Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6617 Ratings

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  1. monks99
    May 15, 2020
    10
    People are giving this a zero just because they are mad that they can't have more than one island! This game is one of the best switch games ever made. If the people weren't so passionate about this game..they wouldn't be on here giving it a zero...but a zero is rediculous!!
  2. Zezuca
    May 15, 2020
    5
    I'm generously giving this a 5/10, because the gameplay is full of flaws and ages terribly.

    This title's multiplayer "feature" is complete and utter garbage. First off, every single time a new player joins, a lengthy cut-scene (about 40 seconds) will display to EVERYONE on the island. Also, no one is allowed to use Nookphones or have a dialog while a new player tries to connect. Then,    I'm generously giving this a 5/10, because the gameplay is full of flaws and ages terribly.

    This title's multiplayer "feature" is complete and utter garbage. First off, every single time a new player joins, a lengthy cut-scene (about 40 seconds) will display to EVERYONE on the island. Also, no one is allowed to use Nookphones or have a dialog while a new player tries to connect. Then, comes the biggest issue: the game DOES NOT SAVE while another person is visiting your island. Imagine you've been playing with your friends for one hour or so, and suddenly your connection fails (even a second is enough). Every player will be disconnected and ALL the progress made by EVERYONE in the last hour will be COMPLETELY ERASED Even the host will lose all the progress. The game only saves at two moments, when in multiplayer: when a player leaves or when someone arrives on your island.

    Then, there are the crafting mechanics. Poorly thought and limited, you cannot craft more than a single item at once. If someone needs 15 fish bait, the player will need to craft fish bait 15 times, go through the lengthy dialogues 15 times and endure the cut-scene 15 times. This issue is somewhat fixable by having a Turbo controller.

    What can't be fixed is the lack of recipes. I've only got one recipe a day by opening the bottles that come ashore, and a random villager will also gift you a random recipe once a day. I have got duplicates on many occasions. And that's about it for obtaining new recipes. You'll need a thousand years to complete the recipe list.

    This game has a ton of new fishes and different species. But to get them all for your museum, you'll need to travel using Nook Miles Tickets. While those aren't particularly expensive, there's only about 1% of chance of visiting an island with different fish or bugs. I'm 70 hour into the game and NEVER managed to travel to an interesting island. Most of the times, players'll get sent into a small island that has the exact same resources as the home island. So, if you think exploration is a forte in this game, rethink.

    Then comes the arbitrary limitations: players are not allowed to send more than two letters a day, cannot purchase or view custom designs when someone is visiting, cannot terraform when online, trading or giving fish or bugs in any way is not possible. Redd will only sell a single piece of art a week (original or false). Terraforming is full of limitations, such as not building waterfalls in a diagonal or leveling the edges of an island.

    Building mechanics are mediocre. The house interior is very customizable, and player designs are very well used in the game. But the lack of crafting recipes and the Nook store's 4 itens a day limitation will cripple your creativity. There are nearly no counters or tables to furniture the house.

    Getting attached to villagers is also not recommended, as they'll randomly move away, even if you talk to them everyday and create friendship bonds, the'll eventually leave you. I like to think that each villager is a tickling bomb, when their internal timers reach zero, they'll vanish from my island and a new random'll take up their space . There's also no getting around to this.

    So, the good things: the graphics are really cute, well made and unique. The music is also very good, the new mechanics (although sloppy and poorly thought) are a welcome addition to the series. There has been some good quality of life improvements, such as inventory space and item catalogues. But all in all, the problems of this game overcome the improvements. And they have added interesting new content via updates, although nothing was game-changing.

    I can only recommend this to VERY enthusiast newcomers into the series that have never played sandbox videogames before, or to die-hard Animal Crossing fans that are willing to swallow its many problems while paying 60 dollars for a clearly unfinished game that lacks a lot of polishing. Even though, a warning for those people: like Pokémon, this game has NO CLOUD SAVING. If something happens to your console or the save data gets corrupted somehow, your island is done for. Users cannot manually backup the save, because it's stored inside the console (not on the gaming card, not on the SD Card memory).

    I have played this for about 70 hours, but the frustration with the lack of polish and overall unfinished or pre-test project feeling this game has is too much for me to keep on playing. I now seriously consider selling the cartridge to get something else. This game is nowhere as polished as Breath of the Wild, and its quality is substandard for a console-seller title. A lot of people will hop into ACNH because of the hype and, like me, will be frustrated when they realize this game ages like milk.    … Expand
  3. PoopmouthRon
    May 15, 2020
    2
    My wife set up the game so now I play the game on kid mode. Please add multiple save files.
  4. Username11
    May 14, 2020
    0
    Seemed like fun, and i was REALLY exited. Well, my mom got on the game first and selected an island, and now she owns the game, and the ONLY POSSIBLE GAME SAVE. i cant contribute ANYTHING meaningful to the game, other than collecting sticks and crafting things. She gets to make every decision on the island and my WHOLE family has to share this one island, and all of it's resorces. We ranSeemed like fun, and i was REALLY exited. Well, my mom got on the game first and selected an island, and now she owns the game, and the ONLY POSSIBLE GAME SAVE. i cant contribute ANYTHING meaningful to the game, other than collecting sticks and crafting things. She gets to make every decision on the island and my WHOLE family has to share this one island, and all of it's resorces. We ran out of stones to get iron & gold from. The couch co-op mode is terrible too. As a second player all of your items get directly sent to the "town lost and found" and anyone can take it out of the box, except for you, WHO COLLECTED IT. This would make sense if it was a 50 dollar consol or something that each person in our family could have but to spend 300 BUCKS to fully play a game on your own is ridiculous. So basically, i cant even play the game, i cant help move out island in the right direction, and i cant play an important role as a second player. And this is all on a 60 dollar game that my dad bought. Glad ONE person gets to enjoy it.… Expand
  5. YoBoJosh
    May 14, 2020
    0
    I swear fixing the problem with only 1 island would be so easy... Every other game has different users have different save files! Did Nintendo expect a family to have multiple switches?!?! If they did, then there would be no reason to have only 1 island. They thought it would be some cute little addition to the game for siblings to play on the same island. But that can’t be further fromI swear fixing the problem with only 1 island would be so easy... Every other game has different users have different save files! Did Nintendo expect a family to have multiple switches?!?! If they did, then there would be no reason to have only 1 island. They thought it would be some cute little addition to the game for siblings to play on the same island. But that can’t be further from the truth. It’s like a full war, especially how resources can only be collected ONCE per day. Now, I agree that’s perfectly balanced and makes sense, but not when there’s siblings fighting over who gets the rocks or fruit or fossils. This whole thing, wouldn’t even be the worst thing ever, if everyone had the power of the resident representative! Like, my sister managed to log on first, and she barely even plays! But she plays enough that she won’t let me take over her account. So if I want to move a building, make a bridge, etc, I have to drop money, save, go on her account, build the thing, save, then go back on my account. It’s ridiculous! Why can’t the other players make bridges inclines layout changes etc. Not to mention only the main user can do the tasks to try to get K.K. on the island. Also the main user gets certain recipes that other users can not get unless they find it in a ballon gift thing. Besides the terrible terrible design, I like this game a lot and I can’t stop playing it. I just wish Nintendo would listen to the community and make this REALLY easy change.… Expand
  6. kuehnau
    May 14, 2020
    5
    It's Animal Crossing. It's always been Animal Crossing. And while they add some quality of life improvements to the game and some more polish, it's still pretty much the same game you've played since the DS era.

    And the game still suffers from it's biggest drawback. Animal Crossing is a game that has no direction, it's about you personally finding stuff to do. And unfortunately,    It's Animal Crossing. It's always been Animal Crossing. And while they add some quality of life improvements to the game and some more polish, it's still pretty much the same game you've played since the DS era.

    And the game still suffers from it's biggest drawback. Animal Crossing is a game that has no direction, it's about you personally finding stuff to do. And unfortunately, everything there is to do is the same mundane schlock you've come to expect from every other previous iteration of the game.

