anyone else already burnt out?

[fallenchaoskitten]

135+hrs so far...

Not really burnt out than I am frustrated.

I don't TT, but even I am upset by the features missing in the base game compared to the before titles.
Map Size? For being on a system it is not really that big of a difference than New Leafs map.
House fully upgraded? The extra room sizes are a joke really. I have so many ideas and so little space. No way could i recreate my rooms from New Leaf in the slightest.
No diving? I liked all the extra creatures that I could go try and collect.
Mystery Islands? Real random... found an exact duplicate island in under 20 tickets.
Fruit? Why take out the extra fruit? Even Pocket Camp has exotic fruit.
Then the Shops that are missing...
And so much more...

Could these be added again in the free updates, but this game had a year delay and over half of a decade to be in the works after its predecessor. I was looking for more in the base game.

So burnt out? No.
Frustrated and disappointed? Yes...

 

[EpicGamer12]

I feel like it makes sense to be burnt out after that many hours. I have a hard time with keeping my attention on a game long enough to finish it, but some people could play a game nonstop and never get bored of it. There is nothing wrong with taking breaks from it and coming back to it when you feel like it. Or, you could try playing minimally, but go in each day knowing what dailies you're going to do so your island doesn't get bent out of shape.

 

[th8827]

I still have work that takes up most of my time despite the Pandemic, so I am not burnt out. Plus, I have another game that I am also playing so I have plenty of variety.

With that said, Animal Crossing is a game that is meant to be played a little bit each day, not just non-stop. Pace yourself and you will enjoy it more.

 

[Romaki]

Nah, I usually play for like 5 hours a day and just do my daily routine and then chat with villagers and enjoy my island. I just got done with my path and I still have so much more work to do, but I'll probably take like 3 days per bridge/incline/move so it'll be a long time with little steps. My first bad villager is moving out now thanks to my second amiibo card so now there's only one villager I didn't invite in myself (except for my starters who I like).

Personally I'm fine with the way the game is being right now. The Nook's Cranny update is still a couple of weeks away and I have faith in Nintendo adding more content, especially since I saw that my NPC amiibo figures all say "they aren't available to talk yet".

 

[Allytria]

I've been decorating my island so much I'm no where near burnt out hehe..

 

[DrewAC]

Nah, I have 100-200 hours clocked in the game, and now terraforming is keeping me occupied (as is hunting down Cherry Blossom DIYs). I still feel like I have loads to do.

 

[moonolotl]

Ive logged very near to 200 hours so far and I can happily say I personally do not feel burnt out at all yet. It may be because I havent reset at all and so I still feel that attachment to my island/less grind to get to mid-game, or it may also be because I only just got access to all the online features and I'm exploring all the aspects of that (shortly before the 20th we had to replace our internet and it took about 2 weeks to arrive and so I only got the internet in my house on about the 2nd of april).

My advice though, not to anyone specific but to anyone who may need it: make sure you mix it up and do different things all the time, never ever do the same thing for too long if you get burnt out quickly.
Sometimes ill grind for a bunch of wood, sometimes ill work on breeding hybrids, sometimes ill work on my house or i might decide to work on a pond or two. I can feel myself start to get burnt out as soon as I spend too long doing one thing, such as on time where I decided to hunt tarantulas like all day. That sucked.

[EDIT: Felt like i should also clarify i do TT but i keep it to a minimum. I dont know whether TTing or not increases burnout, i think it depends on the person. For me, I need a balance otherwise not TTing or TTing too much will bore me out of playing.]

 

[thelonewanderer]

before i go on i wanna say this is a me thing and not the games problem at all. but id be lying if i said i was not already burnt out on new horizons...

personally i’ve been in self-isolation since march 20th (that was unplanned believe it or not) and after two weeks ive logged 185 hours in the game. a lot of it has been pretty grindy because i reset my island three times (again, a me thing)...

is anyone else burnt out yet? it makes me sad but i’m in self-isolation until april 20th so i have two more weeks to play after i take a short break

edit: to clarify, i am taking a break already! im mostly just wondering if other people are feeling the same

I'm use to isolation. Corona virus is what I live through everyday of my entire life thanks to social anxiety and doom me from ever having a family of my own so this is nothing new for me. I find this game very relaxing despite the fact that you put in work everyday.

Tomorrow I'm going to have to wake up early and start building a light house. Going to take up all day long! Just finish constructing the water fountain today, boy am I exhausted! but it was worth it cause I gave Cookie the egg party dress and she put it on right away and it literally perfect for her!

Sorry I got carry away.

 

[rianne]

I have over 100 hours of play time but I'm also still working a full time job so I haven't experienced burnout. Definitely do what others have said and step away, play other games, etc.

 

[Soigne]

i’m not burnt out yet. despite being at home since the week before the game released, i still have a lot of work to do to finish my degree. so i have about 60 hours on the game, which is arguably still a decent amount. but breaking up my day & not playing the entire time i’m awake every single day helps maintain the excitement for me.

 

[ForgottenT]

160 hours in.
The game is definitely lacking content, New Leaf had so much more, but I'm hoping that it's just because the devs are protecting against time travellers spoiling everything, and will release content as it would have been unlocked by the players, also gives them more time to work on it.
I'm hoping to see things like dream suite, Leifs shop, diving, Brewsters cafe, club lol, museum upgrades, multiplayer minigames, Kapn island etc return, if not then New Leaf is far superior, designing the island is great and all, but without the content it feels hollow.
Some more things, bushes, perfect fruit, exotic fruits, house expansion (what's up with all these closset size rooms Nintendo...) etc.

I don't time travel, but knowing right now that all there is to look forward to is a single nooks cranny upgrade is really lame.

Right now the game feels more like a demo than a full game like New Leaf.

 

[TheRealWC]

I'm not burnt out per-se but I am pacing myself. I've been playing for about 4.5 hours a day on average, which is more enough time for me to do my daily routine and grind for stuff. Although today I probably played about an hour and 30 minutes, yesterday I probably logged closer to 5. It just depends.

 

[Lotusblossom]

It's honestly not WOWING me I find the game quite childish now and I feel like this new game could've brought more than just terraforming.. sure it does with little tiny aspects but terraforming is the only thing that's like cool about it and so honestly disappointed

 

[peachycrossing9]

I am nowhere near been burnt out yet. There's still so much I have to do on my island so im fine. But feeling burnt out or like the game is boring means its time to take a break, which is what you're doing which is good! Maybe after your break you will be motivated and excited to play again.

 

[Mayor-of-Bliss]

Lately yes so I'm going opposite gears and playing shooters.
When bunny week ends I'll be more enthusiastic

 

[thundershot]

I’m finding myself playing less now... mostly because i finished the “tutorial” and cam now take my time with the terraforming tools. I want to keep the island I’ve been playing recognizable, so I’m doing little bits at a time, as well as the usual stuff.

 

[KeatAlex]

Yes, it's become monotonous, but tomorrow I unlock Island Designer and I think everything's about to change.

 

[Raz]

I would say I am, to an extent. The past two days I'm not playing the game with the same enthusiasm I was playing before.

I just took my notebook, hooked it to the TV in my bedroom and I'm updating MTG Arena so I can play it in between. As I haven't been able to play Magic for almost a month, it will be a good way to balance the time I spend playing ACNH.

 

[Rosch]

I think I'm more stressed/overwhelmed than burnt out because of terraforming and those constant flying balloons. I am also kinda frustrated that I could not catch a snapping turtle because water eggs are also medium-sized shadows. I wish Bunny Week was over already.