Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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Mixed or average reviews- based on 6617 Ratings

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  1. Djdjfjfjj
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    Good but bad Nintendo only allowing one island per console we can’t transfer our saves or download our saves I hope Nintendo will add save recovery soon
  2. nofx911
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    Normally, I would give this game an 8 out of 10, but I can not believe Nintendo would allow a first person release that is so incredibly crippled. Against better judgement I decided to try the game knowing that there is only one island per switch (I have never played animal crossings games before so did not realize how annoying that would be). However, they made is worse since the personNormally, I would give this game an 8 out of 10, but I can not believe Nintendo would allow a first person release that is so incredibly crippled. Against better judgement I decided to try the game knowing that there is only one island per switch (I have never played animal crossings games before so did not realize how annoying that would be). However, they made is worse since the person that creates the island holds everyone else back. I do not have time to play right now, but my son is home and he is essential stuck since I do not have time to play. Maybe I missed something or did not understand when setting everything up, but that for all companies to be that anti consumer I would have never guessed Nintendo. Just seems like a cash grab from a company that has one of the hottest systems ruining a game that would be very good otherwise.… Expand
  3. ChrisLinen
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    So they disabled cloud saves even though I'm paying $20/year for that. Next, you can't have more than one island per console, so if me and my sister wanted separate islands, we would have to spend $360 dollars to buy an entire new Switch just to have 2 islands. Oh and don't forget that certain features of the game are only available to the player who created the island, so single player isSo they disabled cloud saves even though I'm paying $20/year for that. Next, you can't have more than one island per console, so if me and my sister wanted separate islands, we would have to spend $360 dollars to buy an entire new Switch just to have 2 islands. Oh and don't forget that certain features of the game are only available to the player who created the island, so single player is broken for everyone except the island creator. Oh and they made it a lot harder to "time travel" in the game. On the 3ds animal crossing, I would set my game time 2 hours different because I like to play every morning at around 6:00 AM and my school starts at 8:00 AM. Everything important in the game happens at 8, so I just set the time so that when it's actually 6, the game thinks it's 8:00. Now it's harder to change the in-game time, so I literally cannot play the game because everything important happens while I am in school. Wow, Nintendo's first party games are getting so bad. The older ones like Smash, Mario Kart, BOTW, etc. were really good but Animal Crossing, Luigi's Mansion 3, and Mario Maker 2 are all really bad. Their online is absolutely screwed, I can't believe they make me pay $20 for a broken system. Don't buy this game.… Expand
  4. Garblovian
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Broken multi-player ruined the game. The local co-op is the most poorly designed game mechanic I've ever seen. Why couldn't they just make it split screen like every other game... ever? Beyond that the fact that everyone on a one switch has to share an island is the most desperate attempt to get people to but more switches.
  5. Nmo
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    So no cloud saves, only 1 island per console, and everyone except player 1 is screwed over to just collecting flowers? Don't buy this
  6. Chriosania
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    Be great if I could play the game. One island per console and the nonsense "resident rep" makes it impossible for multiple people to play this game. I'm locked out of most of the game because the first player hasn't unlocked everything yet. Hardly a family game for what one would consider the most family friend console. Worst AC to date if things aren't fixed....and I've played almost every game.
  7. Ununheptium
    Mar 24, 2020
    4
    Great game, but Nintendo needs to fix the multiplayer couch issue. Every player's account on the switch should be able to access everything and progress. There is no sense of community with just 1 leader and the other players not being able to make major decisions. I don't mind the one island per console .
  8. Pillowytuba1
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    This game is truly a 1 player game!!! I bought it because it said up to 8 players. Such a lie! False advertising and makes kids very sad. You need a switch per player to really enjoy the game. It has made kids everywhere cry!!!! BIG MISTAKE NINTENDO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  9. hello-ev
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    This game would be so close to perfect -- the graphics are gorgeous, the new options for customization and design are excellent, and Nook Miles are a fun addition. HOWEVER, its one fatal flaw is how greatly secondary players are hamstrung, and it's enough of an issue for us that it takes a lot of my enjoyment out of the game and eclipses all the positives.

    I was the one to start the    This game would be so close to perfect -- the graphics are gorgeous, the new options for customization and design are excellent, and Nook Miles are a fun addition. HOWEVER, its one fatal flaw is how greatly secondary players are hamstrung, and it's enough of an issue for us that it takes a lot of my enjoyment out of the game and eclipses all the positives.

    I was the one to start the game on our Switch because I had a day off work, and therefore relegated my partner's save file to being a sidekick that can't contribute to the main storyline or placement of buildings, and is stuck waiting on whatever progress I make in the game. Even though I have the "privilege" of being the first player and RR, my enjoyment in the game is totally shot because I know I took the "good" spot from my partner.

    We'd GLADLY buy a second copy of the game so we could each have our own island, but we can't afford to purchase an entire second Switch just because Nintendo can't get their act together.

    It's really a shame that such a great game is totally marred by this (very intentional) design flaw.    … Expand
  10. Shelly34
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    The new Animal Crossing is really successful and it is great fun to play this game.
    There are many innovations and the gameplay has been made very motivating.
    Now comes the big BUT: You can only build one island per console and per game. That means the second player has the A .... card. We are currently playing the game in party mode on the couch together and we are just EXTREMELY    The new Animal Crossing is really successful and it is great fun to play this game.
    There are many innovations and the gameplay has been made very motivating.

    Now comes the big BUT:
    You can only build one island per console and per game. That means the second player has the A .... card. We are currently playing the game in party mode on the couch together and we are just EXTREMELY disappointed with Nintendo.
    How can you develop a game today that has such a bad couch co-op mode and then ask a family that everyone should buy a console and a game if you want to build your own island and not all the time like want to run one annoying tag after the other.
    A split screen, for example, would have been a great idea for the couch co-op, where the second player can go wherever he wants and do whatever he wants, that should be possible without any problems in 2020.

    I actually would have liked to give the game 5 stars, but I'm just disappointed with Nintendo, it's not that difficult to provide a separate island for each player on a console.

