New Leaf is too addictive to play for just 1 hour a day.
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Feels like there's so little to do in Animal Crossing: NL?
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New Leaf is too addictive to play for just 1 hour a day.
Do some landscaping with flowers and be sure to water them, design something at the Able Sisters shop, talk to your villagers(how else would you establish a relationship with them?), go to the island and do some tours, meet some people on Wi-Fi, place paths and plan for public work projects to customize your town to your liking, and if time travel is your thing then you can even change the date.
It seems like there's not so much of a shortage on what there is to do as there is a lack of what you'd like to do. If you're "bored" by every feature there is, I don't see the point in picking up an Animal Crossing game in the first place.
It seems like there's not so much of a shortage on what there is to do as there is a lack of what you'd like to do. If you're "bored" by every feature there is, I don't see the point in picking up an Animal Crossing game in the first place.
Garrett x50 cal
Veteran AC Player
1 Make patterns.
2 Get all the maniqunes.
3 Make another character upgrade their house. (I have 3)
4 Collect all the badges.
5 If you're REALLY bored TT to see all the events.
6 Place patterns all around your town.
7 visit dream villages.
8 become BFFs with brewster.
9 work for Brewster.
10 Score high with the HHA.
11 collect all bugs/fish/diving animals.
12 get villager pictures.
13 visit other humans towns and just talk with them.
14 challenge others with the stop watch or island tours.
15 go to the island to meet random people.
16 unlock all the stores.
17 unlock 2f museum and fill it with cool stuff.
18. make an orchard.
19. (i'm working on this myself) collect every special stump there is.
20. collect every mushroom.
21. get bronze gold and silver bug/fish trophies.
22. collect every bush
23. collect all the pieces to every set.
24. meet Pascal daily.
25. get cyrus to redo your furniture.
2 Get all the maniqunes.
3 Make another character upgrade their house. (I have 3)
4 Collect all the badges.
5 If you're REALLY bored TT to see all the events.
6 Place patterns all around your town.
7 visit dream villages.
8 become BFFs with brewster.
9 work for Brewster.
10 Score high with the HHA.
11 collect all bugs/fish/diving animals.
12 get villager pictures.
13 visit other humans towns and just talk with them.
14 challenge others with the stop watch or island tours.
15 go to the island to meet random people.
16 unlock all the stores.
17 unlock 2f museum and fill it with cool stuff.
18. make an orchard.
19. (i'm working on this myself) collect every special stump there is.
20. collect every mushroom.
21. get bronze gold and silver bug/fish trophies.
22. collect every bush
23. collect all the pieces to every set.
24. meet Pascal daily.
25. get cyrus to redo your furniture.
1 visit all the shops
2 unlock the QR machine
3 find the money rock
4 find the furniture leaf from trees
5 enact ordinances and PWP
6 fish/ catch bugs
7 pay off your debt
8 collect all the fruit
2 unlock the QR machine
3 find the money rock
4 find the furniture leaf from trees
5 enact ordinances and PWP
6 fish/ catch bugs
7 pay off your debt
8 collect all the fruit
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For now, I sort of do feel that way. I need more axes because I desperately want to re-do my town's orchard, (Really wish you could order tools from the catalog... Arghhh) and I really want more town projects. There's also some furniture I really want to complete my room, but you can only get it from GracieGrace which probably won't be awhile for me. There's more I want to do, but I can't do it because it's not the right time. I just have to wait patiently.
kittenrobotarmy
JOLLY COOPERATION
If I get bored, I'll TT. In my town, it's January 29th and I adore the snow, and everything about winter.
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If I get bored, I'll TT. In my town, it's January 29th and I adore the snow, and everything about winter.
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If I get bored, I'll TT. In my town, it's January 29th and I adore the snow, and everything about winter.
Jinglefruit
The black-nosed Reindeer
There is so much to do in this game, I keep finding new little things, like Lyle's stories! I avoided him like the plague for the first month, and this week I've talked to him daily.
I constantly remake furniture, so my day is broken into half hour chunks, and I do different things each half hour. Be it write a letter to each of my villagers, water all my flowers, rearrange half my house and order more for some new idea for a theme, stalk Zell, browse the showcase, visit some dreams, aim to get Phineas to show by the end of the day, change my museum exhibits, have a panic attack over my garden incase I change too much and it stops being perfect and half the time I play I'm talking on BF chat to anyone that'll listen. xP
And then I have extra characters and a whole other town I practically ignore.
