Animal Crossing: New Horizons

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  1. missingno5
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    I never write reviews. I absolutely love this game. It’s a blast. However, the collaborative aspect of the game is incredibly flawed. I bought this game with the intention of sharing an island with my girlfriend. However, only one of us has complete control of the island. The other villager is locked out of certain aspects of the game. This makes no sense to me. Surprisingly, the originalI never write reviews. I absolutely love this game. It’s a blast. However, the collaborative aspect of the game is incredibly flawed. I bought this game with the intention of sharing an island with my girlfriend. However, only one of us has complete control of the island. The other villager is locked out of certain aspects of the game. This makes no sense to me. Surprisingly, the original game well over a decade ago got this part of the game right: everyone had equal control. Why is this hard to do in 2020? The whole idea that there should be one leader and everyone else should be handicapped is insane.… Expand
  2. grancesar
    May 24, 2020
    8
    Pocas novedades respecto al anterior e incluso se echan en falta minijuegos. El apartado gráfico es correcto, cumple y poco mas. Un juego casual para jugar tranquilamente y ver como van pasando las horas sin apenas enterarte.
  3. melkorsmaia
    Mar 21, 2020
    2
    Don't get if you plan on using the switch as it was intended, aka a portable console you can use while you travel, because surprise surprise nintendo is so overbearing that holidays will be released as updates that you need internet to install AND to play. Good job nintendo, you really got those evil time travelers that were SERIOUSLY cutting into your bank- oh wait, time traveling affectsDon't get if you plan on using the switch as it was intended, aka a portable console you can use while you travel, because surprise surprise nintendo is so overbearing that holidays will be released as updates that you need internet to install AND to play. Good job nintendo, you really got those evil time travelers that were SERIOUSLY cutting into your bank- oh wait, time traveling affects no one but the player who might otherwise not be able to play due to travel/work/school.
    Game feels unfinished, hundreds of items cut, many characters cut (so no point to the amiibo features to get your fave villagers unless you're lucky), swimming/gyroids/paintings/99% of special npcs cut, everywhere you look theres cut content that we get to hopefully wait for nintendo to drip feed us while a chorus of people repeat that "HEY. This next update in a week/a month/a year MIGHT be the one that gives us a few more basic features. MAYBE you should just stop complaining since now theres SO many new things like...oh wait, the furniture placement stuff is from hhd, and crafting furniture from harvested material to place outside is from pocket camp so. nothing new except this stick i can use to cross rivers i guess."
    -2 points for unfinished game at launch, -2 cut content over all, & -3 for nintendos controlling attitude & fans acting like just because they personally didn't LOVE a feature/got lucky the things they liked are in game means the cuts dont matter. 3 remaining are for graphics, which are a vast improvement from other installments.    … Expand
  4. jd4242
    Mar 25, 2020
    5
    This entry into the franchise is clearly the best animal crossing experience to date. However, due to the role of Resident Representative the shared island design is robbed of cooperation and a sense of community essential to the game. A lack of option for multiple islands offers no work-around for this issue, making the game almost unplayable for the many families with multiple equalThis entry into the franchise is clearly the best animal crossing experience to date. However, due to the role of Resident Representative the shared island design is robbed of cooperation and a sense of community essential to the game. A lack of option for multiple islands offers no work-around for this issue, making the game almost unplayable for the many families with multiple equal users on one Switch. Please fix these monumental issues., Nintendo.… Expand
  5. ASlothGoneWild
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Doesn't let you play with multiple accounts like advertised. Let my boyfriend play for a bit before I got home because he was curious what the game was about only to find out I couldn't even then play the game I payed for! Absolutely disgracefully and deceitful. Sent in a ticket and it was closed saying that is how it is designed to be and to buy another console and game if we both wantDoesn't let you play with multiple accounts like advertised. Let my boyfriend play for a bit before I got home because he was curious what the game was about only to find out I couldn't even then play the game I payed for! Absolutely disgracefully and deceitful. Sent in a ticket and it was closed saying that is how it is designed to be and to buy another console and game if we both want to play.... Game is not worth almost $300!!! I regret spending even $60 on it!… Expand
  6. stejkenzie
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    The game should be called Animal Crossing: New Horizons For Player One As Any Other Player Is Gated From Any Progress And The Game Becomes Absolutely Pointless For Him After Day One Oh And Also You Can Have Only One Island Per Console So Buy More Consoles And Give Us Your Money Sincerely Yours Nintendo (P.S. We Don't Give A **** About Your Experience) but that would not attract so manyThe game should be called Animal Crossing: New Horizons For Player One As Any Other Player Is Gated From Any Progress And The Game Becomes Absolutely Pointless For Him After Day One Oh And Also You Can Have Only One Island Per Console So Buy More Consoles And Give Us Your Money Sincerely Yours Nintendo (P.S. We Don't Give A **** About Your Experience) but that would not attract so many players I think.

    Yes, this is a review-bomb, because the whole point of the game was to play it with my girlfriend and the one thing the game prevents you from doing is to play it with other person (except local coop, but that's not what I'm looking for).

    Besides that - the game is cute and addictive but comparing it to Stardew Valley which I just saw my girlfriend playing this lacks the depth and content of SV. Might be wrong though, I'm only day 4.    … Expand
  7. IggyZW
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Bought to ply with my girlfriend, we cannot have our own island, the first who starts play becomes the main character. Any other players that begins a new game will becom A SECONDARY CHARACTER, this means that he will gets a "lite" version of the game which don't let you to do the main questline, to build things, to have main recipes. Actually you can only catch bugs and fish. Any otherBought to ply with my girlfriend, we cannot have our own island, the first who starts play becomes the main character. Any other players that begins a new game will becom A SECONDARY CHARACTER, this means that he will gets a "lite" version of the game which don't let you to do the main questline, to build things, to have main recipes. Actually you can only catch bugs and fish. Any other game lets you have distinct save games for account (even Pokemon, and all of you know how this is strange), this is not the case of animal crossing that, if you want to play with your own island you have to BUY ANOTHER SWITCH.
    You have to fix this as soon as possible.    … Expand
  8. Intelligimus
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Limiting the number of accounts/island on a family game is appalling, if you want multiple people in your house to play you are required to have multiple switch’s even though Nintendo allow you to have multiple profiles on one switch this game and progress is locked to one profile.
  9. Filmmusictheory
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Game would be a 9/10 if it wasn’t for the single switch issue. New Leaf was still a better game and experience overall.
  10. raihidara
    Mar 29, 2020
    1
    My wife loved Animal Crossing back in the day, so I bought this for her. Our son wanted to play too, and we saw there was multiplayer so we figured this would be fun to play as a family.