    Unfortunately, all other players lose the fun of the game !!!!    … Expand
  11. HULK9362
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    I am not a fan that their can only be one island per switch. I hope they fix this soon.
  12. explodingbears
    Mar 24, 2020
    3
    This review is written from someone who shares a console with other users, so the review will reflect that experience. Sharing a single island amongst several other players is seriously disappointing, and leaves much to be desired. Progression and game features are severely limited to anyone who doesn't play as the primary island inhabitant. There is no shared progression toward islandThis review is written from someone who shares a console with other users, so the review will reflect that experience. Sharing a single island amongst several other players is seriously disappointing, and leaves much to be desired. Progression and game features are severely limited to anyone who doesn't play as the primary island inhabitant. There is no shared progression toward island milestones, and key items or crafting abilities are not distributed in the same manner, leaving an imbalanced playing experience. Players who are not the first to set foot on the island are demoted to mere scavengers of resources, with limited contribution to island development. The choice to not have separate islands for separate players, and to limit the developmental experience for players that share the island, is highly disappointing, and appears to be the greatest complaint with the game. It became very apparent that this was a poor system wheat the point in the game where the first set of new inhabitants are joining the island and the primary player is given some dozen new crafting recipes and the objective of placing and furnishing several new homes across the island. Secondary players during this timeframe get none of the same recipes, are merely told to "talk to the primary resident" for instructions, and cannot contribute in any way to the progression aside from collecting raw materials like mindless robots. Not quite the shared gaming experience people are looking for. Certain choices like these made the experience feel extremely imbalanced and truly disappointing from the standpoint of someone who might not be the primary inhabitant. The only reason I could see Nintendo choosing to design the game in this way is to persuade people to have multiple consoles and copies of the game. One island per console is just not a good approach and could have been much better had single console multi-player been designed more intelligently.… Expand
  13. tony7705
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Bought this to play with my girlfriend for local couch co-op, but all the second player can do is fish and pick stuff up. It's not really co-op. You have a glorified helper. Super boring. If you bought this for co-op like I did, reconsider.
  14. Carl55
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    This game was ruined for me by the singular island garbage. It needs to be fixed.
  15. Evil_Abed
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Great game if you’re player 1. For everyone else on the same switch, it’s a fraction of the game.
  16. Rhuido
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    A game that is thought for the family and is about sharing, this is where it fails. A game meant to have family and friends playing together, only in fact, allows one island per Switch console and caps the other users of the Switch to the development and choices of the first user. Simple example: collect all the fruits for your own user and you'll be selfish enough not to give yourA game that is thought for the family and is about sharing, this is where it fails. A game meant to have family and friends playing together, only in fact, allows one island per Switch console and caps the other users of the Switch to the development and choices of the first user. Simple example: collect all the fruits for your own user and you'll be selfish enough not to give your younger sister the fruits she so deserved. I'm sorry Nintendo, I don't feel good about being selfish to my younger sister, that's not how my parents raised me. I can't agree with this choice from Nintendo and it actually concerns me why they would make such a choice for a family game.… Expand
  17. knowblesse
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Still can not understand the main concept of the game.
    There is really thin gap between the peaceful and the boring. I think this game is the latter. After playing the game for three days, I felt this is kind of "take-out fast food version of peace ." If you can be peaceful by playing the game, just eat an ice cream cone or listen to the ambient seashore sound from the YouTube. It's    Still can not understand the main concept of the game.
    There is really thin gap between the peaceful and the boring. I think this game is the latter. After playing the game for three days, I felt this is kind of "take-out fast food version of peace ." If you can be peaceful by playing the game, just eat an ice cream cone or listen to the ambient seashore sound from the YouTube. It's cheaper and effective.    … Expand
  18. ClayT
    Mar 25, 2020
    2
    Created an account just to add my voice to the crowd. I bought the game for my fiancé and I to play together. Of the two of us, I am the one who is much more likely to play. I let her play the game first so that she could name the island and choose where she wanted her house. Little did I know that she would become the primary player, essentially locking me out of progressing the island onCreated an account just to add my voice to the crowd. I bought the game for my fiancé and I to play together. Of the two of us, I am the one who is much more likely to play. I let her play the game first so that she could name the island and choose where she wanted her house. Little did I know that she would become the primary player, essentially locking me out of progressing the island on my own at all. What is the point in separating what each player has the capability of doing? She mostly enjoys fishing and catching butterflies, and isn’t interested at all in grinding material. None the less, it’s up to her to progress the game, building items for new homes, opening the museum, etc. On top of that, she’s given recipes that I don’t get to make these things for the home. The secondary account is just at pure disadvantage. I knew coming into the game that we had to share an island, which I had no issue with. What I didn’t realize was that I had to deal with a caste system and have my villager live like a second hand citizen. There was no warning that the secondary account was going to have limited influence on the island. There is no way to switch who is in what position, either. Nintendo really needs to fix this issue. I would be having a thoroughly enjoyable time if it wasn’t for this awful system.… Expand
  19. Amyka
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst family game ever!!!! IT IS BASICALLY A ONE PERSON GAME.
    NO, YOU CANNOT PLAY TOGETHER WITHOUT FIGHTS!!! BECAUSE ONLY THE PERSON WHO STARTS THE GAME GET TO ADVANCE. THE REST OF THE PLAYERS ARE JUST LIKE VISITORS ON THE ISLAND AND HAVE LIMITED THINGS TO DO. WHAT WERE THEY THINKING??? WILL BE RETURNING THE GAME !!!!    … Expand
  20. ffguru86
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    I am the second player, which is horrible. I’ve found out, four days in, why I have not been progressing. Player 1 has all of the power. Player 2 just gets to sit back and watch things happen. I don’t mind sharing an island — I think it’s a great idea, but human villagers should have equal rights. I’m done playing this. I hope Player 1 enjoys the experience alone.
  21. Ziphoroc
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Normally Nintendo releases games in great condition with minimal issues on release. However with New Horizons I am frustrated with how rushed the game’s multiplayer functions. It truly feels as if the game was designed for only one player in mind, with the split screen added last second. The first player to play the game being the ONLY person able to make any progress to the island makesNormally Nintendo releases games in great condition with minimal issues on release. However with New Horizons I am frustrated with how rushed the game’s multiplayer functions. It truly feels as if the game was designed for only one player in mind, with the split screen added last second. The first player to play the game being the ONLY person able to make any progress to the island makes zero sense. Until you realize that it’s one island per Switch console, making it obvious that Nintendo is doing it for the money. Being the second player to play the game absolutely sucks. You can’t even pick up items off the ground and have them go to your own inventory. You have to pass leader back and forth and if you accidentally pick up something while not being the leader, you have to go retrieve it from a recycle bin. The second player cannot even open their own inventory to equip items, they have to cycle through their favorites with X, and if you pass what you want you have to cycle through them all again. It just feels completely clunky when you aren’t playing as leader. I don’t understand why they didn’t simply allow the second player to also have inventory access, even if it’s one player at a time. It also makes no sense at all why each account can’t make their own island. Even if you buy 2 copies of the game, the second copy is essentially scrap because its all tied to the console itself. Bottom line is in order to let more than one person have the full game experience, they also must purchase an additional Switch console for their self, which is extremely greedy of Nintendo to do.… Expand
  22. Digisplicer
    Mar 26, 2020
    2
    Really fun and relaxing game if you're the only one playing it on the Nintendo Switch. DO NOT BUY IF YOU HAVE OTHERS WHO WANT TO PLAY THE GAME WITHOUT THEIR OWN SWITCH. Anybody else besides the first person to play the game on a single console is going to have a bad time. It's a single player game disguised as a multiplayer game. Each console shares an island so if the first player doesReally fun and relaxing game if you're the only one playing it on the Nintendo Switch. DO NOT BUY IF YOU HAVE OTHERS WHO WANT TO PLAY THE GAME WITHOUT THEIR OWN SWITCH. Anybody else besides the first person to play the game on a single console is going to have a bad time. It's a single player game disguised as a multiplayer game. Each console shares an island so if the first player does all the things, there's nothing left for the other players to do and they cannot start their own island, there is only one.

    Shame on the designers or whomever decided that this was a good restriction to have. It's supposedly to curb cheating... CHEATING, in a non-competitive game. Instead it just harms the others who would like to have their own island and make their own choices. it also makes Nintendo look greedy because the only way to get your own experience in a family is to have multiple Switch consoles and multiple copies of the game.

    I hope they get the message that people are really unhappy with this and feel swindled. Fix it please Nintendo.    … Expand
  23. Torokun
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    Nintendo has done a great job keeping the consistency of the franchise over span of decades. You have games such as Mario and Zelda where the gameplay matured with new hardwares. You also have games such as Pokemon and Smash Bros where the core gameplay has been kept consistent. I would keep Animal Crossing under that latter category.

    I have no complain about the gameplay aspect.    Nintendo has done a great job keeping the consistency of the franchise over span of decades. You have games such as Mario and Zelda where the gameplay matured with new hardwares. You also have games such as Pokemon and Smash Bros where the core gameplay has been kept consistent. I would keep Animal Crossing under that latter category.

    I have no complain about the gameplay aspect. However, it is a great shame that Nintendo is keeping the multiplayer to be limited to one island per Switch. If you are going to commit to account based system and let multiplay users to have their own account, you simply can not have this approach of locking different account holders under one environment.

    How awesome would it have been if you as a different user starts your own game and a new island emerges and you get to have your own experience. And you can go visit your family members' island?

    It kinda baffles me why Nintendo did not go for this approach with superior hardware such as Switch.    … Expand
  24. Supmotto
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    Well I can't play the properly game since I let my sister play before me, I either have to delete her save and be a terrible brother or just let her play the game unless I buy another switch Nice one nintendo.
  25. aortaclogger
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    Game is completed ruined for all subsequent users if the first player to open the game and set up the island stops playing. I played for 10 hours as second player before realising this. Can’t even unlock the axe recipe myself or participate in any island events. WHAT IS THIS DECISION? And it’s not even communicated in game like “Oh, I can’t give you that because Player 1 needs to do itGame is completed ruined for all subsequent users if the first player to open the game and set up the island stops playing. I played for 10 hours as second player before realising this. Can’t even unlock the axe recipe myself or participate in any island events. WHAT IS THIS DECISION? And it’s not even communicated in game like “Oh, I can’t give you that because Player 1 needs to do it first!”

