I didn't like the acres.
Once I got lost in my new town when delivering something for Nook.
Incidentally, the animals house was on the other side of the map that I didn't receive until after finding Nooks store after half an hour of searching.
I kinda miss the random animals that would come to...
But isn't the point of Animal Crossing making friends from far away?
If you make friends in Japan, they can send you something and the other way around.
I don't see a problem with it.