Strategy Guide?

[TJRedeemer]

I don't buy strategy guides too often anymore thanks to the internet, but Animal Crossing is they type of game that I would like to get one for. Sure, you could just look up info from the internet, but it would still nice to have a reliable physical database for collectables and in-game events, especially since when a game first comes out looking up specific information for it can be frustrating. I still remember the strategy guide I had for AC Gamecube; it was super useful. What I'm getting at here is: do you think that there will be a strategy guide for the game at or around the time of the game's release? How do strategy guides usually get released these days? I'm a bit out of the loop.

 

[EvilTheCat6600]

Well considering major strategy guide publications are shutting down due to the rise of online walkthroughs, I doubt New Horizons will get a strategy guide unless Nintendo opts to publish one themselves. But mostly I'd get a guide for the sake of being able to see the complete listing of furniture, a seasonal calendar of fish and insects and stuff like that.

 

[TJRedeemer]

Well considering major strategy guide publications are shutting down due to the rise of online walkthroughs, I doubt New Horizons will get a strategy guide unless Nintendo opts to publish one themselves.

I don't know if that really is the case since you still see guides for newer games every now and then. In fact, Breath of the Wild had one that was released when the game was out that was pretty beefy. It even got a revision that included information about the DLC.

 

[EvilTheCat6600]

Well I know that Prima Games was recently reported to be closing down. If other companies like BradyGames are still in business that's pretty good, but Prima seemed to be the main source for Nintendo guides. I know a different publisher did the Breath Of The Wild guide but the name of the company escapes me.

 

[TJRedeemer]

I know a different publisher did the Breath Of The Wild guide but the name of the company escapes me.

PiggyBack did BotW, and I imagine that they could make one for New Horizons as well.

 

[EvilTheCat6600]

I knew it was Pig Something Or Other. xD In that case they could definitely become the new go-to for making guides for Nintendo products. But yeah my answer still stands, I feel there's good information in Animal Crossing guides. I have that smaller sized Prima Published guide for New Leaf that came out when the game came out. I use it for the same reasons outlined in my original response.

I am curious as to what sort of other useful tips and tricks would be incorporated into a guide for New Horizons considering we're looking at a bit of a new direction on the franchise.

 

[Speeny]

I think it would be a great collector's item for sure. I also think that it could spoil the game a bit.
(Animal Crossing for me has always been about self discovery, so...)

 

[Ossiran]

While I'd love a strategy guide for nostalgia's sake, I wouldn't expect one. You might get a mini-guide from Prima's online site or a starter guide from Nintendo, but nothing major like before.

 

[Fey]

A physical guide is definitely something I?d like to have more than use.
I?d enjoy it for the pictures and additional information on the game, but only rarely resort to actually looking things up in it. Like Speeny, I?d much rather discover most of the game on my own?still, I wouldn?t stop myself from peeking occasionally ;3

 

[EvilTheCat6600]

A physical guide is definitely something I’d like to have more than use.
I’d enjoy it for the pictures and additional information on the game, but only rarely resort to actually looking things up in it. Like Speeny, I’d much rather discover most of the game on my own—still, I wouldn’t stop myself from peeking occasionally ;3

Is it bad that I'm extremely curious about how the new elements to the game are going to affect older mechanics that have been around forever to find out what stays and what goes? xD

 

[Fey]

Is it bad that I'm extremely curious about how the new elements to the game are going to affect older mechanics that have been around forever to find out what stays and what goes? xD

Not at all! Why would it be bad?
Any particular mechanics you’d want to look up?

 

[EvilTheCat6600]

Not at all! Why would it be bad?
Any particular mechanics you’d want to look up?

One big thing I'm curious about is will we build the traditional facilities (Kicks, Able Sisters, Shampoodle, The Museum, etc). Will PWP be incorporated by building (instead of unlocking...even with the exploits I hated the unlocking system) and above all how will the new "Turn an empty island into a thriving community" unfold overall compared to the "Moving to a village and starting a life there?" aspect.

Personally I'd like to see ALL the traditional Animal Crossing features return but maybe be incorporated into the new style of game play somehow. The big reveal at E3 surprised me because I'd been asking since before the original October 2018 announcement "What can they do next after being the mayor?"

 

[will.]

i would LOVE a hardback strategy guide for new horizons. i have one for the sims 4 and it really does provide a lot of good information without ruining the game or anything. also, i love physical animal crossing merchandise so that'd be another thing i look forward too haha

 

[jcmbangor]

I hope there is one published. I still have my well-marked up guides from the three versions of the game I played heavily and not only were they a terrific catalog of game items and accomplishments, they are a great souvenir of time spent in the game.

 

[Boccages]

One came out the same day New Leaf was released, and I bought it. So I expect the same thing for New Horizons.

 

[Imbri]

A guide would be nice for completion purposes. In the past, I've used spreadsheets to list everything, but I know I'm still missing items and it takes forever to gather it from different sources. It would be nice to have something I could just grab off the shelf when needed.

 

[Chipl95]

I had a Wild World guide and would like to get a New Horizons guide if one comes out. Even with the internet, I like being able to look up things in a book sometimes.

 

[John Wick]

I've never purchased a guide.

If I want to know something, I'll google it, or ask on the forum.

 

[DrewAC]

I usually never purchase guides, but Animal Crossing is my one exception. I loved Prima's guide for New Leaf. It had so much information and was designed/organized so well. I really hope a company will make one for New Horizons as well as Prima made theirs back then.

With that said, one online guide that I found to be almost essential was the "ACNL Guide" app for smartphones. The creator of the app had checklists for every bug, fish, artwork, etc. which was super helpful for me to complete my encyclopedias. Really hope he'll be back for New Horizons, too.

 

[LilD]

I'd purchase a paperback guide. I like the ease of looking up something if I'm playing at the moment and they smell good.