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[SliceAndDice]

No, I haven't stopped playing, but I don't play as much as I used to. I haven't experienced the quarantine situation as much as others and still go to work every day (I am a therapist, working with elders having various forms of dementia) and my work can be very draining mentally and physically at times, so the game puts me at ease and is a nice break every day after work.
I used to play about two hours every day after work, and now it's maybe half an hour. I still enjoy the game a lot, but animal crossing had always been about the interaction with my villagers for me, and they just don't feel the same. They are watered down and bland compared to the other games and that's the main reason I don't play as much anymore. They are nice to look at at least...

 

[PugLovex]

This game is hands down the best game in the series. Anyone who argues against it is lying, or is more interested in arguing for attention than accepting the truth.

i have to somewhat disagree with this, there are features that new leaf has the new horizons currently does not have, so i prefer it over NH. still a great game though!

i haven't gotten bored yet somehow. managed to re-do my island many times

 

[tanisha23]

I haven't stopped, but I have been playing a lot less lately. I still need to redo some parts of my island, but for the most part it's done (minus the beaches, which are loaded with flowers). I really like that content will be added to the game over time, because it gives me something to be excited about.

 

[monsieurberry]

No, I haven't stopped playing, but I don't play as much as I used to. I haven't experienced the quarantine situation as much as others and still go to work every day (I am a therapist, working with elders having various forms of dementia) and my work can be very draining mentally and physically at times, so the game puts me at ease and is a nice break every day after work.
I used to play about two hours every day after work, and now it's maybe half an hour. I still enjoy the game a lot, but animal crossing had always been about the interaction with my villagers for me, and they just don't feel the same. They are watered down and bland compared to the other games and that's the main reason I don't play as much anymore. They are nice to look at at least...

I must be missing something because the villagers seem much more alive to me than they did in New Leaf but this isn’t the first time I’ve heard that! Care to elaborate? I haven’t played New Lead in a while but I’ve been watching other people play it just for memory sake and I’m not impressed at all (dialogue wise).

 

[John Wick]

Idk what's going on but I've had Wolfgang complain to me about how convenience is overrated......I think I might have seen that conversation between Apollo and Mira? But it was never glorified as "APPS ARE GREAT XD!!!1!!1!!!!!" but rather Mira getting annoyed with Apollo for not being able to use a phone correctly, idk.

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Okay I took pics of some parts of the conversation. It was kinda funny but it wasn't that awful tbh. For context, the conversation was about Mira teaching Apollo how to use a phone. I think the best part was when Mira said "Have you tried looking up old friends? Apps are great for that" and Apollo replies "Friends? I ain't got no use for folks I don't talk to no more! I left 'em behind for a reason!" @TheKryptoKnight

I'm not fond of the dialogue, and that's fine.

I just wish it was as good as Wild World at the very least.

Each to their own though.

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LOL. I haven’t seen that conversation happen but to me it’s very clear the writing is better. Not only just the better characterization and more colorful dialogue of the villagers in general but the whole set up from the start. I was just watching a New Leaf play through an hour ago by SimplyPressStart and wow the dialogue is bland.

I'm thinking about the Wild World dialogue.
That was great.

New Leaf, in my opinion was better than NH has been so far, as they haven't mentioned much besides how my waistcoat looks, for the last five weeks.. but hey.. maybe I'm just expecting too much.
I'm obviously hoping it improves over time.

 

[IslandGuy]

can relate. the game now feels like just chores+rng fest.

 

[brockbrock]

I've taken a break this week so that I don't get burned out and lose interest. I got caught up in impatience which I've found ruins a game like Animal Crossing. In a few days it'll pass and all will be back to normal. I still have so much to do on my island which is only partially decorated.

 

[Hanif1807]

Not yet. Still playing it daily because i always have something to do in my island

 

[Marte]

Reading this thread I forgot what it was about halfway through. Jesus christ people, why do we always end up like this. Be a little more nice and don't go straight for the attack.

No, I haven't stopped playing. But I play much less now that I don't feel the need to terraform anymore. And thank god for that, it was taking too much of my time. Now I just focus on what I did in the earlier games like WW, and I love it. I usually play for an hour a day, doing my chores and fish, BUT I could be doing that for hours if I wanted to, so I'm not bored with the game at all. Before NH came out I payed a lot of Breath of the Wild, which I thought would be my most played game…… I checked the playtime last night and it was on 75+ hours, and that's after one year of having it, hahaha. Ok that wasn't as relevant, but my point is that I've spent so much time on NH already so it's kind of nice to not play it constantly and just check in on it sometimes, like the earlier games in the series.

