The ACNH Rant Thread

[buny]

i just want to play without the background music i dont like most of the songs, but i really enjoy the sound effects. i got rid of my paths to enjoy the footsteps on grass, but its largely drowned out by music

i usually get tired of the music in video games after a while so i too wish there was a way to mute it like in Pokemon SwSh, cause i do enjoy the sound effects and don't want to play with my game completely silent

 

[S.J.]

I would like to add one extra space to the amount of people you can have in your studio!

I think most people have 1-2 player island residents right? And most people will max. to the 10 villager limit.

At Harv's studio, you can have yourself +10 residents, but what if you want more! I just want one more space, for the second player resident.

Just a small rant, not even really a rant. Just makes it hard if you want to take an island resident group photo!

 

[VanitasFan26]

i usually get tired of the music in video games after a while so i too wish there was a way to mute it like in Pokemon SwSh, cause i do enjoy the sound effects and don't want to play with my game completely silent

You know its an animal crossing logic when you cannot even play KK songs on your phone. I mean we are not in the past anymore. We literally have a nookphone that cannot call villagers, there is no social media network app, and of course no songs app for you to play any KK songs when you are out exploring your island.

Or better yet just add a Settings app on the Nook Phone to change the music by muting it, or just turning it down. Its the little things that Nintendo has really missed with this Nookphone and they seem to not understand how technology works these days.

 

[buny]

You know its an animal crossing logic when you cannot even play KK songs on your phone. I mean we are not in the past anymore. We literally have a nookphone that cannot call villagers, there is no social media network app, and of course no songs app for you to play any KK songs when you are out exploring your island.

Or better yet just add a Settings app on the Nook Phone to change the music by muting it, or just turning it down. Its the little things that Nintendo has really missed with this Nookphone and they seem to not understand how technology works these days.

oh personally i don't think there was a need for the nookphone to have a bunch of extra features like social media, i don't think it would add anything for me and i find phones and calls already obnoxious enough irl XD so im personally glad that, like Tom Nook said, they removed most of the smartphone features :3 But i just find it a little strange that most games have settings that let you lower the volume of the music and stuff, but ACNH doesn't

 

[Parkai]

the game definitely needs a customizable music option.

 

[-Blue-]

Speaking of the NookPhone. I initially didn't like the idea of a phone being one of the main menus (and still don't really, but I just deal with it) and features for everything about the game. It felt like it lost a lot of soul. But that's just me because I barely use a phone. I hate whenever people are out and glued to their phone like it's an addiction. Especially people who are invited out to eat or whatever and they spend more time with that blurry screen than whoever is out with them.

 

[Cloudandshade]

I would like to add one extra space to the amount of people you can have in your studio!

I think most people have 1-2 player island residents right? And most people will max. to the 10 villager limit.

At Harv's studio, you can have yourself +10 residents, but what if you want more! I just want one more space, for the second player resident.

Just a small rant, not even really a rant. Just makes it hard if you want to take an island resident group photo!

I think about this all the time. My partner has a character on my island and always gets left out of group photos. It's such a small thing and he doesn't care, but I've always found it kind of sad!

 

[Starboard]

i just want to play without the background music i dont like most of the songs, but i really enjoy the sound effects. i got rid of my paths to enjoy the footsteps on grass, but its largely drowned out by music

If I'm playing for hours I eventually find myself having to mute the whole thing because the endless repetition of the music starts aggravating me. Which sucks because I'm always on the lookout for balloons for seasonal recipes so I don't really have a choice but to have the sound on. Also 2pm sounds so annoying to my ears I refuse to play at that time which is just dumb. While I don't want to say Nintendo "owes" us sound settings, I don't understand why they won't just let us mute? Are they not hearing us or do they just want to spite us or what's going on? Seems like the easiest update in the world.

 

[maria110]

Ugh. These villagers will not fork over their photos although I've given them many nice wrapped fruit gifts and a few iron wall lamps wrapped. What is going on? Did the friendship mechanics change?

 

[Licorice]

Yes I HATE listening to the music. It’s way too loud and I love listening to the sound of the grass, ocean waves, footsteps on the cobblestone path, etc..