    This is quite possibly the worst multiplayer videogame in existence. What's that, son? You want to play by yourself? Don't have too much fun now, because you will ruin the game for everyone else, leaving    My wife loved Animal Crossing back in the day, so I bought this for her. Our son wanted to play too, and we saw there was multiplayer so we figured this would be fun to play as a family.

    This is quite possibly the worst multiplayer videogame in existence. What's that, son? You want to play by yourself? Don't have too much fun now, because you will ruin the game for everyone else, leaving them with nothing to do and an empty shell of an experience. Oh yeah, also you don't get to play any further in the game until your mom logs in to advance the game, has one brief moment of enjoyment, and then you proceed to ruin the game all over again. It's not his fault that he wants to play a game to have fun. It's Nintendo's.

    The lack of multiple save files and a separate multiplayer mode is one of the worst decisions I've ever seen, and I believe they didn't even playtest it. Either that or they honestly, amd stupidly, thought most people had two Switch systems or would buy another. I'll change my review if this ever gets patched, but until then, this game is one of the least enjoyable of all time. No hyperbole.    … Expand
  11. marinara
    May 29, 2020
    0
    One Island per switch!!!! Glad I read the reviews before purchasing this. Game is fun to play, but no one should support this kind of greed. If the game ever updates to remove this limitation, ill buy it.
  12. Illuluminati
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Graphics like this in 2020? Not acceptable.
    Plus all the anti consumer stuff is just the icing on the cake, trash.
  13. KillerUnleashed
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Ended up returning the game purely based off the fact that it locks all other users on the Switch out of progressing the game. We will repurchase it when this is changed but it is complete brainless game design. Also siting other games in the series as being the same is flawed because the original AC game on GameCube you could have separate towns per memory card.
  14. SgtBrett
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    One island per Switch rather than one per game purchase.

    Unacceptable really.
  15. cesc_larenas
    Mar 25, 2020
    3
    The game is great. Kind of repetitive but you can overcome it anyway. I really liked the game BUT, my girlfriend liked it even more and there's the problem. I usually share my account with a sibling so my girlfriend, after seeing and playing the game with my account, decided to step up and buy the game for herself, even when I already had it just to play it with her profile. Indeed, toThe game is great. Kind of repetitive but you can overcome it anyway. I really liked the game BUT, my girlfriend liked it even more and there's the problem. I usually share my account with a sibling so my girlfriend, after seeing and playing the game with my account, decided to step up and buy the game for herself, even when I already had it just to play it with her profile. Indeed, to share the island was great to her since we could be neighbors and she got familiarized with the island. But... there's just too much difference between the treatment I receive from the game and the one she gets. She just doesn't have any event for herself, they're all directed to me. So... Even if you share, you actually share nothing and that's unpresentable, specially when we actually got two copies of the same game. So... While my original score was an 8/10, I just can't forfeit the awful sharing system… Expand
  16. SmartAlec512
    Mar 24, 2020
    9
    I've played it for 2 days now and I already love the game. This game truly is amazing.
  17. dognus
    Mar 30, 2020
    1
    I bought this game to play with my daughter who is new to video games. She played first and then I was expecting to join with my own character and help her out. Not possible because the game only lets the person who plays first progress through the game. I can’t do anything useful to help her and I’m basically playing pared down “demo” of the game rather than having my own experiencesI bought this game to play with my daughter who is new to video games. She played first and then I was expecting to join with my own character and help her out. Not possible because the game only lets the person who plays first progress through the game. I can’t do anything useful to help her and I’m basically playing pared down “demo” of the game rather than having my own experiences progressing in the game. This should not have been sold as a “multiplayer” game because it’s only one person who plays all other accounts basically sit around and wait for the other player’s progression if they progress at all. I’m not going to delete my daughter’s island and start over. Really hoping an update balances the players’ abilities in the game. Very disappointed.… Expand
  18. SpinaXIV
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    One game per console **** Nintendo im not buying a second Switch just so I can have another save
  19. Nicklasos
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    The game is really great, enjoy it since release day, but one island is just unacceptable!
  20. LJGWI
    Mar 28, 2020
    10
    A perfect and worthy game! A must try! Anyone who rate lower than 8 must be a jerk! Enough said!
  21. Cassiel
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    Couldn't have made a better sequel and decisions! There so much more to do compared to past entries! The multiplayer aspect is really good despite being dependent on the primary player for a lot of things. Looking forward to the seasonal events!
  22. thevaulthunter
    Mar 24, 2020
    9
    In relevance to all these 0s:
    You could ALWAYS only have 1 town. This has been a thing in every multiplayer installment of Animal Crossing. Every single one. The point is to have multiple people COOPERATE on one island rather than compete. In any case, that is ONE facet of this game. That is one little thing. A majority of the gameplay is solo. If you went into this expecting something    In relevance to all these 0s:
    You could ALWAYS only have 1 town. This has been a thing in every multiplayer installment of Animal Crossing. Every single one. The point is to have multiple people COOPERATE on one island rather than compete. In any case, that is ONE facet of this game. That is one little thing. A majority of the gameplay is solo. If you went into this expecting something different, that's not at the fault of the game at all.

    The fact that many cite the multiplayer as what makes this game a 0 out of 10 speaks LEVELS to how amazing it is. Imagine for example if someone hated how boring a game like Mario Maker is if you didn't have internet. That's what these complaints amount to.

    Almost every system has been streamlined and made easier or expanded upon with the exception of one: Tools. Furniture can be obtained in many ways, now randomly dropping from balloons (rather than just specific items), being able to be crafted, being able to be bought with both bells and nook miles, given away by villagers, found in trees, gifted by special characters, and of course from friends. On top of this, an improved customization system allows for you to change the appearance of many items on the fly, and for those that allow custom designs, that system has been expanded in all senses of the word: pixel art is now smoothed out, making it less immersion breaking. You can store a myriad of designs rather than 16. You have absolute control over the palette you color with instead of presets.

    Placing furniture is also a lot easier. Taking ideas from Pocket Camp and Happy Home Designer, furniture can be manipulated on a much smaller set of tiles than in previous games. A "1 tile wide" object can be placed on half tiles, for example. An overhead view can be utilized in homemaking to manipulate many objects at a time. Wall items can be placed anywhere on the wall, even vertically above each other. Light objects are now dynamic, allowing you to really set the mood of your home beyond just their color.

