Does anyone else feel a little... uninspired?

[JellyBeans]

on the one hand I definitely look back at pictures from summer now and miss the green grass and sunny days, but on the other hand I do love the coziness of winter! but as for feeling uninspired I'm with you there - not sure exactly what it is, perhaps the darker days in real life, but I'm just not full of ideas like I want to be!

 

[sleepydreepy]

Yeah since my island is tropical themed, its been really hard for me to keep decorating and landscaping my island according to my theme during these past few months (Nov and Dec). The color changes really impact me the most since I find myself subconsciously matching decor to the brown hues of the grass, then realize come summer (when I want to save my Dream Address) its not going to match anymore! So I'm taking a break from major decorating feats in my town for the time being. Perhaps if I suddenly get inspired I'll TT backwards to summer to do some decorating. However that could be a bit difficult to do since I also want to collect all the new winter recipes this season.

 

[Gaby]

I feel the same! I spent a week making a little outdoor pizza parlor and took it down the next day because it just looked so out of place. This was before the snow covered the grown so everything was this dead grayish green color lol. I’m sure even with the snow it would still look really out of place. I also made a wonderful restaurant area that at least looks a little better but I’m sure would look fantastic at any time of the year BUT winter but that one I spent too much time and effort to take down so it’ll stay.

I think the snow looks pretty but I am over it already

 

[Ganucci]

I love the snow and how my island is now a winter wonderland! Well really I love every season and how it effects the trees, grass, and weeds differently. The changing colors is probably my favorite part of any AC game, especially ACNH where everything is so vibrant, HD, and beautiful. I'll redecorate a bit every season and around holidays, but I don't do anything huge like take out my landscaping/waterscaping tool. As @thetessagrace said earlier, it's this redecorating that keeps me playing so much. I have a beach bar that I just put a "Closed for the Winter" sign in front of...but now I'm thinking of reopening it with Snowflake DIYs and making it an icy beach bar!

 

[KittenNoir]

I didn’t play very much of winter when it was winter in my game and I regret it now as there is so many DIY’s that I would of loved to use. Cause I think there is ice blocks ? I would of loved to of used that for decorating as it’s summer in my game.

 

[Burumun]

I feel pretty uninspired in general, honestly, but I actually like the winter a lot more than I thought I would so far, especially at night - the snow is so pretty and sparkly and magical. Plus, the hedges are a really nice color, I assumed they would just be brown and dead-looking.

 

[-Blue-]

I actually like the bright white Christmas and snow colors compared to the ugly crap green of the fall. They really did make the fall colors look unappealing when fall in reality is very pretty when the tree colors change.

As for being uninspired, I have felt that way on and off throughout NH's life so far. The slow drip-feed isn't really that exciting anymore because they don't drop enough, in my opinion, to keep me interested. Sure the last update has the holidays coming back (but that was given) so other then that we got some emotions and hair styles. I got my fill of those in a few minutes.

 

[EmmaFrost]

I don't really miss the green grass at all. I like that there are distinct seasons in the game. The different seasons help inspire me to redecorate areas of my island to fit the vibe. I like how winter changes the colours of the ground and trees to a cooler tone.

 

[Silkfawn]

Winter is definitely not my favorite, but I like it a bit better than the fall (at least the beginning of fall before the trees started changing to red).

I also miss the green grass, and I'm not a big fan of the winter DIYS anyways.
Nothing beats cherry blossom season imo.

 

[iamjohnporter67]

I've been using the Dream Suite a lot and ever since they added that new "Surprise me" feature I've been seeing a lot of great islands that gave me some inspiration to improve stuff on my island and make my homes better. I try to take what people did and turn it into my own style that I feel comfortable with.

 

[Sharksheep]

I like the palette change. I actually have the motivation to clean my island up now. I managed to remove a lot of flowers and doing some rearranging

 

[moon_child]

It may just be me, but the winter months in this game have me feeling really... blah. Winter is not my favorite month to begin with, and I feel like none of the plants and decor really go with the white ground. This game has such beautiful bright colors and I feel like they just don't work against the snow. Nothing I place on my island this month looks good, and I really think it's because of the white color palette. I know there's some cool events coming and DIYs to get, but I really don't know how I'm going to deal with my island being pure white for another 2.5 months. Does anyone else miss their green grass?

I used the fairy core green grass version of the path so that I’ll still have green even if it’s winter for this very reason. Although there’s something about the snow in this game that is very attractive to me, like how they seem to shine when light hits them a certain way and they look very real like it’s really “wet”. Also, maybe try filling your island up with Christmas decorations if that will make it seem brighter and cheerier for you. I like lights so the illuminated set is a favorite for me. It makes everything look so nice.

 

[-Lumi-]

I personally disagree, but I can see where you’re coming from! Winter is my favourite season IRL and I absolutely adore it in animal crossing too. I love getting to put out holidays decorations, paths, changing my flag & town tune, and then switching them again come January and focusing on more wintery items!

Summer is the most blah month for me, but maybe that’s because I totally blanked and didnt participate in the wedding event or summer sea shells so I didn’t have tons of new decorations. I love that we have more control over our island this time because I get to really play around with outdoor seasonal furniture! ️

 

[LunarMako]

I feel like its been doing well for me. I think the decor has worked well on my island for winter. I like how it looks. And I have only changed a couple areas for the winter.
The most out of place thing for me is how my beaches are decorated because where its a beach, it is very much decorated for summer. Haha.

 

[Uffe]

I love winter. I've never really got the opportunity to experience snowfall that much in real life. I think the snow looks fine, and I think there are things that work well with it. With Animal Crossing, I've always loved seeing the different seasons, and when the green grass returns, I know I'll fall in love with it again. Same goes with when winter arrives again.

 

[John Wick]

I felt so overwhelmed and hopeless last night, I almost did delete my game.

I just felt it was so ugly with the snow, like I'm trapped in a prison of vile whiteness.

Again, my wife got me to 'hang in there', but I don't know.

 

[jesscee]

I think I got so burnt out playing all summer long that after taking a break and coming back it’s nice to see a change of scenery

 

[SlEEPYTEARRS]

i really have been bummed out decorating wise as well. i want to change something on my island, but im stuck on what. it doesnt help that ive hade four different versions of my island already that were all completely different. and no, i dont want to reset lol, ive put too much into sleeptime to do that

 

[Imaginetheday]

Honestly I think one of the main problems I have with winter is the abundance of Christmas/Toy Day items. I don't celebrate Christmas (and therefore won't be using those items), so I feel very limited in what I have to work with to make my island work.

The snowflake items would work for a non-Christmas-y decor. There are pillars and a tree and a bear! Also, there are the illuminated snowflakes. You can do the "Christmas" tree in non-Christmas colors, if that would make it better. I'm using all the colors of flowers, rather than trying to stick to just a few. I decided one of my villagers celebrates Hanukkah, so there's no Christmas stuff near her house. I made an ice skating rink (could just be a frozen pond) with a pattern. You could try digging up and replanting lighted cedar trees to see if that gets rid of the lights. HTH!

 

[Niks]

Normally I don't like the winter season in the AC games, but I like it in New Horizons. Maybe because of the item placement outside as well as the better graphics. Buuut, I know myself and after a month or so, I'm sick and tired of the snow, wanting the green to come back lol