After a long, tiring old year, Animal Crossing: New Horizons needs a shot. No, not the shot in the arm currently being rolled out across the planet with varying degrees of alacrity — we're talking about a caffeine shot from the series' purveyor of finest roasted bean juice, Brewster.
The damn fine coffee of everyone's favourite barista is perhaps the most obvious, most 'significant' element from previous games that fans are desperate see return. After 365 days of updates both big and small, we honestly thought that everything would be in the game by now, but the game's enormous success seems to have caught Nintendo off guard and there's indications that the company may be looking to keep the ball rolling with further updates and refinements to returning annual events (Bunny Day, for example, already has new items this year) and potentially adding more facilities and mechanics to the game throughout its second year.
We looked at things we'd like to see in an update way back near launch, and we brainstormed some more in-depth features we wouldn't mind seeing added in May, too. A full year since launch, some requested additions have indeed arrived — Crazy Redd bought his wares to your deserted islands in April, for example, and extra Custom Design shots are now available in the first anniversary update — although others that are still AWOL.
So, put a brew on and let's take a look at the things we're most anxious to see coming over the horizon as the game settles into its second year on Switch. There's a poll at the bottom, so let us know what you'd like to see...
Brewster's Roost
One of the most-requested elements still missing from New Horizons, the ability to roll up to The Roost and grab a cup of Joe from Brewster has been sorely missed by the AC faithful. Perhaps we just need the willing ear of a barkeep to pour our lockdown woes into, or maybe we just want to relax to some relaxing 'coos' while we slurp our Arabica from the Colombian foothills.
Either way, we desperately hope Nintendo has a pigeon up its sleeve for update 2.0. We'd happily deliver coffee around the island given the chance — and some appropriate rewards, of course.
Resetti, Gracie, Dr. Shrunk, Wendell and Other Special Characters
The list of special characters who haven't shown up on our deserted islands yet is long. Mr Resetti is lingering, sure (as a Nook Inc. Rescue Service employee, no less), but has anyone actually seen him in non-statue form?
Wendell the wandering Walrus is one of our favourites, but we'd be delighted to catch fashionista Gracie in our plaza; likewise, insurance salesman Lyle, Katrina the Fortune Teller or psychiatrist/stand-up comedian Dr. Shrunk. After the past year, we could all do with a laugh, if not some time on his couch, no?
Gyroids
The NL team is split on whether Gyroids are delightfully oddball little collectibles or unnerving, dead-eyed figures we're happy to see the back of. Still, a while ago we asked Nintendo Life readers if they would like to see Gyroids return, and the answer was a resounding yes!
So yes! Why not? Let's fill our islands with more crap fabulous items!
Tortimer's Island and More Multiplayer Activities
Improvements to the online component of the game — specifically concerning the hoops you must jump through to leave your island and the excruciatingly time-intensive process of having more than one person visit your island — is perhaps asking a bit much. Nintendo has made it clear that a swift and smooth online experience is low down the list of priorities; what is there may be clunky compared to other online experiences, but it just about functions. Good enough is good enough, it seems. It's not like clunky online functionality has done much to hurt sales.
In the absence of a more thorough online overhaul, we'd love to see Tortimer return, though — potentially in his role of Animal Crossing: New Leaf island tour leader, which could introduce a host of mini-games, multiplayer-focused or otherwise into New Horizons. The May Day maze event featuring the return of Rover was one of our favourite events so far (although you lot preferred Halloween and Toy Day), so any expansion on that theme would be very welcome.
Batch Crafting
Fish bait. That's it really, we just want to craft fish bait quicker! When we're trying to hunt down the Golden Trout or the Stringfish, crafting fish bait in batches rather than getting an RSI from hammering the 'A' button would be a lifesaver. Or a handsaver, at least.
The ability to craft in batches. That's it, Nintendo. Come on, throw us a bone here! Even multiples of ten would save our precious digits from a horrible battering. You want us to keep buying gaming stuff in our dotage, right? We gamers have to take care of ourselves, and you're not helping.
More Critters to Catch
Having spent an entire year catching fish bugs and, eventually, sea creatures, many players will now have completed their Critterpedia and caught absolutely every critter in the game. For many, hunting down everything signals an end — of sorts — to the game, so adding a new batch of insect or marine life might be a way to draw players back in.
