Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6617 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,676 out of 6617
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  1. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    6
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! ac
  2. Massraider
    Aug 23, 2023
    7
    A very short story. After passing it, I don't want to go into the game, there is no motivation. I don't see any point in playing for the sake of arranging the island and buying new things for the interior. This is for those who do not save their time.
  3. sideshownate
    Aug 13, 2023
    7
    I will say that this game was very fun during covid and super refreshing. However when they quickly decided to stop updating after a year and re release the same updates every season thats when I quickly began to realize that nintendo did not care about this game as much as we did.
  4. tofuisawesome
    Aug 5, 2023
    6
    06/10
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  5. bigeli
    Jul 7, 2023
    7
    Good game but incredibly grinding. I know its supposed to be comforting and chill. But its just not for me. A very good game though just not for me.
  6. detourdude
    Jun 2, 2023
    7
    This is a great game, but it's killed in the late game where there's not really much to do. This game could've benefitted from having more content. The game basically died off because there wasn't enough to do. It's a very fun and addicting game, so it's easy to reach a point where there's no goals besides your personal goals and once you reach those, the game is basically over for you.
  7. Poccigoni
    May 25, 2023
    6
    New Horizons is an example of how to NOT manage a game.
    The game starts like any other AC game. You arrive at a small town (in this case an island) and from there on you have to improve your house and your town: make bridges, plant flowers, build furniture. And releasing a social hangout game in the COVID-19 pandemic was the best move that Nintendo could have ever done, and they knew it.    New Horizons is an example of how to NOT manage a game.
    The game starts like any other AC game. You arrive at a small town (in this case an island) and from there on you have to improve your house and your town: make bridges, plant flowers, build furniture. And releasing a social hangout game in the COVID-19 pandemic was the best move that Nintendo could have ever done, and they knew it. They knew that the game could potentially be one of the biggest games of all time. But Nintendo did not manage it correctly.
    The game offers the player freedom. Now, this is a good thing. The problem is that this game offers the player TOO MUCH freedom. You shouldn't be able to modify your villagers house, you shouldn't be able to place whatever furniture you feel like. The game should be called Animal Crossing: New Utopia, because you basically just create whatever island you feel like. Mix it with the ridiculously low amount of content compared to NL, lame updates and you've got the recipe for a disaster. I cannot manage to place it below a 6 because I've still enjoyed the game, and the first few weeks are great. But after that, it just becomes what I've stated before. And it is kinda sad, because it had the potential to be the best AC game yet.    … Expand
  8. kingrat3
    May 10, 2023
    7
    While the game itself is great, really relaxing and gorgeous,
    But it sucks that you can only have 1 island per console. I spent so many hours on my island and the game was fun but now I have nothing to do because I don't want to reset my 140 hour island and they don't update at all anymore. I wish I could make a second island and enjoy the game again.
  9. bochuu
    Apr 24, 2023
    7
    Issable was hype when she got in Smash Bros, but she isn't fun to play as/against. the game is pretty oki tho
  10. Dyl_lionaire
    Feb 11, 2023
    7
    After hearing the praises of this game, I caved in and bought it and well I thought it was alright, The art style is clean and the characters are fun but I personally didn't click as well as others but meeting with friends for holiday events was all I could've asked for.
  11. Dragoduval
    Jan 23, 2023
    5
    Its not a bad game, but it does get boring after a few days / weeks. Not worth the full price.
  12. SatinFoil
    Jan 1, 2023
    7
    When I first got this game back in March 2020, I got super addicted to this game! Really fun and if you have a switch, I recommend getting it! Especially if you haven't tried animal crossing games before, as if you get bored (you will see why I said that in a sec), you might be motivated to try the other animal crossing games! However, I started to get bord of playing after completing myWhen I first got this game back in March 2020, I got super addicted to this game! Really fun and if you have a switch, I recommend getting it! Especially if you haven't tried animal crossing games before, as if you get bored (you will see why I said that in a sec), you might be motivated to try the other animal crossing games! However, I started to get bord of playing after completing my island. And by that, I meant I didn't play it as much as before. I still played it really activly due to the active updates. (And I'm sure you see where this is going.) about a month or so after they released the 2.0 update aka the final update, I got bord and had nothing to modivate me to play it. Once that happend, I started playing new leaf (the previous animal crossing game) on my 3DS, and enjoyed that a lot more then new horizons (after the final update). Another pro to the 3DS version, is that you can buy more save files, aka, buy more animal crossing carts (as on 3DS, games you bought on retail have the save data stored on the cart, while new horizons the save data is stored on the system either way, I think), so that means, one save file per cart. You may wonder "why don't you just delete your save data?" Well, if you do that, shortly after, you will relize the mistake you made, and will get nostolgic for your oid town (in acnl its towns, not islands), so its worth the extra money. I'm going to stop now, because its becoming more of an acnl review more than an acnh review.