    Furniture can of course, now be placed outside, meaning you have control over your entire town instead of simply your house and a small handful of monuments. This opens up the floodgates for a truly custom experience, and in a few weeks time, I am excited to visit the towns of strangers to see the creations they built.

    Villagers have a lot more personality now. Each one will interact with the world around them and have their own tastes in furniture and clothing. While before, their personality amounted simply to what bit of dialog they spat out when greeting you at best (Sporty villager always talks about sports), this has been expanded into them actually having a preference for what furniture they want on the island, what things they want you to craft, what they give you. I had a villager give me a hat once and I wore it. In previous games, that would be the end of that exchange, but in New Horizons, later talking to the villager, he had thanked me for actually wearing his gift from days prior. They acknowledge what objects are made for now, you'll have them say "I exercise with this kettle bell!" or "This wooden double bed is so comfortable to sleep in!" rather than "This is my favorite [insert furniture name here]" over and over. You will find NPCs sleeping under trees, or reading a book with their glasses on, or dusting their home. It feels more alive.

    Now, for the flaws. Kind of. New Horizons puts you in the role of a resident who just moved onto a deserted island, and you have to build up from there. Now, this is a very interesting experience starting out, and I actually love the idea of it. You gather materials to build your tools to build better things and unlock more decor or better tools, a la many survival games. The issue with it however is the late game. When you get to the end of Minecraft, Terraria, Ark, what have you, you have the best tools that almost never break. There are no equivalents thus far, the best tools are twice as good as the base tools, which isn't fantastic.

    The next issue is 1 island, which while minor, is still an issue as with all the creative opportunity, you have but one canvas to work on. If you want two distinctly themed islands, you have to remove the first to do that, and it's a little heartbreaking.

    Other than those two things however, the game improves on everything Animal Crossing, and I would recommend it to all Switch owners, and say it's a NECESSITY for any Animal Crossing player.    … Expand
  23. samuellsilva
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Boring and a unique Islande to create. Quase nada por fazer na ilha. Enfim... Arrependido
  24. Persona2Anime
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    The game sucked. No interesting gameplay nor style, the game doesn't offer much at like with new leaf. You're better off just playing the original.
  25. Kba
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    The game is deep, charming and endless. Customization and quality of life improvements make New Horizons the best AC to date. And please stop giving the game zeroes for not having features that weren't advertised. Nintendo made it clear that it was one island per Switch. I don't agree with it, but at least give the game a seven or eight and give a substantive review.
  26. Ofdas23
    Mar 21, 2020
    10
    It’s great! Nothing else to say more to describe the game. You always have something to do. You always can relax at the beach listening to the game‘s beautiful OST. Great, it indeed is a must play!
  27. Saaka
    Mar 23, 2020
    6
    Gameplay itself is great if you are only user of Switch, but if you have to share the console, expiriences may vary. Forcing players to live on one island is questionable decision. This should be players choice.
  28. Joleonel2
    Mar 24, 2020
    9
    Eate videojuego es excelente en todos los sentidos. Pero claro no es perfecto, ningún videojuego es perfecto. En mi opinión tiene un solo inconveniente, el no tener la posibilidad de hacer dos islas por consola pero esto no es motivo para ponerle un 4 o un 0 de nota como están haciendo muchos usuarios de metacritic utilizando las review bomba para desprestigiar un videojuego o compañía. ElEate videojuego es excelente en todos los sentidos. Pero claro no es perfecto, ningún videojuego es perfecto. En mi opinión tiene un solo inconveniente, el no tener la posibilidad de hacer dos islas por consola pero esto no es motivo para ponerle un 4 o un 0 de nota como están haciendo muchos usuarios de metacritic utilizando las review bomba para desprestigiar un videojuego o compañía. El videojuego es excelente y se lo recomiendo a todos los usuarios de metacritic. A los que estéis leyendo esto y no estéis seguros si comprarlo o no yo os pido que le deis una oportunidad. A metacritic le pido que elimine las review bomba que están desprestigiando al título y afectando a la compañía que lo a creado y a los propios usuarios de metacritic. Y por último a los que escribís estas reviews bomba os pido que primero, os compréis el juego y segundo, que valoréis el juego por sus puntos positivos y negativos si no sois capaces de hacer eso, no escribáis reviews en metacritic o si realmente se os da tan bien hacer comentarios negativos a algunos videojuegos, espero que también seáis capaces de criticar con la misma intensidad vuestros videojuegos favoritos aunque estoy seguro que no lo haréis.… Expand
  29. Robo72
    Mar 24, 2020
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I’ve always been a huge animal crossing fan as well as my mum, playing since Wild World. I have been so excited for this game for so long, which couldn’t have come at a better time btw. The game is visually amazing and there is so much more flexibility, more challenges and more to do. Placing items inside and outside, the crafting and customisation mechanic, choosing where villagers live, terraforming and waterscaping which are available later on are all unimaginably amazing features and really let you customise your island. Being able to play with 7 other friends is amazing, I have made huge use of this feature, having a large amount of friends who also play the game and this has enabled me to feel less isolated as well. I don’t understand why people complain about only being able to have one island, me and my mum have always had 2 characters on the same town and absolutely love it. We can customise ourselves and homes individually as well as sharing many experiences, such as working together to complete the museum donations etc and doing things for each other when the other is absent. The amazing thing now is that 2 people can play on one system at the same time, which is something we could never do before and I have absolutely loved doing this! People who say for 2 people in the same house to play together you need 2 switches, that’s simply not true at all. In the past this was true as you could only play one at a time and would need 2 3ds and local play, but now this is not needed as you can much more easily enjoy playing together as well as apart. People who leave 0/10 reviews obviously have no clue what they are talking about and can’t appreciate how great this game is and how many amazing editions have been made -crafting, customisation in seconds, placing everything where you want, changing your whole island layout, being able to pick up entire trees and move them, being able to expand your inventory, new hairstyles and facial features that you can change when you want much more flexible pro designs- can now make hoodies and different types of dresses etc and more!! The villagers are so much more lifelike as well. This gave is everything I wanted it to be and has really helped our family and my friends get though this difficult time and connect.… Expand
  30. Aramova
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    One island per system? Really? This is like owning a car and only one person can set the seats or radio.