Of course, you don't want to overwhelm newbies. If we were put in charge of expanding the catchable critters in an update, we'd probably have a special NPC come along once you'd 100%-ed your Critterpedia to deliver news of new animals to catch. Maybe a new type of tree or flower would attract new insects to your island. Perhaps a special sonar device helps identify previously 'hidden' fish. Or how about receiving a golden ticket to a new tropical island filled with its own bespoke wildlife ready for cataloguing? How about some birdwatching?
We're not sold on the idea of different sized critters, nor would we want Animal Crossing to turn into Pokémon (we don't really want male and female fish to catch, or Shiny versions of standard critters — can you imagine?!), but we'd love a reason to crack out the bug net and fishing rod again.
The ability to change the Resident Representative
It might have taken a while, but Nintendo did eventually update the game to make it possible to transfer your island to a new Switch using the special Island Transfer Tool. You can also move individual players to other islands if they're not the island representative, but at present it's still not possible to switch an island's Resident Rep.
Why might you want to do this? Well, say you bought New Horizons for one of your kids and made them the 'main' player. Fast forward a month and they lost interest — it turns out that you or someone else plays the game way more these days. Unfortunately, island 'progress' (the ability to build new structures, pay off the mortgage, etc) is tied to the Resident Representative, so you're forced to play as them if you want to get things done.
For some people this addition wouldn't make much difference — for others, it would be transformative.
Old Nintendo Consoles, or an Arcade!
Okay, hear us out on this one. Everyone wants the NES games from the original Animal Crossing back — but anyone paying for a Nintendo Switch Online subscription already has access to them, right? So why not combine the two in a way that makes sense for Nintendo in 2021 — if you buy the NES and SNES from Nook's shop and fire them up at home you'll get a special Animal Crossing 'wrapper' in which to play the NSO NES/SNES games already available. Easy!
If Nintendo wanted to go to town and install an arcade building on our islands, we'd be all for that, too. But seeing as we can already buy the regular Switch, the Animal Crossing-branded Switch and now Switch Lites (exclusive to NSO subscribers, no less) in-game, why not the NES, SNES and any other retro consoles that might pop up as part of Nintendo Switch Online in the future? They'd look great in our house with all the Mario 25th anniversary items.
Are you still playing Animal Crossing on Switch? Would any of the above additions bring you back into the fold? One-off, non-annual events, perhaps? What would keep New Horizons fresh for you as the game enters its second year on the cusp of Update 2.0? Let us know with a comment below.
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Tortimer's Island is what I want the most! A bunch of my friends have the game and I would love more to be able to do with them. I'd also love more special characters, including Brewster, and more shops to unlock! I'd even take just another upgrade for the Nookling shop.
just found out today that you don't even get a little anniversary event on your island which is a right shame tbh, that was a thing in new leaf, small but it was still nice
I wish you could select more than 2 answers, since there's at least 4 things here that I wish came back to the games.
"The damn fine coffee"
I beg your pardon?! This is a TEA household, you barbarian! <stands proud in front of the flag of a foreign country waving in the wind>.
..Scandalous.
The fact that we are even talking about the game one year later says something. Was there a question like this one year after Yoshis crafted world?
That said, i would love club lol.
This will be fun, I have my popcorn at the ready.
@dugan I mean, judging how Yoshi's crafted world and Animal Crossing are entirely two different types of games says something. Yoshi's Crafted World is just a small forgettable single player game, where as Animal Crossing New Horizons, and the rest of the series are supposed to be played over the course of many years.
Extra house upgrades or Gracie's furniture sets would be nice, I have bells to spend!
Couch multiplayer that makes sense and isn't so so so limited.
Give each person - who has their own account, even if it requires a paid NO account - their own island.
Make the house rooms bigger and add more rooms. Each room has 4 walls, put a couple of doors in each room. A tower might be asking too much but the museum is almost the size of the island so there is always down.
Bathers really really really should buy those fossils the museum already has for his own. Make it a reward for completing the fossil exhibit. Save us a trip to the store. It's such an obvious and easy QoL measure.
I miss the extra fruits from New Leaf - let me have lemons again!
What's missing?
How about gameplay
Hehe 😜
(Sorry, AC just feels mind numbingly boring to me. I'm happy for the millions that enjoy it though).
I also miss Club LOL... going dancing with my villagers to a DJ KK mix!
Oh and villagers coming to your house.
I would argue weapons that won't break lol
What's the point in a set of goalposts, with a net, and a ball, if you can't kick the bleeding thing!?!
Besides The Roost, still really want the return of the other Nintendo items, the Zelda and Splatoon villagers, and, most importantly, Puzzle League!
