Thanks for the replies!
On the topic of models, I do miss miniature dinosaur fossils. Also I miss the music boxes. Additionally, the gemstone variations of furniture being absent is a little disappointing.
I honestly wish Re-Tail would return. Crafting and customization is a huge thing in this game, yet we don't have these.
When I learned about the mini-fossils I was sad they didn't come back. We do have the ability to use the giant fossils, but like most things, having both would be amazing!
Cyrus & Reese returning as special visitors who offer their services would be a fantastic addition!
Well no that’s true
but what I meant with same-y is that they’re all... just that, a model of a fish or a bug. Unless you wanted to fill a room with fish or bug models (mind you that’s a cool idea but not for everyone), you’d only really get use out of displaying one or two favourites. It’s still, if we look at the numbers game, 168 individual items that in the base game of new leaf were sofas, tables, chairs, beds, etc. which is definitely a lot more versatile (the fossil models in new leaf were only around 30)
There are around 165 models for fish and bugs counting each individual and a few variations like the Mounted Marlin. Like you said, some of the sets were probably cut in order to finish the models. Versatility is key, because it falls on the eye of the beholder. For me, I prefer having different model to decorate instead of 10 beds of different colors- I only have the need for one bed on my house and I used a Shell bed to decorate a beach, whereas I have used up to 30 bugs and fishes around the island. But the reverse is true for others, which is why I hope they keep adding things to the game!
I think one of the key factors that get overlooked is access to your options - in NL, everything was available in your own copy of the game, while NH requires both money (for the online subscription) and other venues outside of the game (to arrange trades) to get a lot of options. Maybe the diner series is the perfect fit for my kitchen, but I need it in yellow instead of blue - and now I need to have a paid service and invest time, possibly a lot, to find people who happen to have all the pieces in the color I want. In NL I'd order the default series and have them changed, and just waiting half an hour per item is nowhere near as time-consuming as coordinating trades with people with their own schedule (a thing you really only HAD to do with regional exclusives in NL).
And then there's the variety - thanks to the crafting system and the limited resource types there is a lot of wood. Yeah, the numbers are impressive, but then it's a regular wooden series, wooden blocks, logs, wood with some iron around it, and it really gets samey compared to distinctly diferrent furniture like, say, comparing the rococo, royal, astro wtc. series from NL. NL may be more creative with the event items but overall it feels like less because the day-to-day items don't match up.
Numbers are well and good, but they don't really reflect the actual experience of playing the game.
Just to nitpick, I may be on the wrong, but I don't think there is an absolute need for money. Local play doesn't require a NSO subscription, right? I know now is not the time for local play but I doubt Nintendo knew either
There are also free NSO trials to help cataloguing. Of course, it's all a problem of current Nintendo, and something Animal Crossing developers couldn't prevent, sadly.
The access to your color options is not something I intended for this thread, as I lack the relevant information for NL (which and how many items can be customised). I know that there are around 350 items on this game that can be customised at any time, similar to NL. RNG can also help (or most of the times,
not) to get the variations of non-customisable items, and can also be done by yourself- but thanks to the fact that it
is RNG, it's safe to say it's not a big support. If anyone has the data, I'd be delighted to take a shot at analysing it.
Lastly, I may not agree with the variety. For me, many of the sets of furniture blur together not because of colors or shape (which some of them are indeed very similar) but because all the sets feature mostly the exact same items. On the other hand, all of the four series you mentioned feature wood, but they have much more furniture variety, as I won't find 4 kitchenettes, 4 decorative shelves, 4 stools, 4 garden lounges, etc.
If you're looking for variety within specific categories like chairs, tables and clocks; sure, NL got you covered. If you're looking for variety of shapes, objects and the like, I think NH has the upper hand. From a quick look, NL has 95 chairs to choose from and that's impressive! It's a fact it has a wild variety of the same piece. NH has only 34 chairs. That means that some of the missing items from NH are other things different than chairs, that add variety of objects.
It all boils down to the focus of decorating both outdoors and indoors and probably the functionality seen of each item. That's precisely why numbers need context to work.
Excuse me, but I felt you were being very rude and hostile to me.
You quoted me, and in bold text proceeded to point out how I am wrong about everything I posted.
When my post was JUST an opinion, hence the word 'probably', and not stating anything as fact.
I'm an adult.
I don't come here to be talked down to, or have my posts dissected, or to debate.
I wasn't rude to you.
Do me the same courtesy.
It seems people who don't incessantly gush over this game are attacked for it.
Over & out.
Please don't mix your opinion with actual facts then. I was very respectful with you and didn't say anything wrong nor made some digs at you, which you did. And apologies, this a forum for discussion, I thought we are expected to debate things. If you want to keep incessantly complaining about the game, I think there's a special thread for that (and even then, you are allowed to complain in any thread). But once again, I open up the invitation to create and even richer thread with analysis, comparisons and understanding.
