Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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  1. Theley
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    What an amazing comeback. I don't mind about the fact that you can only have one island per Switch. This put aside, it's a fantastic game, relaxing and wholesome. Perfect for this "work at home" period.
  2. Ernest_Figueroa
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    Increíblemente viciador, tendré que comprar otra copia porque me lo han quitado. Recomendado para los que buscan un juego para pasar la tarde rápido, no tiene dificultad alguna, solo es jugar, jugar y jugar.
  3. lrn2review
    Mar 23, 2020
    7
    I'm a veteran AC player, and while I like the game it definitely has its issues. A lot of this review is nitpicky, but at the end of the day if you enjoy life sims you will probably like this. It is overall a nice game.

    Pros: -Almost total control over the layout of your island eventually -More customization options for furniture, clothing and even your character than before -HD    I'm a veteran AC player, and while I like the game it definitely has its issues. A lot of this review is nitpicky, but at the end of the day if you enjoy life sims you will probably like this. It is overall a nice game.

    Pros:
    -Almost total control over the layout of your island eventually
    -More customization options for furniture, clothing and even your character than before
    -HD graphics are beautiful, the new museum in particular is stunning
    -The music is great, and has a lot of callbacks to older games in the series
    -Villagers do a lot more things than they have in previous entries and have better dialogue than they did in NL; Blathers will blather again if you let him
    -Seasonal events now last more than one day; a relief for those of us who have jobs but don't want to time travel
    -Extremely large pool of villagers
    -Certain redundant facilities were cut, like Re-Tail
    -New storage and inventory system is pretty great; lots of more items stack, storage automatically organizes your things
    -Tool and outfit rings streamline the UI nicely
    -Nook Miles give a nice sense of direction when you just want to keep playing the game after doing most of the big tasks for the day
    -Crafting provides a nice alternative to waiting for items to show up at the store
    -Outfits are stored in the wand, which saves inventory space
    -Very relaxing atmosphere

    Cons:
    -Touchscreen controls exist for typing, yet are not enabled for pattern creation or inventory use
    -Items that can stack have wildly varying limits, from 10 for fruit to 99 for weeds
    -The tutorial is roughly a week long if you don't time travel, and you don't get to listen to hourly themes until this tutortial ends
    -Autosave system is near pointless because you can still save scum, even detrimental because you can't "save and continue" anymore, leading to short rollbacks at times; Resetti got fired for nothing
    -Seasonal events are locked behind DRM
    -Lots of items and facilities considered series staples are out like gyroids and The Roost, as are some of the best additions from NL like the Dream Suite; veterans are instead left to guess whether or not these might return through updates that may or may not be free
    -Villager dialogue is still relatively toned down if you're a fan of WW or PG
    -No ability to move the town hall despite being able to move everything else not on the beach
    -Online functionality is not particularly reliable, while local multiplayer is messy and requires you to stay in the same area instead of just using split screen functionality; also you have to watch a long cutscene every time there's a visitor
    -No option to disable the smoothing filter applied to patterns
    -Weapon durability in a series that generally did not have it is aggravating, and having the highest tier be breakable is actually a bit infuriating because it defeats the purpose of the best axe in particular
    -Tools aren't stored in the tool ring like outfits are in the wand
    -Islands are tied to console and not cart, meaning you need to pay $300 ($360 if you bought digital like a sucker) instead of $60 to have your own if you were hoping to split up your household
    -The "mayor" returns from NL in all but name, leaving players that come after them left with fewer gameplay options because they can't terraform
    -Your regular inventory is not automatically organized like storage is
    -Many items are locked behind crafting
    -Crafting cannot be done in batches
    -Making a mistake in a long set of choices in dialogue often means starting from the beginning again; there is usually no option to go back to the previous choice you messed up    … Expand
  4. TomNook
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    This game is AWFUL if you plan to share it. 2nd player is useless, they cannot progress the island, nor help build anything. It sucks. The reviewers never even tested this out, shoes how useless they truly are.
  5. Cooltop101
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    This game is honestly so great, with everything going on in the world right now it's nice to have a peaceful escape, some users are leaving bad reviews about limitations of multiple people living on one island but fail to realize new leaf also limited non mayor's of what they can do. Besides how calming the game is, it looks great, there were a couple things in the beginning of the game,This game is honestly so great, with everything going on in the world right now it's nice to have a peaceful escape, some users are leaving bad reviews about limitations of multiple people living on one island but fail to realize new leaf also limited non mayor's of what they can do. Besides how calming the game is, it looks great, there were a couple things in the beginning of the game, like donating a single item at a time to blathers, but if you progress it'll get better… Expand
  6. 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
  7. Anynamewilldo
    Mar 23, 2020
    1
    Sucks. When I found out I couldn't do as much as a second player I instantly turned it off. I have no reason to play the game now. It's ruined the whole experience
  8. 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...
  9. Alkaon
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    One island per console ruined the weekend for my family. wife and son are upset that they are not full-fledged players.

    why for a full gaming experience, I need to buy a console + game for each member of the family. Is it family frendly?
  10. Thrazghul
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    I am not the kind of person to throw a big fit when I can't get my way. I understand some games are just not my style, and that's fine. My problem here, however, is that this *is* my kind of game, but I can't play it because I had the audacity to give it to my daughter for her birthday.

