Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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5.6

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  1. Albert0
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    Oh Nintendo. You really screwed this one up.

    One island per switch is a dreadful decision. What about a typical family with a couple of kids who can only afford one console and share? Absolutely wrecked this game for a lot of people, unless of course you're player 1, then I am sure you'll have a great time.
  2. p1tlord
    Apr 1, 2020
    10
    Great game.
    Cute npcs and graphics.
    Who cares about sharing Switch since I am rich enough to buy a new one for my family. LOL
  3. brazilianloser
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    Nitendo showing all its greed on this one. I am the main account on our Switch with a paid membership and all. Bought this game for the wife and she doesn't have access to a few features of the game because she is not the main user on the console. She has to basically sign up for another paid account making two paid accounts on the same console... you kidding me right? And I can't play andNitendo showing all its greed on this one. I am the main account on our Switch with a paid membership and all. Bought this game for the wife and she doesn't have access to a few features of the game because she is not the main user on the console. She has to basically sign up for another paid account making two paid accounts on the same console... you kidding me right? And I can't play and have a totally different island either. It would just be her stuff that she has already done. Pretty trash move by Nitendo.… Expand
  4. Dashax
    Apr 1, 2020
    3
    This game is absolutely amazing with one big huge mistake. I understand the second, third and etc. player maybe shouldn't have a say in the Islands big decisions. I understand where they're coming from considering it could maybe cause progress to go too fast or cause chaos on an island with up to 8 people. But PLEASE, TELL ME WHY THERE ISN'T AN OPTION TO SWITCH PLAYER 1. Many of us madeThis game is absolutely amazing with one big huge mistake. I understand the second, third and etc. player maybe shouldn't have a say in the Islands big decisions. I understand where they're coming from considering it could maybe cause progress to go too fast or cause chaos on an island with up to 8 people. But PLEASE, TELL ME WHY THERE ISN'T AN OPTION TO SWITCH PLAYER 1. Many of us made player 1 whitin our family without the commitment of knowing they will have a say in EVERYTHING to come. There should be an option to change that later on without having to delete the island. I'm extremely disappointed that such a well thought-out game didn't think this through.… Expand
  5. Norxas23
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    Ce jeu est une honte ! Plus ça va moins il y a de fonctionnalité ! Nintendo dois se réveillé sinon cette série vas mourir et ça sera bien fais !
  6. stonewoodzri
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    One island per console is rediculous. It is incredibly unfair for families with more than one kid. Nobody cares if people cheat in Animal Crossing just say you want the money. This is such a discusting move. Even Tom Nook is better than nintendo. Better fix it soon we're not taking any of this ****
  7. SubhanAhmed
    Mar 31, 2020
    0
    I haven’t even bought the game and I was about to but I heard there is one island per CONSOLE. Cmon Nintendo????!!!! There are many families that can not afford multiple switches for their kids. There are couples who share switches and now you are taking away the ability to have multiple islands on a single console. I get it if you don’t want to have multiple islands on ONE ACCOUNT butI haven’t even bought the game and I was about to but I heard there is one island per CONSOLE. Cmon Nintendo????!!!! There are many families that can not afford multiple switches for their kids. There are couples who share switches and now you are taking away the ability to have multiple islands on a single console. I get it if you don’t want to have multiple islands on ONE ACCOUNT but having one island per account just makes more sense. Don’t be greedy guys... you are the company that brings kids together and you are taking away that experience. Do you know how many parents will have to disappoint their kids that they all cannot play the game? People aren’t rich....... please change this. I just want to understand why Nintendo would want to do this. Is there cheating involved in multiple accounts on a switch? If there is then so what??? People skip days to get bells in the game! To some people that is cheating but you won’t take that away!!! ( I don’t think it really is cheating) Let multiple people play the game on one system. It just makes sense.....please change this quick so more people can buy the game. It was never marketed like this!!!!… Expand
  8. 1mooey
    Apr 1, 2020
    10
    Fantastic game and fun to play. Although you can’t have more than one island it doesn’t bother me. I play with one other person and it’s still fun.
  9. Abismovilchez
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    LAMENTABLE que el segundo jugador esté tan limitado y no pueda ni aprender a fabricar el hacha... es una verguenza que un juego para disfrutar con tus hermanos, familia, amigos etc solo lo pueda jugar en condiciones 1 persona y para colmo no es precisamente barato. Le doy un 0
  10. ArmorForSleep
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A useless game that doesn’t work if you want to h e fun with your partner or family member. One island per console limits play to such a degree that it is no longer playable. Co-op is a joke and the limits they place on players they might as well just get rid of the option and just call it a single player game.… Expand
  11. Kaiser1871
    Apr 1, 2020
    3
    I honestly fell left behind when playing this game. It feels like I am an NPC in this game. So here is the jist, I bought the game the day after it came out, I more or less bought it on impulse. I let the game download, and my brother got his mitts on it and began the game. I just got on, and learned that I have to share the island with him. Now this alone, I can get past, what bugs me isI honestly fell left behind when playing this game. It feels like I am an NPC in this game. So here is the jist, I bought the game the day after it came out, I more or less bought it on impulse. I let the game download, and my brother got his mitts on it and began the game. I just got on, and learned that I have to share the island with him. Now this alone, I can get past, what bugs me is that IM LIMITED ON WHAT I CAN DO. What I can do is 100% reliant on my brother's work, it is VERY poor game design. It is GREEDY to make your customers buy ANOTHER SWITCH. You can't even cloud save... This game is fun though. Like I normally don't play games like this, but from my limited amount of things I can do, I enjoyed it. Usually I love Nintendo and their products, but this is the first time I have felt cheated by them. I'm sure this game deserves a higher score, alas, I haven't played Animal Crossing: New Horizons, I've played Animal Crossing: New Horizons - The Demo.… Expand
  12. Carny
    Apr 1, 2020
    9
    Its Animal crossing but the multiplayer isn't good. Other than that it's great.
  13. Nywildlife22
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    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. I hope Nintendo fixes this.
  14. danipilot
    Apr 1, 2020
    4
    I bought the game and I share my Switch with my brother. I let him start the game and when I was about to play I realized I could only play on his island and do basically nothing. I bought the game AND the console and I can't actually play the game.