    Give each user their own island WTF    … Expand
  26. Friendzie
    Mar 27, 2020
    1
    All of the positive reviews are from people who had the game to themselves. For a family it's just not fun that only one person can have the full game experience. There's really no good reason for it. The original Gamecube version in 2001 only required you have additional memory cards, not multiple Gamecubes. Now in 2020 we need multiple Switch consoles to do the same thing? Massive stepAll of the positive reviews are from people who had the game to themselves. For a family it's just not fun that only one person can have the full game experience. There's really no good reason for it. The original Gamecube version in 2001 only required you have additional memory cards, not multiple Gamecubes. Now in 2020 we need multiple Switch consoles to do the same thing? Massive step backwards. Also, this game is nearly identical to every other version in every meaningful way. The quality of life improvements they added would be the equivalent of a free patch for any other major release, but in Animal Crossing you pay full price for a new game. Listen, I love the Switch and I love Nintendo, but it's a miss for me. If you never played an Animal Crossing game, and you want a very chill relaxed game to play, and you are the only gamer in your house, maybe you could give it a shot. Or if you are just hopelessly addicted to Animal Crossing I suppose you might still think this is great. For everyone else: avoid it.… Expand
  27. Alithinar
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    Complete scam. In order to access all the features advertised as being included in the game you are required to buy an extra Switch for every person in the household and a new copy of the game for each of them. I shouldn't have to spend an extra $1000 just to be able to play the game I already paid for.
  28. robrcf
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    Minus 9 points for 1 island per switch. You have to share all resources on your island with everyone in your house who plays which causes a lot of unnecessary stress. There is no excuse to have this restriction.
  29. andrewasshol
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    The fact that they restrict multiplayer options so much is just sad, hopefully Nintendo notices the review bombing and actually updates the game to have fewer restrictions
  30. Camelapollo3439
    Mar 28, 2020
    3
    Well sadly I got to be the second islander, at first I was excited I got to live with my brother on the same island, but the problems started to appear soon there after... Basically there were no resources around, the other villagers are pointless, I can't even donate for building like come on man I want to help out. Nontheless it is a beautiful game, but I just can't play it basically, IWell sadly I got to be the second islander, at first I was excited I got to live with my brother on the same island, but the problems started to appear soon there after... Basically there were no resources around, the other villagers are pointless, I can't even donate for building like come on man I want to help out. Nontheless it is a beautiful game, but I just can't play it basically, I can only fish and catch bugs to sell and that's it, I'm stuck in that same loop and honestly it can get boring.… Expand
  31. Nintendok
    Mar 24, 2020
    3
    Only one island per switch? Me and my girlfriend were really looking forward to playing, game is ok but I'm not paying 300 on a new switch to get another island.
  32. Splicex
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    This is an incredible game for the first user to make a character. Anyone else who plans on playing only gets part of the action. Players 1 makes all of the decisions while everyone else has to wait on player 1. If player 1 isn't very active.... well too bad for everyone else. You must buy another switch for each person if they don't want to be treated as 2nd class. My family is soThis is an incredible game for the first user to make a character. Anyone else who plans on playing only gets part of the action. Players 1 makes all of the decisions while everyone else has to wait on player 1. If player 1 isn't very active.... well too bad for everyone else. You must buy another switch for each person if they don't want to be treated as 2nd class. My family is so disappointed. We knew one island per switch was coming and we accepted that but the hamstringing of everyone but player 1 really kills the vibe. It also puts undue pressure on player 1 to make progress or feel guilty for holding everyone else back. Families don't need a game causing stress like that. We could just play monopoly or mario party if we want to have hard feelings with each other.… Expand
  33. wagstaff
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    Although the game is beautiful and very inviting to play this only enhances my frustration with only being able to have 1 island per console and only 1 full game experience per console, don't label the game as an 8 player game when 7 of them are pointless!

    I got this game to play with my girlfriend and due to this big issue it has taken the fun away from us both being able to create and    Although the game is beautiful and very inviting to play this only enhances my frustration with only being able to have 1 island per console and only 1 full game experience per console, don't label the game as an 8 player game when 7 of them are pointless!

    I got this game to play with my girlfriend and due to this big issue it has taken the fun away from us both being able to create and explore the game. I hope Nintendo fix this issue soon!    … Expand
  34. King1021
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    Having only one player pretty much be in control of the island sucks and is more of a single person game which was really disheartening. Stuff like this can turn fans away from playing the game again
  35. andrewdroth
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    Abysmal second player functionality. The progress in the game is locked by what the first player does.
  36. LPDani
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    EDIT:
    Some people just refuse to understand the situation so Im going to copy it directly from nintendo support:
    Is there a way to create multiple islands? You can only create one island per Nintendo Switch system, even if you use multiple games. A different system is required to create a different island. The island save data is saved on the Nintendo Switch system, so there will only    EDIT:
    Some people just refuse to understand the situation so Im going to copy it directly from nintendo support:
    Is there a way to create multiple islands?
    You can only create one island per Nintendo Switch system, even if you use multiple games. A different system is required to create a different island.
    The island save data is saved on the Nintendo Switch system, so there will only be one island (save file), even if different games are used on the same system.

    If I purchase a second system, can I transfer the save file (island data) to a different console?
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons does not support the ability to transfer your save file from one Nintendo Switch system to another.

    Is this game compatible with Save Data Cloud?
    This game does not support the Save Data Cloud functionality of Nintendo Switch Online.

    When multiple players live on one island, does everyone have access to the same places and items?
    There are some tasks on the island that the Resident Representative (first resident on the island) must complete before the related features will be open to other players. For example, only the Resident Representative can receive and set up Blathers’ museum tent.
    It is not possible to reassign the Resident Representative role to another player. If certain places or items in the game aren’t available for island residents, have the Resident Representative progress to the point where the item or feature is available for them, then try again.

    So for people who are trying to defend this by saying this was always the case with the franchise, firstly its not true, secondly its frikkin 2020, there is literally no logical reason for not letting people have multiple save files, the only reason is to make people buy new consoles.
    If you intend to play alone, lucky you, but most of us don't. Think of a couple or a family with kids, don't tell me they should buy a new console for each family member just because "the franchise was always like this". Im sorry, but this is just BS.

    Original review: Was looking forward to play this with my wife, then I came across the information that the game is limited to one save per SYSTEM, so not even buying two copies of the game is enough, I would need to buy another switch just for this game... wtf director Aya Kyogoku and Producer Hisashi Nogami ?? why dont you want me to buy your game??    … Expand
  37. ocommodityo
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    My partner and I purchased. We realized today that the 2nd user really is just a visitor and can't progress anything. I really don't understand this logic here. As it stands one player really can't do anything in the game until the other has time to move things forward.

    There are no separated save slots. It does not matter if you have a unique nintendo login. There is one island    My partner and I purchased. We realized today that the 2nd user really is just a visitor and can't progress anything. I really don't understand this logic here. As it stands one player really can't do anything in the game until the other has time to move things forward.

    There are no separated save slots. It does not matter if you have a unique nintendo login. There is one island per switch and the first person to login is the only person that progresses/names the island. It even limits how the 2nd player gets items.

    So completely avoid this title unless you are the sole player on your switch. This was a waste of a purchase. As it stands for a family household, it is actually $300+ to have a working animal crossing title. Well, plus having a separate online account as well, lol.    … Expand
  38. Henlo
    Mar 25, 2020
    4
    Overall a really good game but it sucks that you can't play the on same island on a secondary console. My primary reason for me to buy the game was to play on the same Island as my fiance at the same time instead of this bad couch co-op. Or atleast be able to play the game split screened. I'm dissapointed. :/
  39. travisfisher
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    I loved this game at first. My girlfriend turned me onto it as she had played the previous ones. I bought it for her on my switch as we live together and have been watching her play. She was having a blast so I I decided to join the fun! Upon starting a new player, I was shocked that I couldn't have my own island, but I thought that it wouldn't be an issue. So I joined her island andI loved this game at first. My girlfriend turned me onto it as she had played the previous ones. I bought it for her on my switch as we live together and have been watching her play. She was having a blast so I I decided to join the fun! Upon starting a new player, I was shocked that I couldn't have my own island, but I thought that it wouldn't be an issue. So I joined her island and placed my tent, and started to gather supplies and fish. It was awesome! I played for 5 hours collecting all the fish I could and saving up money for the house. I figured I would help my girlfriend out and add to her projects to progress the island but quickly realized that my options for progression or helping progress were utterly null and void. I was disappointed but continued to play anyway until I could not go any further without my girlfriend (the main player) progressing forward. The next day my girlfriend and I were looking forward to playing local co-op, and I joined her game only to realize that my options for local co-op were also wholly lacking. Not only could I not access my inventory, but I also couldn't interact with anything. Not to mention that anything I picked up not only didn't get saved to my player, but it also didn't get saved to my girlfriends player; it just got shot to some community box in the Community Center. I was reduced to pretty much just following her around running in circles.

