Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6617 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,676 out of 6617
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  1. SanguineFox
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Thought I’d have a great time getting into a series I’ve been recommended by friends for years. I can’t even enjoy my own single player experience because I happened to be the second person in my house to make a character. Waste of money.
  2. That1guy2007
    Apr 14, 2020
    3
    Co-OP multiplayer is a HUGE disappointment.. pretty much a deal breaker for me and my wife. Hopefully Nintendo will fix this, but being essentially a bot for another player is horrible and seems like a very lazy design choice.
  3. Finnthechosenon
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    A haiku about why this game is terrible
    There is no Rover
    He was replaced by Timmy
    He deserves justice
  4. glennsfono
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Couch co-op is LITERALLY, actually, unplayable. Player two cannot access inventory, cannot drop items they pick up, cannot craft, cannot build, cannot do literally ANYTHING. What the hell????

    Player two can literally only follow player one around, touching nothing. If you pick anything up, as player two, it disappears. There is no point playing. Even if I wanted to log in under my profile    Couch co-op is LITERALLY, actually, unplayable. Player two cannot access inventory, cannot drop items they pick up, cannot craft, cannot build, cannot do literally ANYTHING. What the hell????

    Player two can literally only follow player one around, touching nothing. If you pick anything up, as player two, it disappears. There is no point playing. Even if I wanted to log in under my profile to play, since my wife made the island first, it is 100% LOCKED onto her playthrough. I can't do anything. $60 down the drain. DO NOT BUY.    … Expand
  5. hegemonfpe
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Nintendo almost made the perfect cozy game, but the extreme limitations put on the second player, and requirement to purchase an entire second console if you want to have two players play on equal footing makes the game unplayable if you don't have a switch for every person in your home who wants to play.
  6. HazelFayes
    Apr 14, 2020
    7
    It's rather unfortunate to see all of the negative reviews for what should be considered such a great game. Animal Crossing New Horizons is such a fresh take on the series and offers so much more to players than previous entries. It has great online play and the visuals just feel extremely nice, although a bit more of the gridlocked side. Villagers are all super friendly, albeit, a bitIt's rather unfortunate to see all of the negative reviews for what should be considered such a great game. Animal Crossing New Horizons is such a fresh take on the series and offers so much more to players than previous entries. It has great online play and the visuals just feel extremely nice, although a bit more of the gridlocked side. Villagers are all super friendly, albeit, a bit boring with their repetitive dialogue types. The small attempt of a story or some sort of plot is welcoming and very unobtrusive to the main aspects of the game. Not to mention, the Nook Miles program gives such a great incentive to keep playing the game, and just using every feature the game has to offer.

    Some things noticeably offputting- which does have a load of the fanbase lowering their reviews- is these things listed:

    -While you can speed through crafting animations, you can't essentially just skip the entire animation.
    -You can't craft multiples of things all at once, therefore having to go through tedious crafting sessions.
    -As mentioned before, dialogue with villagers still remains seriously repetitive, including main npc characters (Nook, Isabelle, etc...)
    -Local multiplayer is tedious, especially doing the follow the leader with other players. It's terrible and not incredibly fun.
    -The game being locked to one island per console is relying on a relic system from the past which should've been obsolete by now. Furthermore, players who aren't the leader of the island cannot progress through the story until the leader player does. For a game that advertises multi-user friendliness, this drawback really drains out that aspect.

