Anyone Else Concerned by these Features?

[bcmii]

I'm legit rattled you can't go swimming... ON AN ISLAND.

I am saying the same thing!!! Like come on Nintendo, y'all really did us dirty taking that away on a game about an ISLAND.

 

[watercolorwish]

OOF I didn't realize people were so pissed off at this game. Its beautiful, but its definitely lacking in the content department. Right now, I'm guessing, they planned a ton of content to be free DLC throughout the rest of the year, so its understandable why people are upset and confused at the lack of content right now. TBH I could go on on all the stuff I'm pissed about not being included, but all we can do is wait right now and hope for the seasonal DLC to include new things.

 

[moon_child]

Relax, people. No need to get so riled up. I understand everyone’s play style is different and you can play the game however you want. However, do note that if you do anything in a rushed manner (even in real life), you lose the magic. Eating the most delicious steak in five minutes without stopping compared to eating it an hour while talking to your date and looking over a view will yield very different experiences. I’m not bashing into time travelers. I’m just saying, as with anything in life, you can’t rush things and expect great results. Like people we know, you can’t expect villagers to act all friendly to you and give you extensive dialogues even if you’ve been with them for months if you only get to talk to them once per day because you’re rushing through days. It takes time to get to know people and for them to open up. I play normally and my villagers went from literally telling me off from talking to them so much to randomly singing in the square and stopping me on my tracks now to give me shoes that would fit my outfit for the day better. If that relationship progression isn’t expansive enough then I really don’t know what is. Thing is, the developers made it this way for a reason. They wanted people to play. And play even more. They even removed grass deterioration (the biggest deterrent to playing too much in NL) so we can load up our games several times within the day just to play even more. So my advice is chill. Relax. Remember the core idea of Animal Crossing, which is supposed to be a relaxing game. Maybe then, you’ll enjoy more.

 

[Lavamaize]

I hope at some point we wont have to use Nook Miles to get the tickets as it will just get harder to get Nook Miles as we progress. Also I agree with you that I am not super impressed with all the villager dialogue, as I was hoping it would be more complex and interesting than New Leaf's. Luckily Nintendo seems to be doing updates on this game so if enough people are upset about something they could possibly add it in.

 

[sneakmode]

So my advice is chill. Relax. Remember the core idea of Animal Crossing, which is supposed to be a relaxing game. Maybe then, you’ll enjoy more.

While I appreciate the sentiment, not everyone's vision of relaxation is taking things slowly one day at a time. Many players who choose not to TT often use this line of thinking as a gatekeeping behavior. I'm certainly not saying that you are, of course - but just to note this is common in general.

I don't think that they realize that sitting around for long periods of time or taking things extremely slowly is actually incredibly stressful to some people. It feels like sitting in an enclosed room, stuck and locked in.

For myself, slowing down to its 'intended' pace is just that; stressful and in a consistent level of anxiousness, which is why I carry such importance on content. For me, the enjoyment and relaxation comes from having everything unlocked and then leisurely creating my town the precise way that I want it to look over time. I have all the tools and all the furniture, I can finally relax and find zen in creativity.

Otherwise, it reminds me too much of a mobile game, waiting hour after hour for an energy bar to refill just to move on and progress, everything locked behind months and months of time walls, waiting and waiting, building anxiety to move on but you're restricted.

But as stated before, with only a couple of mediocre tables and some ugly housing decor, I'm coloring myself cautiously optimistic Nintendo will take care of this problem. I hope they'll give us more, but blind faith is a quick route to disappointment.

 

[alv4]

I'm enjoying it alot... so, no.