 

[Garrett]

Nope, still playing for hours each day. That may go down once Xenoblade Chronicles DE releases next week, but I'll keep playing NH daily for years.

 

[Scrafty]

I'm playing way less but I'm enjoying the slower pace. My island is a mess because I decided to take a break from redesigning my island while I was in the middle of tearing everything down lol. I know I'll get obsessed with perfecting everything eventually so I'm not going to force myself.

 

[moon_child]

I don’t trade so acquiring villagers and furniture and DIYs is enough to keep me busy. So busy.

 

[icecreamcheese]

i still play but it comes in waves, sometimes more sometimes less, sometime ill walk in an area and i will have an idea to upgrade/change.
sometimes i like to visit islands for celeste items, i started to arrange my flower field into nice areas.. it will take me like a week to finish it and to decide what to keep and what to throw.. i also feel guilty if i dont give my neighbors atleast a fruit a day but i really like to pick cloths for them in harvs island and then to give it to them as present, but yea w8ing for a new patch/month finished my critterpedia for may.

 

[niko2]

I haven't played 10 hours a day like right after lunch, but I still play! Tbh I like visiting other islands to socialise, draw on boards, shopping DIYs hunting etc, it keeps it fresh. I also still have to terraform my island, I haven't even started! Some days I haven't played at all, it depends if I'm busy/stressed in real life. AC is made to be played a little everyday/every few days! If I have a big project then I sink a lot of time in it! Other days it's just checking shops, talking to a few animals and that's it

 

[Magus]

Nope. I still have a loooooot to do.
I have a certain number of ideas/areas that I want to build on my island and I only did like 3 of them, the big one will be the city area and I didn't even start this part.
I also want to have all my dreamies and final houses of the dreamies I already have with starter houses.
I still miss a lot of DIY and furnitures I want to decorate my house and island.
I still miss a lot lot of my house upgrades (I have 3 rooms), I still have to move some buildings and build bridges and ramps.
I still have to catch all the bugs/fishes/art pieces.
I still have a lot of hybrid flowers to breed.
Yeah. Among other things.
And why ? Because I don't TT and play the game like it's supposed to be played I guess. And yet, I play it a lot already in my opinion, like everyday.

 

[Romaki]

No, I still play like 5 hours a day, but I can't say it's super interesting when the villagers won't even say anything interesting and ask me to do stuff. But I still love just walking around my island and changing some stuff here and there.

 

[MatchaMoonlight]

I don't play as much as I did when the game was first released, but that's just because my island is pretty much decorated to my satisfaction. I still play for a bit each day though just so I can check the shops, pull up any weeds, hit the rocks, etc.

 

[lars708]

This game is hands down the best game in the series. Anyone who argues against it is lying, or is more interested in arguing for attention than accepting the truth.

I play less than I did at the beginning, but that's because I've settled in to my island design, and don't spend countless hours undoing/doing/redoing. Now it's about checking turnip prices, items to buy, and daily tasks. And just because I spend less time playing doesn't mean I'm getting bored, it means I've found my rhythm, which is one of the reasons I love this series so much.

Edit: Apologies for not saying this originally, but the first paragraph is 100% my opinion, which I 100% believe to be truth. That's the beauty of an opinion, right?

Agree 100% I love this game so much

 

[RiceBunny]

Yes, I haven’t played in two weeks. I’m not into terraforming, I find it stressful; so the terraforming I do is minimal. There’s not much else to do in the game. With New Leaf, I couldn’t keep away for longer than 2-3 days; and that went on for 4 years

 

[jumpluff]

I'm not fond of the dialogue, and that's fine.

I just wish it was as good as Wild World at the very least.

Each to their own though.

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I'm thinking about the Wild World dialogue.
That was great.

New Leaf, in my opinion was better than NH has been so far, as they haven't mentioned much besides how my waistcoat looks, for the last five weeks.. but hey.. maybe I'm just expecting too much.
I'm obviously hoping it improves over time.

It should improve a bit. I had this complaint too, but as you reach higher friendship tiers with your villagers, they do say cooler stuff. The problem is that the game has poor logic (imo) for determining what to say. I often have to speak to them over and over to get them to talk to me about anything other than my tools/who just came to my village/my secondary visitor. And there's only one or two lines for those things. Anyway, don't give up hope, if you keep raising friendship with your villagers and/or encounter them in new situations, they'll become more interesting. But I agree that this is a problem with the game.

I've been playing since the GCN AC, and back then there weren't so many customisation functions... so the hook was just the social sim, so when it's lacking, I really feel it. I do agree with these complaints a lot and it does make the game weaker for me. The dialogue is mostly well-written, at least.