Do you feel you need to "complete"? What do you "complete"?

[CrankyCupcake]

As a player who never feels like she needs to complete anything, since it's a sandbox game, I'm curious as to what ACNH players who are completionists do.

What is it that you feel you must complete? All Nook Miles achievements? All fish/insect/fossil/art collections? A catalogue of every furniture/outfit/recipe/Gulliver gift there is? All hybrids? Do you prefer to complete slowly, without trading or time travelling, or do you prefer to do it quickly? Is there a reason for your method?

I've played Wild World and New Leaf before New Horizons. I love the franchise. But I've never been a completionist. Never set out to collect a full set of anything. Never kept a list. It's too much work. In real life, I'm very organized, I do everything I'm supposed to do, if I start something I will not rest until I finish it. I guess maybe that's why when I play games, I don't go after achievements. I play my games to enjoy them. If I had to set a list of goals to achieve, it'd be too stressful and, if I wanted stress, I could just go back to living my life instead.

 

[Sloom]

What is it that you feel you must complete? All Nook Miles achievements? All fish/insect/fossil/art collections? A catalogue of every furniture/outfit/recipe/Gulliver gift there is? All hybrids?

all of the things you listed yes! also, just a personal goal but I'd like to have 8 fully decorated player houses and a fully decorated island at some point. I never used to be an AC completionist, but I just really enjoy the satisfaction of fully completing a game. also bragging rights lol

totally get people who don't want to be completionists, but I just love the satisfaction that comes after completing a super duper grindy nook miles challenge and it's a great way to always have something to do in the game. gonna be a long time till I get to 100% and I'm glad about that because I love this game

 

[Barney]

I'm a completionist in many other games and areas of my life (my music collection is evidence of this), but there's no way I can apply that to Animal Crossing - it would be torture! Plus I only like about 20% of the items anyway!

 

[dizzy bone]

I have never been a completionist in past AC games, or any games really. I have never completed badges, catalogs, or even the museum. But the Nook Miles punch cards are just too cute in this game that I do want to complete them at some point, as well as the museum. I guess I'm just more interested in completing those because of how much nicer/interesting they look to me, haha. I'm still not that bothered about catalog completion though.

 

[Fendi]

Out of all the things you listed, I prioritize the completion of bugs, fish, fossils and art the most. With the exception of art, I intend to find everything else by my own on my island. I know it will take some time, but it's such a satisfying feeling to slowly build up the museum, and I think the enjoyment is the possibility of finding something new each day, without the expectation to make it happen. I personally do not time travel, so I know I'll have to wait for new seasons to come to obtain certain bugs and fish, but at least I have something to anticipate towards.

Everything else, I also do not mind pacing myself since I don't imagine myself really needing to catalog every single furniture or clothing item - down the line, if I do need to get these, I'm certain I can always reach out and create a thread to find it.

It's kind of conflicting because, typically, whenever I start something in real life, I'm determined and set to complete it, but on this game, I remind myself to not follow the same route, because it takes away the enjoyment. This is from my perspective at least.

 

[Hobowire]

I'll be happy with just completing the Achievements but if other stuff comes along I'll do it (eg, furniture, bug, fish). I didn't time travel until the duplication glitch tanked the market and I couldnt compete with other ppl's offers.

@Sloom 8 completed houses! dang.... now i have another goal.

 

[buny]

all of the things you listed yes! also, just a personal goal but I'd like to have 8 fully decorated player houses and a fully decorated island at some point. I never used to be an AC completionist, but I just really enjoy the satisfaction of fully completing a game. also bragging rights lol

i would love to complete player houses, that's such a fun idea to add to the list!!

 

[Fye]

I want to complete my museum eventually, but not this year and maybe not even the next. I like bug catching fine but fishing is tedious so I know I've already missed at least half the fish from the past few months and I've bought reds fake art multiple times to place around my island so I've only got that 1st real one in the museum right now.

but the one thing I was a completionist about to the point that I traded online was DIYs, since they're such a useful resource in decorating the island and getting to 5 stars. I might try to complete my catalog some day but thats a really distant future goal.

and as for the nook miles, I'm just going to let them happen - I don't expect to get the next few fishing ones for a loooong time

 

[Chris]

Typically I 100% a game and then move on, often selling the game in the process because by the time I've done absolutely everything there is to do in it I don't ever want to look at it again. e.g. I 100% completed Dynasty Warriors 8 a couple of days ago (that was 150hr+ grind) and I know I won't touch it again. I don't want to treat ACNH the same way I do other games, hence why I'm taking this more slowly rather than rushing to complete it.