    Although these are some unfortunate drawbacks overall, the game is still super good and has lots of growth potential. Hopefully, Nintendos AC dev team will listen to the complaints users have, and fix some of these things.    … Expand
  7. jabgreenwood
    Apr 14, 2020
    3
    I would give this game a solid 8. The relaxing gameplay is good and the game is gorgeous. But on the execution side, that would be a generous 2! The game feels unfinished. I was hoping for way better gameplay quality from Nintendo. The main one being the multiplayer mode as many people said. I'm even more frustrated because this is a issue that designers couldn't not see. I triedI would give this game a solid 8. The relaxing gameplay is good and the game is gorgeous. But on the execution side, that would be a generous 2! The game feels unfinished. I was hoping for way better gameplay quality from Nintendo. The main one being the multiplayer mode as many people said. I'm even more frustrated because this is a issue that designers couldn't not see. I tried mutiplayer with my girlfriend, but the feeling was really bad. And with the annoying animation each time you harvest as a companion makes you don't want to harvest anymore. On solo mode, if I harvest too much, My girlfriend will be mad because she has nothing to do and will be stuck. There are also other beginner issues. When you talk to sell or buy something, you are kicked out of the interraction and you have to retalk to the character again. Even Pokemon Red had this sort out! The wheel of tool control is bad. Aiming at fish is a pain in the ass. interractions are too long, even for a relaxing game. Finally, a little related to the multiplayer issue, the save fil management was the cue that told me that the game is unfinished. The issue is even address in the game with a animation!… Expand
  8. TeaBrack
    Apr 14, 2020
    8
    Really great relaxing game. You need to be patient if you want to get it, everything happens in real time so it's kind of slow but it's still a great game
  9. MonkdemMan
    Apr 14, 2020
    6
    I do not care about the 1 island per switch. This is a game review site and should not be a place for butt hurt fanboys to vent their incel frustrations. Anyway I picked up the game as I never played an ac before and wanted to see what the fuss was. The game is colourful and charming and the animals are very adorable. I like how it's random with who will be moving into your island. But II do not care about the 1 island per switch. This is a game review site and should not be a place for butt hurt fanboys to vent their incel frustrations. Anyway I picked up the game as I never played an ac before and wanted to see what the fuss was. The game is colourful and charming and the animals are very adorable. I like how it's random with who will be moving into your island. But I just dont get it you fish, hunt bugs look for fossils and that's kind of it. It's a slow pace chill game and I can see why some like it as an escape but it's not for me… Expand
  10. davidmoonlight
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    El mejor Animal Crossing de todos los tiempos. La mayoría que se queja de que solo hay una isla por consola, se ve a legua que no ha jugando nunca en su vida a Animal Crossing. A arder piperos.

