Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 6617 Ratings

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  1. asdflkjh
    Apr 7, 2020
    0
    Game was advertised as multiplayer. Multiplayer is worse than I could imagine. It's not just poorly done, it's deliberately broken as a design decision. It's mind boggling. And if you don't like it, you can't even have two users with their own single player game. I got it for two of us, but now I don't play because there's only so much that can be done in a real-world day. One player canGame was advertised as multiplayer. Multiplayer is worse than I could imagine. It's not just poorly done, it's deliberately broken as a design decision. It's mind boggling. And if you don't like it, you can't even have two users with their own single player game. I got it for two of us, but now I don't play because there's only so much that can be done in a real-world day. One player can use it up. And (this is more a switch complaint) if a user wants to invite a friend to play, that user needs their own nintendo online subscription. I can't just buy an individual plan for my console, I have to buy a damned family plan... for one console. All of the issues could be trivially fixed, but doing it this way was a deliberate design choice. It pisses me off.… Expand
  2. EmoDrake
    Apr 7, 2020
    0
    This is a beautifully made game with hours to enjoy, but unfortunately Nintendo took this awesome game and used it to try and boost their switch sales by forcing households who only have one switch to buy Multiple.

    If you are the first person you get to experience everything the game has to offer. There isn't anything you don't have access to. You can get new villagers, Build stores,    This is a beautifully made game with hours to enjoy, but unfortunately Nintendo took this awesome game and used it to try and boost their switch sales by forcing households who only have one switch to buy Multiple.

    If you are the first person you get to experience everything the game has to offer. There isn't anything you don't have access to. You can get new villagers, Build stores, paths, bridges, and even change the landscape to truly make the island yours.

    If you are the second person to play on the console, you get to experience one aspect of Animal Crossing. You get to make a cool house. That's it. You cannot get new villagers to the island and you can't build bridges or paths. You might as well be playing as another Animal who takes up residence on the island. It isn't your island, you are just a guest.

    The fact that Nintendo consciously made the decision to force households to buy multiple consoles if everyone in the household wants to experience all this new game has to offer shows exactly how greedy the company has gotten.

    Yes I am fully aware that, as a company, they want to pull in as much profit as possible, but all this decision has done is made consumers angry and against the idea of giving them more money to feed their greed.

    Great Job creating a wonderful game and ruining it with your greed Nintendo.    … Expand
  3. crsn00
    Apr 8, 2020
    0
    I bought this game for my wife and wanted to try it myself. The fact that I cannot have my own save on my own account is the stupidest decision ever! The 2nd rate citizen I am demoted to with no ability to modify the town eliminates the only reason I even wanted to play in the first place... Secondly, the cutscenes in the online play are infuriating! Every time someone comes or goes itI bought this game for my wife and wanted to try it myself. The fact that I cannot have my own save on my own account is the stupidest decision ever! The 2nd rate citizen I am demoted to with no ability to modify the town eliminates the only reason I even wanted to play in the first place... Secondly, the cutscenes in the online play are infuriating! Every time someone comes or goes it plays a 30 second cutscene that you can't skip making it impossible to get anything done! Trying to leave someone's island took literally 20 minutes! I wouldn't spend $1 on this game knowing what I do now... Screw you Nintendo… Expand
  4. Veeprkl
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    Money-hungry nintendo ruined this game. Only one person getting the full experience is total **** i made an account just to give this review because i am so pissed.Totally took the joy of playing it out of my girlfriend and i. The whole thing for us is playing the game together, even if on different islands. Can not believe this isnt like EVERY other game ever made, where you can enjoy itMoney-hungry nintendo ruined this game. Only one person getting the full experience is total **** i made an account just to give this review because i am so pissed.Totally took the joy of playing it out of my girlfriend and i. The whole thing for us is playing the game together, even if on different islands. Can not believe this isnt like EVERY other game ever made, where you can enjoy it the same way someone living with you can. Will be demanding a refund.… Expand
  5. LordOMO
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    This game doesn't deserve its high review score as it is unplayable for anyone with more than one user per system.
    The game doesn not, I repeat, DOES NOT allow for individual save states. And it doesn't allow for Cloud saves or exporting save states to other consoles.
    This means that, as it happened in my case, you may forever be a mere visitor in your own Island. A Family member    This game doesn't deserve its high review score as it is unplayable for anyone with more than one user per system.
    The game doesn not, I repeat, DOES NOT allow for individual save states. And it doesn't allow for Cloud saves or exporting save states to other consoles.
    This means that, as it happened in my case, you may forever be a mere visitor in your own Island.
    A Family member started playing the game before me and is therefor by default the main account. Everyone else, including me, is just a simple resident with a lot of handicaps compared to the main account.
    This is a game about developing your own town on a deserted island yet everyone except the main account practically has NO SAY IN HOW THE ISLAND SHOULD BE DEVELOPED.
    Therefor the game is unplayable and absolutely deserves zero points.
    This might have been a fun game IF I HAD THE CHANCE TO ACTUALLY EXPERIENCE THE GAME.
    Go to hell Nintendo. I'm so sad and angry and disappointed. There isn't even a way to export a save file so I can't even throw everyone else off the island and start over.    … Expand
  6. Aslime
    Apr 4, 2020
    0
    My wife and I were looking forward to playing this game when it released. I bought it, I let her play first she made an island and played for a bit. Then I decided to play only to discover that Nintendo only allows one island per switch! Not only that, the second player cannot build anything on the island and tool building is considerably harder to do. So, if you have more than one personMy wife and I were looking forward to playing this game when it released. I bought it, I let her play first she made an island and played for a bit. Then I decided to play only to discover that Nintendo only allows one island per switch! Not only that, the second player cannot build anything on the island and tool building is considerably harder to do. So, if you have more than one person in your home that wants to play the game, you need two switches. Worst decision I have ever seen, this even beats EA.
    Congratulations Nintendo, you have officially become the worst video game company this year!    … Expand
  7. sticksnfingers
    Apr 5, 2020
    0
    I own the game. If your wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, brother, dad, anyone launches and starts the game before you, say goodbye to your progress. You cannot or contribute to the progression of the island, as only the Representative of the Island (the first player running and playing the game) needs to unlock the features. Besides that, I just discovered certain feature that I can't have andI own the game. If your wife, girlfriend, boyfriend, brother, dad, anyone launches and starts the game before you, say goodbye to your progress. You cannot or contribute to the progression of the island, as only the Representative of the Island (the first player running and playing the game) needs to unlock the features. Besides that, I just discovered certain feature that I can't have and only first player has received, which ruined this game for me, the one that buyed and proposed the game at home. Such a disappointment. You have been warned.… Expand
  8. Leoogdom
    Mar 24, 2020
    2
    This game is beautiful and plays very good. BUT here is the deal: I started playing at launch, my girlfriend started to play the day after and was having fun until we realized that she couldn't proceed in the game unless I proceeded in the game. Me, as player 1 was the real character and she was just a NPC that you can play as which completely sucks. She love the franchise but can't affordThis game is beautiful and plays very good. BUT here is the deal: I started playing at launch, my girlfriend started to play the day after and was having fun until we realized that she couldn't proceed in the game unless I proceeded in the game. Me, as player 1 was the real character and she was just a NPC that you can play as which completely sucks. She love the franchise but can't afford a Switch but with this, Nintendo is basically saying "Hey, do you wanna play Animal Crossing as it should be played? GET ANOTHER SWITCH YOU LITTLE *******!". I'm really unsatisfied and even though I liked the game, this completely ruined it for me. Animal crossing should be a game that you go and relax, not a game that you play angry because only YOU can build the bridge or the store or something relevant.
    New horizons is far more disappointing than Pokemon Sword/Shield, because it looks like Nintendo is becoming an EA.    … Expand
  9. Insidious765
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    1 island per switch wtf Nintendo, I was seriously excited to play this game but now I can't even do **** because I was the second person on the island.
  10. Antey17
    Apr 2, 2020
    0
    I have 2 kids that were looking forward to play and as multiple reviewers mentioned - the game is limited to one island per switch. The second person can play, but they are not getting the full functionality and have limitation on quests etc. Did not expect this BS from Nintendo. This is pure greed and I will not spend another dollar on their product.
  11. SFODFOTOC
    Mar 28, 2020
    1
    If you have a Switch for only yourself then I recommend this game but if you have a Switch multiple people use? DON'T! This is really bad and quite frankly really throws me off. You can only have one island on the entire console. So good luck trying to experience all the game has to offer because others will take experiences from you and probably even accidentally steal from you. This isIf you have a Switch for only yourself then I recommend this game but if you have a Switch multiple people use? DON'T! This is really bad and quite frankly really throws me off. You can only have one island on the entire console. So good luck trying to experience all the game has to offer because others will take experiences from you and probably even accidentally steal from you. This is really bad and Nintendo needs to fix it now!!!!… Expand
  12. haihatu
    Mar 27, 2020
    4
    The game is outstanding, nice calming gameplay and a very relaxing story BUT I just cannot progress because I'm not the main player, I have a younger sister and she's the main player and can progress the story. I just can't in general. I would love to make it a 9 but this is just a huge deal breaker to me.
  13. Governatore
    Mar 28, 2020
    4
    Honestly, the fact that each player can't have his/her own island is kind of a game-breaking deal. I truly hope that there will be an update fixing the issue.
  14. Zanderzen
    Mar 28, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Only one principal account.
    I have two daughters, it is very cruel that only one can enjoy the game because of the bad practices of nintendo.    … Expand
  15. Sparkyc10
    Mar 29, 2020
    2
    I bought this game exclusively for the local multiplayer so I could play with my fiancée and I couldn't have been more disappointed. There's clearly a decent game in there but it's completely ruined by a clumsy local multiplayer system that involves one player being the 'leader' and the other player being utterly worthless. The game allows you to switch leader on the fly but the wholeI bought this game exclusively for the local multiplayer so I could play with my fiancée and I couldn't have been more disappointed. There's clearly a decent game in there but it's completely ruined by a clumsy local multiplayer system that involves one player being the 'leader' and the other player being utterly worthless. The game allows you to switch leader on the fly but the whole thing just becomes a confusing mess. "Who is the leader? Oh, you are. Let's switch so I can pick up this item. Okay. Now let's switch back so can open my inventory and give you this other item. Okay, you've picked it up. No, wait, you weren't the leader. That item's now been sent to the chest by Tom Nook for no apparent reason. Right, well we'll have to waste time heading back over there in a minute. But first I want to do some stuff at my house. I'll need to be leader for that and you'll need to sit and wait for a few minutes doing nothing. You know what, just forget it actually... This isn't fun."

    The worst part is that this is clearly all in place as a ploy to get you to buy a second Switch and two copies of the game. The whole thing stinks of greed and I've lost a ton of respect for Nintendo as a result of this.

    If you're playing on your own and you're into these kind of games then there's probably a good time to be had. If your main reason for buying the game is to play locally with a friend or partner then don't waste your money.    … Expand
  16. Nuphoth
    Mar 31, 2020
    2
    I love everything about this game except for the fact that it’s limited to one island per game. This becomes a pain when you’re sharing with your family. Nintendo, I have been playing your games for as long as I can remember, but unfortunately my experience with Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been completely ruined because of your one business move. Not everyone has the time and moneyI love everything about this game except for the fact that it’s limited to one island per game. This becomes a pain when you’re sharing with your family. Nintendo, I have been playing your games for as long as I can remember, but unfortunately my experience with Animal Crossing: New Horizons has been completely ruined because of your one business move. Not everyone has the time and money to buy multiple consoles for a single game. Please, Nintendo, allow users on the same switch to have different islands. I would happily change my rating to a 10 if this were the case. Your goal should be to keep the ENTIRE community happy.… Expand
  17. Cucu123
    Mar 31, 2020
    0
    As others have said, unplayable and absolutely terrible multiplayer. We have 3 young kids, and the level of frustration is enormous. Until this is fixed, if you are buying for a family with multiple kids, you must avoid at all costs.
  18. 24ths
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    It’s sh*t that you can’t have your own island if you share a switch. .
  19. spyOx
    Apr 1, 2020
    1
    One island per console is just too greedy even for NintEAndo! Until this gets fixed I can't rate it any higher.
  20. mrsarkus
    Apr 2, 2020
    0
    Multiple kids cannot play this at the same time in split screen on one TV one switch. Absolutely unacceptable! Now I have kids fighting over a shared resource.

    For how expensive the switch and the Nintendo online account and the game was not acceptable seriously this should allow two or three or four kids to play at the same time.
  21. Kirby54
    Mar 24, 2020
    4
    Our household was so excited to get this game as we have played every other version of animal crossing and love the world of animal crossing. However upon learning only one person actually gets to experience the full game per switch and that there’s no option to create your own island even with a separate game purchase ruined the experience. While it’s fun and cute and new features likeOur household was so excited to get this game as we have played every other version of animal crossing and love the world of animal crossing. However upon learning only one person actually gets to experience the full game per switch and that there’s no option to create your own island even with a separate game purchase ruined the experience. While it’s fun and cute and new features like the Nook phone and mileage add to gameplay, the gameplay for “player 2” is severely restricted. Additional players are limited to what “player 1” has achieved, and only player 1 can advance gameplay by achieving goals to upgrade Nook’s shop or the museum. Additional players also do not get to invite new animal residents or choose where to build houses and buildings, nor do they have access to the same resources and quests as player 1. This for me is a huge gray cloud that hangs over this otherwise cute and fun addition to the franchise. Nintendo - value your fans over selling more consoles… Expand
  22. Saucetin
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    Nintendo has made it impossible for you to creat multiple islands on a single Switch console in a nasty attempt to get people to purchase more consoles. This completely ruins the game for me and many other long-time fans of the series.
  23. Paul_Linenger
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    You can have 8 players to a town but only the first one is able to do everything. All other players are second-class residents
  24. adirose37
    Mar 26, 2020
    2
    Please please please fix the two player system. I was having so much fun playing this with my partner while we're in quarantine, but today he unlocked the housing construction project and as the second player there is literally no way for me to access the 18 new DIY recipes. I am left out of everything in my own life, and now I'm left out of a stupid game too.
  25. SoupsIncarnated
    Mar 31, 2020
    2
    Horrible for poor kids. Me and my little brother share a switch (technically mine, I paid for it and all the games) He uses it when I'm at work or sleeping. I heard of animal crossing though a friend, said it was a calm way to spend quarantine. Never played before, but the hype got me excited. I didn't know what to expect, I haven't played before.I played for about in hour or two then letHorrible for poor kids. Me and my little brother share a switch (technically mine, I paid for it and all the games) He uses it when I'm at work or sleeping. I heard of animal crossing though a friend, said it was a calm way to spend quarantine. Never played before, but the hype got me excited. I didn't know what to expect, I haven't played before.I played for about in hour or two then let my bro on, only to see he couldn't play. 69+ dollars and a second person couldn't even play. I can't get another switch and a second copy, I get my stuff with a part time job, and my brother is only 11. My parents have jobs that get them though paycheck to paycheck so asking them to lay down 400+ dollars is ridiculous. Obviously Nintendo doesn't care for their poor families, if I knew this is the way the game functioned I would have saved my money.… Expand
  26. Enchurito
    Mar 28, 2020
    2
    It's insane to expect us to buy two switches just to actually play multiplayer, especially when you could fully play it all the way back on the GameCube. Allow either a second save file or allow us to choose how much control a second player gets. All the way up to and including placing major buildings and getting all diy projects.
  27. Sscully
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    I cannot grasp why the second player literally cannot have any fun on this game rather than be an at best "shadow" to the resident leader or a resource collector. It completely takes away from the experience. I bought this game for my girlfriend who is not an avid gamer, but loves the animal crossing titles. I can understand the appeal of the game and I would love to play it, but i amI cannot grasp why the second player literally cannot have any fun on this game rather than be an at best "shadow" to the resident leader or a resource collector. It completely takes away from the experience. I bought this game for my girlfriend who is not an avid gamer, but loves the animal crossing titles. I can understand the appeal of the game and I would love to play it, but i am basically being forced to wait for her to play, which is not nearly as often as I would like to play. PLEASE fix this issue of being player 2 it takes away from the game entirely. Literally, not enjoyably if you are player 2.… Expand
  28. InfernoDragon3D
    May 10, 2020
    1
    Seeing as Nintendo decided to completely screw up bug spawn rates and nerf the interest rate instead of patching in much needed Quality of Life updates, I am left with little to no enjoyment of this game. At this point, I only play out of obligation and I'm astonished with how they released this in the state that it's in. It is abundantly clear that New Horizons was released in anSeeing as Nintendo decided to completely screw up bug spawn rates and nerf the interest rate instead of patching in much needed Quality of Life updates, I am left with little to no enjoyment of this game. At this point, I only play out of obligation and I'm astonished with how they released this in the state that it's in. It is abundantly clear that New Horizons was released in an unfinished state, seeing as there are straight up omissions of features and items that were in New Leaf, and plenty of rookie mistakes that seriously should've been spotted in the testing phase but were left unfixed. Such as the lack of bulk crafting, ability to take materials from storage while crafting, the list goes on.