    Also the cloud backup system is, well, it isn't there. So when you do play with a household on switch and something happens to it, everyone loses everything.
  31. Helix00
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Terrible experience if you have more than one player on your console the game is unplayable.
  32. Admiralpdxtr
    Mar 24, 2020
    9
    Any reviews stating that there's only one island per console are true and valid, and I completely understand why anyone with friends would be disappointed by this game. But the people who keep saying 'its slow and confusing to progress' or 'I shouldn't have to wait days to get something' have no idea what they're talking about. This isn't CoD my dudes. You bought a sim game. Would youAny reviews stating that there's only one island per console are true and valid, and I completely understand why anyone with friends would be disappointed by this game. But the people who keep saying 'its slow and confusing to progress' or 'I shouldn't have to wait days to get something' have no idea what they're talking about. This isn't CoD my dudes. You bought a sim game. Would you write the same review for Minecraft? You're not supposed to rush the story and finish the game. This isn't a speedrun, it's a form of escapism and just because the end goal isn't to send Tom nook hurtling into the depths of hell to save the earth doesn't give you the right to give it a bad review like it's a poorly made game. If you're gonna do that, there are plenty of valid reasons to complain about this game. Other than the weird one island thing, it's very fun and I thoroughly enjoy it.… Expand
  33. JoseP09
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    Un juego fantástico, con muchas opciones, con el cual puedes relajarte y jugarlos con tu familia
  34. santoryu
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    1. This game is absolutely phenomenal. A perfect follow-up to New Leaf. I can't stop fishing and catching bugs and exploring the other deserted islands. I can't wait to be able to use amiibos and move Stitches into my island!!!

    2. Animal Crossing has always been one town per memory card/console. It's been like this from the first iteration of the dang game on GameCub. You had to buy a    1. This game is absolutely phenomenal. A perfect follow-up to New Leaf. I can't stop fishing and catching bugs and exploring the other deserted islands. I can't wait to be able to use amiibos and move Stitches into my island!!!

    2. Animal Crossing has always been one town per memory card/console. It's been like this from the first iteration of the dang game on GameCub. You had to buy a second memory card to have a second town.

    3. There was SO MUCH MEDIA surrounding this game that warned y'all you couldn't have a second island. It was quite literally everywhere. It shouldn't have been a surprise to you, and if it was, maybe you should research games before you buy them?    … Expand
  35. blackholebomb
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    So this game is better than any Animal Crossing game before it, it adds a ton of new features and adds to the flavor of the world of Animal Crossing, helping you become more invested in your game over all.

    However there have been a number of complains about the "one island per console". This has always been the case for Animal Crossing, that anyone playing on the same console and/or    So this game is better than any Animal Crossing game before it, it adds a ton of new features and adds to the flavor of the world of Animal Crossing, helping you become more invested in your game over all.

    However there have been a number of complains about the "one island per console". This has always been the case for Animal Crossing, that anyone playing on the same console and/or cart would share the world with their other family members. GameCube is the exception because it had memory cards. Just like before, if everyone wants their own isolated experience, then you need to have your own system. That's what the Switch Lite is for, it's meant to be the 3DS/DS/GBA to the Wii U/Wii/GC of its generation, except we get to play all the same games now. So like before, get your own system and copy of the game, business as usual. You probably were a single console multiple handheld family before, so be a multiple Switch family.    … Expand
  36. chloeagora
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    100% worth the wait! Enough like the old animal crossing games to keep the same feel but enough new additions to make it fresh and new
  37. HCritic
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    It is the game you need right now! A gem full of things to do with or without friends. A graphically and mechanically polished game that enters the top games of the year!
  38. JackDGood
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    Best animal crossing ever, don’t listen to bad reviews, they are just mad cause they spent all there money on toilet paper.
    1 island thing stinks but does not make this a bad game.
    Great job Nintendo!!!
  39. Ghilreath
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    Very good game, I've never played an animal crossing Game before, but this title
  40. DaneGalasso
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    This game is absolutely a joy! Sure, the first few days are boring, because you're trying to figure it out, but the more you figure it out, you more fun you have meeting new friends, customizing your town, and building new things!
  41. SanicRock
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    This game is amazing. Period. I’ve seen many people say that the lack of the ability to have multiple islands has completely ruined their experience, but to me, that doesn’t even compare to all the things done right in this game. Refinement of new features, amazing new features, it’s all there. Even if this game isn’t the best Switch game quality-wise, it certainly feels like the mostThis game is amazing. Period. I’ve seen many people say that the lack of the ability to have multiple islands has completely ruined their experience, but to me, that doesn’t even compare to all the things done right in this game. Refinement of new features, amazing new features, it’s all there. Even if this game isn’t the best Switch game quality-wise, it certainly feels like the most polished of the bunch. Definitely worth the buy!… Expand
  42. Aldrost
    Mar 24, 2020
    3
    It's a fun game, arguably 10/10 if you are going to be the only one playing it in your household. If you plan on having more than one person play on the same console, don't even bother buying it. It's a shame they let greed get the better of them by trying to force you to purchase multiple consoles considering how great this game would be without this problem. Unfortunately, it's a hugeIt's a fun game, arguably 10/10 if you are going to be the only one playing it in your household. If you plan on having more than one person play on the same console, don't even bother buying it. It's a shame they let greed get the better of them by trying to force you to purchase multiple consoles considering how great this game would be without this problem. Unfortunately, it's a huge problem for many.… Expand
  43. accrfc
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    This is my first Animal Crossing game, but I absolutely love it! Finally get the hype! It's exac6the sort of stress-free distraction we all need right now.
  44. Crakylalilulelo
    Mar 24, 2020
    3
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Despues de mas de 15 años sin jugarlo decidi regresar y tenia mucha emocion.. pero todo se fue cuando en dia 1 depuesde 20 minutos no tenia nada que hacer, el juego castiga al jugador que se pone a hacer todo, para todos los edificios tienes que esperar, 6 horas a lo mucho de espera estara bien pero hay edificios que tardan hasta 2 dias en quedar!… Expand
  45. subswitch
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    The limitation of one island per Switch (not per cartridge, per Switch) is nonsensical. It‘s obvious Nintendo is just trying to sell more Switch consoles. This means only one person in your family can enjoy the game to its fullest extent. Player 2 can barely do anything, and their progression is blocked until player 1 progresses further. Player 2 can’t make any administrative decisions.The limitation of one island per Switch (not per cartridge, per Switch) is nonsensical. It‘s obvious Nintendo is just trying to sell more Switch consoles. This means only one person in your family can enjoy the game to its fullest extent. Player 2 can barely do anything, and their progression is blocked until player 1 progresses further. Player 2 can’t make any administrative decisions. Players 1 and 2 have to share limited daily resources. I had to delete my save so my brother could enjoy the game.… Expand
  46. P000P
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    One island per console is ridiculous. Selling my cartridge. Nintendo, you guys are so backwards.
  47. Jensonliew
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    So looking forward to play this game with my wife but with the limited local multiplayer setup, it makes the game frustrating to play as only the main player gets to progress the story while the other player get to do nothing but sit there and wait. Nintendo even lock it so that only 1 switch can have only 1 island, wow you guys are more greddy then EA. Sorry Nintendo i will stop playingSo looking forward to play this game with my wife but with the limited local multiplayer setup, it makes the game frustrating to play as only the main player gets to progress the story while the other player get to do nothing but sit there and wait. Nintendo even lock it so that only 1 switch can have only 1 island, wow you guys are more greddy then EA. Sorry Nintendo i will stop playing your games now, im truly and deeply saddened by you people.… Expand
  48. Schmeckles
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    Couldn’t have come out in a more perfect time. Really enjoy playing it with the family.
  49. a0972354
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    Best switch game!!!!
    Must do game
    Good good good
    Nintendo best
    Briliants I do everyday from releasing date
  50. Aliciander
    Mar 24, 2020
    10
    Absolutely amazing! All the customizing is so fun and the graphics are so cute!!
  51. Teacol
    Mar 24, 2020
    1
    I'll admit, I'm not the best person to ask for a review of this game, but that's only because I haven't gotten to play this game because of Nintendo forcing players to only have one island per console.

