Best to Worst Animal Crossing Game
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1. New Leaf/Animal Crossing (New Leaf has different interesting updates and the original is the reason why we have these other AC's imo)
2. City Folk (music was the same, liked the city, could have done a bit better, still can't get that stupid perfect town, introduced me to the AC gaming world)
3. Wild World (music was dull, don't mind the graphics (kinda like them ^^), a bit hard to get a perfect town
, not too many events)
2. City Folk (music was the same, liked the city, could have done a bit better, still can't get that stupid perfect town, introduced me to the AC gaming world)
3. Wild World (music was dull, don't mind the graphics (kinda like them ^^), a bit hard to get a perfect town
, not too many events)
100% Agree
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GC
WW
CF
I will say though I think cf is probably much better than ww but I just never got into using wii so it kind of went to waste.. ):
Looking back on ww, I think it got really overrated. Maybe I'm just super spoiled now by new leaf but the graphics were pretty terrible haha. And there wasn't much of a difference in the gameplay at all, it was a handheld gamecube version but I felt it removed some of the great features that the gc version held without replacing it with new ones.
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WW
CF
I will say though I think cf is probably much better than ww but I just never got into using wii so it kind of went to waste.. ):
Looking back on ww, I think it got really overrated. Maybe I'm just super spoiled now by new leaf but the graphics were pretty terrible haha. And there wasn't much of a difference in the gameplay at all, it was a handheld gamecube version but I felt it removed some of the great features that the gc version held without replacing it with new ones.
DragonKeeper422
Inspired by Dragons
1. New Leaf
2. Wide World
3. City Folk (Only because I hardly played)
2. Wide World
3. City Folk (Only because I hardly played)
Of the ones I have played:
Dobutsu No Mori e+ (Japanese Gamecube Animal Crossing second release)
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk (only because I hacked the town and have nothing to do on it anymore... Considering restarting)
Dobutsu No Mori e+ (Japanese Gamecube Animal Crossing second release)
Animal Crossing
Animal Crossing: Wild World
Animal Crossing: City Folk (only because I hacked the town and have nothing to do on it anymore... Considering restarting)
Bear_Crossing
Senior Member
I've never played the GC version...
1. New Leaf
2. Wild World
3. Animal Crossing (because I have never played, I cannot rate off of others experience)
4. City Folk
1. New Leaf
2. Wild World
3. Animal Crossing (because I have never played, I cannot rate off of others experience)
4. City Folk
Officer Berri
Cousin Redd's Nightmare
1. Population Growing. While the graphics aren't as nice, and the body models and pattern making is simple, everything else about the game is ALSO simple, and yet it seems like it has more life. The villager personalities had more oomph to them. Cranky villagers were grumpy older men, not friendly guys who like to occasionally make "I'm old lol" jokes. The snooty villagers had their catty moments, where in New Leaf they're just the rich girl friend.
The whole point of Population growing is to live. You get into the game, you live your life, you have no other responsibilities besides paying off your house. Also... no grass deterioration. ♥♥♥ I can run around to my heart's content. Also Quetzal. ♥ Quetzal~ and Officer Copper has a personality! He seems like a young gung-ho officer who occasional slips into 'off duty' mode when he talks.
The town is also feels so much bigger, and we have more villagers in our towns!
2. New Leaf. Because of all the advancements to the clothing, collectibles, houses, new villager species and personalities, and the graphics. Everything else is... meh. Grass deterioration haunts me constantly, even if I do not run. Becoming Mayor is pretty boring and annoying. I was already pretty much mayor in the old games since I did everything for the town anyways. The only new bit is that I get to decide where decorations and new buildings go. I kind of like placing buildings... but the decorations are really meh. The town is super small. Adding too many decorations makes it feel even smaller. Also, why on earth can't I decide where the villagers go in the first place? There's little point in designing an nice town if Freya really feels she needs her house right in the middle of where a main path goes. ...Also the fact I even have to lay down a path period because I have to control my walking due to grass deterioration is another ugh.
