I don't know what to do.

[mayortash]

MK8D doesn't have it

Wasn?t Switch Online announced after Mario Kart came out though?

 

[Speeny]

I'm still getting it.
I'm just watching the direct a few more times.

I do still have my preorder.

Glad you do. I think you?ll come to appreciate the game more once you?re actually playing it. It?ll be such a fresh experience that you may find you love it and nothing will bother you.

 

[meggiewes]

I was thinking about you John! I was wondering what you thought of the direct and all the changes.

The good news is that we now have the ability to set up the island exactly how we want. But, we won't have the power to do that right from the start. So, you could totally make a flat town with one river and have it set up exactly the way you wanted it with even the shops right in town. But, you won't be able to do so from day one.

I do think that in your case, since there are some major deal-breakers for you, would be to wait a couple of weeks after the launch and see what is and what isn't possible from other people trying it out. Or you could take a risk and get it from the start and try to evolve your expectations and play style with the game to discover a unique play style experience that works for you with the game.

We don't know everything about the game yet and I don't think we will until the game comes out and people start playing it. The best thing is that you will still have a good month to think it over.

 

[Marmalade B]

The first update is right away, so we can get an Easter event that should already be part of the game. So right away it's a data drain, for my offline game.

Christmas is an event too.
Why aren't Zipper and Jingle already programmed in for Easter and Christmas?

Why are these regular in game events now in a downloadable update, like the PC seasonal updates?

I feel like they did this because they didn?t want people time traveling to experience the event before others who don?t want to TT. Either that or to anticipate the events to make more savoury.

 

[Tinkalila]

Does anyone know if the in-game keyboard for chatting will still exist? I got worried they'd take it away after I saw there was a keyboard in NookLink.

 

[mayortash]

Does anyone know if the in-game keyboard for chatting will still exist? I got worried they'd take it away after I saw there was a keyboard in NookLink.

There?s the in game keyboard for the letters so I?m going to say yes? It would feel odd to restrict folks to using their phones to chat online in game.

 

[cIementine]

i really hope you enjoy it more in gameplay! i can see how the new announcements are divisive because they deviate so heavily from the animal crossing norm.
they didn't announce anything on character count but the direct shows a town called 'nintenland' which makes me think it has increased anyway.

 

[Romaki]

The phone really just replaces a more clunkier menu, and games will use modern technology no matter what. A lot of things were still left up in the air, but I think the updates are just there to force everyone to have the events at the same time whereas characters as KK have to be unlocked as usual, but the amiibo figure will unlock some things you can do with the characters. I think the party room we saw for afterwards was whatever the amiibos will get? Like an optional amiibo house where there's always a festival.

I think most importantly Nintendo added a lot of (online) features that you can easily ignore and not worry about. Like the minigames and the Tortimer island in New Leaf changed absolutely nothing about the core gameplay. It's just going to be a fun experience where Nintendo listened to the feedback about landscaping. Someone on YouTube made a compilation about additional 4 minutes of new content which was taken from the new website, and it showcased some more villager interaction and dialogue which gives you a better feel for what we're familiar with. I think New Horizon is just a premium New Leaf in all the best ways.

Also, on another note, I'm not sure if it was mentioned anywhere, but I think any path and actual path might be different. Like you can create dirt paths from the get go before you unlock everything else, at least that's the impression that I got from the first complete trailer. I don't think they would offer us this much and then leave us hanging for the beginning. Maybe we get landscaping after the day one tutorial? Who knows.

 

[John Wick]

Just a couple of questions.

In the Bug Off, it said "Free for first timers".

Wasn't it always free?

And it says no cloud save but they can get your data back via the server in certain cases.

My question is HOW will they get my data save to begin with, in an offline game?


Also, can we TT?
Not to get items, just if we want a tree to grow, or miss a day playing and want to go back to make sure nobody is leaving.

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I just hope it's not like PC with all the constant events, and hope being online isn't required except for downloads.