    When there is a fanmade video that shows the kind of QoL changes that could be in this game, you know that the devs did not take the time to fine-tune the game before release. I'm aware a lot of people are glad the game is out with current world events happening as of now, but that should never excuse that the game has problems that should be addressed and that the players should at least be notified that there will be some kind of QoL update down the line. Instead, they go and just screw with the bug spawn rates, just making it harder for people to catch them for no good reason; and even go around and heavily reduce the interest rate to only a maximum of 9,999 bells. Something which was not needed in the slightest and it's an enigma of how they thought that was okay to even consider.

    Not to mention the multiplayer is a complete joke when sharing a console with others and online multiplayer is just as bad with mounds of text form Orville to just connect online and even then, Nintendo's netcode is still just as lousy as always.

    All in all, Animal Crossing New Horizons is a game that has massive potential, but is held back by a tidal wave of problems and lack of QoL from releasing unfinished. As such, this is the worst game in the series, and I cannot in good faith recommend this game which sucks coming from someone who adores this series and just wants to see the best for it and this new entry. Hopefully, later updates address and fix the myriad of problems and turn New Horizons into the worthy entry that it should be.    … Expand
  29. Hikotsu
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    One island per console... i dont know why nintendo would do that its dumb and doesnt let a familly share the game, if they fix this ill fix my review but for now they deserve 0
  30. cmktiv
    Jul 3, 2020
    3
    it is 2020. Multiplayer should be expansive and innovative, but it is boring af. You can only visit others' islands. You cannot cohabitate with anyone. I think you are forced to if you share one switch device, but you cannot live with someone who owns their own switch. This is r*t*rded. So stupid.

    I cleaned up my island and did significant upgrades in three days. After that, and even    it is 2020. Multiplayer should be expansive and innovative, but it is boring af. You can only visit others' islands. You cannot cohabitate with anyone. I think you are forced to if you share one switch device, but you cannot live with someone who owns their own switch. This is r*t*rded. So stupid.

    I cleaned up my island and did significant upgrades in three days. After that, and even during, there is little to do. There are lots of tiny goals to knock out, but to minuscule reward. Grinding towards more upgrades feels pointless because the game starts with little to do, then you get a few upgrades. Is there more to do now? No. More to buy, maybe, but no injection of more activities. Just more fishing and shaking trees. Grind for more upgrades. Is there more to do, now? Not really. You can spend an extra 30 seconds a day now digging up fossils. That all.

    It's not really worth talking about. Or playing. Feels super lonely, and flying to others' islands to fish next to them doesn't make it better.

    Really disappointing.    … Expand
  31. glypheye
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Here we go, folks. I said I wouldn't do it....but here I am....about to give a good game....a bad score. But....it deserves it.

    The game itself is endearing....beautiful....well crafted....and has the bones for longevity....IF (and a very big "IF", indeed) you are the primary player on your island. My youngest daughter is the primary island owner......and I have played with her as    Here we go, folks. I said I wouldn't do it....but here I am....about to give a good game....a bad score. But....it deserves it.

    The game itself is endearing....beautiful....well crafted....and has the bones for longevity....IF (and a very big "IF", indeed) you are the primary player on your island.

    My youngest daughter is the primary island owner......and I have played with her as a visitor. I am here to say...that the experience between the primary owner and the visitors is vastly different. Visitors are essentially drones for the primary. There's no joy to be had because there's none of the feeling for working for something you consider "yours". And therein lies the rub, friends and neighbors. In terms of a gaming experience to be shared with others....this game is crap. But, in terms of playing the game for one's personal experience of personalizing your island and interacting with AI's.....this game is pure gold. In as such.....to require families to have to BUY A WHOLE NEW SWITCH GAMING CONSOLE......AND...TO HAVE TO BUY A WHOLE NEW GAME CARTRIDGE ITSELF TO PLAY A SEPARATE GAME SAVE WITH A NEW ISLAND......IS ABSOLUTELY A DISGUSTING MONEY GRAB ON NINTENDO'S PART! There is no other way to interpret this maneuver by Nintendo. It's inexcusable and its egregious enough of a ploy to drag this reviewer's review score alllllllll the way down.

    There are times when coercive publisher behavior....consumer ransom, so to speak.....is so repulsive that outcry is the only way to change that behavior. It happened to EA with Battlefront ii. It's not going to happen to AC:NH, though I know. Nintendo is too impeachable to the millions and millions of fans. They can do no wrong. Still....there are some here who've been courageous enough to trash the score for trashy behavior. Kudos to you.....you know who you are.    … Expand
  32. Cale-wss
    May 27, 2020
    0
    If you want to play local co op don't bother worst coop I have ever played what a waste of money massive disappointed player 2 can't do anything can't help progress totally pointless
  33. Arainami
    Jul 22, 2020
    0
    I really love this game, but it is impossible to play online with friends. To get to the island of another player is only 1 case out of 100. And a constant error is not only me - my friends also can not get to the islands of each other. We all tried to set up our routers and read tips from nintendo (which are completely useless). The online game doesn't really work.
  34. frogleon
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    Awful, truly awful co-op gaming experience. I feel like I've been robbed.

    Only one player can make serious progress, while the others are limited to be wandering around following the main player. It sucks, I'd never recommend this game.
  35. slate0
    May 29, 2020
    1
    Critics really missed the mark when they let Nintendo slide with the "one island per console" junk. This is a terrible precedent to set and it is not good for anyone for this game to be so popular with such anti-consumer functionality.
  36. GameHunter
    Jul 27, 2020
    3
    This is the most difficult game to score. I want to give it at 9 or a 10. But what Nintendo has done here is inexcusable, unnecessary, and unexplainable. If your Switch is yours and yours alone, then you won’t have the same issues I’ve been having. It really boils down to the one island per Switch decision they’ve implemented. Our island rep has lost interest in playing, so that leaves meThis is the most difficult game to score. I want to give it at 9 or a 10. But what Nintendo has done here is inexcusable, unnecessary, and unexplainable. If your Switch is yours and yours alone, then you won’t have the same issues I’ve been having. It really boils down to the one island per Switch decision they’ve implemented. Our island rep has lost interest in playing, so that leaves me with many hundreds of thousands of bells and Nook Miles with nothing to do but try to generate more and more to no end.
    I loved the time I spent with this game. Now realizing that after all this time I spent, everything I’ve earned and unlocked along the way was truly for nothing. And it makes me angry. At this point it would be unfathomable to delete everyone’s save data and start over. I’ve come so far and done so much. I’ve got some rare items, crossbred many colours of flowers, unlocked just about every item currently available in Nooks Shop...and now here I am. Faced with a decision I shouldn’t have to make. Do I delete all this work and start over...or do I just quit?
    Nintendo has shown great disrespect to its customers with their one island decision. It may be the shadiest thing I’ve ever fallen for in terms of video games. I can’t believe they ruined it with this decision. I haven’t enjoyed a game this much in YEARS but...yeah they had to find a way to absolutely kill it for some reason.
    Very disturbing decision by Nintendo and hopefully not a sign of things to come. It’s sad. It really is. Was it greed that prompted this decision? Idk, do they actually think people the world over would buy a second Switch so they could have their own island? That’s just not in cards for many people. Could I? Yeah probably, but that wouldn’t be very financially responsible for someone who has an actual life to live and maintain. What they’ve done here is within their rights, but I don’t understand it, and there’s no way around it. They got my money I guess and that’s good enough for them. How could you Nintendo?    … Expand
  37. muzmuz
    Mar 28, 2021
    4
    No cooking/eating in a game like this? Horrendous. Animal Crossing: New Horizons sports a disappointing amount of content, absolutely unrepresentative of its steep price tag. Don't get me started with that one island per console and severe limitations on other users hogwash. I've never seen save files handled on any game as badly as this; not to mention this is a first-party title on aNo cooking/eating in a game like this? Horrendous. Animal Crossing: New Horizons sports a disappointing amount of content, absolutely unrepresentative of its steep price tag. Don't get me started with that one island per console and severe limitations on other users hogwash. I've never seen save files handled on any game as badly as this; not to mention this is a first-party title on a console, which makes it even worse.… Expand
  38. Explofion
    Jun 22, 2020
    2
    I'm so sad about that player 2 limitation. Like many I bought this game to play with my girlfriend not knowing we will have to share an island.
    The idea of shared island seemed pretty funny at first but it appears to be a prison cell for player 2.
    It feels like you follow the path of the true hero of the game and its pretty disappointing. At the beginning of the game you don't even got a    I'm so sad about that player 2 limitation. Like many I bought this game to play with my girlfriend not knowing we will have to share an island.
    The idea of shared island seemed pretty funny at first but it appears to be a prison cell for player 2.
    It feels like you follow the path of the true hero of the game and its pretty disappointing. At the beginning of the game you don't even got a proper introduction and for the rest you have to wait for player 1 to progress to do anything intersting.
    This is our first Switch game and I must say I'm so disappointed I don't fell like playing it anymore.    … Expand
  39. Patacrepe
    Jul 7, 2020
    1
    Never have I been so disappointed by a Nintendo game. Short on cash, I had to choose between this and Pokemon, given the stellar reviews I gave it a go. I'm beating myself up over this. I just don't get the hype. It is NOT worth 60 bucks. It's a minuscule game, with very little to do, had I spent 20 bucks on it, I'd say I got my money's worth. But to think I could have got Pokemon for theNever have I been so disappointed by a Nintendo game. Short on cash, I had to choose between this and Pokemon, given the stellar reviews I gave it a go. I'm beating myself up over this. I just don't get the hype. It is NOT worth 60 bucks. It's a minuscule game, with very little to do, had I spent 20 bucks on it, I'd say I got my money's worth. But to think I could have got Pokemon for the same price!? I also don't get why time travel is a point of contention... Don't people get that the whole waiting game is just artificially bloating the experience by forcing you to grind, doing activities devoid of fun over and over again in the meantime. That's the kind of manoeuvres used in freemium games on smartphones.… Expand
  40. GeorgeCross23
    May 8, 2020
    0
    The inclusion of only 1 island per console frustrates me, I was excited for this game, but because I can't even start my own island, what's the point?
  41. HazeTheHawk13
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    They cut Everything out of the Game, all past shops, features, many of the house upgrades, the original Animal Crossing you could have 15 villagers, here only 10. The Islands feel small and cramped, villagers don't really do side quests any more,no Diving, no Multiplayer mini games, All users on a single consoleMust share the same tiny island. Less plants, Only two shops I'm the game withThey cut Everything out of the Game, all past shops, features, many of the house upgrades, the original Animal Crossing you could have 15 villagers, here only 10. The Islands feel small and cramped, villagers don't really do side quests any more,no Diving, no Multiplayer mini games, All users on a single consoleMust share the same tiny island. Less plants, Only two shops I'm the game with Books Cranny only having one upgrade, the Island editor is slow and limited, custom paths can still be kicked off the ground, no daily or monthly events, loading times that shouldn't exist. Besides Graphics this is the worst entry in the series. I could go on even more if I wanted.… Expand
  42. MrSiera
    Apr 21, 2020
    0
    only one real save-game is possible per switch... makes sense from a business point of view ($$$$) - unacceptable for customers.
  43. BEWewer10
    Apr 30, 2020
    3
    This game is tricky to rate. 8/10 if you are the first player on your island and resident rep. But if you aren’t, then you are nothing more than a glorified NPC. You can’t progress your island whatsoever and with only one island allowed per switch you have no possible way of actually playing the game.
  44. Feles_Mala
    May 1, 2020
    1
    Where to start...
    I'd never played an animal crossing game, and everyone I knew raved about them so I thought, hey, we're under lockdown, a nice relaxing game is perfect... I personally don't have a problem with the one island per console as I'm the sole user.
    Pros: It's quirky and cute and engaging and there are so many things to make. The time of year events are a nice touch, but    Where to start...
    I'd never played an animal crossing game, and everyone I knew raved about them so I thought, hey, we're under lockdown, a nice relaxing game is perfect... I personally don't have a problem with the one island per console as I'm the sole user.

    Pros:
    It's quirky and cute and engaging and there are so many things to make.
    The time of year events are a nice touch, but could be more interesting

    Cons:
    Most DIY items, shopping items etc are the equivalent of the amazon deals page; a few nice items but 95% plastic tat. I understand the aim of the game is to fill your island with consumer goods to raise it's 'rating' but it really just feels like someone raided the unity asset store for free models; very few things are aesthetically pleasing.

    Interactions, menus, inventory etc feel unintuitive (to me);
    i) 'drop' should not be the top item on the inventory menu.
    ii) I want to be able to shake a tree for fruit even if I'm holding a spade without it trying to (ineffectively) dig up the tree.
    iii) Many sub menu interactions kick you out of the whole menu/inventory after doing one thing, e.g. unequip a hat, and if you want to do anything else (unequip more etc) back into the inventory you go.

    Dialogs/Messageboxes are WAY too verbose and always on; most games with chat dialog may have a verbose version the first time, and then a terse version from then on, not AC. Every time you talk to a shop keeper you get the whole 4 or 5 dialog box spiel you have to click through (even pressing b to speed things up it's still a chore), want to post a few presents to friends? *Every* one requires you to read 'hmmm, it looks like they have a postcard rack, maybe I could...' - 'who do you want to send it to?' - 'connecting to the internet' -etc, and when you're done, do you go back to the previous menu for more? No, you're kicked out to start again... 'hmmm, it looks like...'
    This coupled with the above items means for example it takes *minutes* to buy one of each of the few flowers on sale from the flower merchant; click through spiel, choose item, buy, watch unnecessary animation of bells being handed over and flower being handed back, click another message, repeat. We need multi-select to buy (like fossil assessment), we need shopkeepers to have a 'I've heard this message 300 times, please just say hello and go straight to the wares' mode.
    Some shops even force you to click out of a dialog just to exit the shop!

    The island-visitor restrictions are odd, and strikes me (as a software developer for over 20 years) as a quick workaround rather than solve an underlying issue:
    Why do we need to close dialogs when someone is visiting?
    Why do we need to watch a (needlessly long, honestly, what other games take so long for people to join?) progress animation as they 'fly in'
    Why can I not place items when someone is there?
    Why can I not talk to a shopkeeper when a visitor is in the changing room.
    All these things make the friends/visitor mechanism stilted, janky and, like everything else, a chore

    Every time you catch or make something you have to watch a little 'look what I caught/made' animation, with a terrible pun, of which there is only one per item: 'I caught a sea bass, oh no it's at least a C plus' (I have stopped fishing simply because of these, and of course, you have to click again, to dismiss it.
    With crafting, each item (and YOU CAN ONLY MAKE ONE AT A TIME) has an animation too (while you can speed up the crafting time, basically, you have to sit there mashing a button to make a number of the same items

    All of which could be avoided if they weren't pretty much the only thing to do in the game... like, any kind of quests apart from help Gulliver find his bits and help Whisp find his bits.

    Basically the only thing to do is fish, craft, catch bugs, shop and those things take 5x as much time and 5x as many button clicks as they need to (even keeping the immersive chatty nature some might like) and all interactions are repetitive, there's no variation.
    None of the game-play is fluid, very little is intuitive and that 'what's the point' feeling creeps in very quickly.

    If you want crafting, smooth multi-play, adventure etc... Get portal knights, AC did not get QA tested with users playing for a length of time.    … Expand
  45. TakezoShinmen
    May 3, 2020
    1
    1 Island for console limitation.
    I cannot play this game because my girlfriend has played 125 hours and I want my own new Game.
    Fix that s**t
  46. Pikey17
    May 3, 2020
    1
    Per giocare con figli o fidanzate, mogli o persone del nucleo familiare, sappiate che ci vuole una console a testa perché una funzione BASE come quella di avere più salvataggi su un un’unica console NON C’È.
    Nel 2020 sembra una barzelletta ma così non è. Da appassionato di titoli Nintendo, questa è una delusione amarissima. Il gioco in se sarà anche bello ma togliermi la CONDIVISIONE che    Per giocare con figli o fidanzate, mogli o persone del nucleo familiare, sappiate che ci vuole una console a testa perché una funzione BASE come quella di avere più salvataggi su un un’unica console NON C’È.
    Nel 2020 sembra una barzelletta ma così non è. Da appassionato di titoli Nintendo, questa è una delusione amarissima. Il gioco in se sarà anche bello ma togliermi la CONDIVISIONE che posso avere con qualcuno in casa quando giochiamo in orari differenti, in un tipo di gioco come questo, è a mio avviso gravemente penalizzante perché non si guarda a far felici i propri utenti che pagano volentieri i prodotti ma anzi, si spera di vendere altre console con mezzucci proprio raccapriccianti.    … Expand
  47. DwerG
    May 3, 2020
    4
    Game is fantastic.