@gcunit Especially as the first Animal Crossing actually had a ball you could kick and play with with your villagers!
If all of these things were in the game then the game would feel alot more complete, except for the old nintendo games and island representative there is no reason we can't have the rest of this stuff. The fact that we still can't build in batches is crazy to me when you have games like Stardew Valley (which is made by one guy) adding in new features and content on a much more grand scale.
Wish the snowman minigames would return. It's boring just building a snowman just for it to practically end up the same and getting a DIY for it. If you fail, you get nothing. I miss the Snow Dad bingo, or how you had to get snowflakes for the mom.
I like the idea of an arcade, but instead of just being a delivery system for old games we already have access to it should have stuff like a crane game filled with stuffie versions of island residents and other mini games where you can earn tickets to exchange for unique prizes.
@Dpishere They only did it to pad out the game, forcing people to spend more time than they have to playing it.
Honestly I'd just like to see them add more furniture items. All they've added since launch are holiday items, but I'd love for them to just add new sets of regular furniture and crafting recipes.
Oh, and add more/fix the villager dialogue. The main issue isn't a lack of dialogue (More would definitely help though), it's that you have to trudge through 8 pieces of contextual dialogue you've seen 100 times before they actually start saying interesting stuff. Sometimes they actually get upset at you for talking to them too much before you can even do that. They just need to mix the contextual dialogue randomly with normal dialogue and talking with villagers would be so much more enjoyable.
Would also really like to see custom exhibits in the museum come back. I don't really care about collectible item sets, but I definitely would if I could display them in the museum.
Interesting villager dialogue.
Unbreakable tools and better terraform. These two aspects kept me from replaying after one year
Batch crafting and it's not close. This game needs a quality of life overhaul, and no amount of cosmetics, events, or new villagers will make me come back without it.
Fix terraforming for one. But the easiest and i cant believe this has to be said in 2021, when you have a shovel or terraform tool, highlight the spot on the ground where you are going to dig....seriously...how was that not a play test issue.
Crafting in batches is heavily needed and should have been in the game from day one. Crafting something like fish bait is one of the most tedious things I have ever experienced. But that's just one of the many quality of life features that should have been patched in months ago like being able to eat multiple fruits at once, highlight the spot your tool is targeting, etc.
Apart from that, maybe give fishes/bugs random sizes so we can hunt for smallest/biggest creatures, something like the gold crowns in Monster Hunter. It would definitely add a new goal in the game for me and would give me a reason to fish and collect bugs after I donated them to the museum.
1. Goals after completing the house. New Leaf had so much more to work towards: more shops to unlock, more house expansions, more in general to put one's bells towards. Long term goals are a major part of the Animal Crossing gameplay loop and New Horizons has 2: finish your house, and the museum. (Nook Miles goals could be considered one, if it wasn't for...)
2. Something to sink Nook Miles into. They're presented as this long term goal, but there's nothing to do with them.
3. Mini games and activities. New Leaf was full of these. Often it was a challenge to unlock them, then they provided another daily activity. By giving a slow drip feed of new unlockable mini games and activities, it meant there was always some reason to check the game for 15-20 minutes.
In short, the game needs things to do and goals to work towards.
New Horizons does so much well, but after that first month of gameplay, there's so much less to do in the mid to late game than in any other Animal Crossing game.
I wish the characters had more depth and better dialogue. New Horizons is the weakest in this regard.
More dialogue and conversation options. Remember when villagers would schedule a time to hang out with you? Or just have more varied and interesting dialogue before repeating themselves? The villagers themselves feel more bland and uninteresting to me in this version compared to all prior entries.
@Clyde_Radcliffe "Oh and villagers coming to your house."
As an extreme introvert who got retired for eg social phobia there are some things I like on Nintendo more than anywhere else. ...You can play in peace. Nobody can contact you. Sure, you can restrict messaging on other platforms, but on Nintendo there's no reason to FOMO because nobody can contact anyone in the first place. Maybe someone wanted to write me something relevant on PlayStation, but can't because it's restricted to friends-only? I don't want to be antisocial or anything... That bothered me more than the extraverts could ever imagine...
And you now what's not nice? People that knock or ring at my door in real life. I never opened in the last ten years for anyone who isn't working for Amazon, postal service, supermarket delivery or food service. When will people learn to leave me alone? If you want something write me a mail or letter.
That also counts for you, <insert English name of AC resident here>!
