorial feel of the single console multiplayer of this game destroys its value for me as I'm now subservient to player one. I can't do anything other than farm and wait for player one to plan the city out and progress the story. Imagine save locking a pc so only one player can get to play a game. How ridiculous is that? Well welcome to Animal Crossing New Horizons. Want to play the real game like player one? Go buy a new switch.    … Expand
  36. 12hwilso
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Would be good, but only allows one island per console. Even if I could tolerate that, having multiple people on the island is also broken. No other accounts on the console can progress until the first account to play the game does. Fix this Nintendo.
  37. LuckyHunter
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Can't have my own island. Can't even progress the game or help villagers setup their house because I'm player 2. Literally walking around waiting for player 1 to do something. Glad I paid $80AUD for one and a half slices of pizza, when they advertised the whole pie. Nintendo hates it's fans, but they don't let their hate for you known until you've already bought their game. Disgusting.
  38. DTHal
    Mar 24, 2020
    4
    I love the game. But my only issue with it is the necessity to have Nintendo Switch Online to play with friends at all, except for locally which is difficult in this time.
  39. Evjomo
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    My girlfriend and I were looking forward to playing together using the couch multiplayer mode. It's not much fun as only one player can make progress and the other just has to walk around and pick things up (slowly). I don't even mind that there is only one island like other people are saying (I think it should be a choice). But both players should progress together, or be able to progressMy girlfriend and I were looking forward to playing together using the couch multiplayer mode. It's not much fun as only one player can make progress and the other just has to walk around and pick things up (slowly). I don't even mind that there is only one island like other people are saying (I think it should be a choice). But both players should progress together, or be able to progress at their own pace with the same features and golas, perhaps as co-… Expand
  40. Estebanmoro
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    The limitation of one island per Switch ?only the first player on the switch can complete assignments from Tom Nook and other characters.
  41. Wack88
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    you already know why Im upset it’s a good game but Nintendo needs to add what we’ve been asking for.
  42. Lucishungry
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    My family and I (mom and two daughters) were really hyped about this game because we have all had very strong attachments to past installations to the franchise. We were very excited especially because this game came as a gift from my dear brother, but lo and behold the game locked my daughters from continuation in the game AT ALL. Older installations would share the players in the sameMy family and I (mom and two daughters) were really hyped about this game because we have all had very strong attachments to past installations to the franchise. We were very excited especially because this game came as a gift from my dear brother, but lo and behold the game locked my daughters from continuation in the game AT ALL. Older installations would share the players in the same town, much like this game, but they DO NOT stop normal progress to secondary players. The most secondary players would have to endure is dealing with whatever name the first player gave the town and sharing a house that could be altered by all of the players on the game. Now, players can’t do so much as chop down a tree or purchase a haircut without going onto the primary account. Usually these problems would be circumvented by buying another game cartridge to create a separate town, but Nintendo has decided to make the game CONSOLE EXCLUSIVE. Not cartridge exclusive which already has a hefty price of $60, but there is a required additional fee of $200 dollars minimum for a switch lite, which has very limited capabilities, or $300 dollars if you want a competent console. Us players will expect to have to pay an additional $240 to $340 dollars should ONE person get their own chance at actually playing the game within a reasonable capacity that the advertisements and previous expectations Nintendo has lead its audience to believe. Maybe this could have been avoided because by simply not purchasing the game, but how should avid fans of the Animal Crossing expect this kind of product to come out as non multiplayer friendly? Others could argue that with the last main game, New Leaf, was single player and that New Horizon is technically multiplayer because there are multiple players existing on the same island. Keyword: existing, not playing. The game should be justifiably playable like, y’know, a game. No less a $60 game. New Leaf was advertised as your own experience and your own town because you are the mayor. This experience is uniquely yours and was advertised as so. Maybe we are expecting too much. Maybe it’s too much to ask for autonomous gameplay for all of the players, despite that capability being apparent in other games on the switch such as Pokémon and on older AC games on inferior consoles, despite the switch being capable of running beautifully rendered and complex games such as Zelda BOTW, it must be too much for the game. Sadly, we were advertised, very strongly might I add, that the game would be capable of multiplayer in its many advertisements. We were told many players can participate in Nintendo’s “Island Paradise” when the reality is that only one player with a sizable sum of money can experience this “Island Paradise” while the secondary players are basically forced to watch as this “Paradise” taunts them for not paying the $300 gateway fee. I hope that future purchasers of the game take all of these points into account and choose to buy this game if they are buying for a single person because this game is by no means suitable for a family or even a pair of friends as turbulence can arise from there being only one person allowed to play the game. My family certainly experienced turbulence and I wish this game has never graced our home. Furthermore, families with multiple switch consoles should wait until the price of the game drops dramatically because other games at a similar price offer so much more. Tldr don’t buy Animal Crossing New Horizons if more than one person will play it.… Expand
  43. Bobyjane
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Obviously a cash grab from Nintendo. Anyone who played animal crossing before shouldn’t expect the same experience with this.

    One island per switch and you have to pay to get more ? What happened providing a game where everyone in the household can play they own game ? Seriously disappointed. Skip
  44. snotgirl
    Mar 26, 2020
    4
    i'm having fun so far but there are so many downsides to this game.... we essentially got an unfinished game that will be upgraded and fixed with future downloadable updates..
  45. Bulldad
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    ONE ISLAND PER CONSOLE

    I am forced to rate this game very low because of the egregious pricing caused by a limitation put on this game. The limitation of only being able to have ONE ISLAND PER CONSOLE. Every other game i have i can share with others in my household. As it currently stands I have to purchase a new console and game per island at a minimum of $400 per save file. On top of    ONE ISLAND PER CONSOLE

    I am forced to rate this game very low because of the egregious pricing caused by a limitation put on this game. The limitation of only being able to have ONE ISLAND PER CONSOLE. Every other game i have i can share with others in my household. As it currently stands I have to purchase a new console and game per island at a minimum of $400 per save file. On top of this there is no cloud save functionality.