    Nintendo deciding that you can only make one island per console basically makes me not want to play.
  48. Traifor
    May 3, 2020
    2
    El juego me encanta pero le veo un fallo bastante molesto y grave, en mi consola jugamos mi hermana y yo y no puedo avanzar en la historia si mi hermana no avanza
  49. Johnny187
    May 3, 2020
    1
    game very appreciated both as graphics and as gameplay. but the thing I don't like is the restriction to create a single island for Switch console, even if you have multiple profiles on the console. I hope they do an update and that this serious problem is improved. Traduzione:
    gioco molto apprezzabile sia come come grafica che come gameplay. Ma la cosa che non apprezzo é la restrizione    game very appreciated both as graphics and as gameplay. but the thing I don't like is the restriction to create a single island for Switch console, even if you have multiple profiles on the console. I hope they do an update and that this serious problem is improved. Traduzione:
    gioco molto apprezzabile sia come come grafica che come gameplay. Ma la cosa che non apprezzo é la restrizione di creare una sola isola per console Switch, anche se si hanno piú profili sulla console. spero facciano un'aggiornamento e che venga migliorato questo grave problema.    … Expand
  50. Goombafan333
    May 4, 2020
    0
    Imagine an Animal Crossing game with tons of furniture and endless replayability.
    You just imagined New Leaf.
    Because this game doesn't have anywhere near the amount of content as previous games. New Horizons makes the Gamecube original look as expansive as Skyrim with how dull and empty the game feels. You have 1 person who can have fun per copy of the game The other 7 are just    Imagine an Animal Crossing game with tons of furniture and endless replayability.
    You just imagined New Leaf.
    Because this game doesn't have anywhere near the amount of content as previous games.
    New Horizons makes the Gamecube original look as expansive as Skyrim with how dull and empty the game feels.

    You have 1 person who can have fun per copy of the game
    The other 7 are just NPCs who can't edit the island in any possible way which is the games single most defining feature.    … Expand
  51. risky_pete
    May 6, 2020
    0
    Like others have said, this game requires two scores.

    9/10 game for those in Representative position.
    0/10 game for those who aren't.

    Hopefully Nintendo takes note.
  52. viljami
    May 7, 2020
    0
    My husband bought the game and started it., but got bored pretty soon. Meanwhile I continued, only to find out I cannot do anything but fish and collect bugs, as any kind of progression is locked due nintendos greed to force people buy another device.
  53. BitBit99
    May 7, 2020
    0
    No options, crafting own item at a time, 50% of the game is dialogue you’ve gotten over 1,000 times. Even when digging up fossils, which all look the same before identifying them. Playing with friends is a pain, and more importantly there’s nothing to do with your friends. They see your island and pick fruit with you and that’s it. One game per console, not profile, means only one personNo options, crafting own item at a time, 50% of the game is dialogue you’ve gotten over 1,000 times. Even when digging up fossils, which all look the same before identifying them. Playing with friends is a pain, and more importantly there’s nothing to do with your friends. They see your island and pick fruit with you and that’s it. One game per console, not profile, means only one person can play period. Others can switch profiles, but if they aren’t the main account it’s not their island. The game honestly feels like it’s a beta. Very rushed, poor UI, and little to no potential growth for the game as it stands. Nintendo already has my money don’t let them take yours. You’d be better off with Zelda or Mario at least those don’t force you to click a button through repetitive dialogue when you’ve dung up the same fossil or catch the same ladybug 50+ times. This is more than enough justification for my rating. Thanks for reading.… Expand
  54. Wragge
    May 8, 2020
    0
    Disgusted at the one island per switch "feature". Completely wasted my money on this game and I can't even play it because my girlfriend happened to make an island first. Update immediately.
  55. Zaye
    May 8, 2020
    0
    Unfinished game at release
    Multiplayer is a joke absolutely nothing to do besides have your friends visit your island and run around...can’t even do certain tasks in your island if you have a visitor...
    Everything cost bells..if you wanna move your house one inch to the right that cost bells and takes a day and you can’t do anything else involving building construction until that one house    Unfinished game at release
    Multiplayer is a joke absolutely nothing to do besides have your friends visit your island and run around...can’t even do certain tasks in your island if you have a visitor...
    Everything cost bells..if you wanna move your house one inch to the right that cost bells and takes a day and you can’t do anything else involving building construction until that one house is done moving 1 inch to the right ...
    You play the main mini story to unlock terraforming but you really don’t unlock terraforming you still have to spent absurd amount of nook miles just to have full access to terraform...
    At no point in the game can you unlock unbreakable tools...
    This game is utter trash I can spend a listing off everything wrong with this game. It’s not worth full price    … Expand
  56. saltamon
    May 9, 2020
    0
    There is no way two people can play simultaneously with the same privileges. Only the main one can do things and evolve the island, the rest can only accompany. It is not possible to play your own island with your own profile. Once a person creates an island on the console that island will be the only one that can be played and no two profiles are allowed to play on their own islands separately
  57. Payko
    May 9, 2020
    0
    Absolute cash grab. Fix 1 island per console and fix the progression so all profiles can help progress the island...
  58. Tautou
    May 9, 2020
    0
    I puchased a switch for my household to play this game. As a second player on animal crossing I cannot do any meaningful progression in the island. This is such an odd decision by the developers and would have to give a rating of 0 for an unplayable game.
  59. Lanmate
    May 10, 2020
    0
    First time playing Animal Crossing... after watching my partner play I wanted to as well. Quickly discovered I'm limited in what I can do as the second person on the island and promptly stopped playing.
  60. bootiusmaximus
    May 10, 2020
    0
    I wish I could play this game. Watched videos and it's right up my alley. Unfortunately, my sister and I share a switch console, and she bought the game. So because of the one island limit, I can't REALLY play the game. The one island limit per console should be changed in an update.
  61. Dvtn
    May 10, 2020
    0
    Me and my sister bought this game to play with (but with our own islands each) our other littler sister. We let her start up the game, and a few hours later, realized we could not have our own islands. After 5 minutes of finding out the things I couldn’t do, I quit. Possibly the worst decision made by Nintendo in. Along time. To make a family friendly, family oriented game impossibleMe and my sister bought this game to play with (but with our own islands each) our other littler sister. We let her start up the game, and a few hours later, realized we could not have our own islands. After 5 minutes of finding out the things I couldn’t do, I quit. Possibly the worst decision made by Nintendo in. Along time. To make a family friendly, family oriented game impossible for families to enjoy together. I’m hoping for Nintendo to see this so they change it. My sister has tons of fun and am happy she is, but am furious that I can’t do the same.… Expand
  62. brangers
    May 10, 2020
    0
    An excellent game, ruined by Nintendo'a multiplayer failure both local and online.

    With local multiplayer, you can only have one island per CONSOLE and if you aren't the first to play, you won't be the island "representative" which means that you are restricted on contributing to the island development and later, having no control over where bridges and elevations are built as well as    An excellent game, ruined by Nintendo'a multiplayer failure both local and online.

    With local multiplayer, you can only have one island per CONSOLE and if you aren't the first to play, you won't be the island "representative" which means that you are restricted on contributing to the island development and later, having no control over where bridges and elevations are built as well as relocating shops and other people's houses.

    Online multiplayer is a joke where you spend more time frozen, waiting around 60 seconds every time someone enters or leaves the island, only to be frozen again 2 seconds later when another person enters or leaves.

