Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6617 Ratings

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  1. dungeonboii
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Pretty upset that my wife played first so now I can't even have my own island to play on and work on myself. I can only go and help out hers now. Such an old and upsetting way to handle game saves, Nintendo. Let's see if you do the right thing and fix it
  2. Alturis88
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    I think the game actually seems to be a good game as far as animal crossing goes; however, with a family in which many people want to play it doesn’t work for us. Yes you can share 1 island, but that’s very difficult for children and while I would be willing to buy multiple copies of the game to have multiple islands it’s ridiculous to limit it to 1 per console.

    In modern times and on a    I think the game actually seems to be a good game as far as animal crossing goes; however, with a family in which many people want to play it doesn’t work for us. Yes you can share 1 island, but that’s very difficult for children and while I would be willing to buy multiple copies of the game to have multiple islands it’s ridiculous to limit it to 1 per console.

    In modern times and on a game in which no competitive benefit is gained its silly for AC to have become more and not less restricted.    … Expand
  3. Ukcjd
    Mar 26, 2020
    4
    Good game but the one island per console is a joke. Was really looking forward to sharing this game but can no longer do it as there's the one island. The second person has no power to do anything as well which doesn't make sense either.
  4. weallgonnadie
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    Ninteno is 20 years behind in gameplay. 1 island per switch, no save transfer, even in local co-op only 1 person can help to make anything. I think they are just trying to force people to buy more copies and buy more switches. Unrelated... they unfairly copyright claim videos to make them unwatchable.
  5. GreedyNintendo1
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    The game is amazing and beautiful but just like a lot of others I am done with this Greedy mother@@@##!!!#@ s 1 island per switch yea f#@% you Nintendo
  6. Rallye_Man340
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    The obvious very big thorn here is the very poor application of limiting more than one player on one Switch from playing the full game. I bought this for my wife and I to play and as the second player, I cannot advance the game and am limited to minute tasks that make no difference toward game progress. Nintendo really kicked themselves here. I have always had very high confidence andThe obvious very big thorn here is the very poor application of limiting more than one player on one Switch from playing the full game. I bought this for my wife and I to play and as the second player, I cannot advance the game and am limited to minute tasks that make no difference toward game progress. Nintendo really kicked themselves here. I have always had very high confidence and trust in Nintendo until this point. If this is the stuff they’re going to pull, I will be very very hesitant on purchasing any future titles, which is sad. This could be a great game, but for a family wanting to play, the limitations bombed this score for me. What a disappointment.… Expand
  7. Tspark
    Mar 26, 2020
    4
    Love the atmosphere and game-play, but I'm horribly disappointed that I cannot back-up or transfer my data to a different switch? What if the Switch gets broken? What if it is being used by a different family member? This makes no sense at all, please change this policy! If it was implemented to cut down on time cheaters, you already failed at that one.
  8. scilib
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    I have never before had my children fight and cry over a blasted video game. Incredibly poor design with no consideration for multiple players/instances.
  9. ackme
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    I have 2 kids. Both want to play this game so badly. BUT both can't play unless I buy ANOTHER switch AND ANOTHER game copy. My girls were very excited when I got this for them, now they're sad and both offering to let the other 'be player one' because only ONE PLAYER PER SWITCH PER GAME COPY can actually play, the other one pretty much has to sit around and pick their nose. ThanksI have 2 kids. Both want to play this game so badly. BUT both can't play unless I buy ANOTHER switch AND ANOTHER game copy. My girls were very excited when I got this for them, now they're sad and both offering to let the other 'be player one' because only ONE PLAYER PER SWITCH PER GAME COPY can actually play, the other one pretty much has to sit around and pick their nose. Thanks Nintendo, your stupid, pointless, greedy decision on a kids game has made my kids very sad, at a very bad time for them to be sad. I offered to get them Doom Eternal, which they can both play. That game rocks... but they just want to play their cute island game, which they can't... for no reason... kids, eh? Fix your stupid game. Make kids happy. Please.… Expand
  10. stana149
    Mar 27, 2020
    1
    I'm so torn on this game. For a single player, the game is fine. It's exactly what you would expect from an animal crossing game. If, however, you share a console or what to play multiplayer with a friend, you might as well give this game a hard pass. Nintendo has once again proven to be 20 years behind on modern online features, and has implemented what I can only describe as hardwareI'm so torn on this game. For a single player, the game is fine. It's exactly what you would expect from an animal crossing game. If, however, you share a console or what to play multiplayer with a friend, you might as well give this game a hard pass. Nintendo has once again proven to be 20 years behind on modern online features, and has implemented what I can only describe as hardware based DRM. The first player to boot up the game will automatically become the "primary" player, meaning that the game cannot and will not allow any other player from progressing the game. Each individual user profile CANNOT make their own game to play and they will all share the island. Yes, each switch can only have ONE island. It's not so bad if you are playing together but as two separate people playing at different times, anybody other than the first player is little more than a glorified visitor. When the first player progresses and unlocks furniture that can only be unlocked through progressing the game (save for complete rng gifts) the other players get the shaft and don't get the recipes. They have no way of acquiring many pieces of furniture. Other players can't have conversations with villagers, take progression requests from Tom Nook, or even deliver materials for a request that the primary player has already gotten. They cannot teraform, build bridges, pick out plots for houses, they can't even use emotes because a villager has to tell you about them before you can use them, but villagers won't talk to the other players.

    With the amount of things the other players CAN'T do there might as well not even be multiplayer.

    And this is all before mentioning the excruciatingly slow and tedious menus. You have to go through 3 prompts just to open your island up to friends. The menus function as if they were designed for a 3 year old to be sure they know what they are doing. Every. Single. Time. You catch a fish it has to zoom in, play an animation, and tell you that you caught a fish and say some dumb fish pun.

    Oh and any time somebody comes to your island, for some reason the game has to take you to a 30 second loading screen. Incredibly tedious if you have more than one friend. Why can't I continue playing while they load in?

    All in all the game Is held back tremendously by all the completely ridiculous and unnecessary restrictions, but that's good ol Nintendo for you. Any other company would be thrashed for the amount of ridiculous limitations Nintendo has put in animal crossing.    … Expand
  11. Happy_Specs
    Mar 27, 2020
    1
    See, reviewing "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" is quite hard because you're essentially reviewing two games. The first game is "Animal Crossing: Representative's New Horizons", the other is "Animal Crossing: Build a house".

    The thing is, is that if you're the representative then this game is great. You get to contribute to the island and do a lot of events, progress through the game,    See, reviewing "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" is quite hard because you're essentially reviewing two games. The first game is "Animal Crossing: Representative's New Horizons", the other is "Animal Crossing: Build a house".

    The thing is, is that if you're the representative then this game is great. You get to contribute to the island and do a lot of events, progress through the game, and just relax and have fun in general. It's a crying shame that Nintendo didn't see this extreme design flaw, because otherwise I would've given this game a 10.

    Normally on the Nintendo switch, you can play one game on multiple profiles, letting families and such other groups have an equal amount of fun in a singleplayer game on a single switch. Now, Nintendo had the 'great' idea to make it so you can only have one island per console. Animal Crossing treats the switch as a huge save file. Now this would be fine, if all profiles/users of the switch could contribute to the island. Well no, only the representative has any control of the island, which means any other player can literally do nothing in the game at all. This is so extreme that I had to look at tutorials to see how I could get the recipe for the axe, which turned out to be that I had to pay for it. To get the vaulting pole? I had to go onto my sisters account and give bugs to Tom Nook just so I could progress. This issue is so extreme in fact, that most of the time you'll have to pay bells to get tools, either that or wait for the representative to do something specific. Now you can probably see why this would suck for a family or a friend or couple, but this gets worse. There is near nothing a second player can do in this game other than develop their house, that's it. This game turns from a relaxing game where you can have fun and develop your island, to a house maker simulator. This oversight really nukes the enjoyment of the game.

