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[Cheallaigh]

I've been playing almost every day, but I had a small lull two weeks ago. My island was overgrown with flowers (hybrid farming) all over the place, and it made it really hard to terraform and decorate. I was feeling lazy about shovelling all of those flowers up, but now that I've done that, I've been working on my island a lot more!

man, i think i went through 7 shovels in one day and more over the several days it took me to finish, because i was hybrid farming, then finally made a large fenced in and organized area... learned my lesson, plan before you start doing that lol! it's all done now but took me about a week total since i had to move houses etc as well to make room for it.

 

[DarkOnyx]

I haven't consistently played the game since the beginning of April. For me, what I always enjoyed about the AC games was the connection with villagers, and the events. It's just missing in this game. Ditto to whoever said that ACNH feels like a glorified decorating simulator.

Also, I know this is completely irrational of me, but I really enjoyed the early games when it wasn't super mainstream. It was just something I'd chill with and play on my Gamecube. Now that everyone and their mothers is playing it, trading on Nookazon, fighting about Raymond and tt'ing on Twitter, it feels less special. Once again I know this feeling is incredibly juvenile. I could ignore all of that, but still.

 

[astoria]

I haven't consistently played the game since the beginning of April. For me, what I always enjoyed about the AC games was the connection with villagers, and the events. It's just missing in this game. Ditto to whoever said that ACNH feels like a glorified decorating simulator.

Also, I know this is completely irrational of me, but I really enjoyed the early games when it wasn't super mainstream. It was just something I'd chill with and play on my Gamecube. Now that everyone and their mothers is playing it, trading on Nookazon, fighting about Raymond and tt'ing on Twitter, it feels less special. Once again I know this feeling is incredibly juvenile. I could ignore all of that, but still.

I completely agree with you with the game being mainstream. It seems like a lot of people on social media got the game because of the hype. I’m annoyed with all the drama with Raymond and charging people to go on their islands and stuff, and how some people treat the game like a beauty contest.

 

[flurrylovebot]

man, i think i went through 7 shovels in one day and more over the several days it took me to finish, because i was hybrid farming, then finally made a large fenced in and organized area... learned my lesson, plan before you start doing that lol! it's all done now but took me about a week total since i had to move houses etc as well to make room for it.

I definitely went through around the same number of shovels...
I also dumped some flowers on the beach because I've come to realise they can't spawn there.

 

[Red Cat]

When I was watching the previews for ACNH and saw that we could have outdoor furniture, paths, fencing, and terraforming, I thought "Wow, this all looks really fun. I wonder what other great features were added for this game." Then when I got the game, I found out that Nintendo had played all of their cards in the previews and all of the old content not in the previews was not just skipped over in the previews because it was old content, it's not in ACNH period. Terraforming is a nice addition, but it doesn't single-handedly make a great game especially with everything that was removed from NL. NL has survived for almost a decade "organically" while it feels like Nintendo is trying to artificially extend NH's lifespan by slowly trickling out new/returning content. That's not a good sign for NH in the long run. I find myself gradually playing less and less each day as the daily grind gets more monotonous and I see fewer and fewer new things each day. Updates may help keep my interest, but so far they have been too little too far between to really move the needle for me. I can see this game having a sharp drop off in interest once people are able to get back into the real world. Not every AC game has been an improvement over the last: see City Folk. After having 7-8 years to build on NL, this game has not lived up to the hype for me.

 

[John Wick]

I'm not a huge fan of terraforming, to be honest.

I've done it, but if it wasn't in the game, I wouldn't miss it.

I'd prefer to have a great deal of the old content back.

I also don't like the Nookphone and amount of internet introduced into this series.

I can't stand to be around my villagers that I really like, because they are always talking about apps, and have a mobile phone in their hand.

I mean, I'm playing to escape that crap.

That to me, isn't, or shouldn't be, part of AC.

Just how I feel.
If anyone disagrees, I'm ok with that. I won't start a war. ^_^

 

[sunchild]

haven't stopped playing daily.. probably won't stop playing daily for a while unless need be. i definitely spend less time playing but that's because i've fallen into a rhythm of doing things, not because i've grown bored.

 

[Piggleton]

I’m still playing but I definitely felt a little burned out and overwhelmed when it comes to terraforming and decorating. I’ve been just collecting diys and doing things here and there.

I did spend forever campsite cycling so that may have contributed to the fatigue ;-;

 

[John Wick]

wait... yours use apps? mine don't, i've been cheated of even more stuff? that's it! i'm making a caldera, tossing a bonfire in it, calling it a volcano and tossing isabelle into it!

Mine try to TEXT the snapping turtles I have everywhere!

LOL

 

[mayortiffany]

I am quite disappointed that many old features (and things I considered to be staples of the game) such as the café, the police station, and certain furniture sets are omitted. We have no knowledge about whether these features will ever be coming back. If they do come back, will they be free, or will it be released a few years down the line?