    Great game if you are the first to play and don't want to play online, otherwise give it a miss.    … Expand
  63. alexweldon
    May 11, 2020
    0
    Only one island is not a problem, but when you have two players on one console, first player which started to play first — the main character and only be able to have a progress on island! What a stupid feature without any logic!!! Why?! My girlfriend started to play first and she don’t able to play as often as me. And now I have not a game but just a stupid useless grind for a AAA-price.Only one island is not a problem, but when you have two players on one console, first player which started to play first — the main character and only be able to have a progress on island! What a stupid feature without any logic!!! Why?! My girlfriend started to play first and she don’t able to play as often as me. And now I have not a game but just a stupid useless grind for a AAA-price. So disappointed..… Expand
  64. JuicyPrimeRibs
    May 12, 2020
    0
    Don't get me wrong the game is good but the whole idea of having different islands on the same switch was a bad idea. My brother and I really wanted the game and we were about to pay somewhat half half but then we realized that only one person can be the island representative and the other person is just a slave for materials. My brother said he could wait for the game to eventually addDon't get me wrong the game is good but the whole idea of having different islands on the same switch was a bad idea. My brother and I really wanted the game and we were about to pay somewhat half half but then we realized that only one person can be the island representative and the other person is just a slave for materials. My brother said he could wait for the game to eventually add that feature of more than one island on a switch and I feel really bad for him. Nintendo, if you see this. Please just update it. It would make acnh an amazing game and me and my brother would have something to talk about.… Expand
  65. Snowii
    May 13, 2020
    0
    The second players cannot be mayor .jjjdjdjdkdskkzkkzznznnnznznznznznnznznnzn
  66. jordanm5
    May 14, 2020
    0
    do NOT buy if you share a switch with anyone. only one island per switch and only ONE person can progress the game. nintendo lost all respect on this one, greedy company hates their consumers
  67. YoBoJosh
    May 14, 2020
    0
    I swear fixing the problem with only 1 island would be so easy... Every other game has different users have different save files! Did Nintendo expect a family to have multiple switches?!?! If they did, then there would be no reason to have only 1 island. They thought it would be some cute little addition to the game for siblings to play on the same island. But that can’t be further fromI swear fixing the problem with only 1 island would be so easy... Every other game has different users have different save files! Did Nintendo expect a family to have multiple switches?!?! If they did, then there would be no reason to have only 1 island. They thought it would be some cute little addition to the game for siblings to play on the same island. But that can’t be further from the truth. It’s like a full war, especially how resources can only be collected ONCE per day. Now, I agree that’s perfectly balanced and makes sense, but not when there’s siblings fighting over who gets the rocks or fruit or fossils. This whole thing, wouldn’t even be the worst thing ever, if everyone had the power of the resident representative! Like, my sister managed to log on first, and she barely even plays! But she plays enough that she won’t let me take over her account. So if I want to move a building, make a bridge, etc, I have to drop money, save, go on her account, build the thing, save, then go back on my account. It’s ridiculous! Why can’t the other players make bridges inclines layout changes etc. Not to mention only the main user can do the tasks to try to get K.K. on the island. Also the main user gets certain recipes that other users can not get unless they find it in a ballon gift thing. Besides the terrible terrible design, I like this game a lot and I can’t stop playing it. I just wish Nintendo would listen to the community and make this REALLY easy change.… Expand
  68. Username11
    May 14, 2020
    0
    Seemed like fun, and i was REALLY exited. Well, my mom got on the game first and selected an island, and now she owns the game, and the ONLY POSSIBLE GAME SAVE. i cant contribute ANYTHING meaningful to the game, other than collecting sticks and crafting things. She gets to make every decision on the island and my WHOLE family has to share this one island, and all of it's resorces. We ranSeemed like fun, and i was REALLY exited. Well, my mom got on the game first and selected an island, and now she owns the game, and the ONLY POSSIBLE GAME SAVE. i cant contribute ANYTHING meaningful to the game, other than collecting sticks and crafting things. She gets to make every decision on the island and my WHOLE family has to share this one island, and all of it's resorces. We ran out of stones to get iron & gold from. The couch co-op mode is terrible too. As a second player all of your items get directly sent to the "town lost and found" and anyone can take it out of the box, except for you, WHO COLLECTED IT. This would make sense if it was a 50 dollar consol or something that each person in our family could have but to spend 300 BUCKS to fully play a game on your own is ridiculous. So basically, i cant even play the game, i cant help move out island in the right direction, and i cant play an important role as a second player. And this is all on a 60 dollar game that my dad bought. Glad ONE person gets to enjoy it.… Expand
  69. Moemoe21
    May 15, 2020
    0
    Good game. But the fact that I cannot play my own game if my wife plays hers first is ridiculous.
  70. Whiplash3
    May 16, 2020
    0
    Only allowing one island per console is so insane that it didn’t even cross my mind as something I would have to worry about when I bought the game. Every other game I can think of allows for multiple profiles/saves. It’s baffling. It would be cool to visit other locally created islands but still control your own. But instead everybody in a house has to be beholden to the game progress ofOnly allowing one island per console is so insane that it didn’t even cross my mind as something I would have to worry about when I bought the game. Every other game I can think of allows for multiple profiles/saves. It’s baffling. It would be cool to visit other locally created islands but still control your own. But instead everybody in a house has to be beholden to the game progress of the first person to play the game. The switch is a family console, yet only one person gets to enjoy the full experience of this game? It really just doesn’t make any sense to me.… Expand
  71. dejarneman
    May 18, 2020
    0
    1 island per switch??? how greedy can you be. this is so anti consumer its not even funny!!
    This gets an instant 0 for me.
  72. JetStream917
    May 18, 2020
    0
    The experience when you're an additional player is complete and utter garbage. Great game when you're the mayor, otherwise it's just pocket camp with a new coat of paint.
  73. Briiko
    May 27, 2020
    0
    I played this game for 3 straight hours, running around having a ball with my partner. Only to find out when she had left I am unable to progress the storyline as I am not the "citizen representative". For the price of a triple A game to only have one "shared" save file is ruthlessly corrupt. Dont buy this game if you have a husband, a wife, a boyfriend, a girlfriend, son, daughter,I played this game for 3 straight hours, running around having a ball with my partner. Only to find out when she had left I am unable to progress the storyline as I am not the "citizen representative". For the price of a triple A game to only have one "shared" save file is ruthlessly corrupt. Dont buy this game if you have a husband, a wife, a boyfriend, a girlfriend, son, daughter, brother or sister. I guess what I'm saying is, don't buy this game.… Expand
  74. paigeegiap
    May 27, 2020
    0
    My friend & I pooled our money to buy a switch & ACNH. It was the one thing I was looking forward to (& a major investment) after my life has been completely upended by the pandemic. To say that this is the most disappointing purchase of my life is an understatement. My friend started the game first, & I didn’t realize how much it sucks to be the second player. I was basically plopped onMy friend & I pooled our money to buy a switch & ACNH. It was the one thing I was looking forward to (& a major investment) after my life has been completely upended by the pandemic. To say that this is the most disappointing purchase of my life is an understatement. My friend started the game first, & I didn’t realize how much it sucks to be the second player. I was basically plopped on her island (with Resident Services, Nooks Cranny, & the Museum already built) with a tent & no in-game instructions or prompts to do anything or what my overarching game goals were. I forged ahead, playing for 2 days looking up articles all the time to figure out how to do things. I finally came across other reviews & realized its not just me - it’s the entire 2nd player experience. I wish I had spent my money on groceries instead.… Expand
  75. InklingMain
    May 29, 2020
    0
    When they fix this game, the score will go to 9, it will stay on 0 for now because of 1 switch, and for Nintendo prizing to you just because someone else plays on your switch a incomplete experience for free for 60 dollars
  76. Nerdrage613
    May 30, 2020
    1
    Might be a good game but I'll never know without buying a second switch as I'm stuck behind the 1 island per switch rule.
  77. Richypol
    Jun 10, 2020
    3
    My wife and I bought this game. We both paid for it (half and half).
    I just realize I can't contribute with important decisions on the island just because I started to play after my wife and she is the only one that can make important decisions in the island. That sucks, Nintendo, that really sucks! We won't spend on another Nintendo switch + another AC game to play the way we want to! Fix    My wife and I bought this game. We both paid for it (half and half).
    I just realize I can't contribute with important decisions on the island just because I started to play after my wife and she is the only one that can make important decisions in the island. That sucks, Nintendo, that really sucks! We won't spend on another Nintendo switch + another AC game to play the way we want to! Fix this!!! I can only enjoy like 30% of the game, so I give 30% of a rating.    … Expand
  78. Norberec
    Jun 15, 2020
    0
    I just bought it, and I let my brother start the game, and it turns out that with my account I can't get the progress of the game to advance, when it's my Nintendo Switch. Terrible decision that there is a single spokesperson for the island.

    I am disappointed in the game, since in that case they would have better allowed one island per profile.
  79. dizzlegizels
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Absolutely unthinkably stupid to limit one island per switch. Asinine. Idiotic.

    My kids were excited about all the buzz, they were thrilled to visit the website and see how they could make their own little world. Then they bought it. To have that reality yanked away, I don't think I'm being overly dramatic here, but it was kinda cruel. My kids saved up to buy this game. What in god's    Absolutely unthinkably stupid to limit one island per switch. Asinine. Idiotic.

