Is AC a game for girls/boring?

[Deak]

Funny.. I'm a male and love this game.

My wife.. loves the idea of it.. the characters.. but hates the tedious tasks and all the "work" that goes into the game lmao.. so she's not really into it.

It's not a gender thing. I tell my friends that I play this if games or "what are you doing" ever gets brought up.. idk why it should matter.

 

[nerdatheart9490]

I'm really tired of people putting a gender lock on the gaming industry. There are no "girl games" or "boy games." Even though nintendo went through that awkward "Games for Girls" phase on the GB Color. Anyone can play any game they want (and can afford, which is my main problem XD)

As for boring... depends on who you are. I find it fun, because I like easy-going RPGs. I don't like fast-paced, intense games of CoD and Halo and all the other popular games. I like taking my time.

So, those who make fun of ACNL just can't accept the fact that there are games out there that people enjoy, even though they themselves find it boring. Just like how I think CoD and Halo are crap, because I don't like them. I just don't go around telling fans of the game that I think it's crap, because I respect the fact they like the game.

These people are incapable of keeping their opinions to themselves around those who think differently.

 

[Blueskyy]

I'll play this series forever. Been playing since I was around 13 and I'm 26 and a guy. I don't care!

 

[pika62221]

It doesn't help that Nintendo keeps aiming it at girls with their commercials- City Folk and New Leaf come to mind with
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq3QPL-8bl0 and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mswJeiB7mI

I don't really care if they are trying to target girls, it's not a "girly" game, the default choice in boy or girl is always boy! Right there it's asking you if you're a boy or a girl, it's really a game for everyone- by everyone I mean literally EVERYONE! Boy, girl, old, young, it doesn't matter, you can be a 2 or 3 year old, or a 110 year old playing this, you can be a girl or a boy, it really doesn't matter, it encompasses all ages.

 

[gingerbread]

Personally I have no idea, I don't think people should be told which games they should play, so I'd just ignore people who say that.

 

[innerutopia]

I've noticed that the games that are labelled "girly games" are typically those that are perceived to be casual, easy games that don't require much strategy or commitment. My mind instantly goes to mobile games like Candy Crush. And let's face it, if you had never played Animal Crossing before, and someone told you that they spend their day catching fish and planting flowers...on the surface, it sounds super easy and mindless. That, combined with the pink/pastel towns you see all over the internet...well, anyone with outdated gender roles and stereotypes in mind could mistake Animal Crossing for a "girly" game.
Obviously, we all know that if you want it to be, Animal Crossing is anything but casual; in fact, I don't think I've ever encountered a game that requires as much commitment as the Animal Crossing series. And especially in New Leaf, with the ability to customize the whole town to your liking, the dedicated player can spend months playing for hours a day to get their town exactly as they like it...and then when it's finally perfect, they have to keep coming back every day to maintain it.
On first impression, yeah, I can see AC looking boring and repetitive and pointless. But oh, as you dig deeper, there is just so much to do. It feels like you're never done, there's always a new goal.

 

[tybalt_cake]

It doesn't help that Nintendo keeps aiming it at girls with their commercials- City Folk and New Leaf come to mind with
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mq3QPL-8bl0 and
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mswJeiB7mI

I don't really care if they are trying to target girls, it's not a "girly" game, the default choice in boy or girl is always boy! Right there it's asking you if you're a boy or a girl, it's really a game for everyone- by everyone I mean literally EVERYONE! Boy, girl, old, young, it doesn't matter, you can be a 2 or 3 year old, or a 110 year old playing this, you can be a girl or a boy, it really doesn't matter, it encompasses all ages.

As you said, It doesn't helps the fact that they use girls to announce ac games.
Every person and gender has their rights to enjoy Animal crossing as much as they want. However why nintendo has been using girls or little girls to announce the ac games since city folk? What happened to those fun/weird ACG! and AC:WW commercials that suddenly started using little girls? Why nintendo hasn't used a boy/teen boy/ adult men playing animal crossing?
Even through in ACCF they used men to announce ACCF. In ACNL...Well...they maked it look more girly since 2013/14...
As i said every person can enjoy animal crossing as they want to but its unknown why Nintendo is starting to make some kind of stereotype about AC being a girly game directed only for girls...
Have they forget the boy model and male gender exist in AC?

 

[SoftFairie]

It's not boring because I've been playing for a year (almost 2) straight and I'm still not bored of it.

I think that this game isn't gender specific but there are probably more girls that play the game than guys,

that being said everyone has their own opinions.