    The "mystery islands" could have been a nice touch, but they are a quarter of the size of the normal island. Islands are picks from a small selection of pre-made islands instead of being procedurally generated. So instead of constantly finding new islands, after a weeks worth of playing the game, you'll begin to constantly see the same island types over and over again.

    The developers made an attempt to give you more to do, but it ends up boiling down to being rewarded for doing the same stuff you have always done instead, while locking rewards behind "Nook Miles", a secondary form of currency in the game. The end result is, they've managed to already take a core mechanic from the game and turn it in to even more of a grind than it was before.

    Animal Crossing's popularity isn't surprising; it was simply a coincidence, it managed to be released around the same time a massive pandemic was taking place. If it weren't for that, I doubt it would be getting such high accolades from people, because at the end of the day, this version is just as mediocre as any of the other releases.

    For whatever insane reason, Nintendo has also decided to put in a bunch of really weird restrictions to the game that are ultimately unhelpful, frustrating and counterproductive to what a game should be.

    Animal Crossing needs to be BETTER, not the same.    … Expand
  7. jordanm5
    May 14, 2020
    0
    do NOT buy if you share a switch with anyone. only one island per switch and only ONE person can progress the game. nintendo lost all respect on this one, greedy company hates their consumers
  8. Random22
    May 14, 2020
    4
    Anima crossing new horizons is a good game but it has a big problem. The fact that you can only have a island per switch is pretty bad for the ones that can't buy another nitendo switch and have siblings that are interested in play the game alone, that includes me and my brother. I really hope that nitendo fix this issue because it's the only problem that i see with this game.
  9. ROflows
    May 14, 2020
    9
    *Just to start, I played the game as a solo player and thus will score it based on what I experienced.*

    A very fun island creation game with many possibilities. It is a very addicting game, with so much potential. It is beautiful and rewarding for those who wish to create their own little escapes. Probably the most annoying thing for a solo player would be Island Designer's slow    *Just to start, I played the game as a solo player and thus will score it based on what I experienced.*

    A very fun island creation game with many possibilities. It is a very addicting game, with so much potential. It is beautiful and rewarding for those who wish to create their own little escapes. Probably the most annoying thing for a solo player would be Island Designer's slow progression.

    As I played by myself, obviously I did not have the problems with additional players; however, that is really frustrating that people would have to deal with that issue by purchasing another console.    … Expand
  10. TheWiseCherokee
    May 14, 2020
    0
    Only one island per console????? That’s not going over well with my kids and I’m not about to buy each of them a switch simply so they can have their own islands to enjoy. Wish I could get a refund.
  11. hirundo
    May 14, 2020
    10
    Amazing game, true to the classics and beautiful to boot. I feel like this game was made for the Lite, an on the go world that you can check for a few minutes at a time on your commute (or play for hours while at home). The regular updates have been so good as well!
  12. shaemarie
    May 14, 2020
    0
    Bought this game for my kids to play and I'm fuming that they can't each play on their own islands on their own account. Each subsequent player is extremely limited by the first player and they get a watered down experience. So dissappointed.
  13. Cronch
    May 14, 2020
    2
    I can definitely say that the game is extremely enjoyable. It’s very nice to sit down to on yet another day at home, and it kept me coming back each day. That is, of course, until I discovered that I couldn’t change the island representative. By then I was already too far into the game. I enjoy playing with the real time aspect of Animal Crossing so when it’s taken more than a month to getI can definitely say that the game is extremely enjoyable. It’s very nice to sit down to on yet another day at home, and it kept me coming back each day. That is, of course, until I discovered that I couldn’t change the island representative. By then I was already too far into the game. I enjoy playing with the real time aspect of Animal Crossing so when it’s taken more than a month to get where I’m at on my own account, along with being forced to also progress another player that my brother no longer uses, it makes me furious to see that every solution I try to turn to says the same thing: if I want to become the island representative I have to delete the entire game’s save data. It’s simply impossible for me to do that after putting all this time into a game that I really truly love. It’s a shame that I can’t enjoy it any further after all my hard work.… Expand
  14. Halpocus
    May 14, 2020
    10
    Beautiful game with lots of things to do. You can see the progress your Island makes and all the different animals with their own personalities, all the furniture you can buy and place in your home is truly something for video game lovers. Visiting other islands is really fun aswell as calling animals to come to your island. 10/10 would buy again.
  15. Befepe
    May 14, 2020
    10
    Sin duda de los mejores juegos de Switch, y el mejor de simulación de vida, recomendado a ese público que quiere una experiencia relajante y entretenida.
  16. TheDSiscool
    May 13, 2020
    7
    One island per console? Yes, please! For the past 3 games this is the way it's been. Gamecube was the one where you could have multiple and that required multiple memory cards. Yet I don't see people review bombing those. Those were better games too.
  17. dimansp
    May 13, 2020
    0
    Worst game ever! One Island per switch! Network doesn't work - loading every where, it's not playable!
  18. Snowii
    May 13, 2020
    0
    The second players cannot be mayor .jjjdjdjdkdskkzkkzznznnnznznznznznnznznnzn
  19. laurlaur84
    May 13, 2020
    1
    This is a super fun game and it really should have a higher score. However, I cannot get over the fact that you cannot have multiple islands on one console. Never in my life have I seen a game where you can’t have save files for different users, and I think it’s atrocious to believe that people will shell out the money for a second console just to play it separately. That is not how a gameThis is a super fun game and it really should have a higher score. However, I cannot get over the fact that you cannot have multiple islands on one console. Never in my life have I seen a game where you can’t have save files for different users, and I think it’s atrocious to believe that people will shell out the money for a second console just to play it separately. That is not how a game should work. I shouldn’t be limited to what other people I play with are doing, and vice versa. That’s not truly creating my own island, which is the whole appeal of the game. Nintendo, fix this. NOW.… Expand
  20. Fjanua
    May 12, 2020
    2
    As primary user, I'd give this game a 3. As secondary, I would give a 1. First 10 hours of the game are exciting and filled with possibilities but the pace slows significantly as you run out of things to discover. Unless you like designing and organizing, it's unlikely you'll spend more than 20 minutes per day paying. Absolute biggest mistake was only allowing 1 island per switch. TheAs primary user, I'd give this game a 3. As secondary, I would give a 1. First 10 hours of the game are exciting and filled with possibilities but the pace slows significantly as you run out of things to discover. Unless you like designing and organizing, it's unlikely you'll spend more than 20 minutes per day paying. Absolute biggest mistake was only allowing 1 island per switch. The entire point of this game is gathering resources and collecting. When you have to share your resources with someone else the game becomes pointless and a waste of money. I dont see any good reason for this rule, to me it's unfathomable for a company to have such a brainless flaw.… Expand
  21. Carlitosssss
    May 12, 2020
    0
    To the buffoons who thought making this game damn-near inaccessable to a second account on the same console: congratulations you have utterly and completely screwed the pooch. My girlfriend and I spent our hard-earned money because we thought this would be a fun experience for both of us to share. Now imagine our disappointment at the realization that one of us would get a complete gameTo the buffoons who thought making this game damn-near inaccessable to a second account on the same console: congratulations you have utterly and completely screwed the pooch. My girlfriend and I spent our hard-earned money because we thought this would be a fun experience for both of us to share. Now imagine our disappointment at the realization that one of us would get a complete game while the other would get a slap in the face and a note that said: thank you for your money idiot! I will make it my life's priority to disparage this game in front of anyone who dares mention it. I will spit fire and hellstone at the person who dares glorify this fart parade of a game for I can accept a video game company trying to make money off my stupidity but I will not accept a game company making money off their own stupidity.… Expand
  22. acicali
    May 12, 2020
    0
    This is truly bittersweet. I'm unable to even purchase this game because of the development decisions regarding one island per-console. We have a Nintendo Switch because it's a family console. I play as a parent, and several of my children also play. We have 4 joy-cons as well as *many* games. We will not be purchasing Animal Crossing because we do not wish to choose who gets to play itThis is truly bittersweet. I'm unable to even purchase this game because of the development decisions regarding one island per-console. We have a Nintendo Switch because it's a family console. I play as a parent, and several of my children also play. We have 4 joy-cons as well as *many* games. We will not be purchasing Animal Crossing because we do not wish to choose who gets to play it and who gets to "not play" it secondarily. If a future update resolves this issue, count us in.… Expand
  23. Lryan01
    May 12, 2020
    2
    This game is fun if you don’t want to play with anyone else. If you have more than one person who wants to play it’s a nightmare. If you choose to buy this game get a physical copy, if it drives you crazy there are no refunds from Nintendo eshop. I’m so disappointed. I really liked it until I realized its really only meant for one person to have the full experience. Oh, and the multiplayerThis game is fun if you don’t want to play with anyone else. If you have more than one person who wants to play it’s a nightmare. If you choose to buy this game get a physical copy, if it drives you crazy there are no refunds from Nintendo eshop. I’m so disappointed. I really liked it until I realized its really only meant for one person to have the full experience. Oh, and the multiplayer is horrendous. Only the ‘leader’ is able to do anything meaningful while the other players mostly just run around with them. The non leader cannot even pick up items.… Expand
  24. jnlu
    May 12, 2020
    1
    why can only the very first player who went on the island run errands for the racoon(?) and get the necessary DIY functions for free other players on the same island have to buy the functions by bells and don't know how the island is going on unless the first player told them
  25. Dclose38
    May 12, 2020
    1
    When using multiple accounts only the primary account has access to certain game functions. This slows the progress for every other account since the game only allows one island per device.
  26. RavenWraith
    May 12, 2020
    10
    This is the best Animal Crossing game I’ve played. The repetitive tasks are tedious at times but I play every single day.
  27. Gamemettle
    May 12, 2020
    10
    I've spent hundreds of hours, and have thoroughly enjoyed my time. I like customizing clothing, and my island. I love filling up my museum. The animal neighbors are cool. This isn't my first time playing an Animal Crossing game, and this one is the best.
  28. Obi77
    May 12, 2020
    0
    Was enjoying this game but then my Switch started to fail from a cooling fan failure...so I went and got a new switch .... oh sorry we can't move your island maybe next year.... ok so we will start a new island and now that family members who really enjoyed it can make one and we can all start at the same place .... oh yeah sorry again only one island PER CONSOLE .....ummm if you haveWas enjoying this game but then my Switch started to fail from a cooling fan failure...so I went and got a new switch .... oh sorry we can't move your island maybe next year.... ok so we will start a new island and now that family members who really enjoyed it can make one and we can all start at the same place .... oh yeah sorry again only one island PER CONSOLE .....ummm if you have kids how the heck are you gonna have them all agree where to put things and the style of island this is ridiculous ... i went from enjoying this game to being able to see nothing but the money grab faults of design… Expand
  29. JuicyPrimeRibs
    May 12, 2020
    0
    Don't get me wrong the game is good but the whole idea of having different islands on the same switch was a bad idea. My brother and I really wanted the game and we were about to pay somewhat half half but then we realized that only one person can be the island representative and the other person is just a slave for materials. My brother said he could wait for the game to eventually addDon't get me wrong the game is good but the whole idea of having different islands on the same switch was a bad idea. My brother and I really wanted the game and we were about to pay somewhat half half but then we realized that only one person can be the island representative and the other person is just a slave for materials. My brother said he could wait for the game to eventually add that feature of more than one island on a switch and I feel really bad for him. Nintendo, if you see this. Please just update it. It would make acnh an amazing game and me and my brother would have something to talk about.… Expand
  30. Syhlcam
    May 12, 2020
    8
    The menus and the interface, it's tiring after a while. It's really the black point, because the game is beautiful, fluid and really cool and addictive.
  31. EskiPill
    May 12, 2020
    10
    É um jogo incrível,seu estilo artístico é maravilhoso,não vi nenhum defeito para um jogo a franquia animal crossing.
  32. ZippyR
    May 12, 2020
    2
    I really wish I could give this a better review. If the save system was like any other game where multiple users could have their own island, then it would be a 9. But forcing people to share islands is disappointing to say the least. Instead of being able to collect resources like every one else, you’re forced to compete for resources, thereby slowing everyone’s progress. Additionally,I really wish I could give this a better review. If the save system was like any other game where multiple users could have their own island, then it would be a 9. But forcing people to share islands is disappointing to say the least. Instead of being able to collect resources like every one else, you’re forced to compete for resources, thereby slowing everyone’s progress. Additionally, unless you’re the person to create the island you’re treated as a second class citizen who doesn’t get to help out with any of the projects that progress the island. At one point you have to build furniture and decorations for 3 villagers, but only the Resident Representative can see what’s needed, let alone turn them in. You can work together to build the items and give them to the RR, but that’s more cumbersome than it should be.

