Best to Worst Animal Crossing Game

[spCrossing]

1. New Leaf
2. The Original.
3. City Folk.
4. Wild World (I KNOW I KNOW, but that game is so barren with the events and town size)

 

[Alolan_Apples]

This was the first thread on TBT I ever read (I read it a year before I joined).

Anyway, New Leaf has to be the best (except for its animal moving mechanic and luck system).

Prior to New Leaf, Wild World takes prize for being the best AC game.

The Gamecube version isn't as bad as City Folk, but not as good as Wild World.

City Folk is the worst AC game.

 

[honeymoo]

New Leaf
Animal Crossing
City Folk
Wild World *cringe*

 

[Dear]

My order would have to go:
1st: New Leaf. While I love the generations I grew up playing, New Leaf is lovely! I adore all the additions.
2nd: Wild World. I spent hours on end in this game, and if my cartridge worked with my 3DS, I'd still play it frequently!
3rd: Animal Crossing GC. My friend got this when it was fairly new, and we would stay up for HOURS playing! We had so much fun.
4th: City Folk. While I was stoked to receive this game as an early birthday gift shortly after the release date, and was absolutely thrilled about the addition of the city and all the other fancy updates, I somehow didn't adore it as much as the others.

As someone who owned/played (I did not have Doubutsu no Mori, though I did get the chance to play it) all the generations, it's really a tough call. I love Animal Crossing all too much!

 

[Alolan_Apples]

4) AC:CF I absolutely hated the fact that you could only play one town per console. This was the only game that I was forced to share my town with my daughters instead of them getting their own towns (either by having their own games or memory cards). I enjoyed playing the game itself, but not nearly as much as the other 3.

Wow! That's another problem City Folk had. I hope the WiiU version can allow one town per user if there's more than one user per console (if they do make a new AC game).

 

[spCrossing]

Wow! That's another problem City Folk had. I hope the WiiU version can allow one town per user if there's more than one user per console (if they do make a new AC game).

Then again, the original had that too.
Hell, I had that problem with New Leaf as the first time I played New Leaf. It was my brother's town on my 3DS, so I had no choice but to play along with him until I eventually got my own copy in Christmas of last year.

 

[Lovelylexi]

1. New Leaf - Only had this one for a few weeks but it's proven to be amazing so far! I really love all the updated features, new villagers (the deers <3), etc. It was a great step forward for AC games.

2. Wild World - This was the first AC game I ever played. I was obsessed. Since it was the only thing for AC I knew, I didn't take notice of the lack of festivals or island or any of that. I just thought it was an amazing game and was addicted to it!

3. City Folk - Really didn't like this one. I got it as a Christmas present and played it maybe two times. I just couldn't get into it and didn't like having to use the Wii remote.

I'm not including the gamecube one since I'm lame and haven't ever played it.

 

[Alolan_Apples]

Then again, the original had that too.
Hell, I had that problem with New Leaf as the first time I played New Leaf. It was my brother's town on my 3DS, so I had no choice but to play along with him until I eventually got my own copy in Christmas of last year.

In the original, we had memory cards.
In Wild World, we had cartridges.

That's how we got multiple towns.

Between City Folk and New Leaf, both of them are indeed one town per platform, but it's more cost effective to have multiple 3DSs than multiple Wiis. So yeah, City Folk was the worst when it comes to one town per console.

 

[sakurakiki]

My order would probably go:

In terms of the amount of fun I had at the time:

1. New Leaf
2. Wild World
3. Animal Crossing GC
4. City Folk

Thinking about how good the game was now:

1. New Leaf
2. Animal Crossing GC
3. WW
4. City Folk

 

[gumdrop]

I like all the animal crossing games i've played but if i had to put them in order then
new leaf
wild world
city folk

 

[useyourdrill]

I like all of them, but if I had to put them in order from favourite to least favourite:
1. Animal Crossing GC
2. New Leaf
3. Wild World
4. City Folk

And City Folk is only 4th because I played it the least! I'd like to go back to it some day and give it another try.

 

[Hamphrey]

1. Wild World
This game is terrible now compared to New Leaf, but NL can never overpower the nostalgia I have for WW. The advantage of WW was that it was so simplistic, I was able to spend hours just fishing and talking to neighbors.

2. New Leaf
It has the most content in the series, and I still loyally play it. This is the first game that i've exploited it's glitches for, mostly just resetting days to get dreamies. It adds more to the layer of what I can do, but also takes away the simplicity of AC. Still love it though!

3. Animal Crossing
The first AC game I played, very little to do by today's standards, but it was amazing when I was a kid.

4. City Folk
A carbon copy of WW but with better graphics, I still spent hundreds of hours on it thanks to the Wii Speak accessory and online play, but I spent more time playing with friends than interacting with my town.

 

[Tinkalila]

New Leaf - i'm a sucker for shiny graphics
ACGC
City Folk
Wild World - i was really bored with it. like, always. i'd suggest that if someone wants to try wild world, they try "magician's quest: mysterious times" instead.

