Has anyone else stopped playing?

[Edge]

What about the game did you not like?
It is perfectly fine not to be interested in animal crossing right now. I usually am a big reader, but since the pandemic I have found it difficult to just sit down and do so. I think what has interested me the most is just getting outside and enjoying nature. Watching the birds, taking photos of flowers...I find this to be pretty relaxing. Talk to your friends or family and maybe you can pick up some fun ideas to try yourself.

 

[Xara]

i haven’t - i’ve been playing since day 1! while there’s some days i’ll go without playing due to irl stuff, i always tt once i play again to make up for the days that i’ve missed aba

 

[Fluuffy]

I purposely slowed down back when I received 3 stars and got terraforming. I recently got 5 stars with only 8 villagers even though my island is not “finished.” My museum is far from done since I am not worried about collecting a lot of things including cataloging. I have a mind set of “i’ll get there eventually.” I think it comes from the fact that I tend to procrastinate. This game has no due date and the planned updates motivates me NOT to decorate my island much. I’ll decorate as certain items or furnitures I like is added. The main thing keeping me playing right now is flower breeding but even that got slowed down because I decided to stop multiplayer. I can’t ask others to water my flowers anymore so I have to rely on my own watering to give me a small boost. I might stop playing every now and then and maybe even for a few weeks soon. My employer just asked me to go back to work today.

 

[trashpedia]

I still play the game but not as intensively as I used to. I have reached 5 stars but I'm still not done with my island, as there's aloooot of things I still need to do. The fact that we may probably never get an update until July is kinda too long for me, and I can probably see myself dropping the game somewhere in June if I do finish or complete my goals before the new update. So far, getting fossils, flower breeding, paying off loans/bridges/slopes, and redecorating some parts of my island are why I'm still playing but who knows if I'll still be continuing to do those things in 2 months.

 

[Raz]

I think I've slowed down a bit, but I may be wrong. The thing is, I'm doing so much specific stuff in the game that the simple placement of a tree or a flower requires some careful planning, thus, I'm playing on a much less frantic rhythm than I was last month.

I still enjoy the game, possibly even more than I did before.

 

[Hirisa]

Nope. In fact, now that I have a better grasp of terraforming, I am more invested than ever. My orchard is beginning to look exactly the way I want it to, as is my mountain forest, and with each tentative step I take I feel a bit more confident that I can make something I truly enjoy. The game has also been a great catalyst for rekindling friendships, which I need very much in this time of self-isolation. All in all, I am pretty grateful for ACNH right now. No, it isn't a perfect game, but I never expected that. I am enjoying it very much for what it is, and that's good enough.

 

[Hanif1807]

I always have something to do in ACNH just like in ACNL like daily material collecting, daily wasp catching, daily fossil hunting, daily dilly, etc. so nope i haven't stopped from playing it yet, although i'm starting to slow down my island progress. In the first few weeks of playing i used to play around 2-5 hours but now i only play 40 minutes-2 hours

But i believe once more updates are coming it's more enjoyable to play. Let's hope for the better

 

[kjetta]

If I may add something else to my ramble? Keeping my outlook on NH positive helps me enjoy it more. When reading people's complaints and the rant thread - though I have nothing against it, I have my own problems as well - it does tend to make me feel less hopeful. Like the negativity rubs off on me and I start seeing my otherwise enjoyable gameplay less positively. I'm finding the cliche of "enjoying the little things is really key.

Truer words have never been spoken.

I keep coming back to BTF because for me AC has always been a community game, but I find that forum posts are relentless in bringing my appreciation and enjoyment of the game down. I love the music, but when I see threads bemoaning the music I find myself deflated. I love the slow pace and playing one day at a time, but then I see threads that the release of 'an unfinished game' isn't tailored to a time-travel play style, and that deflates me.

I need to personally learn how to either be unaffected by others criticism, or to move on from my belief that AC is a community based game.

 

[isabll]

I slowed down towards the beginning of April, then decided to delete my save and start over. It was SO much better the second time for some reason and I've been playing non-stop for almost a month. It's not guaranteed to work, though, so maybe don't delete your game if you're not 100% sure that you want to a fresh start. Perhaps you only need a little break and that's okay, the game isn't going anywhere and it'll still be there if you want to start playing again in the future.

 

[bam94-]

Truer words have never been spoken.

I keep coming back to BTF because for me AC has always been a community game, but I find that forum posts are relentless in bringing my appreciation and enjoyment of the game down. I love the music, but when I see threads bemoaning the music I find myself deflated. I love the slow pace and playing one day at a time, but then I see threads that the release of 'an unfinished game' isn't tailored to a time-travel play style, and that deflates me.

I need to personally learn how to either be unaffected by others criticism, or to move on from my belief that AC is a community based game.

I couldn't have said this better myself! I've actually been pretty surprised at the volume of negative threads regarding ACNH. Not that there's anything wrong with posting negativity, because everyone has their opinions, but I guess I just enjoy the game so much I was surprised, that's all.

With that being said, it does make me feel deflated also reading some of the comments. And that's on me, no one else. But I personally enjoy the gradual updates and don't think it was released unfinished, and that Nintendo intended it to be this way.

Anyway, since I unlocked terraforming, I'm finding myself playing more. Alongside my daily tasks, there's so much for me to do now, like constantly making money by fishing etc. to pay for moving buildings, or bridges and inclines. And generally decorating the island. But I definitely know what it's like to need to take a break from a game or at least cut down the hours I play it, so I may reach that point soon.

 

[Krissi2197]

I slowed down a little bit for sure, but I still try to get a half hour to an hour in per day.

 

[Raccoon Goon]

I still play a lot, even when there isn't much going on. It relaxes me. I like my daily tasks (watering flowers, planting stuff, making a bit of money, etc). What can I say, I like routine.

 

[meggiewes]

If you need permission to not like the game, then I'll personally write you a permission slip!

Not every game is for every person. Are there specific reasons why you aren't enjoying the game? There is no reason why you can't go back to play old games. Or play different games. There is also no reason why you can't leave this game for a month or so and then come back to see what they added. This AC is very different from the other ones because the creators specifically wanted to release content all year long for the game. There was an interview somewhere that I heard about in the Haken podcast that the creators want to plan content for this game for the next two to three years. If that is true, then this game is going to be constantly changing for the next couple of years.

I do understand falling out of love with a game. I've been like that with the Sims for years. Sims 2 is the best in my opinion. I keep looking at TS4 content hoping that I'll like it and I do like watching people play it. I just accepted that I don't like actually playing the game myself and that is ok.

 

[bobthecat]

no i've been playing none stop innit

 

[skogkyst]

I didn't exactly stop playing, but my playtime has dramatically decreased. Originally, I was pumping 5-10 hours a day, but now I get 0.5-2 hours on average. I usually just talk to each villager, check stores and turnips, donate fossils, and visit the visitor of the day, if there is one. I haven't spent a lot of extra time being creative lately, and I think I'm starting to feel the natural feeling of the game slowing down.

 

[Rosewater]

I was bored at first and didn't pick it up most days due to preferring to do other things like reading but now I have terraforming and I've been playing it a little more lol

 

[pinkfawn]

I still play every day but I slowed down a little on town decorating. I'm leaving areas empty hoping Nintendo releases new items soon, there's only so much you can do with the stuff they have released right now.

 

[Ossiran]

I'm still happily playing for a few hours every day. I want to redesign my island with terraforming, but I need to wait until I have the time and am in the proper mindset so I can make it look good without burning myself out.

 

[Romaki]

No, I haven't felt that way yet. Either I transform for hours or I just do my dailies and then do something else with my day. But I'm still in the Animal Crossing honeymoon where I enjoy every second. I also have other games to enjoy, but my everyday life is slowly returning as well. I doubt I will have this opportunity to just play like this in two months.

But please take care of yourself! A video game can only distract you, you need something in your day to lift your spirits up. Especially now, we all need to find something that brightens our day, New Horizons is just something to do.

 

[cIementine]

it's not even that i don't like it but i haven't played the game all month!! i just can't get stuck into it at the minute.