ACNH POSITIVITY Thread

[Rika092]

what to not love about the game? while it's not perfect, the flaws are mostly minor and can't overshadow the fact that NH is a solid installment of the franchise.

1) Breathtaking graphics. Seriously. I used to think new leaf is very good in that regard, but now that I played ACNH, I cannot go back lol
2) The ability to terraform adds so much flavor to the game
3) Quality of life improvements. I mean, Nintendo really gave us a lot of what we asked - ability to control plot placements, transparent color in patterns, no more grass deterioration, villagers no longer moving away unannounced, more space in pockets, auto-stacked fruits..etc
4) Island hopping. It's fun and satisfying at the same time, because we can find dreamies on our own now without having to rely on mechanics such as camp/plot reset
5) Villager house exterior - all the villager house exteriors in NH look so pretty. There's not a single design that I dislike. This is a major improvement to me because in NL I had to let go of dreamies that I love love love but hate their house exteriors
6) Really like the fact that now we have more functional balloons and meteor showers.

 

[Matt0106]

Yes, I highly approve of this thread. I'm so sick of the negativity as well.

I love the fact that we can move villager houses whenever and wherever we like.
I also love when my villagers get together and sing or do yoga at the plaza. I think it's adorable
I really love the clothing so much more in this game.
The museum is just *chefs kiss*

I'm with you on that one! There's nothing wrong with constructive criticism, but when a new thread is made every few days about the same thing, it's pretty annoying.

 

[meggiewes]

I noticed when tearing up my stone paths there are little stones that fly up. That's a cute detail that doesn't happen when I wipe away the dirt paths.

I've been putting down and tearing up a LOT of paths recently.

 

[Yoshisaur]

I can place my villagers wherever I like!
Terraforming!
Outdoor furniture!
I don't risk my villagers leaving randomly!
Beautiful graphics!
Travelling to islands to hunt for villagers!

 

[mermaidshelf]

The thing I love most is that villagers don't leave randomly! I'm still in 2017 in NL because I don't want anyone to move out and I have to TT back to the last day I played. Not having to plot reset is also nice. I like that when we run over flowers, they don't die, the head just reverts back to a bud.

 

[meggiewes]

I like that you can tell your villagers that you don't want them to move out or that you think they should leave and they will actually listen to you. No more "should I leave" and "oh, I think I'll stay because you want me to leave."

 

[-Lumi-]

I like that you can tell your villagers that you don't want them to move out or that you think they should leave and they will actually listen to you. No more "should I leave" and "oh, I think I'll stay because you want me to leave."

Oh my goodness I had forgotten about that! Yes, I definitely prefer the way villagers are handled in this game. It’s a lot of fun being able to go and seek out new villagers via the islands, being able to have campsite villagers move in even if your town is full (this needs to be tweaked imo but it’s a new mechanic and I like the idea of it), or get a villager from somebody else’s town.

The guarantee that your villagers won’t move out while you take a break from the game is really wonderful too

 

[daffodilcrossing]

I love being able to decorate outside, and I love the way the pink flowers look on my island. And some of the new furniture is really cool like the mushroom set and the cherry blossom furniture

 

[meggiewes]

Oh my goodness I had forgotten about that! Yes, I definitely prefer the way villagers are handled in this game. It’s a lot of fun being able to go and seek out new villagers via the islands, being able to have campsite villagers move in even if your town is full (this needs to be tweaked imo but it’s a new mechanic and I like the idea of it), or get a villager from somebody else’s town.

The guarantee that your villagers won’t move out while you take a break from the game is really wonderful too

I have no idea what made me think of that when I was just waking up this morning! I just remember the annoyance of telling Pango to leave, Pango telling me no, and then getting attached to Pango in the quest of getting her villager picture.

 

[-Lumi-]

I have no idea what made me think of that when I was just waking up this morning! I just remember the annoyance of telling Pango to leave, Pango telling me no, and then getting attached to Pango in the quest of getting her villager picture.

Oh my goodness the first time a villager did that to me I think it was Hazel? Or maybe Greta - I was bitter because whoever it was moved in after Egbert left suddenly so I didn’t want them. I remember them asking me to move and I was so excited lol like yes!! Leave my town!! And then they were like “jokes, we need to be better friends so I’ll stick around!” T-T why couldn’t Egbert have stuck around then T-T

 

[Imbri]

Star fragments look so pretty scattered among flowers and under trees. I have them on my 2nd and 3rd levels, among the cedars, and I love the way they twinkle in and out of sight as I'm moving around on the 1st level, especially at night.

 

[Pokey_Games]

I really love how when I've spent hours working on an area the villagers interact with it, and it fills my heart with pure joy seeing them happy with it all

 

[6iixx]

i really, really love when isabelle's announcement is just a short and sweet "have a good weekend, flonkerton." it's a lot more adorable than i thought it would be, and it does give it a more personal touch in my opinion. i look forward to the announcements no matter how long they are, though

 

[coldpotato]

Pascal is one of the best characters in acnh. I love how unique and funny his wisdom is, how obsessive he is with his scallops and just how chill he is. I can tell they put so much thought and time into his character. He hardly ever repeats himself even after seeing him hundreds of times. That really stands out to me, since a lot of characters can wind up repeating themselves a lot.

 

[meggiewes]

I am so thankful of all the tools the community has made for this game. I got really frustrated trying to lay out my idea for my island and I couldn't get it to look right. Thanks to Happy Island Designer, I was able to take my time and layout how I want my island to look!

Guess who has more terraforming to do? I really do enjoy that we can move nearly everything around. It just costs a lot of bells to do so!

 

[NatsumiSummer]

I really love almost everything about Animal Crossing: New Horizons to be honest.

I really love talking to my villagers, fishing, catching bugs, relaxing on NMT islands, relaxing in the Museum, and doing errands for my villagers. I also love dressing my character up in cute outfits (that make sense for the current season.)

 

[naviwing]

Additional positivity: I really love how this game has inspired people to help strangers, kindness for the sake of kindness. It's good practice to understand that while the things we give each other and all the data exchanged might not be permanent, the sense that someone was willing to give you a bit of their time and energy is a good thing to hang on to. People have been so nice to me, and I them, and that's a very beautiful thing.

 

[meggiewes]

I love the fact that time passes on dream islands. It is just a cute little detail that I wasn't expecting and never really noticed before today.

 

[annex]

I love that we can get patterns from other players at the Ables shop. This has helped me get what I need for signs and patterns so many times.

I was just thinking this morning about grass erosion. I am so happy they removed that. No more muddy town.

 

[DrewAC]

I’m a little late to this thread, but honestly, I love pretty much everything about it! I’ve never played an Animal Crossing game as much and as consistently as New Horizons. It’s definitely on track to become my most played and it’s already my favorite.

It’s looks stunning between the beautifully designed graphics and animations, decorating your island is a treat with all of the highly detailed objects, the community is extremely nice and fun to interact with, and the quality of life changes (such as no grass deterioration, no random villager move-ins/move-outs, Dodo codes instead of friend codes, etc.) make the game so much better.

There are indeed things it could do a bit better, and things I’d like to see added in future updates, but I am very grateful for this game and think the developers did a wonderful job.