Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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5.6

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6617 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 2,676 out of 6617
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  1. vitorgaioso
    Sep 12, 2023
    10
    Viciante e divertido! Depois de vários anos finalmente consegui jogar e fiquei mais de 80 horas na primeira gameplay.
  2. M1sfiT
    Sep 3, 2023
    6
    Gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees! ac
  3. zaratti
    Sep 1, 2023
    9
    I always wanted to play Animal Crossing and this was my first one. I instantly fell in love with New Horizons with it's wonderfully calming music, satisfying gameplay loop, lovable NPCs and the detailed decorating options you have. Overall, I love this game and would recommend it if you like slow games.
  4. BertKA88
    Aug 27, 2023
    8
    When lockdown first started I was looking for something to play and everyone was playing this. I was 32 and thought it wasn’t for me but I gave it a go and 250 hours later I can definitely say I’m a fan of this franchise now. I love the creativity it affords you. I love sport so I made a soccer field and a sports store with custom jerseys. I visited other people to get all the fruit. IWhen lockdown first started I was looking for something to play and everyone was playing this. I was 32 and thought it wasn’t for me but I gave it a go and 250 hours later I can definitely say I’m a fan of this franchise now. I love the creativity it affords you. I love sport so I made a soccer field and a sports store with custom jerseys. I visited other people to get all the fruit. I grew every type of flower. I played so much…… Expand
  5. Mpopov
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    Masterpiece. don't let old animal crossing tell you other wise, You can't go wrong with this unless u need something to explode every 5 seconds for u to have fun
  6. PunPun11
    Aug 25, 2023
    0
    The game is just boring, after the opening there is nothing to do, go around the island again and again and pick fruits. The building option doesn't add much, building anything requires a lot of materials and adds nothing to the game except some other piece of furniture, there are no fun activities to do. In addition, the menu of objects that the character borrows is very inconvenient, youThe game is just boring, after the opening there is nothing to do, go around the island again and again and pick fruits. The building option doesn't add much, building anything requires a lot of materials and adds nothing to the game except some other piece of furniture, there are no fun activities to do. In addition, the menu of objects that the character borrows is very inconvenient, you have to go through all the objects to choose the one you need and it takes a long time [by then the insect you wanted to catch had already escaped] developing the island costs a lot and there are almost no ways to get money.… Expand
  7. Massraider
    Aug 23, 2023
    7
    A very short story. After passing it, I don't want to go into the game, there is no motivation. I don't see any point in playing for the sake of arranging the island and buying new things for the interior. This is for those who do not save their time.
  8. stupidopinion
    Aug 22, 2023
    8
    I haven't really played this game in quite some time. It really got me through parts of 2020, being a very relaxing town-building/decorating game. Visiting other people's islands is a nice feature and I have a lot of great memories because of it, but it would be foolish to say the online is good. The game itself struggles occasionally with performance, especially from heavily decoratedI haven't really played this game in quite some time. It really got me through parts of 2020, being a very relaxing town-building/decorating game. Visiting other people's islands is a nice feature and I have a lot of great memories because of it, but it would be foolish to say the online is good. The game itself struggles occasionally with performance, especially from heavily decorated islands/online islands, and it takes forever to visit other islands. The lack of updates has been disappointing for someone who really liked filling out the museum with fish, art, insects, and fossils. Design features for the museum and additional artifacts to collect would definitely bring me back, but it seems they have no interest. If you enjoy a slow-paced relaxing experience with plenty of design options this game is definitely for you though. I had a lot of fun with this and the free DLC through switch online is actually pretty great if you like decorating.