    Y respecto a mi opinión, el mejor juego de Animal Crossing. El unico fallo que le veo, es que no tiene muchas interacciones con los objetos. Si pudiera interactuar como Los Sims, sería increible
  11. diotime
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    I bought this family game for my two kids and now I realize that one of them will not be able to enjoy it because there is a limit of only one Island per switch?!? That's so incredibly impossible to understand.... Shame on you greedy Nintendo!
  12. Noelomar
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Exelente video juegos poder visitar otras islas y qué te visites para qué vea lo qué tienes en la islas Love Gamer.… Expand
  13. DaddyJay
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    The one island per Switch is one of the scummiest video game moves I've ever seen. This is worse than EA and Star Wars Battlefront 2. I have three kids and we share a Switch. I'm not going to buy two more Switches just so everyone can have their own island. The fact that only the first person to log into the game gets to decide everything and have the only island is absolutelyThe one island per Switch is one of the scummiest video game moves I've ever seen. This is worse than EA and Star Wars Battlefront 2. I have three kids and we share a Switch. I'm not going to buy two more Switches just so everyone can have their own island. The fact that only the first person to log into the game gets to decide everything and have the only island is absolutely infuriating. I wish I had known this before buying, because I would have never bought this game. Shame on you Nintendo.… Expand
  14. Nicooooo
    Apr 14, 2020
    2
    Why can I have only a island for console?
    It is the worst choice which Nintendo can do.
    I hope they will fix it as soon as it is possible
  15. MIchoucroute
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    C'est des débiles chez Nintendo !!!!
    Putain ils sont je sais pas combien dans leur Pays de merde et ils sont pas foutu d'ajouter la possibilité d'avoir chacun sont île ! Donc j'ai 4 enfant j’achète 4 Switch ?
    Nique tes mort le créateur !
  16. Peachybrush
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Extremely disappointing game. I bought this thinking it would be a great couch co-op for my girlfriend and myself to play together after seeing the initial reviews of the game. It is not a great couch co-op game, the couch co-op feels like in fact it has intentionally been made to be a bad experience. Not only is the couch co-op bad but the game is effectively only good for 1 account perExtremely disappointing game. I bought this thinking it would be a great couch co-op for my girlfriend and myself to play together after seeing the initial reviews of the game. It is not a great couch co-op game, the couch co-op feels like in fact it has intentionally been made to be a bad experience. Not only is the couch co-op bad but the game is effectively only good for 1 account per switch. They have made it so whoever creates the island in the game the first time creates the only island you can make for your switch. Okay so you have to share an island, thats not bad it was for couch co-op anyways. Then after starting to play you realize that the first player is the "resident representative" so basically they get the full game experience. Every other play: does not get to create their own island, can not place and buildings, terraform or do anything of any importance to the island they are forced to play on, they do not get key recipes they will need to make basic furniture for their house that the first player gets, they cannot advance the story past what the first player advances the story to. Again, this game design has clearly been made to sell customers on more consoles, it feels very deliberately restrictive to all players but the first. It has intentionally made couch co-op a disappointing, shallow experience. I would not recommend you spend your money on this. Spend 15$ on startdew valley and get a game with 10x more content and functionality.… Expand
  17. charlotte41
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    This game is an amazing addition to the series. It makes me sad to see such a low user rating!! As far as I know, animal crossing has always had a "main" player and secondary players, which did not have the same perks as the main player. I don't understand why so many people are surprised by this.
  18. Mushmoose
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    It’s purely amazing I don’t know what beech flooded the user reviews but this is the best game in the series by FAR
  19. Aldro
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    I've never played an Animal Crossing before and I can't stop playing it now! Amazing! there are lots of things to do! The characters are all charming, you can visit other islands, customize everything...It's a infinit game. People who are giving 0 problably never played the game. And a 0 ?? come on guys, not everybody will like it but a 0?
  20. JvdB01
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    It's an amazing game, and it's so sad that so many people have spammed negative reviews over one feature that's missing. Yes, it is a downside, but that doesn't mean it's instantly a 0/10, it's still a lot of fun, and there's infinite fun to be had, as you'd expect with an animal crossing game.
  21. OctopusBoi747
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    This game is absolutely revolting! I can’t even believe the audacity of Nintendo for creating a “multiplayer game” that only really allows ONE PLAYER to play!!! I bought this game to play with my family, only to find out that ONLY ONE PLAYER GETS TO MAKE ANY REAL DECISIONS, and if this was advertised it would be one thing, but since you can only really find out while playing THIS GAMEThis game is absolutely revolting! I can’t even believe the audacity of Nintendo for creating a “multiplayer game” that only really allows ONE PLAYER to play!!! I bought this game to play with my family, only to find out that ONLY ONE PLAYER GETS TO MAKE ANY REAL DECISIONS, and if this was advertised it would be one thing, but since you can only really find out while playing THIS GAME RIPPED ME AND MY FAMILY OFF!! This should be patched immediately or at least ADVERTISED!! Don’t buy if you want to play it multiplayer or with your family.… Expand
  22. BlueJay888
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    FAMILY UNFRIENDLY - Nintendo have decided to try and gouge families. its crazy that a game so suited to play by young kids is locked down to just one island per console. I can't justify multiple purchases for my kids, so only one of them can use NH (because she was promised it as a reward) while the others can't play. If she hadn't been promised the game, I wouldn't have bought it onFAMILY UNFRIENDLY - Nintendo have decided to try and gouge families. its crazy that a game so suited to play by young kids is locked down to just one island per console. I can't justify multiple purchases for my kids, so only one of them can use NH (because she was promised it as a reward) while the others can't play. If she hadn't been promised the game, I wouldn't have bought it on priniciple - this is just user hostile. Given the colossal difference in value between X-box game pass and the cost of all the Nintendo exclusives on the switch, this will be the last but one Nintendo game I buy (if I don't by the next Zelda game, my family will kick me out).… Expand
  23. zasham
    Apr 14, 2020
    9
    Took the essential Animal Crossing core, and decorated and perfected it with modern mechanics which are additional but meaningful.
  24. Kacak321
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    ..... Mm mmm.. W tej ankiecie brało udział 12 osób 6 i w ogóle to Cappy w dniu
  25. Johnnylawk512
    Apr 14, 2020
    5
    Was loving the game up until I finally realized that as one of the secondary players (wife was first one to play game), I was locked out of basic recipes and objectives because she had not yet completed them. This is the worst multiplayer design I've ever seen, as basically only one person can help further the island, the rest of us are just "there". Until this gets fixed I've got noWas loving the game up until I finally realized that as one of the secondary players (wife was first one to play game), I was locked out of basic recipes and objectives because she had not yet completed them. This is the worst multiplayer design I've ever seen, as basically only one person can help further the island, the rest of us are just "there". Until this gets fixed I've got no desire to play again.… Expand
  26. DavyHolly
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Locking the save data to once switch, limiting a household to one island so only one person can have a full experience? I see broken homes as siblings and souses alike fight over island layouts. This is such a clear money grab.