Losing my hairstyle after I leave the game for a while and coming back and having to pay 3000 bells to fiddle with sliders instead of selecting exactly what I want and praying I slid them to the right position? No thank you. All those limits that prevented me from unlocking everything as quickly as suited my playing style? Annoying as heck. Having a nice feature that relies on you living in a big city where you'll pass others who also play the game? Even more annoying. Even as mayor I have no ability to inform the town that I'm going to be gone so that at the very least I can pause flowers dying/weeds growing (at least I constantly have beautiful town set up so this doesn't happen... I need those flowers to curb the grass deterioration!) and stop villagers from up and leaving? UGH.
3. Wild World. It felt empty and bland... plus I had a lot of dirt all the time. This is probably why I hate grass deterioration so much. I had to deal with mud in a game that didn't even HAVE it yet! o_o Sure it added hats... but I could never get shampoodle so the hats only served to hide the hair I got and hated at the start of the game.
4. City Folk. Or as I would call it: Wild World with a city and grass deterioration... using Wiimote controls. *shudders* The grass deterioration is what prevented me from ever buying this game though. And then they put it in New Leaf... ;-;
The whole point of Population growing is to live. You get into the game, you live your life, you have no other responsibilities besides paying off your house. Also... no grass deterioration. ♥♥♥ I can run around to my heart's content. Also Quetzal. ♥ Quetzal~ and Officer Copper has a personality! He seems like a young gung-ho officer who occasional slips into 'off duty' mode when he talks.
The town is also feels so much bigger, and we have more villagers in our towns!
2. New Leaf. Because of all the advancements to the clothing, collectibles, houses, new villager species and personalities, and the graphics. Everything else is... meh. Grass deterioration haunts me constantly, even if I do not run. Becoming Mayor is pretty boring and annoying. I was already pretty much mayor in the old games since I did everything for the town anyways. The only new bit is that I get to decide where decorations and new buildings go. I kind of like placing buildings... but the decorations are really meh. The town is super small. Adding too many decorations makes it feel even smaller. Also, why on earth can't I decide where the villagers go in the first place? There's little point in designing an nice town if Freya really feels she needs her house right in the middle of where a main path goes. ...Also the fact I even have to lay down a path period because I have to control my walking due to grass deterioration is another ugh.
Losing my hairstyle after I leave the game for a while and coming back and having to pay 3000 bells to fiddle with sliders instead of selecting exactly what I want and praying I slid them to the right position? No thank you. All those limits that prevented me from unlocking everything as quickly as suited my playing style? Annoying as heck. Having a nice feature that relies on you living in a big city where you'll pass others who also play the game? Even more annoying. Even as mayor I have no ability to inform the town that I'm going to be gone so that at the very least I can pause flowers dying/weeds growing (at least I constantly have beautiful town set up so this doesn't happen... I need those flowers to curb the grass deterioration!) and stop villagers from up and leaving? UGH.
3. Wild World. It felt empty and bland... plus I had a lot of dirt all the time. This is probably why I hate grass deterioration so much. I had to deal with mud in a game that didn't even HAVE it yet! o_o Sure it added hats... but I could never get shampoodle so the hats only served to hide the hair I got and hated at the start of the game.
4. City Folk. Or as I would call it: Wild World with a city and grass deterioration... using Wiimote controls. *shudders* The grass deterioration is what prevented me from ever buying this game though. And then they put it in New Leaf... ;-;
Prothervents
Junior Member
I'd say City Folk is the best of the 3 Animal Crossing games. The NES games from the GameCube version took a long time to collect and most of them weren't very interesting. (and there's a Virtual Console for that now).
The best thing about the DS version is the portability, which makes it a lot easier to check in on your town during holidays when you're visiting family or something like that.
Still, the Wii version has all the gameplay, better graphics, some extra's and free DLC. I certainly enjoyed it for 145 hours, although it would have been nice if they'd added some more extra content that wasn't in the previous versions.