    Overall, I hope Nintendo can fix this big issue and restore my enjoyment in the game, for now though this has killed any will in me to continue playing. For now, I have to give this game a 1 due to my personal experience.    … Expand
  12. Onlyforyeeting
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    Very disappointing was excited to have my own island but had share and 2 player mode is awful why isn’t spilt screen the fact we can’t make more islands is worst than EA f*ck you Nintendo. I feel very lost doing things I’m new player and there is no real sense of direction and it took me 20 to figure out how to fish
  13. SuperMaxxii
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    DO NOT BUY ANIMAL CROSSING
    Especially if you have more than 1 person that wants to play on the same switch.
    Each switch is allowed 1 save file.
    Not each profile.
    Each individual Switch unit.
    So if you have a partner, or kids that are excited to start their own island and play, get ready to disappoint.
    What a gigantic waste of money
  14. Ulisesg
    Mar 27, 2020
    3
    I don't understand why is it one island per console. Also implement better activities for Co op even if you have 2 consoles there's not that much to do.
  15. cosmiagrl81
    Mar 27, 2020
    2
    Incredibly pissed - I just wasted my money and now Nintendo is gonna have to hear me **** about it. This game only enables ONE save file per switch. I bought this game for my brother, sister, and I and now only one of us can experience the full gameplay since the founder is the sole person to make decisions that impact the island. I have countless switch games that enable multiple saveIncredibly pissed - I just wasted my money and now Nintendo is gonna have to hear me **** about it. This game only enables ONE save file per switch. I bought this game for my brother, sister, and I and now only one of us can experience the full gameplay since the founder is the sole person to make decisions that impact the island. I have countless switch games that enable multiple save files and are the same price if not cheaper. This is incredibly overpriced and poorly designed. Although this game does deserve many of its raving reviews, if you share a switch with other people it is a waste of money. Looks like I just bought my sister a sixty dollar game. Great. I hope you repent for your sins Nintendo and stop shoving money up your buttocks.… Expand
  16. ViiDough
    Mar 27, 2020
    2
    I really enjoy animal crossing, this game is great, if you are the first player to play the game on the console, I see no reason why they would make it so that every user on the console has to share an island and that only the first user to play it can enjoy the full experience of the game. It ruins the game for me as I let my brother play the game first, I play the game more and I amI really enjoy animal crossing, this game is great, if you are the first player to play the game on the console, I see no reason why they would make it so that every user on the console has to share an island and that only the first user to play it can enjoy the full experience of the game. It ruins the game for me as I let my brother play the game first, I play the game more and I am unable to do everything he is able to do. this is what happened to me, I was going to pay half for animal crossing and my brother was supposed to pay for the other half, but we played the game for a while and found out that the second player is extremely limited to what they can do compared to whoever played the game on the console first- not just when you're playing together, but when you're playing alone, just because you weren't the first to play the game on the console- it's a huge letdown. I really like the game, but I can barely do anything, even when I'm playing alone just because I wasn't the first to play the game on the console, and It's like that on purpose, so I doubt they'll fix it. I'll have to buy a whole new console and copy of the game just to get the full experience, while my brother gets to play it normally.
    I'd rather not even play it at all.    … Expand
  17. StunnerPony
    Mar 27, 2020
    4
    Well, my brother and I just found out that he can't create his own island on Animal Crossing or actually do much of anything since he's considered to be Player 2 and needs me to do everything before he can :T

    This sucks and just feels like Nintendo trying to force us to buy not only a second copy of the game, but also a SECOND Switch since there can only be one save file per Switch.
  18. JustinASec
    Mar 28, 2020
    4
    The game is amazing, but the fact that I have to get another switch so my girlfriend can play her own island is insane and is kinda EA levels of greedy. If only I could save my island to the cloud, or even my SD card, she could play, but that's all disabled for reasons.
  19. Mik540
    Mar 29, 2020
    2
    I saw all the great reviews for this game so bought it for my wife and me to enjoy. I really enjoyed getting into this game but it all fell apart when my wife logged in to have a go. She tells me we have to share an island which I thought must be wrong! It's a modern 21st century game so multiple ave files are surely standard. Nope.is meant that I couldn't collect resources she hadI saw all the great reviews for this game so bought it for my wife and me to enjoy. I really enjoyed getting into this game but it all fell apart when my wife logged in to have a go. She tells me we have to share an island which I thought must be wrong! It's a modern 21st century game so multiple ave files are surely standard. Nope.is meant that I couldn't collect resources she had collected to progress my game.
    I completed a mission on my next go and she then couldn't enjoy the mission in her own time. This now feels like chore to enjoy the game.
    As such I have deleted my data so she can enjoy the game at her own pace. Unfortunately I can't return this game for a refund, which would be my ideal solution, as it was a digital download.
    Fingers crossed for a patch to fix this poor decision    … Expand
  20. Tyler797
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    1. No transferring islands and characters to another Switch.
    2. Co-op is a joke and not fun.
    3. No option to have multiple islands per Switch. 4. Only the first account to move into the island will have the full experience. While the rest of people that move into the island can’t do anything to contribute to the progress the island. And will have to wait for the lead islander to do    1. No transferring islands and characters to another Switch.
    2. Co-op is a joke and not fun.
    3. No option to have multiple islands per Switch.
    4. Only the first account to move into the island will have the full experience. While the rest of people that move into the island can’t do anything to contribute to the progress the island. And will have to wait for the lead islander to do everything.
    5. What’s with the removal of the gyroids?

    I got this game to share and build a island together with my girlfriend, but I can’t without buying a second Switch. This game is great fun (alone), but these greedy intentional practices need to stop.    … Expand
  21. robsterlobster
    May 16, 2020
    0
    I played this game for a while and loved it, i probably put in 20 hours but I was struggling to advance the plot. I put in so much effort paying off debt and gathering resources and going to new islands to invite people to come live on my island and still nothing. Later I discovered I was missing a ton of recipes that the main player of the console also had. WELL! that was 20 hours wastedI played this game for a while and loved it, i probably put in 20 hours but I was struggling to advance the plot. I put in so much effort paying off debt and gathering resources and going to new islands to invite people to come live on my island and still nothing. Later I discovered I was missing a ton of recipes that the main player of the console also had. WELL! that was 20 hours wasted because apparently the second player on this game has no responsibility, can't advance the plot, is missing tons of craft recipes and is generally seen as a much less important player. I'm done with this stupid game and I can't believe I spent $60 on it. pisssseddddd