If people would keep knocking at my door, that would be the horror... I also hated that in Sims. But thankfully everyone left you alone when you ignored them on the first day. And I never understood why Sims get depressed after one day of peaceful silence... I'm staying inside for ten years now and I'm doing fine... So glad that Sims4 had the Loner trait... When you need to socialize, you can do that ingame like I do in real life. ...Go to some forums, write stuff nobody cares about and probably make people angry with it for reasons you don't understand. <shrugs> Everyone always is so angry... how am I supposed to not be scared of humans...
Very very unpopular opinion. ⚠️
I'm not waiting for Brewster.
Better other animal replace him with similar job like Cafe / Restaurant owner.
But it will be better if we can take a part time job on other places as well such as Timmy Tommy Mart, Able Sisters, Resident Service, etc.
Resetti should never touching my island.
If i found him start to nag at me for quit without saving, i will seal his mouth and send him back to the World of Nothing (Super Paper Mario).
Lyle should never touching my island too as he will keep talking about Feng Shui like long train running. I will seal his mouth and turn him into Crystal like in FF XIII.
Dr Shrunk is not even a funny comedian, better someone replace him with way much better of sense of humour.
Wendell, Phineas and Katie are not really interesting characters. Better other animals replace them with more interesting purpose to visit your island.
Gyroids are creepy things for me, better never return.
@Altina
Um.
Why did you got triggered by @Clyde_Radcliffe comment about villagers visiting our house in Animal Crossing game that lead you to rant about extreme introvert ? 🧐
Nothing related with your actual life situation.
@VoidofLight You are right, as soon as I posted that I realized my mistake.
And, Nintendo must realize the millions of people playing would be so happy with significant DLC. I figure something must drop sooner or later.
How long after New Leaf came out did they add the campsite DLC?
Desert island escape !!! Public Work Projects! Main Street! The Observatory! Pocket Camp stuff! Kickable balls! Gracie! The Disco! Gyroids! Tours !
Biggest things missing for me are:
It would also be nice to have some sort of observatory, with a detailed guide to meteor showers and when fragments from each sign of the Zodiac could be collected.
Priorities for me would be Brewsters, gyroids and some new shops or buildings to interact with. Perhaps a new fixed area to visit whether it be Tortimers island or a new version of the City. Also some new fish and bugs and how about having special Nintendo items hidden in trees to give you a reason to search them.
Absolutely at the top of the list would be mini games, imagine going to a friends island and popping round their house and the Switch or arcade machines let you play games, even if just the NES/SNES online. How about pool and darts mini games for the appropriate furniture? Some outdoor games of volleyball or football, perhaps some tennis? They don't need to be amazingly detailed but there is so much potential here
A heck of a lot of furniture from the past games is missing and that is the number one thing I wish Nintendo would focus on.
All of these, more fruits and most important for me at least 3 upgrades to the tiny store, with Gracie's exclusive premium floor as in New Leaf, so much money in New Horizons and nothing to buy! The opposite of New Leaf. My biggest disappointment in the game. I kept spending on useless items waiting for an expansion until I looked it on a walkthrough only to see there are no expansions! And all or multiplayer games from NL back! Sometimes it feels like a demo version of AC.
Being able to swing the camera to the left and right for about 45 degrees outdoors. (Like it was in the older games in houses). It‘s a shame some very nice items like the Campsite sign cannot been read/seen in 3 of 4 positions!
@VoidofLight
i do not want any wooly world slander round here
the updates are dumb. most of it is not new just stuff we already had in new leaf. and crafting is good in concept bad execution. it is tedius to get materials and just makes me hate getting furniture. probably a bottom 2 ac game in my opinion
Oh and an easier way to get recipes other than just hoping for the best
And why aren‘t the balls kickable like in the very first(!) Animal Crossing? With the already available goals you could do a working sports arena! So much fun with so little needed effort...
Critter weights and sizes so you can always push to catch bigger versions, with a leaderboard to co.pete with other people.
It would also be nice to have some Interaction with items placed beyond the limited basic functions - why can't we go down slides or sit in a pool? The game feels like a digital doll house where you can dress it up prettily but it's ultimately a shallow experience when you try to do anything beyond that.
How can it really be AC without Brewster, Gyroids, and /but especially Resetti!?
(used to love playing old NES games in AC, btw)
@Yorumi,
This game has loads of cool dialogue, and the villagers actually say new things, even after many hours of gameplay, there is the old repetition which has been present in every game, but still impressive. Isabelle's interaction leaves a lot to be desires, as she just repeats very few phrases.