    I would happily rate this game a 9 if this wasn't the case but as it stands family's with multiple children are forced to not buy the game or buy multiple switches so each person has the option to play the same game, a requirement that does not exist for any other game I am aware of on any home console.

    If these two issues are rectified I will update the review score to a 9    … Expand
  46. ChauffageSlip
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    I play by sharing the console with my girlfriend, I am the second profile, it's a joke, I have access to no projects, no decisions. I'm just decorating the island and giving resources to player 1.
    I have never seen a game so tightly held, it's a shame. So that we have a great concept game, addictive but which very quickly frustratating the the player 2.
  47. Klarel
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    My issues with the game are the lack of any sort of meaningful options menu, the tight unforgiving timing requirements for fishing and certain bug catching, and the shear amount of busywork that the game requires you to do in order to progress. The best ways of making money require a good sense of timing, or those activities can easily take twice as long or longer. I admit, I have a badMy issues with the game are the lack of any sort of meaningful options menu, the tight unforgiving timing requirements for fishing and certain bug catching, and the shear amount of busywork that the game requires you to do in order to progress. The best ways of making money require a good sense of timing, or those activities can easily take twice as long or longer. I admit, I have a bad sense of timing, but i don't play rhythm games, so why are those types of mechanics showing up in a 'relaxing island getaway.'
    I feel that the game has zero respect for player time, i.e. the crafting menu is atrocious, and trying to craft multiple things at once is a nightmare, and players are forced to sit through slow (unchangeable) dialog for most actions they take. Also, the arguably biggest achievement (golden tools) are now mostly useless as they only have about 3x the durability of the previous tools. That's right, the things that take almost a YEAR to unlock are not much better than the middle tier of tools.    … Expand
  48. Emperor_Mercy
    Apr 1, 2020
    3
    I'm going to be completely honest, the game actually looks great. The graphics and gameplay are stunning from what i can tell.

    However we all know that the one big thing that made me not even play the game at all, is in fact the one island per console limit. What this means is that if you have a family household Nintendo Switch, You ALL have to share 1 island, and if you want another,    I'm going to be completely honest, the game actually looks great. The graphics and gameplay are stunning from what i can tell.

    However we all know that the one big thing that made me not even play the game at all, is in fact the one island per console limit. What this means is that if you have a family household Nintendo Switch, You ALL have to share 1 island, and if you want another, you have to pay another 350$ bucks. So essentially what happens is if you have switch being shared with multiple people, new islands are behind a 350$ paywall. This is clearly Nintendo's way of stealing money out of pure greed. Please do not fall for this trap, and save your dignity.

    Now although the problem is still there, it could still be semi-fixed with a co-op run island. However this is not the case. The account who created the island practically dictates all the major decisions. Everyone else is a "resident" or more properly called the working class who literally does nothing other than doing what the person who created island has already completed.

    And to top it all off of this crap cake is the fact that you can't back up cloud saves, which means if something happens, that's too bad!

    If you are one person who owns the console, then congrats and feel blessed. If you're a family then do not buy this game, as it's a scam.    … Expand
  49. iborrelli
    Apr 5, 2020
    2
    Super disappointed. It looks like fun. My girlfriend never plays video games and in the midst of COVID-19 thought something to keep her occupied was a good idea. And she has been enjoying it while I've been working from home. And I was very excited to play it but when I started it put me on her island. I checked the internet and then the box and in fine print it says you can only have oneSuper disappointed. It looks like fun. My girlfriend never plays video games and in the midst of COVID-19 thought something to keep her occupied was a good idea. And she has been enjoying it while I've been working from home. And I was very excited to play it but when I started it put me on her island. I checked the internet and then the box and in fine print it says you can only have one island on one switch. I'm sorry I didn't check first but why would anybody expect that or expect Nintendo to have fine print. I never played animal crossing before so I didn't know that was the standard for these games. Just expected this to be another great game for the switch and now I'm just disappointed Nintendo would screw users like this. Thanks for wasting my time and money. Never been so disappointed in a Nintendo product. Glad I haven't bought Mario Party and let my friends suffer the lack of care Nintendo had providing awful online multiplayer and 4 boards.… Expand
  50. iicho7
    Apr 8, 2020
    0
    The game lacks the feature of Cloud Saving or, at least, transferring progress between consoles. As someone who is going to be playing this game a lot and wishes to upgrade to a better, more expensive console, this is horrible. People will refuse to upgrade consoles just because of the progress on their islands.
  51. AskAtlas
    May 4, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I have played Animal Crossing New Horizons and New Leaf, and while New Horizons is a decent game for simple improvements to the ways of game mechanics, it remains imperfect in the aspect that you still have to grind through dialogue to do quality-of-life things like crafting fish bait. However, as I said, it still is better in that aspect over previous installments as your materials automatically stack. Aside from that simple gameplay adjustment, I honestly believe New Leaf, which was on the Nintendo 3DS is better than this Nintendo Switch title. My reasons?

