Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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5.6

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  1. MICKticken
    Apr 15, 2020
    7
    this game gets a lot of flack for being boring. And I 100% agree. Upon starting this game, the player realizes how much of a time sink this game is. The first literal week of playing is a dull time. If the game progressed at the early game's pace it would be a failure. that being said, once you get the ladder things pick up dramatically. Animal Crossing evolves so wonderfully into thisthis game gets a lot of flack for being boring. And I 100% agree. Upon starting this game, the player realizes how much of a time sink this game is. The first literal week of playing is a dull time. If the game progressed at the early game's pace it would be a failure. that being said, once you get the ladder things pick up dramatically. Animal Crossing evolves so wonderfully into this symphony of good vibes that you can't help but smile. everything is charming. The idle pose for your villager is putting his arms on his hips, similar to how I feel every time I do something right. there are 3 big downsides if you play this game. Online Multiplayer is a slog and really uninteresting. In fact, it takes a minute for anyone to even join your island. Nintendo has never seemed to understand how online multiplayer works, this game only proves that. The 2nd downside is the slow start. The first week or so is a disappointment. Nothing seems to ever happen. you get told to do menial tasks with the goal of god knows what. the clunky tedium of every action gets on your nerve quick. the 3rd thing is no mini-games. in the first Animal Crossing, you could unlock a bunch of NES games to play. there isn't any equivalent in New Horizons. the closest thing is running away from bees/spiders. the tedium is the gameplay. If you want action and adventure, Do not buy this game, If you want a serene yet flawed experience I would recommend.… Expand
  2. JellyToast
    Apr 19, 2020
    0
    This is advertised as a multiplayer game but it’s not. It’s a one player game that a second person can join in and watch. Even if you decide to buy 2 switches and 2 games once you start an island with 2 people there is no way to separate the 2 or move your save files.
  3. PriitySiick
    Jun 3, 2020
    8
    I love this game.
    A collectors dream game! With thousands of fish, bugs, fossils, paintings, furniture, and clothing items this game will keep anyone busy. It's very slow. It goes by real world time, but can be tricked by adjusting the system time in order to speed things up or even play into the "Stalk" market to gain an absurd amount bells early on. 10/10
    The terraforming leaves a    I love this game.
    A collectors dream game! With thousands of fish, bugs, fossils, paintings, furniture, and clothing items this game will keep anyone busy. It's very slow. It goes by real world time, but can be tricked by adjusting the system time in order to speed things up or even play into the "Stalk" market to gain an absurd amount bells early on. 10/10

    The terraforming leaves a lot to be desired. It is very slow and tedious with only being able to change one space at a time. If you mess up you just wasted twice the amount of time on one space. 9/10

    As someone who doesn't share their console with other people I never felt like I was in the backseat. However, I have taken a point off for the highly flawed multi-user experience as I feel it does take away from the game. 8/10    … Expand
  4. Bbplayer
    Apr 11, 2020
    9
    A very relaxing game to play and a time sinker as well. The only complaint I have is the one island per switch situation, and the fact that you can't craft multiple items at once.
  5. Darciukas
    Mar 25, 2020
    9
    Animal Crossing is an experience which is definitely not for everyone. The game has charming graphics and calming sound effects, music. The gameplay is amazing and from what I have seen this is in my opinion the best Animal Crossing game. I would give this a 10/10 if didn't handle save file recovery like this. I really wish that I could back up my saves to the cloud so if I lost my SwitchAnimal Crossing is an experience which is definitely not for everyone. The game has charming graphics and calming sound effects, music. The gameplay is amazing and from what I have seen this is in my opinion the best Animal Crossing game. I would give this a 10/10 if didn't handle save file recovery like this. I really wish that I could back up my saves to the cloud so if I lost my Switch I wouldn't need to hope that Nintendo accepts my one time save file recovery proposal. I haven't lost my Switch once, but I really don't wanna risk it. I see a lot of people giving this game awful reviews just because you can only have one island per console. Grow up. I understand that some people might want more consoles if their entire family plays on the console, but please don't give the game 1/10 reviews only for that. As this is my first Animal Crossing game I can surely say that it is 100% worth the price! But just keep in mind that it's not for everyone.… Expand
  6. Nebulous92
    Mar 27, 2020
    10
    This game oozes charm from the very first moments. You'll enjoy relaxing on your very own deserted island. The game is honestly a 10/10
  7. Lobo_Nocturno
    Apr 10, 2020
    10
    No había jugado un título de Animal Crossing antes y quería darla la oportunidad a este por el hype. No puedo dejar de jugarlo, la personalización de lo que puedes hacer con la isla y con los objetos de ella es inmensa. Se te hace rutina querer jugar para no perderte de los objetos diarios. Pensé que me aburriría pero no, es un juego muy bonito.
  8. Blackrose1691
    Mar 25, 2020
    10
    Hours of fun so far. I love the game and cannot wait for more time to pass. Right now I am just watching my flowers crossbreed for the rare one!
  9. PepeLePuke
    Apr 7, 2020
    10
    Fun relaxing time waisting game. It's a shame that you can't have more than one island. Other wise the game is great.
  10. DatBoi27
    Mar 31, 2020
    10
    If you exist then you need this game. There are some minor issues, like the hourly music not being unlocked for a while, but it is the most relaxing and wholesome game you will ever play. Tbh I've never played the previous titles, so I don't have any other games to compare it to, but from what I've played it's amazing.
  11. Ditobi
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    STOP REVIEW BOMBING with fake WORDS 4SSH0L3S

