Is the DLC worth it?

[Etown20]

It's worth it to me, but if you're unsure, it may be helpful to watch or read a full review to fully understand the style of game it is.

A lot of people here (myself included) are going enjoy it, but I do think there is going to be a portion of players who might be let down or underwhelmed by this style of game.

 

[Moritz]

I'm having a blast with it
Making nice homes for villagers I like

That stupid ugly kangaroo got sent off the thr pole with a house filled with photos of villagers who a better than her.

Its fun!

 

[VanitasFan26]

I'm having a blast with it
Making nice homes for villagers I like

That stupid ugly kangaroo got sent off the thr pole with a house filled with photos of villagers who a better than her.

Its fun!

I agree and its way more better and improved than Happy Home Designer from the 3DS

 

[Pig-Pen]

Personally, I think the DLC is way worth it, there are so many hours to be played on it. and it's really fun.

 

[VanitasFan26]

Personally, I think the DLC is way worth it, there are so many hours to be played on it. and it's really fun.

Yeah its pretty addicting and I am trying to stop myself from overdoing it.

 

[Moritz]

Yeah its pretty addicting and I am trying to stop myself from overdoing it.

The way I see it is there is no over doing it, as there are over 400 houses to do, you can go back and work on them even more, and even if you have done a million of them, so long as you need furniture, you can go back there to shop.

Like I went in the cafe today and got some food items.

I went into the school and got a bush to plant.

Even without designing, it's a great shopping centre

 

[Ace Marvel]

I don't think this DLC will be released in another form than digital. Reason is quite simple - it's just DLC, not a separate game like ACNL and HHD. This DLC requires ACNH. I couldn't even imagine how to use physical copy of this DLC - hot-swapping cardridges or what?

I doubt they will release a physical version because they are selling it as part of the online expansion, but hopefully they do if that is what you want.
About the OG post, yes I would totally recommend it, if you enjoy decorating.

 

[Harebells]

I personally feel it is worth it, and if I decide not to keep my NSO expansion subscription I'll be purchasing it outright.

The design part I'm not overly fussed by (I have no vision for design!) BUT really enjoying treating it as a second community.

Caught Eloise, Azalea and Fuschia having a BBQ on one of the beaches after I made their vacation homes and that really sold me on it.

 

[Kumori]

I’ve been having a lot of fun with both the update and HHP. I feel like it all rounds out the game pretty well and adds a ton to the customization aspect.

 

[juneau]

Absolutely! I never played HHD but I love interior design and design in general, so that alone makes it really worth it for me. And like others have mentioned, being able to remodel and design your own villagers' homes is huge, as well as all the new things you can learn through HHP like making partitions and counters, etc.

I don't know if there is a limit on this, but I tested putting the same villagers on the same vacation plot (not as roommates, but as in they each get their own vacation home) and you can do that - the plot just turns into whichever home you selected from HHN. So if that's limitless, you can potentially make hundreds of vacation homes not locked into the number of plots available, which makes it super worth it for me imo.

 

[Airysuit]

Yes definitely

 

[peachycrossing9]

I guess it all really comes down to weather or not you enjoy interior decorating. If you don't, I wouldn't recommend purchasing the DLC.

But if you do enjoy decorating houses for villagers, then yes this is a great purchase. The DLC is so so good and I can't recommend it too people enough. I have being really enjoying it and have already decorated a few homes. You also get to buy all the cute new furniture at the HHP office and take it home. It's very much worth the money.

 

[AmyK]

they were asking because it doesn’t make sense for dlc to be made into a physical copy

That's a given, but I agree and I don't think we're gonna see a physical release. Maybe a bundle that includes a download code, but that's speculation and something we'll see (or not see) eventually. I just answered the question because it was asked.

 

[Raz]

They could totally release a complete version of NH with HHP included. Later in NL's cycle, they did sell cartridges that already had Welcome Amiibo included. You can argue that Welcome Amiibo is a free update, but this would be the exact same thing as any "GOTY Edition" or "Complete Edition" of games that are so commonly released 1 year after a game's launch.

You can buy the dlc separately if you have the base game/original printing, or just get the cart that has it included. It's like, standard practice in the game's industry and has been like that for at least 7 or 8 years.

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It's also worth noting that the DLC itself is just shy of 600Mb. That implies that most, if not all assets were included in the game with the 2.0 update, which means it would be a lot smaller (this easier to include in a cartridge) than a full standalone game like Happy Home Designer.

 

[Altarium]

I never got HHD, but I'm having an absolute blast with HHP. I've only done 4 houses so far, but I'm really enjoying it. The different requests make me go out of my comfort zone and design builds I would have never done on my island, which proves a fun challenge. Not to mention all the new items and features we're getting! 100% worth it imo.

 

[Bugs]

I already knew I would like it, because I played happy hom designer and it's exactly the same as that game.

If one of your favourite things to do in animal crossing is decorate your house(s) then you will love it, it's pretty much exclusively about decorating with furniture

 

[Kairi-Kitten]

I think it's worth it, but I really enjoyed HHD.

If you already don't care about decorating the interior of your house and the exterior of your island, then you probably won't get enough out of this to make it worth the money though. The DLC is primarily about that. Yes, you can get items through the DLC, but you have to buy them with the poki currency that you get from designing houses. If you only want the items, you're better off trying to trade for whatever items may be obtainable in-game only through HHP (no idea right now what, if any, those are).

But if you DO enjoy those things, you absolutely should buy it. You will have so many more things you can do for decorating.

They eventually become orderable through Wardell in all variants with Poki and can be bought again with bells through your catalogue so plenty worth it imo : )

On another note HHP has genuinely made me fall head over heels for finally doing a stellar job to create my ultimate home and even more so to FINALLY make my villagers home aesthetically as possible lol. I never played HHD but im having a blast and the progression feels rewarding! Also checking new items in the Poki store is always exciting to me.

 

[Blueskyy]

I think it’s worth it just because it gives you an extra area to explore. If I didn’t get it, I’d be missing out on Niko and Wardell and Lottie as well.

 

[PPUAlchemist]

Reading through all the comments because I’ve been wondering the same thing. My birthday is next month and I did love designing in HHD, so this is definitely on my radar. In fact, my main issue with HHD is resolved here in that you do have a town to go back to with villagers to befriend. Villagers in HHD felt hollow to me because we had no way to befriend any of them, which was always one of my favorite things in AC.
My only worry is I preordered Brilliant Diamond an age ago and I feel like on release I may get so swept up in Pokémon that I forget about AC for a bit and dlc won’t matter to me. I have a not quite 18 month old son to tend to and am 22 weeks pregnant, so my free time for games is limited unless my hubby is feeling particularly generous on his days off. Lol
That said, HHP definitely looks like a blast.

 

[moon_child]

If you enjoy the designing aspect of the game it’s definitely worth it. Also, if you’ve completed a lot of things in the main game already and don’t have dailies anymore (aka you’ve completed your museum and completely designed your island and you’re super rich) this dlc will give you something to look forward to.