    Safe to say that was the last straw. I went from being utterly enamored with the game, shouting praise to my friends, to being completely turned off. The only way for me to enjoy it would be to buy another switch for $300 and another copy of the game for $60, and I'm not going to spend $360 for one game.

    The game is great otherwise, and minus the lack of multiplayer and almost disrespect from Nintendo to the 2nd player, I would have quickly given this game a 10.    … Expand
  40. Bradfordo
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    http://chng.it/cBh8N9py this link sends you to a petition to get more than one island per switch. If we want to make change, we are going to have to do something about it. According to most people who purchased the game and are not sharing it, they are getting an incredible experience akin to Fallout 3 (genre notwithstanding). The only reason I make this statement is due to the fact thathttp://chng.it/cBh8N9py this link sends you to a petition to get more than one island per switch. If we want to make change, we are going to have to do something about it. According to most people who purchased the game and are not sharing it, they are getting an incredible experience akin to Fallout 3 (genre notwithstanding). The only reason I make this statement is due to the fact that if you are player 2 expecting to have as much fun as player 1, the second player on Animal Crossing: New Horizons is basically getting an experience similar to Fallout 76., which basically means there are no resources and no reason to progress through the game. The fact that this game doesn't allow more than one save file PER SWITCH tells me that Nintendo is trying to RIP people off, and I beware sick of these companies making decisions that try and sway people into spending more money so they can have the same experience as the other person in the house. Beware, even during a quarantine, only the first account has access to do anything remotely fun on this game. If you plan on playing this game after someone else has started an account, just be weary of the fact that you are basically getting a watered down version of the game with no replay value whatsoever. I purchased this game, and now that I started an account after my girlfriend, I basically wasted 60 bucks, and honestly, I'm kinda thinking this is a sketchy attempt at getting people to purchase separate Nintendo switch consoles just so they can have the same experience as the first person's account. Nintendo, please do the right thing and allow separate saves so I can at least enjoy this game. I purchased this game for 60 bucks, but I'm getting a crappy experience because you all took away a feature that is literally in 99% of video games. I've never heard of not being able to have at least one extra save file. Change your ways or these 0 reviews are going to increase.… Expand
  41. Stryker34
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Typical nintendo being 2 decades behind the times when it comes to basic features we expect from games. One island per console.... The people who share the island with the p"primary owner" end up getting a half baked experience. This game should allow multiple account Dave's on a console. Like every game for the past 20 years.
  42. MrDripyDrip
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    The fact that they force you to buy another switch to actually be able to enjoy the game if you’re not the primary player is so greedy i have never seen anything like that, disappointed.
  43. bjoern5jahre
    Mar 26, 2020
    4
    I like the game. Would rate it a lot higher, if it weren't for the shared island or one mayor of the island thing. My GF started our Island. And I wouldn't have a problem with her being the mayor and all. I even like the fact that we share the island.
    But I can't even contribute to building the houses for the new residents which made my interest in the game drop immensely. Feels like the    I like the game. Would rate it a lot higher, if it weren't for the shared island or one mayor of the island thing. My GF started our Island. And I wouldn't have a problem with her being the mayor and all. I even like the fact that we share the island.
    But I can't even contribute to building the houses for the new residents which made my interest in the game drop immensely. Feels like the first player is getting a lot more out of the game which sucks in my opinion. At least make it optional so everyone can contribute and everyone gets the same furniture and all...    … Expand
  44. Mbizzle
    Mar 26, 2020
    4
    I don’t even care that the same console players must stay on the same island. My daughter is the primary resident and I take over after bed time, thinking I would advance through the games stages for the both of us. After paying of home loans, banking more than 100k in bells, and finding more that 25 species in less than a week; I was stumped as to why I couldn’t get the recipe for an axI don’t even care that the same console players must stay on the same island. My daughter is the primary resident and I take over after bed time, thinking I would advance through the games stages for the both of us. After paying of home loans, banking more than 100k in bells, and finding more that 25 species in less than a week; I was stumped as to why I couldn’t get the recipe for an ax or shovel. I even banked up additional miles to buy the DIY recipe pack in the miles store, only to find out that I still need those original flimsy DIY recipes to even access them. After much frustration and research , I realized what the problem was. So now I have to what ? Go into my daughters account, get her through the stages so we BOTH have access to new things. So what is the point of having multiple players ? Who would ever think this was a good idea ? I’m sure as hell not buying another console just to have my own island in the middle of a GLOBAL PANDEMIC. Bad form.… Expand
  45. Clampo502
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    While the game is beautiful and the game play is well designed I cannot over look Nintendo's greed. The fact that there is only one island per switch is disappointing. it wouldn't be so bad if every player after the first was not restricted from doing in game story content. With out these story missions the 2and player misses out on most DIY recipes and cannot contribute to buildingWhile the game is beautiful and the game play is well designed I cannot over look Nintendo's greed. The fact that there is only one island per switch is disappointing. it wouldn't be so bad if every player after the first was not restricted from doing in game story content. With out these story missions the 2and player misses out on most DIY recipes and cannot contribute to building the town. Seeing as this is the entire point of the game its frustrating that I bought this for my wife. And she cant enjoy the game because of the limitations. This was very frustrating and demotivating to her and almost made her not wanting to play. This shameless attempt by Nintendo Nintendo to make families by multiple consoles is unacceptable. Animal crossing is supposed to be about build and community. Only the first layer has that ability Unless this is patch ed I would avoid this game unless you are a single person with out family members that will want to play a FAMILY GAME . I give this a 1… Expand
  46. Logan43000
    Mar 26, 2020
    3
    I love the look of this game and wish I were leaving a better review. Unfortunately my partner started playing it first and since we share a switch I can’t create my own island. I was really hoping to have my own area to customize and my own story to progress through. Love my boyfriend, not looking to do any more couples decorating than we already do.

    Not gonna give it a Zero, because    I love the look of this game and wish I were leaving a better review. Unfortunately my partner started playing it first and since we share a switch I can’t create my own island. I was really hoping to have my own area to customize and my own story to progress through. Love my boyfriend, not looking to do any more couples decorating than we already do.

    Not gonna give it a Zero, because that doesn’t reflect the large amount of work that went into this game. But I certainly won’t be that interested in seeing what it has to offer until I can start fresh.    … Expand
  47. Vandyy
    Mar 26, 2020
    4
    Due to the one island limit and that the first player is the only one who can advance the story. Because of this it has made being a second player a second class villager. On top of that what was a storyline that you can do eventually a job as you are holding back your other players abilities. Making being the first player a job not fun.
  48. hallak1
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    So you cant create more than 1 island per switch, and me and many other buyers of this game have to share their switch with someone, this limitation is ridiculous! The switch has the power to do so, and the only reason I see nintendo doing this is to increase the switch sales, this is just disgusting!
  49. Sbrocket
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    ACNH’s one island per Switch console local multiplayer is a total money grab.
  50. EmPir3
    Mar 26, 2020
    2
    Kind of sucks when you have to share islands with people on the same switch. It just causes problems between people and overall is a whole mess. The game is still solid but if you’re not the island representative then there’s really not much to do because you can’t progress through the story/quest. Not to mention, even if you buy the game cartridge you are still not able to make aKind of sucks when you have to share islands with people on the same switch. It just causes problems between people and overall is a whole mess. The game is still solid but if you’re not the island representative then there’s really not much to do because you can’t progress through the story/quest. Not to mention, even if you buy the game cartridge you are still not able to make a different island with other profiles on the switch so it basically limits you to that one shared island. Nintendo is wrong for this!… Expand
  51. biancadace
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Honestly this game got ruined for me. Today is my sister and I’s birthday, so naturally I let her play the game first since that was her present. None of the promotional material out there warned me about the extreme limitations any player that isn’t the first player to make the island has. It’s honestly so frustrating that we spent 60$ on a game that I can’t even play to the fullestHonestly this game got ruined for me. Today is my sister and I’s birthday, so naturally I let her play the game first since that was her present. None of the promotional material out there warned me about the extreme limitations any player that isn’t the first player to make the island has. It’s honestly so frustrating that we spent 60$ on a game that I can’t even play to the fullest unless I purchase a new switch console.

