Anyone else worried?

[dizzy bone]

They either removed patterns from a lot of the textures (water, grass, dirt, etc) or they havent fully put them in yet. The look is nice in HD but it needs more character and not so much emphasis on being realistic. It makes other stylized elements look "cartoony" in comparison - the flowers, as an example, seem out of place next to the more finely detailed wild grasses and weeds.

Other than the designs we saw in the trailer and the treehouse, my only other concern is what's been mentioned or hinted at a couple times now, is the focus on customization and how this feels a bit more like a spin-off than the next generation game. And map size, lol.

But, as we've all been saying thus far, we've got 9 months to see what they come up with ~

Yeah I noticed the gameplay had more of a softer look than what we've preciously seen. However, the initial new leaf trailer was a little different from our final version, so they might add or tweak textures for the release. I'm also guessing that the more minimalistic style is to make up for the fact that we can now place MANY more models in the actual town than before, with furnitures and whatnot. Because of that, they may have gone with a more simplistic approach in order for all models to work with the changing of seasons/weather conditions etc. Although we still haven't gotten a confirmation on how many models can actually be placed on the floor (eg. we've seen the difference between "place item" and "drop item") The stylisation/graphic quality of the game kinda bugged me in the trailer but it grew on me when I watched the treehouse gameplay.

I LOVE how simple the time stamp and map looks when it's toggled on screen when you're idle. There was something about the time stamp in new leaf that really bugged me, but NH's version looks really sleek and beautiful. Now we just gotta wait if Nintendo listened to fan's requests for control over villager house placement, etc. Those little things will really make a big difference to the fans.

 

[Pudge]

Same. My expectations were Mario Kart Animal Crossing levels of gorgeousness. Hopefully they will flesh it out when they release it.

This was my expectation for the game's graphics as well, so I was a little disappointed. However, I was very pleased with the level of detail they have put into its graphics so far, such as the new weeds, the wind in the trees, etc.

I'm hoping the graphics will be fleshed out more by release day.

 

[Yuki Nagato]

I'm really concerned about the crafting aspect and the influence that the awful Pocket Camp has had on this. We've seen hardly anything at this point, so I'm being optimistic. I'm gonna miss the small town environment though. I don't know how to feel about being on an island :/

 

[visibleghost]

new leaf was ugly at e3 too so hopefully things are changed by the time it's released. i don't like the hair shine,how untextured and smooth many things like the river water are and i think that the palm trees, normal trees and pine trees all look a bit bad in their own special way. i hope it's a good game, i think it has a lot of potential but i think it's good that they delayed it so they have more time to make something good out of it.

 

[Pudge]

I think that they could improve the game's lighting/shadows a bit more. If they do that, it would be a huge improvement.

 

[Shellzilla_515]

I thought the graphics looked fine for me. There's so much speculation at this point but remember that we only got a small taste from this game. Who knows what it'll be like in the final game.

 

[pomonam]

I?m worried they won?t tone down the overly done hair highlights, and I?m worried there won?t be clovers like in NL!!

If there aren't clovers IM RIOTING. They're my brand!

 

[lars708]

Honestly I feel like the main reason that it looks off to people is just that it has very flat colored textures instead of more detailed ones. The Animal Crossing course in Mario Kart 8 Deluxe features much more detailed textures comparatively for example.

I'm sure that over time many people will get used to it and come to like it however..