The ACNH Rant Thread

[VanitasFan26]

You aren't alone there! While I think the music of NH, is ok ( I don't like it and I don't hate it minus the 8am theme which is the only one I like) I think they could have done better. I hate to be rude to the people who actually like nh's music but compared to the other games, NH's ost is like nails on a chalkboard (and don't get me started on the 2pm or 5pm theme cause you'll be here for 3 hours reading this rant. And minus 8am theme of NH of course) while the other games sounded beautiful. I think that if Nintendo wanted to make the ost different, there are ways to do that, and still have the ost sounding good.

Usually when I play this game I mute it and I put on songs from Kingdom Hearts. That make me feel relaxed.

 

[Jaco]

Meh. I really like the New Horizon hourly music. It has a modern sound to it.

But I agree that having some sort of jukebox feature, where you could turn down music or even select different tunes (like the prologue, or even previous games) makes so much sense.

 

[Shipper-Girl-27]

I just want to turn off the waterfall. That’s it. The music is okay it’s the dang waterfall I’d love to turn off. Or turn it down.

 

[bestfriendsally]

I just want to turn off the waterfall. That’s it. The music is okay it’s the dang waterfall I’d love to turn off. Or turn it down.

yeah, turning it down would be great :>

i've already gotten rid of only 2 waterfalls on my island... that's enough... only 2 gone for me :>

 

[Croconaw]

Whoops not me commenting in the rant thread again.

I hate the New Horizons music. I hate it. I've tried to tell myself it's not that bad and insist that I don't really mind it but that's not true. For me, personally, I hate it. I don't like the tracks they've chosen or the direction they've gone in terms of composition with this game. The only exceptions really are the night-time/early morning tracks but I've only heard a few of those. They seem to have more of a New Leaf sort of feel to them, though.

An Animal Crossing "relaxing music" compilation video popped up on my recommended and that's why I'm here. I've been listening to it and New Horizons always sticks out like a sore thumb when one of it's tracks are played. Not all the games sound the same by any means - the games all did something a little different with the instruments but I just feel like New Horizons is a lot more different from the rest? Like this 6AM City Folk track is kind of giving me Wii vibes (like the music that the Wii homepage or store would have) which is definitely a little different, lol, and not my absolute favourite but I'd take it over the 5PM New Horizons track in a heartbeat. The 7pm New Leaf track just started playing and gosh it is so pretty.

Anyways yeah. Just grumpy again with the music direction they went in for New Horizons. It's not my jam. And it's fine if one or two tracks aren't my cup of tea because I don't expect to like everything but I can't think of a daytime track (so like 9-5 pm lets say) that I like in New Horizons. There's some I don't mind but none that I actively like.

I usually listen to my own. I almost always have headphones connected to my phone, playing my own music. The type of music I will listen to will be dependent on the game I am playing at the time, though.

 

[VanitasFan26]

I have to rant about this, because this really annoyed me. So you remember how you have Custom Designs and you want to share that with someone else? Well guess what if you have a design that someone wants that you got from from someone else you cannot do that. There is no way to like share a design code so that way they can download. I tried to get my own custom design onto my 2nd island but the game is like "sorry you must display your own custom design" that really annoyed me.

So I had to create a 2nd user on the 2nd island, bring my main user to my 2nd island, and then I was able to display my design in the able sisters. That was so tedious to do. I really wish there was an easier way to share custom designs with your friends and everyone else, but the game is so restrictive since it only focuses on your designs and you cannot display anyone elses. I mean come on at least they give credit to who actually create it.

 

[Croconaw]

I have to rant about this, because this really annoyed me. So you remember how you have Custom Designs and you want to share that with someone else? Well guess what if you have a design that someone wants that you got from from someone else you cannot do that. There is no way to like share a design code so that way they can download. I tried to get my own custom design onto my 2nd island but the game is like "sorry you must display your own custom design" that really annoyed me.

So I had to create a 2nd user on the 2nd island, bring my main user to my 2nd island, and then I was able to display my design in the able sisters. That was so tedious to do. I really wish there was an easier way to share custom designs with your friends and everyone else, but the game is so restrictive since it only focuses on your designs and you cannot display anyone elses. I mean come on at least they give credit to actually create it.

