so i just heard about a new update (spoilers probably)

[VanitasFan26]

I've learned to be VERY patient with this game. Pretty sure there's more to come as the datamine suggests. This is just the start of Year 2. I'll continue giving this game a chance as long as the developers continue to support it.

Regardless of opinion, let's just respect each others' views and move on. There's nothing to gain from this apart from additional TBT when we post. Other people's dissatisfaction should not affect how a person plays and enjoys the game. I am playing for me, not for others.

No matter what thread it is weather its positive or negative there is always going to be an argument between others. I know we try our best to be respectful but things can get out of hand really quickly. Welcome to the Internet.

 

[Valeris]

I'm pretty shocked... I never thought Nintendo would actually add more custom design slots. It's something a large portion of players have dreamed of with little hope of actually receiving. New Horizons has the most design slots of any Animal Crossing game already, right? Nintendo listened to the players in this regard and I'm so appreciative. An extra 50 slots?! That is so awesome!

They shortened Bunny Day, which I know lot of people complained about it being too long. We are getting new Bunny Day items which is great. I'm guessing that means all the other holidays will get some new items too. New items to customize is very cool! I'm in love with that little orange tree item. Overall, some great new things added and quality of life changes!

I'm happy and satisfied.

I'm taking a wait and see approach but these updates don't feel minor to me; maybe it's just so much being released at one time. I think it's a positive how this month has gone and with the present situation lightening up hopefully there are more updates, albeit soon on the horizon as a result. I'm going to try to get a Sanrio pack as well; in fact my local Target will probably get tired of me calling and just put one aside for me.

 

[Jam86]

I feel those of us who are disappointed can't talk about that, as we get attacked for it, and forced to live in the rant thread.

If you don't want to read real, honest opinions, then put that in the topic title.

"Please share your opinions ONLY if you agree with mine, and are 100% positive"

i'm sorry i'm just tired and was getting stressed out so i do apologise if i sounded like i was against everyone's opinion because i'm not

i completely understand a lot of people were disappointed but i guess i was just annoyed at all the constant arguing and negativity going on

so of course everyone is allowed to have and share their opinion, that's totally fine
but we also need to remember that at the end of the day, animal crossing is just a game and i just felt like all the arguing was getting out of hand that's all

 

[John Wick]

I can't say how I feel.

 

[VanitasFan26]

i'm sorry i'm just tired and was getting stressed out so i do apologise if i sounded like i was against everyone's opinion because i'm not

i completely understand a lot of people were disappointed but i guess i was just annoyed at all the constant arguing and negativity going on

so of course everyone is allowed to have and share their opinion, that's totally fine
but we also need to remember that at the end of the day, animal crossing is just a game and i just felt like all the arguing was getting out of hand that's all

It happens in general just like with any other game besides animal crossing where they announce new stuff and half of the community is either happy or angry about it. As the old saying goes "You cannot please everyone"

 

[whitherward]

oooh more custom design slots has got me really energized to go back and work on half-finished island redesign. that plus the fact that its finally spring again!

also unironically psyched for the new bunny day items just based on the cute little egg-shaped sign shown in the tweets. (and sanrio items! gosh, maybe this will push my island from cottage-core to more fairy-core/kid-core? idk but it's got me excited about decorating again)

 

[Moritz]

No matter what thread it is weather its positive or negative there is always going to be an argument between others. I know we try our best to be respectful but things can get out of hand really quickly. Welcome to the Internet.

I will admit that my temper got out of control a little tonight.
Its just hearing so much negativity all the time on here can be pretty draining. I've held back a few times from saying anything about it.

But then they announced loads of awesome looking stuff when I genuinely thought there was nothing more to the update. It was amazing.

And yet it still didn't seem good enough. People were actually angry about the surprise extras because it wasn't the extra stuff they wanted.

It reached a boiling point for me because there is so much to be happy about but some people have to still complain and trash something while you're busy trying to cheer it on.

It gets to a certain point where I don't even understand why those who hate the game come here at all.

But thats just more ranting from me so sorry.

 

[DrewAC]

I feel those of us who are disappointed can't talk about that, as we get attacked for it, and forced to live in the rant thread.

If you don't want to read real, honest opinions, then put that in the topic title.

"Please share your opinions ONLY if you agree with mine, and are 100% positive"

I don't think so. I just feel that there is a time and place for it. I specifically do not enter the rant thread to share my positivity of the game because that is going against the thread's purpose and would only lead to arguing. This thread's purpose is to discuss the latest update, so I think it's only expected that rants concerning the game at large wouldn't be well received.

 

[Rosch]

No matter what thread it is weather its positive or negative there is always going to be an argument between others. I know we try our best to be respectful but things can get out of hand really quickly. Welcome to the Internet.

I know that and am very fully aware of it. There are criticisms that are reasonable, and then there are some that are questionable. This scenario is expected every time there's an update. That's why I try to mediate.

 

[mooseco]

Well this is nice. Especially right after the Mario stuff

 

[John Wick]

I'll decorate my entire island with whoopee cushions!

 

[DrewAC]

Yep. As it should be. ^_^

There are so many NL items I had planned on using for my island, and after doing what everyone told me, that was to 'hang in there, maybe in a future update', and not receiving a single item out of hundreds of them over the period of an entire year, I'm a little down.

I don't use wands, and have no interest in reactions and patterns.
I really want decent furniture.

Well, we are still getting updates with no sign of a slowdown anytime soon. This upcoming update is actually adding a significant amount of brand new furniture as well as NL furniture. The Sanrio furniture collection is very large, and we're not only getting it back, but we're getting it back in the highest quality both in mesh and texture, that the series has ever seen. That's great stuff.

You're saying too little too late, yet you are also showing you care by continuously criticizing the game for its lack of NL content. I've seen you post screenshots of you playing the game and yet you comment how it's made you want to quit in a week and that its items are trash. I mean, clearly you still do care for the game, and it's not little too late for you after all, so what's the sense in coming to an update thread just to post multiple post after post with negativity? I just think some positivity goes a long way. Putting respectful constructive criticism in the right places is also a help.

 

[MaxM]

This is what I never understood. Nintendo did not set out to make out NL 2.0. It's New Horizons. It is its own Animal Crossing game; not a remake or a remaster. If people aren't happy with it, then it's time to let things go and move on. There are plenty of other life sims out there, while everyone is fully allowed their own opinions, they can clearly just leave the game and move on to better things.

Noone expected a remake, but you'd expect a sequel to build upon and improve on what was already there... The fact that the animals don't even do basic things like come around to your house anymore or show you old letters you wrote to them is just sad. They're soulless and dead compared to the old games and don't even use the things you design for them for the most part (I've NEVER seen more than one animal at the cafes and other things I've built, some places I haven't seen anyone)

Animal Crossing has just become a designer and dress up game at this point. The animals are just decoration. It's no longer a quirky life sim and maybe you're right that some of us need to accept that, but it's still a shame to see so much wasted potential and that they've placed designing over literally everything else which has taken a huge step backwards.

 

[amemome]

wooot!! excited about this update! love that there's more of a purpose for that mobile app -- I'm on my phone a lot more often than I'm on my switcg.

 

[DrewAC]

I will admit that my temper got out of control a little tonight.
Its just hearing so much negativity all the time on here can be pretty draining. I've held back a few times from saying anything about it.

But then they announced loads of awesome looking stuff when I genuinely thought there was nothing more to the update. It was amazing.

And yet it still didn't seem good enough. People were actually angry about the surprise extras because it wasn't the extra stuff they wanted.

It reached a boiling point for me because there is so much to be happy about but some people have to still complain and trash something while you're busy trying to cheer it on.

It gets to a certain point where I don't even understand why those who hate the game come here at all.

But thats just more ranting from me so sorry.

I hate to say it as someone who has loved coming here since the City Folk days, but I've honestly taken breaks from TBT during NH because of the incessant negativity posted in virtually every thread. I know the subreddit of Animal Crossing is immensely in favor of New Horizons and people with a positive love for the game. I recommend you check there if you are having stress coming here.

I do understand not enjoying a game's latest iteration though, I really do. I've seen it with The Sims 4. However, The Sims 4 had an abysmal launch and only supplemented that terrible launch by overcharging people ridiculous prices for poorly made DLC lacking content. After YEARS of it existing and lacking compared to its predecessors, they've announced a whole new category of overpriced DLC content. Yet, here we have New Horizons which honestly had a terrific launch and has only continued to get better through FREE patches at a very steady, consistent rate. What is going on here is NOTHING compared to how EA is treating The Sims 4, and I think that should be recognized. And, at the same time, though I am not a fan of it much, I do understand that there are LOADS of people who still love The Sims 4 for what it is! It's necessary for me to give EA feedback but also necessary that I don't ruin the experience of others. I think some should be mindful of that logic, too, here. Just my personal thoughts.

 

[Moritz]

I hate to say it as someone who has loved coming here since the City Folk days, but I've honestly taken breaks from TBT during NH because of the incessant negativity posted in virtually every thread. I know the subreddit of Animal Crossing is immensely in favor of New Horizons and people with a positive love for the game. I recommend you check there if you are having stress coming here.

I do understand not enjoying a game's latest iteration though, I really do. I've seen it with The Sims 4. However, The Sims 4 had an abysmal launch and only supplemented that terrible launch by overcharging people ridiculous prices for poorly made DLC lacking content. After YEARS of it existing and lacking compared to its predecessors, they've announced a whole new category of overpriced DLC content. Yet, here we have New Horizons which honestly had a terrific launch and has only continued to get better through FREE patches at a very steady, consistent rate. What is going on here is NOTHING compared to how EA is treating The Sims 4, and I think that should be recognized. And, at the same time, though I am not a fan of it much, I do understand that there are LOADS of people who still love The Sims 4 for what it is! It's necessary for me to give EA feedback but also necessary that I don't ruin the experience of others. I think some should be mindful of that logic, too, here. Just my personal thoughts.

Thanks for the recommendation. Might have to check it out. Not really used reddit before apart from when I gave away raymond on nofee one. It was frustrating but I think that was just the rules they had in place around signatures.

I do miss when the sims was good.
But it is a good example. I dont play the sims 4 any more and play mainly sims 3. It's just where the heart and soul of the series is to me.
I've given EA my feedback but I stay away from the community as I know the game is theirs now.

 

[Matt0106]

I hate to say it as someone who has loved coming here since the City Folk days, but I've honestly taken breaks from TBT during NH because of the incessant negativity posted in virtually every thread. I know the subreddit of Animal Crossing is immensely in favor of New Horizons and people with a positive love for the game. I recommend you check there if you are having stress coming here.

I do understand not enjoying a game's latest iteration though, I really do. I've seen it with The Sims 4. However, The Sims 4 had an abysmal launch and only supplemented that terrible launch by overcharging people ridiculous prices for poorly made DLC lacking content. After YEARS of it existing and lacking compared to its predecessors, they've announced a whole new category of overpriced DLC content. Yet, here we have New Horizons which honestly had a terrific launch and has only continued to get better through FREE patches at a very steady, consistent rate. What is going on here is NOTHING compared to how EA is treating The Sims 4, and I think that should be recognized. And, at the same time, though I am not a fan of it much, I do understand that there are LOADS of people who still love The Sims 4 for what it is! It's necessary for me to give EA feedback but also necessary that I don't ruin the experience of others. I think some should be mindful of that logic, too, here. Just my personal thoughts.

That Sims 4 example is brilliant and shows exactly what NH isn’t, and I never even thought about it that way. I understand that not everyone will be happy, but boy oh boy, am I ever glad Nintendo made the updates free. Because at the end of the day, they could’ve gone the scummy EA route, and made everything paid DLC.

 

[RollingAntony]

The standee being here basically replicates all the minor events from NL, I'm hoping to see the work of the skilled artists from the community. I'm sure they'll be able to bring designs that can be used for many things!

Thanks to the Sanrio stuff, this update is probably the largest item-wise. We don't know how they are going to work yet, and the mystery has now also invaded the new Nook Points things (how many items are there? are they tradeable? orderable?) but there are many things coming overall: around 34 Sanrio furniture, 18 Sanrio home interior design, 12+ Sanrio clothing, 5+ seasonal furniture, 6 seasonal clothing, 2 seasonal home interior design, 1 handheld and 2+ NSO related furniture. And this is without color variations (confirmed for the Switch Lite, whoopie cushion and prom sash). ~76 items seems good!

 

[Plume]

More design slots is such a dream, I don't know what I'm going to do with myself. I'm definitely looking forward to this!

 

[Cosmic-chan]

I think people can be disappointed in this game but, it gets to a point that the disappointment outweighs the excitement thus ruining the whole vibe of the updates each go around.