The ACNH Rant Thread

[itscharles]

My personal theory is that they spent so much time on the island designer and crafting features that everything else got cut. Everyone is saying that they are adding in the holidays via updates to "stop the TTers," but if I am going to be 100% honest, I think they are only doing that because they couldn't finish the holidays before it was time to launch the game, and didn't want another delay...because heaven knows that if there was another delay after that initial nine month one, people would be marching up to the Nintendo Headquarters with pitchforks. That would explain the lack of pretty much everything else (buildings, furniture sets, etc.) - they wasted so much time making the game "customizable," that they couldn't be bothered to include the basic features that should've made it in.

this is the most logical conclusion to draw. they needed to get the game out asap, so released a passable blank slate with the promise of updates attatched to it so that nobody would question the lack of extra content outside of the game's main mechanics (crafting, terraforming). the fact that they had to announce a delay at all along with a statement promising to not crunch their workers (albeit a good thing) shows that they were severly behind schedule at the time. my guess is that they needed to get it looking presentable rather than adding the finishing touches like expendable npcs or minigames

 

[duckyducky]

Everytiem I try to move flowers I press Y from habit ;-;

 

[Monobear]

I get releasing features with updates, but I really wish there were more stuff at the beginning to decorate your home with, there’s not a lot of furniture to collect or even craft and so I’ve just been focusing on making my town beautiful.

And I know they’re coming, eventually, but I wish we got more storefronts at the start.

I’m kinda glad we don’t though. I mean it does give me something to look forward to.

I still time travel tho, so idk if they thought that releasing stuff in updates would prevent that... I just TT to farm materials and to grow flowers instead of unlock stuff hehe

 

[Mello]

why are all the islands i get to visit absolute garbage. all i want are oranges, geez

 

[Shawna]

This seems to have worked for people on the New Leaf version of this thread, So let’s see if this works for me for New Horizons:

I have just been spending the last four hours catching a barreleye, and I just can’t freaking do it. I keep catching horse mackerel after horse mackerel. I know that these are rare fish and they sell for 15,000 bells but damn! This is getting ridiculous. I was able to catch TWO coelacanths this morning within a SHORT amount of time. And they say that the coelacanth is more rare?! Bull!!!!

 

[Flick]

I miss Pelly and Pete (and Phyllis to an extent...) I also can't believe Katrina isn't in this game...

Also, the hourly music in this game <<<< New Leaf's

 

[Alolan_Apples]

Also, the hourly music in this game <<<< New Leaf's

I agree that New Leaf’s hourly music is better than New Horizon’s music. In fact, New Leaf is, by average, the best Animal Crossing game when it comes to hourly music. However, the best hourly songs would come from the GameCube Version (7 AM and 5 PM specifically, for they are the strongest hourly music in Animal Crossing history). The music in this game seems forgettable (minus K.K. Slider songs, since they are the only music that remains the same).

 

[Shawna]

This seems to have worked for people on the New Leaf version of this thread, So let’s see if this works for me for New Horizons:

I have just been spending the last four hours catching a barreleye, and I just can’t freaking do it. I keep catching horse mackerel after horse mackerel. I know that these are rare fish and they sell for 15,000 bells but damn! This is getting ridiculous. I was able to catch TWO coelacanths this morning within a SHORT amount of time. And they say that the coelacanth is more rare?! Bull!!!!

I FINALLY CAUGHT IT!!!!!

 

[seikoshi]

am I the only one not bothered by more items coming in future updates? it stops me from time travelling and finishing the entire game within a few weeks instead of taking my time and waiting, I still think they did leave out A LOT of content due to fans insisting the game, however what they've come out with is fun nonetheless.

 

[goodra]

eh, i don't know, the complaints are valid but i honestly don't see it. i like that it's very different from new leaf, because it makes me play the game differently. if i wanted to play the same way i did NL, i'd boot up NL. it works for me at least, so i'm happy with it.

that said... the music is absolute garbage, and i despise it with a passion. i can barely tell i unlocked the hourly music, because it sounds same-y and terrible. if it wasn't because of other sound effects like footsteps and fishing, i'd play with the game muted completely. they hid a basic feature for a week to reveal that it sucks. i've never wished so much for the chance to turn it off completely.

the fish ai is a little strange as well. enough to be noticeable, but i'm not sure i'd call it good or bad. i guess i'll get used to it eventually.

 

[Brumbo]

I'm kinda bummed that your starting villagers can only be a Jock and an Uchi. Kind of a strange combo imo. Why couldn't it be any of the other personalities?

I don't know why you don't have a slight choice in it, like if the start of the game asking a weird question to make other sets of personalities appear, don't people not like jocks? I know I don't. Lol.