    New Leaf put you in a role where you have an entire city at the mercy of your ordinances and it truly felt like you were making a difference in not just your mayor chair, but in the virtual lives of your villagers, whom will occasionally ask you to run errands or generally ask your opinion on something. Sure, New Horizons has the later of that statement, but you can play the entire game and not care about whether a villager leaves because it is very apparent that they are no different than interacting with AOL back in the day. I have told Nintendo these recommendations, but they have yet to listen. I told them that they should re-add the island fruit/tortimer Island/minigames back into the series, considering you are on an island and the multiplayer aspect of it is only really good if your friend needs one of your cherries, as there is no activities for you to do with them and when they visit, perhaps you could play hide and seek since you cannot see them, special npcs, or even your own villagers wondering on the map. It is bad when Pocket Camp, a game that is on the phone, has triple the content of this new installment. Yes, I understand Nintendo said they will update it for up to three years, but it makes a customer like myself believe that Nintendo just released an incomplete product and is trying to intrigue someone with that status for future updates when they cut so much content from the series. You are on an island, cannot dive or swim, cannot find island fruit on island tours, cannot find the DIY recipes you want unless you use third-party sites like Nookazon, and even then, you may not want to deal with someone asking 13 million bells for just 1 cherry.

    The bottom line is this game is missing SO MUCH content and I feel a need to play New Leaf because this game is incomplete, lacks anything truly fun, and when Nintendo talks about three years of updates to such a stale game, they basically are telling every customer that bought it that their game, that they pay $60 to have and $20 to play online with, will not be truly complete until three years. You know, part of the fun I have had in New Leaf was time travelling to holidays when I would get bored, but you cannot do that because they are so afraid that people will spoil a holiday that tells people to collect stamps or take a few wedding photos for characters that should have already been in the game for furniture customization. This is the worst animal crossing game I EVER played and maybe after three years it would be the best, but who wants to wait three years to enjoy a game at full experience?

    FYI, all these positive reviews on here seem to be made by someone who was paid to say those things because how can they be okay with a secondary player feeling left out in their experience? How could they defend this trash of a game that should have not been released till evidently three years later when it would be complete? I am not saying it isn't an enjoyable game, but try New Leaf before you leave your review; I bet your opinion will change because compared to New Leaf, this is a skeleton in the series, waiting for meat and skin to be truly whole.    … Expand
  52. tzted
    May 9, 2020
    2
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME if you have more than one person who wants to play this on the same Switch.

    Animal Crossing (AC) continues with it's tried and tested formula of grind materials to make things to sell in the grind for bells (Capitalism at it's best). In the words of Tod Howard, it just works. And that's fine, this game has and will always be, a grind. MMOs thrive off this and so    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME if you have more than one person who wants to play this on the same Switch.

    Animal Crossing (AC) continues with it's tried and tested formula of grind materials to make things to sell in the grind for bells (Capitalism at it's best). In the words of Tod Howard, it just works. And that's fine, this game has and will always be, a grind. MMOs thrive off this and so does AC. And for Player 1, AC ties in some thin story to help make the grind feel like an achievement. For ANY other player, you're stuck in an endless loop of grind WITHOUT any story.

    For additional Players (do remember that Nintendo have a ONE ISLAND per Switch policy), there is no story and so no achievement reward for improving the island and so you're forced into essentially a glorified Fishing Simulator. Craftable items that are locked to the story, yeah, Player 1 will have to craft them and give them to the additional players (some of these do appear in the shop once unlocked, but not all).

    It screams cash grab from Nintendo, forcing parents to purchase multiple Switch devices for the warring kids over who should be Player 1 and get the full AC experience or be relegated to a Player controllable NPC. For the price of another Switch plus the game, I can see why Nintendo would be rather slow to patch this as the longer it goes, the more devices they'll likely sell.

    My suggestion is, as the first line says, NintenDON'T buy this game if you share your Switch. If you're a lone Switch Wielding Warrior, then I can recommend this to a point. As others have said, there should be two scores for this title, as 2 is a bit low for the single player experience. However, it is advertised as a Multiplayer game, which it clearly is not.

    Still looking for a time consuming build up your own unique world? I can fully recommend Stardew Valley as Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has really gone up and above with this title and won't leave anyone feeling left out, relegated to generic tasks.    … Expand
  53. Derpityderpderp
    Jun 1, 2020
    0
    One island per console. Obvious ploy to encourage households to purchase more than one switch. It’s ludicrously greedy and immoral.
  54. Areina
    Jun 2, 2020
    0
    I was really wanting to get this game. But after talking with friends it seems like a waste. I intended to be able to share the console with other members of my family who were also interested in this game. But the one island per console system has made that an impossibility. It is ridiculous to suggest that multi person families should shell out $200-300 per console plus a franklyI was really wanting to get this game. But after talking with friends it seems like a waste. I intended to be able to share the console with other members of my family who were also interested in this game. But the one island per console system has made that an impossibility. It is ridiculous to suggest that multi person families should shell out $200-300 per console plus a frankly overpriced $60 per game copy as well. This is greedy and a poor move on Nintendos part. At this point I probably wont even buy a switch, because I dont like supporting money grubbing companies like this one. I dont know who along the development line thought this was a reasonable decision, but it seems like they've caused a huge loss in potential sales as a lot of people seem to have decided against the game/console due to this greedy tactic. Considering the console itself is already overpriced for what it is, I'm not sure Nintendo products are worth investing in anymore.… Expand
  55. idkaufman
    Jun 3, 2020
    2
    Fix the local multiplayer already. Only one person really gets to experience the full game while everyone else is limited in what they can build and do. There’s been enough public outcry that Nintendo should be addressing this.
  56. Dunnel
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Only one player per console can truly experience this game. If you’re thinking of buying it as a couple to run an island together, don’t. Only one of you will get to make the decisions. While you can always communicate this outside the game, you can’t even help contribute in game. If you aren’t the “island representative” you are treated no differently to other NPCs.
  57. Geek_In_Red
    Mar 1, 2021
    0
    The game reminds me of the much-needed escapism Captain America provided to children and soldiers alike during WWII. The game is perfect other than the fact that Nintendo is making me share my island with my family. I wish island sharing was optional. If this is changed in future updates, I will change my ranking to 10. I don't understand why Nintendo is so anti-fun and has to backtrack onThe game reminds me of the much-needed escapism Captain America provided to children and soldiers alike during WWII. The game is perfect other than the fact that Nintendo is making me share my island with my family. I wish island sharing was optional. If this is changed in future updates, I will change my ranking to 10. I don't understand why Nintendo is so anti-fun and has to backtrack on anything good they do. The sharing has gotten so bad, that my sister removed me from our island on this game Nintendo charged $60 for and I can't play it anymore.… Expand
  58. JC839
    Mar 24, 2020
    4
    Multiplayer is broken. There is several issues with the multiplayer for non-representative resident players. They are severely limited in progressing the game: The non-RR player is:

    -Unable to unlock the DIY recipes acquired through progressing game -Lacks access to purchasing items from the catalog that the representative player has bought/unlocked -Cannot use or unlock emotes -Cannot    Multiplayer is broken. There is several issues with the multiplayer for non-representative resident players. They are severely limited in progressing the game: The non-RR player is:

    -Unable to unlock the DIY recipes acquired through progressing game -Lacks access to purchasing items from the catalog that the representative player has bought/unlocked
    -Cannot use or unlock emotes -Cannot increase relationship with villagers
    -The non-RR is unable to progress in the game beyond what the representative player has made that day. And often, not even that and is unable to progress at all
    -The second player serves almost no purpose. If you share an island and are the non-RR character, the game is rendered essentially pointless. It desperately needs to be patched    … Expand
  59. levilaurence
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    An absolutely wonderful game. I've played every Animal Crossing to date and this is the most polished so far, great mechanics. However, the game completely halts progress for second and subsequent players. Despite having a great time with what I have already played, I'm not going to go back to it because I can't really do much except customize my house and pay my debt, which is beginningAn absolutely wonderful game. I've played every Animal Crossing to date and this is the most polished so far, great mechanics. However, the game completely halts progress for second and subsequent players. Despite having a great time with what I have already played, I'm not going to go back to it because I can't really do much except customize my house and pay my debt, which is beginning to get repetitive. I will update this with a better rating if Nintendo either allows the second player to progress the same as the first player or lets us create multiple islands (which would be preferable). Until then, especially if you want to play this with your family, don't bother.… Expand
  60. promiseaik
    Mar 25, 2020
    2
    Online multiplayer is painful with more than 2 player. The constant loading when player join and left leave you locked to loading screen. No online backup at launch is simply bad planning.
  61. gemiki
    Mar 25, 2020
    2
    The game is nice, if you are the first player and therefore the 'owner' of the island. If you are second player, you are tied to the progress of the first, which is really annoying and takes away from the game. Basically only the first player has some kind of story, all others just don't, therefore it is just plain boring.
    Sharing the island in itself is no problem for me at all, but not    The game is nice, if you are the first player and therefore the 'owner' of the island. If you are second player, you are tied to the progress of the first, which is really annoying and takes away from the game. Basically only the first player has some kind of story, all others just don't, therefore it is just plain boring.
    Sharing the island in itself is no problem for me at all, but not being able to do all things I want to do, without switching character, is.
    Otherwise it is quite relaxing, as animal crossing always was. The tools breaking can be annoying at times, too, but you learn to work around it. The graphics are super cute, and being able to create the clothing I want is great, too.    … Expand
  62. SadAnimalCrossi
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    I was looking forward to playing this game, but the inability for different users to have their own islands makes it so I literally cannot play this game. My girlfriend started an Island, and she wants to play her Island her way. I want to play my own Island, but I can't. My only option (fun as it may be) is to play on my girlfriend's island, unable to make decisions and unable to moveI was looking forward to playing this game, but the inability for different users to have their own islands makes it so I literally cannot play this game. My girlfriend started an Island, and she wants to play her Island her way. I want to play my own Island, but I can't. My only option (fun as it may be) is to play on my girlfriend's island, unable to make decisions and unable to move around freely. The game is great, I just wish I could play it. I have no choice but to give it a 0 since I'm not even allowed to play! Nintendo, please reverse this decision and let me play your game!!… Expand
  63. NateWheeler
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    My sister bought this game not knowing that we couldn’t have separate islands. This was a problem because I was the first one in my family to play the game, and I even got pretty far. The fact that I had progressed up to the construction of the museum ended up being a problem because as my sister found out she could not register new creatures with Tom Nook and so she was stuck using aMy sister bought this game not knowing that we couldn’t have separate islands. This was a problem because I was the first one in my family to play the game, and I even got pretty far. The fact that I had progressed up to the construction of the museum ended up being a problem because as my sister found out she could not register new creatures with Tom Nook and so she was stuck using a flimsy rod and net on half of the island. This mad my sister very upset seeing as she had just payed $90 to play this game and now she was stuck on 2% of it. After searching many websites I found that there was no way for her to get a new island or even tools so I made the decision to delete the file I had spent hours on so that my sister could play. Come on Nintendo stop being petty and forcing people to buy a new switch just make it so people can have multiple islands on your family console.… Expand
  64. GantzJar
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    Nintendo, this is greedy! The only reason to limit one island per console is to force your gamers to buy more switch console. Please listen to your gamers. I'm a long time fan of the series and is really disappointed to see this happening on switch console. The purpose of having different gaming account on your console is for your gamers to enjoy their gamers independently.
  65. Common_Man
    Apr 1, 2020
    1
    Nintendo: Hey! Listen.!

    Yes, like Navi... the fairy.

