Depression My honest opinion on Animal Crossing New Horizons as a lifelong AC fan

[Hobbit]

New Horizons elevated the player to godhood status, which goes completely against what the early Animal Crossing titles played into.
The OG, Wild World, and City Folk had the player immerse themselves in a world that isn't their own, getting to live among the locals. Starting with New Leaf (and further exacerbated in New Horizons), it turned the series into a village/city simulator while babyfying every villager into being massive asskissers for the player. Normally I wouldn't hate New Horizons for doing this; I would have simply shrugged it off and said it wasn't for me, expecting something new in the next game some years down the line. But given the lifetime sales of New Horizons eclipsed all previous games' sales combined, it's safe to say that the Animal Crossing series I once loved is now gone forever, and New Horizons killed it by coming out at the perfect time (during pandemic lockdowns).
So that's why I hate New Horizons. All I can do now is wait and pray that the next installment isn't utter dogshit like New Horizons was, but it seems extremely unlikely. Perhaps a remaster of GameCube will come out by or just after 2030 (the GameCube's internal clock ends in 2030). I have little hope for the future of the series, however.
I guess this is just a vent about a series I grew up with and my all-time favourite game franchise. Even New Leaf was excellent. The drop-off in quality from New Leaf going to New Horizons is almost comically bad.

Also crafting fucking sucks.

 

[Zangano1]

Yes, it was a huge step down, its like they completely missed the point of the series.
The games were once aimed at boys, now are clearly aimed at girls.
Its easy to see why, the new director is a woman that has no idea what the series is about. Once again females ruining everything.

 

[Pirate]

stardew valley is like this tbhngl

 

[Zangano1]

stardew valley is like this tbhngl

I heard that game is for faggots but Ive never played it

 

[Haruhi Suzumiya]

For me it died after New Leaf, the mobile game was the nail in the coffin in the series.

 

[Hobbit]

For me it died after New Leaf, the mobile game was the nail in the coffin in the series.

Cute gif.
But yeah, as much as I love New Leaf, I'm a bit torn at picking it as my "favourite" - surprisingly, that would go to the two lowest-selling games in the main series (this doesn't include the spin-off series' games Amiibo Festival and Happy Home Designer/Paradise if Paradise counts): GameCube and Let's Go to the City/City Folk (name varies per region, it's LGttC here). They perfectly capture the ruralistic setting the original N64 game was going for. I just emulate them these days on my ROG Ally as 1) my Ally makes them portable, how I prefer AC; and 2) I sold my copies a few years back.
Wild World would be one of my favourites if it actually had the holidays included. The dialogue in Wild World was so witty and well written, likewise with GameCube. City Folk had witty dialogue too, but it pales in comparison to its previous entries, to be sure.

 

[Hobbit]

I heard that game is for faggots but Ive never played it

It's decent enough, but the series in which it tries to mimic (Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons) is much better. Whether that's my nostalgia talking or factual, I don't know.

 

[im good boii 2.0]

Cute gif.
But yeah, as much as I love New Leaf, I'm a bit torn at picking it as my "favourite" - surprisingly, that would go to the two lowest-selling games in the main series (this doesn't include the spin-off series' games Amiibo Festival and Happy Home Designer/Paradise if Paradise counts): GameCube and Let's Go to the City/City Folk (name varies per region, it's LGttC here). They perfectly capture the ruralistic setting the original N64 game was going for. I just emulate them these days on my ROG Ally as 1) my Ally makes them portable, how I prefer AC; and 2) I sold my copies a few years back.
Wild World would be one of my favourites if it actually had the holidays included. The dialogue in Wild World was so witty and well written, likewise with GameCube. City Folk had witty dialogue too, but it pales in comparison to its previous entries, to be sure.

Faggot

 

[Hobbit]

Faggot

Yet again, another newfag who adds nothing of value. Kill yourself. I mean it.

 

[im good boii 2.0]

Yet again, another newfag who adds nothing of value. Kill yourself. I mean it.

It's not about new or old neegroo

Everyone in this forum and.org need to be force their heads on hydraulic press slowly slowwwwwwwly eyeballs poking out and the brain squeeze and non existent jaw crushing

Btw fuck you

 

[Hobbit]

It's not about new or old neegroo

Everyone in this forum and.org need to be force their heads on hydraulic press slowly slowwwwwwwly eyeballs poking out and the brain squeeze and non existent jaw crushing

Btw fuck you

 

[im good boii 2.0]

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Niggaa

 

[Mulattocel]

New Horizons elevated the player to godhood status, which goes completely against what the early Animal Crossing titles played into.
The OG, Wild World, and City Folk had the player immerse themselves in a world that isn't their own, getting to live among the locals. Starting with New Leaf (and further exacerbated in New Horizons), it turned the series into a village/city simulator while babyfying every villager into being massive asskissers for the player. Normally I wouldn't hate New Horizons for doing this; I would have simply shrugged it off and said it wasn't for me, expecting something new in the next game some years down the line. But given the lifetime sales of New Horizons eclipsed all previous games' sales combined, it's safe to say that the Animal Crossing series I once loved is now gone forever, and New Horizons killed it by coming out at the perfect time (during pandemic lockdowns).
So that's why I hate New Horizons. All I can do now is wait and pray that the next installment isn't utter dogshit like New Horizons was, but it seems extremely unlikely. Perhaps a remaster of GameCube will come out by or just after 2030 (the GameCube's internal clock ends in 2030). I have little hope for the future of the series, however.
I guess this is just a vent about a series I grew up with and my all-time favourite game franchise. Even New Leaf was excellent. The drop-off in quality from New Leaf going to New Horizons is almost comically bad.

Also crafting fucking sucks.

wait its a series jfl

 

[Mulattocel]

Yes, it was a huge step down, its like they completely missed the point of the series.
The games were once aimed at boys, now are clearly aimed at girls.
Its easy to see why, the new director is a woman that has no idea what the series is about. Once again females ruining everything.

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would rape the new director ( had to specify because gaycels)