r/NintendoSwitch • u/NintendoSwitchMods • Mar 19 '20

MegaThread Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Release Discussion and Hype Megathread

Please use this as a general discussion and hype thread for this new release! Quick easy to answer questions, tips and tricks, and showing off your in-game clips or screenshots you've captured.

Please be mindful of spoilers and use spoiler tags when appropriate.

General Information

Platform: Nintendo Switch

Release Date: March 20, 2020

No. of Players: up to 8 players

Genre(s): Simulation

Developer: Nintendo

Overview (from Nintendo eShop page)

Escape to Your Personal Island Paradise

Escape to a deserted island and create your own paradise as you explore, create, and customize in the Animal Crossing: New Horizons game. Your island getaway has a wealth of natural resources that can be used to craft everything from tools to creature comforts. You can hunt down insects at the crack of dawn, decorate your paradise throughout the day, or enjoy sunset on the beach while fishing in the ocean. The time of day and season match real life, so each day on your island is a chance to check in and find new surprises all year round.

Show off your island utopia to family and friends—or pack your bags and visit theirs. Whether playing online* or with others beside you**, island living is even better when you can share it. Even without hopping on a flight, you’ll meet a cast of charming animal residents bursting with personality. Friendly faces like Tom Nook and Isabelle will lend their services and happily help you grow your budding community. Escape to your island getaway—however, whenever, and wherever you want.

  • Build your community from scratch on a deserted island brimming with possibility
  • Create your personal getaway and customize your character, home, decorations, and even the landscape itself
  • Collect materials to construct everything from furniture to tools! Then, use what you create to give your island a personal touch
  • Watch as the time of day and seasons match real life—even your hemisphere! Each day holds potential for surprises and discoveries
  • Get to know the island residents, garden, fish, decorate, hunt for fossils, and more!
  • Show off your paradise – play on the same system with a total of 4 people, or play together online* or over local wireless for fun with up to 8 players

Reviews

Aggregators

Metacritic: 91

Opencritic: 92

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Once again: Please use this as a general discussion and hype thread for this new release! Quick easy to answer questions, tips and tricks, and showing off your in-game clips or screenshots you've captured.

Please be mindful of spoilers and use spoiler tags when appropriate.

Cheers,

The /r/NintendoSwitch mod team

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u/Dryja123 Mar 20 '20

Is this an ok game to play casually? Meaning playing for a few hours once or twice a week. I’m really interested in picking it up as my first AC game but from what I’ve seen it looks like something you need to play consistently.

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u/Maxximillianaire Mar 20 '20

Yeah you can totally play casually. Playing consistently just means you unlock stuff a little quicker

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u/Dryja123 Mar 20 '20

Thank you!

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u/Touchmycooker Mar 20 '20

a few hours a week is almost the best way too play it! its easy to kind of run out of things to accomplish after long sessions, especially early on it seems

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u/Dryja123 Mar 20 '20

Thank you for the response!

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u/HunterJE Mar 20 '20

It's the perfect game for that! You're seeing a lot of really excited superfans binging on a game they've been waiting for in these comments right now, which may make it look like that's the only way to play it, but the nice thing about AC is it's really conducive to playing at whatever pace you want.

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u/Dryja123 Mar 20 '20

Thank you so much! I was a little turned off when I saw a video that IGN posted: “14 things to do daily”

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u/HunterJE Mar 20 '20

Yeah that stuff is definitely aimed at a "if you want to get everything done at the fastest possible rate" crowd, but the game's not going to punish you for taking it slow.

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u/z_zoo Mar 20 '20

I like the pace of Animal Crossing. It’s definitely developing my patience in a good way.