The best thing about the DS version is the portability, which makes it a lot easier to check in on your town during holidays when you're visiting family or something like that.
Still, the Wii version has all the gameplay, better graphics, some extra's and free DLC. I certainly enjoyed it for 145 hours, although it would have been nice if they'd added some more extra content that wasn't in the previous versions.
Lion-Lhasa
Fancy Flareon
So the proper way to rate games is in what order they came out and not on whether you enjoyed them.
Good to know.
1) New Leaf - Improved on all the other games and added extras
2) Animal Crossing GC - Fun, original and extra cute
3) Wild World - It was alright but could've been much better, I don't remember too much of it as I got bored pretty quick.
Never played CF.
cannedcommunism
idk man
Wow, same order as you! LOL.
Lazyrs9090
Senior Member
1) New Leaf
Uses so much features from previous entries to make an entirely new blend.
2) Doubutsu no Mori e+
I imported this game two years ago. I started learning Japanese in school, so this was a great opportunity to learn the language and play Animal Crossing. This game is just a translated version of AC:GC overseas with so much added features. Many players assume that Wild World brought features such as medicine, friendship points, those new K.K. songs, etc. into the series, but e+ did all that. You even had Crazy Redd doing "public work projects" for you!
3) Animal Crossing
I played Wild World first. 2 years after playing the Wii version, I played this. This just felt like... it felt like Animal Crossing! I missed out a lot by playing this 8 years after its release, but I couldn't believe the feeling. This game is the epitome of Animal Crossing (overseas, of course)
4) Wild World
Broadened customization. Graphics were understandable being a DS game. Wi-Fi features were just amazing.
5) City Folk
I was impressed how the graphics improved, and had similarities with the GCN version. I immediately thought this would surpass AC:GC. I was wrong. Don't get me wrong, I loved City Folk, but if I was on and off with that game because the only thing it had to keep players going was Wi-Fi and DLC.
I haven't played Doubutsu no Mori or Doubutsu no Mori +, but I know that DnM+ is just a GameCube port with little features to get players to play on the GameCube, much like how ACCF wanted their WW to play on the Wii.
Uses so much features from previous entries to make an entirely new blend.
2) Doubutsu no Mori e+
I imported this game two years ago. I started learning Japanese in school, so this was a great opportunity to learn the language and play Animal Crossing. This game is just a translated version of AC:GC overseas with so much added features. Many players assume that Wild World brought features such as medicine, friendship points, those new K.K. songs, etc. into the series, but e+ did all that. You even had Crazy Redd doing "public work projects" for you!
3) Animal Crossing
I played Wild World first. 2 years after playing the Wii version, I played this. This just felt like... it felt like Animal Crossing! I missed out a lot by playing this 8 years after its release, but I couldn't believe the feeling. This game is the epitome of Animal Crossing (overseas, of course)
4) Wild World
Broadened customization. Graphics were understandable being a DS game. Wi-Fi features were just amazing.
5) City Folk
I was impressed how the graphics improved, and had similarities with the GCN version. I immediately thought this would surpass AC:GC. I was wrong. Don't get me wrong, I loved City Folk, but if I was on and off with that game because the only thing it had to keep players going was Wi-Fi and DLC.
I haven't played Doubutsu no Mori or Doubutsu no Mori +, but I know that DnM+ is just a GameCube port with little features to get players to play on the GameCube, much like how ACCF wanted their WW to play on the Wii.