You just have to speak to your villagers more often, they really do open up.
@dugan about like 5 years after the initial release of the game.
@dugan if you mean the Welcome Amiibo update with the campground etc it came 3+ years later! (June 2013-November 2016)..
I would like the nooks cranny upgrading to a bigger store, and the observatory with Celeste would be nice too, perhaps a holiday island that you could also decorate and have a house on as well.
We need more things to do. I was so let down by the Mario update. Honestly the best update we have had was the addition of diving to the game. Because it didn't just give us new items to collect, but had us actually do something to get them. And something besides just shooting down balloons - which was already in the game.
So if we do get Brewster, don't just make him be "spend this many bells and choose a spot" Let's have there be something we need to do to unlock him.
Tortimor's Island and mini games are sorely missed. I actively don't like playing multi-player in ACNH because it adds very little and takes away so much while doing it.
Adding in classic Nintendo games connected to NSO would be a nice little bonus. But we all know there's no way they put them in for non-NSO subs. I'd be happy with just getting classic Nintendo consoles added as furniture items. (But again, I don't want them just dropped in the catalogue)
I'd like to see Gyroids return too. But if they do, we NEED a museum upgrade to give them a room in the Museum. I hated just wasting all kinds of storage space on them.
I'd like to add that I like @johnvboy 's idea of an observatory with Celeste and a holiday island that we can visit too. The nook miles tickets in general could use a big upgrade as they stop being useful or fun very very quickly.
I'd also love to see more flowers, more trees, and vegetables.
If the game doesn’t have Gyroids then it’s not a true Animal Crossing game, I still have 2 rooms in the museum in New Leaf dedicated to Gyroids and I still missing hundreds of those lovely things
More expansions for your house, even the island too
Still waiting for the ability of villagers to come over randomly when you're hanging out inside your house.
The fact they never come over or comment on your decorating choices is very disappointing
What we need is the man, the legend. The myth. Froggy chair
As a Photopia addict, what I most want is more features available for the photo mode and especially at Harv's Island. A few features I'd like to see there:
1) More filters and frames. I want a pea green Game Boy filter and a red & black Virtual Boy filter. I want a desaturated option and a more saturated (than Pop) option. I want frames featuring the game title or themed after characters or set up like a postcard. Or whatever looks cool.
2) More camera options. I wanna adjust aperture and focus, rotate the camera view, that sort of thing.
3) Unlock the camera at Harv's and indoors. I don't like the movement and zoom range for the camera being limited by where my avatar is physically standing before going into photo mode.
4) Make the "Press - to poof away" feature from the wedding event a standard feature. Because often I want my animal friends to be the stars and my big fat head not to get in the way.
5) Options for custom room sizes and window removal. I don't just want 8x8 rooms at Harv's, I want 6x6 and 10x6 like at home. I want to not have to go to the basement if I want to have no windows on a wall. Heck, I want a 4x4 tent option!
6) Holdable props. I want my friends and avatar to hold umbrellas and uchiwa fans in Photopia SO badly. Also it'd be nice if stuff like the purses and bundles of wood were holdables too.
7) An option to completely remove character-specific accessories like glasses in Photopia. Hey, they already let me substitute other stuff for Audie's shades and Rod's bandanna, so why not?
8) Always more reactions. New emotes are always awesome but I'd also like to see ones that are already available to villagers but not the player (Aggravation, Disbelief, Sunniness) get added. The poses when changing clothes would also make for nice reactions.
9) Remote object manipulation. Because I'd like my monster statue and robot hero to go off on camera sometimes.
...I could go on and on, but I'll cut it short here.
As for the other stuff upthread, I am all for other event characters getting in. Sure would be nice if I could use my Digby and Chip for photos.
@Ghostchip At least make it so golden tools don’t break! I’m still not a fan of that!
@Anti-Matter it sounds like he just doesn't want villagers showing up at his house? Why can't he play the game the way he wants to without people like you thinking he's "triggered" smh. I'm the same way I get extremely anxious and sometimes even terrified when people show up unannounced. Why is that such a problem? I could see someone reacting badly to him if he was being rude or just disrespectful to the other person but he wasn't he was explaining himself and why he doesn't want that specific feature to return.
Honestly, this game needs a lot to suck me back in. I loved it at first and I even sunk around 200 hours into it but I havent played since....October? December maybe? It just got so boring to me
I don’t know, maybe an ending?