    Your one Switch rule is more much annoying than Navi. The multiplayer restrictions are -- nearly -- equally annoying. Exploiting your passionate fan base erodes the brand. It makes me sad. You aren't supposed to be like the other guys!
  66. WillNotTell
    Apr 2, 2020
    0
    You need to pay at least 200 dollars (for a switch lite) just to have an individual island between people, unacceptable.
  67. lambdafish
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    As a "player 2", Nintendo has essentially told me that I can't ever play properly on the game that I share. In theory, sharing an island works, and many games have succeeded in this. The resources most definitely should be independent per player so that everyone has stuff they can do, the fact that it doesn't literally makes the game unplayable in large households and families that share aAs a "player 2", Nintendo has essentially told me that I can't ever play properly on the game that I share. In theory, sharing an island works, and many games have succeeded in this. The resources most definitely should be independent per player so that everyone has stuff they can do, the fact that it doesn't literally makes the game unplayable in large households and families that share a switch because one player will perform all of the activities, filling their NookMiles, leaving nothing left for anyone else to do. Sharing an island at all should be a choice, and the game itself should be designed around sharing, with safeguards allowing every player to fully enjoy the game. At present this is far from the case and it leaves an extremely poor play experience for "player 2's" and even Players 1's to a certain extent. Unless this is changed, the game is worthless to me and many others, therefore I can't give any score other than 0.

    And to anyone saying that people giving negative reviews over a single, "minor" feature/complaint, and are trying to counterbalance the score to "drown out the whiners", remember that the people reviewing these low scores literally cannot experience the game that you are giving 10's for because of this problem.    … Expand
  68. 425_Flex
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Just like every other recent reviewer giving it a negative score... Nintendo made a selfish call locking only one user to be in Control of the only island. This is unacceptable of a family oriented platform. So for Evey family that has multiple kids or users, each one would have to own their own switch in order to have their own island and gather their own resources. What a scam. BeforeJust like every other recent reviewer giving it a negative score... Nintendo made a selfish call locking only one user to be in Control of the only island. This is unacceptable of a family oriented platform. So for Evey family that has multiple kids or users, each one would have to own their own switch in order to have their own island and gather their own resources. What a scam. Before writing this review I gave Nintendo a 1/10 but now I'm all fired up thinking of how much a of a cash grab this is it gets a big 0/10. Good job Nintendo.… Expand
  69. prope
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Sharing the game I am basically *shadowing* player 1, I am only a guest in someone's island and this is ridiculous because I also paid for this game!
    I cannot trigger any events no matter how many hours I play it, I will never go beyond what is achieved by the player 1; and I have to pay for everything that player 1 gets for free!
    NO ONE told us about this before buying this game ! we    Sharing the game I am basically *shadowing* player 1, I am only a guest in someone's island and this is ridiculous because I also paid for this game!
    I cannot trigger any events no matter how many hours I play it, I will never go beyond what is achieved by the player 1; and I have to pay for everything that player 1 gets for free!
    NO ONE told us about this before buying this game ! we only knew that we have to share an island, which I thought is weird but manageable if you are smart about using the resources. And according to Nintendo it is supposed to be "up to 8 persons multiplayer game". Well it is not!! and i want a refund.    … Expand
  70. GroovySugarCane
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    Only one island per console??? My mum and I used to play Animal Crossing new leaf when I was a kid both having our seperate worlds where we could do what we want. But now my mum is delegated to a secondary role because I'm player 1. That so unfair! We both want to play our own worlds! Why is it so hard to make seperate islands for each account????? Nintendo did this purposefully. I hopeOnly one island per console??? My mum and I used to play Animal Crossing new leaf when I was a kid both having our seperate worlds where we could do what we want. But now my mum is delegated to a secondary role because I'm player 1. That so unfair! We both want to play our own worlds! Why is it so hard to make seperate islands for each account????? Nintendo did this purposefully. I hope their greedy cash-snatching arses are happy and content with their choice to do this. DO THEY NOT KNOW that most familes can't afford to buy another expensive switch????? Far out, they sit in their ivory towers not knowing what it's like to be a normal goddamn family trying to make ends meet. Such a simple design choice to make when making animal crossing NH, yet this simple decision causes so much goddamn suffering. Gonna go REFUND this stupid game, I don't want to be part of this PARASITIC CORPORATE BEHAVIOUR… Expand
  71. AHDrcool
    Mar 28, 2020
    2
    I’ll update this score if they allow multiple people on the same console to have equal responsibilities. I am giving it a low score because of the same issues that other reviewers have mentioned (lack of multiple islands per console, lack of co-op controls, restrictions of “player 2” abilities.) these are unnecessary gameplay issues that could be fixed. Despite the potential of this game,I’ll update this score if they allow multiple people on the same console to have equal responsibilities. I am giving it a low score because of the same issues that other reviewers have mentioned (lack of multiple islands per console, lack of co-op controls, restrictions of “player 2” abilities.) these are unnecessary gameplay issues that could be fixed. Despite the potential of this game, I want to see change. Nintendo please listen to the users this time, I would love to have a better at home experience with this game with my partner.… Expand
  72. LifeHistory
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    Just like others have mentioned on how Trashtendo wants you to buy more than one system. Its sick how greedy and how they've became as a company they are the worst. And people keeps supporting and buying their expensive garbage? WHATS WRONG WITH YOU?

    I remember when I never understood how they could get away with selling Handheld systems without a charger and I still cant understand how    Just like others have mentioned on how Trashtendo wants you to buy more than one system. Its sick how greedy and how they've became as a company they are the worst. And people keeps supporting and buying their expensive garbage? WHATS WRONG WITH YOU?

