Game still not finished?

[spinachbaby]

Anyone else feel like we aren't getting the full game yet?

(spoilers sort of?)

They had to push it back already, which is totally fine. We know we are going to be getting updates with holidays.
At first I was worried that the updates were going to be a push for in game purchases (like acpc) but now I'm starting to think the game is just... literally not finished. Along with the fact I do think they are going to push for in game purchases

I mean so much important stuff is gone like why would gyroids or froggy chair not be in it unless the devs are just completely clueless to what players want?

Idk tell me what yall think :'(

 

[Spongebob]

Maybe the day one update will add in a lot of stuff? Wishful thinking of course, I’m pretty nervous too tho.

 

[Antonio]

We did get confirmation that there will be free updates so there will be more in the future.

 

[rezberri]

the game is finished bro, otherwise they wouldn't have pushed it back in the first place (which was to finish it). games can be made with the intent of free updates which add things and still be considered finished, but in this case i bet the free updates will just be for holidays (and they may only be done during the first year of the game's existence). sure froggy chair and gyroids may not be in it, but froggy chair and gyroids may not have been the direction the developers wanted to take, you know? things don't have to stay consistent within a game series, and that unfortunately may mean getting rid of some things.

 

[Fey]

Well we know that they’ll be adding events later on, but if it’s mainly only that I wouldn’t really say we’re not getting a full game. The decision to wait with including those features could be purely to limit time travel rather than them being behind in development.

I’m also not too concerned about ingame purchases at this point, and definitely not microtransactions. If they do push them after release I’ll feel tricked though (like they held back on telling us until we bought the game. Very crummy imo)

 

[MorningStar]

I think they intentionally made holidays and events DLC so they could perhaps discourage time travel and encourage a more easy-going pace. Having patches will also provide more opportunities to add in new characters over time, if they choose to do so, or let in NPCs that aren't available yet, like DJ K.K. or Rover.

 

[mohn]

Was Splatoon not "finished" because it got updates with more content?

 

[sunchild]

i know some people do, but i don't consider games adding content through free updates or dlc as the game being unfinished, if that's really want nintendo is going to do.

 

[MorningStar]

i know some people do, but i don't consider games adding content through free updates or dlc as the game being unfinished, if that's really want nintendo is going to do.

As long as they're free, this is how I feel about it. Welcome Amiibo breathed some life into New Leaf. If they spread out some new stuff in New Horizons over time, it'll be very nice.

 

[DJStarstryker]

Honestly, this is how some video games are moving. A lot of people around here like Stardew Valley. Technically that game STILL isn't done even though it's been out for years. ConcernedApe said he's working on yet another update that will be out eventually.

That doesn't mean this game is incomplete or not fun as it is. Just certain video games are getting continual updates. They do this on purpose to make the game feel more alive. This actually seems to get more sales for a game longterm, because people will see that it's still being played and that the community is still active.

 

[Riley9]

Yea I'm a little worried ngl

 

[tajikey]

I hope it's not finished. Seeing as reviewers spent 60 hours playing, and said they hadn't even scratched the surface, this game is going to be loaded.

 

[StephOnACNL]

It seems there’s a lot missing from the game. Basic stuff like gyroids, special npc’s, and pit fall seeds (I haven’t seen them). Those are all things you would expect to be in an animal crossing game. I’m not too worried about it because ac is a game of progress and you may not unlock things for a while and also it was confirmed in the direct that there would be more updates

 

[visibleghost]

yeah i think the game is unfinished, otherwise everything would already be in the game. i assume they had to prioritise what would be in the game on launch day and decided seasonal events could be added later, which is true and in my opinion a good way to think. still, i am glad the game was not further delayed just so they could finish everything. i don't need jingle until christmas anyway, lol

 

[AppleBitterCrumble]

I'm excited that some of the things aren't confirmed yet (gyroids, etc.) because that means that hopefully we have something to look forward to. Personally I want to explore the game at my own pace and have to wait for certain things, it makes the waiting worth it in the end.

 

[LokiBoy]

Nintendo would be stupid to release everything at once for a game like Animal Crossing.

They need to hold back good feature and release them slowly to keep people invested and motivate people to buy the game years down the road. It's a good way to keep customers feeling like they are getting more and more content too.

 

[rezberri]

Nintendo would be stupid to release everything at once for a game like Animal Crossing.

They need to hold back good feature and release them slowly to keep people invested and motivate people to buy the game years down the road. It's a good way to keep customers feeling like they are getting more and more content too.

idk why people say this when none of the previous games ever did that and they did pretty well. they really don't have to do that for something like animal crossing, it's just that many games these days do it so it's kind of become the norm/expected.

 

[Khaelis]

If you don't consider the game finished, don't buy it. You shouldn't force yourself to buy something 'unfinished.'



But, its obviously finished. Why else would it release?

 

[mohn]

idk why people say this when none of the previous games ever did that and they did pretty well.

None of the previous games were on a system that was constantly connected to the internet save for New Leaf. Also, all AC games before NL were extremely bare-bones by modern standards.

 

[Zura]

Yeah but you do realize the updates are entirety free so it wouldn't matter in the first place. Not mentioning that there's almost no reason it would be not finished after 8 years in devolpment. The updates are to add new additions down the line so it keeps the game fresh and not to add stuff that's not finished