    My kids were excited about all the buzz, they were thrilled to visit the website and see how they could make their own little world. Then they bought it. To have that reality yanked away, I don't think I'm being overly dramatic here, but it was kinda cruel. My kids saved up to buy this game. What in god's name are they thinking?

    It's lovely to see, in the time of forced quarantine, a game touting itself as a stress relieving, calming, creative time spender, to literally 'yoink' that promise away for everyone but the first household member to log on.

    Anyone who has anything to do with this should be ashamed, because you should know, and I don't think I'm the only one: you literally made my kids cry. Not because they're spoiled, or that they can't share, or they won't work together. It's that they saved up for something that was advertised as "something" and got absolutely blindsided by a product that is specifically, maliciously exclusive of their creative interests. It's about having watched hours of people loving the game on youtube, and then the game saying, 'No, you absolutely cannot do what they are doing.'

    Of course, the "same island" mode as it exists would be SO MUCH FUN...if it was an option.

    If you gave this game a good score because you're the only person playing it...I think you're missing the point. This game is mean to families. It is. There's not really another way to put this.    … Expand
  80. lolaloud125
    Jun 19, 2020
    0
    Aya keygoku and the other Nintendo EPD developers did not know how to develop this Nintendo game for 1 its special edition doesn't even come with the flip-in game (for those Europeans and Japanese people you're lucky here in Mexico, the US or Canada don't have the game in the bundle) 2nd 1 island per switch thing is awful, in city folk you could have 8 accounts but in new horizons, I cantAya keygoku and the other Nintendo EPD developers did not know how to develop this Nintendo game for 1 its special edition doesn't even come with the flip-in game (for those Europeans and Japanese people you're lucky here in Mexico, the US or Canada don't have the game in the bundle) 2nd 1 island per switch thing is awful, in city folk you could have 8 accounts but in new horizons, I cant 3rd ROVER'S NOT IN THE GAME (yes mayday brought him back but that was a week) HE'S THE MASCOT OF THE GAME Gamecube, city folk (let's go to the city), New leaf all had him start with you in this game TIMMY AND TOMMY THE WORST CHARACTERS IN ANY AC game DO THAT. 4th PLAYING ONLINE COSTS MONEY in the WFC games (Wild world and Wii) and Nintendo network games (new leaf) you didn't pay a penny to Nintendo to play online this game,(and all switch games) you have to pay Nintendo $3 £2.43 for UK Readers a month for 3 years that's $108. 5th there's No MAYOR from Gamecube to new leaf tortemer was the mayor in new leaf you were the mayor in new horizons there's no mayor (isabelle might be the mayor idk). 6th Nook's cranny isn't really nook's cranny anymore. Either they got booted from nookling junction or it got closed ladies and gentlemen TMMY AND TOMMY THE WORST CHARACTERS IN ANY AC game TOOK OVER nook's cranny. 7th and final thing that I hate about this game instead of being the mayor your the Citizen Representative (once again isabelle might be the mayor idk). in conduction, THIS IS A CASH GRAB. THIS IS EA levels of bad… Expand
  81. JupiterBorn
    Jun 20, 2020
    0
    My boyfriend and I got a switch JUST to play this game together.

    But hey, whats the point if only one player can truly enjoy it?! Second player cant do anything or make any decisions. The second player is basically a glorified NPC. This needs to be fixed. It feels like a f***ing scam tbh.
  82. Morgan327
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    I was pretty excited to get into the animal crossing series but this is one of the most boring, lazy, content lacking games I've ever played. There is so little to do, all you do is shake trees, catch stuff, and buy stuff. There's less content here then kirby star allies and all you do is chores. No animal crossing does not make chores fun, it just dresses them up a bit. It's essentiallyI was pretty excited to get into the animal crossing series but this is one of the most boring, lazy, content lacking games I've ever played. There is so little to do, all you do is shake trees, catch stuff, and buy stuff. There's less content here then kirby star allies and all you do is chores. No animal crossing does not make chores fun, it just dresses them up a bit. It's essentially empty busy work to make it look like you have something to do. Have you ever had a game tell you how you have to play?, no?, then try new horizons. The npc's are boring, isabelle is nothing more then a mold for a cute character and nothing more, the other villagers only have 2 or 3 lines when you talk to them and the UI is so clunky it takes like 6 minutes for me to leave somebody's island, go grab an item from storage, and then come back. This is the worst game I've ever played. I'd rather play paper mario sticker star.… Expand
  83. Johnson0993
    Jun 21, 2020
    0
    Fix your damn game and suppress the console limitation, thanks. This is unacceptable.
  84. steiger83
    Jun 22, 2020
    0
    The fact that only one island per Switch is allowed is completely ridiculous. It's a cash grab. Awful.
  85. SpookyPigeon
    Jun 25, 2020
    0
    I made a Metacritic account just to express how disappointed I am with this game. I've been playing the Animal Crossing series since Wild World on the Nintendo DS. I was SO hyped for this game. I got it the minute it came out on launch day, played for about a month straight aaaaand... I don't play it anymore.

    This game is mediocre hence the 5 out of 10 score. Sure the graphics are    I made a Metacritic account just to express how disappointed I am with this game. I've been playing the Animal Crossing series since Wild World on the Nintendo DS. I was SO hyped for this game. I got it the minute it came out on launch day, played for about a month straight aaaaand... I don't play it anymore.

    This game is mediocre hence the 5 out of 10 score. Sure the graphics are nice, it runs well and the terraforming is a huge new feature. But Nintendo released an unfinished game. This game does NOT have enough content to justify the £50 I payed at launch day. So many iconic characters are missing. Where's Resetti? Where are Copper and Booker? Most importantly of all where are Rover and Brewster??? Yes I know Rover appeared briefly in the May Day update but honestly it wasn't enough screen time for such an iconic character.

    Here's my other gripes with the game:

    - Iconic characters like Rover got shafted but we have to sit through Isabelle's boring dialogue every single day. In this game Isabelle does the morning updates so no more Rover in the spotlight. Isabelle is frankly an extremely annoying character in this game, always repeating the same dialogue about how she found her sock or something. She's supposed to report the news but the devs didn't think for her to perhaps report on the weather or mention which town visitors are on the island. Nah it's more important for us to hear about how she finished her puzzle (nobody cares Isabelle).

    - Speaking of dialogue, the villagers feel soulless compared to other games. What is the point of even talking to them when they repeat the same crap? And they always get annoyed when you talk to them twice in the same day. What a joke.

    - Furniture sets are gone. No more Froggy Chair was bad enough but so many iconic furniture sets just ceased to exist. I like being able to craft but not at the expense of many classic items which fans have loved for a long time. Gracie Grace is missing from the game so now I can't decorate my house with ridiculously expensive dessert shaped furniture - wtf is the point in playing?

    - Speaking of crafting, it is a long and tedious process. Say you want to craft 1 fish bait. You can't just craft 100 at once. Oh no you have to do it one by one. Everything in this game is unnecessarily difficult and even though fans have been begging for quality of life changes for months Nintendo don't care.

    - Events are so bad now. The egg event in previous days was just one day. This time it was a 2 week fiasco where your normal daily activities were interrupted by the stupid eggs. During the egg event you could catch eggs by fishing, from the sky etc. The problem was that this completely ruined fishing as it felt like 80% of what you caught was eggs instead of actual fish. If all events are going to be like this from now on I'm not looking forward to events like Halloween.

    - Town visitors seem to visit certain players over others with some people getting Celeste (who gives rare DIY recipes) every week while other players like myself have never had her on the island despite playing since launch day.

    - Finally, on to the terraforming... It's boring. That's all. It is so tedious and so boring. I don't enjoy the terraforming which is a shame because it's the only thing to do in this game. If it's something you think you may enjoy go ahead, buy the game but ever since I unlocked terraforming my playtime has probably dropped by 80%.

    There are so many other gripes I have with this game but these are the ones I had off the top of my head. It seems like Nintendo aims to keep updating the game every few months with the content that should have been included on launch day. Apparently this is to "combat time travel" (also why they set events to 2 weeks so people would have to play during the 2 weeks and wouldn't be able to travel back to events). I don't see why Nintendo had to release such a bare bones game just because some people are triggered by people who play the game differently.

