Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6617 Ratings

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  1. imtheamora
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    This game is fantastic, a brand new feel to the game that pulls it off well. But one question remains, why does this game have so many bad reviews? Most of them seem to be bland reviews that are most likely spam.
  2. Sax1202
    Mar 30, 2020
    1
    Love most of the mechanics in the game and I love seeing the community for this game grow but I have one major problem. You can’t have separate islands per switch. Ruins the experience for me and the other people in the house since they can’t progress without me playing.
  3. rothedwards
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Seems like a great game. Unfortunately... I have bought two copies and cannot progress due to horrible game design. How could they put out something to the public with such a huge flaw??
  4. whoisum
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    1 snow white seven dwarfs (with no power). Ridiculous. Nintendo knows better than this.
  5. Rb_Drache
    Mar 30, 2020
    9
    Not a perfect game, but definitely a great one.

    Cons: 1. Online multiplayer waiting screen You have to wait for 30~60 seconds every time someone visits or leaves your island. The waiting screen is kinda cute, but when you're playing with, let's say, 5 other people, you have to see that screen 10 times per session. 2. No bulk crafting/wonky inventory management Animal crossing    Not a perfect game, but definitely a great one.

    Cons:
    1. Online multiplayer waiting screen
    You have to wait for 30~60 seconds every time someone visits or leaves your island. The waiting screen is kinda cute, but when you're playing with, let's say, 5 other people, you have to see that screen 10 times per session.

    2. No bulk crafting/wonky inventory management
    Animal crossing didn't have that many kinds of stackable items before New Horizons, and DS, 3DS, Wii version all had either touch screen or Wii remote which made pulling out items from the stack really fast and convenient, even if you can only remove 1 from the stack at a time. However, in NH you have to slowly remove an item from the stack each time, and the fact you can have 30 woods per stack (and even more for some items) doesn't help here. Also, the problem of slow, repetitive tasks is also in crafting, especially when you're crafting fish baits with manila clams.

    3. No cloud save (yet)
    I won't elaborate.

    4. Game's progression is tied to the first player.
    Can cause a huge pain if the first player stops playing this game. You should, at the very least, be able to change who's the boss among the players.

    From here, I'll talk about the problem everyone is ranting about, but personally I didn't have a big problem with it.
    5. Local multiplayer
    The problem I have with the local multiplayer, is the fact second player don't have access to the tool wheel, and they somehow can't even hold an umbrella. You will have like 6 tools in your inventory and it takes ages to cycle through them. Also, the second player goes "HEY I FOUND THIS" like Link every time they collects an item, which takes too long if you're picking up several items, like when you're chopping or shaking a tree. Other than that, it's quite fun running around chopping trees and catching fish, wandering around with my sister.

    6. One island per console
    I understand everyone's frustration about this, but personally, I would like to share island with my family and renovate the island to a beautiful place, where our whole family worked together and have lovely memories about them. The lack of the choice isn't that good, so I'll put this as cons anyway.

    Now, I won't write about Pros here, but it's overall much better than the last game I've played, which is the Wii version of animal crossing.