    Vengo siguiendo esta saga desde el Wild World y luego descubrí sobre los anteriores, incluso el de 64 para japón. Esta edición para Switch es simplemente magistral. Han logrado cosas que realmente creo que eran muy necesarias, como el de colocar objetos tanto dentro como fuera de la casa. Hasta ahora, la profundidad de los animales ha    STOP REVIEW BOMBING with fake WORDS 4SSH0L3S

    Vengo siguiendo esta saga desde el Wild World y luego descubrí sobre los anteriores, incluso el de 64 para japón.

    Esta edición para Switch es simplemente magistral. Han logrado cosas que realmente creo que eran muy necesarias, como el de colocar objetos tanto dentro como fuera de la casa.

    Hasta ahora, la profundidad de los animales ha sido muy satisfactorio. Recuerden que el juego básicamente es como un simulador de vida y los animales deben sentirse únicos y no como bots a como pasó con New leaf, que se les sacrificó por temas de poder mejorar otros aspectos como el de los proyectos municipales.

    No comprendo la queja de la gente con el tema de la isla.
    Influencers de youtube, por no decir POSSERS que jamás tocaron un AC en su vida, dijieron que querían más gente para el online en la isla... le dan hasta 8 y ahora se quejan del online. ¿De verdad? Era obvio que iba a pasar eso, basta que alguien tenga mala conexión para que se arruine la experiencia, así que nintendo, que mucha gente pida algo no implica que siempre sea lo correcto.
    Era muy obvio que eso iba a ocurrir.

    Ahora con lo de la isla... ¿Amigo, alguna vez jugaste un AC anterior??? De cuando que en una consola puede hacer que exista un terreno o isla para cada usuario o aldeano? JAMÁS.
    Obviamente el encargado de la isla (el primero) tendrá los privilegios a como el alcalde del ACNL.
    ¿Por qué la sorpresa? La respuesta es clara. JAMÁS JUGARON ALGÚN AC y sólo lo hicieron porque para hacer videos para youtube o por la moda, por no decir POSSERS que no saben nada de la franquicia.

    Ahora ojalá nintendo pueda habilitar en un futuro parche el que el alcalde o encargado pueda otorgar permisos mientras se juegan entre varios.

    Lo que no me gustó es que ya no hay música entre horas. Era algo mágico dependiendo de la hora y el tiempo (clima) y ahora al parecer es siempre la misma, salvo lo cambias con canela??
    Eso me dolió, deberían de haberlo dejado como siempre y al menos dar la opción de que suene una canción siempre cuando se quiera en algunos casos.

    Son cosas que a futuro pueden ser mejoradas con parches y actualizaciones, así que no tengo miedo en que nintendo haga esas cosas a futuro.

    Es muy bonito juego y los fans reales del AC estamos contentísimos.
    Me llegará hate por parte de algunos, pero la verdad duele dicen, sorry si les he ofendido.

