I’ve found myself getting increasingly frustrated and exaughsted with New Horizons which is a real shame considering I played previous installments for years without feeling worn out at all. Up until late 2016 I still played New Leaf daily without feeling tired out. I think a big issue with New Horizons is all the effort went into the decorating aspect with little to be desired for the rest of the game. Villager interactions are bland, there’s barely any furniture in the game, so far events have felt all the same.
Personally for me the villagers are what make the game for me but in New Horizons I very rarely bother to talk to them anymore. They are constantly repeating the same dialogue over and over and if you’re unfortunate enough to have two villagers of the same personality type they will literally say the exact same things pretty much removing any sort of incentive to talk to them or the having anything that sets them apart. This was a problem in New Leaf too but it’s more obvious in New Horizons. I very rarely get a villager asking me to do a task for them, never have I ever had one ask me to play a game (which apparently they do?). A big downer for me is that they don’t even invite you to their homes anymore……..I just am so confused as how New Horizons could downgrade one of the best parts of the game so badly. I do think it’s cute that they interact with items around your town but even that seems hard to catch.
Aside from terraforming there seems very little to do in the game. Which means it puts this immense pressure on making a fantasticly terraformed and amazingly decorated unique island. This has really ruined my enjoyment of the game causing me to rarely play it and when I do play it I feel stressed out. At the beggining of my playthrough I flattened my entire island to re-do it. Something I heavily regret now.
I’m trying to terraform my island back to it’s original map the best I can. I’ll be decorating it but not overly. I’m hoping this can bring back some of the earlier joy I felt playing the game that has now been taken away.
Also please don’t take my critisisms as me hating the game. I love Animal Crossing with all my heart. I played the games my entire life and met my partner on Animal Crossing. I love New Horizons, but it’s not perfect and because of it’s hype and years of development I think it’s important to point out the flaws it has. โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
I thought it would be fun to showcase the characters I own going into 2021, maybe I’ll do the same every year to see what I’ve gained / lost!
Baby Boy | Male | Basset Hound Reason: My main fursona, represents me completely in all aspects & forms!
He now also comes in different forms! Aussie (Second main form) | Wolf | Tauntaun | Sea Otter โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Rizzle | Male | Sifaka Lemur Reason: A close friends old fursona that I gave a new home! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Lil Scampi | Male | Pillowing Reason: Shrimp are my favourite animals! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Heart Hop | Male | Pegausus Reason: Ponysona AKA a self insert โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Harmony | Male | Lion Reason: The Lion King Sona AKA a self insert โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Glasgow | Male | Coywolf Reason: Secondary fursona that represents certain aspects of my personality! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Wally | Male | Spinosaurus Reason: A gift from my partner. Was a passed family members fave character of mine so he’s very special to me โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Rainbow Brite | Male | Pillowing Reason: Character was designed for me as a gift! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Crayon | Male | No Species Reason: A dreamie character that I managed to snag! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Krampuz | Male | Goat-Like Demon Reason: Personification of my Borderline Personality Disorder โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Palette | Male | Flaaffy Reason: Pokesona AKA a self insert โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Jaden | Male | Rodian Reason: Character based off of my avatar on a Star Wars game โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Tileclaw | Male | Cat (No specific breed) Reason: My first character ever created when I was 11/12 โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Tigee | Male | Pillowing Reason: Pillowing based off of my stuffed animal Tigee โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Boomerang | Male | Shetland Pony Reason: Secondary fursona that represents certain aspects of my personality! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Cenric | Male | Dragon Reason: A character I created as a child that didn’t have a visual design until recently โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Scum | Male | Cat (No specific breed) Reason: One of my first fursonas as a teen. Has been re-designed / revamped โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Snael | Male | Moomintroll Reason: Moominsona AKA a self insert โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Cowrie | Male | Aussie Mix Reason: A dreamie character that I managed to snag! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Paisley | Male | Fox Reason: One of my first fursonas as a teen. Has been re-designed / revamped โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Lil Moo | Male | Highland Cow Reason: Secondary fursona that represents certain aspects of my personality! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Nate | Male | Red Squirrel Reason: Secondary fursona that represents certain aspects of my personality! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Nimick Ferek | Male | Ortolan Reason: Star Wars self insert โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Nublar | Male | Parasaurolophus Reason: One of my first fursonas as a teen. Has been re-designed / revamped โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Willy | Male | Porg Reason: Porgs make me happy โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Playtime | Male |Mutt Reason: Secondary fursona that represents certain aspects of my personality! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Rainbohorsie | Male | Dreambean Reason: Character was designed for me as a gift! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Spangled | Male | Corgi Reason: My Mom is American immigrant and I’ve always found happiness / comfort and infatuation towards the American culture โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐
Peep | Male | Easter Basket Chic Reason: Easter is my favorite holiday! โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐๐๐๐โค๏ธ๐งก๐