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1. New Leaf - Pretty much speaks for itself. I can't tell you how happy I am with this game! Some small complaints, but nothing is perfect. This is pretty close in my opinion. I don't have a whole lot to say about it since I'm still kind of new to it. 9.99999/10
2. City Folk - This was the second AC game I played and I enjoyed it for a long time, and still enjoy it now. It's a little annoying to have to play it in my living room, but having the big TV screen is awesome and it makes me feel like I'm there. As for the city, I'm disappointed that there isn't more to do. I only ever go to the city to buy Gracie furniture and paintings. I loved the graphics in this game also. I started playing this way before New Leaf and I still love the way it looks. BUT, I was soooo on an off with this game it's sad.. Overall 8/10
3. Animal Crossing - I really enjoyed this game and it will always hold a special place because it introduced me to animal crossing. I never got to play it very much, but every time I played it I really enjoyed it. There wasn't too much going on and that's part of why I loved it. 7/10
4. Wild World - This is actually the only AC game I dislike, contrary to popular opinion. I CAN'T get into it. The delay you get when you switch from buttons to stylus makes doing anything kinda meh. I did enjoy having Limberg, Olivia and Twiggy as my first villagers though. Just because I'm such a fan, I still plan to keep this game. There's not a single AC game that I hate enough to not play at all. xD 5/10
2. City Folk - This was the second AC game I played and I enjoyed it for a long time, and still enjoy it now. It's a little annoying to have to play it in my living room, but having the big TV screen is awesome and it makes me feel like I'm there. As for the city, I'm disappointed that there isn't more to do. I only ever go to the city to buy Gracie furniture and paintings. I loved the graphics in this game also. I started playing this way before New Leaf and I still love the way it looks. BUT, I was soooo on an off with this game it's sad.. Overall 8/10
3. Animal Crossing - I really enjoyed this game and it will always hold a special place because it introduced me to animal crossing. I never got to play it very much, but every time I played it I really enjoyed it. There wasn't too much going on and that's part of why I loved it. 7/10
4. Wild World - This is actually the only AC game I dislike, contrary to popular opinion. I CAN'T get into it. The delay you get when you switch from buttons to stylus makes doing anything kinda meh. I did enjoy having Limberg, Olivia and Twiggy as my first villagers though. Just because I'm such a fan, I still plan to keep this game. There's not a single AC game that I hate enough to not play at all. xD 5/10
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This is based on the 4 games I've played,1) New Leaf; often times, I'll enjoy earlier entries in game series over the newer ones (i.e. pokemon), but with AC, new leaf has been my favorite hands down. I started using the game for online play, I've actually put more thought into my town, and overall I've completed much more than I ever have in any AC prior. Everything just seems so perfect for some reason?
2) Wild World; Nostalgia. I can't say much more really. It was my first Animal Crossing game, and I absolutely loved it. Though the graphics may certainly be lacking compared to todays standards, I'll never forget some of my best video game memories with this game.
3) Population Growing; Though probably the only game I've actually played least, I'd almost tie this game with WW. I loved early beginnings of AC, and this game just offered so much content for practically being the first title (excluding the original of course). Again, I didn't experience many of the holidays, I never even unlocked the final Nook shop or fully upgraded my house, but I still loved playing around and visiting the island! (Now that I think about it, though impossible, it would be extremely interesting to see Nintendo create an HD-Remake of this. Nothing 'new' exactly, just a simple remake for say, the Wii U. Maybe I'm the only one who'd like it though)
4) City Folk; I feel like all the time I've spent on this game was for almost nothing. I truly felt a sense of never-ending boredom after the first few months. And now after playing NL, I don't know if I'd ever truly be able to return back to this game.
I have tons of mixed feelings about each game that I don't think I can properly rank them from best to worst.. but I'll try my best.