    So, only solution is to kindly ask my brother to delete all his save for me to really be able to play the game, he's been playing for    I bought the game and I share my Switch with my brother. I let him start the game and when I was about to play I realized I could only play on his island and do basically nothing. I bought the game AND the console and I can't actually play the game.

    So, only solution is to kindly ask my brother to delete all his save for me to really be able to play the game, he's been playing for several days so I understand it can also be frustrating for him.

    Not having in consideration this HUGE issue, the game seems quite nice and enjoyable, but I find it really too important to just let it pass. That's why I give this low rate. I really expect Nintendo to fix this issue and let different account on the same console to run their own island, if they do so, I will consider remaking this review according to the actual quality of the game itself.    … Expand
  15. tiuku
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    Very sad to find out the second player is like a slave for the first player. I have to stop playing until this gets fixed.
  16. spyOx
    Apr 1, 2020
    1
    One island per console is just too greedy even for NintEAndo! Until this gets fixed I can't rate it any higher.
  17. mattogodoy
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    One island per console?
    That is plain stupid. It is a move my nintendo for you to buy more consoles. The saddest thing of all is that it is working...
  18. nafechinde
    Apr 1, 2020
    1
    i didnt like it, so having abdominal cramps as so much money wasted.
    so im warning others to not get simped
  19. 000anon2759
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    one island per console. greedy and unfair, an anti-consumer practice and is disappointing to say the least
  20. 24ths
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    It’s sh*t that you can’t have your own island if you share a switch. .
  21. Ikanlee
    Apr 1, 2020
    10
    A relaxing game with a lot of stuff to do. Would never getting bored of this game.
  22. NightKnight777
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    Pretty good game with a ton of options and things to do in single-player, but getting an error code 2618-0513 every time trying to visit my friend's island is REALLY frustrating. If the patch addressing this issue released - I'm more than happy to change the score.
  23. Dialogkiller
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This game has way too much useless dialog. Seriously it is extremely annoying.
    1. When building the museum the stupid owl runs through 500 words just so you can donate one at a time before opening. 2. When upgrading or moving houses it literally calls inthe box for a useless conversation about moving.
    3.any interaction with new box is a time sink.
    4. The game doesn't give you an option to have fasted dialog. 5. You need to go through the dumbest receptive dialog when accessing stores or the nook system.
    This game is honestly not as seamless as it should be.
    When placing down trees or buildings you get no indication whether or not it's going to fit. And if it does and its not aligned as you want it you have to re do the dialog to place again. Why is there no outline indication. I really enjoyed the start but as the game progresses and there's more stuff to do. 2 hour useless npc talking and A button smashing is getting annoying. Going to fly in the airport? Yeah wait 1122 years for the stupid dodo to shutup.