    Another thing that just absolutely frustrates me is that there is only one island per switch, making it impossible for me to enjoy the game just as fully as my sister. I’m honestly considering never touching the game again due to these really trivial and frustrating game design choices. Nintendo should patch the game to make it better if they don’t want their sales to plummet immensely in the next week.    … Expand
  52. jiaxiongjiao
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    Nintendo! Not everyone can just say “Oh, I will just get another switch then.....”. But this is a really good game still. If you are playing alone, strongly recommended. This score 1 is just because how greedy Nintendo is. Even if, it is for keeping the SIMILAR tradition like the old games, this “one island per console” decision is still very inconsiderate under many situations.
  53. Deadstitch
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    ONE island?! PER CONSOLE?!!! As everyone else stated, this is a real jerk move by Nintendo. I have THREE in my household that play. I was the last one to log on. The experience is terrible if you’re not the island creator....I don’t play anymore...
  54. dstevens1008
    Mar 27, 2020
    1
    Great game besides the fact the first player gets all the progression and basically all of the useful choices, while everyone else basically just gets told go buy another switch to get that experience even after buying a 60 dollar game , and if that's your defense piss off you clearly didn't pay for yours yourself. Like that makes evensense, oh the 60 dollar game screws anyone that didn'tGreat game besides the fact the first player gets all the progression and basically all of the useful choices, while everyone else basically just gets told go buy another switch to get that experience even after buying a 60 dollar game , and if that's your defense piss off you clearly didn't pay for yours yourself. Like that makes evensense, oh the 60 dollar game screws anyone that didn't start up the game first ehh whatever quit crying spend another 260 on a new switch.... you sound dumb end of story.… Expand
  55. midialastarla
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    It's extremely unfortunate that play is restricted like this. If I could have my own island, separate from my sibling's, I'd be fine if it couldn't access the internet or whatever. I don't need to visit anyone else's island! I just want my own place to play, honestly. Such a bummer!
  56. Berryy01
    Mar 27, 2020
    2
    I was wainting this game since last year but now im really disappointed. I play with my brother and i cant experience the game as he does. Cause i cant do a s.. in the island. Its frustrating cause my brother take all the resources and do the fun things while the only thing i can do is fishing or catch bugs...

    Besides that I think this new animal crossing is incredibly better than the    I was wainting this game since last year but now im really disappointed. I play with my brother and i cant experience the game as he does. Cause i cant do a s.. in the island. Its frustrating cause my brother take all the resources and do the fun things while the only thing i can do is fishing or catch bugs...

    Besides that I think this new animal crossing is incredibly better than the other animal so im sad :(    … Expand
  57. johnpmorales
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    I have requested a refund for my digital purchase of this title after discovering that the game is locked to one save file per console. Every other title we own for the Switch allows a save file for each account; there was nothing to indicate such a limitation would be in place. Ridiculous.
  58. LordMantis
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    One island per console is a ridiculous and very disappointing design decision. In a household of four people, only one will have a full experience with Animal Crossing, unless the three remaining people buy their own Switch consoles just for this game alone.

    Having not played an Animal Crossing before, learning about this during my wait for the courier essentially killed all my hype.
  59. Mchand9818
    Mar 27, 2020
    2
    One island per console pretty much ruins it. At the very least there should be an option to allow players on the same console to have equal power when it comes to decision making within the island.
  60. mediamajors
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    Is it just me or is anyone else getting tired of Nintendo's game restrictions??
    I bought this game for my girlfriend with every intention of creating and sharing a island together but she arrived at the island first and now I feel like my island experience has been watered down. I'm unable to have my own save file and I'm unable to progress the game in any meaningful way. I'm basically a    Is it just me or is anyone else getting tired of Nintendo's game restrictions??
    I bought this game for my girlfriend with every intention of creating and sharing a island together but she arrived at the island first and now I feel like my island experience has been watered down. I'm unable to have my own save file and I'm unable to progress the game in any meaningful way. I'm basically a worker bee. Thanks for creating a wonderful innocent game and then drowning it with monetary restrictions Nintendo. I suppose you expect me to go buy another switch... Oh wait you can't find them because Nintendo doesn't understand what is expected of them    … Expand
  61. cheekynandoseu
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    Sorely disappointed with the choice to make it one island only per console. Not only this, but to give essentially all of the power to the first user? It's a completely greed-ridden business tactic if you ask me. What I cannot justify is that this decision was made for a game released on a home console, one promoted and marketed to be played and shared with your family and friends. I'veSorely disappointed with the choice to make it one island only per console. Not only this, but to give essentially all of the power to the first user? It's a completely greed-ridden business tactic if you ask me. What I cannot justify is that this decision was made for a game released on a home console, one promoted and marketed to be played and shared with your family and friends. I've never played an animal crossing game in my life, I was so looking forward to it seeing as I had purchased the special edition console for my partner, and I was met with nothing but dissappointment, as all I can essentially do is place decorations and steal resources. As a first time Nintendo buyer, this experience has left a bad taste in my mouth already.… Expand
  62. barfnarf
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    Thia game has caused nothing but grief in my house because of the 1 island per switch rule
  63. DutyStalker
    Apr 20, 2020
    2
    Ok so I actually created my MC account just to review this game. I read it had been review bombed on here so bought it anyway despite all the bad reviews, after owning for a week I can actually believe there would be that many negative reviews it is really disappointing. Me and my daughter hammered Stardew valley for hours/days on end she has been so excited for this to replace it. The gfxOk so I actually created my MC account just to review this game. I read it had been review bombed on here so bought it anyway despite all the bad reviews, after owning for a week I can actually believe there would be that many negative reviews it is really disappointing. Me and my daughter hammered Stardew valley for hours/days on end she has been so excited for this to replace it. The gfx are better and as a single player game she says its ok, but the multi player game they really dropped the ball so you can only have one island per console. At first I didn't think this was too much an issue we could both play on that island although I would have liked to have a separate island under my user account I can progress and send my character to hers it's not possible. One progressing player PER CONSOLE. Basically if you are the person playing with the island owner everything you do is pointless, items you pick up go straight in the island recycle bin. So you can switch leader but this is just covering up the fact this is equally pointless as what's the point nothing you do matters you may be able to access your nook phone as leader but then the other person's stuff just goes straight in the recycle bin instead. It's sad as my daughter is 8 she loves us playing games together she wants me to play this but it's just mind numbingly boring for the second player. The second player can pick items up they go straight in the town recycling bin so unless you want to run all way back there the leader may as well pick everything up as you are never more than a few steps away from each other as you as sharing the same screen, I basically spent hours just following her around like a dog on a lead, and every time I pick my damn bone up it vanishes into the village bin and only my owner can pick it out, following her doing absolutely nothing you can't even explore as you get teleported right next to them when you reach the edge of the screen. I can tell she's disappointed when I say you just play on your own but Jesus there is only so many hours you can spend pointlessly walking around after someone with no purpose what so ever and if you do get involved and pick some items up you have to walk all way back the town centre to pick them up and even then only the leader can access them so I pick them up we walk all way to town Square then she picks them out she even said I may as well pick them up in first place because then we don't have to run back and forth. I think to call this a multiplayer game at all is a disgrace. I'm not a review bomber just a very disappointed dad. We bought it for multiplay and we are playing Stardew valley again a week later that cost us £10 years ago. I tried to keep the review serious but multiplayer is a joke so we had 5min fun her making me out silly outfits on, apart from that I honestly have had more fun playing with the old paperclip Microsoft office assistant. Everything switch seems to be a cash cow theese days, Nintendo asking £59 for mario kart 8 deluxe still which is just a rehash of mario kart 8 that came out 7 or so years ago on their last gen console and super Mario Bros u "Deluxe", some crook in Nintendo saying yes let's take our old game bang deluxe on the end and re release it still for top money on the new console. I will not be buying another Nintendo game system. It's only getting 2 stars as a single player game it's alright but only one player can play single player unless you buy another switch and another game as all the other user accounts have to use the same island only the island owner can progress on. Just glad my other child is 2 and doesn't understand as I would be livid at the thought of having to buy another switch and game so he could play single player as well what a damn disgrace I am utterly disgusted with this money grabbing joke of a game. Bottom line want a fun game to play with your kids get Stardew valley or Minecraft might be old but just as good and the price is spot on value for what you get. This game replaces nothing, better yet get a Windows 95 pc and have a conversation with the office assistant. PATHETIC... PATHETIC!!!!… Expand
  64. gun661
    Apr 20, 2020
    4
    "#1 Best Switch Game of 2020". Catch 10.000 fish in a minigame that requires 2 A-button presses, catch 10.000 bugs in a minigame that requires 1 A-button press, chop 10.000 wood, mine 10.000 ore, dig for 10.000 fossils, and pop 10.000 balloons/lootboxes for rare pieces of furniture. Click through the same repeating speech bubbles when interacting with your NPC villagers. Later in Animal"#1 Best Switch Game of 2020". Catch 10.000 fish in a minigame that requires 2 A-button presses, catch 10.000 bugs in a minigame that requires 1 A-button press, chop 10.000 wood, mine 10.000 ore, dig for 10.000 fossils, and pop 10.000 balloons/lootboxes for rare pieces of furniture. Click through the same repeating speech bubbles when interacting with your NPC villagers. Later in Animal Crossing: New Horizons you can also edit the layout of your 3D-level, piece by piece. One of the "best games of 2020" is a cumbersome 3D-level-editor in which you have to do busy work to gather randomly appearing 3D models of furniture, dress up your character, and outfit an empty museum which probably no one but yourself will visit. This whole "game" is like outfitting an empty museum which will never be visited by many interested visitors. That's about it, that is the extent of interaction this game provides - for the "multiplayer" part see almost every other review. The only feature that made me play this game 5 minutes a day for several days is the "skinner box", i.e. the variable rewards, i.e. the chance that maybe a rare piece of furniture appears in one of the balloons/lootboxes or in one of the ingame stores. But after you've placed your rare piece of furniture and after you've equipped your new fancy hat, there's just nothing much to do but grinding and looking at good looking 3D items.… Expand
  65. gabriot
    Apr 8, 2020
    2
    If this game were made by ANY OTHER company than Nintendo they would have never gotten the free pass by critics this milquetoast sub mediocre uninspired trashbag of a game received.