New Leaf- Of course this game is just totally out of the others' leagues. It adds so many new features and things to do. For me, personally, it just doesn't feel as much like Animal Crossing. Maybe it's because I know of more people that play it and how popular it is (when I was little I always thought of Animal Crossing as something only me and a few others know about lol), or because it just seems so different from the others; idk but it feels so different to me. Don't get me wrong, I love it to death. I mean, it's Animal Crossing, I love it no matter what! I just don't have that same feeling about it that I had with the others. I'm not too fond of the music, but I do like the unlockables. It keeps you playing for a long time. I also love the clothes and the way you can customize your character. Socks and shoes I'm not too sure about Main Street.. it feels sort of random to me and out of place. I LOVE re-tail. This is the first Animal Crossing game I've played that I'm actually really putting effort into: the museum, my house, villager pictures, etc. I legitimately sometimes stay up until 6am when the day restarts so I can catch my fossils and do other daily tasks. I think this game is just going to keep growing and growing on me and I can see myself playing it for a LONG time. In conclusion, I definitely think the atmosphere of this game is pretty different but change isn't always a bad thing. THis game is going to keep growing on me and it definitely has me addicted already. Sorry that was so ramble-y xD
Animal Crossing - This is the game I've played the least of, but I just love the atmosphere, soundtrack, and simplicity. This series is always about atmosphere for me, and the original is just spot on with what the series intends. Everything is slower, quaint, and so relaxing. I'm not sure that's something that can be replicated. It also had some very unique features like the aerobics, sports day, soccer balls, and islanders. I really wish ACNL had islanders like that.
City Folk - Despite everyone's hatred for this game, I was young and I enjoyed playing it and that's what matters to me. I loved the graphics, still do, and the soundtracks and holidays and atmosphere. I just really enjoyed this game even though I wasn't able to play it as much (being a console game). I loved how the maps had the cliffs, too. I enjoyed the City but felt like something was missing from it. Overall I didn't have any expectations for this game so that's why I liked it.
Wild World - This is definitely the game I spent the most time on. It was my first Animal Crossing game and I loved it so much. I used wi-fi all the time and used Action Replay and it really was more of a "game" for me as opposed to actually living with the town and day to day aspect of it. I restarted a bunch of times and just was pretty reckless with this game but I spent hours and hours playing lol
I cheated to get all of my bells and just ended up working for giveaways on forums but hey, I still enjoyed it. In retrospect, the graphics were pretty terrible (but you get used to them when you're playing I suppose), the town was too big for being a portable game (IMO) and the entire game was pretty much just empty. Not a lot of events, nothing really going on and nothing to do. If I didn't use wifi I don't know what I would've done with myself hahah the game was just so empty.
New Leaf- Of course this game is just totally out of the others' leagues. It adds so many new features and things to do. For me, personally, it just doesn't feel as much like Animal Crossing. Maybe it's because I know of more people that play it and how popular it is (when I was little I always thought of Animal Crossing as something only me and a few others know about lol), or because it just seems so different from the others; idk but it feels so different to me. Don't get me wrong, I love it to death. I mean, it's Animal Crossing, I love it no matter what! I just don't have that same feeling about it that I had with the others. I'm not too fond of the music, but I do like the unlockables. It keeps you playing for a long time. I also love the clothes and the way you can customize your character. Socks and shoes
I'm not too sure about Main Street.. it feels sort of random to me and out of place. I LOVE re-tail. This is the first Animal Crossing game I've played that I'm actually really putting effort into: the museum, my house, villager pictures, etc. I legitimately sometimes stay up until 6am when the day restarts so I can catch my fossils and do other daily tasks. I think this game is just going to keep growing and growing on me and I can see myself playing it for a LONG time. In conclusion, I definitely think the atmosphere of this game is pretty different but change isn't always a bad thing. THis game is going to keep growing on me and it definitely has me addicted already. Sorry that was so ramble-y xDAnimal Crossing - This is the game I've played the least of, but I just love the atmosphere, soundtrack, and simplicity. This series is always about atmosphere for me, and the original is just spot on with what the series intends. Everything is slower, quaint, and so relaxing. I'm not sure that's something that can be replicated. It also had some very unique features like the aerobics, sports day, soccer balls, and islanders. I really wish ACNL had islanders like that.
City Folk - Despite everyone's hatred for this game, I was young and I enjoyed playing it and that's what matters to me. I loved the graphics, still do, and the soundtracks and holidays and atmosphere. I just really enjoyed this game even though I wasn't able to play it as much (being a console game). I loved how the maps had the cliffs, too. I enjoyed the City but felt like something was missing from it. Overall I didn't have any expectations for this game so that's why I liked it.
