How to Start Playing Again?

[Bowie]

Hi, guys! Well, I really want to try and play New Leaf again, because I never finished my town and I've just been really eager to get playing something again. Do you guys have any ideas how I could get my motivation up again? Have you guys ever took a break and found it hard to get back into?

 

[Quagsire.]

I had that once, I restarted my town though (My town was garbage then)
You could try to invite some friends to play at the island or something, that could work.

 

[pepperini]

first of all, if there any villagers in your town that you absolutely want to keep and you're okay with tting, time travel back a week via the ds clock, load up a new save file, and look around your town to see if anyone's moved. you can prevent people from moving out this way but do not load up your mayor first--because once you do that, you save the state of the town and potentially lose one of your favorite villagers.

start planning what you'd like to do, but take it slow. divide your goals into subgoals. enjoy playing the game but don't let the idea of building the "perfect" town overtake having fun. send letters to your villagers. save money up for pwps and farm for pwps, if you want.

 

[Foxxie]

I took a hiatus for a few months and only just got back to playing recently. I started by looking at what I didn't really like, or what I had planned to do... I started by removing all of my flowers and trees and replacing them in a new way... I also took a look at what villagers I didn't mind letting go of and who I wouldn't mind seeing in the town...

If you are feeling a bit stuck, visit some dream towns and get inspiration of things to bring to your town

 

[PeachButts]

For me, the best way to work up a desire to start playing is to get inspired - check out tumblr's "ACNL" tag or the dream address thread on here for some really good inspiration. Visit peoples' dream addresses, and view the settings of movies and TV shows as places you might want to recreate in your town! I was watching Adventure Time the other day and was suddenly like, "OMG, I have to make my town into the Land of Ooo!" You never know what will inspire you!