 

[tybalt_cake]

yo why tf this game feels so incomplete, new leaf somehow feels with much more content

 

[Rosch]

I'm island hopping right now looking for Audie. I just wish you can't encounter repeating villagers in a day.

 

[Cottonball]

multi crafting haha

 

[Airysuit]

Back again to complain about museum not having (more) info signs like in NL.

Not having a post office, and being able to carry around letters and write them on the go instead of going through a monologue and loading screen to write them.

Not being able to order more than 5 items a day. Whyyyyyyyyy

 

[-Blue-]

Back again to complain about museum not having (more) info signs like in NL.

Not having a post office, and being able to carry around letters and write them on the go instead of going through a monologue and loading screen to write them.

Not being able to order more than 5 items a day. Whyyyyyyyyy

The funny thing is that you can order something from the phone for a friend and write a letter on the go. It generates a default and really stupid robotic message, but you can delete that and write whatever you want.

So they did do letters on the go to an extent and know that it is convenient, but decided not to make the other parts just as convenient?

 

[Marshmallows]

I agree with everyone saying there needs to be more sound options. I like hearing the background noises, but the music can be too much at times. Waterfalls are deafening.

The outdoor camera could use some work as well. Specifically, letting us set the exact angle/height, and letting us pan out a lot further than we currently can. I enjoy the curved game world when running around, but when taking pictures, I wish things lined up better.
It'd also be nice if they added back in the short focal length back as an option. (At release, you could take pictures with blurry backgrounds and foregrounds, making picture taking more interesting.)

And why do villagers always move when I'm trying to take their picture? If they're interacting with an object (like sitting on a bench or laying down on a beach towel), it'd be great if they stayed for more than 15 seconds, please.

 

[Airysuit]

The funny thing is that you can order something from the phone for a friend and write a letter on the go. It generates a default and really stupid robotic message, but you can delete that and write whatever you want.

So they did do letters on the go to an extent and know that it is convenient, but decided not to make the other parts just as convenient?

Hmm yeah that's true! While it's not perfect i really like the feature that you can send gifts thru catalog that quick & easy!
It just feels more like email and I liked the fact that in previous games it was more old-school sending of letters (ironically in a digital video game i know )

Im just nitpicking tho

 

[Starboard]

The outdoor camera could use some work as well. Specifically, letting us set the exact angle/height, and letting us pan out a lot further than we currently can.

And why do villagers always move when I'm trying to take their picture? If they're interacting with an object (like sitting on a bench or laying down on a beach towel), it'd be great if they stayed for more than 15 seconds, please.

I wrote in the unpopular opinions thread that I'd like to be able to zoom in a bit more, because when I played New Leaf again I realised the more "intimate" camera angle actually made me want to talk to villagers more, as weird as that sounds. Maybe it's because I have a Switch Lite but my character sometimes feels pretty small on my screen and so it feels less personal than New Leaf did.

Also yessss, I really wish as soon as you opened the camera the villagers would "lock" to what position they're in or activity they're doing. I have very few decent photos of my villagers because they move away as soon as I start framing the shot. Events at the plaza are a nightmare because they never stop walking around.

 

[Cloudandshade]

The funny thing is that you can order something from the phone for a friend and write a letter on the go. It generates a default and really stupid robotic message, but you can delete that and write whatever you want.

So they did do letters on the go to an extent and know that it is convenient, but decided not to make the other parts just as convenient?

Also, is it just me, or is that default message kind of intense? I remember back at launch before I knew it was pre-generated, I received a gift from someone and I was like 'He sent me a gift to thank me for everything I do for him? I barely know this guy, but okay...'

 

[-Blue-]

Also, is it just me, or is that default message kind of intense? I remember back at launch before I knew it was pre-generated, I received a gift from someone and I was like 'He sent me a gift to thank me for everything I do for him? I barely know this guy, but okay...'

It's totally too intense. I just gifted one of my friends something for the very first time a few weeks ago and was about to send it until I read what it said. And I was like 'Nah, he's going to think I'm a creeper.'