The curse of the slice-of-life genre that Animal Crossing falls into is that it can become boring for the same reasons that it can become life-consuming and addicting! Animal Crossing players often create a "routine," and after a while, it can get monotonous. I'm making this thread because I'm just coming back from a 4 month break from New Leaf.
I knowingly took a break with the intention of returning with renewed interest. This thread is discuss tips to prevent you from getting bored so that you can continue unlocking the seemingly endless slew of content in Animal Crossing: New Leaf!
1. Take a break. There is no shame in stopping for a while and coming back to the game. Beautiful Town Ordinance makes this so much easier in New Leaf. After my break, I'm back to playing hours a day, like I just got the game all over again.
2. Fill your museum! This is quite an obvious one, but its important. Do you have every bug, fish, work of art, fossil?
3. Hunt DLC! Try to find rare foreign DLC
4. Collect Island Exclusives! Mermaid, Cabana, Kitchen Island, Wetsuits, etc.
5. Upgrade your train station - do you have 100 visitors yet?
6. Holiday Furniture Sets - Seek the Egg, Pave, Mush, Jingle, Ice, etc. series. They are endless... and beautiful
7. Create new characters (if you don't have 4 already) and upgrade their houses in order to
8. Restyle your PWPs and re-pave your paths with new vegetation.
9. Themes - create a theme for certain rooms, characters, houses, or even your whole town. Update your dream town!
10. Collect rare item sets - do you have the Zodiac animals? Golden series? Every Gulliver item? Saharah's exclusives?
This is by no means an exhaustive list. This is just for some inspiration to get the ideas reeling. Please post your own tips for keeping busy in New Leaf!
I knowingly took a break with the intention of returning with renewed interest. This thread is discuss tips to prevent you from getting bored so that you can continue unlocking the seemingly endless slew of content in Animal Crossing: New Leaf!
1. Take a break. There is no shame in stopping for a while and coming back to the game. Beautiful Town Ordinance makes this so much easier in New Leaf. After my break, I'm back to playing hours a day, like I just got the game all over again.
2. Fill your museum! This is quite an obvious one, but its important. Do you have every bug, fish, work of art, fossil?
3. Hunt DLC! Try to find rare foreign DLC
4. Collect Island Exclusives! Mermaid, Cabana, Kitchen Island, Wetsuits, etc.
5. Upgrade your train station - do you have 100 visitors yet?
6. Holiday Furniture Sets - Seek the Egg, Pave, Mush, Jingle, Ice, etc. series. They are endless... and beautiful
7. Create new characters (if you don't have 4 already) and upgrade their houses in order to
8. Restyle your PWPs and re-pave your paths with new vegetation.
9. Themes - create a theme for certain rooms, characters, houses, or even your whole town. Update your dream town!
10. Collect rare item sets - do you have the Zodiac animals? Golden series? Every Gulliver item? Saharah's exclusives?
This is by no means an exhaustive list. This is just for some inspiration to get the ideas reeling. Please post your own tips for keeping busy in New Leaf!
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