Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6617 Ratings

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  1. Lul144
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    It's 2020 and I will have to share the island with my brother. I just want to know why nintendo did such a thing, it's like they're telling us to enjoy the game the way THEY want
  2. xlenny
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    I have to rate this game a 0 like many others have said for the same reason is you cannot have more than one island per switch. The local multiplayer is a joke. The first person that does the tasks, gets the rewards and everyone else don't get share that joy. If you can have 4 people on an island on local coop and 8 people with online multiplayer visit your island. There is no reasonI have to rate this game a 0 like many others have said for the same reason is you cannot have more than one island per switch. The local multiplayer is a joke. The first person that does the tasks, gets the rewards and everyone else don't get share that joy. If you can have 4 people on an island on local coop and 8 people with online multiplayer visit your island. There is no reason why this game cannot be patched to give the same experience to everyone.

    its the same story as others have mentioned already.

    Nintendo the year is 2020 not 1985. Multiple game saves do exist. The Nintendo Switch do have on board memory and a SD card slot for extra storage. No worries it can handle it!

    Nintendo have designed Animal crossing this way. They did this on purpose to force people to buy hardware and a second copy of the game. shameful. Other than that is is a great game, too bad its not equal for everyone.

    Here's how the game should work with a single switch : Johnny signs in with his Nintendo profile, Plays Animal Crossing, does his tasks and game progression. once done Jane signs in with her profile, Plays Animal Crossing, does her tasks and game progression.

    Want to play on the same island together? no problem, Choose which Island you want to play on and when the 2nd player visits they can take some resources with them to share. Both can continue to play together and farm resources that they can keep or trade. Sounds simple, but Nintendo don't want it that way.

    Bottom Line is : To truly enjoy this game multiplayer you need two Nintendo Switches and two copies of the game.    … Expand
  3. Nabranza
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Una isla por consola en 2020....
    One island per console in 2020....
    uma ilha por console em 2020...
    2020年にコンソールごとに1つのアイランド....
    eine Insel pro Konsole im Jahr 2020...
    un'isola per console nel 2020...
  4. FatalS
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    I spent months counting down to getting this game. I love playing Animal Crossing. But so does my girlfriend, and with one shared switch that means one of us is basically a glorified NPC. One person gets a game, the other gets to visit. And if players don't share the same island preferences, too bad, only Player 1 matters.

    I'm sure Nintendo meant for situations like mine to get people    I spent months counting down to getting this game. I love playing Animal Crossing. But so does my girlfriend, and with one shared switch that means one of us is basically a glorified NPC. One person gets a game, the other gets to visit. And if players don't share the same island preferences, too bad, only Player 1 matters.