    If my daughter hadn’t used her allowance to buy a digital copy then I’d look into returning it. But she’s 7, and loves the game, so I wouldn’t do that to her even if it was possible to return digital copies of games. Of course, since she bought it she gets to be the Resident Representative, so of course she loves it.    … Expand
  33. MBsnowman
    May 12, 2020
    1
    Bought the game for siblings. Getting them to take turns at all is an achievement, so upon finding out that only one person can progress the story made this an immediate fail. I understand that there has to be some restriction in place to curb cheating and self-selling, but this can't be the way. I'm not sure we'll even keep playing it now. Hoping the developers will hear the unhappinessBought the game for siblings. Getting them to take turns at all is an achievement, so upon finding out that only one person can progress the story made this an immediate fail. I understand that there has to be some restriction in place to curb cheating and self-selling, but this can't be the way. I'm not sure we'll even keep playing it now. Hoping the developers will hear the unhappiness and allow at least two islands per system.… Expand
  34. littlestfinch
    May 12, 2020
    9
    Yes multiplayer is dumb. Yes it is lacking a cloud save. Yes it does suck to not be the first person on the island. I am fortunate enough to be the only player in my household so dealing with some of the issues above isn't something I have to do. Aside from visiting folks from the active and delightful community around the game.

    My first animal crossing was ACNL which I loved despite    Yes multiplayer is dumb. Yes it is lacking a cloud save. Yes it does suck to not be the first person on the island. I am fortunate enough to be the only player in my household so dealing with some of the issues above isn't something I have to do. Aside from visiting folks from the active and delightful community around the game.

    My first animal crossing was ACNL which I loved despite some of it's QoL issues. ACNH addresses many of those issues and adds fun mechanics that keep me returning daily. I've sunk a shameful amount of hours in since launch. Although I've slowed considerably, I still log on daily to do some digital chores. I love my little island.    … Expand
  35. Simplified
    May 11, 2020
    9
    All of the fun of a traditional one-player Animal Crossing game in HD with a lot of extra perks. The slow pace of the game is its biggest downfall, requiring people to "time travel" as usual.
  36. alexweldon
    May 11, 2020
    0
    Only one island is not a problem, but when you have two players on one console, first player which started to play first — the main character and only be able to have a progress on island! What a stupid feature without any logic!!! Why?! My girlfriend started to play first and she don’t able to play as often as me. And now I have not a game but just a stupid useless grind for a AAA-price.Only one island is not a problem, but when you have two players on one console, first player which started to play first — the main character and only be able to have a progress on island! What a stupid feature without any logic!!! Why?! My girlfriend started to play first and she don’t able to play as often as me. And now I have not a game but just a stupid useless grind for a AAA-price. So disappointed..… Expand
  37. Gramscci
    May 11, 2020
    0
    Todo la genialidad se va a la basura por la limitante del multijugador, fórmula ya constante en Nintendo.
  38. PxlPlcr
    May 11, 2020
    0
    The fact that the game is limited to One Island per switch is complete BS and ruins the idea of using a switch as a Family Console. It's a complete Money grab on Nintendo's part, very disappointing. Until there is a fix for this, I wont keep supporting Nintendo.
  39. AnimalCrossingE
    May 11, 2020
    10
    Best game of this year. Awesome new graphics super , so relaxing, new feature Nook miles is cool.
  40. CrisSonic_Drago
    May 11, 2020
    10
    Juego increíble que en menos de 6 semanas ha conseguido vender más de 13 millones y ha sido por algo. Es un juego donde puedes hacer hacer de todo y que no tiene límites a la hora de editar tu pueblo en tu imaginación.