And yet I still find time to sit and listen to DJ K.K.'s sets for a half hour every so often while browsing the forums.
I constantly remake furniture, so my day is broken into half hour chunks, and I do different things each half hour. Be it write a letter to each of my villagers, water all my flowers, rearrange half my house and order more for some new idea for a theme, stalk Zell, browse the showcase, visit some dreams, aim to get Phineas to show by the end of the day, change my museum exhibits, have a panic attack over my garden incase I change too much and it stops being perfect and half the time I play I'm talking on BF chat to anyone that'll listen. xP
And then I have extra characters and a whole other town I practically ignore.
And yet I still find time to sit and listen to DJ K.K.'s sets for a half hour every so often while browsing the forums.
No no, I wasn't saying there is only one way to play. I honestly couldn't care less about how people play. I was just saying that if you do all the activities in quick sussession that, unless you want to repeat what you do (which I do), that it only takes about an hour to get dailies done. I play new leaf for several hours a day, sorry if I sounded like a jerk. In no way was I meaning for people to take it that way.
DJStarstryker
Senior Member
I've had the game for over a month. I'm not bored yet. In fact, I generally can't get everything done in a day that I need to do.
But then again, I've been having people visit a LOT lately, so I don't even always have time to do the "regular" stuff.
But then again, I've been having people visit a LOT lately, so I don't even always have time to do the "regular" stuff.
Hello? What about actually touring on the island? I've spent tons of hours on that and spent medals on cool stuff.
Animal crossing is a filler game though, so I suggest working on a different game when you're done playing animal crossing for the day.
When you get down to it, people that don't get to play that often because of school/work/activities want to play it more than an hour, and people that have a lot of free time on their hands like me right now don't want to play it more than an hour. Weird how the human brain works, right? BAM.
Animal crossing is a filler game though, so I suggest working on a different game when you're done playing animal crossing for the day.
When you get down to it, people that don't get to play that often because of school/work/activities want to play it more than an hour, and people that have a lot of free time on their hands like me right now don't want to play it more than an hour. Weird how the human brain works, right? BAM.
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I have no idea what you guys who say it's boring are talking about. I analyze the layout of my town every day and little by little start to get ideas for stuff. I visit dream towns to get even more ideas. I try to make my own patterns. I can't even fathom just turning the game off after doing the daily routine. I talk to the villagers, ask for favors, complete them, send them letters, buy stuff, visit friends. I try to catch stuff I haven't caught yet. Yeah, sure, project can only be demolished/built once a day etcetc, but still. I enjoy it.
The game has a lot to do. You just have to decide what you want to do.
There are a lot of things to unlock, and discover.
This game is slow paced (unless you're super dedicated) so you need to take your time.
Oh, and one more thing, The amount of content this game contains compared to Wild World is like comparing a raisin to a apple.
There are a lot of things to unlock, and discover.
This game is slow paced (unless you're super dedicated) so you need to take your time.
Oh, and one more thing, The amount of content this game contains compared to Wild World is like comparing a raisin to a apple.
Build more houses by creating other players. I think you can have up to 5. Have one house be a huge project like I dunno a Fun house, a Bakery, a police station... you get the idea. I takes AGES!
You will be entertained for a while
You will be entertained for a while
I know what OP means, I'd just check on my flowers for hybrids, talk to villagers, run any errands, shop, plant stuff from the gardening store, then I stop.
I'm kind of lazy so I stopped beetle hunting and stopped arranging my house lol. Also money from turnips helps my lazy self a lot ahaha.
Personally I like visiting other towns and stuff to get inspired or enjoy the walk around unfamiliar areas, or see if I can do anything different with my town layout. And also, helping people with items keeps me entertained lol.
I also still have a lot of empty space in my town and I had no idea what to do with it. (I've been hoping for an Uchi to move in again so I can unlock more PWPs, but it's been futile so far.)
Honestly this is the only game I've played almost every day for 3-4 months, so that's an accomplishment.
I'm kind of lazy so I stopped beetle hunting and stopped arranging my house lol. Also money from turnips helps my lazy self a lot ahaha.