    I'm sure Nintendo meant for situations like mine to get people buying another switch, but instead it's just killed the game for me.    … Expand
  5. Darkpollopesca
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Hope you aren't the second resident. You're not gonna like it. I can't believe they handled this so poorly...
  6. And27
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Made an account just to review this game to help raise awarness and hopefully get this fixed. The reason I say "fixed" is because it is unbelievable that this was the intention of the developers and Nintendo. The game is great as a single player experience, even sitting around watching my girlfriend play is a fun time and helping her out by grabbing the controller to help herMade an account just to review this game to help raise awarness and hopefully get this fixed. The reason I say "fixed" is because it is unbelievable that this was the intention of the developers and Nintendo. The game is great as a single player experience, even sitting around watching my girlfriend play is a fun time and helping her out by grabbing the controller to help her progress.Everything changes though when you want to try having your own animal crossing experience on your account. The game locks you into one island per switch, so whatever creative descisions the first player made is stripped from the second player.You cannot place buildings or structures, donate to the museum, or unlock more DIY tools or construction kits. You are locked by the progress of the first player, even though you are on a completely different profile. The only way out of this is to give Nintendo more money by purchasing a new Switch console. Yes thats right, want the full experience of this game for yourself but can't because someone started playing the game on the Switch first, for the mere price of a whole new console you can have that $60 on release game experience for only about 5x the cost of the game originally, thanks Nintendo, you have basically locked the gane into being a hard 1 game per console and advertising it as a fun multiplayer experience where everyone gets to help make an island together. Instead you have that experience for only one player and all the other accounts on your console are just along for the ride. No one should have to suffer a paywall this high, poor business practices and this game deserves every negative rating it gets until this is fixed. 0/10 a masterpiece only 1 person in your household can enjoy.… Expand
  7. Mdstwsp
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    No support for multiple users is completely unacceptable in 2020. I love Nintendo but this really needs to stop.
  8. Mswizz
    Mar 29, 2020
    2
    Guys.... Not giving the ability to create more than one island per Switch is moronic and greedy as hell. This game has some terrific qualities and is the perfect game for people with all the current world events going on, but restricting access like this has to be the dumbest move I’ve seen a game company make this year. I’m not going to spend another $360+ to use the Switch in the way itGuys.... Not giving the ability to create more than one island per Switch is moronic and greedy as hell. This game has some terrific qualities and is the perfect game for people with all the current world events going on, but restricting access like this has to be the dumbest move I’ve seen a game company make this year. I’m not going to spend another $360+ to use the Switch in the way it SHOULD work. What makes matters worse is that Switches aren’t even available in many cities in the US due to the disruption of the supply chain. Nicely done Nintendo!… Expand
  9. hacazevedo
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    BEST GAME OF MY LIFE!!!! THIS GAME IS THE BEST I'VE EVER SEEN, PERFECT GRAPHICS, PERFECT GAMEPLAY, EVERYTHING IS PERFECT, but if you see some negative reviews is why they didn't feel the classic game that was your friend play and advance some parts and that's a good and nostalgic thing. So my grade is 10/10
  10. MrsPandora
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    This is just my Happy place game along with breath of the wild and Fire emblem three houses, all relaxing and chill, nothing about it feels unfinished or not fun, everything feels like it belongs in animal crossing and easily took over my life in the last few hours, and I know it won’t wear off
  11. Yogi77
    Mar 26, 2020
    10
    This game is great, I’d give it a 9/10. Gave it a 10 for the nonsensical people ever thinking this was a true multiplayer experience. It’s literally the only complaint about the game and people are giving it zero’s. One ridiculous comment I saw “Switch is a family-friendly console, this is not a family-friendly game. Instant zero.” The game doesn’t even let you name your characterThis game is great, I’d give it a 9/10. Gave it a 10 for the nonsensical people ever thinking this was a true multiplayer experience. It’s literally the only complaint about the game and people are giving it zero’s. One ridiculous comment I saw “Switch is a family-friendly console, this is not a family-friendly game. Instant zero.” The game doesn’t even let you name your character something obscene. You can report COMPUTER NPCs for being semi-inappropriate. How is it not family-friendly? Have y’all never played the game before? It’s a SINGLE-PLAYER LIFE SIM. It always has been and it always will be. The fact you can go visit others’ islands in itself is a huge victory. I’m really enjoying this game. The crafting is great, the tiered crafting is pretty cool too. The museum looks amazing compared to past games and I want to catch EVERYTHING! Nook miles are an interesting add, weird, but nothing too essential has been sold there thus far, and what has I’ve been easily able to get the miles for. Heck, I had over 10,000 miles within a few hours and I was playing leisurely (as it’s meant to be played).

    I forgot the thing runs in real time, so it forces you to take breaks unless gathering and crafting and selling are your cup o’ tea. Other games call in the meantime. Great experience thus far about 15-20 hours (play time) in. Again, if you bought this and expected it to be a full multiplayer experience, you clearly didn’t know enough about the game and shouldn’t have bought it. Your fault. End of story. I recommend everyone check this amazing game out. Hundreds of hours of entertainment.    … Expand
  12. theateremagine
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    The fact that I cannot buy two different games at least to have a different island than the rest of my family is ridiculous. I wouldn’t mind sharing if it wasn’t so Only the First Player gets to upgrade things. It’s disgusting because I’ve been sitting with an underdeveloped island for days while my younger sibling got the favoritism of my parents so they were allowed to make the firstThe fact that I cannot buy two different games at least to have a different island than the rest of my family is ridiculous. I wouldn’t mind sharing if it wasn’t so Only the First Player gets to upgrade things. It’s disgusting because I’ve been sitting with an underdeveloped island for days while my younger sibling got the favoritism of my parents so they were allowed to make the first character and now the villagers have been in tents for 5 days!!! All because they don’t want to play as often as they acted like they would. So now I’m stuck on an island with no stores because the First Relocater hasn’t supplied building materials. I’m about to lose my MIND. For the love of GOD at least change it so if I throw money at Nintendo and buy another copy of the game I can have a new island!!!!… Expand
  13. EpicGameReviewe
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    I don't like how you have to go to the airport to send postcards :(