    For some quick context, my twin brother bought this game for our birthday and began playing immediately at launch. I watched him play here and there and became interested seeing as    I'll admit, I'm not the best person to ask for a review of this game, but that's only because I haven't gotten to play this game because of Nintendo forcing players to only have one island per console.

    For some quick context, my twin brother bought this game for our birthday and began playing immediately at launch. I watched him play here and there and became interested seeing as neither he or I had ever played an Animal Crossing game before but we both had only heard good things about the series. I decided to let my brother play for a few days on his own before starting up my own save. When I did, I gathered my parents and had them watch me as I figured they too would probably enjoy the game and I wanted to introduce it to them with me so we could have a new bonding experience. To my dismay however, I was able to create my own villager, but not my own island.

    My brother has done nothing but tell me how much fun the game is, with my friends and the Internet echoing his praises. And yet unless I decide to fork over an extra $360 to purchase a new switch and copy of the game, I will be locked out of this game's full experience.

    While this may seem like a bold claim to some, when you have a game centered around a small island, and then make players share that one island per console, you are essentially making them share a save file. Maybe I wouldn't be so upset about this fact if it wasn't common for every other game on the switch to allow multiple save files per console account.

    I have heard the argument that this has always been a feature in the animal crossing series, to which I say, look at Pokemon. When Pokemon transitioned to the switch, they dropped having only one save per device, and people are now able to experience the newest Pokemon games with multiple saves. I don't see any logical reason why Animal Crossing is unable to make the same transition.

    I'd also like to bring up the argument of target demographics. While it is true that the Animal Crossing series has always been able to connect with a wide audience and demographic, which is what makes the series so great I'm told, I still imagine that the target audience of this game series is children, seeing as the game contains a cute cartoony art style and is rated E for Everyone by the ESRB, allowing children to also experience the game. I can't imagine the arguments going on in households that contain multiple children right now over who gets to play on the island and who gets to do what on the island.

    The bottom line here is that Nintendo is shooting themselves in the foot by not including multiple islands as this both angers old fans and limits the amount of new players able to experience the game. The hardware is clearly there, seeing as every other game on the Switch allows multiple saves across Switch accounts, including old games that didn't before moving to the Switch like Pokemon.