    Anyway, maybe in a year when Nintendo has actually added the content that should have been in the game to begin with I'll go back to this game but for now I can't be bothered to dedicate any time to this boring game.    … Expand
  86. Dcrvx2k
    Jun 26, 2020
    0
    As a family we have to share an island or buy another Switch. No thanks Nintendo. Brainwashed fanboy/girls will throw their money at Nintendo without a thought. Not this family.
  87. Sarge0341
    Jun 29, 2020
    0
    I'm a long time fan of the franchise and made the mistake of letting my wife play it first on the Switch, because I wanted to introduce her to the game in hopes she would like it. This was before i realized there ould only be 1 island per device. Now I can't even play the game that I'm am the original fan of.
  88. Alesk
    Jul 6, 2020
    0
    You need to buy 1 Nintendo swicht + 1 game per family member + 1 online sub to be able to each play the story. This game, and nintendo globally is a shame.
    I'm done with nintendo, you will never have 1$ from me anymore.
  89. SweetCherry561
    Jul 9, 2020
    1
    Only 1 island per console- even if you have separate profiles, nope! Only 1 island. They expect you to buy another Switch for each additional island. What if you have a family and everyone just wants to enjoy the game? Unbelievable.
  90. DrWANG
    Jul 17, 2020
    0
    I really don't like this game, it takes too much time to play(farming).
    Only the first few hours were fun. :(
  91. blacktalon
    Aug 28, 2020
    1
    Boring, tedious and devoid of content. This isn't a game but more of a chore and is an absolute rip-off, value wise, demanding a AAA full price sticker. The game should be a $20 USD title at best given how repetitive and empty the "gameplay" is. I couldn't tolerate it for more than 5-10 hours and is, easily, one of my biggest regrets on the Switch. Too bad I bought a digital copy,Boring, tedious and devoid of content. This isn't a game but more of a chore and is an absolute rip-off, value wise, demanding a AAA full price sticker. The game should be a $20 USD title at best given how repetitive and empty the "gameplay" is. I couldn't tolerate it for more than 5-10 hours and is, easily, one of my biggest regrets on the Switch. Too bad I bought a digital copy, otherwise I would've traded it a few days after buying it. Can't recommend this to anyone unless you're a fan of burning money.… Expand
  92. Yasin0666
    Jun 15, 2021
    0
    The game has good graphics....that's all you can say about this "game". If you can call it "game"....
    The Villagers don't have any personality, The dialogues are repetitive, The Events are really boring and the Updates are empty and just not good. I have over 1000 hours in the game but only because i started a new Island everytime it got boring. We NEED gameplay new dialogues, more    The game has good graphics....that's all you can say about this "game". If you can call it "game"....
    The Villagers don't have any personality, The dialogues are repetitive, The Events are really boring and the Updates are empty and just not good. I have over 1000 hours in the game but only because i started a new Island everytime it got boring. We NEED gameplay new dialogues, more personality!!! NO New objects    … Expand
  93. andrea3
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    The kids and I were excited to get this after watching the trailer, since we are stuck at home. They play a lot of minecraft and like to play in each other's worlds. I was ok with sharing an island, sharing resources, and working together. It could have been fun to play as a team. Now that we're playing though the game is miserable for players 2-4. My son can't unlock an axe so he hadThe kids and I were excited to get this after watching the trailer, since we are stuck at home. They play a lot of minecraft and like to play in each other's worlds. I was ok with sharing an island, sharing resources, and working together. It could have been fun to play as a team. Now that we're playing though the game is miserable for players 2-4. My son can't unlock an axe so he had to get his sister, who happened to get lucky and be the first player, to make him one. The only work around is having the rest of us play multiplayer using her character, but she is still the only one who can complete any of the tasks and advance the game. It's boring and frustrating for the other players. I would return it but they are invested in the island now, but it's creating a lot of conflict. Do not recommend for families. I'm not buying another Switch for me to casually take part in one game. My pre teen daughter who is player one doesn't even play video games that much anymore. It's pretty ridiculous that Nintendo thinks we will all just buy another system or two for one game. It should not have been marketed as multiplayer and I feel like the advertising video was completely misleading.… Expand
  94. 8bheotapus
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Ideally this would be like the GameCube version, where every player could have their own island, but that's not horrible by itself. What's horrible is only allowing one player per console to be the "real player", while everyone else gets half a game. I own hundreds of games and I cannot think of a single other game designed as a "one player per console" game. This would be inexplicableIdeally this would be like the GameCube version, where every player could have their own island, but that's not horrible by itself. What's horrible is only allowing one player per console to be the "real player", while everyone else gets half a game. I own hundreds of games and I cannot think of a single other game designed as a "one player per console" game. This would be inexplicable if it wasn't Nintendo.… Expand
  95. budweiserbuck
    Mar 27, 2020
    4
    I love this game, but like all the other reviews I don't like the "1 island per switch", my brother was super excited for this game and it's terrible to see him upset, that just broke my connection with the game. I get some people are going to say, "Why don't you just share?" Well, I'm now learning that the first visitor, Me, has all the power, from naming the island, to even getting DIYI love this game, but like all the other reviews I don't like the "1 island per switch", my brother was super excited for this game and it's terrible to see him upset, that just broke my connection with the game. I get some people are going to say, "Why don't you just share?" Well, I'm now learning that the first visitor, Me, has all the power, from naming the island, to even getting DIY recipes. Nintendo please fix this! I don't want to see my brother upset and have to get a new switch! Switches are kinda pricey for our family, plus getting a new copy would just break the bank.… Expand
  96. Odande
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Nintendo did a really cool thing where the first player to make their character on your Switch is the ONLY player who actually has access to the entire game. I cannot give resources to Tom Nook for building upgrades or progress my town in any meaningful way. I cannot for the life of me understand why Nintendo thought that only 1/8 people should be the one to have access to all of the gameNintendo did a really cool thing where the first player to make their character on your Switch is the ONLY player who actually has access to the entire game. I cannot give resources to Tom Nook for building upgrades or progress my town in any meaningful way. I cannot for the life of me understand why Nintendo thought that only 1/8 people should be the one to have access to all of the game leaving 7 other players with a demo version.

    I was about to buy a freaking Switch Lite and ANOTHER copy of AC:NH until I realized I can't transfer saves!!! Good moves Nintendo. Game is essentially unplayable unless the primary player is giving you a play by play update of EVERYTHING that's happening on their end and even then secondary players can't even give those resources to the NPC's that need them. This is basically like how in Sonic and Knuckles the person who plays Tails is just aimlessly flying around the level where as Sonic is the actual one who's really in control.    … Expand
  97. Hypercharge
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    This is not a multiplayer game. It will likely become one when Nintendo figures out how to charge people another $60 for the functionality.
  98. fillecerise
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    Appalling money-grab from Nintendo in that only one island can be made PER SWITCH. This means if you want to fully experience the game, you must buy another switch console. This is ridiculous and I have never played a game that does not allow for more than one save file on the same console. Nintendo must fix this, as it is transparent that this design choice was greed-driven.
  99. Tyryx
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    The game is completely ruined for the second player. With the inability for multiple islands you would think Nintendo would have made all players on the island equal. No. Only the original character can actually participate in the majority of the game. Only they can build things and upgrade shops and progress the game. All other characters are treated as second class citizens. This isThe game is completely ruined for the second player. With the inability for multiple islands you would think Nintendo would have made all players on the island equal. No. Only the original character can actually participate in the majority of the game. Only they can build things and upgrade shops and progress the game. All other characters are treated as second class citizens. This is completely ridiculous. As someone who shares a switch, and has been waiting for this game for seven years, I am unable to play it because I can’t access what was advertised due to these arbitrary limitations that are outdated and unnecessary.… Expand
  100. jennaleigh0
    Mar 29, 2020
    4
    Multiplayer sucks. It really makes it hard to enjoy the game when you bought it to play with your partner and the second player is so limited it is boring. It makes sense for children sharing the game with one being too young to make decisions but feels ridiculous and a waste of money for adults to play. And don't get me started on the one island per console problem (eye-roll).

    Stardew    Multiplayer sucks. It really makes it hard to enjoy the game when you bought it to play with your partner and the second player is so limited it is boring. It makes sense for children sharing the game with one being too young to make decisions but feels ridiculous and a waste of money for adults to play. And don't get me started on the one island per console problem (eye-roll).

    Stardew Valley makes Nintendo look lazy and money-hungry for putting this out and marketing it as multiplayer. The animation is cute though and I really hope Nintendo beefs up multiplayer.    … Expand
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#3 Best Switch Game of 2020
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90

Universal acclaim - based on 111 Critic Reviews

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  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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