    Shame on you, Nintendo.
  27. Dragonify
    Apr 14, 2020
    10
    The game is absolutely stunning! The whole time I was sucked in, somehow I can always find things to do. It has so much freedom, and everything about it is great.

    (Well, maybe the multiplayer thing and "one switch share one island" thing was kinda going **** I heard, but I was the only one playing, so my review doesn't include that.)
  28. Strarompi
    Apr 14, 2020
    2
    Only the first player created in the game can actually contribute to the development of the island and do the important stuff. The other players on the island can’t contribute and can only really gather resources. This limits every other player than the 1st one and really blows. I hope Nintendo fixes this.
  29. Dandarte
    Apr 13, 2020
    0
    GREAT JOB NINTENDO!! WOOOOOOOW.....

    That's a fun game if you are the only user that's going to play it. When we got this game, i knew that we can't have 2 islands, i accepted that, but now i know that the player 2 Can't do anything to the main history. WHAT THE F*** NINTENDO?? What Now?? Do i need to buy another console only to play it properly??? That's my first Nintendo main console and    GREAT JOB NINTENDO!! WOOOOOOOW.....

    That's a fun game if you are the only user that's going to play it. When we got this game, i knew that we can't have 2 islands, i accepted that, but now i know that the player 2 Can't do anything to the main history. WHAT THE F*** NINTENDO?? What Now?? Do i need to buy another console only to play it properly??? That's my first Nintendo main console and i Like it very much, but this super passion Nintendo has to take all the money from Their fans, makes me really angry! I really hope they fix all this SHI*... Maybe the solution is to move to ps5 or xbox. Dude I'm so frustrated and angry... 60 hours of game play to realize...    … Expand
  30. keith6937
    Apr 14, 2020
    0
    Like the game's single player play through, but the decision to limit it to one island per console, was the the dumbest thing I've seen. I have 4 kids who want to play it, but no one but the one who played first is actually in charge of anything, everyone else is second class stuck on their island. And with the island being as small as it is,, even if they weren't second class, it makesLike the game's single player play through, but the decision to limit it to one island per console, was the the dumbest thing I've seen. I have 4 kids who want to play it, but no one but the one who played first is actually in charge of anything, everyone else is second class stuck on their island. And with the island being as small as it is,, even if they weren't second class, it makes everything cramped and horrible. Bad job, needs an update to change to one island per account.… 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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Metascore
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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