Is there an end to Animal Crossing game?

Q: Does Animal Crossing have an end goal?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a pretty open game, and so the goal can really be whatever you want it to be. The main things people tend to focus on as a form of progression are: Filling your island with villagers. Over time you can build plots of land for villagers to move into.

Q: Is there an end of the game in ACNH?

Theres really no such thing as completing Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Part of the appeal of the game is that players can potentially put hundreds and thousands of hours into their Switch and still have more to do as the game expands and develops, and they change around their island.

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Is there an end of the game in ACNH?

Evanz111 2 years ago#1

It seems you can complete the game in about two weeks (completion being unlocking of all things besides repaying your house debt)

In New Leaf, you had the entire town to build up, multiple events, building up to becoming the mayor and creating buildings around your new town - it took months to even get to that point.

In New Horizons, everything seems to.. happen a bit too quickly? Is it just me?

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Gabby_Craft 2 years ago#2

They’re probably gonna have more updates.

But if you’re time traveling, that’s definitely one of the reasons it seems to go fast. (I decided not to time travel this game yet because I wanted to enjoy it as much as I could, and it seems to be harder to do than the other games)

Ive played since the beginning, and I still haven’t unlocked the landscaping thing, and only have 5 villiagers, and the able sisters just opened their shop today.

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DOTBHDD 2 years ago#3

Technically Animal Crossing doesn't end. However, New Leaf's "ending" was the quite the same. Unlocking Club Lol and attending the concert was the ending. Everything after that was just living life in town.

Maybe for both games, getting the highest rating on your town/island is the true ending.

Meta289 2 years ago#4

Considering that there’s actually important things locked behind the “ending”, I’d rather it take less time to reach. And NH time-gated most of the basic facilities that were in the other games by default, so I feel it evens out.

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Evanz111 (Topic Creator)2 years ago#5

Gabby_Craft posted...

They’re probably gonna have more updates.

But if you’re time traveling, that’s definitely one of the reasons it seems to go fast. (I decided not to time travel this game yet because I wanted to enjoy it as much as I could, and it seems to be harder to do than the other games)

Ive played since the beginning, and I still haven’t unlocked the landscaping thing, and only have 5 villiagers, and the able sisters just opened their shop today.

Not time travelling, however I am visiting a lot of random islands and playing about 3 hours per day. I hope updates come. I want to open a cafe on my island <3

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Animal Crossing: New Horizons
So.. does the game end after the concert?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons just got its biggest patch to date with the 2.0 update and Happy Home Paradise on November 5, 2021. But unfortunately, it’s the Nintendo Switch title’s last DLC in a surprising move that is way too soon and will send the game into an early grave.

New Horizons arrived at the perfect time in March 2020. The world had just entered a global lockdown and people were stuck at home. The Nintendo Switch game was a light in the darkness for many, a beacon shining down from the heavens. Now they could escape real life to a deserted island where the only stress was making sure your turnips didn’t spoil. Pure bliss.

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The game was missing many beloved Animal Crossing elements on release, though, such as characters like Reese & Cyrus and Katrina, diving (which they later added), and Brewster and his café. Nintendo promised regular content updates but that didn’t happen for long and the player base plummeted as cries for new features rose. Finally, the developer revealed a huge patch for November 5, 2021, but stated it is the last one.

Nintendo is retiring support for Animal Crossing: New Horizons prematurely

On October 15, Nintendo released a Direct that showcased the new 2.0 patch and the paid Happy Home Paradise DLC, a sequel to Happy Home Designer on the 3DS.

Players were ecstatic about the new content, with many planning to return to the game and reset or flatten their islands in preparation to start again. But then it was revealed that there are no more “major” updates on the way, both free and paid.

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For a game that was released with so much missing, it just feels as though the developer is missing the boat. Fans waited months for a substantial content update only to be told “Here you go, don’t expect anything else. See you in seven years for the next Animal Crossing!”

NintendoHappy Home Paradise is the game’s first and only paid DLC.

The thing is, New Horizons’ very core is based on real-time. It’s not like other life simulation titles where each ‘day’ only lasts for 20 minutes; you can celebrate Christmas with your villagers on actual Christmas Day, and go trick-or-treating on October 31.

That’s the magic of Animal Crossing. And life doesn’t stop just because Nintendo isn’t adding any more “major” updates.

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There are countless holidays that the game doesn’t acknowledge like Labor Day, Weeding Day, and April Fools Day, all of which will probably never be. And it’s a real shame because this is where previous entries in the series such as New Leaf and Wild World oozed charm and felt special.

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Where are the collaborations?

The idea of no more content updates is depressing as someone who grew up with the series, playing the first Animal Crossing on GameCube at seven years old. New Horizons just doesn’t feel the same as the others I’ve spent thousands of hours playing. With it being the most modern, fresh entry out of them all, you would expect regular updates, even if it’s just to add in some new items or cosmetics every now and again.

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There’s so much untapped potential with collaborations too. Where’s the Pokemon collab? Kirby? Granted, we got Super Mario which was amazing, but then we also got Sanrio which is locked behind amiibo cards no one can get their hands on unless they pay a scalper double the price on eBay because Nintendo thought it was a great idea to make packs Target exclusive (in the US). It’s not good enough.

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It is also sad that Pocket Camp, a mobile game, has more support, collaborations, and updates than New Horizons. And this fact has sealed the game’s fate. Yes, update 2.0 is fresh and exciting but what about when it gets boring and everyone’s unlocked everything? Fans will have to wait years for the next installment and it’s not 2002 anymore. The internet exists and there’s no excuse for a year-old game to be abandoned this early on.

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NintendoPocket Camp had a Pokemon crossover… Where is this support for New Horizons?

It’s not like the demand isn’t there. You don’t have to spend ages combing the internet to find countless Facebook posts, Twitter threads, and forum boards asking for quality-of-life changes, certain furniture sets, or specific elements to return from other games. Players are literally telling Nintendo what they want and they completely refuse to listen.

And not that I agree with it, but I am willing to bet that some fans would even pay real money to unlock certain features like hairstyle and furniture packs: that’s how much people want more. Just look at the hype surrounding Happy Home Paradise, players are HAPPY splashing out $24.99 for it and would probably pay more if the price was higher.

Does Animal Crossing have an end goal?

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a pretty open game, and so the goal can really be whatever you want it to be. The main things people tend to focus on as a form of progression are: Filling your island with villagers. Over time you can build plots of land for villagers to move into.

Is there an end of the game in ACNH?

There's really no such thing as 'completing' Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Part of the appeal of the game is that players can potentially put hundreds and thousands of hours into their Switch and still have more to do as the game expands and develops, and they change around their island.