Sorry, But The Next Animal Crossing Game Will Never Be What You Want

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It's no surprise that some players are borderline frustrated by the lack of updates and quality-of-life improvements they hoped to see in, but don't expect that the next game will be any different. Though tedious and repetitive at times, is the way it is on purpose.

When you think of, you probably aren't thinking of words like fast-paced and exciting, but rather words like calm and relaxing. This is due largely in part to the fact that is entirely designed to evoke that exact response: a reminder to take things slow, even if it is to the frustration of many players.

Nowadays, everything in the world seems to be in a constant race to occupy the attention of the masses. Social media, in particular, is now centered almost entirely around engaging viewers in short, quick, videos and little more than that. For this and a plethora of other reasons, people have come to accept the world as simply that — fast. When things aren't fast, it raises frustration or discontentment for most, as is often the case with .

Time-traveling in Animal Crossing: New Horizons can lead to the loss of time or Bells if players are not careful. Here are the biggest risks.

Outside mobile titles, games operating on a real clock are mostly uncommon. is another life simulation game that has a version of the traditional passing of time, but even it allows you to fast-forward time to speed through monotonous tasks. is unique in this way as everything about it operates similarly to how you would, or should, spend your real day. It's entirely designed to slow you down, give you a moment to breathe, and remind you to enjoy small things.

While the idea of a game being designed to slow the player down might seem a bit ridiculous, there's no doubt that it's true here. The concept of taking it easy shows up in almost every carefully designed aspect of the mainline games. For example, those who have taken time to visit Brewster in might be thinking but that's the point. A coffee run is perhaps one of the most