    I remember when I never understood how they could get away with selling Handheld systems without a charger and I still cant understand how that was possible and people were OK with it. Also their discounts are the worse their games are so expensive. They sell you a 6years old game for 50-60$ in the Shop. They think their games are something from heaven. PLEASE Trashtendo go to hell.    … Expand
  73. McKrakalaka
    Mar 21, 2020
    0
    Devastating. I bought this for my boys, and our family of 5 was excited to play! Guess what? 1 island per Switch. BROKEN. I went to give artifacts to the owl and I couldnt hear the delightful descriptions because one of my boys had already completed all the requests for unique objects. Nintendo needs to fix this. Requiring 1 switch per player is BROKEN. I don't think I have ever been thisDevastating. I bought this for my boys, and our family of 5 was excited to play! Guess what? 1 island per Switch. BROKEN. I went to give artifacts to the owl and I couldnt hear the delightful descriptions because one of my boys had already completed all the requests for unique objects. Nintendo needs to fix this. Requiring 1 switch per player is BROKEN. I don't think I have ever been this angry with a company before. I am willing to buy 5 copies of Animal Crossing, but not 5 Switches. What a horrible launch experience for a game that we have been dreaming about for years.… Expand
  74. Jemsutton
    Mar 21, 2020
    0
    I honestly think this game was incredibly well made and was excited to delve further into it. Unfortunately, I live in a household with multiple people and only one Switch and the game only allows 1 island per Switch console. Furthermore the game is designed to give the person who initially creates the island far more agency than players who join afterwards (naming the town, doing initialI honestly think this game was incredibly well made and was excited to delve further into it. Unfortunately, I live in a household with multiple people and only one Switch and the game only allows 1 island per Switch console. Furthermore the game is designed to give the person who initially creates the island far more agency than players who join afterwards (naming the town, doing initial town building quests). Additionally the game does not account for multiple people being on the island and always generates the same amount of resources per day, meaning anyone that plays after someone else is liable to not find any wood, stone or fruit until the next literal day of the week. All of this combines to make the local multiplayer experience terrible. All other games on the switch allow for different user profiles to create new save files, why is this not the case for Animal Crossing? On Gamecube I was able to buy another memory card to create another town, for New Horizons I would have to buy a completely new Switch and copy of the game to have another island. Do not buy this game if you have brothers, sisters, parents, friends, lovers, dogs or grandparents interested in playing it, unless of course you're somehow not affected by the global pandemic and can drop another 500 dollars so you can both play happily.… Expand
  75. XionTheLastD
    Mar 21, 2020
    0
    Coming from Animal Crossing New Leaf, a portable wonder of its time, this sequel excuse is pretty sloppy for the platform it's coming out on.
    Empty in content and in-game activities are very repetitive and mundane.
    Instead, the only redeemable are the different ways to customize your character, but nothing else. If it had come out in 3DS it would not bother me as much, but as a game    Coming from Animal Crossing New Leaf, a portable wonder of its time, this sequel excuse is pretty sloppy for the platform it's coming out on.
    Empty in content and in-game activities are very repetitive and mundane.
    Instead, the only redeemable are the different ways to customize your character, but nothing else.

    If it had come out in 3DS it would not bother me as much, but as a game of 60 dollars it is a total scam.    … Expand
  76. Alkaon
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    One island per console ruined the weekend for my family. wife and son are upset that they are not full-fledged players.

    why for a full gaming experience, I need to buy a console + game for each member of the family. Is it family frendly?
  77. Neeeenah
    Mar 21, 2020
    4
    This game feels like it's trying to force homes to buy multiple Switches rather than letting separate accounts use one Switch to experience separate game play. No other game is set up like this. It also restricts content so rather than letting a person binge play, it encourages you to frequently check in on a regular basis.
  78. askold75
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    I never make reviews unless I'm very very disapointed or have a big pleasant surprise with a game. I bought Animal Crossing and seems like a great game...until my kids found out it was one island per console???? with 3 kids at home.!! Yeah sure WTF, 90$ in Canada including taxes and 1 cartridge isn't enough!?? Greedy Nintendo. Never taught I would see this about your compagnie but duringI never make reviews unless I'm very very disapointed or have a big pleasant surprise with a game. I bought Animal Crossing and seems like a great game...until my kids found out it was one island per console???? with 3 kids at home.!! Yeah sure WTF, 90$ in Canada including taxes and 1 cartridge isn't enough!?? Greedy Nintendo. Never taught I would see this about your compagnie but during this pandemic stay at home moment you should think more human and not only about $$$$$ Sorry for bad english,it is not my native language.… Expand
  79. Gamer4Life137
    Mar 21, 2020
    0
    Only allowing one island per console is terrible and Nintendo should be ashamed of the state this game is in. Storytime: two days before launch, I read about this one island policy and was terrified. I don't have a lot of money, so my girlfriend and I share a switch and don't buy many games. She doesn't play much, so I was thrilled when Animal Crossing was announced because it looks likeOnly allowing one island per console is terrible and Nintendo should be ashamed of the state this game is in. Storytime: two days before launch, I read about this one island policy and was terrified. I don't have a lot of money, so my girlfriend and I share a switch and don't buy many games. She doesn't play much, so I was thrilled when Animal Crossing was announced because it looks like her type of game. Fast forward to me learning about the island, and I expressed my concerns to her. She said to me that it would be okay and we would just share. To my dismay, sharing is not an option. Only the primary player can progress the game. Any big progression moments must be done only by the one player. Any additional players just have to exist and not partake in progression. That is evil. This is the worst thing I've seen from Nintendo. I played for two hours and decided to stop and let my girlfriend play. Again, I couldn't believe how terribly the second player is treated. No new resources spawn for each player. I only played for two hours and it was enough for it to be impossible for her to progress in any capacity. She has now decided she will never play again because she tried to play but wasn't able to since she hit a complete brick wall after ten minutes. We tried to figure it out on the second day, and ultimately this game is not compatible with multiple players. If you are the only person on the switch, this game is great. If you have anyone else at all who playsthe console, the game does not work. I'm giving this a 0/10 because of how disappointed and sad my girlfriend is. Games should not bring this much upset to anyone. Games are to enjoy, not to make you miserable. Nintendo is evil. This game is terrible. I hope they patch it out but I know they won't. Nintendo is just as evil as EA.… Expand
  80. jamrt
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    No way for me to experience the full game unless I go on someone else's account (and even then There's still stuff i'd miss out on). The shared island and representative systems single-handedly ruin the game.
  81. SixtySixOwls
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Two people on one Switch? Only one of you gets to make big decisions and actually experience the whole game because you can only have one island per system! Want to play co-op, because playing individually and not getting the full experience would suck? Nope! The followers barely have any functionality. So now no one in my house wants to play and take it away from each other, and I can'tTwo people on one Switch? Only one of you gets to make big decisions and actually experience the whole game because you can only have one island per system! Want to play co-op, because playing individually and not getting the full experience would suck? Nope! The followers barely have any functionality. So now no one in my house wants to play and take it away from each other, and I can't refund it because of the Nintendo Eshop policy. I would be happy to update my review if changes are made… Expand
  82. StarLard
    Mar 23, 2020
    2
    Terrible value for $360. Why $360 and not $60? Because the game is effectively good for one person per console, so if you expect to get the full experience of the game (which I'm sure you do), you'll need to buy one Switch per player. Yup, one Switch per player. For some god awful reason, Nintendo decided it was reasonable to ship the game in a state where only user per Switch gets to playTerrible value for $360. Why $360 and not $60? Because the game is effectively good for one person per console, so if you expect to get the full experience of the game (which I'm sure you do), you'll need to buy one Switch per player. Yup, one Switch per player. For some god awful reason, Nintendo decided it was reasonable to ship the game in a state where only user per Switch gets to play the full game.

