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Animal Crossing: New Horizons on the Switch
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02/25/20, 01:00  
 
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@Zero

Oh yes, that was in the Directs. It's rad, but the only problem is that I've already designed my town around the layout I was given in the beginning, and benevolent capitalist Nook charges an awful lot to move buildings around. Wish it was a feature that unlocked early game instead.
04/04/20, 23:08   
Yeah I feel like it will be expensiveeeee. A lot of the people in these AC groups use all of these complex money hacks and such but I like to play it normally so I won't have tons of cash to throw around.

But it still looks fun!
04/04/20, 23:16   
Yeah, I'm thinking that will be something to mess around with late game, once I have all my upgrades, a ton of items, and a lot of spare bells lying around.
04/04/20, 23:45   
@Zero

Ah, that's what I figured you were referring to! Yeah, that does seem like the crazy endgame logical conclusion of everything they're doing.
04/05/20, 02:25   
@Zero

Oh that, yeah. One of my co-workers talked about it being a big deal, I guess it was shown in the last Direct.
04/05/20, 03:03   
04/06/20, 01:34   
In all seriousness... Bunny Day is kind of a bust, right? Like, almost no one is actually enjoying this Bunny Day stuff are they?

I think one reason is just that it hit too soon after the game hit. If it was a few months in, and most people had already done most of what they planned to, sure, come back and mess around with some new stuff. If it doesn't grab you, no big deal.

But there are a few other things about it that I think don't quite work that Nintendo should probably address for future events:

A. It's too long... right? Like, this is going on for days and days and days? I suppose they want to make sure that people don't miss the events, but I dunno. Could be a bit shorter.
B. It gets in the way of how people want to play. Fishing, chopping wood, etc. And you come up with eggs instead. Annoying!
C. The rewards are... not that great? I'm TRYING to be open-minded about it but I'm getting a ton of crafting projects for stuff that looks like gaudy junk.

With that said, I do feel bad for whoever it was on the team that put all of this energy into creating Bunny Day and the tons of objects related to it that no one really seems to want. Imagine putting a bunch of work into something and getting... this reaction.
04/06/20, 03:40   
Edited: 04/06/20, 03:43
@Zero

My mom was talking shit on Bunny Day yesterday. That's how I know everybody hates it, because I've never heard her gripe about an Animal Crossing game. Haha.

There's a lot of things they could have done to make it better. Fewer egg types, lower probability of getting eggs during activities, less crappy furniture and some stuff that somebody would actually want on their island, having the neighbors not constantly talk about it, and maybe no Bunny Day activity on the islands so that you can escape for a bit.
04/06/20, 04:13   
My maze will finally be finished tomorrow and I can't wait to share it (I feel like I've been talking about it for a month now, haha). I've got it packed full of cash prizes, goodies and other useful materials. Is there a good night this week y'all are free around 7 or 8 PM EST? I definitely want to kick it off with a group contest and see what everyone thinks.


Going forward my plan will be to restock the maze daily and rotate in/out some different items to make it worthwhile to revisit. And it'll just be first-come-first-serve, whenever I randomly decide to open the gates.

@Hinph

Hahahaha!

Pretty much the second-largest fish shadows are all eggs, so I've just stopped even trying to get them.

@Zero

I agree with all of your points. It's way too long for how many eggs there are everywhere, and it's too soon for that after launch. Especially as a newcomer to the series, it's gotten in the way of the day-to-day flow that I've been really enjoying so much. Not a road block or anything, but definitely a speed bump. I already can't wait for it to be over with, and there's another whole week!
04/06/20, 06:41   
Edited: 04/06/20, 06:57
Time for Jesus to reclaim Easter! Truly, like those of Noah's time, we have lost our way and now find ourselves drowning in a sea of eggs.

That cherry blossom stuff is a lovely side-celebration though, isn't it? If anyone has any Cherry Blossom DIYs, I'd love to trade for 'em! So far, I have the branches, lantern, picnic, leaf-pile and the Sakura (wooden) wall/floor but I'm looking for the rest.

I also got the thing Zero spoiler-blocked. It's neat. I'm not going to go hog-wild with it, but it's great for fine-tuning when you want to fit more fruit trees and stuff in an area.
04/06/20, 07:44   
@TheBigG753 Looking awesome!

