I really love the game and I've been playing animal crossing games since the gamecube. I put a lot of hours into new horizon, but I stopped playing daily in August and haven't really come back to playing since. I check in every once in awhile, but overall I just really burned myself out. Sometimes I like to chat with my villagers or decorate small parts of my island, but overall I haven't been able to get back into playing it daily. I tend to go through phases with animal crossing games though, so I will probably randomly start playing it a lot at some point in the future.
POLL---Be Honest: How do you REALLY feel about New Horizons?
- Thread starter bcmii
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i’ve been completely and totally honest about my opinion on the game. i’ve been playing since launch and while i certainly have my complaints (lack of multiplayer activities, npcs, furniture, etc), i still love new horizons with all my heart. i’ve had loads of fun with it over this past year and i’ve made so many wonderful friends + memories because of it, too. it’s a flawed game that needs more content imo but i still love it for what it is and am grateful to have it. 
KingLuigi13
Senior Member
The additions New Horizons brought were amazing. Terraforming alone can keep one occupied for a long time. Exterior decorating + crafting are perfect. There's a lot to love about this game. But... It's not all sunshine and rainbows. The game truly lacks the "spirit" that previous installments had.
There are too many missing features to be 100% pleased, and it's sad how much content was stripped from older games.
-Please start adding old NPCs(Kapp'n, Katrina, Tortimers, Gracie, Copper/Booker to name a few).
-Id love for more villagers(15 would be ideal tbh, 12 may suffice. Dialogue is painfully repetitive as it is though so 15 might be maddening).
-A Nook's Cranny upgrade should've been expected long ago. Maybe surprise us with an abels upgrade?
-The ability to move multiple buildings in 1 day is necessary (copper/booker construction service please).
-I wish the town hall square wasn't so boring and could be personalized, along with the other buildings like New Leaf had.
-So many amazing old furniture sets didn't make the cut. We could 100% use more crafted recipes and the addition of old sets (robo, cabin, chess pieces, kiddie to name a few)
I could sit here listing all of the features I'd love to be added or ones missing that previous games has. The list goes on and on... And on... I love this game, as I have every Animal Crossing. But this game has so much disappointment mixed in. Does anyone give a flying cahoot about Isabelle's favorite TV show or missing sock? Cmon man.
There are too many missing features to be 100% pleased, and it's sad how much content was stripped from older games.
-Please start adding old NPCs(Kapp'n, Katrina, Tortimers, Gracie, Copper/Booker to name a few).
-Id love for more villagers(15 would be ideal tbh, 12 may suffice. Dialogue is painfully repetitive as it is though so 15 might be maddening).
-A Nook's Cranny upgrade should've been expected long ago. Maybe surprise us with an abels upgrade?
-The ability to move multiple buildings in 1 day is necessary (copper/booker construction service please).
-I wish the town hall square wasn't so boring and could be personalized, along with the other buildings like New Leaf had.
-So many amazing old furniture sets didn't make the cut. We could 100% use more crafted recipes and the addition of old sets (robo, cabin, chess pieces, kiddie to name a few)
I could sit here listing all of the features I'd love to be added or ones missing that previous games has. The list goes on and on... And on... I love this game, as I have every Animal Crossing. But this game has so much disappointment mixed in. Does anyone give a flying cahoot about Isabelle's favorite TV show or missing sock? Cmon man.
King koopa
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I feel like new horizons is an over 6/10. It really is a great game, but nothing is perfect. One of the main things I like about the game is that you can choose (if you're the resident rep) to move villager houses. It's a big step up because I remember when villagers would move in stupid places in New leaf and it took forever to get them out and now what was there before the villager moved in is gone 
. But at least now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Another thing is YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR SKIN TONE WITHOUT HAVING TO TAN YOURSELF OR WEAR MII MAKEUP! That was my only beef with new leaf back when it was new. And at least that was fixed. But, it still feels lacking. I wouldn't say it's the worst game in the series, but with a little more effort, I think I could easily make room in my heart for the game. Those things include:
Search option for crafting: Sometimes it's hard to find the recipe you need because you have to scroll allllllllllllllllllllllll the way down the list to find it. I think adding this would make crafting, which is a big part of the game 10x more better.