    Oh, don't get me wrong, she loves it. But she gets to do anything she wants on it, doesn't she? I    I am not the kind of person to throw a big fit when I can't get my way. I understand some games are just not my style, and that's fine. My problem here, however, is that this *is* my kind of game, but I can't play it because I had the audacity to give it to my daughter for her birthday.

    Oh, don't get me wrong, she loves it. But she gets to do anything she wants on it, doesn't she? I don't. I had the unfortunate luck to be the **** that is player 2, and for some reason unknown to anyone with even a modicum of intelligence, Nintendo decided to gate EVERYTHING behind player one's progress.

    I can't even get an axe right now. And I am not going to yell at my 10-year old to hurry up. She discovering the game and loving it. I don't want to ruin it for her. If I had the chance to ruin the day/week/life of the developers that thought this was a good idea, I'd take it in a heartbeat, though.

    If you want to play an amazing game, live by yourself, or have no worries of completely screwing over everyone else in your house that might want to play this game, go for it. If you have multiple people, make sure you buy multiple copies of the game. Oh, yeah. but multiple switch consoles (one for each person that wants to play) because it is one save per game per console.

    Absolutely freaking infuriating, Nintendo. Five games in my house that want to play this - myself, my husband, two of my sons, and my daughter. I already bought the family online account that you force to be a year in length. I've already replaced the freaking POS joycons that are prone to stick drift, and then sent both sets in to get repaired. The console has lost sound from anything but plugging into the dock for HDMI. The left hand rail won't connect to the controller. All of that, and you still have to bend me over and penetrate me with this decision on Animal Crossing.

    I would ask for lube with how much you have bent us over, but I am not sure my daughter has unlocked it yet.    … Expand
  11. Ryanmaxwell
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    If you have brothers, they can't enjoy the full experience of the game because in nintendo are idi0ts and make ONE ISLAND PER CONSOLE IN 2020...
  12. Jaimeastur
    Mar 23, 2020
    9
    Es un juego muy bien hecho, te sacará de tu rutina, a mi me encanta jugarlo con mi hija de 4 años, podemos jugar los dos a la vez y se lo pasa de maravilla
  13. Steakz
    Mar 23, 2020
    1
    This game could be fun if both my wife and I could enjoy it. However, it's only fun for one person as the second person to make a character is locked out of submitting things to the museum, inviting and moving villagers, and other decisions.

    It's a gimped experience for everyone but the first player with no option to make multiple islands.
  14. joshwaahh
    Mar 23, 2020
    1
    Sick of hearing my mates talk about this **** game. f-------------------------------------------------
  15. gunshy99
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    This game sucks me and my brother wanted to play on the same island but because I am not the island founder I cant progress through the game.I cant unlock any of the shops and museums just because I am not the founder.Also you can only make one island per switch so I cant even play on my own island and get the full experience on MY game.So why would Nintendo on purpose make their gameThis game sucks me and my brother wanted to play on the same island but because I am not the island founder I cant progress through the game.I cant unlock any of the shops and museums just because I am not the founder.Also you can only make one island per switch so I cant even play on my own island and get the full experience on MY game.So why would Nintendo on purpose make their game worse?For money they want me to have to buy my own switch just so I can also play the full game well guess what Nintendo?I'm not going to give you more money you just lost a customer because of your greed and anti consumer bs.Also the crafting system is annoying I cant even tell when my tool is going to break what kind of horrible design is that?They also took out the measuring system so their is even less stuff to do!Yaaaay make the game have less content!This game can pound sand if you are playing by yourself I still would not recommend it just play new leaf or townsfolk those games have much more content and don't have that annoying tool system.… Expand
  16. rafaelmsoares
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    It's ridiculous how only one person can enjoy the game per console, my partner tried to start it after me and couldn't do anything in the island... Only gather resources. It's ridiculous that Nintendo goes this far to push for multiple consoles per household
  17. Doc_Marion
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    As an relative starter for the series, I started playing New Leaf on the 3DS to decide whether or not I should buy this game on launch.
    Oh boy, I was hooked. I absolutely love every aspect of the game, and playing it makes my day so much happier and more calm.
    This is not a conventional game. It’s definitely not for everyone and people should know what they’re getting into before buying.    As an relative starter for the series, I started playing New Leaf on the 3DS to decide whether or not I should buy this game on launch.
    Oh boy, I was hooked. I absolutely love every aspect of the game, and playing it makes my day so much happier and more calm.
    This is not a conventional game. It’s definitely not for everyone and people should know what they’re getting into before buying. But if you have patience, if like a tranquil, gorgeous experience and enjoy the little things in life, this game may be for you.    … Expand
  18. Lozalien
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    I am an hour and a half into the game before i realize that I'm playing on my wife's island. Nintendo made a terrible decision to not have an option to have your own island on a separate profile. This is obviously a ploy to force your clientele to purchase another copy. Shame, I've been looking forward to this game for a while. Needless to say i will not be buying another copy and notI am an hour and a half into the game before i realize that I'm playing on my wife's island. Nintendo made a terrible decision to not have an option to have your own island on a separate profile. This is obviously a ploy to force your clientele to purchase another copy. Shame, I've been looking forward to this game for a while. Needless to say i will not be buying another copy and not reccomend this game to anyone who has a friend or family who wants to play… Expand
  19. jamrt
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    No way for me to experience the full game unless I go on someone else's account (and even then There's still stuff i'd miss out on). The shared island and representative systems single-handedly ruin the game.
  20. Buky92
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Going to Join the down train here. I returned my copy of AC:NH due to the single island per switch issue. Oh, you want me to go buy ANOTHER console and ANOTHER copy of the game if I want my own island that I can maintain and my girlfriend wants the same? Seriously Nintendo? If this **** gets fix I may get the game again.
  21. moby323
    Mar 23, 2020
    5
    Game of the year, one of the best installments in the whole series. Anyone who has enjoyed this series will absolutely love this game. It is very deep and well paced with almost endless ways of having fun.
  22. DanBob
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    I hate to say it but this is ridiculous: being unable to progress in the game if you're not the Resident Representative is frankly unacceptable for a game that so strongly encourages sharing and mutual enjoyment. On top of the restrictions this puts on households with only 1 copy of the game, you're also restricted to 1 island *per console*.