    PSA: This game is NOT all about progression. The progression lies within how the island changes as you put efforts in it, building museum and upgrading resident service is only a part of it.    … Expand
  6. Animalcrossed
    Mar 30, 2020
    2
    I don’t expect there to be different islands per player but the fact that essentially one character gets the story line while the others do nothing is horrible! What a waste of money for everyone to not be able to truly enjoy the game. Animal crossing should remove the resident representative role completely or AT LEAST make it transferable. This needs to be patched quickly or I’m not sureI don’t expect there to be different islands per player but the fact that essentially one character gets the story line while the others do nothing is horrible! What a waste of money for everyone to not be able to truly enjoy the game. Animal crossing should remove the resident representative role completely or AT LEAST make it transferable. This needs to be patched quickly or I’m not sure I’m buying another animal crossing game. It’s not as family friendly as it promotes itself to be… Expand
  7. Cnic44
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    This should be advertised as a single- player game. Multiplayer is pointless. You can open your emote options as the second player but not your tool options? Nintendo what were you thinking?? I wanted to play this with my wife but we have to just take turns because it's no fun to be the second player. You just follow the leader around... I am extremely disappointed with the ant antiquatedThis should be advertised as a single- player game. Multiplayer is pointless. You can open your emote options as the second player but not your tool options? Nintendo what were you thinking?? I wanted to play this with my wife but we have to just take turns because it's no fun to be the second player. You just follow the leader around... I am extremely disappointed with the ant antiquated feel of the multiplayer system and even the online system. I why can't I be in multiplayer mode and have my wife and I both go visit another person? It's 2020 and if Nintendo wants to charge me for online they need to give me features that are worth paying for. I love the game, but have to review it poorly because of the crap job they did with the multiplayer. Seems to me that they wanted everyone to go out and buy more switches and extra animal crossing games in order to truly play multiplayer. Shame on you Nintendo!… Expand
  8. magna10
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Nothing could have prepared me for how awful this game is. It was hyped to oblivion, and I bought it at it's full, ludicrous $60 price tag, and the game is nothing. You gather and you sell so you can place and gather. That's it. That's literally the entire game summarized in one sentence. This is a $30 game at best. I'm so unfathomably disappointed, I thought this was going to be anNothing could have prepared me for how awful this game is. It was hyped to oblivion, and I bought it at it's full, ludicrous $60 price tag, and the game is nothing. You gather and you sell so you can place and gather. That's it. That's literally the entire game summarized in one sentence. This is a $30 game at best. I'm so unfathomably disappointed, I thought this was going to be an amazing experience, and it's nothing. Don't get me started on the multiplayer, easily the most antiquated thing I've seen in any modern game, or the fact that you can only have one island. Waste of time and money completely.… Expand
  9. tantei
    Mar 30, 2020
    3
    The island save state situation is un acceptable. The game also is really slow at the start even for an animal crossing.
  10. Frogblast
    Mar 30, 2020
    3
    I am second player and nothing to do. Totally un acceptable for a 80$ game!!!
  11. Ozzywichi
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Such a shame. Thanks for tethering progression and such to one person. Maybe there'll be a patch but I wont be holding my breath.
  12. JackThunder
    Mar 30, 2020
    3
    For a $60 game, my whole family should be able to have their own game. I kinda feel duped. Sharing an Island!! Really!! Im not going to buy multiple copies of the same games and multiple $400 game stations for individual accounts. Nintendo has gotten so **** greedy. This isnt hard to change . The company should fix this. Thr game itself is really fun, but this inconvenience makes it veryFor a $60 game, my whole family should be able to have their own game. I kinda feel duped. Sharing an Island!! Really!! Im not going to buy multiple copies of the same games and multiple $400 game stations for individual accounts. Nintendo has gotten so **** greedy. This isnt hard to change . The company should fix this. Thr game itself is really fun, but this inconvenience makes it very disappointing.… Expand
  13. RNGesusR6
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    I never played the original version but got both the one on the 3ds and Wii I loved both. This is a great improvement on those game bring new mechanics to the game we all have loved. The shared world has always been a thing so I don’t get the outrage but to me it’s amazing
  14. Tylenor
    Mar 30, 2020
    9
    Excellent game, best installment in the series by far! I noticed a lot of idiots who apparently never played an animal crossing game before are reviewbombing here. Let me enlighten you on the fact that “one island/town per console” has been a thing since the first Animal crossing on the GameCube. No, it’s not a feature that’s been removed from the game or anything, it’s the animal crossingExcellent game, best installment in the series by far! I noticed a lot of idiots who apparently never played an animal crossing game before are reviewbombing here. Let me enlighten you on the fact that “one island/town per console” has been a thing since the first Animal crossing on the GameCube. No, it’s not a feature that’s been removed from the game or anything, it’s the animal crossing standard that it’s player one’s world and everyone else lives in it. Don’t be a cuck and let your wife or kids be player one if you’re that hardcore into this E-rated game, and don’t reviewbomb a family game as a grown ass adult complaining that you’re stuck on player 2 and have a hard time sharing with people lol.… Expand
  15. Average_user
    Mar 30, 2020
    7
    Hi, as a 14 year old with two siblings I have a few problems with this game. I have been so hyped for this beautiful game! So when I heard my mum had let us get the game for being good during her stay at the hospital, I was ecstatic! This game is £49.99 and it is worth every penny. It is stunning. The best looking animal crossing game ever. Once downloaded, my brother let me watch him IHi, as a 14 year old with two siblings I have a few problems with this game. I have been so hyped for this beautiful game! So when I heard my mum had let us get the game for being good during her stay at the hospital, I was ecstatic! This game is £49.99 and it is worth every penny. It is stunning. The best looking animal crossing game ever. Once downloaded, my brother let me watch him I was so excited seeing him play and I was dying to make my own island. However, I soon realised I couldn't do that. There is a limit of one island to a console. Now I understand the reason. It is a great business technique but it is just unfair. My mum was barely able to afford the one we have now and me and my siblings will not be able to share the one island. It'll cause too much frustration. Resource limitation and progression differentiation is irritating to say the least. Me and my sister won't have the same choices and things that my brother will get because he is the representative. I love animal crossing because it's a chill game. I can take my time and do what I want on my own file. But this makes it impossible to have as much fun as I'd have on New Leaf. I seriously just want to give up and let my brother have his fun and it breaks my heart. In this current time with this pandemic I just wanna go to a deserted island and forget what's is going on since I can't see my friends. But this limitation will tear me and my siblings apart which is not what we need.
    I don't want to drag this game because it doesn't deserve that. It has been amazingly developed and it has so many positives! I wish I could give it 10/10 but I can't. This one island per console is too unfair and too expensive. This game is advertised for families with kids and most kids will have siblings who will also want to play the game and that is not including the parents. Now, I don't know about you but my family can't afford 4 switches. I hope Nintendo fix this so I can give it the 10/10 it deserves!    … Expand
  16. Johnholl1000
    Mar 30, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It really pains me to give this game a low rating because honestly it does so many things right. In truth, this game would definitely earn a 9 or 10 out of 10 were it not for one glaring issue. The fact that the game limits you to one island per console. This is bad for so many reasons that countless others have already pointed out. Obviously it means that multiple people are limited to sharing a single experience instead of being able to have their own separate adventures. But that isn’t really why I am so frustrated by this game. No, actually my fiancé and I were very excited to build our island life together and the idea of sharing this experience was something we were both super excited for. The real problem is that WE DON’T get to share the same experience together! That’s because in this game the only person who gets to enjoy the full game is the person that founds the island. Everyone else is treated as a second class citizen unable to trigger any of the main progression events and relegated to doing only the more tedious chores the game has to offer. So many of the missions and DIY recipes are locked away to these players. I could go on about this forever but to keep things brief, this one flaw in game design has single handedly destroyed our desire to play this game that we were so excited to play. The only half-viable solution seams to be buying another console (and probably another copy of the game). Now given the recent collapse of society, switch consoles have become exceedingly hard to come by. But even if that weren’t the case, I still wouldn’t be willing to buy another system because it feels like that was the entire reason the game was designed in this manner. This feels so scummy and is the worst part of this whole situation. Really hope that the necessary changes get made but I expect they won’t. Until then my score stands.… Expand
  17. Derpderp12345
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    One island per switch....which is quite underlying the most ridiculous decision ever made. Not to mention at this time where we are in a crisis. And you want us to buy two SWITCHES just because people want more than one island on a video game...seriously....
  18. SalaciousGoo
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    I made a Metacritic account exclusively to support this wonderful game that so many people seem to misunderstand. Animal Crossing has always been a game where the first person to play has the most control, it has always been the intention to only have one town per console (despite being able to circumvent that in some of the installments), and most importantly, it has NEVER been aboutI made a Metacritic account exclusively to support this wonderful game that so many people seem to misunderstand. Animal Crossing has always been a game where the first person to play has the most control, it has always been the intention to only have one town per console (despite being able to circumvent that in some of the installments), and most importantly, it has NEVER been about "Progressing the Game".

    Animal Crossing is a virtual playground where you hang out and customize your house, make friends with villagers, fill the museum, and just generally waste time, NOT get to the next objective. If you can't appreciate a game without clear goals, this isn't the game for you, and that really is okay. But "This experience didn't appeal to me personally" doesn't equate to a 1 or 0 score from an objective standpoint.

    The things you can do as Resident Advisor are completely ancillary to the core experience of Animal Crossing as a whole, and if you really can't tolerate asking whoever you share your ENTIRE SWITCH CONSOLE with to share their island with you, maybe you even have to talk to them every couple of days (God forbid) about building a bridge or whatever you are so desperately missing about being Player 1, then guess what? You WILL have to pay the same premium everybody else does to get the same experience.

    To cap this off, a HUGE shoutout to people who didn't like the one island system and gave it a fair, measured score based on an incredible game having one thing you personally don't like about it, i.e. 4-6, even a 3 if you just don't like the game. You're the real heroes.    … Expand
  19. FilletFelines
    Mar 30, 2020
    9
    This is without a doubt my favorite Switch game so far. The gameplay is incredibly satisfying and you really can mold your island into just about anything you want it to be. There are only two things I take issue with though-- crafting can be incredibly tedious and it needs a few changes (allow us to craft multiple items at once, skip the low-grade tools if we have the necessary materialsThis is without a doubt my favorite Switch game so far. The gameplay is incredibly satisfying and you really can mold your island into just about anything you want it to be. There are only two things I take issue with though-- crafting can be incredibly tedious and it needs a few changes (allow us to craft multiple items at once, skip the low-grade tools if we have the necessary materials for better ones). Secondly, I think allowing players to join you on mystery island expeditions would make the game even more enjoyable. They're fun to play on your own but exploring new islands and finding new materials would be even more exciting with friends.… Expand
  20. fbrz
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    While the 1st player can receive tasks and make progress with the story, all the other players have terrible gameplay. Nintendo please fix this by, for instance, alternating the player who Tom Nook gives tasks to. The game is great, but only for a single player.
  21. Pedroperoz
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Simply terrible local multi-player. My wife plays as the 2nd villager, and she is missing lots of recipes and stays blocked on several tasks throughout the game. Nintendo needs to fix this ASAP
  22. Green-
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Was super excited to play this game, but there is only ONE save file per switch. For a console designed for families this sucks, you can have up to 8 characters for one island but only ONE island and unless you're the mayor you don't get to make meaningful decisions and if one person collects all of the resources for the day, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to get your own.