    Yo no se porque el juego ha recibido tantas críticas aquí en Metacritic, si es que lo vuelvo a decir "Es un juego increíble". No se porque tanta crítica diciendo tonterías    Juego increíble que en menos de 6 semanas ha conseguido vender más de 13 millones y ha sido por algo. Es un juego donde puedes hacer hacer de todo y que no tiene límites a la hora de editar tu pueblo en tu imaginación.

    Yo no se porque el juego ha recibido tantas críticas aquí en Metacritic, si es que lo vuelvo a decir "Es un juego increíble". No se porque tanta crítica diciendo tonterías como: Es limitado, no se pueden crear tantas cosas, solo una isla por juego... Excusas de idiotas.

    Como se nota que esto ha sido un boicoteo en condiciones, pero han fallado los labradores de barra de otras empresas. Suerte en la próxima que Nintendo se esta bañando en billetes gracias a este juego.    … Expand
  41. GamingFan22
    May 11, 2020
    0
    I'm sure others have the same problem involving more then one person wanting to play, BUT they have to share an island. I got the game and played for a bit, then my brother got a hold of it and began playing. Now he's way ahead of me,the orignal and first person to play the game-and there are allot of stuff just spread out across MY island.IThe fact that you can't just have your ownI'm sure others have the same problem involving more then one person wanting to play, BUT they have to share an island. I got the game and played for a bit, then my brother got a hold of it and began playing. Now he's way ahead of me,the orignal and first person to play the game-and there are allot of stuff just spread out across MY island.IThe fact that you can't just have your own seperate island and experiance it yourself first hand and NOT ruin the game for anyone else. Is just stupid and horrible and takes the fun out of it to the point you don't want to play anymore.… Expand
  42. lukinho
    May 11, 2020
    1
    I can´t believe the one campaign per console limitation. This is the biggest disappointment I had in any 60 dollars game ever. I did not know about it when I bought it, why would it be like that? Never saw that before. Anyway, the game can have a really nice gameplay, but it wont be a game until this is fixed, which I think wont. Total scam, Nintendo.
  43. CherryPie
    May 11, 2020
    1
    My sibling and I bought the Animal Crossing Special Edition switch consoles just to play Animal Crossing. We knew we had to share an Island, so I was the second player and played for a few hours until I realized that the first player gets to do everything and experience events, while the second player has no decisions on the island and is inferior. As I don't see any point in playing withMy sibling and I bought the Animal Crossing Special Edition switch consoles just to play Animal Crossing. We knew we had to share an Island, so I was the second player and played for a few hours until I realized that the first player gets to do everything and experience events, while the second player has no decisions on the island and is inferior. As I don't see any point in playing with an inferior character, I just deleted my character and let my sibling play the game on their own. If they allowed the second player to have the same responsibilities as the first player or allowed 1 island per game cartridge, I would have bought another game cartridge to play (which would also be a profile for Nintendo), but no, Nintendo wants us to buy separate consoles. Nintendo is very money hungry. I have the money and can buy my own switch, but I refuse to support such greedy actions as there are other families that can't afford to buy a switch for each child. I guess I will go back to my PS4.… Expand
  44. Bigpoppa24
    May 11, 2020
    0
    Hi,
    Great game, I love it, but... I don’t get why there is only one island per console??? I don’t think anyone would have the money for that many Nintendo switches, I know the past games haven’t gone so well in some countries but that’s no reason to make it only one island!? It is the only reason that this game is not the best game. If you fix this in the next update, I bet even more    Hi,
    Great game, I love it, but... I don’t get why there is only one island per console??? I don’t think anyone would have the money for that many Nintendo switches, I know the past games haven’t gone so well in some countries but that’s no reason to make it only one island!? It is the only reason that this game is not the best game. If you fix this in the next update, I bet even more people would want to buy it!

    From Milla. 8 years old. I cried because my mummy didn’t get to have her own island.    … Expand
  45. Halloo
    May 10, 2020
    0
    Zero zero zero...You can only have one island that all the profiles on the switch has to play on. That means no one can have their own island. Only one person (the one that owns the island) can make decisions. I bought the game expecting my daughter's to be able to make their own island and everyone can do their own thing..boy was I mistaken. Basic functionality is missing which is veryZero zero zero...You can only have one island that all the profiles on the switch has to play on. That means no one can have their own island. Only one person (the one that owns the island) can make decisions. I bought the game expecting my daughter's to be able to make their own island and everyone can do their own thing..boy was I mistaken. Basic functionality is missing which is very surprising.… Expand
  46. InfernoDragon3D
    May 10, 2020
    1
    Seeing as Nintendo decided to completely screw up bug spawn rates and nerf the interest rate instead of patching in much needed Quality of Life updates, I am left with little to no enjoyment of this game. At this point, I only play out of obligation and I'm astonished with how they released this in the state that it's in. It is abundantly clear that New Horizons was released in anSeeing as Nintendo decided to completely screw up bug spawn rates and nerf the interest rate instead of patching in much needed Quality of Life updates, I am left with little to no enjoyment of this game. At this point, I only play out of obligation and I'm astonished with how they released this in the state that it's in. It is abundantly clear that New Horizons was released in an unfinished state, seeing as there are straight up omissions of features and items that were in New Leaf, and plenty of rookie mistakes that seriously should've been spotted in the testing phase but were left unfixed. Such as the lack of bulk crafting, ability to take materials from storage while crafting, the list goes on.

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

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

    All in all, Animal Crossing New Horizons is a game that has massive potential, but is held back by a tidal wave of problems and lack of QoL from releasing unfinished. As such, this is the worst game in the series, and I cannot in good faith recommend this game which sucks coming from someone who adores this series and just wants to see the best for it and this new entry. Hopefully, later updates address and fix the myriad of problems and turn New Horizons into the worthy entry that it should be.    … Expand
  47. MuffpuffZeBuff
    May 10, 2020
    8
    Hot damn I didn’t realize how many people share a switch in their household.

    While yes, the one island per console is sad and warrants loosing a few points, the game is otherwise exactly what you expect from the series. The graphics look great on the switch and are bright and fun with a beautiful island setting, the characters are friendly and cute, and the gameplay is the generic    Hot damn I didn’t realize how many people share a switch in their household.

    While yes, the one island per console is sad and warrants loosing a few points, the game is otherwise exactly what you expect from the series. The graphics look great on the switch and are bright and fun with a beautiful island setting, the characters are friendly and cute, and the gameplay is the generic collection and fetching of items that make up animal crossing.

    Story there isn’t anything to say as it is mostly just a tending to the island and it’s inhabitants sim, but you don’t buy these games for a gripping story. Basically if you like animal crossing you will like this game unless you have ants in your pants about not being able to share on a console.    … Expand
  48. brangers
    May 10, 2020
    0
    An excellent game, ruined by Nintendo'a multiplayer failure both local and online.

