Does anyone else get bummed out?

[Xara]

all the time. i get so discouraged because my island looks so boring compared to others but i try to stay optimistic by reminding myself that my island is nowhere near complete and that it’ll hopefully look a lot better in a year’s time ;;

 

[Hobowire]

it doesnt bother me. a lot of my island has a nostalgia factor. I find that more comforting than aesthetics.

 

[Arlaluvs]

It was at first, but it’s because I was like, “how could I ever catch up?” Since I was pretty new. But now it’s like, would we ever be really satisfied? There’s still so much diys and items to get, that Id have to rearrange a lot. & I’m doing that now. Like I made so many stairs and bridges, only to get the construction to have to demolish and re-construct cliffs. Then I thought I was happy with things going as they were, & and spent days with placing houses...only to want to move them all again and remove cliffs and waterways and re-do spaces and moving flowers a billion times. I think it’s an endless cycle.

 

[CrankyCupcake]

I don't watch island tour videos on youtube. No time. I sometimes look at other people's screenshots on reddit, twitter and here. I do that because I'm curious.

But these are all other people's screenshots of their islands. I don't compare them to what I have. I don't aspire to have my island look like other people's islands.

I prefer my island to look like mine. This game is not a competition. It's my escape.

 

[coderp]

i feel like it has some sort of reverse psychology on me. instead of getting bummed out, i end up getting too inspired and fix my own island as a result (mostly in terms of terraforming. always on some sort of terraforming/pathing hell).

I have a special kind of sympathy for anyone who experiences this misery.

 

[Corrie]

I try not to look because I'd rather be happy thinking putting a bush next to a bench is heavily creative.

 

[Millysaurusrexjr]

Sometimes, but other times i find it to be inspirational. I really wish they would add in the dream suite already so I could explore people's islands properly, without feeling like such a bother

 

[Mayor-of-Bliss]

It used to in New Leaf. Then I made every kind of town I could think of and got burned out.
Its good to remember, your town is for you.
Take inspiration but don't worry if you aren't there.

I had to kind of explain to my sister because she was upset about her town-
towns that look like that are done by people who LOVE landscaping. I also like landscaping. But if you HATE the process of landscaping please don't force yourself just because and feel bad. Don't have a bad time playing for the end result.
I like moving things around for me its fun but for her its frustrating and she doesn't like how long it takes so its like please don't worry what your town looks like in a way.

There's more to animal crossing than decorating even though right now there's not as much to do and it seems this game is a bit more cartering to that crowd. (Where my errands...)

I understand the comparison game I've been there trust me. I try to remember, the point is to have fun not feel bad.

 

[marshallows]

I have a special kind of sympathy for anyone who experiences this misery.

lmfao thanks! literally have no one else to blame but my own self tbh.

 

[Louise_]

yeah I see good ones all the time, I am trying to work on mine, all off my villagers are close together

 

[Loriii]

I appreciate the ones that are really good, but honestly, I don't get upset or anything. I feel like I have different taste and I'm not the kind of person to compare then feel like I should have done this or that. I'm very much into detail so anything that looks out of place or looks messy annoys me. I mean, it's hard to explain without people misinterpreting me lol. I just don't care, I guess. I appreciate what I appreciate and do what makes me happy. That's probably the most important thing. Same with others. If they're happy with their work then go, continue doing that.

 

[Mushy.]

Yeah. I have never terraformed or decorated because I feel like what I do will be no good. I get excited over a theme, but when I go to do it, I get cold feet and don't do a thing. It sucks that I can't enjoy this feature of the game.

 

[SpiritofAce]

No - and this is the problem with the social media bubble of this game. Everyone is just after attention.

 

[Hanif1807]

Kind of, but i am pretty satisfied with how my island currently looks like