    Si eres nuevo en esta franquicia, tendrás la suerte de jugar al más completo de todos los AC que te prometerá horas infinitas de diversión y customización. No dudes en comprarlo porque una vez que empiezas, ya es muy dificil parar.

    La creatividad e imaginación es tu único límite en este juego.    … Expand
  12. Link13
    Apr 12, 2020
    10
    Excellent game, this title is a very good example of real entertainment for gamers, thanks Nintendo.
  13. bioann
    May 29, 2020
    10
    Игра, которая помогла мне справиться с полным отсутствием интереса к играм моей жены. Теперь мы каждый вечер, после того, как наш ребёнок засыпает в обнимку со своим любимым плюшевым зайцем, мы залипаем со своими любимыми животными (жителями) на своих консолях Nintendo Switch. У каждого свой остров и каждый по своему счастлив, хотя продолжаем ездить друг к другу в гости, чтобы полить цветыИгра, которая помогла мне справиться с полным отсутствием интереса к играм моей жены. Теперь мы каждый вечер, после того, как наш ребёнок засыпает в обнимку со своим любимым плюшевым зайцем, мы залипаем со своими любимыми животными (жителями) на своих консолях Nintendo Switch. У каждого свой остров и каждый по своему счастлив, хотя продолжаем ездить друг к другу в гости, чтобы полить цветы и увидеть изменения с последнего визита. Игра, которая раскрывается только в купе с богатой фантазией и желанием творить. Жанр игр серии Animal Crossing, как мне кажется, лучше всего описала со супруга: «дизайнерская песочница». От себя добавлю, что это ещё и отличный таймкиллер, в котором одно удовольствие проводить большое количество времени каждый день. 450+ часов с момента первого запуска и это даже не половина того, на что она способна.… Expand
  14. EUDASH92
    Mar 29, 2020
    10
    New Horizons is such a step forward that it's such a breath of fresh air to the franchise, sure there are some limitations to online which are aggravating but it's not game breaking and it's tolerable...what is not is the amount of Zero ratings because of the issue, I'm going to say this once but grow up and stop **** on our fun
  15. Rigbo
    Nov 27, 2020
    4
    Lacking in content, frustrating menus, boring and bland villager dialogue, updates that add cut content from older games so it really isn’t new stuff
  16. Gmusca01
    Mar 24, 2020
    9
    Fantastico, credo che dare uno 0 come voto per una cosa mai promessa sia veramente sciocco.
  17. BluKat
    Mar 25, 2020
    9
    The series has been very formulated up to this point, but New Horizons adds a lot of new fun aspects to the game without changing the identity of the franchise.
  18. Xvrignis
    Mar 25, 2020
    10
    This is the best AC, the graphics looks so nice and the gameplay is enjoyful. I have spent about 50 hours since last friday and I cant stop playing it. The game is BEAUTIFUL.
  19. ZealFox
    Mar 25, 2020
    9
    This is probably, no definitely the best Animal Crossing game yet. The objective system is great, and starting from a desolate island and ending with a thriving village is incredible. The multiplayer, at least local, could use some work, bad its not as bad as some people would have you think. Online is fine, and its how I expected, if not a little clunkier. The limitation of one town perThis is probably, no definitely the best Animal Crossing game yet. The objective system is great, and starting from a desolate island and ending with a thriving village is incredible. The multiplayer, at least local, could use some work, bad its not as bad as some people would have you think. Online is fine, and its how I expected, if not a little clunkier. The limitation of one town per switch I see could bother some people, but I know quite a few that love living in one town together with their family. Overall, the game is solid, and I wouod reccomend it to everyone.… Expand
  20. Andris91
    Nov 5, 2020
    0
    Not an actual review of the game, but one island per switch limitation is anti consumer ****
  21. Ljones86
    Apr 21, 2020
    2
    Sad I've felt like I had to give this score but inevitable. I'm a parent and also gamer, bought this for our whole family to play similar to how we did on new leaf. Sharing islands isn't an issue for us it makes it more enjoyable, the games quaint and addictive, with one MAJOR flaw. You cannot hold multiple islands like on new leaf with game save data.
    The saves for this game do not save    Sad I've felt like I had to give this score but inevitable. I'm a parent and also gamer, bought this for our whole family to play similar to how we did on new leaf. Sharing islands isn't an issue for us it makes it more enjoyable, the games quaint and addictive, with one MAJOR flaw. You cannot hold multiple islands like on new leaf with game save data.
    The saves for this game do not save to profile save date or to memory cards but directly to the console meaning multiple world is completely off the table. Not a huge problem some people say. Well, when my 6 year old was made thiwr avatar first it became an issue. They don't play as much as myself and husband of course and us mainly being responsible for the building of the town's and helping our younger chikdren gather materials etc just became a nightmare: even more so that only the primary character can accept any quests. Therefore in order to all play and build our own characters means we either have to progress our 6 year olds character beyond what they are after or sacrifice our own progression. Badly thought put system.    … Expand
  22. Civ9
    Apr 7, 2020
    10
    Best game ever if you don't have to share your island with anyone. I feel it was designed for people between 25 and 30 years old.