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

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

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

    Great game if you are the first to play and don't want to play online, otherwise give it a miss.    … Expand
  49. Dvtn
    May 10, 2020
    0
    Me and my sister bought this game to play with (but with our own islands each) our other littler sister. We let her start up the game, and a few hours later, realized we could not have our own islands. After 5 minutes of finding out the things I couldn’t do, I quit. Possibly the worst decision made by Nintendo in. Along time. To make a family friendly, family oriented game impossibleMe and my sister bought this game to play with (but with our own islands each) our other littler sister. We let her start up the game, and a few hours later, realized we could not have our own islands. After 5 minutes of finding out the things I couldn’t do, I quit. Possibly the worst decision made by Nintendo in. Along time. To make a family friendly, family oriented game impossible for families to enjoy together. I’m hoping for Nintendo to see this so they change it. My sister has tons of fun and am happy she is, but am furious that I can’t do the same.… Expand
  50. Jamesberry143
    May 10, 2020
    0
    As a person who is a longtime Nintendo fan and supporter I can’t stand behind The ugly cash grab that is ACNH. This is a game that wants to frustrate you to the point that you will go out and spend an additional 360$ for a new Switch and another copy of animal crossing. Not only is the one island representative bad enough. Couple that with extremely limited couch co op where second playerAs a person who is a longtime Nintendo fan and supporter I can’t stand behind The ugly cash grab that is ACNH. This is a game that wants to frustrate you to the point that you will go out and spend an additional 360$ for a new Switch and another copy of animal crossing. Not only is the one island representative bad enough. Couple that with extremely limited couch co op where second player doesn’t have access to do anything other than chop trees and watch logs Poof to the recycle bin. Made miserable by the fact that you have to leader swap and go nick them up if you actually want to retrieve them. I’m sorry but until this is fixed in my opinion this game is absolute trash and have no desire to play. Bought this title to play with my wife and daughter. As a longtime gamer I thought I would be able to find work around for the current problem and is is possible but so completely tedious that it completely ruins the experience for me. Nintendo’s already got my money and probably the money of several thousands of people just like me. So I really doubt Nintendo is going to fix their stupid cash grab. This game could have been a masterpiece instead it is a Dumpster fire … Expand
  51. Scoose
    May 10, 2020
    2
    This game is a shameless cash grab by Nintendo to sell more consoles. To get the full experience, a second cartridge won't work, you need to buy a whole new console. The first player experiences the full game, additional players get to see what the first player chooses to do.

    Nintendo did this knowing the game would be popular and could potentially boost console sales. They might not    This game is a shameless cash grab by Nintendo to sell more consoles. To get the full experience, a second cartridge won't work, you need to buy a whole new console. The first player experiences the full game, additional players get to see what the first player chooses to do.

    Nintendo did this knowing the game would be popular and could potentially boost console sales. They might not care about one customer, but I will not be purchasing another thing by Nintendo unless this gets fixed.    … Expand
  52. bootiusmaximus
    May 10, 2020
    0
    I wish I could play this game. Watched videos and it's right up my alley. Unfortunately, my sister and I share a switch console, and she bought the game. So because of the one island limit, I can't REALLY play the game. The one island limit per console should be changed in an update.
  53. theAlah
    May 10, 2020
    8
    0/10 one Nintendo Switch = one Island. I will not buy the game until you change it.
  54. Mrfoox
    May 10, 2020
    6
    An enjoyable game overall, but many small issues which adds up and becomes annoying.
    The fact that you need to pay 10$ monthly to visit friends or ever send them gifts etc is almost as bad as the whole deal with the first person who plays the game is the one who decides everything in the game.
    I also think the villagers dialoge is fairly week. It's apperant quickly if you have two of one    An enjoyable game overall, but many small issues which adds up and becomes annoying.
    The fact that you need to pay 10$ monthly to visit friends or ever send them gifts etc is almost as bad as the whole deal with the first person who plays the game is the one who decides everything in the game.
    I also think the villagers dialoge is fairly week. It's apperant quickly if you have two of one character type on the island, and it gets old quick. There are more things I can bring up, but these are the ones that bring down my enjoyment the most    … Expand
  55. Lanmate
    May 10, 2020
    0
    First time playing Animal Crossing... after watching my partner play I wanted to as well. Quickly discovered I'm limited in what I can do as the second person on the island and promptly stopped playing.
  56. Kotorichan
    May 10, 2020
    0
    The UI is annoyingly inconvenient and conversations with villager are repeating and empty. The fact that tools frequently break without any notification is also irritating.

    Many furniture is reduced from previous New Leaf. Furthermore, despite the "remake" option in DIY, most of the furniture with colour variation is not remake-able. There are about 6 colour types for all furniture, but    The UI is annoyingly inconvenient and conversations with villager are repeating and empty. The fact that tools frequently break without any notification is also irritating.

    Many furniture is reduced from previous New Leaf. Furthermore, despite the "remake" option in DIY, most of the furniture with colour variation is not remake-able. There are about 6 colour types for all furniture, but a single player can collect only one type of them on their own. To get the colour that you don't have, you have to do multiplayer which again is so inconvenient mainly because of 1-minute freezing time inserted each time when a player joins to an island.

    Furthermore, although this game is advertised to enjoy the multiplayer, there aren't many things to do online except trading furniture or selling turnip (online mini-games existed in New Leaf is now gone). Not to mention that other systems that were available in previous games, such as town ordinance and haniwa, are now deleted.

    But the graphic is ok considering it is animal crossing.    … Expand
  57. pokochan
    May 10, 2020
    5
    A good game, but a terrible Animal Crossing.
    A delayed game in the makings for a decade left unfinished and soulless in comparison to other games in the series. Newcomers don't know how much was left out. I don't want content to be slowly released to the public. I want to buy the finished game I've waited for years.
  58. lowfps10
    May 9, 2020
    0
    If I were the first player, I would definitely rate this game 100, it's really really good. But unfortunately for other players, it is impossible to enjoy the game as much as the first player, especially since the first player is in charge of the island development. I can't believe critic reviewers called this game "family-friendly" when clearly only one member of the family can enjoy thisIf I were the first player, I would definitely rate this game 100, it's really really good. But unfortunately for other players, it is impossible to enjoy the game as much as the first player, especially since the first player is in charge of the island development. I can't believe critic reviewers called this game "family-friendly" when clearly only one member of the family can enjoy this game. Now it is possible to buy a second switch, but now they cost $500 because of the shortage. This is by far the most restrictive game I've ever played.… Expand
  59. FightTina11
    May 9, 2020
    10
    I don’t think the game deserves the hate it is given. That’s the reason I give a 10, but I will review it at 9.
    The experience being just me in my console (no second players) is great. The game actually helps me disappear from life a little bit each day.

    I understand the deal-breaker of the sharing system and just 1 island per Switch. That may be a huge deal-breaker for a lot of folks.
  60. gorgonzolon
    May 9, 2020
    0
    I was so disappointed with this game. It was so exciting with all the new features and the amount of control you have over the island, as well as the option for local multiplayer. I'm the eldest of 3 siblings and we share a switch, but they can't play the way I play at all. Like everyone is saying, this is the dumbest idea Nintendo could have possibly come up with. I'm sure they want toI was so disappointed with this game. It was so exciting with all the new features and the amount of control you have over the island, as well as the option for local multiplayer. I'm the eldest of 3 siblings and we share a switch, but they can't play the way I play at all. Like everyone is saying, this is the dumbest idea Nintendo could have possibly come up with. I'm sure they want to sell more switches but not everyone can afford to spend 400 dollars just to play the new animal crossing game. Shame on you, Nintendo.

    That's not even all of it, the gameplay itself is atrocious. Put aside the 1 island per switch issue and you're left with a game that uses up half of your playtime in menus you can't speed up. At least in New Leaf and such you had the option to skip through dialogue with (B) and not have to sit there button mashing for a good 30 seconds just to go to Tortimer's island, for example. The crafting would be SO fun if it wasn't so tedious.