    Edit: I deleted the game, started over as the main guy, played for a while...even at its best this game is boring and shallow. The characters are all cookie cutters and one dimensional, the items that you find and craft have very limited to no functionality, the game play is designed to be as tedious as possible. Still pissed I spent $60 on this game. Stardew Valley is 1/4 the price and 200 times better, thus it is 800 times better. Get Stardew instead.    … Expand
  22. daddyro
    Apr 1, 2020
    2
    I am saddened by this game. I was incredibly excited to play, and seeing that there would be couch co-op I was even more excited since I could share the experience with my Fiance! BUT, I was disappointed. There is a one island per console rule and player one has all the control. All materials are shared between players so if you chop up all the wood, hit all the rocks, and dig up anythingI am saddened by this game. I was incredibly excited to play, and seeing that there would be couch co-op I was even more excited since I could share the experience with my Fiance! BUT, I was disappointed. There is a one island per console rule and player one has all the control. All materials are shared between players so if you chop up all the wood, hit all the rocks, and dig up anything from the ground... there will be nothing left for player two. Your best bet is to try and save up miles and visit a mystery island... which is annoying as hell. Player two can't help build homes and you can't trade bugs/fish between players either. This all has been very frustrating since my Fiance hasn't had much fun playing alongside me. The game itself has some odd mechanics too. Fishing and digging are hard as hell. There is no indicator that you are facing the right direction so most of the time you end up missing your target. Crafting items is a **** and a half. If you want to craft multiple items, you have to click to craft, watch the animation, then click back in to craft again. Repeat until you build as many items as you want. Super time consuming and annoying. All tools will break eventually, and I wish there was a durability indicator so you are aware when it will break. I do enjoy this game while playing alone, but it's a real bummer that we can't have our own separate islands and have equal participation. If that gets fixed and the other minor things change, I'll be happy with the game, but for now, I am disappointed.… Expand
  23. juicyadam
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    I was so excited for this but limiting the game to one island per switch has ruined this experience for me.
  24. cbartondock
    Apr 4, 2020
    0
    A master class in corporate greed - this isn't a game so much as the visual manifestation of a spreadsheet. You can't have multiple islands per console, hence there can only be one player who gets to do the "story missions" from Nook. Your online account is linked to the animal crossing user rather than to the switch user, so you can't have someone visit your island unless you are playingA master class in corporate greed - this isn't a game so much as the visual manifestation of a spreadsheet. You can't have multiple islands per console, hence there can only be one player who gets to do the "story missions" from Nook. Your online account is linked to the animal crossing user rather than to the switch user, so you can't have someone visit your island unless you are playing as the person who has an online account or unless you pay for multiple online accounts. Truly jaw droppingly anti consumer. Do yourself a favor and skip this wretch.… Expand
  25. LighteningA
    Apr 4, 2020
    0
    If you have kids you have to purchase another switch as you can only have one island making your 2nd on the game loosingnout in progressing and is more or less obsolete
  26. SmittyBit
    Apr 5, 2020
    2
    The game seems like it could be fun, but the ONE ISLAND PER CONSOLE limit is a deal breaker. Social islands are a neat idea, but shouldn't be shoved down the throat of gamers. This is my first time ever playing an Animal Crossing game, and im stuck as a resident on someone else's island with no control? No thank you.
    Nintendo seems to be saying "You don't want to experience this neat    The game seems like it could be fun, but the ONE ISLAND PER CONSOLE limit is a deal breaker. Social islands are a neat idea, but shouldn't be shoved down the throat of gamers. This is my first time ever playing an Animal Crossing game, and im stuck as a resident on someone else's island with no control? No thank you.
    Nintendo seems to be saying "You don't want to experience this neat feature we came up with? Well WE think you really have to. This game is not for you."    … Expand
  27. MartinJoren
    Apr 9, 2020
    0
    First: my bad score is based on the fact that only ONE island can be used per console.

    My gameplay review is a lot better. I've only played it for a few days so still exploring but WOW, there are so many options to discover. I found myself playing every time for just 'one little bit more' and a few hours have passed. I really like the casual looks and simple gameplay. I haven't got a    First: my bad score is based on the fact that only ONE island can be used per console.

    My gameplay review is a lot better. I've only played it for a few days so still exploring but WOW, there are so many options to discover. I found myself playing every time for just 'one little bit more' and a few hours have passed. I really like the casual looks and simple gameplay. I haven't got a Nintendo Online membership but so far I don't really miss it. Maybe I will get one later on because of the nice options to visit other people's islands to get more exotic species of fruit etc.
    My review would be a lot better if Nintendo would allow to have my other family members have their own island in stead of 'plundering' mine.

    If you play alone definetely buy one, if you have a famliy i would really reconsider unless you like to make really strict rules regarding playing on one island....    … Expand
  28. hardwAy11
    Apr 21, 2020
    0
    Only one island per system alowed. Being the second player sucks. I don't want to be forced to buy another console.
  29. DrCogent
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    This games save features and coop features are broken and make the game useless for more than one person to play it. It’s an abomination. Do Not Buy.
  30. Oerwinde
    Apr 2, 2020
    3
    Can't progress in the game because my wife started playing first and all game progress is tied to whoever plays first. Holy crap dumb game design. Hopefully will get patched with a fix as soon as possible.
  31. RegTom
    May 3, 2020
    0
    The one island per console thing should be a warning on the purchase screen. What an asinine way to limit the use of a switch to one person.
  32. AngryTrey
    May 2, 2020
    0
    I took the game back and returned it the moment I saw you aren't allowed to make multiple islands. The decision wasn't even greedy since pretty much no one is going to buy a new switch for that. It's just plain stupid and ruins fun for so many people.
  33. super_spongeman
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    Bought to play with my girlfriend, never gotta happen i guess - one island per console.
  34. zyzolol
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    IGN's Review:

    *Animal Crossing is a SOCIAL Simulation Video Game.*
    *Multiplayer: "THERE'S NOT MUCH TO DO, Than get in each others way."*
    *IGN Verdict: 9 ... WHAT THE ACTUALLY **** SOMEONE SHOULD BE FIRED FROM HIS JOB.*¨

    NEVER TRUST CRITIQUES - THEY ALL LIE - FIRST WARCRAFT 3 REFORGED, NOW THIS ****
  35. RagnarX213
    Apr 17, 2020
    3
    Absolutely MEH

    Like most Switch owners, I was very excited for this release. I felt like this would be a great game to enjoy with the wife and our 8 year old daughter. The game looks very cute and the characters are adorable. The graphics are easily the biggest +. The concept itself is great but the execution is just terrible. This game was released before it was finished. Its as    Absolutely MEH

    Like most Switch owners, I was very excited for this release. I felt like this would be a great game to enjoy with the wife and our 8 year old daughter. The game looks very cute and the characters are adorable. The graphics are easily the biggest +. The concept itself is great but the execution is just terrible. This game was released before it was finished. Its as simple as that. This is not a complete game. There isn't really any campaign which is just preposterous. It would have been so easy to send your character on a variety of cute quests to help the islands residents, but no... Everything about this game, aside from the graphics need to be refined. It feels like no one tested this game before it was released. There is a long list of issues that should have been fixed prior to release. No option to craft multiple items (unbelievable). Not enough resources to craft things (even if youre prepared to grind). Terrible controls for building (its a crafting game but you feel very limited in what you can do and where you can place things). Not enough quests. Seriously just preposterous. Even the mobile version of this game has better quests. All you do is keep paying off enormous loans to build up your house, its just an endless grind that isn't very creative or innovative. This game is the definition of half-baked. I wont even get into the fact that its only one island per console. In my opinion Dragon Quest Builders II is a much better game if you want to play a crafting type game. There are just so many things about this game that aggravate me when its being touted as a game that is enjoyable and relaxing. I guess I will give it a 3 because of the beautiful graphics, otherwise I would be hard pressed to pay $20 for this half baked rubbish    … Expand
  36. Yes_it_is
    May 1, 2020
    0
    Can't play because the single user limit. I guess it would be a good game if there is only one person in your household that wants to play.
  37. Soundrocketman
    Mar 29, 2020
    1
    1 island per console is terrible. While the game is good i cant play it for that very reason.
  38. sub-madara
    Mar 27, 2020
    4
    I knew this would happen, nintendo switch and the game developers arnt trusted anymore. They ruined mario party. Only one person can play on ONE console
  39. KrolMyruh
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    A phenomenal game by Nintendo. It looks amazing and is one of the most relaxing games on the market. Everything you do is just so enjoyable.