    I'm super    Was super excited to play this game, but there is only ONE save file per switch. For a console designed for families this sucks, you can have up to 8 characters for one island but only ONE island and unless you're the mayor you don't get to make meaningful decisions and if one person collects all of the resources for the day, you'll have to wait until tomorrow to get your own.

    I'm super disappointed in Nintendo for such a massive flaw in what would've been a great game. Was bought for the family, but can't be used for the family. Get it if you are the only person planning on playing, otherwise don't.    … Expand
  23. Scutch1980
    Mar 21, 2020
    3
    This game could really benefit from respecting the players time a little more. It's a decent enough time to gather resources and craft things. But the worse offender is no way to retrieve your save file to a different Switch? I mean what do I have to do if I buy a new switch and have to sell the one I have now? No one at Nintendo knowss how to respect people's time?
  24. Rackaroll
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Animal Crossing be like:
    One to rule them all, with up to 7 slaves who can't progress on their own!
  25. Lyrab
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Wow what a total complete scam. I am beyond angry. I spent days playing this game so confused why our island wasn’t advancing. Then my boyfriend, who created his character before mine, signs on after days of not playing and gets all the opportunities to progress the island along with free diy recipes. Nintendo was NOT upfront about this one true player per game console. I feel scammed outWow what a total complete scam. I am beyond angry. I spent days playing this game so confused why our island wasn’t advancing. Then my boyfriend, who created his character before mine, signs on after days of not playing and gets all the opportunities to progress the island along with free diy recipes. Nintendo was NOT upfront about this one true player per game console. I feel scammed out of my time and money. Nintendo needs to fix this.… Expand
  26. Colby_Cheese
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    Good game and I can't believe people are giving 0/10 reviews. Me, my brother and my sister all share the same island and we all are having a great time with the game, I stared the island so yes I do have more stuff to do but my siblings have not complained at all and have told me that there glad I decided to get it so basically don't listen to the 0/10s and this is a 100% must buy.
  27. Marc6363
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Only one island per switch AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
  28. Nyn
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    For me, there's no problem with the unique island ... i knowed before buying. But, all the players blocked by the first one's progression, it's just a very bad surprise after a few hours of playing for the 5 players of my family. It's the end of the game for 4 of us. For make her happy, we let my 7 years daughter playing first .... critical failure... I'm sorry, but it's my biggerFor me, there's no problem with the unique island ... i knowed before buying. But, all the players blocked by the first one's progression, it's just a very bad surprise after a few hours of playing for the 5 players of my family. It's the end of the game for 4 of us. For make her happy, we let my 7 years daughter playing first .... critical failure... I'm sorry, but it's my bigger disappointment for the moment.… Expand
  29. Niclink_21
    Mar 30, 2020
    2
    So far from what I have seen, I am slightly disappointed with this game. I enjoy the new features such as the nookphone and the various quality of life fixes. The new museum looks AMAZING and the graphics look amazing as well. There are, however, many things I am disappointed with. For one, many staple NPCs of the series have been cut. Brewster, Redd, Dr. Shrunk, Harriet, Pelly & Phyllis,So far from what I have seen, I am slightly disappointed with this game. I enjoy the new features such as the nookphone and the various quality of life fixes. The new museum looks AMAZING and the graphics look amazing as well. There are, however, many things I am disappointed with. For one, many staple NPCs of the series have been cut. Brewster, Redd, Dr. Shrunk, Harriet, Pelly & Phyllis, and Katrina have all been cut. In addition, the art gallery has been entirely cut from the museum. Nook's Cranny now only has one upgrade. There are very few buildings to construct. The amount of buildings and facilities you construct would be equivalent to the amount of buildings and facilities that would be available day 1 in other games. Diving has been removed and the there are now only 6 different kinds of fruits. I am mixed on crafting. On one hand, crafting provides a new and fun way to create certain furniture and outdoor furniture. On the other hand, If you remove the crafting and the nook miles system from the game, this game would have no substance. I'll just put it this way, this is the first animal crossing game where I have had nothing to do except log in, play the game for a total of 10 mins, and sign out. Each animal crossing game released up to New Horizons was a culmination of everything great from the games previous. This is the first game in the series to regress in design and gameplay and that just doesn't sit well with me. This game was rushed and hopefully, with updates, this game can improve, but for now, this game is all style and no substance, and I'll be sticking to city folk or new leaf.… Expand
  30. Nerd012
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    BEWARE OF BUYING! YoU can only have one Island, if you want to have co-op you have to share an Island together. Player one is essessily the boss.
  31. Chinch07
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons is an incredible game and I'm so happy it came out at a time when people are locked inside. Even after our current events have subsided I expect to be playing this game for a very long time. No other game has the charm of AC and I just can't wait for what else this game has in store as the seasons change.

    I understand many are upset about the limitation of    Animal Crossing: New Horizons is an incredible game and I'm so happy it came out at a time when people are locked inside. Even after our current events have subsided I expect to be playing this game for a very long time. No other game has the charm of AC and I just can't wait for what else this game has in store as the seasons change.

    I understand many are upset about the limitation of 1 island per console but to review bomb such a great game for this and give it 0,1,2,3/10 is insane. Vent and release your frustration elsewhere if you can't be mature and give an honest rating.    … Expand
  32. FluffyTurtle123
    Mar 30, 2020
    2
    This game is fun...... if your the first person to play. If your the second or third or so on player than you are pretty much just a visitor that can do basically much nothing that affects the island. I understand Nintendo that they want to sell more switches and make more money but you are ruining the game for lots of people. This is not ok.
  33. Pckljoos
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    My personal experience of this game was very disappointing. I share a switch my boyfriend and he already started his island a few days before I was able to begin. I am not able to create my own island and I have to live on his. We had completely different experiences of the game right away because he’s in charge of the island and gets to decide everything. I was really looking forward toMy personal experience of this game was very disappointing. I share a switch my boyfriend and he already started his island a few days before I was able to begin. I am not able to create my own island and I have to live on his. We had completely different experiences of the game right away because he’s in charge of the island and gets to decide everything. I was really looking forward to making my own island but now I’m not even sure if I want to play. I don’t want to be forced to buying a whole new console and game just so I can have the same game play experience as someone else in my Jimenez. Bad design.… Expand
  34. Jeronimo1776
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    A MUST own for Nintendo Switch!

    By far the most comprehensive and best Animal Crossing experience.