    I was also excited about the path system! That was something we desperately needed but the way it works is really infuriating when you just want your island to look neat. Having grassy gaps and not being able to fill in spaces under or around structures... it boils me alive. I know I'm nitpicking at this point, but they made Animal Crossing for the switch. It should pride itself in a little more polish and playability.    … Expand
  61. AngryEnough
    May 9, 2020
    1
    One island per console?? Are you joking? This is absolutely absurd. Whoever made that decision is either a senseless idiot or a malicious prick. This is a great game with an even greater, crippling flaw. This is a family console we're playing on, folks, not a Gameboy.
  62. Arkshija
    May 9, 2020
    0
    Started after my wife and I could not chose the island, the position of key buildings, had to play in her island as a "second player", no materials left, no chance to do stuff if she dont continue the story. Worst game design ever. Strategy from Nintendo to get $$ because they only allow one island per console.
  63. Tautou
    May 9, 2020
    0
    I puchased a switch for my household to play this game. As a second player on animal crossing I cannot do any meaningful progression in the island. This is such an odd decision by the developers and would have to give a rating of 0 for an unplayable game.
  64. daikaran
    May 9, 2020
    0
    Really not for every one. Be sure you'll like it before spending a 100 bucks on this. Just learned there's only one island per switch too, which is ridiculous.
  65. Payko
    May 9, 2020
    0
    Absolute cash grab. Fix 1 island per console and fix the progression so all profiles can help progress the island...
  66. saltamon
    May 9, 2020
    0
    There is no way two people can play simultaneously with the same privileges. Only the main one can do things and evolve the island, the rest can only accompany. It is not possible to play your own island with your own profile. Once a person creates an island on the console that island will be the only one that can be played and no two profiles are allowed to play on their own islands separately
  67. Legendsteph
    May 9, 2020
    10
    It's a fun game mostly all I would expect from animal crossing the DIY is a great feature. It's a little crummy you can only build one island per console but with how they have it set up to visit other islands totally understandable. All around I think it is a great game and a big step up from the previous versionss.
  68. Canthony
    May 9, 2020
    3
    The inability to have multiple islands on the console make this game useless for families.
  69. tzted
    May 9, 2020
    2
    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME if you have more than one person who wants to play this on the same Switch.

    Animal Crossing (AC) continues with it's tried and tested formula of grind materials to make things to sell in the grind for bells (Capitalism at it's best). In the words of Tod Howard, it just works. And that's fine, this game has and will always be, a grind. MMOs thrive off this and so    DO NOT BUY THIS GAME if you have more than one person who wants to play this on the same Switch.

    Animal Crossing (AC) continues with it's tried and tested formula of grind materials to make things to sell in the grind for bells (Capitalism at it's best). In the words of Tod Howard, it just works. And that's fine, this game has and will always be, a grind. MMOs thrive off this and so does AC. And for Player 1, AC ties in some thin story to help make the grind feel like an achievement. For ANY other player, you're stuck in an endless loop of grind WITHOUT any story.

    For additional Players (do remember that Nintendo have a ONE ISLAND per Switch policy), there is no story and so no achievement reward for improving the island and so you're forced into essentially a glorified Fishing Simulator. Craftable items that are locked to the story, yeah, Player 1 will have to craft them and give them to the additional players (some of these do appear in the shop once unlocked, but not all).

    It screams cash grab from Nintendo, forcing parents to purchase multiple Switch devices for the warring kids over who should be Player 1 and get the full AC experience or be relegated to a Player controllable NPC. For the price of another Switch plus the game, I can see why Nintendo would be rather slow to patch this as the longer it goes, the more devices they'll likely sell.

    My suggestion is, as the first line says, NintenDON'T buy this game if you share your Switch. If you're a lone Switch Wielding Warrior, then I can recommend this to a point. As others have said, there should be two scores for this title, as 2 is a bit low for the single player experience. However, it is advertised as a Multiplayer game, which it clearly is not.

    Still looking for a time consuming build up your own unique world? I can fully recommend Stardew Valley as Eric "ConcernedApe" Barone has really gone up and above with this title and won't leave anyone feeling left out, relegated to generic tasks.    … Expand
  70. DrThunder
    May 9, 2020
    2
    This game is enjoyable but is unbelievably frustrating when you can't even get 30 iron ingots to build a shop or you have to work your tail off for weeks and weeks and it's so frustrating to play some days And it's like how do I progress when I feel so Stark and so Abandoned.
  71. Zaye
    May 8, 2020
    0
    Unfinished game at release
    Multiplayer is a joke absolutely nothing to do besides have your friends visit your island and run around...can’t even do certain tasks in your island if you have a visitor...
    Everything cost bells..if you wanna move your house one inch to the right that cost bells and takes a day and you can’t do anything else involving building construction until that one house    Unfinished game at release
    Multiplayer is a joke absolutely nothing to do besides have your friends visit your island and run around...can’t even do certain tasks in your island if you have a visitor...
    Everything cost bells..if you wanna move your house one inch to the right that cost bells and takes a day and you can’t do anything else involving building construction until that one house is done moving 1 inch to the right ...
    You play the main mini story to unlock terraforming but you really don’t unlock terraforming you still have to spent absurd amount of nook miles just to have full access to terraform...
    At no point in the game can you unlock unbreakable tools...
    This game is utter trash I can spend a listing off everything wrong with this game. It’s not worth full price    … Expand
  72. Jasmerk
    May 8, 2020
    1
    I hate you guys for omitting the ability to play with separate islands. It's just a tactic to try to sell more switch systems and it's a downright dirty trick. If you want to make more money off of the game sell it for a higher price, don't force your players to buy another console to play the game their way. I made an island not knowing the tricky tactics you guys were pulling and myI hate you guys for omitting the ability to play with separate islands. It's just a tactic to try to sell more switch systems and it's a downright dirty trick. If you want to make more money off of the game sell it for a higher price, don't force your players to buy another console to play the game their way. I made an island not knowing the tricky tactics you guys were pulling and my partner is now left out of the fun unless I seriously limit my own game play. I'm about to just get rid of the game. Screw this!… Expand
  73. GeorgeCross23
    May 8, 2020
    0
    The inclusion of only 1 island per console frustrates me, I was excited for this game, but because I can't even start my own island, what's the point?
  74. Linkvi_17
    May 8, 2020
    2
    Three words: secondary players sucks. And it is not normal that for the fact of including the multiplayer, the second, third and on going players have to stuck in doing nothing instead of having their own islands and fully enjoying the game. The only good thing is the originality of including the crafting system
  75. Wragge
    May 8, 2020
    0
    Disgusted at the one island per switch "feature". Completely wasted my money on this game and I can't even play it because my girlfriend happened to make an island first. Update immediately.
  76. CDRMac
    May 8, 2020
    3
    The basic concept is fun and addictive.

    HOWEVER, the co-op and multiplayer is ATROCIOUS! 1. We bought the game mainly so my wife, son, and I could play co-op. We were so excited to travel together and explore other people's Islands. TOO BAD. For some nonsensical reason, that is not allowed. Couch co-op is ONLY allowed on your island. And on top of that, the options for players 2, 3 &    The basic concept is fun and addictive.

    HOWEVER, the co-op and multiplayer is ATROCIOUS!

    1. We bought the game mainly so my wife, son, and I could play co-op. We were so excited to travel together and explore other people's Islands. TOO BAD. For some nonsensical reason, that is not allowed. Couch co-op is ONLY allowed on your island. And on top of that, the options for players 2, 3 & 4 are drastically limited. So much missed potential with this feature.

    2. Only the first character to be created (the Island Representative) can travel to other islands online. I made my character 2nd, and I cannot travel online. It tells me I need to buy an additional Nintendo Online subscription. That means that if I am playing my character, I am pretty much stuck on our island. Why would Nintendo do this? Why should I need two online subscriptions for one game, on one Switch? I can't think of any logical reason to do this. Seems like blatant greed, to me.

    Games released a decade ago have had more robust multiplayer than this. I just don't understand how, in the year 2020, a company as experienced as Nintendo can do such a poor job on such an important feature.

    I see that I am not the only one complaining about these features. I hope Nintendo listens to its fans, and fixes them in the near future.    … Expand
  77. SammyHauguth
    May 8, 2020
    1
    Turnip price is always less then what I paid for turnips... It's 66 today, and I paid 99...

