It feels like they are trying to emulate Stardew Valley with having to craft and gather in order to create. Which I think is a good thing. It's too bad the story can't have darker elements like Stardew. :/
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Animal Crossing: New Horizons E3 Nintendo Direct reveal trailer!
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It feels like they are trying to emulate Stardew Valley with having to craft and gather in order to create. Which I think is a good thing. It's too bad the story can't have darker elements like Stardew. :/
First of all, the delay is by 2 and a half months out of 2019, and I don't think that's a very big deal. Second of all, it's coming out in March 2020, that is FY 2019 for Nintendo. Everyone needs to learn that when Ninty says a year, they mean fiscal. And the official quote from the investor meeting is that no announced games would be delayed from the FY 2019.
They gave us a release date, it is for sure coming on March 20, 2020. That's enough for me to be happy. How can you be mad when it looks so good? I would way rather have a super good game 3 months later than a bad game in December. March is a better time to start AC than Winter, anyways. It's all good, gonna be the best/most extensive AC ever. Worth the wait.
I think there are a lot of details they're holding back. Maybe you can all have your own islands and then have a shared island that you can work on together.
One of my main worries is that the actual village (or island in this case) would end up smaller than the previous games. I hope that is not the case.
They said it themselves during the presentation that they are delaying it until 2020.
Slightly disappointed it's delayed, but it's an Animal Crossing game and as long as its polished I'll be happy.
Officially, it's not a delay. They're just being very sensitive to the fact that the date is in calendar year 2020 because they know people really want this game.
I'm weirdly upset the grass seems plain. Like, it's not patterned like previous entries. Anyone else noticed that?
Looking at the replies about the size of the island reminds me of the Threehouse replies on BOTW E3 about the great plateau.
"There are no cities in the game !!!!!!!!!"
We saw almost nothing, we will just have to wait... In my opinion it would be really strange if they made a village way smaller than the previous titles.
"There are no cities in the game !!!!!!!!!"
We saw almost nothing, we will just have to wait... In my opinion it would be really strange if they made a village way smaller than the previous titles.
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To be fair people are commenting because the island, if the map is anything to go by is tiny. Most probably it was just a placeholder or something.
So where are we going to have our shops, museum, town hall, etc? Are we going to be able to build them or are they going to be somewhere or something? Surely they're not excluding that kind of stuff from the game.
Yeah, weird choice. The grass pattern was an iconic Animal Crossing characteristic to me. I think the game would look less empty if the pattern would be everywhere instead of singled out spots.
It seems to be lacking detail everywhere. The grass is flat. The water is flat. The sand is flat. Looks cheap and nasty.
There's a good chance they will improve it though. New Leaf looked rough on first showing and the visuals were very different by time it released. Here's hoping this game gets the same treatment.
They'll clean up the details before launch. It actually looks really good for 9 months before launch. Seems to run smoothly.
I'd be surprised if there isn't more to it. But by making the beach buildable area and being able to place items outside they've already opened up a lot of possibilites and more variations in how you build. Be surprising if the map isn't at least slightly bigger than NL though.
Nah, it's patterned. You can see it in a few screenshots, it just doesn't seem to be everywhere. Little blotches of triangles here and there.
Maybe that all gets set up as your island gets more developed. Though I'd hope there would still be a way to appraise fossils early on.
The best part is that you have a little hmmmm face when you're in your inventory. The whole look of the game feels slick and nice to me. The only thing I don't agree with is the shine on the hair, it looks out of place. Like it's the only "realistic" material when everything else is very soft.
Pretty sure this has been a staple since wild world...it was definitely in new leaf anyway!The best part is that you have a little hmmmm face when you're in your inventory.
I'm both depressed about the delay and hyped about how interesting it looks. It's gonna be a long wait, but it's exciting to see that the game has a cool premise with the whole island thing.
Yeah, but the general scene is plain, though :/ kinda bummed about it
Yeah, but that was just using a basic frown. This is a new face, it's just, hmmmm
damnit, I can't get this game. The last time I played the 3DS version, it consumed my soul for MONTHS. D:
The best part is that you have a little hmmmm face when you're in your inventory. The whole look of the game feels slick and nice to me. The only thing I don't agree with is the shine on the hair, it looks out of place. Like it's the only "realistic" material when everything else is very soft.
The presentation as a whole is stellar. The UI is amazing, maybe the best I've ever seen from Nintendo.
Here's the e3 demo for New Leaf for those worried about it's simplicity
Maybe the extra 3 months is to add AC quirk in textures.
More triangle and circle grass, please.
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Yes! This is what I need. More texture please!!!
Maybe the extra 3 months is to add AC quirk in textures.
More triangle and circle grass, please.
I agree, but even at this state, the game looks pretty solid.
Would be pretty weird to keep bug/fish catching and do away with the Museum for example. Getting much more of a 'you'll have to build it' vibe from all this which is kind of cool honestly. I'm not usually a big crafting sim person but I can see where it makes sense for the series. No more worrying about new villagers moving in to mess up your QR code paths, etc. The scale of the island is the big ? in my head along with the airplane mechanic. I'm sure the rest of the mainstays will follow in due time.
I remember reading an Era post back when the game was announced, and it read "I'm curious to see what animal crossing will be like in a post Stardew world"
This is it, whoever that was, was on point.
"Should I craft something using Tom Nook's workbenth?"
History says not unless you want to be a prisoner to debt.
History says not unless you want to be a prisoner to debt.
My GF and I who loved both games are really happy about the crafting in AC. It feels natural.
The crafting menu is awesome too. Really impressed by the UI.
This game can take its sweet ass time And Nintendo knows it.
This thing is going to sell gangbusters.
This thing is going to sell gangbusters.
I posted something like that back in the day. I was actually convinced they delayed it to implement more of those gameplay mechanics because of Stardew Valley.
Do you think they are going to give us the possibility to expand the inventory? It looks sooo tiny.
It's officially a delay because they said 2019 in the announcement trailer. They also said it's delayed.
There is the airport icon on the map. Do the miles we win allow to move to a bigger island? Do we need to start from scratch?
Why is there a grid on a map so small? It doesn't make sense.
this was basically a given, but it's nice to hear it officially