    Negative points for the single island "feature" though. It's still a baffling decision, like why not allow accounts the option to choose between joining an old island and making a new one?    … Expand
  9. assisjunior
    Aug 19, 2023
    9
    This game gave me peace and hope in a really dark time. I had so much fun and I will always cherish it.
  10. sideshownate
    Aug 13, 2023
    7
    I will say that this game was very fun during covid and super refreshing. However when they quickly decided to stop updating after a year and re release the same updates every season thats when I quickly began to realize that nintendo did not care about this game as much as we did.
  11. tofuisawesome
    Aug 5, 2023
    6
    06/10
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  12. Gryesc
    Jul 25, 2023
    8
    It's a fun game, see the island evolving, chat with characters and etc. The problem is that you have to wait long times to get better in the game, also, you get borred some time, so, don't get ACNH as your 1st game, but if you alredy have a game, buy it if it's ok to you wait 2 days to a in-game thing get done (sometimes) buy it.
  13. voiceofreason69
    Jul 22, 2023
    10
    the game is awesome, tbh the people who rate it low are trolls or people who don't like the progression system, if you don't like being unable to grind, don't buy a 60$ game where your limited to a few hours a day. This game is very good, and has a peaceful feel that I enjoy, the only flaw is its limits to grinding, but again, if you like grinding, then don't buy it, it ain't for you
  14. Dinkles
    Jul 15, 2023
    10
    I love this game.
    I think this game is great, I love the relaxing music, chill vibe, eye candy, and lovable characters. I think the ONLY TWO things wrong with this game is that it is very expensive and, very slow at times but that is how the game is supposed to be. It is a nice relaxing time and I would recommend this to anyone who has a stressful life. Anyone who thinks this game is bad    I love this game.
    I think this game is great, I love the relaxing music, chill vibe, eye candy, and lovable characters. I think the ONLY TWO things wrong with this game is that it is very expensive and, very slow at times but that is how the game is supposed to be. It is a nice relaxing time and I would recommend this to anyone who has a stressful life. Anyone who thinks this game is bad have absolutely HORRIBLE taste.    … Expand
  15. TheRedFern
    Jul 8, 2023
    9
    Every interaction, every character, every element of this game was thought out and made with the most adorable choice possible. My partner commandeered my island and has more hours in this game than any game I have ever played. Because of that unique experience, it is a top 10-15 game of all time for me.
  16. bigeli
    Jul 7, 2023
    7
    Good game but incredibly grinding. I know its supposed to be comforting and chill. But its just not for me. A very good game though just not for me.
  17. Tinalyn
    Jun 25, 2023
    10
    I've spent so much time on this game. It might not be for everyone but this is the closest I will ever get to owning a private island.
  18. JeremyNicol
    Jun 13, 2023
    8
    you are wrong this is a good game just a few flaws and thats is all that bugs me
  19. tensioly
    Jun 6, 2023
    9
    Animal Crossing: New Horizons se ha convertido en uno de mis juegos favoritos. Tras 150 horas de juego sigo divirtiéndome jugándolo como el primer día. Es un juego divertidísimo, con una jugabilidad tranquila y satisfactoria y con muchas cosas por hacer. El apartado técnico es muy bueno y estable (teniendo en cuenta las limitaciones de la Switch), el artístico es simplemente excepcional yAnimal Crossing: New Horizons se ha convertido en uno de mis juegos favoritos. Tras 150 horas de juego sigo divirtiéndome jugándolo como el primer día. Es un juego divertidísimo, con una jugabilidad tranquila y satisfactoria y con muchas cosas por hacer. El apartado técnico es muy bueno y estable (teniendo en cuenta las limitaciones de la Switch), el artístico es simplemente excepcional y la música es muy relajante. La historia es tremendamente simple pero sirve como tutorial para empezar a jugar; y el multijugador con amigos puede hacer del juego una experiencia espectacular. Además, la hora del juego se ajusta a la de la realidad, algo que puede ser bueno, par dividir las horas entre distintos días, o malo, ya que te "obliga" a conectarte para obtener los beneficios de cada día. Entre otras cosas malas está el hecho de que a algunas personas se les puede hacer repetitivo, la escasez de diálogos e interacciones con los vecinos y la falta de nuevo contenido de anteriores ediciones de Animal Crossing. Muy recomendable para todas las edades. 9,2/10
    (05/2021)    … Expand
  20. detourdude
    Jun 2, 2023
    7
    This is a great game, but it's killed in the late game where there's not really much to do. This game could've benefitted from having more content. The game basically died off because there wasn't enough to do. It's a very fun and addicting game, so it's easy to reach a point where there's no goals besides your personal goals and once you reach those, the game is basically over for you.
  21. Sidus56743
    May 29, 2023
    4
    The villagers feel so soulless. There is just nothing story-wise to do. A lot of content from older titles is just gone. It can feel like a cozy home sometimes, but I feel isolated on this island in the middle of nowhere.
  22. Poccigoni
    May 25, 2023
    6
    New Horizons is an example of how to NOT manage a game.
    The game starts like any other AC game. You arrive at a small town (in this case an island) and from there on you have to improve your house and your town: make bridges, plant flowers, build furniture. And releasing a social hangout game in the COVID-19 pandemic was the best move that Nintendo could have ever done, and they knew it.    New Horizons is an example of how to NOT manage a game.
    The game starts like any other AC game. You arrive at a small town (in this case an island) and from there on you have to improve your house and your town: make bridges, plant flowers, build furniture. And releasing a social hangout game in the COVID-19 pandemic was the best move that Nintendo could have ever done, and they knew it. They knew that the game could potentially be one of the biggest games of all time. But Nintendo did not manage it correctly.
    The game offers the player freedom. Now, this is a good thing. The problem is that this game offers the player TOO MUCH freedom. You shouldn't be able to modify your villagers house, you shouldn't be able to place whatever furniture you feel like. The game should be called Animal Crossing: New Utopia, because you basically just create whatever island you feel like. Mix it with the ridiculously low amount of content compared to NL, lame updates and you've got the recipe for a disaster. I cannot manage to place it below a 6 because I've still enjoyed the game, and the first few weeks are great. But after that, it just becomes what I've stated before. And it is kinda sad, because it had the potential to be the best AC game yet.    … Expand
  23. Grevproduction
    May 25, 2023
    8
    It’s very addictive game, despite you only get updates per year. But nonetheless it’s pretty good.
  24. William_Trigos
    May 14, 2023
    8
    It's great to create your island, gather more neighbors, get all kinds of fish bugs etc.

