ACNH unpopular opinions?

[-Blue-]

The gameplay of New Horizons just isn't fun.
It seems to me that the devs made sure to make every task take as long as possible to pad playtime. Why is there no slider when you're buying or crafting so you can choose how many you want to buy/make?
I need more interactive items, I feel like we should be able to ride the merry go round and tea cup rides, we should be able to use the lawn mower to get rid of weeds, we need mini games to play with other players.
And don't even get me started on the lackluster holiday events. I'm honestly pretty disappointed in the overall feel of NH's gameplay.

I've been saying that since around launch. Like who thought shaking acorns and pinecones out of a tree was fun? I managed to get 10 of each and geez that was such a chore. I was done after that lol.

They could had thought of so many different ways to make the experience unique. Chasing after balloons with DIY? That got old fast. It made me loathe each new set and season that came around. I can get balloons carrying special items like they have in all the other games, but DIY are such an integral part of the game that they shouldn't have limited them the way they had done.

The snowboy diy showed that they could reward the players with the recipes in a more fun/unique way. I'm not saying it's amazing, but it was a heck of a lot better than running back and forth across the island and hoping that present had a DIY and not more garbage.


It was definitely to pad out the game. I said that a lot during the early stage of this game and would often get a lot of heat for it. I think now most of us agree that its definitely not fun and padding. Whether it was because they were behind due to the pandemic or this is what they planned from the start, we will never know.

@McRibbie At the very least, they could've had the clams stack.

 

[HappyTails]

I don't care about villager photos. Posters are enough for me.

 

[-Blue-]

I don't know if it's just me, but despite the QoL updates they have added and on top of how expansive designing is, the game still feels very restrictive.

Like for instance, they brought back DJ KK and that is cool, but DJ KK was a thing every night on NL. You only get him once a week on the paradise island and you can't bring your friends over to enjoy it like you could in NL.

I don't know...I just feel like there's so much creative freedom while also being shackled.

 

[Galaxite]

Idk if it counts but I hate nookazon and how people charge an arm and a leg for a small thing that costs 2k normally in timmy's shop.
I also wouldn't say I hate Dom, but I'm not a fan of him always looking so darn sad all the time.

 

[coffee biscuit]

I'm personally very disappointed about Brewster being inside the museum. character wise it makes sense and I appreciate that it's a nod to the older games, but I believe video games should never go backwards. the islands are huge and have plenty of room for a nice cafe building and with outdoor furniture outdoor cafes would've been fun to play with. it just feels like a downgrade. I never go in there because 1. multiple loading screens and 2. it's out of sight, out of mind. I always forget that it's even there

 

[VanitasFan26]

Label and Kicks are the most useless NPC villagers to have on your island.

 

[Xara]

Idk if it counts but I hate nookazon and how people charge an arm and a leg for a small thing that costs 2k normally in timmy's shop.
I also wouldn't say I hate Dom, but I'm not a fan of him always looking so darn sad all the time.

THANK YOU. his “” face honestly makes me want to punch him.

I'm personally very disappointed about Brewster being inside the museum. character wise it makes sense and I appreciate that it's a nod to the older games, but I believe video games should never go backwards. the islands are huge and have plenty of room for a nice cafe building and with outdoor furniture outdoor cafes would've been fun to play with. it just feels like a downgrade. I never go in there because 1. multiple loading screens and 2. it's out of sight, out of mind. I always forget that it's even there

100% this!!! i was honestly so sad when it was revealed that the roost would be in the museum again in this game. i mean, i’ve grown to accept it and don’t consider it a big deal, but i still wish the roost had gotten its own building again. i had so many ideas on how i would decorate around it, and i even had a spot saved for it for months. feels bad, man.

also, for the 1,000th time: i wish the part-time job mini-game from new leaf returned, too. it was so relaxing, and i loved not knowing who’d come in for coffee each day.

 

[-Mars-]

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[Xara]

I won't let you punch my baby sheep you can punch me instead

but i don’t wanna punch you.

 

[squidney]

Here's a few I have. This isn't meant to be subversive or "not like the other girls" either, just unpopular opinions for funsies

• Redd's spawn rate has never bothered me even pre-patch.
• I think fish bait is a hassle and never use it.
• ACNH is definitely the best AC game.

I feel like the Dodo Liquidation services is never used by anyone... Agree or Disagree?

 

[-Mars-]

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[VanitasFan26]

I feel like the Dodo Liquidation services is never used by anyone... Agree or Disagree?

Why even bother using it when you have Tortimer who lets you put stuff in storage. Liquidation I can understand if you're wanting to sell things without having to go to Nooks Cranny but to me its just a Drop Off Box where you have to wait tomorrow to get your bells. This would've been useful have it been used during Nook Mile Islands and of course Kapp'n Tours.

 

[-Blue-]

@xara I agree. The main reason I wanted Brewster to come back was for the part time jobs. I was also patiently waiting on some actual multiplayer. I was disappointed on both accounts.

Don't get me wrong you all, I think terraforming, crafting, and being able to put furniture outside is awesome. It's the upgrade on the rough around the edges pwps. But I feel like too much was sacrificed for these features.