    Conclusion: It was fun while it lasted, but I prefer new leaf right now.    … Expand
  13. Crimson9
    Dec 25, 2022
    5
    This game doesn't have a lot going for it. Its pretty bad in almost every single way, and is worse than pretty much all its predecessors and the similar games.

    On the other hand, its very cute.
  14. Divad27
    Dec 18, 2022
    5
    It's nice and fun the first few hours, when you spend more than 10/15 hours depending on the rhythm it becomes repetitive and boring (in my case obviously). There comes a point where the only thing you can do every day is go in, take the fruits and go out, on the fifth day you stop going in. This is not a problem as such because many people do like this idea, the problem comes fromIt's nice and fun the first few hours, when you spend more than 10/15 hours depending on the rhythm it becomes repetitive and boring (in my case obviously). There comes a point where the only thing you can do every day is go in, take the fruits and go out, on the fifth day you stop going in. This is not a problem as such because many people do like this idea, the problem comes from Nintendo itself, which has not been able to exploit the game that has been so successful, they have barely updated it in 2 years, leaving it dead since the a few months after his departure. Beyond that, collecting fish or bugs is fun if you like to collect, you can also spend time decorating your island or your house, yes, it is an activity for a very specific audience. It's not a bad game, but a bad job from the company.… Expand
  15. Alvelian
    Dec 15, 2022
    6
    Игра выполнена в милом мультяшном стиле однако персонаж в ней выглядит как полный урод. Создать красивого человека просто невозможно, при это большинство животных выглядят довольно привлекательно. В остальном же визуал это скорее положительный аспект игры.
    Весь геймплей это гринд - руби деревья, собирай всякое добро с пляжа или в лесу, сажай огород, и рыбачь. И все это сильно бесит уже    Игра выполнена в милом мультяшном стиле однако персонаж в ней выглядит как полный урод. Создать красивого человека просто невозможно, при это большинство животных выглядят довольно привлекательно. В остальном же визуал это скорее положительный аспект игры.
    Весь геймплей это гринд - руби деревья, собирай всякое добро с пляжа или в лесу, сажай огород, и рыбачь. И все это сильно бесит уже через час, тк каждое действие сопровождается 5ти секундной нескипаемой анимацией. Кроме того из-за невозможности вращать камерой многие объекты в игре невозможно разглядеть ( в том же stardew valley деревья становятся прозрачными когда ты заходишь за них), что вызывает невозможность нормально с ними взаимодействовать.
    В игре большое количство одежды и предметов для кастемизации своих поселений и это радует, но рутина которой приходится заниматься ради их получения просто выжигает тебя.
    В целом игра неплохая но явно оверхайпнутая.    … Expand
  16. CodaHensley
    Dec 2, 2022
    5
    A very addicting game when you're doing the 100% grind and logging on every day, but the minute you take a step back and realize how pointless the things you're doing and how long it will take you, it becomes pretty disheartening. A cute game, but plenty of games are cute. Animal Crossing is just a time sink, plain and simple.
  17. EmptyPeanut
    Nov 13, 2022
    6
    The game feels a little bit empty but its gorgeous and unique aesthetically.
  18. Minus_Infinity
    Nov 4, 2022
    6
    I think this game is good, it just takes too long for anything important to happen. Waiting days and days for stuff that should take 5 minutes.
  19. BritainButNot
    Oct 6, 2022
    5
    After around 150 hours of playing, it pains me to give such a low score. But ACNH simply failed to meet many of the reasonable expectations that previous entries gave fans. New Horizons was a less complete, polished, and expansive game than New Leaf at launch, despite the latter releasing almost a decade earlier on far inferior hardware. Not to mention the the island aesthetic feels oddlyAfter around 150 hours of playing, it pains me to give such a low score. But ACNH simply failed to meet many of the reasonable expectations that previous entries gave fans. New Horizons was a less complete, polished, and expansive game than New Leaf at launch, despite the latter releasing almost a decade earlier on far inferior hardware. Not to mention the the island aesthetic feels oddly isolated and claustrophobic.… Expand
  20. PacoBN23
    Sep 24, 2022
    6
    El hecho de poder terraformar tu isla y hacer literalmente lo que tú quieras te da mucha libertad y, sobre todo, alarga el juego hasta horas infinitas. Por otro lado, el hecho de que tenga fácilmente más de 20000 objetos para decorar hace que el nivel de personalización que ofrece sea enorme.
