ChrisNewLeaf
LushResort Representative
If they make another animal crossing, what do you think they need to change and improve from new leaf?
Don't get me wrong, new leaf is amazing, but there are so many little things that could have been improved:
For me I'd like:
1. A "select all" button in the pockets menu.
2. Villagers who are thinking about moving should suggest it immediately the next time you talk to them (instead of waiting until they get an exclamation mark and run up to you). So many people I know have lost villagers because of the lack of such a feature and villagers failing to mention they were leaving.
3. If a villager is in boxes, there should still be one last chance to convince them to stay, just as a security measure. Villagers aren't important to everyone, but many people actually stop playing if they lose villagers they really liked, especially due to the cycle rule (preventing them from getting them back without a ridiculous number of villager cycling).
4. Past villagers appearing in Main street is cool, but I wish it would vary more. I disliked all the villagers I moved out (Hazel, Diva etc.) and now they're forever in my main street as they were the first few, whereas more recent villagers that left wont appear unless anyone else moves out (which wont happen as I have my perfect town now). They should vary between any villagers that have left or even just be randomly generated villagers.
5.The animal crossing chat ingame should have a log like the best friend chat. It's so easy to look away quickly and miss what somebody said.
6. Friends should be able to go to club Tortimer (or the equivalent) in groups.
7. Town owners should be able to negate certain functions to prevent theft. E.g. you should be able to grant visitors the power to pick up/drop items or use tools when in your town.
8. There should be a trading zone in which you don't need to actually add the person (you could use a specific code). This way you wouldn't have to worry about people you don't know in your town and you could regulate trades better (e.g. there could be a menu where you select the items/bells to trade). They could even use a system like Pokemon with friends, aquaintances and passerbys.
9. On 4 x 4 tables, there should be an easier way to move items. It can be hard to get 4 items all facing forward for example. One way to get around this could be a room editor mode. You could choose to do it manually, or just use the editor to place and rotate items much easier. You could even grab items from a menu linked to your inventory and cupboards.
10. Extra pockets. Or if not, the ability to stack items of a similar nature like you can with fruit. Perhaps a new tool called "bag" could have its own pocket space.
11. The ability to relocate or destroy (or even add if you want) rocks in the ground.
12. An easier way to lay paths in the town. Maybe a "Town editor" mode for laying designs.
13. A more obvious way to "freeze" time. Not everyone can play everyday for that long, but the game punishes you if you don't in some cases (e.g. missing events, losing villagers, weeds and flowers wilting depending on ordinance etc.). When Pokemon came out I stopped playing animal crossing, so I simply remembered the last time I played was october 12th and set my 3DS clock to that when I next played. Not everyone knows you can do this though, so there should be a menu option before starting to game to preserve your town on the date it was. Then when you next play Isabelle/whoever could confirm that last date you played.
All I can think of at the moment. Any other views?
Don't get me wrong, new leaf is amazing, but there are so many little things that could have been improved:
For me I'd like:
1. A "select all" button in the pockets menu.
2. Villagers who are thinking about moving should suggest it immediately the next time you talk to them (instead of waiting until they get an exclamation mark and run up to you). So many people I know have lost villagers because of the lack of such a feature and villagers failing to mention they were leaving.
3. If a villager is in boxes, there should still be one last chance to convince them to stay, just as a security measure. Villagers aren't important to everyone, but many people actually stop playing if they lose villagers they really liked, especially due to the cycle rule (preventing them from getting them back without a ridiculous number of villager cycling).
4. Past villagers appearing in Main street is cool, but I wish it would vary more. I disliked all the villagers I moved out (Hazel, Diva etc.) and now they're forever in my main street as they were the first few, whereas more recent villagers that left wont appear unless anyone else moves out (which wont happen as I have my perfect town now). They should vary between any villagers that have left or even just be randomly generated villagers.
5.The animal crossing chat ingame should have a log like the best friend chat. It's so easy to look away quickly and miss what somebody said.
6. Friends should be able to go to club Tortimer (or the equivalent) in groups.
7. Town owners should be able to negate certain functions to prevent theft. E.g. you should be able to grant visitors the power to pick up/drop items or use tools when in your town.
8. There should be a trading zone in which you don't need to actually add the person (you could use a specific code). This way you wouldn't have to worry about people you don't know in your town and you could regulate trades better (e.g. there could be a menu where you select the items/bells to trade). They could even use a system like Pokemon with friends, aquaintances and passerbys.
9. On 4 x 4 tables, there should be an easier way to move items. It can be hard to get 4 items all facing forward for example. One way to get around this could be a room editor mode. You could choose to do it manually, or just use the editor to place and rotate items much easier. You could even grab items from a menu linked to your inventory and cupboards.
10. Extra pockets. Or if not, the ability to stack items of a similar nature like you can with fruit. Perhaps a new tool called "bag" could have its own pocket space.
11. The ability to relocate or destroy (or even add if you want) rocks in the ground.
12. An easier way to lay paths in the town. Maybe a "Town editor" mode for laying designs.
13. A more obvious way to "freeze" time. Not everyone can play everyday for that long, but the game punishes you if you don't in some cases (e.g. missing events, losing villagers, weeds and flowers wilting depending on ordinance etc.). When Pokemon came out I stopped playing animal crossing, so I simply remembered the last time I played was october 12th and set my 3DS clock to that when I next played. Not everyone knows you can do this though, so there should be a menu option before starting to game to preserve your town on the date it was. Then when you next play Isabelle/whoever could confirm that last date you played.
All I can think of at the moment. Any other views?
