Its no secret that was a smashing success for Nintendo, bringing in millions of new fans into the franchise practically overnight. Bringing the iconic characters and style from the beloved franchise onto modern hardware with the Switch was an easy recipe for success, although despite its positives, was far from the perfect sequel. While seemed to add even more customization than before with community content and terraforming, it fundamentally changed the gameplay focus of the series.
Despite expanding on the scope of the franchise with even more ways to customize players' islands to their hearts' content, wasn't able to make up for its shortcomings in the long run. Even with its complaints from long-time fans, still had plenty to love for years, but that doesn't mean there isn't plenty of room for improvement. While mechanics like crafting and expanded world customization are likely to be improved in the next exciting game, the series might need to make some drastic changes to avoid the failings of s.
Regardless of how players feel about the changes made to the newest installment in the franchise, 's focus on control took it far from the roots of the series. Where shined the most in the past was letting players become part of a virtual community, featuring fleshed-out villagers brought to life alongside plenty of fun-filled activities to pass the time. While some of this is still present in, they drastically suffered in favor of giving players more control over their game world.
There's already so much to do in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, but one helpful quality-of-life change would also be emotionally satisfying.
Rather than a casual life-sim, often feels more akin to a management game like, offering a more detached perspective to the world without the advantage of easier or more expanded customization options. Many of the best aspects from previous games weren't able to make the cut into either, with the house customization sorely lacking in depth and
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