    Don't want to shell out $300 for another Switch per player? Then you can look forward to being constantly gated by the primary player's progress at every turn, having zero role in building out your island and its residents, missing all the major story moments (unless you use the equally awful local coop mode, more on that below), and having to buy all the tools and recipes the primary player gets for free.

    Planning on only playing together using local coop? That helps with not missing out on the story beats, but expect all but the "leader" player to be little more than a glorified spectator. "Follower" players cannot talk to villagers, access their inventory, pick things up without a long animation for each item, choose where to go, enter/exit buildings, use the tool belt, and worst of all: only the leader will receive any of the quest rewards or world drops.

    The game still gets a two star from as I'm sure playing as the primary or sole player is still very fun. To anyone like me who was looking forward to playing this on a shared console: Be warned, you're getting a fraction of the content.    … Expand
  83. Aquariusjive
    Mar 24, 2020
    2
    More of the same great, relaxing, easy going progression that we’ve come to expect from the series. I do wish we had the ability to create more than one island per switch but it’s FAR from the tragic scenario that other reviewers are making it out to be.
    Update: After playing through quite a few more hours, the family is thoroughly irritated at the fact that our 6 year old is the kid with    More of the same great, relaxing, easy going progression that we’ve come to expect from the series. I do wish we had the ability to create more than one island per switch but it’s FAR from the tragic scenario that other reviewers are making it out to be.
    Update: After playing through quite a few more hours, the family is thoroughly irritated at the fact that our 6 year old is the kid with the dominant profile which is limiting all of our progression. Nintendo, this has to be patched so we can populate different islands with multiple profiles using a single Switch.    … Expand
  84. Gralle
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    One save per console and local coop is somehow worse than playing alone. The second player cannot even access his/her inventory and if p2 is fishing and p1 opens its inventory the fish will disappear. A shared camera view with the zoomed in camera demands that you stick together, but there is rarely anything for two players to do on the same screen. P2 just tags along and watches, whileOne save per console and local coop is somehow worse than playing alone. The second player cannot even access his/her inventory and if p2 is fishing and p1 opens its inventory the fish will disappear. A shared camera view with the zoomed in camera demands that you stick together, but there is rarely anything for two players to do on the same screen. P2 just tags along and watches, while also causing an annoyance for p1 because the camera view is shared. I bought this game to play with my gf and I wish I could return it now.… Expand
  85. SpiderBiff
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    I was super excited about this game until I discovered that you can only have one island per Switch. Player 2 can't progress until player 1 does. Lame!
  86. vincentrx
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    The game looks good.
    Too bad I can't actually play it: only the first player logging in gets the full experience. As player 2 you are stuck behind player 1 progression and do not get to do as much as him.
    A pity and a shame for Nintendo.
    Really frustrated and disappointed.
  87. crtcheesehead
    Apr 10, 2020
    2
    Would be great if nintendo actually put effort into online multilayer they really dropped the ball
  88. acdp11
    Mar 24, 2020
    3
    I'm sure if I was the 1st person on the island my review would be better, but as the second one all of my ability to progress is gated by my girlfriend. Unless you're the first profile to log in, the game is pretty busted and quite boring.