    Wanna craft multiple items? You wish there was a craft X amount. No you need to re do the craft dialog Not seamless. And a game like this needs to be or all you get is frustration. Seriously in a game based around design why can't you get align grids when placing trees or plans. Instead of wasting 50k to relocate to fit. And before evem getting to pay the fee to relocate you need to go thru the same dialog over n over. The developers literally assumed the player base to be 11 year olds mostly.    … Expand
  24. coreygeier
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    Giving a zero star review because I've never played this game. I own a Switch console with my roommates. I was thinking about buying New Horizons, but my roommate bought it first and started a file. I sat down to start my own file and then we realized the game's terrible multiplayer situation. She didn't exactly want me to play on her file, and I didn't want to have to intrude on her game.Giving a zero star review because I've never played this game. I own a Switch console with my roommates. I was thinking about buying New Horizons, but my roommate bought it first and started a file. I sat down to start my own file and then we realized the game's terrible multiplayer situation. She didn't exactly want me to play on her file, and I didn't want to have to intrude on her game. Furthermore, I want to have the whole experience of the game as someone who has never played an Animal Crossing game before. There is nothing I can do to have my own file except to buy an entire new console and game. Somehow, I don't think Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be worth a $360 price tag.
    It's completely ridiculous that Breath of the Wild, a massive open world game that takes up 14G of storage and is one of the most popular releases for the system (as well as every other game) was able to find a way to allow for multiple save files for different users but Animal Crossing couldn't? We talked to Nintendo's support about the problem and they mentioned that the single file system was to maintain the game's "artistic integrity." Well, Nintendo, thanks to all that integrity, I can't play this game. I hope they release an update to fix the save file issue because I really would like to experience this game.    … Expand
  25. lalalandin
    Apr 1, 2020
    0
    Why is there a limit to only one island per switch? This is ridiculous. Having to pay an exorbitant amount of money for another switch AND game is beyond being rude to your customers. Not to mention the fact that it’s impossible to get your hands on a new switch because they’re sold out everywhere. PLEASE consider changing this. Nobody wants to play a game where all you do is collectWhy is there a limit to only one island per switch? This is ridiculous. Having to pay an exorbitant amount of money for another switch AND game is beyond being rude to your customers. Not to mention the fact that it’s impossible to get your hands on a new switch because they’re sold out everywhere. PLEASE consider changing this. Nobody wants to play a game where all you do is collect resources without being a part of the dialogue or events. Your rating on here is tanking because of this ONE ISSUE. Please fix this for your customers or else we won’t be customers anymore.… Expand
  26. ridley369
    Apr 1, 2020
    4
    As a diehard fan of the series, who's sunk hundreds and hundreds of hours into them all, and who STILL plays the GameCube version almost daily since 2002, I'm really disappointed with this one.

    I'm going to give objective reasons, followed by my subjective opinions afterward. So let's just get right into it... 1) One town per Switch? Why? GameCube let you have a town per memory card,    As a diehard fan of the series, who's sunk hundreds and hundreds of hours into them all, and who STILL plays the GameCube version almost daily since 2002, I'm really disappointed with this one.

    I'm going to give objective reasons, followed by my subjective opinions afterward. So let's just get right into it...

    1) One town per Switch? Why? GameCube let you have a town per memory card, and that was almost 20 years ago. Also, why is whoever founds the town, the one who can make the progress in the game?

    2) Dialogue. It's common agreement in the fanbase that, every AC game after the original has gotten worse with villager dialogue, with New Horizons, it's really hit rock bottom. One liners seem to be the most common response when talking to villagers; Yesterday, one of mine said "Today was fun!" four times in a row. Are you actually serious, Nintendo?

    3) Furniture. Where in the world are the themed furniture sets? The different series? The Animal Crossing games' lifeblood is its unique and themed furniture. Yes, I'm aware there are a few out there - Rattan, Imperial, Cute - I may be missing one or two others, but I don't think so, at least not that I'm aware of so far. And seasonal/holiday sets don't count, because they're exclusive to those holidays and events. I'm talking about run-of-the-mill sets you could always hope to find at Nook's, or receive from villagers, and so on. Where's the Modern series? Classic? Cabana? Lovely? Exotic? Why am I seeing, for the most part, the same, or identical pieces of furniture rotated in my (upgraded) Nook's Cranny? It's all the same generic, non-themed pieces with slight color variations - and this also applies to flooring and wallpaper, which seemed to be as generic as they possibly could be. Are sets being added in later? If so, why? Why couldn't they be included as part of the base game?