    The graphics are great in handheld, but REALLY pop at a level never before seen in docked mode.

    The soundtrack is very chill and absolutely WILL get stuck n your head.

    This is a very chill game - perfect for all of us stressed out, over worked, and quarantined people!
  35. innatum
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    One island per console, no matter how many copies of the game are purchased? The pinnacle of greed. You expect low income families with multiple kids to buy multiple Switch’s? Get real.
  36. coltonious
    Mar 30, 2020
    9
    Whilst yes, multiplayer is very heavily lacking, that's no reason for the horrible reviews most people are giving it. As a game, let alone an animal crossing game, it is absolutely wonderful full of life and care. As a singleplayer experience, it is absolutely wonderful. I don't honestly understand why people are treating it so poorly for it's same screen multiplayer. While I can admitWhilst yes, multiplayer is very heavily lacking, that's no reason for the horrible reviews most people are giving it. As a game, let alone an animal crossing game, it is absolutely wonderful full of life and care. As a singleplayer experience, it is absolutely wonderful. I don't honestly understand why people are treating it so poorly for it's same screen multiplayer. While I can admit it's very strange, and not well done, people are treating it as if it is something that has been in every game and was ruined in this game. This is the first time that same screen multiplayer has ever been implemented, so it works alright for what it is. The only thing keeping it from a perfect 10 in my opinion, is the fact that others who live on the island other than the first person to move in, can not place things around the island, only in their own home. This takes away a lot of what this game advertises, and leaves the game essentially New Leaf + crafting. The game is wonderful, and anyone who needs a life sim or something to help them relax from their stressful life should buy this game.… Expand
  37. Zeydlitz
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    It's just a typical mobile grind-game with time-wall. And poor interface. Worst game of the year.
  38. maiyo
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    I honestly cannot recommend this to any household that has multiple children or others who want to experience the same joy from this game.
    For being lousy to consumers with save file restrictions that are meant to pressure people to buy multiple consoles per household, this game gets a 0.
  39. LuigiCuau
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    Simplemente es un gran juego, mi esposa no deja de jugar, muchas de las quejas de juegos anteriores fueron escuchadas, es un juego infinito, no tiene limites ni fin, mi esposa simplemente amo el juego, eso si veo a muchos sonyers con su mala nota por que su Humo Stranding tiene menor calificación, como sea AL es un vende consolas y es un juegazo
  40. Twapoi
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Too many downsides make it not worth the price and a major downgrade from past animal crossing games. It's 2020 already. It is unacceptable that Nintendo still does not do multiple savers per game and offer cloud save services. they need to get out of the past already!

    pros: cute graphics

    cons:
    ONLY ONE TOWN PER GAME. GET OUT OF THE PAST NINTENDO-- LIKE EVERY OTHER GAME COMPANY ON THIS PLANET HAS BESIDES YOU!

    No cloud saves (so wait, we just need to waste years on a game with no way to back it up? wait for their low powered console to break? hahahah how about no)

    can't split items stacks
    can't bulk craft
    tools break too quickly

    gold tools are not worth unlocking or crafting! they break too. What's the frikkin point of unlocking them then? there's isn't one! what is it with nintendo and breakable crap anyway? breath of the wild had this stupid problem too. Nintendo just doesn't learn. Shocker.

    no paintings, gracy, etc

    only 5 catalog items can be bought a day (lol wut)

