My experience with New Horizons is that I get absolutely obsessed with it for a few weeks to a month (to the point where it’s the only thing I want to play) and then I barely want to play it at all for the next few months. I’m currently at the stage where I’m not playing, in that time I have become obsessed with other games such as Mario Odyssey and Luigi’s Mansion 3 Edit: Detroit: Become Human is now my current obsession-
I’ve been feeling slightly burnt out on new horizons but I’ve been trying to complete all my nook mile achievements! I definitely want to get all of them! I’ve also been working to get the golden shovel, which is the last golden tool I need, and I’ve been redecorating my island monthly or seasonally for holidays! Those are some suggestions I have for players who are feeling burnt out!
I must say, giving yourself a goal to achieve definitely makes the game WAY more fun. I decided to decorate part of my island, and found myself actively enjoying the game again.
I have a completely random idea that I came up with that would work perfectly for anyone who both loves stardew and animal crossing and is incredibly burnt out: it is called the Animal Crossing Stardew Valley Challenge. The rules are as follows: ( if you reset your island you're allowed to sell fruits and fish until you can afford crops, after you can afford crops bells can be entirely made off of crops) 1. Bells must be entirely made off of crops 2. You must fully pay off your debt and upgrade your house 3. Your house must be entirely renovated and decorated 4. You must completely fill out the museum 5. Your starter villager should be either a cat or dog ( one of your first 3 starter villagers) 6. Meet the final friendship level with at least one of your villagers and get their photo 7. You should have at least one horse villager, 2 chicken villagers, 1 duck, 1 rabbit, 2 cows, 1 goat, 1 sheep and 1 pig. I thought this could be an interesting challenge and it could give you an end goal and perhaps make the fun game again!
"Without goals, your motivation and purpose disappear" - not only true for playing video games, but anything you do. Life is seemingly endless at times and so open-ended. Without creating goals for yourself and only going through the same motions day after day, it's easy to see how burnout is so inevitable. Not to take something so deep and personal from what's only an ACNH video, but your advice at the end really resonated with me. 😅
I used to play new horizons for so long everyday, and I haven't touched my switch since December. (new horizons and botw were the only games that I ever played) I felt burnt out on both games, and I just don't feel like playing anymore. This video really helped me and now I want to log onto my switch and go visit all my villagers :)
what really helped me was actually putting on a acnh let's play while I was playing. It helped me to see the game through another perspective and motivated me to work on my own island.
The number of reviews of games I've seen that are, "I enjoyed the game, so I played it obsessively to the point where I no longer enjoy it. This must be the game's fault."
Take it from me as someone who has spent like over 4,000 hours on this game. Do not force yourself to play it just because you have to. Like others have said, learn to know when to take a break when you feel like you're overplaying this game so much. I used to do that last year and it really affected my mental health. Since I have a 2nd switch I can always restart and pick out whatever map layout I want. I am not sure if you are thinking of restarting but if you do, you still have all the skills learned from when you first started out playing the game and you start to do things differently that you would not even think of doing the first time. I would just take a step at a time. There is no need to rush through stuff quickly. Animal Crossing is a game that is meant to be a chill experience and it was not meant to be like some sort of design completion, since I've seen people compare their islands so often and they always get depressed whenever their island is not good enough. You make whatever stands out to you and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Play how you see fit and if you find yourself getting bored with the game again, then take a break or play other games. Thats what I do whenever I feel burned out with New Horizons.
what really helps me everytime is resetting. i know you become attached to your island, and it's the last thing you'd wanna do, but honestly it's just the best thing to do when there's really *nothing* else to do in the game.. now you have a whole new map, whole new villagers to hunt for, trading for your favourite furniture again, earning bells, decorating, etc. before that though, my current goals for my island is getting my favourite villagers photos, completing my encyclopaedia, fully decorate my island, and try complete as many nook goals as i can, it looks like burnout for acnh is a lot more common than previous games tbh, i really do wish our villagers had more dialogue. i hate having 2 favourite villagers of the same personality and they both repeat and swap eachothers dialogue. acnh is a beautiful game dont get me wrong its just not.. animal crossing
This would honestly be a much better game if you could have multiple saves. I know that's not really an Animal Crossing thing, but as you said, it's kinda not Animal Crossing. Resetting my island helped me a lot too but eventually I got unhappy again. But I suppose I got my money's worth.