    At the beginning of this review I said I'm not the best reviewer of this game seeing as I've been unable to play it. But for that reason alone, I'm rating this game 1 out of 10. I can see no logic in this choice of only allowing one island per console. I was really excited to try this series out for the first time, only to have that excitement squashed due to Nintendo limiting it's player base for this new game. I don't doubt the game is good, I just wish I could play it along with everyone else.    … Expand
  52. Missjessicasage
    Mar 25, 2020
    3
    Only ONE island per switch? Are you guys crazy? Already having a hard enough time finding room for new villagers. I've been busily working my island, filling every quadrant with farms, crafting areas with laid out, organized supplies, surplus of fish and shells, furniture arranged in cute little areas, grottos and meadows, decorative flowers as well as areas devoted to crossbreeding, I'veOnly ONE island per switch? Are you guys crazy? Already having a hard enough time finding room for new villagers. I've been busily working my island, filling every quadrant with farms, crafting areas with laid out, organized supplies, surplus of fish and shells, furniture arranged in cute little areas, grottos and meadows, decorative flowers as well as areas devoted to crossbreeding, I've carefully placed every single tree... And then my brother wants to play. I'd love for him to. Well, can't bc I've set my whole island. Also crappy that another player can come in and just put their house wherever, with the option of deleting whatever is in that area. Also a dumb choice with the nook mile quests. Chip down a tree. Plant a tree. Plant flowers. Etc. I want my island to be my own. At least in previous games you had the choice of swapping memory cards or cartridges. Huge disappointment and just looks money grubby on Nintendo part. Want your own island? Buy another switch! Yeah right/enjoy the negative reviews from angry consumers, Nintendo.… Expand
  53. LexGear
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    I spent days ignoring negative feedback and wondering why I couldnt make progress in the game. Turns out anyone aside from the first person to arrive at the island can't do jack. All I can do is collect sticks and bugs. This is a massively disappointing experience. No game here.
  54. fknintendo
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    **** this greedy, piece of **** corporate bull**** company. The one island per switch is the most blatantly greedy move ever. Their argument was to have multiple players work together to build the island, which sounds great on paper, but the second player literally cannot do jack **** to contribute to the island. So not only did they not allow multiple islands, they also did not follow up**** this greedy, piece of **** corporate bull**** company. The one island per switch is the most blatantly greedy move ever. Their argument was to have multiple players work together to build the island, which sounds great on paper, but the second player literally cannot do jack **** to contribute to the island. So not only did they not allow multiple islands, they also did not follow up on a viable alternative. What a bunch of scumbags.They are using EA as a role model and only thinking about profits rather than user experience. I will not be purchasing a single switch game anymore from now on. Good thing PS5 is coming out soon.… Expand
  55. hhhhhhhh0
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    it's painfully slow and boring, it's not fun at all and personally does not win me over with their "cute" character designs. maybe I'm not the right deomgraphic
  56. dfoote2010
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Only one island per console? Way to capitalize Nintendo...definately not worth it.
  57. Daddyzgirl
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    Being restricted to one island per system is absolutely infuriating for a game like this. The island is too small/resources scarce to add other players and progress is tied to the first person who made the account. Now only one member of my household can play the game and ever and it’s really terrible. I understand that this was a feature of the older games, but it is one of the worstBeing restricted to one island per system is absolutely infuriating for a game like this. The island is too small/resources scarce to add other players and progress is tied to the first person who made the account. Now only one member of my household can play the game and ever and it’s really terrible. I understand that this was a feature of the older games, but it is one of the worst features I have ever experienced with any game for this particular one.… Expand
  58. Gravydog
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    This game was an utter let down. I’ve been playing games all my life but never had the chance to play any games in the animal crossing series. My girlfriend was overtly excited about this new game and I figured I would purchase this for her and I could enjoy something refreshing and new. She plays all day when I bought it and I tried to start my own island the following day. One island perThis game was an utter let down. I’ve been playing games all my life but never had the chance to play any games in the animal crossing series. My girlfriend was overtly excited about this new game and I figured I would purchase this for her and I could enjoy something refreshing and new. She plays all day when I bought it and I tried to start my own island the following day. One island per switch is crap and I’m not even going to try and play this game. You lost a potential player. I made an account on Metacritic strictly to relay my disgust.… Expand
  59. realPhali
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    I'm sure this is a great game if you live on your own or have a Switch all to yourself. If you don't; well, bad news - this is basically a one player per console kinda deal. If you have kids or share a console with a loved one - don't waste your money on this.
  60. Courier69
    Mar 25, 2020
    8
    Improves on the premise of the old games well while adding all new mechanics. Having tons of fun so far, and leaving this review mostly to combat the idiots review bombing over the small flaws this game has.
  61. CheatNasty
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    If more than one person wants to play this game on the same switch you are out of luck. The game limits you to one island per switch and if you are not the first person to join then you are a side character who cant make any decisions or progress the game in any way.
  62. smurfeater
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Seriously? My wife started the game and I came on as second player. I can't do squat to push the game forward and must wait for her to play to do anything. Absolute failure on Nintendo's part. Complete bs I can't get my money back...
  63. Cmicale
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    My boyfriend bought this game for us to play together but since there's only one island per console we ended up competing for resources/accomplishments until he gave up because he wanted me to have fun playing it rather than him.
  64. D4C11T
    Mar 25, 2020
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I loved the game the truth the best of saga the ones that put the bad rating are the same burns sony… Expand
  65. Lovelyrics
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    My whole family was very excited for this game. We were willing to accept the whole one island game even though it sucks. My problem is that only the Creator of the island gets the whole game. Since my husband made the island he's getting all these cool quests! Build and furnish 3 houses, place a bridge, a store etc. Everyone else can just collect things. That's it. Collect and build aMy whole family was very excited for this game. We were willing to accept the whole one island game even though it sucks. My problem is that only the Creator of the island gets the whole game. Since my husband made the island he's getting all these cool quests! Build and furnish 3 houses, place a bridge, a store etc. Everyone else can just collect things. That's it. Collect and build a house. I'm an adult, not a 3 year old. So a game with no goals is bumming me out. At this point I would rather have an island of my own.… Expand
  66. DRod
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Second player limitations is ridiculous. Shared island should have shared responsibilities. Second player has no motivation in the game because you are hindered based on player 1s progress. You cant contribute to projects, receive extra nook miles for completing task, or receive cool DIYs because only player 1 receives them.
  67. Northpole22
    Mar 25, 2020
    3
    I would agree with most reviews that having a very ... Messed up multiplayer system is bad and will move people away. However I would say if you love old animal crossing then your in luck and all that old goodness is here. However if your wanting something more substantial or have a narrative to keep you entertained intrigued why you're locked at home I'm sorry you're not going to find it.I would agree with most reviews that having a very ... Messed up multiplayer system is bad and will move people away. However I would say if you love old animal crossing then your in luck and all that old goodness is here. However if your wanting something more substantial or have a narrative to keep you entertained intrigued why you're locked at home I'm sorry you're not going to find it. This game is more meant for doing very small monotonous things think of it almost like stardew valley and if you're not really into games like that then it doesn't get much better and it is slowly starting to bore me to tears and I can't see any reason keep playing after 5 days I'm sorry… Expand
  68. amcclard
    Mar 25, 2020
    3
    In all honesty, the game is up to the usual par of nintendo quality, however, the local co op multiplayer might as well not exist. If you're looking to play with a partner, friend, family member, etc. don't expect more than simply running around behind them the whole time. It's confusing to me why they even put this option in, it's completely useless and ruins the experience.
  69. MasterCheff4
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    I actually just made a metacritic account just to review this game. This would be an almost perfect game if it wasn't for the one island per switch feature mixed with the first player to log in be in control of the entire game's progression for all players. This is an increasing issue if you actually have 8 players on the same switch.

    Each of the 8 players should have the ability to    I actually just made a metacritic account just to review this game. This would be an almost perfect game if it wasn't for the one island per switch feature mixed with the first player to log in be in control of the entire game's progression for all players. This is an increasing issue if you actually have 8 players on the same switch.

    Each of the 8 players should have the ability to create their own island and be the representative of that island, controlling all progression of that island. Additionally, players on the same switch should be able to buy houses on other players islands on the same switch. This would allow a player to have full control over one island and it's progression, and then also have up to 7 additional houses across 7 other islands on that switch console.

    I enjoy playing on the shared island, but the locked island progression and missing out on that progression is killer to this game. The current system lets player 1 get the full game, with all other players only objective is to complete nook miles.