 

[Romaki]

I don't get how people can grind 10,000+ NookMiles without going insane, I really hate having to plant like one tree for 100 and then do another goal and constantly switch it up. I know that planting 10 trees for 1000 NookMiles would be too easy, but I rather work on an objective for a longer time and get a considerate amount of NookMiles. Even just automatically collecting the miles and generating a new objective would be so much more enjoyable.

 

[Brumbo]

Be honest, do you guys ACTUALLY think they'll update the game? Or are you just hoping this whole thing isn't a mess. I'm already pretty disappointed.

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Also, another thing, am I missing something or I can't get multiple hats and things from Ables sisters at once? I'm pretty confused about the changing room.

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Like why can’t we store DIY recipes? I’m already getting duplicates and I want to be able to put them all in one place without cluttering my house or my island.

I do plan to sell them later on, but I want to get a fair number of them before I host a sale.

I keep getting duplicates of DIY recipes that you start with....

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I feel like we got an incomplete game and are at Nintendos mercy to get the updates

I don't understand why people think it's okay to just wait for updates, there's SO many things missing that should just be in the base game. They also didn't say anything about important features being added with updates, only events. I didn't sign up for this.

 

[bcmii]

am I the only one not bothered by more items coming in future updates? it stops me from time travelling and finishing the entire game within a few weeks instead of taking my time and waiting, I still think they did leave out A LOT of content due to fans insisting the game, however what they've come out with is fun nonetheless.

We were never told that more items were coming in future updates. We were only told that holidays would be coming in these updates, and so far, that's all that has happened (from people who had the game before launch day, it seems that the only things that were added in the 1.1 update were Bunny Day, as well as online). Can somebody please tell me where Nintendo stated that they would be adding more than holidays in these updates? I'm being serious. I'll insert the word for word quote by Nintendo from the 2/20/2020 direct regarding this game:

Will there be any free updates after launch? Yes! We will offer free updates after the game launches and will continue to provide free seasonal events throughout the year!

So would someone PLEASE tell me where y'all are getting that they are going to add in all the missing items, features, and things to do? I'm just not so sure of how everyone here is so "certain" that this is going to happen. Like, I very much would like for that to happen, but we've been given absolutely no evidence that they are going to do so, and thus, we cannot act like we know it to be the truth.

 

[Envy]

Mail only delivering at one time is really annoying.

 

[Brumbo]

My personal theory is that they spent so much time on the island designer and crafting features that everything else got cut. Everyone is saying that they are adding in the holidays via updates to "stop the TTers," but if I am going to be 100% honest, I think they are only doing that because they couldn't get the holidays and other features added in before it was time to launch, and didn't want another delay. Heaven knows that if there was another delay after that initial nine month one, people would be marching up to the Nintendo Headquarters with pitchforks. That would explain the lack of pretty much everything else (buildings, furniture sets, etc.) - they wasted so much time making the game "customizable," that they couldn't be bothered to include the basic features that should've made it in. So in other words, it is very likely that they gave us a barren and incomplete game for the sake of not having another delay.

If that was the case, I'd take back everything I said, I know what it's like to deal with situations like that. I just can't trust Nintendo though. Also the extra customization options aren't all that huge to spend an extra 9 months on and not have any other content in it. Hopefully I'm wrong though, but I don't know if I'll be corrected or not because they're kinda hush hush about those kinds of things

 

[Shawna]

why are all the islands i get to visit absolute garbage. all i want are oranges, geez

I know how you feel, the only fruits I get are peaches, which is my native fruit, and pears.
And the only flowers I get are lilies, which is my native flower, and hyacinths.

 

[Brumbo]

I know how you feel, the only fruits I get are peaches, which is my native fruit, and pears.
And the only flowers I get are lilies, which is my native flower, and hyacinths.

I spent 10 tickets to get islands that are ALL just my native items.

 

[Shawna]

I spent 10 tickets to get islands that are ALL just my native items.

Damn... I feel bad for you .-.

 

[Romaki]

Be honest, do you guys ACTUALLY think they'll update the game? Or are you just hoping this whole thing isn't a mess. I'm already pretty disappointed.

Well, we already know that there'll be an update for every holiday. And really early players who got their copy before the 19th have reported that the first update on the 19th already unlocked more stuff with the shops and such. Of course we're just hoping for the best since Nintendo only said they'll add in holidays when they're going to happen, but it does make sense that the team gets more time to work on certain things while the game can already be released and keep us entertained for a month. I just don't see how New Horizons wouldn't be a game that gets continuous updates, like they're still working on holidays - why wouldn't they make some tweaks based on user feedback?

The game definitely feels too empty now, and considering they supposedly worked on the game since 2013 I'm sure we'll get more than updated graphics and terraforming. I genuinely think the holiday updates are an excuse to gradually add more stuff to the game. Even if it's just in the form of new NPC islands we get to visit and interact with.