How do you explain AC to somebody who’s never played?

[applesauc3]

I just thought this was a funny question because, when somebody asks me why I’m so obsessed with AC I have try to explain the game in a way that isn’t just “well you build an island”. What do you guys say?

 

[Uffe]

There's a lot to explain when it comes to this game. What makes it fun? Well, fun is subjective. I'd explain that it's a simulator, much like The Sims, but a lot different. Because when I explain that it's a game where you move away from your parents and live on your own, it doesn't exactly sound appealing. So you have to go in depth, and that may or may not catch a persons attention. You own a house and you expand it until you no longer can. You also get to choose various furniture themes to your liking so you can decorate your house, and you have different rooms which you can decorate however you want. Your neighbors are talking animals who befriend you and give you gifts or money called Bells. The only work you have to do is fish and catch bugs to make Bells. You can even shake fruit from a tree and sell those or give them to your neighbors. You can sell furniture as well or trade them. You also get to dress up your character however you want. You can make them reflect you as a person, or make an entirely different you. Why is this game fun? Well, if you've played The Sims and enjoyed that game, you just might love this game as well.

 

[moon_child]

It’s a life sim but instead of living with other people, you live with animals. So it’s a sandbox game where you play how you want and also get creative.

 

[Sicariana]

You catch two hornets and a snail with your net. Your face is stung in the process.
You sell the hornets and snail to a pair of orphaned children.
You use the money to buy a saxophone and a yellow mug. You place them outside.
You talk to a nearby villager to ask what they think of the new decor. They say your face is ugly and swollen.
You talk to another villager. They are making a DIY you already have.
You need more money, so you go fishing. There are only sea bass.
You come across a suspicious boat while fishing. A man is inside selling art.
You buy the Mona Lisa for about the same price you bought the mug for earlier.
You are satisfied.

 

[Ananas Dragon]

Spoiler: disclaimer this is a joke

"So you for some reason decided to go on a deserted island that you have to pay for the plane ticket and your goal now is make friends with the people who pay the landlord and make the island a five star resort while in house debt, and not getting payed to make it a five star resort but you can buy 4000 veggies and sell each of them for 500 of the ingame currency each. Also sonic's cousins want to make a shop where they sell clothes because their friends, the landlord's orphaned twin nephews are also on the island. One last thing, the people who pay the landlord are animals and you need to have popular ones for some extra added internet fame, you need a glasses cat who lives in an office, a cotton candy baby bear with no mother, A wolf fox hybrid who's named after an old lady. If you want some more internet fame then you can also get a purple cat who tells you nobody can help you, a white deer with a lot of makeup on, another deer but more natural looking who is also female, a pastry rhino, some little kid's stitched up teddy bear, and who could forget a marshmallow squirrel who keeps competing against the glasses cat.

If you just got the game for internet fame than put all your villagers in maid dresses and make them sing to a song about making bubbles with gum. also if you find any ugly villagers beat them with a net

No but you should actually explain it something along the lines of "you make friends with some friendly animals while trying to live your best life, you can fish, catch bugs, buy furniture which you can put outside to make nice scenery or inside of your house, you can also customize your character with clothes"