    "mystery" islands are boring. it's the same island with slightly different layout every time lol. the chance of seeing anything else is slim to none! Not worth it.    … Expand
  41. Klarel
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    My issues with the game are the lack of any sort of meaningful options menu, the tight unforgiving timing requirements for fishing and certain bug catching, and the shear amount of busywork that the game requires you to do in order to progress. The best ways of making money require a good sense of timing, or those activities can easily take twice as long or longer. I admit, I have a badMy issues with the game are the lack of any sort of meaningful options menu, the tight unforgiving timing requirements for fishing and certain bug catching, and the shear amount of busywork that the game requires you to do in order to progress. The best ways of making money require a good sense of timing, or those activities can easily take twice as long or longer. I admit, I have a bad sense of timing, but i don't play rhythm games, so why are those types of mechanics showing up in a 'relaxing island getaway.'
    I feel that the game has zero respect for player time, i.e. the crafting menu is atrocious, and trying to craft multiple things at once is a nightmare, and players are forced to sit through slow (unchangeable) dialog for most actions they take. Also, the arguably biggest achievement (golden tools) are now mostly useless as they only have about 3x the durability of the previous tools. That's right, the things that take almost a YEAR to unlock are not much better than the middle tier of tools.    … Expand
  42. Matt1080
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    This game is very fun almost to the point of being addicting. You might be confused by the 0 rating I am giving this, but it is only for one simple reason, which is that you are limited to one island per device. It’s actually ridiculous that any account added after the original one is forced to be on the same island and follow behind the first player in the story. I mean, how difficult isThis game is very fun almost to the point of being addicting. You might be confused by the 0 rating I am giving this, but it is only for one simple reason, which is that you are limited to one island per device. It’s actually ridiculous that any account added after the original one is forced to be on the same island and follow behind the first player in the story. I mean, how difficult is it to just make separate saves for different accounts? I don’t want to have to miss out on the entirety of the main story having to follow behind the main player. Now each player has to compete for resources, land area, everything. The multiplayer option is god awful as well. One player, being the ‘leader’ can play the game normally while the other player is completely helpless. Having a simple fix of a split screen option would fix this so easily. Like please Nintendo, it really doesn’t seem like that hard of an update to fix the atrocious single island and multiplayer design you came up with. I mean whose idea was this anyway? It’s simply the worst multi player system I have seen in literally any game. Every other game on the Switch allows you to have multiple game saves, but this one just sucks the fun out of the whole game just because of this design! Please please please please please please fix your horrific system and allow for multiple game saves (multiple islands) and fix the garbage multiplayer system to make it a split screen, or just remove the feature all together. It really doesn’t seem like that hard of a fix that would benefit the thousands of other players who are complaining about the same issues. Again, the game is really fun, but all that fun goes out the door because of these simple little designs.… Expand
  43. dynastyyanks
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    This is the most refined and polished Animal Crossing game ever. My girlfriend and I have been playing it obsessively since it came out. I doubt another game this year will bring this much joy.
  44. MYSnoopy88
    Mar 30, 2020
    9
    I like the design and new aesthetics of the game, having played all the previous versions, and even though they've kept having 1 island/town throughout the series, it doesn't execute as properly as on a family console device like the switch.
  45. Miertje83
    Mar 30, 2020
    1
    The limitation of one island per Switch is **** Nintendo should be ashamed of itself....
  46. RetroThunder
    Mar 30, 2020
    8
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the best video game in the series in terms of content and features. Something that I love in this game as always in the franchise, is the closeness it has with reality, now more than ever. Time, season (now even choosing in which hemisphere you can place your island) and weather equal to your city's. It also highlights how alive the game is, with dialoguesAnimal Crossing: New Horizons is the best video game in the series in terms of content and features. Something that I love in this game as always in the franchise, is the closeness it has with reality, now more than ever. Time, season (now even choosing in which hemisphere you can place your island) and weather equal to your city's. It also highlights how alive the game is, with dialogues from the neighbors that change continuously (not counting those of the main characters, which are very repetitive) and situations between them, that can make you feel as if you were really inside. Many people are annoyed that there is only one island per console, but not me personally, and that is one of the many characteristics that make the Animal Crossing saga unique. The union and trust between the players who live together in the same space. Despite this, I have to admit that multiplayer on the same console is somewhat messy, since it does not allow the second player to join the game directly and it has to go through a somewhat slow process. In addition to the fact that in order for him to do any minimum action, the first player must change his position as leader, and although it is a simple and fast process, it tires having to do it many times. Still, the control of the character and interface in singleplayer mode is not bad, because I really liked the idea of using a phone as a menu to navigate between the different options. Online mode is better than I expected and is an example of how multiplayer should be on the same console, although the transition between when the visitor arrives on the island and when he leaves can be repetitive when you connect many times with friends, but it is still pretty (somewhat long). As a conclusion, I can affirm that each new day on the island feels fresh and eager to start, although progress can feel slow but satisfactory. The new playable crafting and construction features can appeal to both veteran and new players alike, and graphically as well as musically it is very, very good. I am enjoying and having fun with this game and I hope to finish it completely because I liked it a lot, and it is not that it has exceeded my expectations because it was just what I expected but I do not regret buying it at all, it is highly recommended and I assure that those who play it will like it a lot.… Expand
  47. dognus
    Mar 30, 2020
    1
    I bought this game to play with my daughter who is new to video games. She played first and then I was expecting to join with my own character and help her out. Not possible because the game only lets the person who plays first progress through the game. I can’t do anything useful to help her and I’m basically playing pared down “demo” of the game rather than having my own experiencesI bought this game to play with my daughter who is new to video games. She played first and then I was expecting to join with my own character and help her out. Not possible because the game only lets the person who plays first progress through the game. I can’t do anything useful to help her and I’m basically playing pared down “demo” of the game rather than having my own experiences progressing in the game. This should not have been sold as a “multiplayer” game because it’s only one person who plays all other accounts basically sit around and wait for the other player’s progression if they progress at all. I’m not going to delete my daughter’s island and start over. Really hoping an update balances the players’ abilities in the game. Very disappointed.… Expand
  48. ACNHScam
    Mar 30, 2020
    1
    Scummy practice limiting local multiplayer to one fun experience and then a second class experience for anyone else who wants to play on that console. Solid effort by Nintendo limiting a user's experience to try and force people to purchase an entirely new console just to play a a game they purchased in its full capacity. Won't work on me.
  49. KaseyC555
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    We literally only bought a switch so we could play animal crossing. Now it turns out we just wasted 400 dollars to be screwed over yet again by Nintendo, a game company who solely thrives on ruining the experience of its users and completely controlling everything they can get there hands on. The fact that you can only have one island per console is absolutely ridiculous. I even calledWe literally only bought a switch so we could play animal crossing. Now it turns out we just wasted 400 dollars to be screwed over yet again by Nintendo, a game company who solely thrives on ruining the experience of its users and completely controlling everything they can get there hands on. The fact that you can only have one island per console is absolutely ridiculous. I even called support to see if they were going to fix this issue and I was told to just buy another switch since the main issue with the game isn’t going to be resolved. Thanks Nintendo for ruining another game, yet again. 0 stars.… Expand
  50. Millet
    Mar 30, 2020
    8
    If rate this game a 7.5 but going with 8 because of so many unfair reviews here. My critiques:
    1) There are less fruit & shop varieties than NL. I wish nooks could be upgraded past a shed in this game.
    2) storage system could really be optimized in several ways-at least as an "unlock" feature. Could use a lot more storage space overall. But things like letting work benches store materials,    If rate this game a 7.5 but going with 8 because of so many unfair reviews here. My critiques:
    1) There are less fruit & shop varieties than NL. I wish nooks could be upgraded past a shed in this game.
    2) storage system could really be optimized in several ways-at least as an "unlock" feature. Could use a lot more storage space overall. But things like letting work benches store materials, or having ways to access storage outside of your home would be great quality of life features that don't exist right now.
    3) wish the map had a villager & visitor key/tracker since the island is (nicely!) Big. Hard to find anyone tho.
    4)I miss being able to unlock services to hire people to water plants and deweed for me in the end game. I miss the being able to select building projects and have villagers occasionally help submit bells for the cause.
    5) NL had games you could play with your villagers randomly and have events where they'd either invite you over or request to hang out with you in your home..I have many hours in and haven't seen this. (They'd also be willing to part with furniture and such)

    To be clear, ACNH *added* many features but also took away some that I enjoyed. The #1 issue with this game is you can only have one island per switch ...youd have to buy an entirely different system if you have more than one person who wants to play their own file. I don't see this restriction on any other switch game I own so this feels very dissapointing as a decision even if it doesn't apply to my household situation. The switch system is pricey and families probably were caught off guard by this.

    I still love this game and am enjoying it. The new features I won't spoil are great.    … Expand
  51. juanpaps03
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    I bought this game to play with my GF, but as I started first the game, she can't advance in the history, is really annoying and I had no clue about this before start
  52. Tarynbethp
    Mar 30, 2020
    2
    I bought this game for my daughter and I to play. I've been a long time Animal Crossing player, and I got her started on the franchise as soon as she was old enough to play. We had both been anticipating the game for months. I let her start the game and enjoy it for a few days before I logged into my switch profile and started my game. I was extremely disappointed to see that it put me onI bought this game for my daughter and I to play. I've been a long time Animal Crossing player, and I got her started on the franchise as soon as she was old enough to play. We had both been anticipating the game for months. I let her start the game and enjoy it for a few days before I logged into my switch profile and started my game. I was extremely disappointed to see that it put me on my daughter's island, and I can participate as a glorified visitor. I cannot progress the game in any way. If she collects all the fruit before me for the day, I cannot gather any. As a secondary player, you can basically decorate a house, and interact with the environment, but nothing further. I understand that even if you buy another came card, you cannot have your own island. The only way to do that is to spend $200-$300 for an additional Switch console. And another $60 for a second game copy if you want to play together or at the same time. Seems like a big money grab from Nintendo to sell more Switch consoles. Extremely disappointed!… Expand
  53. Khaosk
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Non island representatives are people too, please fix it Nintendo. Incredibly lazy.
  54. Chromatica21
    Mar 30, 2020
    9
    First of all, I understand that people have problems with the multiplayer. That should definitely be fixed, and it makes sense that people are upset. However, in my personal experience, this game is amazing.

    I basically live in Animal Crossing: New Horizons nowadays. It's a simple but fantastic game. The multiplayer is definitely flawed, but the rest of the game has so much content and    First of all, I understand that people have problems with the multiplayer. That should definitely be fixed, and it makes sense that people are upset. However, in my personal experience, this game is amazing.

    I basically live in Animal Crossing: New Horizons nowadays. It's a simple but fantastic game. The multiplayer is definitely flawed, but the rest of the game has so much content and has so much to do at all times. It's basically Animal Crossing, but in a completely different setting and with crafting, which makes it so much more interesting than the older games. The multiplayer is the only flaw that really affects what I think of the game, and the rest of it is fine-tuned to perfection.    … Expand
  55. AngryGamerDude
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Nintendo's most agregious cash grab and violation of consumer trust to date. For each player you need a separate game AND SWITCH console, otherwise the non primary resident (ie: literally second class citizens) are unable to participate in most of the content.

    You imagine I would still give the game some points for the game play the primary citizen can participate in, however the game    Nintendo's most agregious cash grab and violation of consumer trust to date. For each player you need a separate game AND SWITCH console, otherwise the non primary resident (ie: literally second class citizens) are unable to participate in most of the content.

    You imagine I would still give the game some points for the game play the primary citizen can participate in, however the game was mainly purchased for the family, meaning those the game was intended for are unable to participate in any meaningful way, so..

    0 points Nintendo.. wow, how the mighty have fallen, and all in the name of bleeding gamers dry.    … Expand
  56. rosi9715
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Whats the point of a family type game if you cant have your own islands. Cant even play the game properly because my brother started first. I wanted to play on my own user account but couldnt because part of the game was already there. I did not get to experience the beggining parts of the game and it is extremely frustrating i cant make my own progress without changing my brothers progress.
  57. pbvalentine
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Only one person in a household can effectively play the game. Ridiculous. We bought this game for our kids to be able to play with their friends online, but it's a non-starter with two kids in the household.
  58. Noemics
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Me parece muy fuerte que sea el juego Asin una isla por consola. Eso es una manera de abusar, en una casa como en mi caso que somos dos que jugamos a la Nintendo no podemos tener nuestra propia isla que tengamos que volver a comprar otra consola.
    Que manera de cargarte un juego que todo el mundo esperaba de esta forma yo espero que esto se solucione y vuelva a meter una actualización    Me parece muy fuerte que sea el juego Asin una isla por consola. Eso es una manera de abusar, en una casa como en mi caso que somos dos que jugamos a la Nintendo no podemos tener nuestra propia isla que tengamos que volver a comprar otra consola.
    Que manera de cargarte un juego que todo el mundo esperaba de esta forma yo espero que esto se solucione y vuelva a meter una actualización arreglando está mierda. Porque si no es asin Nintendo perderá gente. Muchas familias no tienen dinero para estar comprando Nintendo sin más y este juego abuse de esta forma    … Expand
  59. Memu
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    Honestly im not sure why alot of people a blowing the fact that you can only have 1 island per switch, ITS NOT THAT BIG OF A DEAL
  60. Aluterrian
    Mar 30, 2020
    2
    I purchased this game for me and my wife to share. I was hoping we could each have our own islands, but apparently we're forced to share one. What's worst, since she played first she gets all the crafting recipes and storyline choices, and I've been demoted to a second class citizen. I really wanted to enjoy this animal crossing game but we both can't have our own game on one console andI purchased this game for me and my wife to share. I was hoping we could each have our own islands, but apparently we're forced to share one. What's worst, since she played first she gets all the crafting recipes and storyline choices, and I've been demoted to a second class citizen. I really wanted to enjoy this animal crossing game but we both can't have our own game on one console and now I can't get crafting recipes for certain things like bridges, NPC buildings, or contribute in any way to our town other than collecting resources and giving them to her.

    Nintendo has given this game a massive design flaw and I'm honestly really disappointed with how it turned out.    … Expand
  61. Yelaned
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    I was really looking forward to this game, however after I did the intro and gave the switch to my boyfriend to play, we found out that it is one island, and that island's resources (so since I had gone through the efforts of doing everything before switching off he had nothing to do) shared per switch. Made the game play really ineffective and if I could return it I would. I don't enjoyI was really looking forward to this game, however after I did the intro and gave the switch to my boyfriend to play, we found out that it is one island, and that island's resources (so since I had gone through the efforts of doing everything before switching off he had nothing to do) shared per switch. Made the game play really ineffective and if I could return it I would. I don't enjoy the game now as it is more of a "who gets to play today" rather than a fun thing we get to do.… Expand
  62. CowStriker
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    This is my first user review of any game on MC.
    I specifically created an account to rate this thinly-veiled, cash grabbing, steaming pile of feces a big fat 0 for the sole reason of one island per switch.
    It is absolutely ludicrous that you cannot create an island per profile and expect us to fork out for another 2,3,4? Consoles if you live in a household where more than one person wants    This is my first user review of any game on MC.
    I specifically created an account to rate this thinly-veiled, cash grabbing, steaming pile of feces a big fat 0 for the sole reason of one island per switch.

    It is absolutely ludicrous that you cannot create an island per profile and expect us to fork out for another 2,3,4? Consoles if you live in a household where more than one person wants their own experience.

    What an absolutely piss poor design by Nintendo.    … Expand
  63. ChauffageSlip
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    I play by sharing the console with my girlfriend, I am the second profile, it's a joke, I have access to no projects, no decisions. I'm just decorating the island and giving resources to player 1.
    I have never seen a game so tightly held, it's a shame. So that we have a great concept game, addictive but which very quickly frustratating the the player 2.
  64. Squareenix
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It is not splatoon. It is perfect game. Just enjoy Healing time. 0 point giver is too bad.… Expand
  65. dm4bucs
    Mar 30, 2020
    2
    I really like Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but the local co-op is horrible and a real shame how they treat the secondary characters in the game. Already was letdown that we cannot have our own islands, but the fact the main character gets all the island progress quests really ruins the experience for households with more than one user and one switch.
  66. Kakadu
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    This is my first Animal Crossing game and it is great. It makes a lot of fun and is really addictive. I could play it forever. The game is just great and very relaxing.
  67. hakonlo
    Mar 30, 2020
    2
    I share a switch with my partner. Since they're the primary player, I'm stuck with effectively half a game. While I'm sure there are ways in which sharing an island would enhance the experience, the way New Horizons implements it isn't particularly fun for the secondary players.
  68. Xylow
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    Awesome.
    I don't get how so many peoples rate 0 just because a second player option... I don’t believe that this condemns all the amazing other features and steps forward.
  69. Bulldad
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    ONE ISLAND PER CONSOLE

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

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

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

    If these two issues are rectified I will update the review score to a 9    … Expand
  70. Pbee
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Really Nintendo? You have allowed the switch to hold several accounts. You promoted switch as a family console, and you decide to restrict one island per switch? Just like how a new save file can happen in pokemon per account...Why could you not do that for animal crossing? This is corporate greed....
  71. SolaceMute
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    I'll chance my rating if they ever fix the one island/player 2 issues Nintendo should be ashamed of what they pulled here
  72. Quoththeraven25
    Mar 30, 2020
    3
    A lot to love about this game. I don't understand how in 2020 we are limited to one file (island) per Nintendo switch. My wife and I had a blast with Pokemon, being able to enjoy our play throughs separately but still had that sense of camaraderie in Pokemon Home. I want to give this game a 9. I really did enjoy every moment in game, but its almost game breaking when you have anotherA lot to love about this game. I don't understand how in 2020 we are limited to one file (island) per Nintendo switch. My wife and I had a blast with Pokemon, being able to enjoy our play throughs separately but still had that sense of camaraderie in Pokemon Home. I want to give this game a 9. I really did enjoy every moment in game, but its almost game breaking when you have another person wanting to play but has to literally take a back seat. You better not make your brother or sister mad, could end up wasting a lot of your well earned bells.… Expand
  73. mNdo1337
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    As a second player (bought this game initially for my GF but also wanted to give it a try) I just can't enjoy the whole Animal Crossing Story & Game. I feel like a visitor on an island who can only collect, sell and upgrade his own house.