    No obstante, el hecho de que sólo pueda haber una isla por consola y que el juego sólo se destine    El hecho de poder terraformar tu isla y hacer literalmente lo que tú quieras te da mucha libertad y, sobre todo, alarga el juego hasta horas infinitas. Por otro lado, el hecho de que tenga fácilmente más de 20000 objetos para decorar hace que el nivel de personalización que ofrece sea enorme.
    No obstante, el hecho de que sólo pueda haber una isla por consola y que el juego sólo se destine al jugador principal limita mucho a los demás.    … Expand
  21. ehtaco
    Aug 13, 2022
    6
    I feel like Nintendo tanked this game quicker than it needed to with the terrible seasonal updates and whatnot. They got lazy and lowkey straight-up lied and falsely advertised the longevity of this game in terms of 'new' content. The "one island per Switch" thing is also pure garbage. Feel like this game deserves a 4-6/10 due to the wasted potential here, but I can't deny the amount ofI feel like Nintendo tanked this game quicker than it needed to with the terrible seasonal updates and whatnot. They got lazy and lowkey straight-up lied and falsely advertised the longevity of this game in terms of 'new' content. The "one island per Switch" thing is also pure garbage. Feel like this game deserves a 4-6/10 due to the wasted potential here, but I can't deny the amount of time both my girlfriend and I put into it. Though she probably had a much better experience acting as "player one" and essentially being the person who had full control of the island. Being P2 on someone else's island blows.… Expand
  22. YokoHugo
    Jul 30, 2022
    7
    Bubhububuhihihinininihihihinihihihihininihihininininininininjihihininnihihiihhihihhi
  23. Jaime_SC
    Jul 24, 2022
    7
    I've been playing this game for 2 years now. I think it's a good game, and you'll have fun playing it the first months . You can customize your island the way you like and I love that, and the game is visually fantastic. However, I don't like the lack of especial events and activities in New Horizons. In my opinion, It was funnier to play with friends in New Life, because it had the IslandI've been playing this game for 2 years now. I think it's a good game, and you'll have fun playing it the first months . You can customize your island the way you like and I love that, and the game is visually fantastic. However, I don't like the lack of especial events and activities in New Horizons. In my opinion, It was funnier to play with friends in New Life, because it had the Island where you could meet people and do mini games there. It's a shame that New Horizons won't have more major updates, the game has a lot of potential to be abandoned just in 2 years.… Expand
  24. svonton
    Jul 17, 2022
    7
    Actual name of this game is "Timegate events: the game". continuation of the review will be available tomorrow ....
  25. sarahaj
    Jul 2, 2022
    7
    While a wonderful experience, I feel this game is incomplete without some of the quality of life changes that were made in the previous game. While you will no doubt find yourself pulled into this experience for 100 hours or so, at the end, you may feel it shallow. Couple that with repetitive dialogue that was done better on the DS release Wild World I cannot help but find myself slightlyWhile a wonderful experience, I feel this game is incomplete without some of the quality of life changes that were made in the previous game. While you will no doubt find yourself pulled into this experience for 100 hours or so, at the end, you may feel it shallow. Couple that with repetitive dialogue that was done better on the DS release Wild World I cannot help but find myself slightly disappointed.… Expand
  26. smahlt
    May 21, 2022
    5
    It's fine. It misses out on a lot of the charm the earlier games in the series had. The earlier games felt like "here is a world, you are any average resident", while this one is completely centered around you. The fun of Animal Crossing is firing it up and finding out what's happening today, while in this one, nothing happens unless you make it happen.
  27. seno721
    May 6, 2022
    7
    This is a amazing game with plenty of fun to be had! But the issue comes if you started with the game where it becomes less appealing and more of a chore to play and hard to come back too and almost overwhelming with there now being lots of weeds and new features! Overall its a fun game i just wish the game came out with all the content at the start rather than adding them later
  28. Flounder
    Mar 30, 2022
    7
    Es ist ein sehr entspannendes Spiel, und das war es auch schon und ich meine das überhaupt nicht böse, ich habe dieses Spiel erst zum 100. Mal satt
  29. RC568
    Feb 4, 2022
    7
    Worlds most okay animal crossing game. its good but boring after 100 hours.
  30. shw079
    Feb 4, 2022
    7
    The game is alright, but get tedious very soon. It is not the type of game for me.
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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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