 

[Kapriznyy]

I've noticed that the games that are labelled "girly games" are typically those that are perceived to be casual, easy games that don't require much strategy or commitment. My mind instantly goes to mobile games like Candy Crush. And let's face it, if you had never played Animal Crossing before, and someone told you that they spend their day catching fish and planting flowers...on the surface, it sounds super easy and mindless. That, combined with the pink/pastel towns you see all over the internet...well, anyone with outdated gender roles and stereotypes in mind could mistake Animal Crossing for a "girly" game.
Obviously, we all know that if you want it to be, Animal Crossing is anything but casual; in fact, I don't think I've ever encountered a game that requires as much commitment as the Animal Crossing series. And especially in New Leaf, with the ability to customize the whole town to your liking, the dedicated player can spend months playing for hours a day to get their town exactly as they like it...and then when it's finally perfect, they have to keep coming back every day to maintain it.
On first impression, yeah, I can see AC looking boring and repetitive and pointless. But oh, as you dig deeper, there is just so much to do. It feels like you're never done, there's always a new goal.

This is a much more articulate version of what I came in here to say! Haha.

It reminds me of an MMO in the "you're never done / no endgame" respect, and no one derides MMOs as being somehow "gay" or "girly" (and the problem with both of these things being considered negative is another issue all its own...)

 

[Rose]

How can a video game be gay.

 

[rass]

Video games can be for any gender. It's not for only girls or only boys, it's for everyone. Why would a game be only for girl or only for boys anyways? I know a guy who plays my little pony games and a girl who plays grand theft auto, you might think it's weird, but games are for everyone.

 

[starlightsong]

I mean, boring is an opinion... this being an animal crossing dedicated forum, I imagine most of us will say it isn't boring But uh "for girls" or "gay" is something totally stereotypical and rude to say. Girls are not all the same and can like whatever they happen to be interested in, as with boys, gay people, and straight people. None of that has anything to do with whether you'll enjoy a game. And besides, there is nothing bad about being gay or being a girl so why do people always attach those things to negativity!?

People who say Animal Crossing is boring, well they're missing out. People who say it's girly or gay can shut their trap and stop being so ignorant :3

 

[Lavamaize]

I am guessing people think Animal Crossing New Leaf is a Girls Game because of the animals, and how they have a human like look. I am also guessing that people think Animal Crossing New Leaf is boring is because they only play it a little bit, and not realize the full potential and what you can do in the game.

 

[The friendcode exchanger]

I haven't really heard anybody say this about animal crossing and I only know one other person besides me in my high school who plays acnl.

But when I do talk about this game series people tend to find it very interesting to listen to.

I have played some violent games like gta 4 and mortal kombat 9 on my xbox 360 but personally I prefer playing peaceful games like Minecraft.

 

[Sweetley]

Animal Crossing is a game for everyone, just like how everyone can play every video game out there.

As for the boring aspect, I mean, if someone is not an fan of such type of game, then it can become boring of course for this person if they like more action or story driven games. I would recommend to just try out Animal Crossing and see if you like it or not to have a better opinion on it.

 

[YunaMoon]

AC is a game for everyone.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I've honestly never considered Animal Crossing a girl's game, but that's likely because my brother and I both played it religiously as kids. Nowadays my brother doesn't play as much, but I know that he's still a fan of the series. Neither of us have ever been criticized for playing it. As a matter of fact, a lot of my friends played it as well, whether they had their own copy or they used mine.

Also anyone who says that the Animal Crossing games are boring, has clearly never played a single game in the series

 

[DubiousDelphine]

I just play animal crossing. I have never considered it as a girl or boy game.
Well animal crossing isnt boring but sometimes, for me it is

 

[MelloDimensions]

I never once saw it just solely for girls, instead one for adults despite the appeal for kids. I don't really necessarily see that as a bad thing. Hell my mom adores it. Animal Crossing has this air about it. Every person who enjoys it that I've at least associated myself with seems to be a lot more mature. Throughout E3 with rumors that it was cancelled popping up. No one seemed too deterred. This is with people going crazy over just some additions. I'm looking at Keanu.

 

[AlyssaAC]

I don't think Animal Crossing is a girl's game at all. It's practically a game for everyone, not just girls! I have a friend who is over her 70s and she still plays Animal Crossing. So if she is playing it, it even means that there is no age limit to this game too. I say anyone can play it and that no one should have to judge others no matter their age or gender.

As for boring, yeah, the game can be a little repetitive, but it's OK. Nothing wrong with repetitive. Plus, only a person who has never really played a family friendly game would call it boring. That's just my opinion.