Wild World - This is definitely the game I spent the most time on. It was my first Animal Crossing game and I loved it so much. I used wi-fi all the time and used Action Replay and it really was more of a "game" for me as opposed to actually living with the town and day to day aspect of it. I restarted a bunch of times and just was pretty reckless with this game but I spent hours and hours playing lol
I cheated to get all of my bells and just ended up working for giveaways on forums but hey, I still enjoyed it. In retrospect, the graphics were pretty terrible (but you get used to them when you're playing I suppose), the town was too big for being a portable game (IMO) and the entire game was pretty much just empty. Not a lot of events, nothing really going on and nothing to do. If I didn't use wifi I don't know what I would've done with myself hahah the game was just so empty.
Imbakatten
Senior Member
1. Animal Crossing GC, This is my childhood! <3
2. Animal Crossing New Leaf, one word AMAZING!
3. Wild World, Played this with my friend and we had alot of fun.
3. Animal Crossing 64, Only played it once.
4. Animal Crossing Lets Go To The City, It was like WW, I hate the city. Made new friends.
2. Animal Crossing New Leaf, one word AMAZING!
3. Wild World, Played this with my friend and we had alot of fun.
3. Animal Crossing 64, Only played it once.
4. Animal Crossing Lets Go To The City, It was like WW, I hate the city. Made new friends.
1. New Leaf (I think we all know why)
2. City Folk (It was ok I suppose)
3. Wild World (Very limited on what you could do, small town, had to share a house etc,)
I would have loved to play the original GameCube version, but I never had a GC as a kid... Most of my friends did though.
2. City Folk (It was ok I suppose)
3. Wild World (Very limited on what you could do, small town, had to share a house etc,)
I would have loved to play the original GameCube version, but I never had a GC as a kid...
Most of my friends did though.
DoctorGallifrey
The Raggedy Man
1. New Leaf --> I like how it essentially forces you to be involved with the game wear as with the predecessors after you finish working with Nook, you wouldn't have to be as involved with villagers.
2- Animal Crossing (GC)- I played this when it first came out, and it's what got me hooked to the series. I used to come home from school everyday and play it. However thats because I didn't really have many other games to play. Because of it's Nostalgia factor it ranks up.
3- Wild World- Essentially it's a port of the GC's Animal Crossing, with a few more improvements, but it doesn't have the nostalgia factor.
4- City Folk- I've never played this so I don't have a valid opinion on it
2- Animal Crossing (GC)- I played this when it first came out, and it's what got me hooked to the series. I used to come home from school everyday and play it. However thats because I didn't really have many other games to play. Because of it's Nostalgia factor it ranks up.
3- Wild World- Essentially it's a port of the GC's Animal Crossing, with a few more improvements, but it doesn't have the nostalgia factor.
4- City Folk- I've never played this so I don't have a valid opinion on it
misslollipop
100% awesome
New Leaf- my brother got it for Christmas and when he was asleep I would play as Mayor. LOL, the look on his face when he woke up with a yellow bench. But then my birthday came around, and I got AC:NL. I find it relieves my stress better as I am Mayor and have all the power. Beautiful graphics and lovely smooth gameplay.
City folk- I am only putting this second as I have a huge problem with WW. Bad gameplay and I hate the City.
Wild World- Horrid childhood memory of this. I was six. I had a huge addiction to WW, it was my first Animal Crossing. I had managed to pay off my loan (the 598,000 one!) and I was sooooo happy! Then two seconds later my game bugged and froze, I didn't touch the Game card or anything! I booted my game again, and I was back to 1,00 bells. I hardly ever played it again.
City folk- I am only putting this second as I have a huge problem with WW. Bad gameplay and I hate the City.
Wild World- Horrid childhood memory of this. I was six. I had a huge addiction to WW, it was my first Animal Crossing. I had managed to pay off my loan (the 598,000 one!) and I was sooooo happy! Then two seconds later my game bugged and froze, I didn't touch the Game card or anything! I booted my game again, and I was back to 1,00 bells. I hardly ever played it again.
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