Well... People who will say "No, don't buy it." simply because they don't like ACNL are biased as well? How different is that from the Animal Crossing fanbase who will recommend it to other people to play? But, she did state she simply loved the other Animal Crossing games that she played, so I would say yes, try out New Leaf. Because if you loved the other games, you will mostly likely like New Leaf as well and since Corrie was thinking of playing another Animal Crossing series, might as well!
Simply put, it's just hard not to get a biased opinion from other people who have played Animal Crossing New Leaf. You will probably either get a yes or no answer and prolly still wonder if you want it or not. I was confused whether or not to buy it as well, because it was so old and the last series I played, was City Folk? (I loved the game back then). But, I was more convinced to buy it after seeing all the good reviews though (I was gonna get it anyways).
But, it really is up to you Corrie, it's better to try it out yourself (if you reallyyy do want the game) rather than get opinions from other people? It's also gotten high ratings and apparently won an award as well. If you don't like it, you could always return the game! At least, that's how I usually view new games.
EDIT: Google some game reviews, if you really still want to figure out if you want to buy it or not, or look up videos of gameplay, that's what I usually do if I'm still confused!
EDIT2: Also, this is just my opinion anyways, so who knows?
I have looked up gameplay and the graphics look super awesome! *____* It really makes WW look sooooo dated. XD I think I will give it a go. I am getting paid on Friday so I can buy it after work along with some series 3 card packs. XD ahaha.
Thanks so much for giving me a really indepth answer. Makes me feel for confident about the game. C: