Should journals make a comeback?

[Alolan_Apples]

Remember in the GameCube Version when we had journals you could write in? Since Wild World, they were taken out, and the never returned. I liked that we get to write in them in our monthly entries. We could even write in stories.

Would you like this feature to return in the next game?

 

[Khaelis]

God, please. Yes. Bring these backs. I loved this feature. It would work so well with the Switch's handheld mode and keyboard layout! You could *literally* type up your journal. Or just plug in a USB keyboard, but that's besides the point!!

 

[LambdaDelta]

I never really used them myself, but I see no reason for them not to return

 

[Neechan]

While I never used it personally, I wouldn't mind it returning

 

[AnimalCrossingPerson]

Sending letters to yourself achieves much the same, but there's no reason why journals couldn't return, this time with an effectively unlimited character limit. So sure, why not?

 

[Snowesque]

I never really used it, but I suppose it is fun to some. It would be great if it could be expanded upon in some way, such as setting some sort of reminders for certain events.

 

[Strahberri]

definitely, they were so cool

 

[jvgsjeff]

Even though I rarely wrote in the journals, I enjoyed the journals more for the calendar they provided. It showed which days you've played the game, as well as showing the dates of any upcoming events. It would be nice if it made a comeback, although I wouldn't consider it a priority.

 

[Sweetley]

Wow, honestly, I completely forgot that journals were a thing back then! Probably because
they were only a thing in the GC game and never came back then. I mean, I didn't used them
that much (like I don't use the option to send my future self letters in New Leaf) but I mean,
I don't mind if they come back. After all, why not? More features are always nice.

 

[carackobama]

That would be really nice! I never played AC for GameCube but I think I'd enjoy this feature if it were to return.

 

[WinteryGarnet]

Oooh! The Gamecube is the one version I never played, but I would love a journal. When I play Animal Crossing I like to make little daily to do lists as well as jot down requests I get for villagers. I would love to be able to keep track of that in game in the form of a journal.

 

[TJRedeemer]

I could give or take the journal itself, but one thing that I would like to see come back from it are calendars. Unless you look online or have a strategy guide, you have no idea what special events are coming up until they post about it on the notice board the day before. You could also add other things to it as well such as villager birthdays.

 

[Stevey Queen]

Some sort of ingame journal or blog/social media platform would be cool.

The Instagram thing in KH3 during loading screens was cute but imagine if there was something like that in animal crossing where you can upload a pic and your villagers like and comment. I cant see it doing anything useful besides being cute.

 

[Tohru]

That'd be awesome if they implemented it into the new AC Switch! I'd totally use it~

 

[Prodigu]

I actually didnt get to play the gamecube version of the game, I only started with Wild World, so a Journal feature would be neat to be able to use in the upcoming game

 

[Zane]

I actually did miss this feature when it was removed, I'd probably use it again if they brought it back!

 

[Kazukii]

I literally am sitting here trying thinking processed about journals in gamecube... I honestly could not remember about it at all, we did even had it exist?! How.. or where would you find them if one want to look for them? o___o;;

Spoiler: TJRedeemer's quote

I could give or take the journal itself, but one thing that I would like to see come back from it are calendars. Unless you look online or have a strategy guide, you have no idea what special events are coming up until they post about it on the notice board the day before. You could also add other things to it as well such as villager birthdays.

^ I honestly would love calendar so much. Especially with special events coming up, that'd be so nice feature to have! Perhaps we'll see that in Switch!

Spoiler: Capn Sugarplum McQueen's quote

Some sort of ingame journal or blog/social media platform would be cool.

The Instagram thing in KH3 during loading screens was cute but imagine if there was something like that in animal crossing where you can upload a pic and your villagers like and comment. I cant see it doing anything useful besides being cute.

BIG YES to this KH3 Part. I absolutely love the idea of this haha. There's like so many people making meme of Instagram thing it's really fun to look/read through those! I can imagine Animal crossing would be fun to read through, as well seeing how people would getting creative with it as well! (=

 

[AlyssaAC]

I never had the chance to play AC GameCube, but a journal idea sounds neat to have. Especially if it does come with a calendar. That would make it much easier to know when events were going to happen. So, I'm in for this.

 

[cornimer]

I wouldn't mind it the return of the journal feature as it's easier to write in than the Gamecube one. For some reason I just found that really hard to navigate. Then again it was probably because of the way the Gamecube controller worked, and not because it was designed poorly.

 

[xSuperMario64x]

I loved the journal on AC:GCN. I still have old entries I wrote when I was about 8-9 y.o. lol

Though if they reintroduce journals, they should have more room for one month, and store them by year instead of having the entries carry over every year. Though bringing them back at all would be cool.