    Worst part is there was not even a warning at the beginning of the game letting the players know that the first person to play gets full control. I think that is the most disappointing aspect of this situation.    … Expand
  70. laheilig
    Mar 25, 2020
    4
    I really enjoy this game. I bought it as soon as it came out and started up my island. That evening my sister decided to pop in and play with me. We were baffled at the limitations of the second player. As we've progressed I keep finding things that she cannot do or participate in. I hate that she feels left out or completely unable to play with me. Very annoying and sad.
  71. Takkenno
    Mar 25, 2020
    1
    It would be a great game, if you would be able to create a new island for every player. But this way it's just not acceptable.
  72. al-less
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Not a REAL multiplayer game! Do not buy as a family game or you will have frustrated players. Only the first islander can play this game fully. All additional players can only play a partial version of the full game. They need to FIX THIS BUG! I bought this for my family and only 1 person gets access to play the full game. Would not have bought if I had known and I have loved AC for years!
  73. Kooter_Karnage
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Seriously could have been one of the best Animal Crossing expierences yet, till the shameless and relentless greed of Nintendo is once again thrown back in your face the moment you realize in order to have more than one island, you need more than one switch. Cmon, really... not cool
  74. metaldavid
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    I am currently playing this game single player however I feel compelled to review this game based on the multiplayer experience. The decision to lock the game to one island per console is nothing short of a cash grab. I am a long time Nintendo fan since I received a SNES for Christmas as a child but this behavior disgusts me and I am reluctant to spend any more money with this company ifI am currently playing this game single player however I feel compelled to review this game based on the multiplayer experience. The decision to lock the game to one island per console is nothing short of a cash grab. I am a long time Nintendo fan since I received a SNES for Christmas as a child but this behavior disgusts me and I am reluctant to spend any more money with this company if they do not address this problem. Nintendo consoles have always been family focused machines that encourage multiplayer and this seems to go against everything they have ever done to date.

    Sadly they have likely already sold enough units to cover costs and will simply ignore the outrage from their customers.    … Expand
  75. Blahha
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    Fix the multiplayer and it’d be a 10, this game is great but with a fundamentally broken multiplayer it’s almost useless in regards to the original purchase reasoning. Close to impossible to have meaningful play with my significant other and children. Need the option to designate other players are island representatives with full control and ability.
  76. anxietyscroll
    Mar 25, 2020
    0
    0/10. The game has a wonderful ambience and, for a new player as I am, I'm liking it. But it deserves a 0 because I'm NOT GOING TO BUY ANOTHER SWITCH for every sibling that wants to play on my console. People should stop buying this game until multiple islands are allowed. Hope this decision ends the saga and kills the fanbase 'cause it was developed for selling consoles and not for the0/10. The game has a wonderful ambience and, for a new player as I am, I'm liking it. But it deserves a 0 because I'm NOT GOING TO BUY ANOTHER SWITCH for every sibling that wants to play on my console. People should stop buying this game until multiple islands are allowed. Hope this decision ends the saga and kills the fanbase 'cause it was developed for selling consoles and not for the consumer. (Even more ridiculous, I did purchased 2 copies of the game, but it doesn't matter, they WANT you to BUY a new switch)… Expand
  77. MMEDINA626
    Mar 26, 2020
    0
    Horrible game!!! Wanted to try because of all the hype but it's the most boring game I've ever had the displeasure of playing. I have no idea why this game is getting so much praise. Gave it an honest go and paid full price but I guess it's just not for me. If you don't mind super slow games then you'll probably be able to get into it.
  78. Rlatlgus
    Feb 26, 2022
    0
    a full price game that cannot even have more than 1 save over different profiles.
  79. RanjoSmith
    Mar 27, 2020
    0
    The game is completely broken for me since there's only one island and I have to wait for the island rep to progress. Nintendo really screwed this one up.
  80. Gamer_Rich
    Mar 28, 2020
    2
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Game is nice as a whole, really like the upgraded museum. With that being said however there was no reason why friend island could not have transferred over from new leaf to new horizons except for lazy ness.… Expand
  81. generalPattern
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    I'm sure my girlfriend would give a better review as her experience of the game has been unhindered by having the first turn at our new purchase of Animal Crossing. However, neither of us realised that we'd have to share an island, and as the initial player, her character gets the full experience of the game. However, I get to miss out on building up the island, contributing to key partsI'm sure my girlfriend would give a better review as her experience of the game has been unhindered by having the first turn at our new purchase of Animal Crossing. However, neither of us realised that we'd have to share an island, and as the initial player, her character gets the full experience of the game. However, I get to miss out on building up the island, contributing to key parts of the campaign and missing out on key information including items/recipes that prevent me from accessing whole areas of the game. She currently has to mail me a frigging ladder at the end of her turn. We have different schedules and frankly this sucks. Don't bother with this version of the game if you will be sharing it with someone who does not have their own Switch. Nintendo, please explain this dumbass move.… Expand
  82. Subayee
    Mar 28, 2020
    9
    Don’t understand why this game is being blasted for only one island per console it’s been this was through every single AC game ever. This game is a giant step up from the previous titles because of the gameplay and the graphics
  83. MisterMajestic
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    I haven’t played an Animal Crossing game in the past, but with the self-quarantine going on I figured buying this game to enjoy with my siblings would be a great way to pass the time. We planned on playing on our own worlds and had heard that there was a way to visit each other’s local islands. However, we were met with a restriction on our fun that drastically contrasts a game in thisI haven’t played an Animal Crossing game in the past, but with the self-quarantine going on I figured buying this game to enjoy with my siblings would be a great way to pass the time. We planned on playing on our own worlds and had heard that there was a way to visit each other’s local islands. However, we were met with a restriction on our fun that drastically contrasts a game in this style. There is only ONE island per CONSOLE. Yes, that’s right, you can only make ONE island on each Nintendo Switch. It doesn’t matter if you switch accounts. The higher ups over at Nintendo have decided that with this $60 purchase you are granted ONE little island. But that’s not even the best part! You see, you can in fact join islands locally! Huzzah! But... you can’t progress, you can’t check your inventory, you can’t even walk too far away from the person who made the island. Thanks Nintendo! And so, that leaves my siblings and I in the queue for a refund, and a feeling of disappointment. Surely that can’t be what the developers had wanted right? Well, that’s what they created. This limitation can be interpreted in one of two ways: At worst, a greed-fueled effort led by Nintendo corporate executives to get consumers to buy more than one Switch, so that you can have more than one island, or at best, a way to bring players together locally so that they can learn what a leader and a follower is, and where player 2 fits into that equation. Goodbye Animal Crossing, my siblings and I wish we had the chance to enjoy your content, but you had other plans.… Expand
  84. cp531994
    Mar 28, 2020
    4
    The game at its heart is fun, while also looking the best this series has ever been. Unfortunately this game doesn't offer anything new. Multiplayer is a sad excuse, if you visit an island of a friend and want to help build forget it. This game limits you interactions. Then there is 1 island per console. Saves are tied to that console. So if you damage or lose your switch your progress isThe game at its heart is fun, while also looking the best this series has ever been. Unfortunately this game doesn't offer anything new. Multiplayer is a sad excuse, if you visit an island of a friend and want to help build forget it. This game limits you interactions. Then there is 1 island per console. Saves are tied to that console. So if you damage or lose your switch your progress is gone. These factors way into this rating for a game that has the potential to be an 8/10.… Expand
  85. seraphilic
    Mar 28, 2020
    0
    **** greedy game design ruined my opinion of Nintendo and Animal Crossing. Needs more than one island per switch or AT LEAST an option to move characters and change primary. They patched a hack but left in game ruining bugs. A very fun game overall but not reccommended for families.
  86. sacco64
    Mar 28, 2020
    4
    I got this game for my wife for her birthday and realized that there was a multiplayer. I'm sure more people than me realize this is a let down. The follower is just that and as such doesn't get to do much of anything fun. I also quickly realized that just being the second player to arrive on the island means you don't get to make any decisions. The primary player gets all of the goodI got this game for my wife for her birthday and realized that there was a multiplayer. I'm sure more people than me realize this is a let down. The follower is just that and as such doesn't get to do much of anything fun. I also quickly realized that just being the second player to arrive on the island means you don't get to make any decisions. The primary player gets all of the good recipes and gets to advance the plot. Others do not. I had to even have her make me my own crafting station, as I did not get the recipe. The game is still fun for me, but it is a huge let down in what I'm able to do. It makes me feel like an npc that gets to idle around as the player does things.… Expand
  87. Re_d
    Mar 29, 2020
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One Island. One Island. One Island. One Island. One Island. One Island. One Island. One Island.