    The one island per switch limitation wasn't even communicated clearly. Thanks for nothing, Nintendo!
  74. Artemis410
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    One island, poor graphics.
    I think this game really deserve 0.
    Only way to be heard
  75. V4r0X
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Only one island per switch? are you serious?, that means only one player can evolve the island and play all the missions...

    UPDATE NEEDED!
  76. Shaimon123
    Mar 30, 2020
    1
    I'm playing with my girlfriend. Built my house, collected some stuff, done... Please add a island for every user on the switch console.
  77. m4master
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Jeu pas assez long multijoueur plus que nul une seul île par compte moi qui suis un fan d animal crossing et qui est jouer à tout les jeux je trouve celui la vraiment nul
  78. MrSultan
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    Excellent job nintendo.I cant stop playing. I cant go outside.I am enjoying the game more than real life lol.
  79. Scorious
    Mar 30, 2020
    10
    Super jeux familiales ! En c’est temps compliqué ! Belle évasion sur une île desserte.
    Merci
  80. Humbird
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    Only one save! You ruin the game nintendo, i wont buy another switch just for a second save
  81. Hergam
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    This game is good but only the first player gets to use the game. This just the dumbest thing ever and this is why I am review bombing this game so that the developers realise their error and correct it
  82. mphillips056
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    My girlfriend and I are currently arguing over who's going to be responsible for ruining the other's experience by being the primary residence who slows down the other person's play. Dumbest multiplayer setup ever and I wish I'd known about it before I started as primary because now I want to reset the whole thing
  83. Soda1992
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    This game is down right terrible. Complete laziness by the designers and then locked to one island per switch where only the first person to create a profile can fully advance the island and enjoy the game is a disgusting ploy that feels like they are just trying to sell consoles. The laziness comes about not even having a proper 3rd person camera. I would let some of this slide if it wasThis game is down right terrible. Complete laziness by the designers and then locked to one island per switch where only the first person to create a profile can fully advance the island and enjoy the game is a disgusting ploy that feels like they are just trying to sell consoles. The laziness comes about not even having a proper 3rd person camera. I would let some of this slide if it was a 20 dollar game at most. I have played free mobile games with better physical control design and options than. It's a cheap game at a high price to try and trick consumers into buying another console to fully enjoy it. When the game falls so flat on its face it would never be worth buying another switch to maybe enjoy it. I hope to God I can return it to Wal-Mart tomorrow
    The one game a year I buy for my birthday I budget specifically for I am going to pissed if I am stuck with this dumpster fire.    … Expand
  84. xenomachina
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    The Nintendo Switch has one of the best profile systems of any game console. Each player can have their own profile, and games saves are kept completely separate.

    Because of this, I was very surprised to discover that Animal Crossing: New Horizons goes out of its way to circumvent the profile system. The first player to play the game is given the full experience. All other players are    The Nintendo Switch has one of the best profile systems of any game console. Each player can have their own profile, and games saves are kept completely separate.

    Because of this, I was very surprised to discover that Animal Crossing: New Horizons goes out of its way to circumvent the profile system. The first player to play the game is given the full experience. All other players are given a downgraded experience. Parts of the game are just missing, like naming your island, or choosing its layout. Progress in the game for all players is also gated by the primary player's progress. And all players are forced to have the same island, with limited space and limited resources.

    If I'd known this, I wouldn't have purchased this game, as we have one Switch shared by two kids. How is it fair to let one of them be the "island representative", while the other is treated as a second-class citizen by the game?

    Searching online I see others trying to excuse Nintendo's behavior here, saying "Animal Crossing has always been like that", but:

    1. This is false. On the 3DS you could only have one game save per cartridge, but you could use multiple cartridges with a single 3DS. On the Switch you need two separate consoles.

    2. When classic games with limited save slots are ported to the Switch, the number of save slots from the original are normally made *per-profile* on the Switch. For example, in Link's Awakening there are only 3 save slots. In the Switch version, there are 3 save slots *per-profile*. Likewise, one would expect that Animal Crossing would have one game save *per-profile* on the Switch.