    It's one of the worst games I've played on the Switch. Where to even begin. For starters, the completely F-U Nintendo gave to fans of people that have multiple family members that play on their Switch is    If this game were made by ANY OTHER company than Nintendo they would have never gotten the free pass by critics this milquetoast sub mediocre uninspired trashbag of a game received.

    It's one of the worst games I've played on the Switch. Where to even begin.

    For starters, the completely F-U Nintendo gave to fans of people that have multiple family members that play on their Switch is just beyond excusable. If you aren't the main player account of the switch you a.) Cannot create a different island b.) Can't visit anyone online without linking and paying for a completely brand new online account and c.) Can't actually advance the game AT ALL and have to wait for the main account player to actually progress the game for everyone else. This is some ActiBlizzard level BS I wouldn't expect from Nintendo, scary sign for things that may be to come.

    But even if all that were fixed it's still just such a bad game. There's NOTHING to do here! Seriously what is there to do? The crafting system is the most rudimentary I've ever seen in a game, the graphics suck, the dialogue - oh my GOD the dialogue is mind numbingly frustrating. 90% of it is meaningless, but it just goes on and ON and ON AND ON!! You just sit there pressing the "a" button over and over again rolling your eyes that you have to sit through yet another endless bit of dialogue that goes in circles and circles, repeating the same thing he's saying over and over and OVER AGAIN. For instance in a recent update there is a bunny that lets you know there are eggs to be found for a limited amount of time until Easter (or "Egg Day" as their PC overlords commanded them to call it). That's all he says in essence, but it takes 20 freaking pages of dialogue going in circles over and over again that you have to sit through for him to say it.

    And on that note every single npc in this game just has literally nothing to say, like EVER. No personality, no actual tasks to be done, no real interactions, NOTHING! It's just such a bad game. How anyone can enjoy this is beyond me. Avoid it like the plague.    … Expand
  66. DestinyLord1134
    Apr 8, 2020
    0
    This game is completely ruined by the fact you need to have 2 concoles and 2 games to play in the same household, especially when the price for entry is currently over 500 dollars for the console and game because of price gouging.
  67. darxiv
    Apr 3, 2020
    4
    I have had to rewrite my review. I expected more content for player 2 after the first week and upgrading buildings. Sadly this game is only meant for 1 player. If you are not the citizen representative then you are playing a very shallow game. Everything you can do is nothing compared to the first person on the island.

    Very frustrating experience since there are some great improvements    I have had to rewrite my review. I expected more content for player 2 after the first week and upgrading buildings. Sadly this game is only meant for 1 player. If you are not the citizen representative then you are playing a very shallow game. Everything you can do is nothing compared to the first person on the island.

    Very frustrating experience since there are some great improvements to other parts of the game.    … Expand
  68. Olivierdotwmv
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Extremely anti consumer game. Nintendo is only getting away with this because their fans accept anything from them
  69. Hoenn
    Mar 27, 2020
    1
    I will only fix my score once Nintendo:

    Allows us to move the Resident Services building, get rid of the campsite, craft in bulk, and have additional islands on the same console.

    Otherwise I'd give the game an 8.
  70. AlwayzB
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this game in good faith. I don't want this to be a shallow "review bomb", but it is the only way, I feel, to get Nintendo's attention and get a genuine fix pushed forward.

    An absolutely brilliant game with 1 unbelievable fatal flaw: Having multiple players on the same Switch gates features, progress, and quests from all but the 1st player to play. Not    Unfortunately, I cannot recommend this game in good faith. I don't want this to be a shallow "review bomb", but it is the only way, I feel, to get Nintendo's attention and get a genuine fix pushed forward.

    An absolutely brilliant game with 1 unbelievable fatal flaw: Having multiple players on the same Switch gates features, progress, and quests from all but the 1st player to play. Not only is there only 1 island per console (a design feature that should have been abandoned in the industry back in 1996), but only the 1st player to start the save file is designated as "Island Representative". Only they may talk to Tom Nook every day for quests, get various crafting recipes that, as far as I can tell, are exclusive to them, only they can place the housing for new residents, start building the museum, and on and on.

    It's such an unfathomable misstep in an otherwise brilliant game. It's an easy 10/10 if they fix this, and fix it right. First and foremost, allow every player to make island progress and decisions, designating each player as the Island Representative role. Secondly, please, allow for multiple Islands per console; 1 for each player account. The *only* reasonable explanation for this decision is to pressure consumers into buying not only multiple copies of the game, but multiple Switches entirely. This is unacceptable and downright predatory. If they're concerned of people cheating and having multiple islands to farm, people already Time Travel, so who cares?