Yes, that was always annoying to me. There were some sports jerseys created by another person I wanted to display in the tailor, but I couldn’t. I wanted my villagers to be able to wear the designs. Even Mable tells everyone who created it, so you couldn’t steal the design. The only way you possibly could is if you take a picture of them in your Ables on that wall, and post it somewhere claiming them as yours. However, most likely someone will have already seen those designs and will call you out on it.

 

[VanitasFan26]

Yes, that was always annoying to me. There were some sports jerseys created by another person I wanted to display in the tailor, but I couldn’t. I wanted my villagers to be able to wear the designs. Even Mable tells everyone who created it, so you couldn’t steal the design. The only way you possibly could is if you take a picture of them in your Ables on that wall, and post it somewhere claiming them as yours. However, most likely someone will have already seen those designs and will call you out on it.

I don't see how thats an issue because like I said the game at least shows who it was made from and what island it was from to give credit. Also since they added the feature to search custom designs in the Kiosk it made it easier to look up what you want and download. Sadly in my case I could barely find any "Kingdom Hearts" related clothing. I tried looking for ones for the "Roxas" character but there was none.

 

[Cloudandshade]

And while we're here:
There's a special place in hell for whoever made the outfit-wand system. It takes effort to make something so inconvenient.

I was so excited about the wands at launch. Admittedly, I do still love the fact that I can carry a ton of outfits at once, and in that sense I still see it as a huge improvement over previous games. I use my wand every day! But man, it took me forever to figure out how it worked, and though I've gotten used to needing to get changed every time I use the changing room (or use a bed, or put on a wetsuit, or do pretty much anything) it's pretty annoying that it works that way. It's like I'm getting changed...but not really? Why can't changing an outfit with the wand just work the same as getting changed? Why do I have to have 'real' clothes and 'fake' clothes? It's so unnecessarily complicated.

 

[VanitasFan26]

I was so excited about the wands at launch. Admittedly, I do still love the fact that I can carry a ton of outfits at once, and in that sense I still see it as a huge improvement over previous games. I use my wand every day! But man, it took me forever to figure out how it worked, and though I've gotten used to needing to get changed every time I use the changing room (or use a bed, or put on a wetsuit, or do pretty much anything) it's pretty annoying that it works that way. It's like I'm getting changed...but not really? Why can't changing an outfit with the wand just work the same as getting changed? Why do I have to have 'real' clothes and 'fake' clothes? It's so unnecessarily complicated.

I know right? The way they did the wand outfits in this game is so flawed, and like you said its even worse with the swimsuits. You have to constantly take off the wand outfit, and also take off the wetsuit just to get changed when using the Wardrobe or changing at the Able Sisters. It made it so annoying!

Also something thats really dumb that I found out recently that if you had any wand outfits saved on one of your characters it doesn't get carried over into the dream island. That annoyed me so much when I saw my users on my main island wearing swim suits and not the actual outfits. I had to go on and remove the wand outfits and put their clothes one just so they can be shown. It was so annoying!

 

[VanitasFan26]

I REALLY hate how its so painful trying to get an empty plot because your villagers just refuse to leave. Its even worse when all of them are your best friends and when you think that you got the Thought Bubble of them wanting to move out guess what it turns out that they want to give you a gift or give you a nickname. At this point you're so annoyed that after all the time traveling you had to do trying to get an empty plot is becoming quite the annoyance because of RNG being so unfair.

Not only that sometimes villagers will run up to you and it ruins the chance for a thought bubble to appear. This would not bother me so much if there was a way to kick out a villager easily. There is Amiibo Cards but they don't work because they can kick out a villager yes, but they move in which ruins the chance of getting an empty plot. I mean trying to get a villager you want is one thing, but having to wait for the one villager who refuses to leave and sometimes when you think they are going to move out, they troll you because they want to give you a gift. Sorry if I sound angry, but after 1 year, trying to get an empty plot is by far the most annoying thing ever! Why can't Isabelle just kick them out?!

 

[Hsn97]

Every time I tell myself it's ok because all these missing things will be in the next game... I just feel dejected. Because after my experience with my $80 game where I can't do a bunch of things I did in the last game, and I still don't get basic things I got in the last game unless I pay even more, and my $300 Switch Lite that started breaking a month in, what if I don't want to be buying a whole new console next time?? Because the only reason I buy the consoles is for one game...

A bit heavy because I'm in a sour mood right now lol.