    3. Having mis-features in the past is not an excuse for propagating them into the future.

    Nintendo went out of their way to make the game terrible for anyone but the first player. It's pretty clear that their motivation for this is greed. Instead, they've made me strongly consider returning this game, and avoiding their platform in the future.    … Expand
  85. Jcbrizu
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    One island per console is inexcusable and anti consumer practice. Instant 0/10
  86. JackMoyer
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    With the whole one island per switch thing it was bound to ruin the game for me or my sister and I happened to have the butt end.
  87. inochebuena
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    Comence a jugar 1 semana despues que mi novio y al entrar la isla se compartia, no me permitio el juego disfrutar por completo porque ya habian muchas cosas avanzadas y yo no puedo continuar en la historia!!! Me gusto el.juego pero no hay progreso. Su multijugador esta muy limitado y yo no puedo crear mi propia isla.
  88. SaberwolfTribal
    Mar 29, 2020
    8
    This new animal crossing has some new things like crafting but not all new things are good. Because you can't craft multiple, the time to craft craft things like fish bait is increased to an unacceptable amount. Using fish bait as an example you need to 1. Go to bench and select craft something. 2. Select the recipe you want to craft 3. See a cute animation for crafting 4. Have yourThis new animal crossing has some new things like crafting but not all new things are good. Because you can't craft multiple, the time to craft craft things like fish bait is increased to an unacceptable amount. Using fish bait as an example you need to 1. Go to bench and select craft something. 2. Select the recipe you want to craft 3. See a cute animation for crafting 4. Have your character exclaim they made the thing you told them to and 5. select craft something else. Repeat as many times as you plan to craft, and this game is getting 10's? Its good but no 10. I give it an 8. -1 for the lack of multicraft and -1 for requiring the lower version of a tool to craft the better version, thats adding steps again and has the same problems of multicraft.… Expand
  89. YawaraKin
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    They need to update the game to allow any player sharing the island to advance the game. My wife should be able to play as long as she wants and not have to wait for me to find the time to grind resources so she can keep going. Also, why in the world can't we just go to sleep to advance the game's clock. It's so impracticle and annoying to have to constantly exit the game and change theThey need to update the game to allow any player sharing the island to advance the game. My wife should be able to play as long as she wants and not have to wait for me to find the time to grind resources so she can keep going. Also, why in the world can't we just go to sleep to advance the game's clock. It's so impracticle and annoying to have to constantly exit the game and change the time in our switch's settings whenever we run out of stuff to do. I'd much rather have the game have it's own timer rather than follow real world time.… Expand
  90. nsmnavid
    Mar 29, 2020
    2
    I was very excited for this game, in fact it was the first game that I got for Switch to play with my girlfriend or by myself. However my girlfriend started playing the game first and then I joined. Initially I thought, well it is ok that we can only have one island, I can at least contribute to it, but I was wrong. The single player game is non existent for the second player on theI was very excited for this game, in fact it was the first game that I got for Switch to play with my girlfriend or by myself. However my girlfriend started playing the game first and then I joined. Initially I thought, well it is ok that we can only have one island, I can at least contribute to it, but I was wrong. The single player game is non existent for the second player on the island. Then I thought, ok at least co-op should be good. But no co-op game is also pretty bad experience. So I gave it 2 because it is a good game for my girlfriend, but for me as the second player is waste of $60 .… Expand
  91. Steinbukken
    Mar 29, 2020
    7
    A beautifully crafted game with lots to do. My favorite part is how it works with the days. How ever i have 1 quarrel, i work sun-thursday and i have to work at 5 am to 2 pm and i cant utilize trading or buying turnips and i paid 60$ of this game and itd be nice if i could utilize every part of the game. Also i wish you could change the name of your island after the fact
  92. Dutchess4545
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    My brother can’t have his own island. Sharing with him is troublesome and one of us is always left with no resources. NINTENDO, PLEASE FIX
  93. violinboi
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    An amazing game that has been well worth the wait. I feel this is the height of the Animal Crossing series thus far. The island development is a nice change of pace in the series, and each new step in the progress is rewarding and exciting to complete. Watching a completely deserted island turn into a bustling community of cute critters is addicting and I can't think of a better time forAn amazing game that has been well worth the wait. I feel this is the height of the Animal Crossing series thus far. The island development is a nice change of pace in the series, and each new step in the progress is rewarding and exciting to complete. Watching a completely deserted island turn into a bustling community of cute critters is addicting and I can't think of a better time for this game than now.… Expand
  94. Clench
    Mar 29, 2020
    5
    1. Only one island per Switch. That seriously sucks, but isn't the end of the world.
    2. Only the "Resident Manager" (first player to start the game) can progress the story. This doesn't jive with #1.
    3. Tools break. Fine. Fishing rods break. Okay... Watering cans break. Wait what? 4. Cannot create multiple tools at once. This doesn't jive with #3. 5. A little confirmation and animation    1. Only one island per Switch. That seriously sucks, but isn't the end of the world.
    2. Only the "Resident Manager" (first player to start the game) can progress the story. This doesn't jive with #1.
    3. Tools break. Fine. Fishing rods break. Okay... Watering cans break. Wait what?
    4. Cannot create multiple tools at once. This doesn't jive with #3.
    5. A little confirmation and animation plays for every single thing that's made. This doesn't jive with #4.
    6. Flowers need to be dug up now in order to be moved, using a shovel that, oh boy, it breaks. Again this would be more acceptable if it weren't for #5 and #4, but now it's just a pain in the ass.
    7. You can cross rivers using a stick! Cool, but first you gotta equip it. Why not just make it automatic with some unused button? Because it's gotta be a chore.
    8. You can climb cliffs using a ladder! Cool, but first you gotta equip it. Why not just make it automatic with some unused button? Because it's gotta be a chore.

    This game is a goddamn chore to play after the first day or two. This is mostly due to the new DIY mechanic and the ungodly amount of steps required to gather materials, make tools that break in 5-10 minutes of use, traverse the terrain, etc. Are chores fun? Not normally, no, but the professional reviewers seem to think chores are a blessing. This game, unlike previous titles in the franchise, feels like a tedious chore. Do you like chores?

    And hoo boy that friend visiting wait time, good god. 1-2 minutes of waiting, when downloading the data of a friend's island would take, at most, 2-3 seconds on any halfway-decent connection. Why was this added? It's fine to see once, but every single time? Five friends visiting each other's islands will lead to everyone waiting for at least 25 minutes in total, sitting there, doing absolutely nothing. It blows my mind that somebody thought "Hell yeah, great idea, let's make them wait more."    … Expand
  95. BigDogGamer
    Mar 29, 2020
    2
    So... My super hot goth gf started playing this game before me, and now I can't play due to this dumb 1 island per switch limit. If I have to choose between my super hot gf and animal crossing, I mean of course I'm choosing animal crossing no doubt, but I shouldn't have to choose. Honestly Sakurai needs to fix his game.
    P.S Sakurai also add tom nook to smash.
  96. titus7809
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    Seriously Nintendo!? The whole "one island per switch" is the worst possible idea imaginable. I get the idea that Nintendo wants to stop "cheating" within the game, but couldn't they get around this by not allowing other users islands to interact? So essentially each user would have a completely different world. I spent $60 on this game to not even be allowed to enjoy it because I didn'tSeriously Nintendo!? The whole "one island per switch" is the worst possible idea imaginable. I get the idea that Nintendo wants to stop "cheating" within the game, but couldn't they get around this by not allowing other users islands to interact? So essentially each user would have a completely different world. I spent $60 on this game to not even be allowed to enjoy it because I didn't start playing it first. Such a disappointment.… Expand
  97. nonfps
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    Good game being held back by how greedy or incompetent Nintendo is being. The game is supposed to be shared with all of your family, yet, only one person is able to see most of the content, that person being the one who set up the island in the console. Nintendo wants you to buy another console if you want an additional save file. We are in 2020, back in the Gamecube days we had 3 saveGood game being held back by how greedy or incompetent Nintendo is being. The game is supposed to be shared with all of your family, yet, only one person is able to see most of the content, that person being the one who set up the island in the console. Nintendo wants you to buy another console if you want an additional save file. We are in 2020, back in the Gamecube days we had 3 save files for almost every game, there is no excuse to only have one. I am seriously disappointed in Nintendo doing this, it is disgusting.… Expand
  98. Anicrofan1107
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    Tom nook:You must give me a 98000bells
    10 hours latter....
    Korean:98000bells
    Tom:uh... thanks
  99. respectedd
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    One island per console is the most asinine game design I have ever seen and there are no warnings about it anywhere from Nintendo before you buy the game. This has ruined the experience for my wife and me. I will be seeking a refund of this game.
  100. Kaxer
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    Première fois que joue à un animal crossing résultat je regrette pas de l'avoir pris une merveille
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Universal acclaim - based on 111 Critic Reviews

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