I love the game as it is (already well on my way to blowing past my New Leaf play time), but it doesn't mean I wouldn't like to see some improvements:
weird how a game lacking so much content can still suck me and other fans in for hundreds of hours. its a fun time but not the ultimate AC package
@dugan "How long after New Leaf came out did they add the campsite DLC?"
I think you're referring to the "Welcome amiibo" update which released in the fall of 2016, so about four years after the initial release of New Leaf.
@boxyguy The truth is, New Horizons isn't actually "lacking", it's just that some people don't seem to enjoy and appreciate what it has and instead choose to focus on what it doesn't have.
@Mountain_Man This article here shows that it's lacking in content, and even then it's still "not lacking in content". Seems legit.
@Mountain_Man nah its lacking lol. you actually ever play NL? it had way more packed into it day 1. NH hyper focuses on a few aspects (island decorating and crafting) and removed a lot of items and elements of the older games. again, not the ultimate AC game when theyre still updating it to bring back old content and items
@boxyguy It's ironic he mentioned that in this article too, since this one makes it more apparent with the content the game's missing.
I do wish there were more multiplayer activities - ACNH is my first AC game, but people’s descriptions of Tortimer’s Island sound fun.
I’m spending my second and final wish on asking for some in-game way of inviting friends to your island - there’s people in my friends list that I’ll see playing, but if I don’t happen to have their cell or email, I feel kind’ve like Patrick Swayze in Ghost. 😓
Where is my Coffee?
Only if they'd improve teraforming a bit, and maybe batch crafting. Otherwise the game is good as it is.
For it's just improvements in the user interface. Too much button pressing. Even after crafting, you need to press A to continue crafting, then press A on the item again. Simple to select the item is enough to craft, then it's just one button press to keep crafting the same item. B should be the button to quit.
Similar in the museum. Why press A to select a menu option, then A to confirm it? I quickly learnt to stockpile fossils outside and then go in every 5 days or so with 20+ fossils for the owl to analyse all at once.
@Altina “ how am I supposed to not be scared of humans... “
You must be terrified of mirrors... Kidding! <headpat>
New Horizons is my first real AC experience with hundreds of hours in play time since the original on GameCube. I’ve dabbled in the other entries, but probably not enough to remember all the features missing in NH. I’m very happy with NH, but would love to experience all these new activities and features that long time veterans are talking about. Flying a kite would be cool too.
All of the usual requests would of course be cherished (Brewster, better multiplayer experience), but what I really wish is that they would add some new unique villager dialogues when they update the game. As it stands now, most villagers of a certain type will all share the same dialogue points....I seem to remember that in NL every villager really felt like their own special character.
I want Nintendo items! Not just Mario stuff.
Why does Nintendo half-ass everything this gen?
Mangoes bananas durians!
I like all the suggestions, honestly, but let's be realistic. If Nintendo let the first birthday of the biggest game of 2020 pass with no more than we got, they've essentially already moved on. Unfortunately, I highly doubt that they'll make two AC games in the same console generation, so these incremental, underwhelming little updates are probably the best we're going to get from here on. I'd love to be proven wrong on this, of course, but sadly this fits Nintendo's M.O. to a tee, especially going off the past couple of years.
@VoidofLight,
The article is an opinion that states things are missing from previous titles, and basically letting us all vote on what we would like to see added to the game.
There is no definitive reason why any of these things need to be added to the game, also for a game so lacking in content, it seems strange so many people have obviously sunk so many hours into it. There is lots of content there, it's just different content this time round, and also presented in a different way.
How is it that no one here has mentioned Nookington's yet?
How about everything from all the previous ones, put into this game? Yes to the NES games being put back in, but have them go into the Switch that was given throughout (instead of having to have everyone of them spread out throughout the house). Yes, I'd love to see the City return too (being able to access through the plane). The coffee shop would be great, the more expensive shop from the Wii title, more fish, more bugs and how about some secrets or maybe other ships showing up on the island...could also use new characters with the ships...pirates or more! I'd also love for the small mini-game island from the 3DS version to make a comeback too.
This is my first entry to Animal Crossing and I've been more than happy with it. A few things I'd love to see (some a complete pipe dreams)
*Interactable items
*Full 360 degree camera when in photo mode. Maybe even 45 degree camera control when walking around.