    The worst thing about the game is the online issue, it has loading times and waiting for a game that is not from this century. It should be more worked apart from the fact that it is missing a lot of content and things from previous installments

    I still recommend it
  25. Broyax
    May 14, 2023
    0
    Mais… qu’est-ce que c’est que ce truc, mon petit bonhomme ? une espèce de… jeu de survie à la mords-moi-le-noeud ? sur une île déserte à la con mais avec tout le confort quand même, la tente, le smartdaube, les gentils organisateurs et tout ça… le club merde pour les nuls, en somme ?

    Ou plus simplement le Con Lanta tranquillou (sans les épreuves) ou bien le Merdecraft façon Nintendaube,    Mais… qu’est-ce que c’est que ce truc, mon petit bonhomme ? une espèce de… jeu de survie à la mords-moi-le-noeud ? sur une île déserte à la con mais avec tout le confort quand même, la tente, le smartdaube, les gentils organisateurs et tout ça… le club merde pour les nuls, en somme ?

    Ou plus simplement le Con Lanta tranquillou (sans les épreuves) ou bien le Merdecraft façon Nintendaube, édition Switche ! avec les graphismes en 16 couleurs, la présentation volontiers… comment dire ? un peu mongolo-triso ou un truc dans le genre, tu vois. De toute façon, c'est un jeu de communistes avec des drôles d'animaux qui parlent en accéléré dans leurs bulles… un peu névrosés, si tu veux mon avis.

    Et donc… quoi donc au fait, là-dedans ? à part ramasser des merdes pour en fabriquer d’autres et ainsi de suite… ad nauseam. Il paraît que c’est taillé pour le multi-kévins et le multi-casus. Et aussi le multi-bobos, car sur Switch, le public est surtout bobo-casual. Viens visiter mon île ? mais je m’en fous de ton île en fait. T’as cueilli combien de pommes ? attrapé des papillons ? si t’as favriqué le machin pour les attraper…

    Ou t’as pêché de la poiscaille peut-être… si encore ils expliquaient ces cons-là comment qu’on fait… parce que là, c’est ‘démerde-toi’. C’est un peu trop souvent mal fait ou peu ou pas expliqué. Comment virer cette musique de merde, par exemple ? bah tu peux pas ! Mais de toute manière, on se lasse très vite de cette connerie de petit jeu à la con : plus répétitif, tu meurs !    … Expand
  26. Pollee
    May 11, 2023
    10
    i wish sonic the hedgehog was in this... it would make it lots more exciting eeee eeee great game overall
  27. kingrat3
    May 10, 2023
    7
    While the game itself is great, really relaxing and gorgeous,
    But it sucks that you can only have 1 island per console. I spent so many hours on my island and the game was fun but now I have nothing to do because I don't want to reset my 140 hour island and they don't update at all anymore. I wish I could make a second island and enjoy the game again.
  28. Chileoz
    Apr 28, 2023
    8
    It is a Phenomenal game in 2020 during the pandemic. I don't suggest anyone play it now and I also don't think any other similar game will achieve similar outcomes.
  29. bochuu
    Apr 24, 2023
    7
    Issable was hype when she got in Smash Bros, but she isn't fun to play as/against. the game is pretty oki tho
  30. acethebased
    Apr 10, 2023
    9
    I don't know why there are so many negative reviews of this. It's really fun. It gets a little boring once your island gets to 3 stars, but it's still a 9 for me.
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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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