How big of an impact had AC had on your life?

[Bizhiins]

For me, all the AC games have changed my life forever. I had no idea a little game cartridge could bring so much meaning to my life.. I’ve been playing since the GameCube version when I was younger, and gotten every game version except for the recent HHD version. It was a really big part of my childhood, it’s nostalgic for me, it’s a way for me to reconnect with my family and friends since we all played together, and nowadays it’s a way for me to relax and de-stress every day after work.
The AC villagers often made/make me feel loved and appreciated when I feel alone. I can get sad and cry over the game if I’ve lost a villager I loved. I get excited when I unlock something and can’t stop thinking about it all day.
What is the impact that AC games have had on your life? Did you ever think that a game would impact your life in this way?


*also sorry for the grammatical error in the post title, I meant ~has~*

 

[Shayden]

duude this game has been there almost my whole life
my family got it and i was playing before i even knew how to read like its been there for a longgg time
the gamecube version basically taught me to read. (cause like, i really wanted to know what kiki was saying, she was my favorite)
i'd always just run around on the gamecube version or watch my parents play it, then i got WW on the ds and basically spent ALL my time on that game. i didnt play city folk/lets go to the city as much as the others, but i still played it a lot. i wish we hadnt lost our town when our wii broke lol
then new leaf came on the 3ds when i was like 11, and i was so exited i literally saved up for a 3ds just for animal crossing lol
now i'm 16 and still play it, with thousands of hours on record, and 4 towns lol. (why?? idk)

anyway that was probably super confusing and hard to read but basically this game means the world to me and i have SO many memories of it but i dont wanna post like a book's length on here. but yeah, love animal crossing forever lol

 

[Alolan_Apples]

- Every time the current time hits a certain hour, I think of the hourly music.
- I like talking about the seasons and seasonal changes even more.
- I became a fan of interior design.
- I love apples.

Basically, it had a large impact on my life.

 

[Speeny]

When I played Wild World for the first time on the Nintendo DS, it really was a completely different experience from anything else I played. Definitely significant & nostalgic. I'm usually always very content when playing AC. I guess that's the idea of it, right?

 

[MayorMissy]

I guess it has had a pretty big impact. I always feel stressed but when playing this, I feel better.

 

[WarpDogsVG]

It's been an enormous impact

The first game dropped in a very lonely time of my life and I glommed onto the "communication game" aspects hard. I'd play it for hours a day just to talk to villagers over and over. It'd be too dramatic to say the game "saved" me, but... well, I dunno, it was a special experience

Neither Wild World or City Folk clicked with me the same way, but I really loved them and it got me into other, similar games like Harvest Moon and the like. New Leaf basically took over an entire year of my life, but even then it didn't really reach the same heights as the GCN version

The most lasting impact I suppose is that it lead me to create Village Monsters. I was tired of waiting for Nintendo to create a "proper" sequel to Animal Crossing, so I decided to go and make my own dang game and do all the things I wish Nintendo would do

 

[Poppytea]

I wasn't allowed to play games for most of my life because my parents were pretty strict about studies coming first. ACNL was my first game on the 3DS and it changed my life. It's so unique and the gameplay is so addictive! Although lately I haven't had much time to play because of other commitments, AC still remains as the game I go to to make myself happy when I'm having a bad day

 

[UglyMonsterFace]

Well it stole close to 2000 hours of my life so I guess it's made a pretty big impact on me lol! Honestly though, it's brought a lot of joy to my life when I might have otherwise been overwhelmed by my anxiety and loneliness.

 

[BluebearL]

Animal crossing has definitely had an big impact on my life. It's a lot of hours of my life plus all of the other things: I have set up giveaway towns, communicated with all kinds of people on this forum because of it and found it a game I can escape too when I am stressed. I have actually gotten skills from it with setting up towns for people and myself: A lot of organisation, patience and planning to get things into motion. Maybe it sounds silly given its a video game but I honestly think that it's little things like acnl in life that have impact on us.

 

[poweradeex]

Massive. I have chronic health issues and an eating disorder, mood disorder and anxiety and it really comforts me and keeps me feel safe and content. I use it as a distraction when I'm feeling really low and negative. It grounds me and is just so relaxing.

 

[Melodie]

I did had an impact, maybe not so big that it changed my live, but it gave me many times inspirations
and whenever I felt down, it made me kinda happy again.

 

[dumplen]

It's my little peace.
I wouldn't know how to be comfortable if I didn't have Animal Crossing.

 

[Romaki]

It definitely helped me feel less lonely as a kid. I got it the year I left elementary school and it was nice to have a constant throughout such a major shift in my life. And it's also the type of game that doesn't eat away at your life.

 

[Hat']

I don't know who bought City Folk to me and why???? But somehow I got it and loved it lmao.
I play and adore this whole franchise since I'm 8-9 years old and... I don't know if it had an impact as is.
I mean I love it and it gives me something to be excited about (ACNH currently) and it makes me meet new people, here for example!
Maybe it helped me develop a decent sense of taste lmao, cuz over the years I evolved with my towns and my creativity grew aswell!
Think this game definitely helped me express my creativity and keep me calm when I needed it.

 

[moonbyu]

pretty big. it cheered me up when i was down, it kept me company when i was lonely and it calmed me down when i was stressed.

 

[Reckoner]

It's brought me and my loved one together and made me feel much less lonely when things got dark.

 

[Ojo46]

It has somewhat of an effect in my life. It?s always a relaxing escape for me whenever I need it, and it remains one of my favorite game series to date

 

[rianne]

Animal Crossing has had such a big, positive influence on my life. I've been playing since the GameCube version and it really cheered me up and kept me busy growing up (I'm an only child). It's also been good for my mental health to play AC. Today, I'm glad I can enjoy the newer AC titles with my partner who also enjoys the game. c:

 

[greyCat44]

AC was what brought me closer to someone who's now one of my best friends :3 I'll always be grateful for it

 

[Es0teric]

Well, lets just say this: I saw a dragonfly outside today IRL and thought to grab my net.