    Unless you live alone, I'd strongly recommend sitting this one out until they fix this issue in a patch, if at all.
  89. Howard445
    Mar 24, 2020
    3
    Now the whole cant make a second town is weird but thats how the gamecube one was and ds one but you could buy memory cards on gcn for cheeper my problem is I cant change the time of day im a secupond shifter and I cant use nooks and crannies ever for full pricw or buy shot becuase my job keeps me to late at first you could sell to tommy in the tent all ight but once you upgrade say byeNow the whole cant make a second town is weird but thats how the gamecube one was and ds one but you could buy memory cards on gcn for cheeper my problem is I cant change the time of day im a secupond shifter and I cant use nooks and crannies ever for full pricw or buy shot becuase my job keeps me to late at first you could sell to tommy in the tent all ight but once you upgrade say bye bye to doing anything at night… Expand
  90. Monflo
    Mar 25, 2020
    3
    Tiempos de carga son lentisimos para un juego con graficas inferiores a los de hoy en dia en juegos en un smarphone, lo compre y lo jugue 3 dias ahora quedara tirado por buen rato mucho hype pesima compra
  91. Bobasaur
    Mar 28, 2020
    2
    Completely unacceptable to restrict the multiplayer to one island per switch and only allow the main resident to progress the game. How can Nintendo market itself as the “family” gaming console and make a decision that is such a slap in the face to families? Do you know frustrating it is for parents with multiple kids? I could MAYBE excuse the money grab if you had to purchase additionalCompletely unacceptable to restrict the multiplayer to one island per switch and only allow the main resident to progress the game. How can Nintendo market itself as the “family” gaming console and make a decision that is such a slap in the face to families? Do you know frustrating it is for parents with multiple kids? I could MAYBE excuse the money grab if you had to purchase additional islands as an add on but this is just a disgusting attempt to sell more switch lites. So angry and disappointed.… Expand
  92. pioslik
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    For extremely anti-consumer and immoral practices this company should be sued for huge billions of dollars.
  93. vault2wasteland
    Apr 3, 2020
    0
    GET RID OF THE BUNNY EVENT!

    Seriously this stupid event was for fun for an hour but now I can't catch fish and the sky is constantly full of useless eggs so I have to ignore the ballons and miss the ones that actually give you useful loot or I have to pull my slingshot out every 2 seconds to figure out if it's a useless balloon or one I actually want to go for. I can't get enough wood    GET RID OF THE BUNNY EVENT!

    Seriously this stupid event was for fun for an hour but now I can't catch fish and the sky is constantly full of useless eggs so I have to ignore the ballons and miss the ones that actually give you useful loot or I have to pull my slingshot out every 2 seconds to figure out if it's a useless balloon or one I actually want to go for. I can't get enough wood or stone items because half to 2/3 of them turn into those stupid flipping eggs. I can't get enough fossils for the same reason

    This event has ruined my favourite parts of animal crossing.

    I am no longer enjoying myself    … Expand
  94. Aluterrian
    Mar 30, 2020
    2
    I purchased this game for me and my wife to share. I was hoping we could each have our own islands, but apparently we're forced to share one. What's worst, since she played first she gets all the crafting recipes and storyline choices, and I've been demoted to a second class citizen. I really wanted to enjoy this animal crossing game but we both can't have our own game on one console andI purchased this game for me and my wife to share. I was hoping we could each have our own islands, but apparently we're forced to share one. What's worst, since she played first she gets all the crafting recipes and storyline choices, and I've been demoted to a second class citizen. I really wanted to enjoy this animal crossing game but we both can't have our own game on one console and now I can't get crafting recipes for certain things like bridges, NPC buildings, or contribute in any way to our town other than collecting resources and giving them to her.

    Nintendo has given this game a massive design flaw and I'm honestly really disappointed with how it turned out.    … Expand
  95. praisethesun11
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Another money-grubbing time-wasting game from Nintendo. I'm sure the brain dead fans will still enjoy it somehow.
  96. npcuzzupe
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    Although the game is fun and relaxing, I bought it purely for the multiplayer couch coop with my wife... where the game excels in single player gameplay it falls flat on its face with couch coop multiplayer... it’s so painful to play together we Have resorted to taking turns playing single player... wish AC would’ve gotten this right...maybe an update in the future will make it moreAlthough the game is fun and relaxing, I bought it purely for the multiplayer couch coop with my wife... where the game excels in single player gameplay it falls flat on its face with couch coop multiplayer... it’s so painful to play together we Have resorted to taking turns playing single player... wish AC would’ve gotten this right...maybe an update in the future will make it more enjoyable for families to play together...… Expand
  97. Moraith88
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    If you have multiple people in your household you need more than one switch to play as it's 1 world per system....
  98. JohnDoneth
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    I had never played AC before and got it for my girlfriend so she could play it on our Switch because she loved playing New Leaf. After she stopped playing for the day I was gonna hop on and create my own island but that's when I learned that it was not possible. There is only one island per Switch console, not per user profile. Even if you do go ahead and use the same island you areI had never played AC before and got it for my girlfriend so she could play it on our Switch because she loved playing New Leaf. After she stopped playing for the day I was gonna hop on and create my own island but that's when I learned that it was not possible. There is only one island per Switch console, not per user profile. Even if you do go ahead and use the same island you are completely gutted of what you can do as the second player. I could've been an Animal Crossing fan but instead I've been alienated. I wanted to have my own island and have my own experience. A pretty disappointing flaw that only seems like a cash grab from Nintendo.… Expand
  99. Zuchary
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    The product shipped broken. Starting the game with a different family member will load the save file of the person who started the game for the first time. This problem doesn't exist with other games on my Switch. I don't believe this issue will be fixed any faster than the Mario Maker's multiplayer problem (which still exist). I will update this review if things improve.
    If the game    The product shipped broken. Starting the game with a different family member will load the save file of the person who started the game for the first time. This problem doesn't exist with other games on my Switch. I don't believe this issue will be fixed any faster than the Mario Maker's multiplayer problem (which still exist). I will update this review if things improve.
    If the game worked, it would be a fantastic game to get the family during this whole quarentine event.    … Expand
  100. hamstermajszter
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    I tried to play a game as a second play on the Switch and I realized that nothing left to do for me. My gf shook every trees, collected every rocks, built everything, and after 10 minutes, I couldn't do anything. I just roaming around without an axe or any other tool. What can I say, excellent experience...
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  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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