    Which is really sad because Nintendo have seriously f***Ed up the multiplayer and save system. If you want the full animal crossing experience, you need to be the island representative. If you're not the island representative then tough luck, you're    A phenomenal game by Nintendo. It looks amazing and is one of the most relaxing games on the market. Everything you do is just so enjoyable.

    Which is really sad because Nintendo have seriously f***Ed up the multiplayer and save system. If you want the full animal crossing experience, you need to be the island representative. If you're not the island representative then tough luck, you're gonna get a pretty bad animal crossing experience since only the representative can progress the story and gain new features. It honestly sucks. Also one island per switch is a concept which should be opt in or out and having one island per switch just makes the representative problem even worse.

    This honestly just feels like Nintendo being greedy. Only one person per switch can have the full animal crossing experience and if you want to have it as well, buy another switch and if you want to play together.... Buy another copy of the game which is a massive investment and one made out of pure greed.

    Seriously, not a 0 out of 10 game but these issues are just too much and Nintendo needs to hear this loud and clear.    … Expand
  40. bernardopina
    May 3, 2020
    0
    It is absurd that you cannot have another Switch user to have its own island. Yeah, you saw right. Every user on the same Switch shares the same island. That really, really, really sucks and it alone made this rating. Hope Nintendo hears us and changes this in a near future.
  41. Tomek7
    Jul 2, 2020
    0
    I bought this for my two kids! How the hell do you pick witch one is the citizen representative without causing an argument between them. What a low life move by Nintendo, You should be ashamed of yourself.
  42. TheeDannyB
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    If you want to share your new game with someone else in your household you have to buy another switch, and this particular moment due to horrible pandemic we are all going through a new switch can set you back upwards of £500.
  43. KowalskiJan666
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    The game itself is ok. It is good animal crossing experience. But it is a game entire family wants to play and with save limitation nobody can play it because if one plays it he/she is showing middle finger to all the other family members. Game leads to fights between kids and disappointment among gamer adults. I am so down right now!
  44. steven_pat16
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Well done Nintendo on such a greedy money-grabbing technique to force people to buy multiple devices/copies of the game in order to play within the same family. With current events, do you think people are made of money? Unbelievable!
  45. lushzash
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    This game is extremely frustrating for two players. I would’ve bought another game but not another switch. It needs to be patched or else there is no enjoyment to be had.
  46. silviopandrenna
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    This is absolutly mediocre game. this game should not exist is so gargabe with awful gameplay and literraly no sense game! nintendo stop reskinning bad games...
  47. nerros
    Mar 25, 2020
    3
    Good game if it on your own personal switch but if you share it with anyone that also wants to play the game it's not. You have to share the same island but that's nothing new the big thing is that if you wanted to progress through the game to unlock stuff you have to be the first person to start the game otherwise you're not going to be able to. If you have a switch and more than one kidGood game if it on your own personal switch but if you share it with anyone that also wants to play the game it's not. You have to share the same island but that's nothing new the big thing is that if you wanted to progress through the game to unlock stuff you have to be the first person to start the game otherwise you're not going to be able to. If you have a switch and more than one kid who plays it don't get them this game because it will bring nothing but trouble with it.… Expand
  48. steeve
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    2 filles jumelles : l'une est en pleurs, inconsolable... Elle m'a dit plus jamais Nintendo ! Une fan pourtant inconditionnelle. N'achetez surtout pas ce jeu si vous avez 2 enfants ou plus.
  49. clarth2
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD THAT WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME. I dont even care, and even expected there to be only one island. The only issue I see with a 1 island limitation is that it is tiny with no room to expand. The big issue is that Nintendo gives one user per switch a completely different experience than anyone else who wants to play the game. IDO NOT BUY THIS GAME IF YOU HAVE MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD THAT WANT TO PLAY THIS GAME. I dont even care, and even expected there to be only one island. The only issue I see with a 1 island limitation is that it is tiny with no room to expand. The big issue is that Nintendo gives one user per switch a completely different experience than anyone else who wants to play the game. I would say the new features and aesthetics are great , but they don't even matter when you have a game that is fundamentally broken at its very core. For example, I am the second player to start the game and decided to help player 1 with getting furniture for new houses. I didnt get any DIY recipes for the items needed, and when I went to check the boxes for what was needed to create houses, there was zero info. Tom Nook just told me to talk to player 1. What is wrong with the developers to make a decision to encourage collaboration, but only allow 1 player to have the resources to contribute?
    I love Animal Crosssing games and have played from Gamecube to DS to Wii. This game was clearly designed to push families to purchase multiple Switch Lites, and gives the middle finger for anyone that wants to fully experience a flagship game on their flagship console. There is even a great irony and an, "F you," when they actually give you a Switch console furniture piece for you starting your life on the island.
    Congratulations Nintendo, You have successfully ruined a beloved title. I wont review bomb and rate this at zero because everything else seems like it is good...for player 1. Otherwise, I will think twice about buying a game with Nintendo's seal of approval.    … Expand
  50. W4z0
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    I really love the game! But being the second player suck so bad! You cant participate in the story and miss a ton of diy recipe. It just kill my experience!
  51. ir0nix
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    I literally spent the first two days trying to figure out why I was not able to progress in the game only to find out that's because my wife started the game first, so I basically can't access 100% of the game right now. That's a very lame way to make people buy a brand-new console just for one game. The Switch is supposed to be a familial console and this came is not.
  52. Lechi
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    Overall is a fun game but Nintendo needs to change their user treatment. Now if you or your girlfriend or brother want to play the game YOU PAID FULL PRICE, you need to buy a new Nintendo switch. Not just a new game but a new game and a new Nintendo switch. That makes no sense and seems like they are making fun of us as users.
  53. Ben57
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Pas la possibilité de créer plusieurs îles et injouable pour le deuxième joueur de la console
  54. Purple_monky
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    This is a fantastic game....if you’re the first one on it. If you unlucky enough to be the second one, and can’t shell out the money to buy a whole new switch and game, then your stuck being just a visitor with a house. You have no control over what happens on the island apart from being able to decorate your house and pick up weeds. Being one island per console is bad but essentially oneThis is a fantastic game....if you’re the first one on it. If you unlucky enough to be the second one, and can’t shell out the money to buy a whole new switch and game, then your stuck being just a visitor with a house. You have no control over what happens on the island apart from being able to decorate your house and pick up weeds. Being one island per console is bad but essentially one player per console is terrible. I’ve been a fan of animal crossing for so long and loved everyone of them but if they had told us of these limitations before release I would not have bought it.… Expand
  55. GarethKale
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Bought this with the intention to have 3 people play on my Switch, just to find out we can't start out own campaigns or do things the first player does. The feature to save your own campaign on a console has been around for 20 years, and is solely a money-grabbing technique to make us buy another switch. Hugely disappointed as I thought Nintendo was above this kind of scheme.
  56. moonwalker1129
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    One island per switch its so sad to play, it should've been limited to 3 islands per console at least or something like that so most members of a family can enjoy the game properly. Not everybody can buy more than one switch.
  57. AdamWiecek
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Multiplayer sucks. It is so bad to not be able to play with another player on one switch, this makes me so mad and sad at the same time
  58. Lost4parts
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Only one island per switch. Even if you have another copy of the game. The saved file remains on the switch. I can appreciate developers incorporating new ideas to get people to play together, but such things shouldnt be forced upon the player.
  59. Binarissimo
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    It is abused ! A single island per console means practically only one user while there were 4 of us including my 3 kids wanting to play it on our different profiles, I’m disgusted by this Game and Nintendo.
  60. alyssaemily
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    cant even have my own island as another member of my household has already started playing! ridiculous! we don’t have the money to buy a new nintendo switch! fix your game!!!
  61. sicariana
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons only allows one save file per switch; anyone who shares a switch will not be able to play the game. Very disappointing. Text and cutscenes also need to be skippable.
  62. greekstallion
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Absolutely ridiculous that two players can't have their own individual islands on a current gen system. There is absolutely zero reason that such a limitation should exist beyond greed. Nintendo support actually told me to "buy a second system." Are you kidding me? Buy a second video game console if I want to be able to fully experience a game just like my fiance on our switch? Is NintendoAbsolutely ridiculous that two players can't have their own individual islands on a current gen system. There is absolutely zero reason that such a limitation should exist beyond greed. Nintendo support actually told me to "buy a second system." Are you kidding me? Buy a second video game console if I want to be able to fully experience a game just like my fiance on our switch? Is Nintendo out of their minds?

