A Year Later Are You Still Playing?

[John Wick]

I got so depressed yesterday, over the lack of items, that I got rid of everything in each room.

There's nothing unique or personal.

It's all ugly, boring wood.

I used to love wood.

I don't think we will ever get what we had in NL.

 

[Fawg]

Every day...at least to pick up sticks, fossils, stray flowers and gifts to villagers. I've been on a photo collecting frenzy lately too. Still fun for me since launch.

 

[CrankyCupcake]

I've been playing since the game launched, and I'm still playing every day.

It's still fun for me to say hi to my islanders, complete a few tasks to earn Nook Miles, and see what everyone is up to at the plaza. I still take too many screenshots! Right now, I'm very happy with the islanders I have at the moment, so I'm actively saying no to anyone who asks to move out. But someone will, in good time, because there are still so many animals I have yet to meet.

The only thing in the way of my playing AC on a daily basis is the existence of other games. Namely Stardew Valley (looking to complete the end-game goals), Baldur's Gate 3 (druid class was added in a recent patch) and Loop Hero (looking to unlock the final chapter and boss fights). So many games, so little time!

 

[BluebearL]

I really loved and enjoyed the game for the first month or two but since then, the excitement over the new features has worn out and I only play maybe once a month at best, or don't play for months at all. I would like it if the game wasn't solely designed for customisation, I like mini-games, the separate Tortimers island, and the whole main-street thing we had in NL for the purpose of upgrades and hanging out. It was also nice having more furniture and funky items but I think I miss the missing NPC's more. All of this being said, I still really enjoy the game from time to time. Recently, I have been playing more regularly again (a couple of times a week when I get time) and I am really excited to see my island continue to develop. It's looking really good so far. I am hoping that as I get more time in my life in general that I will be able to get right into the game like I did when it first launched. We'll see.

 

[Louise_]

not been playing at all

 

[reviveearly]

It’s been almost a year since the game released and I know of several people who either aren’t playing ACNH at all anymore or much more sparingly. How much are you still playing?

As of late I mostly play every once and a while with taking decent length breaks. I still have a few things I want to accomplish in game but it’s fairly repetitive so I’ll often not play for a few days to a week or two. I’m hoping some year 2 updates will bring me back more regularly but we’ll have to see.

I play the game animal crossing every single day, usually at night for a few hours with my friends. I really do enjoy the game and can't get enough of it, at first I played everyday for 3 months then stopped and then started again 2 months ago so my nook mile tickets are sky high!

 

[kayleee]

I take pretty big breaks, usually between updates. I’m still enjoying it though, I just have a lot of other things in life that I would rather be doing lol but I definitely haven’t given up on my island completely

 

[Coach]

Not much, I basically pop on a few times around new events but other than that not really. There isn't much longevity to keep me coming back.

 

[NeonGunner]

It’s been almost a year since the game released and I know of several people who either aren’t playing ACNH at all anymore or much more sparingly. How much are you still playing?

As of late I mostly play every once and a while with taking decent length breaks. I still have a few things I want to accomplish in game but it’s fairly repetitive so I’ll often not play for a few days to a week or two. I’m hoping some year 2 updates will bring me back more regularly but we’ll have to see.

I play once or twice a week as I work as a nurse and I play with my boyfriend, Jay, on most occasions as we live together. Sometimes friends join in from real life and one of my colleagues plays it too.

 

[Che5hire Cat]

I do still playing every day actually, although there are days where I only play for like an hour or so, mostly when I'm too busy with IRL stuff or just not being in the mode to play any video games whatsoever.

 

[coldpotato]

I used to play daily but I don't anymore. There's just not much I'm interested in doing anymore. I play once or twice a week at most. I've logged over 2,000 hours in the game, completed pretty much everything I've wanted to complete. I like checking out the new items they release in updates and am usually able to collect them within a day or so, do a little bit of decorating with them if I'm in the mood then stop playing again and wait for more new content. I do miss getting excited about the game daily and having new things to do besides collecting items. I'll be really happy if/when they give us more things to do in an update like mini games, working with brewster, farming, etc. That would motivate me to open my game more often.

 

[snaily]

i still play daily! mostly just digging up fossils, checking shops, tidying up flowers, saying hi to villagers then logging out again atm because i generally go through phases of playing a lot and then focusing on other stuff. honestly though i don't think there's ever been a time i haven't been playing AC regularly ever since i started playing with WW, kinda wild to think about

 

[Alienfish]

Is there a poll option for like, dropping it completely? No?

But yeah to answer your question, no I don't. I dropped out of it and deleted everything a couple of months ago, I've gotten incredibly tired of it as a chore and I hate this "slowly roll out updates" stuff for it. I mean it's great that they re-released Sanrio including the cards considering some definitely scalped off them pretty good.

 

[udinafrog]

Yep I do! Not everyday, and sometimes just for a few minutes, but I do.

My island has been as I want it to be for a while now, and I only change one villager from time to time, but I like having a walk around, talk to villagers, keep the island clean, check the shops and bottles since I can still find something new sometimes, celebrate the ocasional events, get stuff from Celeste an Redd, give a present to the current resident who hasn't given me their photo yet, maybe some nookmiles for the occasional island hoping, or fish or catch bugs if I feel like it, for instance.

It helps to relax me when I'm tired from work/have free time and when there's no other game at the moment catching my interest.

 

[Airysuit]

My brother bought the game almost a month ago, and i joined some groups outside this forum who play together and water flowers and stuff. So lately I've been playing quiet constantly, not every but most days, and sometimes up to 6 hours a day still haha

I know I complain a lot, and it's good I made myself promise not to TT, but I still get some joy and relaxation out of this game I also just love this community!

 

[-Lumi-]

I am! I don't play daily but honestly I was never much of a daily player with New Leaf, either. I'm incredibly grateful that my villagers won't pack up and abandon me for taking a few days off playing, lol.

As a whole I'm still enjoying the game! It's crazy that it's been out for nearly a year. There are definitely aspects of it that I wasn't happy with a year ago that are still around but nothing has been bad enough to make me delete my save and quit the game or anything. I might complain about the game a fair bit but I promise I do actually enjoy playing it, lol. I'm happy with how I'm making my island! It's a lot of fun having this much control over my island and even though I'm sad the interior designing isn't as fulfilling I do really like being able to place stuff outside. I'm still not sold on the diner area I have going on but I figure if we ever get Brewster's I'll stick him over there instead.

 

[Pokeking]

I've been playing every day since I finished Mario 3D All stars enough. I finished Galaxy, almost unlocked the Final Bowser stage, gave up on Sunshine. I'm waiting for Miitopia. I probably play New Horizons for about an hour or two. I got two of my rooms pretty much how I want them from now on. Most of my time is spent hitting rocks and digging out fossils to sell.

 

[JessieOfSeacowBay]

I don't know if I'd play quite as religiously otherwise, but I have to wait a half an hour after I get up to make my breakfast and I find that it's the perfect time to do my daily in game chores. So for now, I still play pretty much every day.

 

[AlyssaAC]

Yep! I kinda struggled the last year trying to keep one island, but I’m OK now. I decided now would be a good time to start fresh one last time, so I’m definitely keeping my new island of Pink Heart and working hard with it right now. I’m playing everyday so I don’t miss anything this year. Plus, I’m playing casually and slowly so I can still enjoy the game each day.

 

[cinch]

Yep, i've played literally every day since March 20th of last year, although my play time has definitely went down. Most days I just check what's in the shops, see which npc is there (i'm still missing like 8-10 art pieces for my museum, some Celeste recipes, other stuff too), check special items for sale in residential services, and maybe talk to a villager or two. Sometimes if there's a special event going on i'll play longer (like i played all day during Festivale last month), or if i get inspired and motivated to redo a section of my island.