 

[mayortash]

Just a couple of questions.

In the Bug Off, it said "Free for first timers".

Wasn't it always free?

And it says no cloud save but they can get your data back via the server in certain cases.

My question is HOW will they get my data save to begin with, in an offline game?


Also, can we TT?
Not to get items, just if we want a tree to grow, or miss a day playing and want to go back to make sure nobody is leaving.

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I just hope it's not like PC with all the constant events, and hope being online isn't required except for downloads.

I think the Bug Off is probably not going to be free after the first event. I kind of like that you?d have to pay Bells to participate. It makes it more realistic to me. Hopefully this will mean more variety in villager dialogue on those day?s too if they aren?t participating.

You can only get your data back if you?re a switch online member and only once. So you would assumingly connect online to play with friends and it?d save your file then.

They haven?t said TTing is possible or not but they never have in Directs because it?s not a feature Nintendo ever had intended to have. So you?ll have to wait for release date and folks to try it out to actually give it a go.

 

[meggiewes]

I noticed the Bug Off thing too. I think (but am not positive) that they just might charge bells for multiple times. From what I saw they are putting in more things that cost bells, so I am hoping that is part of it.

 

[Shawna]

I can definitely see your point, John.

I have a confession: When I first starting playing New Leaf, it didn't really feel like an Animal Crossing game at first. Sure, I still liked it, but it didn't feel Animal Crossing-ish at first, as there were a lot of new features, a major graphics overhaul, and new special characters. But the more I played it, the more I fell in love with it and realized that getting new features/characters and better game design/graphics, which I know you said you are not a fan of ... but maybe the graphics will grow on you in time, is important for every mainline Animal Crossing game that comes out. All the new things that are implemented in each mainline game just take some time to get used to.

And I know that we all still have a lot of questions and things we want to find out, but (and this is actually something my dad and I discussed earlier) Nintendo wants us to find out as much as we can on our own. They want most of the things to come as a surprise to us. The game will be more fun that way.

 

[John Wick]

I think the Bug Off is probably not going to be free after the first event. I kind of like that you?d have to pay Bells to participate. It makes it more realistic to me. Hopefully this will mean more variety in villager dialogue on those day?s too if they aren?t participating.

You can only get your data back if you?re a switch online member and only once. So you would assumingly connect online to play with friends and it?d save your file then.

They haven?t said TTing is possible or not but they never have in Directs because it?s not a feature Nintendo ever had intended to have. So you?ll have to wait for release date and folks to try it out to actually give it a go.

I don't mind paying bells in the bug off. I was just hoping it wasn't real money.

I would get an online account to trade, and that's the only online activity I'd be partaking in.

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I can definitely see your point, John.

I have a confession: When I first starting playing New Leaf, it didn't really feel like an Animal Crossing game at first. Sure, I still liked it, but it didn't feel Animal Crossing-ish at first, as there were a lot of new features, a major graphics overhaul, and new special characters. But the more I played it, the more I fell in love with it and realized that getting new features/characters and better game design/graphics, which I know you said you are not a fan of ... but maybe the graphics will grow on you in time, is important for every mainline Animal Crossing game that comes out. All the new things that are implemented in each mainline game just take some time to get used to.

And I know that we all still have a lot of questions and things we want to find out, but (and this is actually something my dad and I discussed earlier) Nintendo wants us to find out as much as we can on our own. They want most of the things to come as a surprise to us. The game will be more fun that way.

That makes sense.

NL felt weird to me after WW, but it grew on me.

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Thanks everyone for your patience, understanding, and replies.

Greatly appeciated.