    Don't miss this game just because the low ratings due to the one island per console issue, if you live alone you won't regret!
  23. foolishren
    Apr 4, 2020
    9
    Just like every Animal Crossing game this is chill fun game. I play it about a hour a day or longer if I'm playing with friends. It lets you pretty much place furniture anywhere so you can really make the island your own.
  24. Butryboms23
    May 1, 2020
    1
    The game feels tedious and doesn't feel like a AAA game. A lot of the mechanics are so monotonous. If you want to craft multiple items, you have to go through the menu every. Single. Time. to craft. So if you want to craft 10 hot items, you have to go through the process 10 times with so many button presses when they easily could've let us craft a stack of items like Minecraft. I don'tThe game feels tedious and doesn't feel like a AAA game. A lot of the mechanics are so monotonous. If you want to craft multiple items, you have to go through the menu every. Single. Time. to craft. So if you want to craft 10 hot items, you have to go through the process 10 times with so many button presses when they easily could've let us craft a stack of items like Minecraft. I don't think the developers tested the game cuz if they did, they'd realize how tedious and boring so many of the aspects are. Also after you unlock terraforming, you can only break or build one thing at a time and the animation takes about two seconds per block. It took me half an hour to make some simple waterfalls and cliffs when it would have taken a fraction of the time if I didn't have to sit through the annoying animation for every block. They easily could've made it so we could break or build multiple things at once but like I said, it feels like the devs intentionally made the game super tedious cuz they thought it would be "relaxing" which it's not. It's annoying and they would realize if they played the game for more than 2 seconds. The villagers are also boring. In AC on the GameCube, the villagers had personality, felt different and wouldnt immediately treat you like a best friend. In this game, they all basically say the same stuff, they're all overly friendly and they no longer have chores for you in exchange for furniture. On top of that, they rarely interact with items or furniture which they do better in Pocket Camp. That's right, a $60 game has worse villagers than a free mobile game. Also 1 island per switch is the worst move I've seen from Nintendo in a long time and they should've fixed it. I tried to get into this game but whenever I try to catch bugs, fish, build stuff or get bells, the enjoyment is quickly ruined by how boring and monotonous everything is. This game could be way better if they fixed a few things but guarantee they wont… Expand
  25. vale00
    Mar 25, 2020
    10
    Great game! I have never played animal crossing before, and hesitated buying it, because I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it. I really am loving it, though. You get this warm feeling of being part of a community, and the characters feel really alive. Unlocking new recipes, buildings and islanders gives a sense of progression I didn't think the game would have, and it's pretty cool seeing theGreat game! I have never played animal crossing before, and hesitated buying it, because I wasn't sure if I would enjoy it. I really am loving it, though. You get this warm feeling of being part of a community, and the characters feel really alive. Unlocking new recipes, buildings and islanders gives a sense of progression I didn't think the game would have, and it's pretty cool seeing the island grow more and more each day that passes.… Expand
  26. CrybabyClown
    Mar 25, 2020
    9
    Everything I've ever wanted from an Animal Crossing game. This island is my own, through and through. Yes it is a shame there's only one island per console, but that does not take this game from a 9 to a 1.
  27. Namine_Zenitram
    Mar 25, 2020
    8
    More of 7 1/2 than an 8...I've always loved the animal crossing series. But of course there are always some kind of problems. Its Nintendo, we all know that they make a lot of decisions because they want that $$$. We still give in and buy the games anyway. That being said here's some things I found wrong.

