In that location'southward only one thing gamers won't forget nigh 2020 -- 1 monumental accept-away from this entire year. Something that stood atop priority lists everywhere and reminded the community, this is non merely a group of gamers, merely a grouping of human beings: Animal Crossing New Horizons.

Whether information technology be critics praising it as a beacon of light -- in a otherwise slow gaming yr  -- or the massive community that has formed around the game since it'due south release. All this said, how does New Horizons hold up to the classic Animal Crossing games?

x Removing Resetti And Other Beloved Characters

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Off the coattails of a groundbreaking game like New Foliage, New Horizons had no other choice merely to milkshake up the pocketbook and take the series to unexplored heights. But did that take to mean getting rid of quintessential AC characters and elements?

No Resetti, no Brewster, no post office workers or law offers, they even gave the ax to one-time Mayor Tortimer. Hopefully these honey characters and more than will encounter the low-cal of mean solar day in DLC, but until and then it'south going to feel weird running through our islands without our cherished friends.

9 Villager A.I. Still Feels Dated

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The villagers inAnimal Crossinghave always been cute and very lovable, nonetheless strikingly robotic. It'south like entering theTwilight Zonewhere the neighbors accept no souls and are stuck between elementary-schoolhouse gossip or assigning boundless tasks.

It works in the olderACgames considering A.I. was still very dry at the fourth dimension and information technology gives those games a unique charm. It also helps that dorsum then we didn't take games likeStrawdew ValleyorUndertale,that feature characters with heart and humanity, making the world experience more than "lived-in." A.I. inNew Horizonsis still stuck in the early 2000'south.

eight The Music Is Either Amazing Or Just Ok

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The soundtrack in New Horizons -- like many elements in the game -- is a bit different from other AC games. Information technology's stripped the music back entirely, focusing more on simple acoustic guitar chords, piano melodies and tropical instrumentation to add a little flare.

When it works it blows the mind -- 5AM, 2AM and 12AM melodies are some of the all-time music AC has ever jammed. But overall, the music is spotty with many tracks feeling forgettable and falling flat compared to the consistent soundtracks of the original, City Folk and New Leaf..

7 No NES Games

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The originalBeast Crossinggame offered NES consoles that actually allowed gamers to play total-versions of Nintendo's virtually archetype games.

Gamers could obtain these NES games through Christmas presents or raffles at Tom Nook's Store (also unfortunately removed) and they were a blast to play. Everything from the originalSuper Mario Bros.to forgotten gems likeDonkey Jr. MathorExcitebike.Playing a game within a game might sound like some Inception-type nonsense, simply it made the originalAir conditioninginfinitely times more fun.

six Online Connectivity Issues

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Companies like Valve, Microsoft and Sony place a tremendous amount of focus on ensuring the online experience is but as skillful, if not better than offline play. Nintendo on the other hand is stuck in the early 2000'south when it comes to the online experience.

Whether information technology's the friend codes that are used for Switch owners or pausing the game to ringlet out a cutting-scene for every histrion that enters your isle. Multiplayer was bad in the older games, but excusable because of the times.

5 Only 1 Island Per Purchase

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The originalBeast Crossingblew the hats off of young gamers when information technology made it'due south N American debut in 2002. Not only could a player accept up to four people in their town -- Mom, Pops, Sis, Blood brother -- merely if they had another memory card they could have Iv More than! (Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt, Uncle).

Creating another town wasn't just for show either. Gamers could collect different types of fruit at the other village, interact with other villagers and shop at an additional Nook Store. It's surprising that Nintendo left out an selection that seems so easy to tack-on for families who desire their ain isle.

four User Interface Is Lackluster

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Time to get a little technical and a bit bossy, but the user interface inNew Horizonsis a bit all over the identify. Nintendo attempted to bring Acto 2020 with the implementation of a smart phone, and in many ways it's fun to use. But compared to older games information technology's cluttered and frustrating to navigate.

In a game likeActhe U.I. should be simple, it shouldn't experience like gamers need to button-mash every time they open upward the carte du jour as if they're playing a role-playing game. It gets better every bit players unlock shortcuts to equip tools and other desired textile, but information technology's far from perfect.

iii No Places To Travel To Too Friend'due south Islands

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The near fun in anyAnimal Crossinggame -- with the exclusion ofNew Horizons --was visiting the places outside the hamlet. The coconut chaotic island from the first game, the bustling metropolitan inCity Folk and the remote paradise inNew Leaf. New Horizonson the other manus locks players into their towns.

With the exception of visiting friend's islands, they're stuck in one place, albeit one with plenty to go along them busy. But that was the fun of oldAir conditioning,so much to do in a village and fifty-fifty MORE to do outside of information technology. More DLC allurement on Nintendo's role.

2 Mystery And Discovery Are Gone

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Old AC was loaded with secrets and tiny details that players only discovered if they worked diligently enough to notice them. This is now gone. In part because many of the game'due south secrets take been told for years now and New Horizonsdoesn't have many tricks up its sleeves.

Also in role, the cyberspace filled with it's toxic(ish) fans who will gladly spoil any and everything for players on public forums.

1 Outside Aid

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WhenPokémonshowtime introduced wonder merchandise -- a system where one a critter and receives one back -- information technology began to pose bug for modernistic Nintendo games. Now someone could just abuse the system and look until some guy sent over a level 100 Gyarados, making the game a cake-walk.

Fifty-fifty if players avoided this route, any online interactivity opened upward the possibility of a hacker giving them all the goodies.New Horizonssuffers a great deal from this -- many of its players accept cheated -- whether they wanted to or not.

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