So you gave up after putting one hour into the game. Got it.I'm going to go ahead and say it, but this game is not very good. As a veteran of Wild World on the DS, and New Leaf on 3DS, this feels so incredibly small and limited. Of course it would be, as a FTP game compared to a $30 full game, but this is like 5% of an Animal Crossing experience at best.
I mean it's still cute as hell, but the entire experience has been reduced to your animal buddies acting as friendship vending machines. The gameplay loop is to just visit the four gathering locations to fill up on friendship tokens, then put those into the friendship vending machines which spit out bells, crafting recipes, and friendship XP. All the charm and genuine interactions from the Animal Crossing games reduced to one overarching fetch quest.
There's not enough decorable space, or variety of items, to make visiting other camps worthwhile. Everyone is going to have one of the four big tent styles, and one of the four level one or level two attractions, and in front of them a small space which will be stuffed with as many of the crafted items as a player can fit in.
Even the nature of interacting with things feels cynical, stripped of charm. I'm only talking to the animals to be given things, or to insert my friendship tokens as I grind towards their level 10 exclusive craft recipe. We never talk about anything else, they never mention the other critters and how they're feeling, there's no chance of bumping into them around town as they run errands. Nope, they just stand around the camp all day waiting for their fetch quest timers to reset so more friendship tokens can be inserted.
Also the fact that everything is transitions. Instead of turning to look at you to talk, it's a screen wipe as you both teleport to a clear space to chat. Then cut to a friendship level up screen. Then cut back to original position. Then tap again to teleport out for another chat to insert friendship tokens. Then cut to a "hey we're eating fruit together" scene at AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT LOCATION. Then cut to a player level up screen. Then cut back to... look, you get the idea.
I hit level 10 and I'm crafting my big tent. I bought Tom Nook and he does nothing, just sits in his chair and only teleports out to talk about how nice his chair is. I'm two thirds of the way to affording KK Slider, who I expect will do nothing much as well. I don't think I'll play this much longer as there's nothing to look forward to other than an ever larger selection of things to decorate my very small campsite with. There's no museum to fill over time with my finds, no gardening, no exploring, no friendships to build (real affection built over daily interactions, not robotic friendship vending machines), no expanding of the facilities of the town.
Don't get me started on how the market boxes are an utter waste of time as why would I ever start poking through my friend list hoping to find a specific fish for sale at a ridiculous price instead of just catching that fish/bug? Listing on the market box is a waste for that same reason in reverse, I just hit the sell button for the instant minimum cash amount because that's better than the 99% wastage I'll get trying to sell to random visitors.
It's cute on the surface, and it looks like Animal Crossing. But ultimately this is such a stripped down and soulless version that the more I play the more I just ache for a real Animal Crossing for the Switch. I gave my 3DS, which I bought just to play New Leaf, to a friend. Every couple of years I start jonesing for some chill daily time hanging out in one of these games, and I hoped Pocket Camp would be enough. Friends, it is not.
(I'm happy others are enjoying it, more power to you if you're digging this. I just needed to get my tutting out. As you were folks.)
I'm level 45 with 38 villagers and I'm not bored. You must dislike animal crossing.Reposting what I said in the other thread since it's out everywhere now:
Well that's what I though a month ago. I'm bored with it now :( not nearly enough content and it just makes me crave a full-fledged Animal Crossing game even more now.
Also whoa Hong Kong Hermit, your post sums up my feelings about this game brilliantly. (I'm still glad people are getting their kick out of this game and that some of them are even getting to know Animal Crossing with it :))
Both of you fail to realize this game came out last week. It's barely on 1.01. There will be massive changes starting with all the holiday stuff. You claim to be AC fans but gave up hours into the game when it is a F2P mobile game that requires a lot of playtime. Not only that, but this game is meant for short bursts of gameplay. You claim there's a lack of customization when my campsite and camper are completely unlike anyone else's.
You're gonna hate yourself when AC Switch comes out as it has confirmed functionality with Pocket Camp. We're all going to have pimped out campers with exclusive items I don't doubt you'll be bugging us to trade you. Nope!
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