    How am I gonna make bells? When there is no way in doing so?
  78. Wobs
    May 7, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Perhaps i am being to harsh on the game and went in with high expectations. I have never played an Animal crossing game up to this point but i played stardew valley and thought it was pretty great. While playing it i would get onto web forums and that is where i heard a lot about animal crossing and how it was the game that started these types of games. Some people would even say they were playing stardew valley while waiting for the coveted animal crossing new horizons game. I got into the hype and i felt like Nintendo was on a role with their in house games so i pre-ordered it for me and my wife.

    Here is the reasons why i am disappointed with the game.

    1. All the profiles on a switch play on the same island. At first this sounded interesting and it felt like our house would have its own community. What makes this annoying is that you are on an island with finite daily resources so if my wife plays before me she could take most of the resources on our island. Granted I could spend nook miles to go to a random island to get resources but it was really disappointing searching the island for leftovers.

    2. This First person to play the game can impact the progression of everyone else playing. This person becomes the island representative and they get assigned objectives that lead to the islands growth. I let my wife play first and I found my self waiting her to build some buildings and could not participate the same way. My profile can only do the side objectives. It felt like the idea of there being two people playing the game on one the same switch was an after thought. Or a greedy money grabbing attempt from Nintendo.

    3. Most craftable items are just decorative. In games like the sims, minecraft, and Stardew Valley you had decorative items but also a lot of items the are functional. Like a stove to cook food or a bike to make you travel faster. In animal crossing I made a bike and a stove and they just sit there and I can't use them. It makes crafting kind of boring because you don't create something useful. I have an interior design app on my phone and it feels kind of like animal crossing.

    4. Social media seems to be a big part of this game. One of the cool things about this game is that your island is unique and what grows on your island does not nessarly grow on a friends island. For example Apples grew on my island and peaches grew on my sisters island. In order to get different resources you either need to get extremely lucky and find them on a mysterious island or trade with a friend. If someone is your friend on the switch you still have to friend them in animal crossing. It is independent of your switch friends. The best way to trade is to get on social media or forums. This would not be so annoying if switch had a mic built into the console. Instead I found myself having to type everything out. What made it more annoying is that my wife (the island rep) did not have switch online for her account. So the person who had the most important role could not do online trading. If you are going to force us to share an island then this island should have a shared subscription. I started getting bored because i was not the representative but my account was online so i had to do the trades.

    5.Multiplayer is not that fun. Couch co -op is in the game, but to play it you need to have a profile and a character made on the island . For couch co-op the second player is forced to follow the first player and can not keep any resources. In Online multiplayer you can't do things like move decorations while someone is visiting your island. Online players can keep the resources they take from your island.

    6.Lack of goals. It wants to be like minecraft in this aspect and wants you to choose your own path. Minecraft is massive with so much to explore and learn about, animal crossing is small and most island feel the same. Stardew Valley is also small but you can explore with crafting and i remember gathering resources just to see what a crafted item does. In animal crossing the most exciting things are a new visitor, a large fish shadow, or a bug that can attack you. It just does not have enough different things for me to do or learn about to care or get lost in.

    7.NPC relationships do not really feel like they progress. I don't feel like my npc's see me more as a friend than when they first came. Npcs with the same personality they start to get repetitive in conversations. Don't get me wrong there are some interesting things that they do but it seems few and far between.

    8. The real time can be annoying when joined with the problems above. Basically i play the game at night after my wife and the nook shop closes. You can put stuff in a box to sell but you get penalized and lose 20%. It is annoying because when you start the game the shop is open 24/7. If you work late you might be inconvenience by this game.

    Overall it feels like a grind for both me and my wife.    … Expand
  79. BitBit99
    May 7, 2020
    0
    No options, crafting own item at a time, 50% of the game is dialogue you’ve gotten over 1,000 times. Even when digging up fossils, which all look the same before identifying them. Playing with friends is a pain, and more importantly there’s nothing to do with your friends. They see your island and pick fruit with you and that’s it. One game per console, not profile, means only one personNo options, crafting own item at a time, 50% of the game is dialogue you’ve gotten over 1,000 times. Even when digging up fossils, which all look the same before identifying them. Playing with friends is a pain, and more importantly there’s nothing to do with your friends. They see your island and pick fruit with you and that’s it. One game per console, not profile, means only one person can play period. Others can switch profiles, but if they aren’t the main account it’s not their island. The game honestly feels like it’s a beta. Very rushed, poor UI, and little to no potential growth for the game as it stands. Nintendo already has my money don’t let them take yours. You’d be better off with Zelda or Mario at least those don’t force you to click a button through repetitive dialogue when you’ve dung up the same fossil or catch the same ladybug 50+ times. This is more than enough justification for my rating. Thanks for reading.… Expand
  80. Msant26
    May 7, 2020
    2
    Boring boring game everyone got way too hyped over. I’m sure it has its niche audience that likes this style of gameplay but it’s massive level of success is circumstantial (covid). Playing it and talking with people about it feels a little like it felt when Pokémon go launched. Everyone loved it, i was momentarily charmed, but it got old fast. I bet the few friends of mine still playingBoring boring game everyone got way too hyped over. I’m sure it has its niche audience that likes this style of gameplay but it’s massive level of success is circumstantial (covid). Playing it and talking with people about it feels a little like it felt when Pokémon go launched. Everyone loved it, i was momentarily charmed, but it got old fast. I bet the few friends of mine still playing won’t be in a couple months. But we will still be playing smash. Lol.… Expand
  81. 010101010100
    May 7, 2020
    1
    Pretty fun game. I would give it a 10/10. However, as much as I'm enjoying this game, not being able to play on the same console with someone else and have their own game is unacceptable. If every profile can't play the game normally, they shouldn't charge a "normal" price for it. Having only one island to me at least lowers the value to like a $35 game tops, not a $60. The other bigPretty fun game. I would give it a 10/10. However, as much as I'm enjoying this game, not being able to play on the same console with someone else and have their own game is unacceptable. If every profile can't play the game normally, they shouldn't charge a "normal" price for it. Having only one island to me at least lowers the value to like a $35 game tops, not a $60. The other big problem I have is how tedious they have made simple things. Why do I have to restart every conversation if I either change my mind or want something different. It would not be a problem if there was a way to make all of the text appear on the screen at once. It takes almost a whole minute of Orville rambling just to type in a dodo code, and if you mess up, that island's full, etc, you have to wait through another 30 seconds of dialogue just to leave, and if you want to use a different code, you must sit through that minute convo again. For a game that almost requires visiting people either locally or online (can't get all fruits otherwise) that is stupid. You want 3 of the color variants of one piece of clothing? well, too bad. You have to go in and out of the dressing room because you can't buy more than one outfit at a time. Also, Home storage should be considered when crafting in your house. I have to open inventory, take what I want out, close inventory, craft, and then put everything back. The UI is not well thought out. I understand it's "realistic," but I don't consider the airports being a pain in the *** and vendors who won't stfu to be something that a game needs. They have either lost their minds and don't realize how tedious this was before even releasing the game (Do you playtest), or they just didn't care. either of the two is ridiculous, especially for a globally-established company.… Expand
  82. Aladis
    Mar 20, 2020
    8
    this game is great and similar to other life sim games. It’s unfair to rate this a 0/10 because Nintendo doesn’t cater to your 10 person family. However, I do think that you should’ve be able to buy more than one copy per console. But the idiots out there who think that you should let 10 people start their own island per copy is kinda dumb. Overall, the games has some heavily needed QOLthis game is great and similar to other life sim games. It’s unfair to rate this a 0/10 because Nintendo doesn’t cater to your 10 person family. However, I do think that you should’ve be able to buy more than one copy per console. But the idiots out there who think that you should let 10 people start their own island per copy is kinda dumb. Overall, the games has some heavily needed QOL updates and for that I can only rate it 8/10.… Expand
  83. Thepokemon
    May 7, 2020
    10
    This game is incredibly well designed. The game play is fun and lighthearted. I and my family all have copies of the game (5 in total) and we all have our own island. This requires everyone to have their own switch or switch lite, but it has really helped us to stay connected especially during this Corona virus period of time in our lives. The game itself is rather simple and straightThis game is incredibly well designed. The game play is fun and lighthearted. I and my family all have copies of the game (5 in total) and we all have our own island. This requires everyone to have their own switch or switch lite, but it has really helped us to stay connected especially during this Corona virus period of time in our lives. The game itself is rather simple and straight forward, every day you login, cut trees, fish, find fruit, craft recipes and pay off (albeit slowly) your debt to Tom Nook.… Expand
  84. MechaManekiNeko
    May 7, 2020
    3
    When I first bought this game I really enjoyed it. I didn't mind the slow pacing at release and it was a fun way to kill time. The longer the game has gone on though the more I have realized how much this game is dependent on RNG. Eventually everyone will come to realize that this game is actually a grind casino dressed up as a fun way to kill time.
  85. Rav3
    May 7, 2020
    5
    Unfortunately, Animal Crossing New Horizons is a game that rode on the back of serious anticipation, and a complete dry spell of games for the Nintendo Switch. Having spent over 60 hours in the game, I finally had to take a step back and ask myself “what is it all for”? Great for creativity, but lacking in anything meaningful or providing longevity, this game is a hard one to recommendUnfortunately, Animal Crossing New Horizons is a game that rode on the back of serious anticipation, and a complete dry spell of games for the Nintendo Switch. Having spent over 60 hours in the game, I finally had to take a step back and ask myself “what is it all for”? Great for creativity, but lacking in anything meaningful or providing longevity, this game is a hard one to recommend over cheaper, better alternatives.… Expand
  86. viljami
    May 7, 2020
    0
    My husband bought the game and started it., but got bored pretty soon. Meanwhile I continued, only to find out I cannot do anything but fish and collect bugs, as any kind of progression is locked due nintendos greed to force people buy another device.
  87. Joeysgay3
    May 7, 2020
    3
    My mom was really excited to play this so she had my switch for two weeks. Now I'm I stuck on her island. Glad I paid 60$ to be a visitor.
  88. Flappa
    May 6, 2020
    0
    Only good if you're the first player- the player who sets the game up. If you're the second player, you can't do anything except upgrade your house and sell stuff. If you don't share a switch with anyone, it would be great! If you have multiple players, there's no way around it. You'd have to delete your island.
    Wouldn't bother buying the game until it's fixed- IF they decide to fix it.
  89. Jace_Sky
    May 6, 2020
    1
    It’s decent just don’t plan on having more than one island per switch. Gotta love Nintendo.
  90. Isaac_
    May 6, 2020
    0
    While I would love to give this game the glowing review it deserves, I cannot truthfully do so. The simple fact that no two players can have their own island on the same Switch is outrageous. This feature makes the game not worth purchasing if you intended to share it with someone else. This should be changed, but as long as it stays the same this game is not worth it for more than one person.
  91. SwitchMom
    May 6, 2020
    0
    This is a super fun game. I enjoy. My son enjoys it. The problem (and it is a huge problem) is that you can only have 1 island per switch and the person who created the island is effectively the only one who can really make any decisions about the island. In my house, we have 2 switches, but there are four of us who would like to play animal crossing. That leaves 2 people very upsetThis is a super fun game. I enjoy. My son enjoys it. The problem (and it is a huge problem) is that you can only have 1 island per switch and the person who created the island is effectively the only one who can really make any decisions about the island. In my house, we have 2 switches, but there are four of us who would like to play animal crossing. That leaves 2 people very upset and for me, drops this game all the way down to one star for all the problems it creates in my house. It is frankly ridiculous that I would need to buy four switches so each member of my family could enjoy the game. Moms beware.… Expand
  92. Urrakouwu
    May 6, 2020
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a perfect game for cuarantine and any time too and I Know that is not for everyone… Expand
  93. Raphael-V
    May 6, 2020
    0
    The limitation of one island per Switch (not per cartridge, per Switch) is nonsensical. It‘s obvious Nintendo is just trying to sell more Switch consoles... Sorry but this is an instant 0/10
  94. EIIsworth
    May 6, 2020
    0
    Not going to give it a good rating unless they undo these anti-consumer things.
    - 1 island per console
    - no cloud saving possible