I enjoy playing Animal Crossing - I bought a whole new system just to play this game! But for now, the game still feels very incomplete, and I prefer New Leaf in many ways. I agree with other posters when they say that the focus of Animal Crossing now seems to be about the design and having control over all design features through terraforming. I don't really use the terraforming feature much at all and I'm not that into design, so few of the big new additions personally excited me.

It's a great game to play especially in quarantine times, and you can always make your own fun, but I wouldn't be surprised if New Leaf ends up holding more longevity for me in the end.

 

[Red Cat]

I'm not a huge fan of terraforming, to be honest.

I've done it, but if it wasn't in the game, I wouldn't miss it.

I'd prefer to have a great deal of the old content back.

I also don't like the Nookphone and amount of internet introduced into this series.

I can't stand to be around my villagers that I really like, because they are always talking about apps, and have a mobile phone in their hand.

I mean, I'm playing to escape that crap.

That to me, that isn't, or shouldn't be, part of AC.

Just how I feel.
If anyone disagrees, I'm ok with that. I won't start a war. ^_^

I like the convenience of the phone for some features like checking my catalog, but I agree it shouldn't be such a central part of the game. Part of the charm of AC historically has been living with animals out in the woods somewhere, but now the island, technology, and terraforming make everything seem so modern and less of an escape. I don't mind having the option to choose between making things feel more rustic or modern, but a lot of things in ACNH seem to push the player more toward the modern side. One of the little things that really bothers me is how for your island rating the game rewards you for having a lot of furniture, fencing, bridges, etc., but penalizes you for having too many trees. If I want to go for a really foresty and outdoorsy island, it shouldn't be seen as "inferior" to someone having a heavily landscaped and decorated village.

 

[Blueskyy]

I think I’m playing this game wrong. I was bored at first playing in March. Now I’m not. I even started liking terraforming and cleaning up flowers.

 

[Cheallaigh]

I like the convenience of the phone for some features like checking my catalog, but I agree it shouldn't be such a central part of the game. Part of the charm of AC historically has been living with animals out in the woods somewhere, but now the island, technology, and terraforming make everything seem so modern and less of an escape. I don't mind having the option to choose between making things feel more rustic or modern, but a lot of things in ACNH seem to push the player more toward the modern side. One of the little things that really bothers me is how for your island rating the game rewards you for having a lot of furniture, fencing, bridges, etc., but penalizes you for having too many trees. If I want to go for a really foresty and outdoorsy island, it shouldn't be seen as "inferior" to someone having a heavily landscaped and decorated village.

i'm originally from BC, aka a very heavily forested area... i took down a bunch of trees just to get the golden watering can, really annoyed me to do it. if i drop a single thing, my rating drops because i have my beloved trees, and i love having them.

 

[dragonair]

I've been playing every day and I'm still nowhere near finished with my town so I'm going to continue playing every day. It's honestly kind of an issue because I've been putting off playing so many other games because I just want to play Animal Crossing instead. I've been playing during my D&D sessions too because I just don't want to put it down. I'm hoping to get a second Nintendo Switch once the Nintendo store opens back up here and then I'll be doubling down with a second island lol.

 

[mirukushake]

I've been playing every day and I'm still nowhere near finished with my town so I'm going to continue playing every day. It's honestly kind of an issue because I've been putting off playing so many other games because I just want to play Animal Crossing instead. I've been playing during my D&D sessions too because I just don't want to put it down. I'm hoping to get a second Nintendo Switch once the Nintendo store opens back up here and then I'll be doubling down with a second island lol.

I feel this. One of my Sims set herself on fire and died while I was terraforming so that stopped the multitasking

I want to play other games but somehow I keep getting sucked in.

 

[Dormire]

DUUUDE. Terraforming burnt me the hell out. I got a decent crescent shaped cliff but I'm still mad. I haven't picked up my game since then LOL.

 

[Cheallaigh]

DUUUDE. Terraforming burnt me the hell out. I got a decent crescent shaped cliff but I'm still mad. I haven't picked up my game since then LOL.

i made a sorta niagara falls behind my museum... a lot of swearing was involved when i realized the issues with corners, since i had made a lovely crescent shaped cliff behind it and it wasn't once i was done...

 

[John Wick]

Every time I make a waterfall I destroy it because they're so freaking loud! ^_^

 

[intestines]

I haven't stopped but I can understand what you mean, because we're cooped up indoors we put more time into the game than we usually would because we would have to go to work, school, etc. but now I've realized over a short period of time I have put 400 hours into the game. However, we know there will be some wonderful updates to come into the future. I have a daily routine for myself but we all play in different ways, if you are feeling unsatisfied with the game maybe try something that is out of your comfort zone in it for example catching a golden trout or making new designs. It is very easy to burn out from this game because we would put more time into it than we would normally.

 

[LuvDolphin]

I understand what you mean! I get absorbed into the game and realize the day went by.

Then the next day Iv played so much I dont wanna look at it anymore

But then I find something I wanna collect or improve and I get obsessed again lol