 

[rezberri]

honestly my dude, it seems think you'll just continue to be on the fence about your decision to buy this game. you have been for a long time, and it seems that this direct has made you question even more things than you originally thought about. if you've bought the switch for specifically acnh and nothing else, i'd say just go ahead and get the game. but if you didn't buy the switch expecting to only play acnh, then just wait a few days after release for all the reviews and stuff to come out. it'll suck if you didn't want to be spoiled but you aren't gonna have peace of mind until then. and if you're on the fence about your switch, just keep your preorder and if you don't want if after you get it you can sell it.

it's easy for me to give you advice, but i understand it's really hard to accept things when you don't even know what you want to do. this game will most definitely not be your exact cup of tea, but it may still be a tea you think tastes good. you don't have to use every feature with the game, and the fact that there's more customization just means that you can tailor your own island to your own needs. in the end animal crossing is still at its core the game where you just talk to villagers and donate things to a museum and make money and decorate a house, there were just features added for people who wanted more indepth customization to truly make the town feel like something they own and control

 

[Shawna]

I don't mind paying bells in the bug off. I was just hoping it wasn't real money.

I would get an online account to trade, and that's the only online activity I'd be partaking in.

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That makes sense.

NL felt weird to me after WW, but it grew on me.

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Thanks everyone for your patience, understanding, and replies.

Greatly appeciated.

Glad I could help

 

[mayortash]

I don't mind paying bells in the bug off. I was just hoping it wasn't real money.

I would get an online account to trade, and that's the only online activity I'd be partaking in.

Nah it won?t be real money. This close to release we would know if the game had micro transactions because that would be a HUGE factor for people to take into account when buying.

So long as you?re going to get an online membership your game will be saved by Nintendo though so if there?s a loss or your switch gets damaged they can retrieve it for you. It?s not ideal but it?s something.

 

[John Wick]

honestly my dude, it seems think you'll just continue to be on the fence about your decision to buy this game. you have been for a long time, and it seems that this direct has made you question even more things than you originally thought about. if you've bought the switch for specifically acnh and nothing else, i'd say just go ahead and get the game. but if you didn't buy the switch expecting to only play acnh, then just wait a few days after release for all the reviews and stuff to come out. it'll suck if you didn't want to be spoiled but you aren't gonna have peace of mind until then. and if you're on the fence about your switch, just keep your preorder and if you don't want if after you get it you can sell it.

it's easy for me to give you advice, but i understand it's really hard to accept things when you don't even know what you want to do. this game will most definitely not be your exact cup of tea, but it may still be a tea you think tastes good. you don't have to use every feature with the game, and the fact that there's more customization just means that you can tailor your own island to your own needs. in the end animal crossing is still at its core the game where you just talk to villagers and donate things to a museum and make money and decorate a house, there were just features added for people who wanted more indepth customization to truly make the town feel like something they own and control

I'm going to give it a shot. As you said, at it's core it's still AC.

I've watched the direct a few more times and I think I can work with it.

 

[Mayor Monday]

I 100% get what you're saying here. Quite a few of your points were some of my own thoughts as well, so it's kinda nice to see someone else keeping these things in mind. There are quite a few things I like about NH from what I've seen. Still, I'm going to stick with the previous installment until I can actually see people playing it.

 

[John Wick]

Nah it won’t be real money. This close to release we would know if the game had micro transactions because that would be a HUGE factor for people to take into account when buying.

So long as you’re going to get an online membership your game will be saved by Nintendo though so if there’s a loss or your switch gets damaged they can retrieve it for you. It’s not ideal but it’s something.

I wouldn't be connected though as it's an offline game.
It would have to save during a trade?

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I 100% get what you're saying here. Quite a few of your points were some of my own thoughts as well, so it's kinda nice to see someone else keeping these things in mind. There are quite a few things I like about NH from what I've seen. Still, I'm going to stick with the previous installment until I can actually see people playing it.

It's nice to know I'm not totally alone with these thoughts.

It just takes getting use to, like with NL.
I hated NL the first day I played it.

 

[Aubrey895]

When this game was first shown off at e3 I hated it. It looked bad to me graphically. The crafted I hated. I watched the trailer and direct after and began to love it. I love it so much so far. The walking animation still looks a bit off lol, but I’ll get used to it.