Animal Crossing Retrospective | A Complete History and Review
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- čas přidán 19. 03. 2024
- Let's take a stroll down memory lane as we look back and the entire Animal Crossing series leading up to the 4 year anniversary of New Horizons.
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I hope you all enjoy this video! It's my longest scripted video yet and took A LOT of time. I'm sure there are things I forgot to include though, so let me know if you think of anything!
I still have my original Animal Crossing Gamecube memory card, written on in pen and everything. Simpler times they were, the days when "Stuffvil" felt like an appropriate town name....
Vehicles in Animal Crossing would be so wild. On one hand it feels like it'd throw off the vibe, but on the other hand...I can't resist the image of my AC villager tearing down a highway, hanging their head out the window like a dog.
My biggest let down with ACNH was the villagers. They suck. Each has like 2 lines of dialogue, and villagers of the same personally have the exact same dialogue. Villagers became more like collectibles rather then NPCs you could interact with.
YES! And it's so sad because it made me feel less of characters I loved from the previous games;;
Omg what a great deep dive!! As someone who has never played the series but recently got into cozy gaming and has been intrigued by it, this was wonderfully educational! Seriously well done video
Thank you! I know it could be a lot better but I'm proud of what I could put out for my first time :)
I'm only a couple of seconds in and it already brought so much nostalgia! This will definitely be a great watch!
Thank you so much!
That lock down guitar strumming nostalgia!!!
It was so nice to go down memory lane with this video!
I don't think I ever realised that so many irl holidays were missing in WW, though I do remember a garden holiday where I would steal my villagers flowers to win haha
I know ACNH has it's flaws but nothing will compare to that feeling at launch. It was such a happy moment in a bleak time, and really something special
Thank you for the video and your AC content over the years
Honestly, I had forgotten about the holidays being taken out too until I started writing the script. Then I was like OH YEAH!! haha
Everything you said about NH... You were just speaking my mind, word for word. All that I have been saying for years. Thanks for this. Hopefully, we can manage to all unite under one banner end help Nintendo shape the best Animal Crossing there can be
I'm so glad I'm not the only one who feels this way. You and others have agreed and that makes me feel very validated. I know we all just want the best and hopefully we'll get the best next time. Or at least better than NH.
Not even halfway through and 1: what in the world was that ad?? and 2: The movie is so adorable and people need to watch it.
ok, unpause
It took me a minute to understand this comment hahaha. I thought you were talking about a YT ad and then realized you meant the commercial! There were actually 3(?) of them, I think. You should look them up. So weird and such products of the time.
@@TophGamesthere were 3 of them?? *googling*
i found your twitch channel because of animal crossing. it's so crazy its been 4 years already. i wish I could go back to the first days of when new horizon came out. I'm so happy I got to be here for the journey 💖
Great video Toph! Really taking me down memory lane!
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks so much for the blast from the past, Toph. Oh, how I miss AC.
I miss it too!... even though I just played ACNH not long ago. I really want to go back to New Leaf though. I might stream it next month before 3DS ends their online functionality!
@TophGames What a great idea! That would be amazing. I will definitely be sobbing. Also, I agree that future AC games DLCs be a thing some way somehow. You're not getting any hate from me, Toph. You've made some very valid points. Thank you again for such a detailed video.
amazing video! you can really see how much time and effort you put in. reallly enjoyed it 🥰
Thank you so much!!
Acnh was my first animal crossing game, this deep dive is so interesting!
such a well made video , thank you so much for sharing 💗 with ya on new leaf being my favorite 🫶
Animal Crossing on GC was my first adventure into the series. Would love to see the next one combine all the things we've enjoyed over the years. Here's looking to 2026?!?!!?
I didn't realize you played AC on GCN :O The taste!
I was thinking about that leak post too and I'd really like it to be real animal crossing in an actual city would be sick ! also ngl ye there is a LOT of missed opportunities in new horizons they could have taken advantage of the fact that it's an island so much more than they did 😭😭
It makes me sad that New Horizons will more than likely continue to be the highest selling game in the franchise.
The conditions that came together when NH released probably won’t happen again, and a lot of new players who bought the game didn’t stick around because of how bare bones it was on release.
Maybe if the next game is a launch title alongside Nintendo’s next console then there’s hope!
I'm new to the series since my first game is acnh. I love it since this reminds me of pet society on facebook. I may need to play new leaf in an emulator in the future.
Definitely check out New Leaf if you can! I know there's a new emulator for ios that let's you play DS games and Wild World is in the library. Maybe one day they'll do 3DS!
Amazing video!
Good video toph 👍
Great video, I absolutely love this series! Side note, your ACNH island is beautiful, do you have a list of codes? I'm so desperate to find these simple/natural ones like you have.
Thank you! I'm not sure if these are ALL the codes I used but the main ones are the following:
MA-9488-1972-2446 (dirt path) + MA-0579-3713-7852 (stones) + MA-2099-1715-3159 (mushrooms)
Amazing video ❤ New Leaf is also my favourite, I didn’t even buy New Horizons until 2022 as it honestly didn’t appeal to me. It is a beautiful game, but it’s not an AC game, to me. I played for 18 months and have since gone back to NL. The lack of furniture sets & Nooks Cranny upgrades was a sin! I hated the crafting, the breakable tools were just the worst 😆 I really hope they make the next a little more balanced, and yes I would absolutely be happy to pay for quality DLC.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who wouldn't mind DLC haha. I still go back to ACNL too. It's just such a solid game even with the now comparatively limited design options. I really hope Nintendo listens to what fans want and what they thought of ACNH!
when you said that new horizons released four years ago I choked on my water a bit it does NOT feel that long time flies ong
I know right? Pandemic time went by in a flash especially;;
i feel like we’re reaching 2012 zelda or city folk levels. we need a botw or wonder for this series, even though we got that 12 years ago.
I agree wih all the new horizen's stuff except the villagers moving out on their own thing. It's hard to get the time to play constantly as an adult...
I also want the ability to connect my pocket camp to my main game. That feels kinda like....it will never happen...but it would be fun. Eve it it just like....lets me visit the campgrounds I made on the main consol. That could be a fun way to get the somewhat exclusive pocket camp items in the new game. You have to get them in pocket camp but them you can access the warehouses from the consol if they're connected.Then you can share inventory from both games to the other.
Even if that's the only thing they do and don't allow actually visiting the camp, that'd be a really fun step and probably get more people back into pocket camp.
Oh my gosh! You are the first person I've ever heard bring up the idea of connectivity with PC and I'm surprised because thinking about it makes perfect sense. That would be really cool!
theres so much they can still do im worried well be underwhelmed by the next one since the list is so long.
That is the downside to having so many ideas and expectations, yeah;; Honestly, as long as there's more life sims aspects to the next one, I'll be happy.
Just ran across this video randomly. Big AC fan. But small quick note:
You said something along the lines of how in ACNH a big store wouldn't make sense on a deserted island, but by the time you'd unlock it, it wouldn't be a deserted island anymore, would it?
I'm speaking more about it making sense with the desert island aesthetic period. Some islands definitely don't look or feel deserted in the end but that's the aesthetic they were pushing with New Horizons unfortunately;;
I agree that NH feels a bit less engaging in the aspect of sim, however, the opinion that every new AC game should include everything from the previous ones and then add some more, I find rather flawed. The game keeps getting more and more cluttered and the core gameplay seems more and more dated as time goes on. The grid system, the terrible collision on round objects, the stiff animations, the limited interaction with environment (you can't swim in rivers, sit on fences, climb trees, etc.) really start to bother me and I believe the next AC game should start fresh with focus on quality and a reboot, rather than scale and variety. The latest Zelda games can often have better AC moments than an actual AC game which tells me how much this franchise is ripe for radical reinvention - new systems, new interaction models, new gameplay loop. At its core ACNH is a 20-year old game and that is what I'd like to change.
I think it could be a good thing if they went the BOTW route and made it totally different but with the spirit of the series intact, yeah! There would just be some fear that they would veer too far off course.
Hello there, I really enjoyed your video 😊
Also your island is really awesome. Is there a designer code for the paths? They look stunning 😊
Thank you! Also, I'm not sure if these are ALL of the codes but they are the major ones:
MA-9488-1972-2446 (dirt path) + MA-0579-3713-7852 (stones) + MA-2099-1715-3159 (mushrooms)
Thank you so much! 😊
Fifteen animal villagers??!! ARE YOU KIDDING WHY WOULD THEY DITCH THIS 😭
Yeah! isn't that crazy?? 16 if you had the GBA to go to the island!
