Comic for Friday 6/5 (Early High Res)
I feel like I may be the only one, but I just don't get Animal Crossing.
I've seen/read a lot about them over the years, but never actually played one. I told myself that this time, with the latest release, I was finally going to dive in and see what it was all about. I got as far as the checkout screen in the Nintendo store. I just couldn't bring myself to pull the trigger and spend $60 on something that looks so... dull.
Meanwhile, my personal social media becomes filled with talk about building things, and turnip prices, and it *feels* like I'm missing out, like all of my friends see something I don't.
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It has been a nice family game for me, wife, and two young children (4 & 7). I like how chill it is. I like having control over pretty much everything on the island. I like some of the new social features. I played the OG gamecube version back in the day with my wife and its been cool to share a slightly more modern take with our kids. It has its problems, and if you aren't into it there's like a million other games out there to play.
Nope, it's definitely not just you that doesn't get this game. I have a coworker who plays it, and he told me himself that he literally spent three hours moving his items off the island to his wife's - effectively backing it up - and then recreating the island (which apparently has random generation of certain key locations), just so he could move one building 4 spaces over. I kid you not. I just don't get it.
It also feels a little bit like self-hypnosis on the players' side...I also don't get this game.
Tim, you are not alone. I have watched a few YouTubers get obsessed with this game over the quarantine and i just don't get it. It is a game that activity discourages you from playing a lot of it and what you can play in any one go looks SO DULL. I agree with Robert that it looks like a version of Stardew Valley (or Harvest Moon since this is Nintendo) with about a third of the content.
Hi, my name is Durand; and I think Animal Crossing looks boring.
Hi, my name is Brian and I too think Animal Crossing looks boring. It helps that I don't have anything from Nintendo so I can't be tempted to even try it. :)
As explained by a self aware friend who does play Animal Crossing - its a more boring version of Stardew Valley with less to do. If you enjoy Stardew Valley, play that instead. If you don't enjoy Stardew Valley, you definitely won't enjoy Animal Crossing. We had a chat about it after it came out, and the moment he found out I had Stardew Valley, he told me not to get Animal Crossing. Also, Stardew Valley is a quarter of the price. Based on what I've heard/seen. Animal Crossing is a limited social media wannabe farming game. It seems to appeal to casual type gamers who don't currently want anything with much depth, and want a sorta social experience.
I played hard the first couple of months, but I'm having a falling out now. And it's not for everyone. I just recently watched boogie2988's YouTube stream of it from april and he's right, it's a boring game. There's not much to it and i completely understand why others don't like it/ see the appeal.