A Year Later Are You Still Playing?

[Horus]

What's there really to do except decorate your island?

 

[marea]

No, not every day. I play other games so my playtime is pretty divided. I have been wanting to find the time to play it more though.

 

[oranje]

I am! I play pretty much everyday, even if it's just to boot up the game and gift my villagers some clothes. However, I do feel like I'm almost "done" with the game in sense. I'm almost done decorating my island/houses, I have all the villagers I want, and all I have left to do really is complete my art section of the museum and collect all the clothing. Barring a big update in the future, I'll probably be done playing in the next two months.

 

[Alicia]

I stopped playing daily in August. I think I really burned myself out in Animal Crossing, I love the games, but I just needed a break. Nothing has really made me want to play daily again. I check in every once in a while when I want to chat with my villagers or buy the monthly items or whatever. I even missed a few different holidays because I just completely forgot to check in and play. I have more than a thousand hours in the game. I just really felt like I needed a break. I will return one day. It seems to be what I always do with Animal Crossing games. I leave for a long time, but then I return and really enjoy playing it again.

 

[leenaby]

I actually started playing almost every single day when I first got the game back around April when I finally was able to get my hands on the game and did play it for several months but unfortunately got busy and had to deal with either life or wanting to focus on other things outside of it. That, and I didn't want to get too burned out from it so had to take a break for some time or not play as much. Haven't been able to play holidays or some updates with not only taking a break or focusing on other games or other things in real life and whatnot so may try and go back and experience those holidays I missed so it's a good way for me to get back into the game. Also am trying to play it whenever I can and or have time and get back to it. I would say it that I play it quite alot but not as much as I used to.

 

[Olimar]

I've taken longer breaks, but typically got back to the last date I played and play important holidays or if I'm redecorating I'll play every single day. I can see myself taking more breaks as the game becomes more repetitive (in terms of holidays, seasonal things, etc), but I feel like my island is my safe space that I've made for myself and I really enjoy being on it with my villagers. I think it will be years before it becomes "just another game" that I own.

 

[PoppyPumpkin]

I took a -small- break in October. But that was because I had gotten sick and just didn't feel like doing much of anything.
I still play New Leaf every day, too, along side playing New Horizon's and tbh with you if I still had access I'd probably still pop in on my CF or WW town's from time to time too XD.

Playing AC really just helps me feel better a lot of the time. I mean I know people feel like there isn't much to do but decorate your Island after a certain point but I still have fun crafting, hunting DIY's, just fishing, etc. :3 I love talking to my villagers, even if their personalities aren't as in depth in New Leaf, hunting their photos, etc. Trying to finish my museum.

 

[sleepydreepy]

I definetly don't play every day like I use to. I started slowing down last fall I think, and have barely played the game this year (Jan-March). I still have a decent chunk of my island to finish but I have been feeling uninspired lately. The festival items did give me a brief spurt of creative energy, but I really think the game needs a big upgrade to make me start playing religiously again. After a year I'm starting to grow bored of the every day game play, and while I am looking forward to future events I wish there were major quality of life changes or the introduction of a new mechanic (like farming).

 

[Bugs]

I check in once a week tops, I've kinda lost interest in building my island since I'm really lacking in inspiration for it.

 

[Snek]

I've stopped playing daily and only play on weekdays to avoid my villagers asking me where I've been. The game has been so boring that I only check the weekly NPCs to see if its Redd or not and completely ignore everyone else. So even though I log on to play, I don't necessarily "play" so to speak and only play around 5 minutes max. Festivale and Mario items gave me a little inspiration but now thats gone.

 

[bluecherries]

i never want to miss out on anything or let my island decay, its part of my lifestyle at this point

 

[RollingAntony]

Yeah, I'm still missing many things and I'm slowly progressing through some of the hardest/time-consuming Nook Miles.

 

[BalloonFight]

I took a multi month break from ACNH but now I'm back. Planning on playing quite a bit with a full island renovation. During quarantine I played an insane amount, with a lot of TT'ing, so I got kind of burnt out. A big break renewed my interest in playing again though.

 

[Nodokana]

I play regularly but it also depends on how busy I get in school. I am currently working on my second island which keeps things refreshing. I want to try and leave areas to decorate in anticipation for new crops according to datamines as well as the new items that will come in the future.

 

[Sharksheep]

I play most days but it's like for just an hour or less just to give gifts, find the daily npc, and check the able sisters. If I do any decorating it's during the weekends but I decorate very slowly and can't really decide on a direction.

 

[mirukushake]

I took a few breaks but for the most part I play almost every day, even if it's just a quick check in. For the first couple of months I did nothing except play ACNH, so I've trying to actually play other games.

 

[mistakenolive]

I'm still playing pretty regularly, but I've bent my no time traveling rule a bit. I'll take a screenshot of the date and time when I stop playing, so if I take a break (sometimes a couple days, sometimes a week) I can go set the date back and play catch up, with the game not knowing the wiser.

 

[Seelie]

I play most days, but some days it's 15 minutes of de-weeding my island, grabbing sticks off the ground, and gifting a couple villagers I still need photos from -- not really intense gameplay or time commitment, lol.

 

[Emmsey]

I play religiously every day - if only just to check in with my residents, gift new ones and see who is visiting the island that day. Its never usually more than about 30mins perhaps but sometimes when I am feeling a bit stressed I will play it for longer fish and catch bugs as I find it chills me out.

 

[alanajs02]

I’ve not touched new horizons in a while but I’m thinking of restarting my island :/