    So be prepared, my fiance is the "island representative" or whatever because she played first. She gets to progress the game, she gets to name the island, she gets to build stuff. I just get to follow and wander around like an advanced NPC. Oh, and island resources spawn ridiculously slowly, so if she plays before me on what's her island that I'm pretty much a guest on, I'm just SoL unless she leaves some for me. I don't even feel like there is a point in me playing this

    I'm sure she would say it's a 10/10 experience, but it's a 0/10 for me because I get some halfbaked version for my money and can't experience the full version with my own profile on the console and my own save files.

    I was so excited for this. I bought my switch for this a few months ago. What an embarrassment for Nintendo to pull this.    … Expand
  63. Gull
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Game doesn’t let you keep multiple islands. It’s only one island PER SWITCH. If you have two people sharing a console don’t plan on both of them playing this. Can’t even buy two copies, nope, one island per switch. Horrible way to do it
  64. Ripfester
    Mar 25, 2020
    3
    Local multiplayer is completely broken; one island per console and the first player is the only one that can actually progress the game (and gets free things that the others have to pay for). Woe betide the household that lets their young child play first, as they will not be inclined to work to keep the game moving for everybody else and you'll all be stuck in the doldrums forever.
  65. Edh586
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Bought this game mostly because my girlfriend wanted it and because it claims to have local co-op. It seemed like a perfect game for us to share and play together. I ended up getting really into it until I realized how big of a problem sharing one island is and not being able to have separate save files. This MAJOR flaw essentially makes this purchase a complete waste of money. If you areBought this game mostly because my girlfriend wanted it and because it claims to have local co-op. It seemed like a perfect game for us to share and play together. I ended up getting really into it until I realized how big of a problem sharing one island is and not being able to have separate save files. This MAJOR flaw essentially makes this purchase a complete waste of money. If you are going to play by yourself, it is worth it but if you are planning to share this game with anyone in your house dont even bother. It is a complete waste of money and a terribly flawed game...unless of course you plan on buying another switch to share the game with someone.… Expand
  66. Ghoulosaurus
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Fun game. It is shameful that they have bricked up the AC experience just because they wouldn’t want you sharing TOO much of the game. No no, make your family buy individual switches so they can have any fun at all. I hope they fix this or it comes back to bite them, they don’t deserve the support they’ve received.
  67. Andari
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    animal crossing new leaf was way better, the new breaking tool system sucks... the extra wait for game was not worth it 0/10
  68. Lastimosa94
    Mar 26, 2020
    3
    fiquei bem chateado de nao poder criar 2 ilhas diferentes no AC mas oque me deixou mais p da vida ainda é o fato de que só o criador da ilha que tem progressao no jogo o resto que quiser jogar tbm, tem q ser refem disso...
    por favor nintendo arruma isso
  69. LyoreC
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    I love sharing a game with family members, only to find out the first person to play the game is the only person who actually gets to experience the game fully. There is literally no point in me playing this game unless I want to walk around shaking trees and building fishing rods, while the first person to play the game actually gets to enjoy what I can only assume is a good game. I onlyI love sharing a game with family members, only to find out the first person to play the game is the only person who actually gets to experience the game fully. There is literally no point in me playing this game unless I want to walk around shaking trees and building fishing rods, while the first person to play the game actually gets to enjoy what I can only assume is a good game. I only played the game for an hour and I want that hour of my life back, thanks Nintendo.… Expand
  70. IslandCrossing
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    When my partner first told me about Animal Crossing, I was kind of excited. I’m from a tropical region and, while I hadn’t played it as a kid, I had played Harvest Moon, and the prospect of making my own cute farm island was a reassuring way to pass COVID-19 quarantine. The reality was not cute. My boyfriend didn’t think I wanted to play for some reason and set up the island and strippedWhen my partner first told me about Animal Crossing, I was kind of excited. I’m from a tropical region and, while I hadn’t played it as a kid, I had played Harvest Moon, and the prospect of making my own cute farm island was a reassuring way to pass COVID-19 quarantine. The reality was not cute. My boyfriend didn’t think I wanted to play for some reason and set up the island and stripped it of all resources. I had no idea how ACNH worked so I started a save file thinking I would either get my own island or have different resources generated for my file, or like anything a reasonable designer would think of, right?
    Instead of starting with a tutorial explaining what choices would be permanent and unchangable, I got a message that just told me to put my tent down. Noticing all the trees were bare, I confusedly put my tent close to my bf’s and tried to figure out what to do. After running around breaking my flimsy tools for two hours trying to get wood and stone that wouldn’t spawn, I looked up what was happening. Not only was there no way to respawn resources other players had hoarded, accidentally or not, as the non “representative resident” I couldn’t donate to the museum until it was complete and I could not build the store nor decide where it was placed. I also learned that expanding our houses was impossible if they were too close, which seems like vital clarifying information in a game aimed at children.

    We tried playing for a few days but even though we were communicating it was not working out. We play video games very differently. I am impatient. My partner doesn’t like to put much thought into games or rush. I found out that I could time surf but my partner doesn’t want to do that since he is, apparently, “an animal crossing purist” or rather he doesn’t want the villagers to be “mad at him for cheating.”

    For those who are reading and saying “so what you’re just not trying to cooperate” we really are and ACNH doesn’t really provide anything to help with that! There’s no shared inventory pool so multiple players can easily contribute to helping build up the town.
    In order to send resources to other accounts on the same system you have to either mail them per item for 200 bells each (time consuming and not cheap x 12 items per day). Not exactly helpful. So after two days I had switched to hitting Nook miles achievements and using all my miles for nook tickets so I could actually like, get anywhere in the game without stripping the island of resources he needs to build the town. My partner was surprised I payed off my home loan before him. I told him I was using the Nook tickets like a revolving door to rack up achievements and resources. He said he had not used a ticket yet and had just bought hair styles. He was embarrassed to tell me this. I realized I was making him feel bad about his playing style just by him having to watch how I play. I normal speed through games faster than he does but he never has to play the same file I do until ACNH. We had thought this would be a fun bonding activity while we were locked in but it wound up being stressful and anxiety inducing.

    The feeling we had fostered around the game was not one of shared joy and reassurance, but unease and mutual resentment, I resented that I could not run the island and build the town and my boyfriend resented seeing the rushed way I was playing since it took the relaxing element of playing away from him. So yesterday, I emptied my inventory out on the ground and deleted my Animal Crossing file. We have pretty good communication and lots of other games I enjoy so while upset, I’m know my ACNH experience isn’t as bad as it could be. I know if I was a kid ,who are the ~main group~ this game was made for, who had to share this with a sibling while in quarantine I would be crying. Even if we bought a second cartridge we can only have one island per switch system.
    Half the world is unemployed for at least a month, does Nintendo really expect people to buy second and third switch systems to play one game fairly?

    TLDR: I rate this game 0/10 for worsening an already traumatic experience of being trapped in my house with no control over the world, and making my partner and I feel bad for just wanting to play a game differently. Bad user experience design for no easy item sharing while demanding people share an island. This was frustrating as adults with good impulse control, I cannot imagine how infuriating it is for the target audience of children and teens.    … Expand
  71. evan22
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    This game is great for one player. As dozens of other reviews say, the problem starts when you have multiple people in the house. My girlfriend was just as excited to try this game as I was when we got it, so you can imagine the disappointment for both of us when we discovered how there can only be one island. As player 1, I spend most of my gameplay feeling guilty and feeling bad aboutThis game is great for one player. As dozens of other reviews say, the problem starts when you have multiple people in the house. My girlfriend was just as excited to try this game as I was when we got it, so you can imagine the disappointment for both of us when we discovered how there can only be one island. As player 1, I spend most of my gameplay feeling guilty and feeling bad about making decisions that she’s not allowed to participate in or trying to balance between wanting to do everything but not wanting to take all the resources from her. As player 2, she spends the gameplay basically just being a visitor to the island, never able to make any actual changes or shape the island how she really wants. She’s also locked out of many little tasks (such as helping Gulliver). This simple mechanic that would be easy to fix in an update has truly ruined the experience for both of us. The fact that Nintendo is trying to use this as an opportunity to sell more switches is absolutely absurd and it’s honestly really disappointing. It turned what should have been a happy and fun experience for us both into a really disappointing one all in the name of corporate greed. Shame on Nintendo.… Expand
  72. Eldurjn
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    I bought this game and my husband unlocked pretty much everything already. Now I wanna play but it only allows one island per person. Even if I buy another copy of the game it would not let me have another save.
  73. Hanlond
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Gameplay is determined by the first login. They pick the island and all other users exist on their island and have a completely frustrating game play experience. Save your money.
  74. Dtrixtreme
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I made an account just to review this game. Because of my disappointment

    I am a solo player who was entering this franchise for the first time. So the single island per console thing doesn't effect me, but in an era where other games can have as many procedural generated worlds as people can fit on their console hard drive...that makes absolutely no sense. And these islands are tiny.

    My first impression of this game is that it forces you to play it how IT wants you to. I have repeatedly changed my in game clock on my switch just so I can progress the game, and when you consider that you can hit the first time gate in 40 minutes, it puts you in an awkward position where your first day of the game is just shaking tree's and catching bugs and fish while trapped in the starting area. I felt like I was playing an early access title.

    What's worse is you are punished for your progression initially. You get locked out of content because the game decides you've done enough of it and then doesn't let you back into that system for 48 real world hours. At one stage you are not allowed to buy key items used in repeatable achievements because you are playing the game at the wrong REAL WORLD time. And this makes no sense when you consider the first version of the shop is available 24-7.

    The control mapping is bizarre, the tool system, which is arguably the most important system in the game is bound to the D-pad instead of the back buttons, which is annoying when you consider that fast moving insects exist in this game and you have to stop moving to swap to your net. Also the phone being bound to ZL instead of + symbol makes no sense..The + symbol is only used to access a specific menu in the phone...The central buttons on a controllers are universally used for key menus in most modern games so why was this an exception?

    To further add to the clunky issues with the game, the shop system puts filler dialog in everything, and only allows you to buy items in 1's or 5's, while some repeatable achievements require 3 of the item, so you either buy 5 to save time, or buy 3 increments of 1 just to save money. I don't know if future upgrades to the island make this simpler, but if that's the case, why on earth would game designs make players have to unlock intuitive design?

    If not for the returns policy of the retailer I bought this at, I would already have returned it. I will continue to play my $69AUD investment to the endgame and may change my review depending on how the mid-late game is.    … Expand
  75. Gamer1989
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Looks cool, my husband has a great time playing, but unfortunately, they only allow 1 island save PER SWITCH. So I will never know what it's like to play how I want to. Got super excited to start and was dropped on to his already populated island. A real let down. Shame in you Nintendo, you know this is a greedy tactic.
  76. avonkorff
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    This game is marketed as being multiplayer friendly, and an experience all can enjoy and share together. It is not designed as such. Unless you are a single person, or are the ONLY person playing on the Nintendo Switch you download/install this game on, this game is currently in a criminally unplayable state. Currently, whichever Switch user account launches Animal Crossing first, is theThis game is marketed as being multiplayer friendly, and an experience all can enjoy and share together. It is not designed as such. Unless you are a single person, or are the ONLY person playing on the Nintendo Switch you download/install this game on, this game is currently in a criminally unplayable state. Currently, whichever Switch user account launches Animal Crossing first, is the ONLY account that gets the full retail game experience. All subsequent accounts have to play a miserable shadow of the game the customer paid for.

    This design oversight is so heinous, it's causing many people, including myself, to wonder if this is actually a ploy by Nintendo to get people to buy more Switch/Switch Lite consoles. As a life long fan of the company it would be pretty devastating to watch them go the way of EA, Zenimax, and so many other fallen titans in the industry.

    Extended Review:
    The whole world is on lockdown right now, and a fun, relaxing, life sim type game such as this sounded like a great way for my wife and I to enjoy some decompression time together. Not the case. I spent $60 dollars on the Nintendo store only to find that we had to share one island (not a problem) but that only ONE of the profiles on the switch was able to progress the story, and advance our island's progress.

    My wife was the first to launch the game. I made my character and started building my only little house on the island a few hours after she had some time with the game. Fast forward 3 days, and now I find that I cannot help settle new villagers, I cannot be given tasks by varying NPCs, I cannot contribute/have a say to the layout of new buildings and terraforming on the island, and a result, I've paid $60 for the pleasure of farming materials to trade to my wife's account for use as she deems fit.

    This is a wholly unacceptable state of the game and legitimately needs to be patched. I will be following up with my credit card provider tethered to my Nintendo Online account (bought the game on Switch store) and asking for refunds on the same basis that hundreds of thousands of Fallout 76 players got their refunds for: consumer ethics breach.

    Nowhere in any advertising or marketing material was I given the impression that only one person in my household would be able to fully play the game. I'm not talking about a subjective "enjoyment" of the game...I am referencing the clear and simple fact that only one account per Switch has access to the entirety of the game that was sold for $60 USD. Secondary, tertiary, and all subsequent accounts will have a miserable, gated experience and have 0 agency over the ONLY island the entirety of the household is allotted.