Personally I like visiting other towns and stuff to get inspired or enjoy the walk around unfamiliar areas, or see if I can do anything different with my town layout. And also, helping people with items keeps me entertained lol.
I also still have a lot of empty space in my town and I had no idea what to do with it. (I've been hoping for an Uchi to move in again so I can unlock more PWPs, but it's been futile so far.)
Honestly this is the only game I've played almost every day for 3-4 months, so that's an accomplishment.
insaneluzer
Nooklings Shopaholic
I agree with the people who say there's little to do in this game compared to other titles. I mean, this isn't a shooter, rpg, animal/monster-training game, simulator, etc. It's just a little time-killer game. A very cute one at that, but yeah, if I try to play it for too much of a duration at once, I get SUPER bored.
Also, those who are saying that if the OP thinks there's not much to do in this game he or she shouldn't have gotten the game, I think you should stop and think about what you're saying. It wouldn't be unbelievable to me if this is their first AC game, heck, this is my first one! With all of the hype surrounding New Leaf, a lot of people got introduced to the series via this game. It's very... different. And I have no frame of reference to compare it to as I never played the previous games. So to me, it's just a very simple game.
I'm now awaiting other games, so this is sort of a buffer game for me as of now. I hope to still play it every couple of days or so, like I've been doing, since I don't want my villagers to just forget me or move away. I've also been very tempted to restart, but I don't know. I feel like the ultimate achievement would be to play through with the same town for an entire year. I want to experience all of the seasons and holidays with my villagers! There's still a lot to look forward to, I know, so right now the name of the game is patience.
Also, those who are saying that if the OP thinks there's not much to do in this game he or she shouldn't have gotten the game, I think you should stop and think about what you're saying. It wouldn't be unbelievable to me if this is their first AC game, heck, this is my first one! With all of the hype surrounding New Leaf, a lot of people got introduced to the series via this game. It's very... different. And I have no frame of reference to compare it to as I never played the previous games. So to me, it's just a very simple game.
I'm now awaiting other games, so this is sort of a buffer game for me as of now. I hope to still play it every couple of days or so, like I've been doing, since I don't want my villagers to just forget me or move away. I've also been very tempted to restart, but I don't know. I feel like the ultimate achievement would be to play through with the same town for an entire year. I want to experience all of the seasons and holidays with my villagers! There's still a lot to look forward to, I know, so right now the name of the game is patience.
I'm starting to feel like there isn't much to do in NL at the moment now. I've completed laying down my paths and building the PWPs I want. I don't really have dream villagers and I am happy with whom I have right now. I've caught all the bugs and fish and diving creatures I can allow without TTing. I've filled up most of my catalog and it's mostly the unorderables right now.
I'm very tempted to start TTing (of course, while keeping a close eye on my villagers so they don't move) and get some things out of the way like completing catching the bugs and fish.
But really, I should take this time to work towards more gold badges, no matter how ridiculously tedious it is. At the moment, it's more of a routine of checking my hybrids, watering them, buying what I need from the shops for my catalog, and then occasionally doing some tasks for my villagers and keeping track of how many days has passed before the next villager should ask to leave.
I'll still be playing though once I get my hands on Pokemon X&Y and the next Ace Attorney game though. Just not as long.
I'm very tempted to start TTing (of course, while keeping a close eye on my villagers so they don't move) and get some things out of the way like completing catching the bugs and fish.
But really, I should take this time to work towards more gold badges, no matter how ridiculously tedious it is. At the moment, it's more of a routine of checking my hybrids, watering them, buying what I need from the shops for my catalog, and then occasionally doing some tasks for my villagers and keeping track of how many days has passed before the next villager should ask to leave.
I'll still be playing though once I get my hands on Pokemon X&Y and the next Ace Attorney game though. Just not as long.
Tbh I find with all animal crossing games, you get out of them what you put in. I religiously check turnip prices twice a day, make sure I get my fortune cookies, wait every fruit cycle to make 2m from them through selling and whatnot, there's stuff to get out of the game but only as much as you want to put in.
oath2order
#Porygon2024
When I was on ACC, I saw this thread that kept me interested in WW. It basically gave you five random themed tasks to do each day. It was cool. I'm considering doing something like that here.
JellyBeans
only half awake
I reset my town. Now I can start from the beginning and all that, so I won't be bored for a couple more months..
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