 

[VanitasFan26]

I'm personally very disappointed about Brewster being inside the museum. character wise it makes sense and I appreciate that it's a nod to the older games, but I believe video games should never go backwards. the islands are huge and have plenty of room for a nice cafe building and with outdoor furniture outdoor cafes would've been fun to play with. it just feels like a downgrade. I never go in there because 1. multiple loading screens and 2. it's out of sight, out of mind. I always forget that it's even there

I am more disappointed that we cannot work with Brewster like we did in New Leaf and you cannot even buy food items from him. It feels like a step backwards.

 

[-Blue-]

@VanitasFan26 Not only that, but DJ KK is a step backwards as well. In NL we got him every night. This time you get him once a week on Sunday, but it's strictly offline/solo only.

 

[ravenclaw_equestrian]

-Festivale is the best event.
-Bunny Day is the 2nd best event (although I didn't play it the first year).
-Sasha is overrated.
-The Bell Boom ordinance is terrible, I had it on for about a week and ended up losing a lot of money.
-Jocks are the worst villager personality.

 

[Shiny Shiny Engine]

peppy villagers are kinda overrated, kinda

jock villagers should burn and rot, my opinon

 

[nightglow]

I've been saying that since around launch. Like who thought shaking acorns and pinecones out of a tree was fun? I managed to get 10 of each and geez that was such a chore. I was done after that lol.

They could had thought of so many different ways to make the experience unique. Chasing after balloons with DIY? That got old fast. It made me loathe each new set and season that came around. I can get balloons carrying special items like they have in all the other games, but DIY are such an integral part of the game that they shouldn't have limited them the way they had done.

The snowboy diy showed that they could reward the players with the recipes in a more fun/unique way. I'm not saying it's amazing, but it was a heck of a lot better than running back and forth across the island and hoping that present had a DIY and not more garbage.


It was definitely to pad out the game. I said that a lot during the early stage of this game and would often get a lot of heat for it. I think now most of us agree that its definitely not fun and padding. Whether it was because they were behind due to the pandemic or this is what they planned from the start, we will never know.

@McRibbie At the very least, they could've had the clams stack.

Pinecones are the worst when getting things from trees.
Too bad they didn't do some sort of mini game via an autumn NPC to where you have to catch falling acorns, pinecones, and sticks with a basket that slides side to side.
I mean... alot of nintendo games have mini games as a general part of gameplay without even considering the online aspect.
The various Wario games, Mario party games, and Pokemon are ones that come to mind.

 

[Corrie]

Most people's islands look better at night under the stars. c:

 

[McRibbie]

Hi, I’ve got some more NH-specific opinions!

• I think either treating NH as the best or worst AC game ever is wrong: it’s a very enjoyable game with a lot of the qualities and little details I enjoy from an AC game (like Redd selling carnival tat, a wide range of items that reflect IRL holidays all over the globe, and morning aerobics), and once again it means I can use the decorating mechanic to enhance the vibe of AC, but it’s also the culmination of an attitude towards AC where anything inconvenient is something that’s got to be altered to something more convenient, regardless of its effect on the quality of the game, that’s been around since LGTTC at least and only has the potential to get worse if people keep making stupid demands like “I want to have complete dominion over my villagers, but also want them to sass me like I’m a regular villager” or “why do shops have opening hours similar to real life ones??!1”, (and then the devs do that and people go “WHAT HAS HAPPENED TO THE CHARM OF ANIMAL CROSSING???!1)”. I don’t think putting the “moving villagers around” mechanic into New Leaf and releasing that as the next game in the series, forever, is the future of Animal Crossing. We seriously need to stop and think about what’s ACTUALLY good for Animal Crossing, and what’s basically avoidance of something you claim to like, because otherwise? We’re going to end up with something truly awful.
• The radio is one of the most underrated items in the game. In general, I’m not a fan of having K.K. locked away under some kind of progression (if I start my AC save on a Saturday, I wanna see him straight away!) but I feel this is a good compromise: there’s some narrative weight to his arrival, but you’re familiar with his music already thanks to the radio. It’s a really well-crafted item as well: there’s a ton of jingles you’ll barely notice, including ones for holidays and time of day, and I like the implication that it’s K.K. himself spinning the tunes (seriously, the voice sounds a lot like him… is this what he does when he’s not gigging or doing the music festival?)
• I VASTLY prefer having a series of travelling shopkeepers and visitors over having a load of shops in my village (especially Kicks, his “Victorian street urchin” design doesn’t really lend well to having a shop)… but I also think Harv’s market is a compromise that doesn’t work? It’s not convenient enough to be truly handy because their stock rotated weekly, AND it takes away the idea that they’re travelling the lands selling their wares, because it’s now more “travelling between your island and the next every so often”, as well as being a wasted opportunity to travel a city that’s implied to be Main Street (with some of the other missing NPCs that suit being in a city) but really citified and overbuilt and kinda corrupt (which is why Tom Nook started the deserted island getaway package in the first place)

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@VanitasFan26 Not only that, but DJ KK is a step backwards as well. In NL we got him every night. This time you get him once a week on Sunday, but it's strictly offline/solo only.

I’ve had him on days other than Sundays? He also seems to be there for 2 days in a row sometimes, but I’m not keeping track on when he appears.

I don’t mind him not being there every day because it acts a contrast to him doing his acoustic thing on your island, but I’m disappointed he’s only DJing house this time around. I wanna hear a chiptune version of Welcome Horizons and K.K. Break, dammit!