    Without a clear disclaimer being present prior to purchase, this is unethical and either needs to be patched or customers need to be refunded. Until either happens, this is a 0/10, awful, regrettable purchase for anyone not living/playing alone on their Switch.    … Expand
  77. Benthefry
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    It is such a shame that you don't get an island per account. I mean, we get along fine, and our first reaction was that it was a shame not to be able to fill each our museum, or to just fully control our characters when we both play at the same time.
    Not having two islands unless you buy two consoles is greedy and is a big let down!
  78. MrRenner
    Mar 26, 2020
    1
    Horrible decisions for multiple players. I bought this game because it's the only thing my wife will play. I let her play first and now, as soon as she gets bored of it, the game will stop progressing. I can't restart the island because I want her to have the "player 1 experience" in the only game she has ever shown interest in. This would be fine for a 20-30 dollar title. But for a fullHorrible decisions for multiple players. I bought this game because it's the only thing my wife will play. I let her play first and now, as soon as she gets bored of it, the game will stop progressing. I can't restart the island because I want her to have the "player 1 experience" in the only game she has ever shown interest in. This would be fine for a 20-30 dollar title. But for a full 60 it is unacceptable.

    It completely overshadows any charm this game has. And all the people saying "its fine" are people that aren't affected by the issue. I feel as if I was sold an experience tthat was not advertised as what it really is. It is a single player game. Players 2-8 might as welll be NPCs. Nintendo laid an egg. But it could definitely be fixed. But I wouldn't count on it.    … Expand
  79. Ray99
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    I'm not sure if this is pure Nintendo-style incompetence or unethical, malicious, money-hungry nastiness. I prefer the latter because I can't imagine Nintendo is this inept Here are the main issues which this otherwise great game which drag it down to the depths of cynical, corporate garbage.

    1. One island per switch? What? Completely and utterly destroys any hopes of playing with    I'm not sure if this is pure Nintendo-style incompetence or unethical, malicious, money-hungry nastiness. I prefer the latter because I can't imagine Nintendo is this inept Here are the main issues which this otherwise great game which drag it down to the depths of cynical, corporate garbage.

    1. One island per switch? What? Completely and utterly destroys any hopes of playing with others. If you're in a household with multiple people who want to play this GAME, think TWICE before buying. This will create problems and essentially force you to both buy a second switch (or more) if you want to have the experience. What are parents supposed to do with multiple kids who want to play? Nintendo's plan all along was to have multiple switches per household, and they are trying to implement it in the most disgusting way, with artificially installed limitations. There is NO technical limitation there can't be more than than one island per switch.

    2 - Is there a way around it through coop? NO. Local coop is bare bones, pathetic, and an embarassment. You have zero agency as the second partner, basically just following along like an idiot. You cannot progress in any meaningful way. So no, this is not an option for multiple people to enjoy this game.

    3 - Online multiplayer. Don't get me started. I've never seen such a poorly implemented online from Nintendo. This is WORSE THAN SMASH. And that's saying a lot. Firstly, you have to go to the airport, wade through seas of text, including the bird actually "connecting to the internet." Is this dial up? Then when you finally get to of a friend's island, and someone else wants to join, you will have to sit through a green message popping up forcing you to quit your menu, a FIVE STAGE flight screen for the plane to arrive (God knows why this is necessary, what is it loading??), a save screen, and a cutscene of the person walking in the airport. This happens EVERY TIME someone joints the island, and breaks up anything you're doing multiple times. Absolute lunacy. Again, not sure if this is incompetence or purposeful - Nintendo is known to hate online. This is their way of saying - Online is unplayable, don't do it, just buy more switches and play locally. Also, why are there no mini-games to play with friends like New Leaf? There is nothing to do with multiplayer online and things get boring fast. Would minigames have been so difficult to implement?

    4- No cloud saves at launch. Apparently something is being "worked on". Why not at launch? Is it so hard? Are they so concerned about cheating? People are time travelling like crazy as we speak. They could have easily imposed some limitation like one cloud save per day. This is just mean, honestly. Pure meanness. Creates unnecessary added stress about losing your save. Apparently a download will be allowed once, but who knows if this is true. Why??!

    These are just some of many issues. What is Nintendo thinking? They've been working on this since 2012!!!

    Don't expect a patch. Like Mario Part, Smash, etc. there has never been a patch that improves the fundamental problems of the game.

    Single player is good but I have to give 0/10 for this because it can't be comprehended other than through a lens of cynical exploitation.    … Expand
  80. Tonygrimlock
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    My 11 year old daughter was the first to play. Little did I realize that she would therefore be the owner of the island. She got to name it and no one can change anything about it. Nor can anyone else in the household have the same gameplay experience because you can only have one island per switch console. I’m was really looking forward to playing. Now I’m disappointed and upset thatMy 11 year old daughter was the first to play. Little did I realize that she would therefore be the owner of the island. She got to name it and no one can change anything about it. Nor can anyone else in the household have the same gameplay experience because you can only have one island per switch console. I’m was really looking forward to playing. Now I’m disappointed and upset that I wasted the money buying this game.… Expand
  81. shaun97
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    I cannot believe Nintendo has people spending $60 on this game and not giving it more than 1 save file. People use this as a home console and many families will be restricted because of the save files as well as the fact that player 1 gets to choose everything.
  82. Mpolirevat
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    I will give the game a good note when Nintendo decides to let me play, as i am the second player and my sister left the game I literally can't play the game if i don't waste like 20 hours of gameplay, this game sucks and won't stop sucking unless nintendo patches the game and let you change the Resident Representative
  83. omgwtfkitteh
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    The one island per console has caused me to hate the game. I have no control over my girlfriend's island. What she says goes and I rarely to never get to pick villagers because she wants the perfect island. It has ruined my fun and I don't even want to play the damn game now. It's not review bombing if this is literally the way I feel. 'But they said it was one island in an article' GoodThe one island per console has caused me to hate the game. I have no control over my girlfriend's island. What she says goes and I rarely to never get to pick villagers because she wants the perfect island. It has ruined my fun and I don't even want to play the damn game now. It's not review bombing if this is literally the way I feel. 'But they said it was one island in an article' Good for them. I don't read articles constantly.… Expand
  84. KK_disappointed
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Made this account just to say the Nintendo overloads are greedy demons. Forcing players to buy another $300 SWITCH, just to share the game with loved ones is fking criminal. I highly advise NOT buying the game if you live with anyone else who's excited to play it.
  85. Lord_Nep
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    The game looked amazing when I first heard about it. I've always loved Animal Crossing games. But this one not so much. I hate it because the first one to start up the game becomes the "Resident Representative" and gets to choose the island, name it, build houses for the residents, do tasks which lead to the construction of a museum and the construction of a shop, and other various tasks.The game looked amazing when I first heard about it. I've always loved Animal Crossing games. But this one not so much. I hate it because the first one to start up the game becomes the "Resident Representative" and gets to choose the island, name it, build houses for the residents, do tasks which lead to the construction of a museum and the construction of a shop, and other various tasks. Everyone who starts the game after the "Resident Representative" is put into the same island and is unable to do any similar tasks. As someone who isn't the Resident Representative I have to say it makes it hard to stay interested. My brother who is the Representative, always gets tasks to do while the only interesting thing I can do is pay off a loan or maybe build furniture. I have to deal with whatever he chooses to do because I have no other choice. It doesn't give me as much freedom as I expected. The game is supposed to be about how you build your own island and not about favouring someone over others. It forces the others to live on an island which is controlled by someone else. Basically, the game ignores what it is supposed to be about.