*More ramps/bridges
*More villagers on island
*Bigger house or the option of a second home (without using another account)
-1 point for the article for no mention of Lottie
More things to catch would be my top request. I'd love it if the museum could expand in some fashion, either a new department or expand the fossils room or something.
Let me expand my side rooms further, they're too small/add side rooms to upstairs and the basement.
I'd love to see Brewster return, and others but Brewster seems the most likely and feasible.
Give me a character who takes my creatures caught diving and sends them to Flick to make sculptures of them for me.
@VoidofLight You're a "glass is half empty" kind of thinker, aren't you? Were some features not carried over from the previous game? Sure. Were some features carried over but changed slightly? Yes. Were a number of significant new features added? Absolutely. Is New Horizons "lacking"? Not for countless players who have enjoyed it for dozens and even hundreds of hours. Honestly, with your attitude, perhaps we should complain that New Leaf is "lacking" because it doesn't have a number of key features that were added to New Horizons.
I miss the Kapp'n's songs! <3
I want Mii Mask to return, I wanna use my Mii again in Animal Crossing!
Where are all the FURNITURE SETS??????
There are literally hundreds of furniture items that have been in the game for years that have been deleted. WTF???
@Anti-Matter I was neither "triggered" nor "ranting". I don't understand why I can't say anything without people being negative about it just because they don't understand it because it isn't about/for them... That isn't really helping at convincing me to leave the house FYI.
And yes, when I can't even live in peace in a childrens game, then it's kinda bothering me. Sorry for existing, I guess? It's not like I wanted to.
Maybe read a text at least until the end, before you assume something about other people... But that's probably just me expecting too much from the "social beings" again.
@FluffiestP1llow Thank you. Yeah, I also don't get why everyone is expecting that everyone ever wants to use a phone for having calls or voice chats as if it would be the most normal thing in the world... How many forms can you fill these days without writing your phone number, even though there are enough other methods of contacting someone available? Also don't understand it when I'm using an internet shop and then they call me to ask if I need something else. When I asked them why they call me they said that it would be "service" and "caring about customers". Uhm, I mean, I'm using the website BECAUSE I don't want to have phone calls... Never ordered there again.
I'm a she though. Weird JP-nerd girls nobody likes exist. I know some others too. We're close distant text-only friends, that talk too much about Pokemon, Trails, anime, waifus and husbandos, and 100%ing games as if there wouldn't be other topics in the world. Yeah. That's nice, peaceful and comfy. :3
Animal Crossing is a cute game, with nice people. As long you don't go online. Then you see political trash everywhere. In a kids game... I just want to relax, without all the angry people being everywhere... And so I learned that AC is another game I don't want to play with humans.
But offline... People are nice. The animals, I mean. I don't know the English names, but when I look up someone I would say so far I like Daisy (She's a white dog) the most. She seems to be really nice, she also seems to be more mature than most animals I met.
@Altina Are you Autistic? I am and hate people coming over to my house uninvited too and while I'm not as reclusive as you I can definitely relate to the feeling of people trying to force me to socialise more than I'm comfortable with. I like seeing friends and family, but not in large doses and on my own terms as I generally value my alone time and hobbies higher than socialising with others. So I secretly kind of enjoy lockdown in some ways, lol
It didn't bother me in Animal Crossing though, but to each their own.
Faster load times. I've grown to despise that bobbing island.
@Altina
Just don't bring your personal issue into a comment.
From what i read your respond to him, you suddenly told him about how was your anxiety with other peoples threatening your life for trash talking, intimidation, something about anti-social behavior.
I mean why did you told him about your anxiety of social life when he said about animals could visit your house in ACNL ?
And please learn to not bring your personal issue into conversation.
I just wonder with your situation why did you really hate socializing with other peoples, thinking everybody in online are bully with trash talking ?
I have played ACNL and ACNH ONLINE.
Nobody did talking trash.
I have ever visited the island of some users here. We were talking nice, exchanging items, free giveaway, island tour, etc.
Even i played ACNH ONLINE with my student (He is a 6th grade student).
I visited his island and he visited my island too.
I think from your situation currently, you need someone's help to cure your anxiety with other peoples. Btw, how old are you ?
I think you can overcome your fear by learn to trust other peoples.
I think I only played so many hours of this game because it wasn't a retread of the same old Animal Crossing games of the past. Everything that was absent was a breath of fresh air for me. I'm not saying the beloved characters shouldn't return in some form or another but if it's just a case of "add this exact thing that was in the other games" then that pretty much sums up everything wrong with gaming in the modern age.