 

[Jake]

Depends IMO

content/gameplay wise I'd rank it;
1) New Leaf
2) City Folk
3) Wild World

but if it's from what I personally enjoyed the most it'd be;
1) City Folk - I played the **** out of this. Literally lasted me from Dec '08 all the way through to Oct '12. I never got bored of it, even when there was nothing to do, I always found something to do.
2) Wild World - I played the **** out of this too. I played it with my cousins a lot whenever we got together so it has a lot of memories attached to it.
3) New Leaf - Even though I enjoyed it a lot, the enjoyment didn't last nowhere as long as CF or WW. I'm not sure if it's because I'm older now and I have more stuff to do than play video games, or if I'm simply losing interest, but as enjoyable as NL was, I found myself bored of it ~8 months after release, which is why I've put it at the bottom of my "personal enjoyment list" - even though it had a lot more to do, it didn't last as long as the games which had a lot less to do.

(never played the GC version so not including it)

 

[oranje]

For me it's
1) New Leaf (I love the improvements and how tall your character is now. :') More customization, ect.)
2) AC: gamecube (nostalgia)
3) AC: Wild World (Bigger improvement than the gamecube version but I didn't play much of it).
4) AC: City Folk (Wasn't much of an upgrade from WW which was disappointing).

 

[SoSu]

1) Animal Crossing New Leaf: Do i even have to say it?

2) Animal Crossing (Game Cube): The first Animal Crossing i ever played and i still enjoy it as much as i did back then.

3) Animal Crossing City Folk / Let?s Go to the City: I know a lot of people hate this game for being a copy paste of Wild World, but the reason i liked it was because of the FEW new features they added in.

4) Animal Crossing Wild World: I have barely played this version, it isn?t my favorite but is a very decent game.

I really love the Animal Crossing Series, it is definitely my favorite "Real Life" Simulator. Now if you excuse me, i?ll get my butt back with my N3DS.

This is my ordering as well, but it's not the order I would play in today. I tried to go back to my original Animal Crossing Game, and I found the amount of time I spent running around aimlessly to be way too high. It felt like the size of the town was too big for the controls, and there wasn't enough to accomplish as you went around town. I just felt like I spent way too much time on my way to do something and not enough time actually getting something done. The improvements in ACNL have sort of ruined the feel of the game for me. I tried City Folk, and it still felt enjoyable to play though.

 

[chiheerios]

1) New Leaf for obvious reasons
2) Wild World. I was so dedicated to this game for years
3) Gamecube version. This would be tied with Wild World but I only played this when I went to my cousins because it was her game
4) City Folk. I have this one, but i almost never play it. It's too tedious for me.

 

[MayorKale]

1. New Leaf - There's no contest. When I got this game, I fell in love. I felt like I had a drive to pay of my mortgages, to fill the museum, do all the things I've done before. There was so much behind it that even doing the same tasks felt fun and new. The customization is just lovely, and I hope it improves with more time. This game probably holds the record for the longest to keep me playing, and I know I will for a very long time.

2. Animal Crossing - This was my first game. Even though I don't play so much anymore, I always love going back. It feels welcome and fun. The animals are so fun to back to and meet with again, and I feel so nostalgic whenever I play it. I like to time travel now just to experience all of the holidays again. It's such a good one, and I always love seeing my golden stature that commemorates my debt-free status.

3. Wild World - This one lasted a long time for me. I love to play it on the go and I have memories of playing with my family. It's fun, but looking back at it, it's kind of dated. Also, I remember never enjoying the lack of holidays. But there were a lot of good things to its name too, like its music. I'll always have fond memories of hunting down tarantulas and scorpions to that 8pm tune.

4. City Folk - I got this right around when it came out, and I liked it a lot at first. The only problem was that it didn't keep me interested for long. The city bus trips became tedious, and I just didn't feel so adventurous about the whole thing. I still do have good memories though, it's just not my favorite. Would I ever go back and play it though? Probably.

 

[Animail Crossin]

AC GC

AC NL

AC CF

AC WW

 

[Mayor Ryan]

Just wondering what everyones views are on each of the four animal crossings that are widely released: The Original, Wild World, City Folk and New Leaf

I would rank them as follows

1) New Leaf
I can't even describe how happy i am with this game, everything seems to be a vast improvement on other games, such as the inventory, being able to stack fruit, the extra effects, the improved characters, who can now go in shops etc. The way the city is not present, but there is now a main street, which seems the perfect balance, maximum of 10 villagers which seems a good enough amount. I only have a few complaints and they are pretty minor tbh

2) Animal Crossing
This game holds such a nostalgic value, but that is not the only reason i love the game. I really liked the acres, it made the game seem so larger, and realistic, like an actual large town, whilst the town maps in others have dissapointed me. The characters did errands much more frequently, which has returned in new leaf, my only complains were the museum having to be sent to the faraway, and not being able to tell which animals are moving etc. I love this game, but new leaf is superior in my opinion

3) Wild World
My most played animal crossing game, i do love this game, it was great to have the game portable and therefore greatly increased my game play as i could play it at any time, and some times i just can't be bothered with consoles, they seem restricting.. Cute things were brought in such as animal pictures, but the lack of festivals is a massive dissapointment. Now looking back the game, has not aged well, whilst the gamecube version has

4) City Folk/ Let's go to the city
Really disliked this game tbh. Gamecube held my interest for years, same with Wild world.. City folk i only lasted with for two months before selling, and i have no interest in ever playing it again. The characters AI was severely restricted, it was just a port of wild world with a few more advancements, i didn't like the whole city thing.. and overall i was just dissapointed

Interested in hearing everyone elses views..

Agree with all of this