I feel you. I brought the AC special edition switch purely for animal crossing. I was so excited for this game. I preordered the switch and then when Nintendo messed up my order and gave me switch to someone else, I drove over an hour to find a shop that still had one left. This game was massive for me. And yet it’s been let down after let down. And I really want to like the game. But there’s just so much about it that I hate.

 

[HappyTails]

Screw it. I'm going to buy the villager's photos because I've had enough. I definitely earned my villagers pictures with all the time, energy and bells I've spent on them, and all I get is useless clothes and furniture. I'm not going to feel bad either. I'm actually starting to feel like I'm wasting my time building and keeping my friendship with them just to get nothing in return.

Also, the only reason I'm keeping these villagers is to get their pictures. I have no attachment to any of them and I'm tired of seeing the same villagers for the last two months. Next villagers that asks me to move, I'll let them leave and if I don't get their photo in the mail the next day, then I'm going Nooks Cranny on these forums and buying it. I've seriously had it!

I'm supposed to be just relaxing and enjoying this game, and most part I am but there are times where the game seems to go out of it's way to be as frustrating as possible.

 

[rainadash]

I am quite annoyed that the only villagers that ask to leave are the ones I want to keep. Still waiting for the day Stinky asks to leave.. I also have 4 other villagers that I want out. So that should be a 50/50 chance I get someone I don't want to keep out. I've lost count of how many times a villager I want to keep ask to leave. Hazel has asked 5+ times alone. Purrl and goldie have also asked twice. I've talked to these villagers most of the time and ignored the villagers I don't like. Yet I've had like 10+ instances in a row where it was someone I want to keep. pain..

 

[Corrie]

Every time I tell myself it's ok because all these missing things will be in the next game... I just feel dejected. Because after my experience with my $80 game where I can't do a bunch of things I did in the last game, and I still don't get basic things I got in the last game unless I pay even more, and my $300 Switch Lite that started breaking a month in, what if I don't want to be buying a whole new console next time?? Because the only reason I buy the consoles is for one game...

A bit heavy because I'm in a sour mood right now lol.

I feel you. My other joycon finally started drifting and I'm just feeling super irritated with Nintendo as a whole right now. I wouldn't have gotten NH if I knew it was going to be half assed. I'm sorry you're feeling frustrated too.

 

[bestfriendsally]

I feel you. My other joycon finally started drifting and I'm just feeling super irritated with Nintendo as a whole right now. I wouldn't have gotten NH if I knew it was going to be half assed. I'm sorry you're feeling frustrated too.

if i'm being honest here... the drift when i'm playing, it doesn't bother me all that much

well... it does a tiny bit.. but not much...

 

[coldpotato]

I'm sad about the state of the game and lack of new stuff more than ever. I still follow a lot of youtubers that generally post ACNH videos but they are all scrambling to make entertaining/interesting content right now. It has never been this bad imo. It's now just a mix of speculation/glitches instead of talking about new update content like they used to because there just isn't much of anything to talk about anymore

 

[Corrie]

if i'm being honest here... the drift when i'm playing, it doesn't bother me all that much

well... it does a tiny bit.. but not much...

Ah you're lucky. Mine is fine when I move my character but if I keep my character still for any moment, she'll walk to the right. Makes terraforming annoying af.

 

[bestfriendsally]

Ah you're lucky. Mine is fine when I move my character but if I keep my character still for any moment, she'll walk to the right. Makes terraforming annoying af.

ah, that... yeah, she does that, too... but i can control that :>

 

[VanitasFan26]

I'm sad about the state of the game and lack of new stuff more than ever. I still follow a lot of youtubers that generally post ACNH videos but they are all scrambling to make entertaining/interesting content right now. It has never been this bad imo. It's now just a mix of speculation/glitches instead of talking about new update content like they used to because there just isn't much of anything to talk about anymore

I know most people get annoyed when we say that there isn't much to do in the game, but at this point after the latest update the game is really getting stale and it just feels like we are stuck doing the same things over and over again. There is only so much you can do in the game and when you are done you are like "Well now what?"

I took a break from this game 2 months ago and came back with a new mindset and I do have new things to do now that I have a 2nd island, but then I worry that once I've done everything I am just going to get bored of again and repeat the same thing, take a break and play other games. Like you said its all about speculation and glitches. That moment where people are having fun with glitches you know that the game is really starting to run dry. It is sad, but yeah.