    If you're playing alone and are the sole user    I hate to say it but this is ridiculous: being unable to progress in the game if you're not the Resident Representative is frankly unacceptable for a game that so strongly encourages sharing and mutual enjoyment. On top of the restrictions this puts on households with only 1 copy of the game, you're also restricted to 1 island *per console*.

    If you're playing alone and are the sole user of your console, go nuts! 10/10. If you're planning on sharing? Wait and see...
    I will gladly change or remove my review if this issue is ever resolved.    … Expand
  23. 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
  24. riverkev95
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    El juego perfecto para la cuarentena.
    La cantidad de horas que se le pueden dedicar es infinita.
    Excelente juego con muchas opciones para ir evolucionando tu isla.

    ¡Magnífico!
  25. Aie
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Very disappointed you have to share one island with multiple people. There was no excuse for this to be the case in this day and age and as such I'm forced to give a score of 0, as this greatly impacts the gameplay. Hopefully they come to their senses and fix this issue
  26. Goodnightmoon
    Mar 21, 2020
    10
    What's wrong with people here? All this outrage for the 1 Switch = 1 Island is nonsense, first of all Nintendo was very clear about this so people acting surprised about it have only themself to blame, but also every single Animal Crossing before was like this, so how is possible the best one of the series is the one getting bombed? Ridiculous. If you are the secondary player you still getWhat's wrong with people here? All this outrage for the 1 Switch = 1 Island is nonsense, first of all Nintendo was very clear about this so people acting surprised about it have only themself to blame, but also every single Animal Crossing before was like this, so how is possible the best one of the series is the one getting bombed? Ridiculous. If you are the secondary player you still get like 90% of the experience and you are supposed to talk with your family and organize yourselves to make the important choices and share the resources, how is this so hard? And how is people judging the gameplay experience so negatively after just 1-2 days of gameplay? This game is not designed to be fully enjoyed on a couple of days. Grow up, the game is fantastic so far.… Expand
  27. tiagoroseta
    Mar 23, 2020
    10
    It's absolutely amazing, gorgeous looking game, tons of stuff to do, you'll never run out of thing to do.
  28. 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...
  29. Robbiejodo
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Can’t have more than one island on the console? Great when my girlfriend and me both want separate islands. Literally unplayable for one of us.
  30. adanmoran
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    The single-save system ruins the game. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME if you are sharing a switch with others.

    Only the first player to the game can make the most decisions/progress - the rest of the players are left with the remains. In the old games you could buy a new cartridge or use a different memory card, but you can't do that here - the data is saved directly onto the switch and can't be    The single-save system ruins the game. DO NOT BUY THIS GAME if you are sharing a switch with others.

    Only the first player to the game can make the most decisions/progress - the rest of the players are left with the remains. In the old games you could buy a new cartridge or use a different memory card, but you can't do that here - the data is saved directly onto the switch and can't be moved to an SD card. The game is only worth it if you are the sole player, otherwise you should not buy this game until the horrible save system is removed.    … Expand
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#3 Best 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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