 

[pup]

this is definitely a game that makes a completionist like me actually have to chill out lol. i don't see myself actually cataloging everything, although i waaaant to but... i cataloged like 1200 items from a TBT user and it was so satisfying but also it was so deeply tedious i'm not sure if i want to do that again lol. it took 2 hours and then i didn't play for like two days because it sucked the joy out of the game haha.

i definitely focus on the museum, DIYs, nook mile achievements, and maxing out friendship with my villagers. i'd like to hit 5 stars but it hasn't been a priority just yet.

 

[Jhine7]

Definitely want to complete:

All Nook Miles tasks
Entire Museum
No empty spaces on island
Max bank at 999m
All diys, walls, carpets, umbrellas, music, etc.

 

[MelodyRivers]

I am sort of. I like having a goal to obtain but then I tend to get bored with a game once it’s completed. However the only game I ever got 100% completed was LEGO pirates of the Caribbean. For ac I think the only things I really want to complete is the museum and the hybrids. For clothing I collect what I like so I have no interest in clothing that I would never wear like football jerseys. And I don’t care about every villagers photo. Just the villagers I like.

 

[Sheep Villager]

I don't obsess over it with lists and spreadsheets but I do like completing stuff. Since I see myself playing this game for years to come and I don't TT, I just take it slow.

The one thing I'm most likely not going to complete is the Nook miles achievements. Some of them are just baffling.
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• I would like to eventually complete my catalog so I can use Harv's island to the fullest.​

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• Museum is a no-brainer. Obviously going to complete that.​

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• I have a pipe dream of eventually collecting ALL of the bug models and maybe the fish too. Would take forever though but it's satisfying seeing my progress.​

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• Not sure if it counts as completing stuff but I do have three player houses to pay off since I have side characters. I'm currently 1/3 done.​

• Definitely want one of each flower!
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[cIementine]

with new horizons completion isn't my problem, but perfectionism is !! i'm finding it hard to terraform because i have so many ideas but i don't want to take the plunge and 'ruin' my island and have to deal with the work in progress

 

[Sheando]

I always try to complete the museum; it’s so beautiful and I love exploring it and finding my villagers admiring my work.

As for clothing and items, I’m with you. I have no interest in acquiring everything; I only buy what I like. I complete the museum because it makes USING the museum more fun. I don’t try to gather up anything I’m not going to use.

 

[niconii]

So far the only thing I've completed in-game I think is achieving all the flower hybrids! I'm about to complete getting all the genuine art too. I don't really think I'll be able to complete my catalogue (both stuff and clothing) though but I don't mind as long as I get or be able to catalogue the items that I like! c:
One of the things I do hope to complete is the critterpedia.

Also, a long shot, but it'd be nice to get all villager photos too, but aah, idk that's probably impossible to do if trading isn't involved.

 

[SmoochsPLH]

I'm a big completionist for video games in general so this thread is perfect for me! :3c

I wanna complete all the museum areas, the critterpedia, and my catalog. I also wanna complete my island to how I'd like it (which I'm saving the catalog till after this).

 

[Imbri]

Some things, yes. I want a complete museum, although I know it'll take time. I'm stubborn and want to complete it from my island (art and fossils; fish and bugs I've caught from mystery islands). The same goes for flowers. I want to breed each myself.

As far as furniture and clothing go, there area lot I like, but my house is essentially complete, so I don't see changing it drastically. I am a clothes horse, but I don't like all the items, so there are a few I'll leave behind.

I'd like to get most of the recipes, because they can be nice gifts, and it would be nice to fill the miles punch cards, although I'm not rushing to do that.

 

[InstantNoodles]

I would love to complete a furniture and clothing catalogue, as well as the museum (bugs and fish)! I’m pretty close in furniture and clothing I think but not as much in bugs and fish since some of them are really hard to catch!

 

[Noel_in_Sunrise]

I play like a completionist in Animal Crossing games but never actually complete much of anything, heh. I have never completed the museum, for instance. I wander away from the games whenever the real-time mechanic makes them too much of a chore for me.

I collect whatever I can while I play and mark my progress down in an app (used to do this in physical guidebooks with older games). I just enjoy collecting. It makes me feel like I have options, but I think it is mostly a compulsive thing -shrugs-. I always liked collecting furniture sets, and in later games, clothing. But villager portraits are my favorite thing to collect, though I don't aim for any sort of completion there. I also love trying to breed all the types of flowers, though this is the first game I managed it in!

I have told myself, this time I will participate in every festival and finish the museum! Even if I wander away for a bit, this time I will pick the game back up.