    1st, the one island per switch situation. We all know about it by now. We all    More of 7 1/2 than an 8...I've always loved the animal crossing series. But of course there are always some kind of problems. Its Nintendo, we all know that they make a lot of decisions because they want that $$$. We still give in and buy the games anyway. That being said here's some things I found wrong.

    1st, the one island per switch situation. We all know about it by now. We all dislike that decision. I'm not gonna go in on how dumb that is. Especially since I'm one of the lucky house holds with 2 switches. 2nd, you can't go on the mystery island tours with local or online players. One of my friends and I's favorite part of new leaf was going on the island tours together. Felt like this is taking a step backwards.

    3rd, we STILL can't kick out villagers once they moved in, just like new leaf you have to wait for the villager to make the suggestion to move, then say ok. Which sucks, cuz when nook gives you the task of placing the 3 houses for the new comers, you don't know who it will be until after you've finished making the furniture for said villagers. (Snooty jerks should start out in tents like the rest of us btw. But that's another topic all together). That is unless you had the nook miles to fly to 3 islands, happen to come across and convince 3 villagers you actually want to move into your island, b4 the task was given. Then and only then will you know who's moving in. Which feels like a slap in the face, since Nintendo advertised this game to let us pick and choose villagers 24/7.

    4th, not being able to relocate the plaza, airport, river openings and the mineable rocks. dont have to explain why this is flawed.

    5th, the museum dosent give you explanations on the bugs, fish or fossils once you found all the peices. In new leaf, once you donated something you can go in and read up a little info on what you found. Now you just look it up on your "collections app" or blathers can tell you about the bug/fish/fossils you find, if you have it in your inventory. Again felt like a step backwards.

    6th, took away the choice of what room to build. In new leaf you can choose what rooms to build in your home. My old house had only the back room, attic and basement done. I wanted to recreate that house. Only for nook to tell me that the back room was going to be made frist, then the side room...again step backwards.

    7th, not being able to put qr designs on all furniture items. Also some items not being customizable at all. Example, fence that I wish I could paint white, instead of buying the specific white version. Or wanting to put a custom color on the bed frame, not just the sheets.

    8th, no way to load your self made qr designs, from new leaf/happy home, to the switch. If you remembered to take a picture of every qr code for every design you made, congratulations! You can use the Nintendo app and download a non-editable version onto the switch...if you have Nintendo online. Locking, what was free in the last series, behind a paywall now is just shameful. People would have gotten Nintendo online for the ability to visit friends islands as it is. Which leads me to the final complaint.

    You know what really would have made people want to get Nintendo online for this game? CLOUD SAVES! They took away cloud saves to stop cheaters, yet people found a money glitch litterly on the release date!...But if you look past all these frustrations, the game is very relaxing and a fun time waster. A lot of these problems could be fixed with an update, so who knows what the future holds.    … Expand
  28. MarcSeriesX
    Mar 25, 2020
    8
    It is a very good and calm game. I love the graphics (finally in HD!). The bad thing is that you only have one island per switch and it doesn't have a split screen. It is a shame, but there is time to improve it. I think if you like quiet games or are a fan of the saga, this will be your favorite.
  29. gchiquetto
    Mar 25, 2020
    10
    This game is excellent, I can't stop playing it, it's fun and has so many thing to do that I can spend hours and hours playing it and still don't get tired
    Best game that I have played in a while
  30. DomristVivaldis
    Mar 25, 2020
    10
    Очень классная, хорошая, добрая игра! Всем рекомендую, игра на пару лет прохождения!) делал предзаказ на Нинтендо свитч 20.03.2020 года. Брал на картридже в мвидео за 3700₽. Самый огромный плюс и мои 10 балов на метакритик так это именно за РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК!!!! Впервые в этой игре. И я очень рад этому. Оправдала мои ожидания на все сто!)Очень классная, хорошая, добрая игра! Всем рекомендую, игра на пару лет прохождения!) делал предзаказ на Нинтендо свитч 20.03.2020 года. Брал на картридже в мвидео за 3700₽. Самый огромный плюс и мои 10 балов на метакритик так это именно за РУССКИЙ ЯЗЫК!!!! Впервые в этой игре. И я очень рад этому. Оправдала мои ожидания на все сто!)
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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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