    Please, please, please. Do the right thing, fix these incredibly broken parts of your game, and let me love this game as it deserves to be loved.    … Expand
  71. jenova1816
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    only one island per console is so stupid. update the game and fix the issue, it doesnt work well for anyone with multiple people playing on one switch. at this point it's just a waste of money that I should not have spent at all. if this is the new set up for games I will never buy another switch game.
  72. vontrev
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    If you have 2 people playing on the same switch all progress is locked behind the first person who loads up the game on the switch. you cannot have multiple islands and the second player cannot progress without the first one doing all of the progression stuff first. pointless and horrifically badly designed, how an oversight this large could possibly be made is beyond comprehension.
  73. PhilM80
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    After the initial novelty wears off you'll get exactly as many hours enjoyment as you would sitting in front of a doll house. If that's alot of hours then this game is for you. Personally, I can't believe I wasted money on it.
  74. Alliam
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Same criticism of the game as others here...the single island per switch limitation means I'll never get to play the full experience of the game as the secondary AC player in the house. This single decision (also not helped by the lack of real save game backup) is enough to ruin an otherwise excellent game. If people can't play it, can it really be any good? No.
  75. CruisRad
    Mar 24, 2020
    3
    Game is fun to play. The one island per switch console thing is a joke in this day and age. Average game and overall good time waster. Too bad the overall features are stuck in the past. Online enabled with events and multiple islands per family could have made this a classic. As it is - a graphical update of a GameCube game
  76. PapiDodo
    Mar 24, 2020
    4
    No, no, **** no.

    The most boring, overrated annoying game. Imagine if you will that you pay 60 dollars for a game where you run around collecting sticks and **** and then have to wait till the next day till you can do anything remotely interesting. Multiplayer is a nightmare to set up. What kind of game makes you wait days to weeks to be able to do 'fun' things. People keep mentioning    No, no, **** no.

    The most boring, overrated annoying game. Imagine if you will that you pay 60 dollars for a game where you run around collecting sticks and **** and then have to wait till the next day till you can do anything remotely interesting. Multiplayer is a nightmare to set up. What kind of game makes you wait days to weeks to be able to do 'fun' things. People keep mentioning that you build relationships with the villagers, well that's the biggest piece of whale **** i have ever heard in my life. If i read what I just told you to anyone else but didn't mention the name "animal crossing" you'd think that this was one of those ads you see for mobile games. You are paying 60 dollars for a **** mobile game. I will admit as far as I saw there was no micro-transactions.

    I have a little sister who also plays the game. Well to my realization since she is player 1, she basically in control of the progress and I am left to do whatever the **** till she progresses things forward. I cannot make my own island. What kind of backward thinking is that? Mindless drones will tell you that the other games have always been this way. This is **** 2020, there's absolutely no excuse to enforce this. It doesn't cost them extra money, extra resources or extra thinking to get rid of this bull****. In fact, it probably costed them time and resources TO MAKE IT WORK LIKE THAT. It's a clear attempt by Nintendo to force the purchase of a second switch along with a game cartridge. Absolutely disgusting and not in the least bit warranted for what is a ****ty mobile game.

    Do yourself a favor and do not buy this game. I promise no matter what reviewers will tell you, its all bull****. Do you really wanna sit for 3 hours collecting sea shells and wood to sell. All that just to achieve absolutely nothing?

    I recommend you try Stardew Valley instead. The characters have far more depth. There's a story to tell. The characters you meet are not all generic furry fetish toys who apparently all need to work out (talking about the **** weird rat, ace).    … Expand
  77. wtfNintendo
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    My kids share a switch. I have my own and didn't want to fight with them over who got to play so we bought 2 copies of the game (digital download for mine, physical cartridge for the kids) and my kids both contributed towards 1/3 of the cost. And now we find out they can't have separate files or have their own island?!!! My son is devastated, we're all stuck in the house togetherMy kids share a switch. I have my own and didn't want to fight with them over who got to play so we bought 2 copies of the game (digital download for mine, physical cartridge for the kids) and my kids both contributed towards 1/3 of the cost. And now we find out they can't have separate files or have their own island?!!! My son is devastated, we're all stuck in the house together because of the pandemic and he's too young to understand corporate greed is why he can't play a game he had to contribute a significant amount of his allowance towards. I've been a loyal Nintendo consumer for almost 40 years and this is the thing that's going to drive me to Playstation/Xbox in the future. I won't buy another Nintendo game unless they fix this ridiculous mess.… Expand
  78. Mr_Alaskan
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    I would love to rate this game higher as the content you can do is perfect for relaxing and such when you're able to. But being the second person in this game means that you are heavily restricted on what you can do and your progress is limited to how far the first person gets on their own. I can live with having only one island per switch, but not being able to do everything because II would love to rate this game higher as the content you can do is perfect for relaxing and such when you're able to. But being the second person in this game means that you are heavily restricted on what you can do and your progress is limited to how far the first person gets on their own. I can live with having only one island per switch, but not being able to do everything because I signed in second is just disgraceful, I either have to live with not being able to do everything or have to buy a whole second switch. It would be so easy to let the second or more players to do things like build bridges or to place resident houses, but I will never be able to unless I reset the whole game just to make me the main character. If they fix this then I would totally recommend this game, but until then I say don't give Nintendo your money.… Expand
  79. Grimesly
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    It hides the fact that only the first player actually is a full player from you. Ruining some major features. Fix this sh!t, and it'll be a great game.
  80. Hajo
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    The island locking honestly broke the entire experience for me and my entire family. Very disappointed with Nintendo.
  81. YoloSwagersarus
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    The game is okay but the local multiplayer experience is terrible. One island per console is not so bad, but the fact that subsequent players cannot progress in the game and only the first player (who becomes the island representative) can advance the island is nonsensical. Also, many DIY recipes are only available to the first player, so if I want a bed in my house I have to getThe game is okay but the local multiplayer experience is terrible. One island per console is not so bad, but the fact that subsequent players cannot progress in the game and only the first player (who becomes the island representative) can advance the island is nonsensical. Also, many DIY recipes are only available to the first player, so if I want a bed in my house I have to get resources, give them to my gf (who is the first player) and have her make them for me and then get them.

    It is clearly a move made so that Nintendo can sell more consoles and greatly anti-consumer. Hopefully if we get angry enough about this they will change that, otherwise they have no reason to.    … Expand
  82. JohnX152634
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    While animal crossing is a great game a few things from Nintendo really ruins this game. One is the fact that you get One Island per Console! My family has one switch for 3 users meaning that I had to start on a island which was already developed. So to have the full experience I would have to by a new switch. Secondly, Nintendo seems to be taking down most of the videos made of this gameWhile animal crossing is a great game a few things from Nintendo really ruins this game. One is the fact that you get One Island per Console! My family has one switch for 3 users meaning that I had to start on a island which was already developed. So to have the full experience I would have to by a new switch. Secondly, Nintendo seems to be taking down most of the videos made of this game including pure gameplay. I've clicked on many videos on animal crossing which then said Nintendo took it down due to copy-right. So overall it is a good game tarnished by another greedy corporation.… Expand
  83. Vekks
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    The one island per switch is a real bummer. It's less a feature and more a restriction (especially if you're the second player) It feels like Nintendo is trying to force consumers to buy a second switch (or more).
  84. Dumbgame2020
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    1 island per switch? Seriously? I'm glad I sold my switch to a friend. Wont be buying another.
  85. Thatguy97
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Bought because my girlfriend was so excited to play, I worked nightshift the next day so she told me to play first at midnight and report how good it was. I thought it was great until I realized that my girlfriend was player 2 and was greatly upset that she had no progression or objectives in the game. The fact that Nintendo would think in any way that this is appropriate. Thank god IBought because my girlfriend was so excited to play, I worked nightshift the next day so she told me to play first at midnight and report how good it was. I thought it was great until I realized that my girlfriend was player 2 and was greatly upset that she had no progression or objectives in the game. The fact that Nintendo would think in any way that this is appropriate. Thank god I don't have kids to fight over who's a mayor!… Expand
  86. acnhisbad
    Mar 25, 2020
    4
    I am reviewing this as someone who is not playing as the "island representative" (not the primary player).
    Nintendo's decision to limit the actions of people playing local multiplayer is garbage. They are telling people who love this franchise to buy a second switch or go f*** themselves.
    My partner bought the game for us to play together and 6 days in, they have almost 40 furniture    I am reviewing this as someone who is not playing as the "island representative" (not the primary player).
    Nintendo's decision to limit the actions of people playing local multiplayer is garbage. They are telling people who love this franchise to buy a second switch or go f*** themselves.
    My partner bought the game for us to play together and 6 days in, they have almost 40 furniture recipes and I (who has played the same amount as they have) only have 15. The game severely limits what the second+ players can do in the game to the point of making it feel like a bad animal crossing game.
    I'd even accept being able to buy all the DIY recipes the primary player receives, but at the time of writing this is impossible and player 2 will NEVER be able to build a peach chair.
    It's so strange that Nintendo would acknowledge that the Switch is a console that is sharable and to be used by more than one person (Pokemon SWSH allows multiple save accounts per switch so they know several people will play each game on a single console) but turn around and make the game so garbage for everyone but the first to play it.
    I'm sure I'd love the game if I started playing first, but speaking as someone who did not, fix your s*** Nintendo.    … Expand
  87. Notsoawesomelee
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    The fact that the primary player (the first person to play the game) is the only person who has full access to the game is nonsensical. Basic features such as obtaining tools are locked to secondary players if the primary player has not unlocked them yet. This makes it hard to play the game as a family. There cannot be cooperation to share an island if members on the island are not equals.The fact that the primary player (the first person to play the game) is the only person who has full access to the game is nonsensical. Basic features such as obtaining tools are locked to secondary players if the primary player has not unlocked them yet. This makes it hard to play the game as a family. There cannot be cooperation to share an island if members on the island are not equals. Moreover, there is no indication when you set up the game that primary players will be the only account with full access to the game. This means if you set an account up for your child, parent, partner or any other player who will not play it full time, you can only progress insofar they have unlocked these features for the game for you. Very annoying and seems like either Nintendo has done this for financial gain or they do not have the ability to have more than one island on each save file. Take your pick… Expand
  88. Circusthug
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    The one island thing is stupid. Zero cloud save is even worse. I fully regret buying this game.
  89. DulceaBree
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    I was really looking forward to this game. So I spent the first day getting my island in order and planned out. I was excited to get to play with my husband and kids...then I find that they don't get their own islands. What a waste...if we wanna play together we've got to buy more switches..and copies of the game. Greedy much? Nintendo is the new Coronavirus.
  90. ganjaAPE
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    Could have been the best Animal Crossing game to date but nope, Nintendo has to ruin it by only allowing one island per game. Girlfriend loves the game, I absolutely hate it now.
  91. steevee
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    This game is undeniably adorable and super fun, unless, like me, you are the second player on the same switch system. Then the game locks you out of all consequential decisions and you have to wait for player one to progress as a passive resident on the same island. The only way to get the full experience is to but another switch system. This is absolutely not acceptable and has destroyedThis game is undeniably adorable and super fun, unless, like me, you are the second player on the same switch system. Then the game locks you out of all consequential decisions and you have to wait for player one to progress as a passive resident on the same island. The only way to get the full experience is to but another switch system. This is absolutely not acceptable and has destroyed and fun I was having in the game.… Expand
  92. rbish
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Trying to make households buy multiple switches because they can't make their own islands and being locked behind player number ones progress.
    Smells like EA
  93. askold666
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Well first let me say that I'm not here to bash the game but this needs to be fixed. I bought the game, digital version and now we may ask for a refund. Yes I like the game but its a cute thing to say we decided to go with only one island per console so families could comucicate and co-operate. If we could at least.. We all love the game butwe feel like nintendo made many poor decisionsWell first let me say that I'm not here to bash the game but this needs to be fixed. I bought the game, digital version and now we may ask for a refund. Yes I like the game but its a cute thing to say we decided to go with only one island per console so families could comucicate and co-operate. If we could at least.. We all love the game butwe feel like nintendo made many poor decisions with this one, what could be the best game (well it is if your are the only one playing).... I'm lost for words, Nintendo you are becoming like every bad companies in there, jsut Greedy… Expand
  94. BlazedIon
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    the inability for users of the same switch to have different islands isn’t cool. In fact, only the first player on the switch can complete assignments from Tom Nook and other characters. You have to buy a 2nd console if more than one person in your household wants to get the full game experience. That's unacceptable. Nintendo is acting alot like EA in this buisness practice.
  95. aerthax
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    I'm really disappointed by this Nintendo game. The fact that you can only play on one island on one console even if you log in through different accounts and only the Player Nr.1 can actually make progress in the game is very frustrating. I will return the game because Nintendo unveils prehistoric strategies to force the people to buy more nintendo switch consoles. For bigger families andI'm really disappointed by this Nintendo game. The fact that you can only play on one island on one console even if you log in through different accounts and only the Player Nr.1 can actually make progress in the game is very frustrating. I will return the game because Nintendo unveils prehistoric strategies to force the people to buy more nintendo switch consoles. For bigger families and couples it's even more horrible.
    Sorry, Nintendo.
    Very bad Move    … Expand
  96. LordGreenPotato
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    I was very disappointed with this game. I love the animal crossing series, but I am not a fan of new horizons. The game itself is amazing, but I can't play it. The fact that only the first resident can make changes and progress the island is infuriating, my little sister demanded to play first and now she has no idea what she's doing, and I can't play the game I paid $60 for. Unbelievable.
  97. GoldenAbysses
    Mar 25, 2020
    4
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a beautifully crafted game that stays true to it's origins... if you're the first player. I bought this game in hopes that I could share it with my sister, but those hopes have been crushed. I started the game up first, as it's sort of tradition for the older sibling to play the game first in my family, and I had no idea that I was taking away so muchAnimal Crossing: New Horizons is a beautifully crafted game that stays true to it's origins... if you're the first player. I bought this game in hopes that I could share it with my sister, but those hopes have been crushed. I started the game up first, as it's sort of tradition for the older sibling to play the game first in my family, and I had no idea that I was taking away so much freedom from my sister by doing that. When I heard "one island per console", I assumed that the island would be the same on different save files. Both me and my sister could transform that island into whatever we wanted. But, sadly, the grim reality is that she can't do anything on my island. She can do the basic things: catching bugs and fish, shaking trees, paying off her debt etc, but she's left out of doing anything important. Any important progress, like choosing where the buildings and bridges go, is only reserved for me. She's not allowed to have the fun of collecting resources and building our island up from the bottom, and it has ruined both of our experiences. I feel guilty personally knowing my sister, who was greatly looking forward to the game, is extremely disappointed and heartbroken at this development. She can't have fun, and I can't play the game without feeling a sense of guilt. Nintendo absolutely needs to fix this. The game itself is wonderful, I've been having a great time playing it myself, but I can't rightfully advocate for this game when it's been such a huge letdown and disappointment for my sister. I don't even mind if they keep the "one island per console" rhetoric, as long as my sister has the same freedoms I do. If Nintendo wants us to play together, then why are they restricting everyone except for the first player? It makes absolutely no sense to keep true to the friendship and bonding aspect to the game if you're literally making that impossible by both restricting any second player onward and making couch co-op practically unplayable.… Expand
  98. BeanMachine
    Mar 26, 2020
    4
    I really wish I could give the game a 10 but the decisions made in order to make money from this game are so greedy. It is intentionally set up to make people buy multiple consoles per household.

    I initially got over the "one island per console" aspect, however the fact that I can't make any island decisions or lose out on DIY recipes because I didn't play first is ridiculous, there    I really wish I could give the game a 10 but the decisions made in order to make money from this game are so greedy. It is intentionally set up to make people buy multiple consoles per household.

    I initially got over the "one island per console" aspect, however the fact that I can't make any island decisions or lose out on DIY recipes because I didn't play first is ridiculous, there should at least be an option to change the representative of the island. Another issue is that the multiplayer aspect was heavily advertised but is really clunky and awkward. I was really excited for both of us to have friends on the island but you can't cross local and online play, meaning only one person can play while a visitor is on your island. Im just really disappointed because the game has the potential to be spectacular, and if you're a solo player with no other players in the household it is great, but rather than try to make the game as enjoyable as possible for everyone, they decided to make it less enjoyable for secondary players in the hopes people will buy multiple consoles.    … Expand
  99. Cashdown
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    1 island per console means that after splitting the game 50/50 with my girlfriend I feel like a player 2 being unable to do most things. This issue needs fixed.
  100. Carvalhaes
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    One island per Switch, I wanted to play the game with my girlfriend, but as the second player she doesn't have the same rights I do, which is just a poor decision by Nintendo
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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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