    Why even getting Nintendo Online Subscription?
  95. AV_Lazy
    May 6, 2020
    8
    I feel like ACNH is a game thats quality varies depending whether you have one or multiple people playing on one console. I'm the only one that uses my switch so my game is really good. I have enjoyed it a lot and there's a lot of stuff to do. I have only had it for about 10 days but I've already sunk at least 25 hours into it. The game does have it's flaws though, with stuff like the oneI feel like ACNH is a game thats quality varies depending whether you have one or multiple people playing on one console. I'm the only one that uses my switch so my game is really good. I have enjoyed it a lot and there's a lot of stuff to do. I have only had it for about 10 days but I've already sunk at least 25 hours into it. The game does have it's flaws though, with stuff like the one island per console controversy, the Switch Online app isn't very good with it, no hourly music before you unlock the resident services building, etc which is why I can't really rate it higher than an 8… Expand
  96. risky_pete
    May 6, 2020
    0
    Like others have said, this game requires two scores.

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

    Hopefully Nintendo takes note.
  97. FreshChef
    May 6, 2020
    0
    One island limit means you get a watered-down game with no substance if you're not the first player. I really hope they change this so I can actually enjoy the game to its full potential.
  98. soazeros
    May 6, 2020
    0
    I wish i could go back and not get this game. Its 'leader' system coupled with its 1 island per console has this game collecting dust 5 days after purchase as my family members one by one give up out of boredom, no ability for secondary players to advance the game, only do chores. Big freaking whoop. The leader is then left with all the grind. Having to collect so many resources and getI wish i could go back and not get this game. Its 'leader' system coupled with its 1 island per console has this game collecting dust 5 days after purchase as my family members one by one give up out of boredom, no ability for secondary players to advance the game, only do chores. Big freaking whoop. The leader is then left with all the grind. Having to collect so many resources and get out of so much island debt leaves the leader unable to pursue their own ambitions. This game is so lifelike in a bad way that it leaves me dreading it like i dread my real mortgage. Nintendo will not likely fix or patch or update this, don't hold your breath. If this game was 20 or 30 dollars, i'd have written an entirely different review. I expect full capability for ALL my family members when i buy a game at full market price.… Expand
  99. toshiuser
    May 6, 2020
    0
    One island per console is a shame! Multiples profiles is a very basic "feature" that's not work in this game...
  100. saad0
    May 6, 2020
    8
    The art style and design of characters and objects have always complemented each other in this franchise, the contrast between the life-like fish, fossils and bugs and the chibi-like villagers and animals greatly appeals to the eye. One thing that keeps bugging me about this game is the lack of character development between the player of the game and his neighbours. In older AnimalThe art style and design of characters and objects have always complemented each other in this franchise, the contrast between the life-like fish, fossils and bugs and the chibi-like villagers and animals greatly appeals to the eye. One thing that keeps bugging me about this game is the lack of character development between the player of the game and his neighbours. In older Animal Crossing games, your animal neighbours were strangers, and as strangers would act, they wouldn't instantly like you or be instantly gratuitous towards you. This made them personified in a way, they were more characteristic and the bond you formed with them felt more real. However, in this game, although the villagers are more expressive and DO more natural things, they FEEL almost robotic in the ways they act towards you, they say the same things, they feel the same way. It doesn't feel like they are truly happy when they are, or when they're angry, or when they're sad. But, even with that in mind, this game is still an amazing experience

    Nintendo, make the characters more characteristic. Please.

    It has gone from Life Sim (+Collectathon)
    To Collectathon (+Life Sim)

    Anyways, I gotta get back to playing Animal Crossing: New Leaf on my Nintendo 3DS.    … Expand
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#3 Best Switch Game of 2020
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#1 Most Discussed Switch Game of 2020

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90

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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