    4) House expansion. There's so much extensive customization in mostly all other aspects of New Horizons, yet we have to upgrade our house in a rigid, set-in-stone order. Why? I just wanted to have the expanded central room, with the 2nd floor and maybe basement later on. Such was my surprise when I found out that I HAVE to add a back room, then I have to pay it off and then I HAVE to add the left room, then add the right room, THEN I could have the second floor. Why, Nintendo? In New Leaf, we were given the option as to how we wanted to expand, and the second story was the first upgrade after expanding your main room. I don't want side rooms, why can't I upgrade my house how I want like in the other games? I NEED to know why you've deliberately removed this.

    **Subjective gripes

    1) Very few patterns/shirts from the other games, which have always been staples. We're still early into the year and gameplay, so I'm sure they change with the seasons, but so far I've only seen the Misty Shirt and Frog Shirt, as far as staple clothing.

    2) Totakeke songs shouldn't be buyable from the terminal in the town hall, because it negates any real reason to listen to K.K. play songs and get the airchecks from him, since you can just buy 7 different songs in a week. More, if you're a time traveler.

    3) Where are the gyroids? Another staple of the Animal Crossing series, completely absent, save for Lloid, and he's not furniture so he doesn't count.

    4) Art exhibit in the museum - why is it not in the game? Art has been a collectible item in every AC game, yet not only can we not donate them to the museum (the exhibit doesn't exist), but we art pieces aren't even in the game. Not even paintings. Why? I'm sure they're going to be in some DLC down the road, but why weren't they included in the base game?

    I'm gonna leave it at this, despite probably being able to think of a few more subjective points. In conclusion, this game is fun, it's very customizable for the most part, and there's lots of interesting things to do, but as an Animal Crossing game, it doesn't hold up. There was more to do, collect, buy, etc. 20 years ago in the first game, than in New Horizons.
    Nintendo (and I'm not afraid to say this) half-assed this game. It feels rushed and very incomplete, despite the fact that New Leaf came out 7 years ago, wherein they had all that time to really make the most amazing Animal Crossing experience ever. They dropped the ball, and as a passionate lover of this series, I'm extremely disappointed, and it makes me really sad to have to say that, not even two weeks after it came out.    … Expand
  27. Hocking
    Apr 1, 2020
    10
    A lot of the negative reviews are about the shared island and not the actual gameplay which is fantastic
  28. mimmy
    Mar 31, 2020
    9
    Really spectacular game. Lots of detail and charm. Perfect for relaxing, the hourly music is so nice.
  29. Zimbron
    Mar 31, 2020
    0
    Only one island per Switch? Really? I bougth the game for me and my girlfriend and we can't play different games.
  30. Pnymlc
    Mar 31, 2020
    3
    If you have a family of kids who might have some interest in playing this game and you don’t have enough Switch consoles for each of them to have their own island, you may want to reconsider your purchase to avoid family feuds. Currently sharing with 4 family members (5th one pending) and while this game is fun for a solo player with your own island, once you have new players move in, youIf you have a family of kids who might have some interest in playing this game and you don’t have enough Switch consoles for each of them to have their own island, you may want to reconsider your purchase to avoid family feuds. Currently sharing with 4 family members (5th one pending) and while this game is fun for a solo player with your own island, once you have new players move in, you have to share (Or force others to share) limited resources, creative space, argue over plots of land, villagers and landscaping decisions. You have to greatly modify your play in order to accommodate for others on your island, which may be fun in some cases (co op with your SO) but with kids/others who will ruin things or don’t care about sharing.. your game experience is significantly reduced. Only the first player gets the special missions/rewards and any additional profile that moves in to the island is left in the dark as far as instructions and introductions and additional perks. For $60 you get to fight over who gets to play first in the day to get the limited resources of the island, and for the small cost of ANOTHER console, you can have a separate island for a second player! In the past you can easily have extra game cartridges/memory files for new islands but now you have to buy a whole additional console?! With 7 players in the house, we do pretty good with sharing the Switch so we know we don’t need a second one, so why would you force your players to have a second console for another island? This is outrageous of the game developers, and I will not condone this behavior by big companies who already have a lot of money to begin with. I refuse to patronize Nintendo and Animal Crossing any further because of their apparent and disgusting greed.… Expand
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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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