Animal Crossing New Horizons (Nintendo Switch)

Animal Crossing: New Horizons review: The vacation we need

Animal Crossing: New Horizons might be the perfect game for this moment in history. The slightly campy, always cute life simulator is back with its first game in nearly eight years, and while it sticks to what’s likable about the series, it also has the kind of upgrades that Tom Nook would charge a hefty sum of Bells for. Not everyone sees the appeal of a game that includes paying off a mortgage and running errands. At times, Animal Crossing: New Horizons stretches the definition of what a game even is. Still, it’s managed to capture the hearts of millions, as massive fan hype ever since Nintendo announced the release in 2019. Fans have also snatched up a model of the New Horizons-themed Switch, causing it to sell out worldwide. This is the island getaway we all need right now. Animal Crossing: New Horizons is distinctly part of the franchise, but it doesn’t repeat the formula of past games. It’s part Animal Crossing, part Cities: Skylines, and part The Sims. For the first time, player...

Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS review

Animal Crossing: New Horizons brings the most laid-back game series ever to the Nintendo Switch, putting you on a desert island where you can just chill out, fish, catch bugs, and decorate.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (for Nintendo Switch) Review

Animal Crossing: New Horizons brings the most laid-back game series ever to the Nintendo Switch, putting you on a desert island where you can just chill out, fish, catch bugs, and decorate. If Nintendo games were board games, Mario Kart would be a run-around-the-board game like Sorry. Mario Party would be a control-the-board game like Monopoly. And Animal Crossing, the company's adorable life sim, would be a bonsai tree. As a series, Animal Crossing ignores many common video game aspects, such as competition and challenge, letting specific goals float in the background as you simply enjoy and interact with your environment. It’s one of the most relaxing, friendly game series there is, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons ($59.99) for the Nintendo Switch is no different. It adds some new features like crafting to the mix, but it still offers the same low-pressure, Zen-like experience of its predecessors.Not a Particularly Deserted Island Instead of moving to a new town, Animal Crossing: New Horizons puts you on a “deserted” island. You’re a customer of Nook Inc.’s Deserted Island Getaway Package, where you and two random animal friends settle on an uninhabited island. Th...

Hours of endless entertainment

I bought this the day it came out and have played it every single day since. It is a game that you can easily spend hours on to reach your goals and experience island life. What is best about this game is that there really is no right or wrong way to play it. Everyone will have their own unique experiences and be able to share them along the way. The internet capability with this game is a great addition. Being able to visit other peoples island makes this game even more fun and enjoyable. I highly recommend this to people who have enjoyed playing The Sims and like on going and relaxing game play.

Relaxing Time Sink

This game is a great change of pace from other games I usually play. The atmosphere is relaxed with no time limits or deadlines as you build your island paradise into a thriving community at your own pace. It's great to sit back and work on my island collecting Pears or wood, or going fishing looking for new species on the island. I can even go and dig for fossils to stock the island's museum. The game is relaxing, but not without goals to work towards. The only downside I have encountered so far is the UI for buying and selling items - it can be very repetitive going through the same dialogue for each sale whilst trying to save up some money for a larger house.

Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS review

Confusing moments aside, this is the refresh that makes the franchise tick. UPDATED: review score and final verdict!

Animal Crossing: New Horizons review

Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the first new entry in the mainline Animal Crossing series for almost eight years and the first entry to be playable on the Nintendo Switch. As such, it’s familiar and fresh, deftly combining the old enjoyable parts of the series with some much-needed improvements and far greater depth than we’ve seen before.

Animal Crossing: New Horizons review

Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons ANIMAL CROSSING: NEW HORIZONS review

Sometimes, playing a video game really is the best distraction from the real world. If you’re looking for an escape to an idyllic place of relaxation and quirky animals, where you can be creative, productive, or just chill in a virtual environment, Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the right game at...

The perfect quarantine game

Preordered this, arrived on the day and ahhhhh!!!!! So good!!! If you are contemplating buying this game, do it!! It doesn't matter if you're new to the series or a veteran, it'll be everything you want and more. HOWEVER! If you are buying this game and planning on having multiple users play on the one console, there is only one island allowed per console and only the user that 'starts' the island has control to make changes, etc. It can be very frustrating especially if siblings want to share the game or you want to share with your partner. One user will be the /main/ character. Other than this main issue, the game is beautiful, calming and so soothing. I have exposed myself in that I've told all my uni friends and friends who don't play the game to buy it because it's just that amazing. Don't be fooled by the 'kiddy' theme, of course this is an all ages game which means all!! ages!!!! Perfect for (socially, aha ha ha) distancing yourself from the chaotic and deteriorat