Thank you for making a slight and subtle statement about such a big problem. Its like im not allowed to have opinions or have criticisms anymore. Ive been a fan of this franchise since the first game. Im older than a majority of these new fans. But when I mention how I dont like that nooks cranny only has one upgrade for example, the fanbase will rip me apart like a pack of dogs. Im glad new horizons sold and that alot of people like it but man…. Dont you guys want more? Better? Quality? Lets keep all these new features…. With the old features… and add more features.. removing things just does NOT make sense.
Yeahhhh I always have to preface any critiques with "now I don't HATE ACNH... BUT..." because people are so black and white and assume you think it's trash just because you don't think it's perfect. It is a good game but Nintendo got lucky. If ACNH didn't release during the pandemic, I don't think it would have sold as well and people would have moved on from it much sooner. Hopefully Nintendo will learn from this and give us a really solid title next time.
@@TophGames I couldnt say it any better than that. 100% exactly man. Good vid 👍🏼
i think the people who would get angry at you would be newer players, anyone who got into the series before new horizons would agree with you on its shortcomings. they just totally missed the mark with this game and i hope they listen to fans as theyre working on the next game… but its nintendo so
Being new to the series with New Horizons, this is so great to see! I see people talk about the older versions so much but didn't really understand. This video really covers so much! I wish I could have played New Leaf, but I'm definitely looking forward to following the series. Great job on this video Toph! 🙂
Thank you! I'm always happy to talk AC haha. New Leaf is great and still playable very playable if you have a 3DS. Otherwise, ACNH is perfectly fine and we're sure to get another one in the next couple of years ^^
im half way thru the video, and i feel like ive watched a lot of animal crossing analysis-type videos but ive never seen 1. the 7/11 and other japanese store furniture, and 2. SELLING YOUR TOWN AND KEEPING YOUR CATALOGUE IN ACNL?? WHYD THEY RETIRE THAT OMFG (acnh was my first game, not including pocket camp)
I don't know!! It's such a crime honestly. One of the best things about the game. Made restarting way less stressful.
I have an English dub copy of the Animal Crossing anime movie.
Nice! It's been a little bit since I watched it last. I need to give it a rewatch sometime soon.
Toph for AC historian !
The biggest disappointment with ACNH was no tortimer island mini games. I don’t know why nintendo did not prioritize upp dating ACNH for many years more than they did.
Honestly, ac is big enough where nintendo should release a very finished game & also update it for years with new content, similar to live service games.
We also never got more upgrades to nooks store, which was usually the “story mode” for the game
Not having mini games was crazy though, especially when they always promote Nintendo switch online
Agree agree agree! I really hope they learn from NH and gives the fans what they want in the next one. AND continue to update it regularly.
ok now that I'm done with the video, I wanted 2 more hours of it, wonderful job.
While I haven't played much New Leaf, it still grabbed me and I wanted to play it for a lot longer than I have, only downside was holding the console. wish I can find a way around it because that game was SO MUCH FUN.
New Horizons on the other hand, I ate slept breathed that game until Nintendo gave up on it. The switch made it easier to play, and having other people play the game at the same time made it more playable/encouraging to pick up. It still feels like an incomplete game though
Now if only we had a New Leaf port on the switch. I wouldn't put that thing down
Yeahh I think for a lot of people it's the #DS itself that stopped people from playing New Leaf which is a shame. I'm glad though, that the Switch could make AC more accessible to the gaming community. A NL port would be *chefs kiss*
ngl I'd totally sink a lot of money into it if the next animal crossing has micro transactions in a similar way that pocket camp does or just more dlcs 😏😏 like take my money Nintendo I ain't complaining 🤲
I'm glad I'm not the only one lol
Put 1400 hours in on my island, does anyone want to visit?
Would be great to show you!!!
😊
I hate saying it, but New Leaf is my least favorite - but it has nothing to do with the game, and everything to do with the consol. I felt like Animal Crossing always worked better on a bigger screen. City was always my go to before New Horizons. But they all have a special place in my heart.
This is the right answer! Even if you have a favorite or least favorite, they're all special in their own way
One of your complaint about NH was a lot was removed. Did NL had everything in the previous games? Also, I think people will not be happy if Villagers left the island on their own. I feel like most of your complaints about NH is nitpicky, NH is a great game.
Most of what was in previous games was in New Leaf, yes. Most of what was in New Leaf was not in New Horizons. That's a fact. And nobody is saying New Horizons isn't a great game. I said it was a great game in the video lol
I play pocket camp