@Anti-Matter bro, just leave her alone about it. Drop it, I get if you dont understand or whatever but if she wants to comment about it, let her, she isn't hurting anyone. "Please learn to not bring your personal issue into conversation" your not her parents? I don't understand why this is such a big deal for you.
Also you can't "cure" anxiety smh
@Clyde_Radcliffe I am. But I don't think its related. And, I just want to have one or two sisters, basically.
@Anti-Matter Basically you just told me "Your life is different than mine, so please shut up". Ah yes, the so called "social beings". And thanks, I got enough "help" from all the self-proclaimed therapists and whatever within my over 30 years... But aside from ignorance, laughs, one sided jokes and "Then just don't be scared." none of these did ever anything for me.
And about people online... I got my first penis picture with 15. World of Warcraft was in the early years in general the pure horror as a girl, because guys creeped on me non-stop. From when I logged in to when I logged out. In voice chat you can sometimes hear people fapping on you, people that could be your father. And I was 15 as said.
When you block creepy people they just create new characters. I started multiple time from 0 again on other servers, just to be treated like some rubberdoll over and over again. Even when I refused to join the voice chat. Even when I claimed to be a guy, they didn't believe me, said that I would be just shy and that I would be "too nice to be a guy".
On Reddit even guys who say they're in their 70s hit on me in very creepy ways.
Also, have you seen the AC subreddit? They're about politics all the time. And if you say anything they don't like multiple people become offensive torwards you.
And then people like you tell me that I should shut up and should seek help. wow... everyone is always so nice to me. That's funny, because when I was in school the teachers, media and everyone kept telling me that humans would be "social beings" and "empathetic" "understanding" "caring" and that everyone just wants to help each other. Yeah... sure...
I apologize for existing.
Apparently I just keep bothering everyone with my existence whenever I try to reach out to other people, and should really just stay alone at home forever.
So, I will just leave this site. Goodbye.
@Altina
I don't understand why did you replied Clyde_Radcliffe with your rant about your anxiety in social life when Clyde_Radcliffe was clearly talked about animals visit to your house in ACNL ? 🤔
Did you understand ?
He didn't even make you get trigerred but you decide to reply him with your rant.
Why did you have to tell your rant to him ?
I just want to say the way you describe about your anxiety from your reply was really made me confused and worried.
It wasn't a normal people talking.
You really need some help so you can overcome your anxiety.
You can still have nice conversations with other peoples.
Peoples here still welcome your presence.
Be postive.
@Bulborb
"learn to dance (button sequence)"
DDR on Animal Crossing ? 🤭
@Anti-Matter
Sure. Collect the dances, show them at town events, convince animals to stay, dance on the K.K. Slider songs.
@Altina I can’t speak for everyone here, but I can tell you that I don’t find you bothersome at all. I think a few people here just don’t understand how to interpret your words or react to you because you’re really different from the norm and probably not someone they encounter or socialize with on a daily basis. There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding on both sides too. I think anti_matter is genuinely a good guy with good intentions, but is just plain ignorant (sorry bro) about your condition and your way of expressing yourself.
My interactions with you so far has been pleasant and interesting. I actually like reading the extra context of your posts because it brings out your character and a better understanding of why you might feel a certain way. You’re very transparent and honest, some characteristics that are hard to come by these days. Even your issues with Sony/Japan shows me how compassionate you can be when it comes to protecting something that you love and brings you joy.
Anyways, I know people can make no sense to you sometimes and humans can be scary (rightfully so), but by making this post, I hope you can one day accept that there are people out there that can genuinely like you.
Fun fact:
Resetti is kinda in the game outside of rescue service. Or it could be Don. When an error occurred during online/local play, it would give you a message like:
You can't visit that destination because it is full.
And Resetti/Don would be in the bottom right corner.
a third and final expansion to Museum, that add Roost acting like a real restaurant/cafeteria, and QOF improvements such as Bulk Crafting or a shopping options in Able Sisters and Nook Cranny.
I'd like to have the yard sales, and animal visiting my home
I didn't see why the game was so hyped to be honest the 3ds version has been the best
Remember the badge grabbing game on the 3DS? Or the capsule game from Smash Bros? I'd love those inside AC, with themed prizes (plushies, toys, mini-figs, furniture items etc). Machines could be set up in Nook's Cranny or Brewster's Cafe.
I'd also like Nookington's at some point (a larger Nook store from earlier AC games), so I can actually not buy more ugly furniture ans stuff!
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