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[SkydrawnIV]

It's a fair opinion, I can understand it.
I agree to a degree, specifically from the point of 2.0 being how New Horizons SHOULD have been at launch.
And the issue of villager dialogue is something that probably will never be resolved and will continue into future entries, sadly.

[benamisai-kham]

The only scam, is that they said they'd be regularly updating the game until the end of THIS year. Then just left us dry for 8 months, gave us a huge one, then said "no more"

[LauKennedy]

I really enjoyed New Horizons. But I just feel like things were too easy. You didn’t unlock things anymore because everything was handed to you via an update. There was no progression.

The villager interaction was super watered down. The holidays were the worst for me. Halloween used to have you interacting with your villagers to determine what scared them so you could work for it. Toy Day used to have you talking to villagers for hints about what they wanted as a present so you felt accomplished when you got their present right. The Fishing and Bug Tourney used to have you actually competing with your villagers for the trophy. And the coffee shop mini game where you made coffee for your villagers was removed entirely.

Also I wish we had Tortimer Island mini games since we got 8 people multiplayer.

I did love the new features like villager hunting, the decorating, cooking/farming, and the terraforming. I just felt like NH was more a decorating game than a town sim game.

[RxidenTaira]

I’ll be the first to say I was EXTREMELY disappointed with this game, but it was not a scam. While I feel like the removal of features wasn’t worth them adding new features that were rough around the edges, I hope they take these new ideas and expand on it

[KaedeAlpha]

kora. sending all condolences to your loss. please do not push yourself to make videos! if you want to take a break, we’ll be patiently waiting for you! 😉

[JD-iurv]

I’d never call this game a scam it help me so much to keep my mind together during the pandemic

[EmSwizzle]

Great video! I can never call it a scam and I do find myself comparing to New Leaf a lot, but just hoping they learn from their mistakes with the updates, haha! 💜

[jfloww]

Fans like me who played previous entries weren’t upset at New Horizons because it wasn’t like the past games, but rather because there was objectively less to do. It’s not only about bringing back features from New Leaf that were included at launch but weren’t in New Horizons. Not only did they fail to do that, but they ALSO failed to bring anything new to the table except for terraforming (and godforsaken crafting which being honest, is a complete waste of time meant to pad out gameplay). It’s not an Animal Crossing game because it’s not a life simulator. It’s a design-an-island simulator, with nothing else to do once you’ve finished the design you wanted for your island. They focus so hard on the designing elements of the game that everything else got left behind, including the essence of what makes Animal Crossing, Animal Crossing. I understand COVID-19 made things more difficult for dev teams, and definitely has a part to play in how lackluster and few updates were, but that’s not an excuse for the core issues of the game.

[iseveneleven]

Calling it a scam is silly. However, it was an extremely disappointing game for me. After waiting for damn near 8 years, I was really hoping that the game would be a lot more than it was.

[fizzyfuzz]

Idk why they ceased updates as soon as they did, considering the crazy sales it had. Even if it's paid updates, it's better than abandoning the game all together. My biggest gripe isn't the shallowest of the series villagers, huge lack of Nintendo items/villagers versus NL or less nook store upgrades. It's a lot of the cool main street like areas at Harv's island only being accessible by yourself and no multiplayer mini games. It makes New Horizons too single player focused compared to New Leaf. NL simply has much more to see and do with other people.

[loxey]

I guess I never thought about the way the game would have played out if Covid never happened. Makes a lot of sense in hindsight. I get that the pandemic threw everyone for a loop but I think Nintendo could have been more flexible with their plans. I'm no game developer but I can't imagine it would take up too many resources to add some new items every now and then. Maybe some different things to do on the holidays. I'm not talking a whole rework of each event, but throw us a bone every once in a while to show they are still paying attention to the fanbase. It just seems like they dropped the whole thing.

[elijahkoi]

It not a scam but honestly the game bored me. Let me make it clear that I was an essential worker and so I never got to stay home I also hate being near people so being indoors or away from people was my favorite part of COVID. (I miss places not being so crowded) Now my biggest issue with New Horizons was that the villagers are so repetitive and boring, in New Leaf I actually wanted to talk to my villagers in New Horizons I find it a chore. I also miss the public works projects and being able to remodel the town hall. I miss the multiplayer mini games, I used to play with my siblings but now there’s no multiplayer. Theres a lot of my favorite furniture that’s missing and the fact that the updates were just the whole game. I miss New Leaf it felt like I actually cared about my villagers and town I played it for years. New Horizons is pretty and there are plenty of things I like but honestly I haven’t been able to go back.