As for the Bunny Day stuff, I'm kinda pro-Bunny Day. My daughter gets excited (egg-cited?) every time we shoot down an egg or pull one out of the ocean. I can't be mad at something that makes her happy like that. This is a damned Nintendo game and if it makes a 5 year old happy, then it's done its job. So the rewards are kinda tacky? So what! It's Animal Crossing. That Godzilla statue is still gonna be there to collect after Bunny Day is long gone. There's nothing I want that I won't be able to get later.

I also want to say, not so much here at Negative World, but there were a ton of people out there who were already acting like they wanted to be Animal Crossing Influencers or something. Like 3 days after release I saw a number of posts on Reddit bragging about how they optimized getting money from tarantulas or time-traveling or whatever to be the first to do some amazing thing on the island. I have a friend at work who does streaming who told me, "Animal Crossing is a game where, if you lose a day, that matters. You're gonna be behind if you don't meet your objectives for that day". Objectives? Get out of here! It's Animal Crossing. It's the least objective based game in history.

These are the people who seem most frustrated by Bunny Day. For goodness sake, slow your ass down. This is not some competitive "sea bass" measuring contest.

Again, not necessarily directed at you guys. But I do think we, of all people, should have the appropriate perspective on this kind of thing.
04/06/20, 09:30   
Edited: 04/06/20, 09:32
@kriswright

It's just that I don't have anything else to do right now. My Animal Crossing village gives my life some purpose and structure, along with the day drinking. I've gotta make some more ramps and bridges and get a refrigerator in my place.

Anyway, Nintendo apparently listened and made some changes to the egg rates in a patch. Maybe Bunny Day can be saved!

Edit: I am very satisfied. You can still get the eggs if you want them but they aren't obnoxiously everywhere. How great are game patches? Remember when we were just stuck with whatever was put on the cartridge or disc?
04/06/20, 10:57   
Edited: 04/06/20, 12:05
I dig the bunny day festivities. I’m collecting all the eggs I can get to make as many of the bunny day items I can get, cause why not? I’m in no rush at all with this game. I still need to pick spots for the three new villagers (I only have the original 2), and could upgrade my house but am in no runs to do so. I’m content hoarding resources on my island for the time being.

@TriforceBun

The cherry blossom stuff is great! I can’t tell you how often I miss those darn petals, though. I only have a couple recipes, though. I need to find more.

@Hinph

Patches are great, but I also loved games being released finished.
04/06/20, 14:25   
I think I'll be hoarding the eggs rather than selling them. I'm sure that many AC players in the future will want to trade for egg stuff once this holiday is over, because it only comes around once a year. I appreciate @kriswright's perspective on AC meaning to be a relaxing, fun/goofy thing, although Nintendo lowering the rate of egg appearances sounds like a good compromise to me.
04/06/20, 15:27   
@Zero I like the Bunny Day, I'm not sure I see the problem. It's fun having events like this, makes these time periods feel more special and gives something more unique to do throughout the year. I don't think I'll actually display the Bunny Day items, but it's an enjoyable goal to achieve with friends and help each other out by trading the types of eggs for which we find extras. It's only until the 12th, plenty of time to catch fish after that.

I think you're right about the timing thing. This game was actually originally supposed to release for the holiday 2019 period, so I guess this is a problem caused by the game being delayed.

@kriswright Totes agree with ya.
04/06/20, 21:18   
@Mop it up

I was thinking, though: I wonder if the real reason the game got delayed was because putting out a game about exploring a tropical island in the winter wouldn't have worked. Everyone's islands would be snowy! When it happens eight months from now, it'll be a cool novelty, but that's a weird foot to put forward for someone who's just getting started.

I do think you could say the same thing about the Bunny Week stuff. This isn't ideal for people who just got the game this week at all! I don't mind it that much, but it probably could've been, like, two to five days, rather than twelve.
04/06/20, 21:30   
@Secret_Tunnel Well, not EVERYONE'S island, just us Northern Hemisphere people.

...which is 88% of the world's population. But still! Think about Shadowlink! Sitting there in his cold Autumn town right now!
04/06/20, 21:38   
@Secret_Tunnel That's kind of the problem though, there's almost always some seasonal event happening in the game. Someone's always gonna be inconvenienced, gotta release the game at some point!
04/06/20, 22:54   
@Secret_Tunnel@Mop it up

To me, the way to solve that is just to make sure the festival doesn't kick in until you upgrade your tent, essentially treating that like the tutorial phase. Yeah, it means someone who really wants to join in on a festival will have to focus all their resources on upgrading to a house, but that's doable in a day or two.

Honestly, they may already do that.
04/06/20, 23:06   
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