    umm character limit filler...
  14. Lumostark
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    The graphics, the gameplay loop, the music, the personalization options, the dialogues are all really charming. It's the scape from the world I've been looking for.
  15. FavorableGamer
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons was one of the best first-party games exclusively published by Nintendo. Packed with new and interesting content, it is something worthwhile for individuals looking forward playing the next series of Animal Crossing. Recently, they showcased so much information on Animal Crossing Direct, and there were exciting things we can do. For instance, the ability ofAnimal Crossing: New Horizons was one of the best first-party games exclusively published by Nintendo. Packed with new and interesting content, it is something worthwhile for individuals looking forward playing the next series of Animal Crossing. Recently, they showcased so much information on Animal Crossing Direct, and there were exciting things we can do. For instance, the ability of being able to terraform and waterscape the land, achievements, 8 players online, customizations, and so on. While playing it, one of the honorable mentions was the writing itself, which may be referred to as the character’s dialog. Because they were willing to add variety of words when they talk, it seems enjoyable and natural to go talk with different characters in the game. However, there are downsides. You might have only one island per console, which means you cannot have multiple islands in the game. Besides, the incapable of not supporting cloud-saves. It needs to be supported, so people won’t get their internal data lost. Although, the game fully meets expectations with a good gameplay in which it is intended for hardcore audiences. At last, this is beyond the next level of Animal Crossing game, and a must-buy title in 2020.… Expand
  16. Mathioso
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    What a great game just to relax and have fun, I already can't stop playing!
  17. undertal
    Mar 22, 2020
    4
    1. Crafting is extremely poor - really basic combinations without meaningful depth.
    2. Interactions aren't good either - chop wood, gather some fruits, go fishing - its no better than simple game from Appstore
    3. BE AWARE, BECAUSE IT'S A NIGHTMARE! - Annoying animations. Did you catch the same butterfly for the 20-th time? It doesn't mather - you are forced to watch same freaking    1. Crafting is extremely poor - really basic combinations without meaningful depth.
    2. Interactions aren't good either - chop wood, gather some fruits, go fishing - its no better than simple game from Appstore
    3. BE AWARE, BECAUSE IT'S A NIGHTMARE! - Annoying animations. Did you catch the same butterfly for the 20-th time? It doesn't mather - you are forced to watch same freaking animation "yes, I catched it, wow!". Would you like to sell something? It's good but everytime you are forced to read the same text all over again. It's going to be like 1000 times throughout whole game.
    You can play it, but be aware that whole bunch of your time would be consumed by meaningless conversation, and animations you cant skip. Without any award    … Expand
  18. meritum
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    Best animal crossing game. Beautiful and fresh game. You want to spend more time in the world you create with likable characters and lots of things to do. Minecraft of Switch era. So much creativity. Loving it so far
  19. revan4ik
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    this game dragged me too much, I can’t live without it ... help me please.
  20. HappyHermyHype
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    By far the best Animal Crossing game yet. Sure, one island per system is oldscool (it was there in every animal crossing game), but it should encourages beeing social and sharing one island with your family.
  21. Arfon
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    Countless hours of fun awaits you in this fabulous game!!! It has lots of new stuff and new mechanics that will keep you playing all day and night, but the effort is rewarded. You never get bored when you do all of the features like fishing, crafting, completing challenges, etc.
    100% recommeded and truly a "Must Play" if you have a Switch.
  22. imoviesreview
    Mar 20, 2020
    8
    An overall enjoyable and relaxing game. It's basically an expansion of New Leaf mayor system which I enjoyed very much. So it cool to see a whole game around that.
  23. Icraftfirestars
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    Its a great game especially to play during the pandemic. Im really enjoying it. Stay positive and be safe out their.
  24. Kelanisnot
    Mar 20, 2020
    10
    People obviously dont understand the crossing if they think couch coop is a thing and you dont need multiple switches!! Amazing experience, best in class, best crossing game yet!!! Live love love!!
  25. Hinklink
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    A 0. I bought a Nintendo Switch just for this cause all their other games are terrible. But ti turns out this one is terrible as well. It looks horrific, ultra low quality and of course 1080p. The Switch itself is a nightmare to use, max 5mbps downloads bad connections etc. Multiplayer is done horrific, takes forever to play with someone and when you do you wonder why? There is nothing toA 0. I bought a Nintendo Switch just for this cause all their other games are terrible. But ti turns out this one is terrible as well. It looks horrific, ultra low quality and of course 1080p. The Switch itself is a nightmare to use, max 5mbps downloads bad connections etc. Multiplayer is done horrific, takes forever to play with someone and when you do you wonder why? There is nothing to do, just a slow and boring nerd game. So sad I wasted 400euro on a console that performs worse than an iPhone and with barely any games on it.

    Edit update: I sold the switch for 430eur so no loss. The game is SEVERELY limited and bottle necked by the Switch's terrible hardware. Load screens inside load screens lmfao. Got a new room in your house? Nice load screen, so sad. Hit boxes are so huge you feel like playing Minecraft. Place a lamp and you can't walk around for 1 meter lol... It's a mediocre game at best, but of course the Nintendo fanboys think it's the best thing ever.    … Expand
  26. Zantillex
    Mar 21, 2020
    2
    Uninspired, unoriginal and any other poor adjective you can think of. The game has developed a disgusting cult following that will avidly defend the game even if it came out with trees reminiscent of trees running on the N64 (which would probably look better than this game). Unlike Pokemon Sword and Shield, this game doesn't have the same pull that drags you away from your every day life.
  27. Perfectstrc
    Mar 23, 2020
    4
    I tough Nintendo was a family console, I was wrong. Terrible to play with wife and children, main player get to do everything.
  28. Animaldisappoin
    Mar 23, 2020
    4
    The 2 players experience is terrible. I would recommand this game to a person with no friends, or family.
  29. Aloth78
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    Awesome game. The best Animal Crossing so far!
  30. dothackv2
    Apr 7, 2020
    10
    This is a great game. Don't listen to the review bombers this is the best AC game ever.
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#3 Best Switch Game of 2020
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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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