[jenmckitrick]

Like most ACNH players, NH was my first AC game and I knew next to nothing about previous AC games. Differences from predecessors made no difference to me.

[spawnytheistic]

This was my first Animal Crossing. I got it when I was super miserable and had a job where I worked 16 hours a day 6 days a week, and I’m thankful for it being a relaxing game I can play when I found the time. The simple things like being able to put a korn poster in my house, kept me going idk. It’s a special game for me. Also got Mario odyssey the same day, genuinely the only happiness I felt for the months I had that job.

[PassTheSnails]

Personally I was disappointed by the game in it’s final state. It released barebones, and 2.0 was decent enough. A single nook’s cranny upgrade too? Every other game had like four.

I don’t think i’d go as far as to say this game was a scam, but Nintendo definitely and obviously gave up on it before all the planned content was in.

[EnjaminEX]

My sister passed away June 21st

Because of pandemic her and my mom moved in.

We played this for hours. We hung out a lot. We got closer. I’m very thankful for this game. I can also play and just remember everything we did.

I miss her so much. I’m sad Lake Michigan continues to take lives.

At least i have the memories and pictures to look back on. Thank you ACNH for letting us game through the covid

[miniksteenholdt]

Something that really limited my creativity ingame was how expensive it was to relocate buildings! if you didn't place something perfectly to begin with, you would have to spend so many Bells and days just to relocate one building.

The DLC was much easier to use. it allowed you to fix your mistakes in a couple seconds rather than days!

[Wachalpharoh]

I think the interview that mentioned the game having "new things to find/do for the next 3 years" or whatever it was at the very start, only to have a slow drip feed on the year of release and then barely anything until 2.0 a year later and to be told that was it made many feel like we were given misleading information (not a scam persay, but the flase expecatations many felt did hit many harder than others.) My biggest annoyance was that there were no Zelda crossover items/villagers for the anniversary like they did with Mario. (Why no Master Sword for my Island Nintendo?)

I do think if there is a switch upgrade which allows optimization and backwards compatibility, ACNH could have a deluxe release with new furniture and features from pocket camp/older games that could be highly profitable for Nintendo, a la MK8D. Now if that is what players would want over a brand new title, that's the question.

[Itsmyrap]

“If you want to play new leaf go play new leaf” that’s it that’s the tweet 🙌🏾

[tylerwhittemore]

Animal Crossing New Horizons is a good game, but it is not a good Animal Crossing game.
It lacks the heart and soul of the previous games. The only reason the franchise exists is because the creator wanted a way for Japanese people to escape the hustle and bustle of their culture, where there was always an immediate objective to attain. He wanted to create a game in which you could relax and slow down.
He also wanted to alleviate people's loneliness.
ACNH fails at accomplishing these two things as well as earlier installments do by trying to appeal to everyone. Animal crossing is a niche game. It's not supposed to be everyone's cup of tea. A better drink to compare it to is wine. It's an acquired taste that not everyone will come to enjoy.
It was originally meant to be taken very slowly and meant to be tedious and menial and not convenient. New Horizons is too convenient.
The latest game had a much stronger emphasis on decorating than immersion. And while decor and style were always important to the series, the core element of it as a life sim unique from other sims has been the immersion. This is why most Animal Crossing players (according to survey's) don't time travel. I'm not saying New Horizons players time travel more, I'm just making a point of how important immersion is to AC.
This is also why making your player a god who has complete control over the entire map(including exactly where villagers live and what they're homes are going to look like as well as whether or not they'll be moving from your island) doesn't appeal to a lot of AC fans who have been with the series a long time. You are not god, you're just a citizen making his/her way in a small town. New Horizons gives the player too much control(and with out even really earning it no less).
Even in New Leaf, where the player was the mayor, they still didn't have as much control. They weren't above everyone else. In New Horizons you're playing with dolls and telling them what to do and the animals hardly ever treat you rudely. They are all yes men. In older games you were part of the community. Which helped alleviate loneliness and improved immersion.
And don't get me started on ACNH terrible dialogue. The most important immersion related aspect is the villagers. And they are inane and boring now unfortunately.
The game focuses too much on objectives and having everything on your island be "aesthetic" more than cutting you loose and doing your own thing.