Max craft: Sometimes when you're crafting a lot of the same thing, it's kinda gets boring after a bit. I think if you have a lot of of the same materials to craft something, I think a max craft option would be necessary.
Multiplayer games: Remember tortimer island? (For people who never played new leaf, Club tortimer is a thing you can do in New leaf where you can go by yourself or with friends to go on tours, which are these mini games which have you doing things like finding ore, furniture, catching bugs, and even playing hide and seek with villagers who aren't in your town. You also earn medals, which you can exchange for mermaid furniture, and other cool accessories. By getting a certain amount of medals, you could even use club tortimer, which lets you play with people via the internet, plus there's a mini island outside the tortimer island building that lots of rare bugs and fish are, that you can sell for a lot of bells at night which is why I still play daily today). I do to. It gets kinda boring hanging out with friends since there's not much to do. But, I bet if Nintendo added tortimer island back, or something like it, a lot of people including myself would be very happy. There's even a dock on the beach, so maybe it will come back in the next summer update.
Adding back old Npcs: I kinda miss all the old npcs. They were all unique and even though some returned, like pascal, There's still enough missing Npc's to fill a city with, like my personal favorite, Katrina. Sure there's not much for them to do because most of them got their jobs taken like Pete (Boy did they do him dirty in this game) but I think Nintendo could still add them in, they just need new jobs.
. But at least now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Another thing is YOU CAN CHANGE YOUR SKIN TONE WITHOUT HAVING TO TAN YOURSELF OR WEAR MII MAKEUP! That was my only beef with new leaf back when it was new. And at least that was fixed. But, it still feels lacking. I wouldn't say it's the worst game in the series, but with a little more effort, I think I could easily make room in my heart for the game. Those things include:Search option for crafting: Sometimes it's hard to find the recipe you need because you have to scroll allllllllllllllllllllllll the way down the list to find it. I think adding this would make crafting, which is a big part of the game 10x more better.
Max craft: Sometimes when you're crafting a lot of the same thing, it's kinda gets boring after a bit. I think if you have a lot of of the same materials to craft something, I think a max craft option would be necessary.
Multiplayer games: Remember tortimer island? (For people who never played new leaf, Club tortimer is a thing you can do in New leaf where you can go by yourself or with friends to go on tours, which are these mini games which have you doing things like finding ore, furniture, catching bugs, and even playing hide and seek with villagers who aren't in your town. You also earn medals, which you can exchange for mermaid furniture, and other cool accessories. By getting a certain amount of medals, you could even use club tortimer, which lets you play with people via the internet, plus there's a mini island outside the tortimer island building that lots of rare bugs and fish are, that you can sell for a lot of bells at night which is why I still play daily today). I do to. It gets kinda boring hanging out with friends since there's not much to do. But, I bet if Nintendo added tortimer island back, or something like it, a lot of people including myself would be very happy. There's even a dock on the beach, so maybe it will come back in the next summer update.
Adding back old Npcs: I kinda miss all the old npcs. They were all unique and even though some returned, like pascal, There's still enough missing Npc's to fill a city with, like my personal favorite, Katrina. Sure there's not much for them to do because most of them got their jobs taken like Pete (Boy did they do him dirty in this game) but I think Nintendo could still add them in, they just need new jobs.
Introverted Nautilus
Junior Member
So I voted "okay, but could use a little work."
I'm going to be honest; I'm quite disappointed with New Horizons. I have been playing Wild World for the past month, and it has brought so much more joy! Villagers are dimensional with dynamic relationships, hobbies, and conversations. I feel like a real inhabitant of the town, rather than a omnipotent designer. I adore the red turnip system, and I absolutely love gyroids. The first time I walked into a neighbor's house and was greeted by screaming and gargling gyroids, I burst out laughing. It was just so charming and delightful! I really don't have moments like that in New Horizons.
I'm going to be honest; I'm quite disappointed with New Horizons. I have been playing Wild World for the past month, and it has brought so much more joy! Villagers are dimensional with dynamic relationships, hobbies, and conversations. I feel like a real inhabitant of the town, rather than a omnipotent designer. I adore the red turnip system, and I absolutely love gyroids. The first time I walked into a neighbor's house and was greeted by screaming and gargling gyroids, I burst out laughing. It was just so charming and delightful! I really don't have moments like that in New Horizons.
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