    I'm really disappointed in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. The developers have made a great game but it has a major flaw which makes the game hard for me to enjoy. $80 spent just to be let down. Thanks Nintendo. You could've done better.    … Expand
  86. rico3233
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    The one island/one user per switch makes no sense! When the switch was designed to be a multi user platform.
  87. BangBangBang
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    Bought the game and unfortunately let my brother start the game FIRST, then realized that I became a glorified visitor instead of a game owner at this point, the single console single save file approach is one of if not the MOST anti-consumer move that I have seen recently, this literally made me so sour that my sentiment of towards the game went from hopeful and excited into rotten sour,Bought the game and unfortunately let my brother start the game FIRST, then realized that I became a glorified visitor instead of a game owner at this point, the single console single save file approach is one of if not the MOST anti-consumer move that I have seen recently, this literally made me so sour that my sentiment of towards the game went from hopeful and excited into rotten sour, literally bought the game but can't play the game, this is the very first "have not started the game but already gotten hurt by the game", does not feel good at all, very conflicted right now.… Expand
  88. mswrx
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game is good. I bought it for my and my daughters. The moment I found out that only one of my daughters who happened to arrive first in Atlantis can get the receipt for the flimsy axe and do many other things, that neither me or my other daughter could do, I couldn't believe it. Then I have to find out that this is a feature - not a bug. This is simply unacceptable. All others not arriving first are just sitting in the back seat and can work as slaves. At least the receipts then should be shared. What is point for the other to have their own house if they can't produce anything and are dependent on tools they also can't create?… Expand
  89. werez
    Mar 31, 2020
    0
    As a new Nintendo Player and Animal Crossing player. This 1 player progression fundamentally kills the experience without any forewarning to let you know. Waste of many that will be getting refunded, never again Nintendo.
  90. DrNextgen
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    One Island for one console. It’s a disgrace for a game and a company who want to provide a multisocial gaming experience.
  91. Cavan29
    Mar 27, 2020
    1
    Do Not Allow Young Children to Play First! I made the mistake of buying this game for myself but allowing my 6 year old to start the game. He started the island (with a misspelled non-punctuated name) and got everything going. No major issues there! I’m now player 2 but I’m held by the short and curlies by my sons progress. He played a few hours the first day but that’s all hisDo Not Allow Young Children to Play First! I made the mistake of buying this game for myself but allowing my 6 year old to start the game. He started the island (with a misspelled non-punctuated name) and got everything going. No major issues there! I’m now player 2 but I’m held by the short and curlies by my sons progress. He played a few hours the first day but that’s all his attention can take. I’ve been playing for three days and I still don’t have a shovel because he hasn’t progressed yet. This is a major issue.

    Honestly, the game is cute and a lot of fun. I just hate that I’m unable to do anything because all progress is locked to the first player. I don’t mind sharing an island, I think that’s kind of fun that we can share decorating and supplies but I’m the bigger gamer and I would play this game more if I could do anything other than fish and catch bugs. So, I can’t give it a good grade.    … Expand
  92. Nookbook
    Mar 27, 2020
    1
    Extremely disappointed in Nintendos decision to only allow 1 island per console. Its just a greedy money grabbing tactic that completely ruined the"family friendly" aspect of the game. I was so looking forward to this release but now I am totally turned off. I don't usually leave reviews, but Nintendo needs to see that they can't keep exploiting their customers. I sincerely hope theyExtremely disappointed in Nintendos decision to only allow 1 island per console. Its just a greedy money grabbing tactic that completely ruined the"family friendly" aspect of the game. I was so looking forward to this release but now I am totally turned off. I don't usually leave reviews, but Nintendo needs to see that they can't keep exploiting their customers. I sincerely hope they release a patch for this because as of now, I'm no longer particularly interested in supporting their company until they do. Which is unlikely.… Expand
  93. Rilee222
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    The one island policy is disrespectful from a company who is built upon making family content. This isn't a huge problem for me, I live with my gf. However the fact that only one of us can make progress is terrible and whoever we decide gets to do so will feel terrible. This is blatant greed from Nintendo's part. It's like they arent even trying to hide it. I was so excited now I'm justThe one island policy is disrespectful from a company who is built upon making family content. This isn't a huge problem for me, I live with my gf. However the fact that only one of us can make progress is terrible and whoever we decide gets to do so will feel terrible. This is blatant greed from Nintendo's part. It's like they arent even trying to hide it. I was so excited now I'm just sad.I made an account just to post this, and I will come back and give it a better score if fixed.… Expand
  94. Juloan
    Mar 27, 2020
    4
    Great, except for the fact that you can only have one island per system, which almost completely ruins the experience for people who share a switch
  95. copper1454
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    I was excited about this game until I found out the 1 island per console limitation. Really need to fix this. I watched my girlfriend play for hours and was excited to start my own island and adventure, then find out that I'm stuck on hers. Not fun for houses with multiple players, and should be an easy fix regarding save files setup.
  96. Coreyd
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    Great if you're the only person playing on your system. Every additional player is a glorified NPC who misses out on the entire progression of the game. Can't even buy multiple game copies for one switch to mitigate the issue. Some serious BS crippling what is otherwise a phenomenal game.
  97. LeoNeo
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    Dear Nintendo, my kids and I was waiting the game more than a year, and what for? Separate islands and separate saves for each USER - this is so basic and obvious requirement, I just can't understand, why you did it this way???
  98. ThisGameTrash
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    trash game made by greedy company, what else is there to say. will never get because of one island per console
  99. Joquerol
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    Nintendo fix this.This is the worst time to be SO greedy. My wife and I were very excited to play our first Animal Crossing ever. Now we're probably just going to skip this one entirely.
  100. CrackPipe
    Mar 28, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. So far, I have put more time into this game than I’d like to admit. I really like a lot of the new things that have been added, but I feel that so much of the old content that made the game feel well rounded is missing. I am at the point where I believe I have obtained every shop/ building in the game and there’s about the same amount as the GameCube game. Pros:
    Fantastic graphics
    Online works very well
    Museum is beautiful
    Fishing/bug catching is still solid
    Fossils are the same Interior design system
    Sending letters/presents to real life friends
    Villager interactions are better
    Lost items aren’t as annoying
    Crafting system for building items
    Nook miles system

    Cons:
    Only one upgrade of nook’s cranny
    Very little to do other than fish, catch bugs, and collect resources A lot of beloved characters from older titles are completely gone. Only characters, other than villagers, are the nooks, Isabelle, blawthers, able sisters, and occasional merchants
    No club
    No garden store
    No dream lounge
    No kicks(he stops by town with small inventory)
    No tours No post office
    No shampoodle
    No coffee shop
    Items are very expensive for basic household things(ex:cello=100,000 bells)
    One island per switch(doesn’t affect me)
    Wait times for tutorial are many
    Items break all the time
    Crafting takes way too long depending on the item
    Tedious work for resources
    No tropical fruit
    No hedges No swimming/diving
    No ordinances
    Moving buildings on island costs a lot of money and is not the easiest to get perfect Overall, I feel as if this game is just a hollow shell. For $60 I expected there to be more content then ever but it just feels barren. This is from someone who owns and has loved all the past games. Hopefully updates add a bunch of content, but $60 for an unfinished game is not acceptable.    … Expand
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Universal acclaim - based on 111 Critic Reviews

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