    Nintendo’s greed at its best.    … Expand
  88. BigDogGamer
    Mar 29, 2020
    2
    So... My super hot goth gf started playing this game before me, and now I can't play due to this dumb 1 island per switch limit. If I have to choose between my super hot gf and animal crossing, I mean of course I'm choosing animal crossing no doubt, but I shouldn't have to choose. Honestly Sakurai needs to fix his game.
    P.S Sakurai also add tom nook to smash.
  89. ACNHScam
    Mar 30, 2020
    1
    Scummy practice limiting local multiplayer to one fun experience and then a second class experience for anyone else who wants to play on that console. Solid effort by Nintendo limiting a user's experience to try and force people to purchase an entirely new console just to play a a game they purchased in its full capacity. Won't work on me.
  90. Miertje83
    Mar 30, 2020
    1
    The limitation of one island per Switch is **** Nintendo should be ashamed of itself....
  91. FluffyTurtle123
    Mar 30, 2020
    2
    This game is fun...... if your the first person to play. If your the second or third or so on player than you are pretty much just a visitor that can do basically much nothing that affects the island. I understand Nintendo that they want to sell more switches and make more money but you are ruining the game for lots of people. This is not ok.
  92. whoisum
    Mar 30, 2020
    0
    1 snow white seven dwarfs (with no power). Ridiculous. Nintendo knows better than this.
  93. punkreotico
    Apr 5, 2020
    0
    One save limitation is so frustrating, I can't fully enjoy the game therefore I wasted my meny. Don't buy untill this is fixed.
  94. Superfantastic
    Apr 5, 2020
    0
    The inability to have different islands in multiple save files fundamentally breaks what would otherwise be an amazing game. Absolutely terrible for families, a stupid marketing decision for such a family friendly game.
  95. TandemTester938
    May 3, 2020
    2
    Even though it seems like a great game with many items and characters i am put of it by the fact that all people on one switch have to play the same island this makes the game less fun and is ea level of greediness
  96. PoopmouthRon
    May 15, 2020
    2
    My wife set up the game so now I play the game on kid mode. Please add multiple save files.
  97. appleboxes
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    I want to rate this game an 8 or a 9. Nintendo got so many things right. But they've completely ruined it. By not allowing proper couch coop (seriously, I can't be Best Friends with my WIFE, sitting NEXT to me, playing on the same console?) I guess I could get over that. But I can't even make my own island. They want us to buy a whole ass second Switch. Oh, and another copy of the game ifI want to rate this game an 8 or a 9. Nintendo got so many things right. But they've completely ruined it. By not allowing proper couch coop (seriously, I can't be Best Friends with my WIFE, sitting NEXT to me, playing on the same console?) I guess I could get over that. But I can't even make my own island. They want us to buy a whole ass second Switch. Oh, and another copy of the game if we want to play together at the same time. Unacceptable. This game has made me truly furious. We were SO excited to play this and run around together and, you know, actually play the game. Compare our islands. Visit each other's islands. Play together on the same island. But we can't do ANY of that. Beyond frustrating. This is a cash grab worse than I've seen in a long time. Truly disappointing how Nintendo has completely ruined this game for so many people. They've lost a lifetime Nintendo fan. And I've had every console since the original NES. I will never again give them any of my money. Truly heartbreaking.… Expand
  98. Stubbzy48
    Mar 22, 2020
    0
    Unable to create more than 1 island per switch and no option to even move game data to be able to get around this. A complete cash grab to force you to buy another switch and game to be able to enjoy the game to its fullest if multiple people want to play.
  99. Exile20
    Mar 24, 2020
    0
    Nintendo is forcing people to buy two switches and two games. They put in blockers to make the second player feel frustrated. There is limited things the second player can do it is makes for a bad experience.

    Local multiplayer is terrible also. If you have two kids or want to the player with another profile then don't buy this game. This game was made for 1 player using only 1    Nintendo is forcing people to buy two switches and two games. They put in blockers to make the second player feel frustrated. There is limited things the second player can do it is makes for a bad experience.

    Local multiplayer is terrible also.

    If you have two kids or want to the player with another profile then don't buy this game. This game was made for 1 player using only 1 profile. If multiple people will play this game then DON'T BUY IT!!!!    … Expand
  100. VitaminShaq
    Mar 23, 2020
    0
    Let multiple islands happen on a single switch. Unacceptable busy strategy to try and force people to buy more consoles. Truly scum.
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  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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