Hellllllll to the mother fuckin no Fred durst style I’m never going to delete my island f that ! Nearly 1000 hours of work to craft the perfect all rabbit island.
The main reason I have felt burnout recently is because of cataloging. I love cataloging, but after a year and a half of swapping between my switch and ACNH app I am so done. It takes me 2 hours to do all my daily’s including cataloging while when I skip cataloging I’m done in an hour or less. I really hope in the next game we get cataloging and home storage indicators in shops so I no longer need a separate app.
I personally got burned out because my switch data got reset (including my 630+ hour 5 star island), as I didn’t have the island save data tool. I eventually played on my new island to 4 stars, but it’s still not the same.
I am feel a little bit burnt out of AC right now because I have decided to rush through my kidcore island. And I know I shouldn’t but I just want to restart and play like in the beginning, you know, fishing, doing the museum and take things slow with no theme (normcore). I am sooooooo excited for that!!!
As an artist, when I'm feeling burnt out or stressed about doing art, I watch speedpaints or videos from other artists I like. Same goes for New horizons content. Sometimes seeing how other people play your favorite game (especially one where creativity has a strong role) can help you get remotivation again. That's probably obvious but I mean, I find it helpful~
When I was getting burnt out of New Horizons, I switched to New Leaf to try something different while still playing the same genre and not having to get a whole new game. I had fun over there for a while until 2.0 came out and then I played New Horizons more.
I don't need to do anything, I still play this game every day. There are some days where I play less but I always find stuff to do, finding the light spots on the ground and replanting my bell trees at least (I have 3 characters which I use simultaneously with a different leader each day so 3 bell trees to plant).
What kinda makes me burnt out of ACNH has 4 Reasons. 1. I am a completionist. And Always having to log the stuff etc got hard 2. I was trying to be in many communitys and nookazon. This was kinda exhausting 3. I had no real friends owning the game or even a switch at all 4. Still missing mechanics like only beeing able to order 5 items or craft only 1 item at the time.
I've experienced this "burnout" fron ACNH, but I don't understand why it matters? Go do something other than a video game. Later down the line you'll want to come back to it without forcing yourself to play (just like you said, Kora)! It's for entertainment, not "I have to play this daily." I have felt this, but there is so much more IRL to do. I'm not bashing Kora or anyone else that plays AC for a living or just for fun (like me lol), I'm just saying we all need to take a break and this burnout is a great time to do it. I haven't played AC in awhile and I got a lot to do in it, but I'll come back to do it later and love it for awhile again. 🙂
When I get burned out, I do the "unthinkable".... I destroy my island, create a new human character going to a new island, and start over completely from scratch! I know, I know, it's hard to do. But wow, this really jazzes up the game. Well, for ME anyway. LOL I don't even know how many islands I have had so far, but lots since I play every day and generally keep an island about 2-5 months.. The first part of the game is so much fun, making the island beautiful, terraforming, getting to know new animals. LOTS to do compared with later on in the game.
I mainly played acnh mainly because I was sort of jealous that other players have an awesome aesthetic island, that I wanted my island to be cool like theirs. Now I feel like that this game is feeding me with negative ego instead of focusing on the enjoyment. Your videos are really helpful to me.
I’m still relatively new to New Horizons ( only had it since Jan 2021) so still really enjoying it! Not finished with my island ( only play 30 mins for 3 days a week) so not burnt out yet! That’s also something I recommend. Play only a little at a time.
There is something which can nearly guarantee you won't burn out: do not time travel*. This is simultaneously incredibly easy AND (for many people) super difficult. *(Of course, we all have lives and schedules, so I don't necessarily mean something like doing the Fishing Tourney on a Saturday night instead of during the day)
Which collection is hardest to complete? -All Nook Miles goal stamps -All fish and bug models from CJ and Flick -All fish, bugs, sea creatures, fossils and art in the Museum -All flower breeding color variations -All KK songs -All DIY and cooking recipes -All gyroids -All villager photos Leave your pick in a comment
all nook mile goal stams 100%, i have been working on it for the longest time since it requires all catagories. But it does burn a person out. especially the catching 4000 fish, bugs, and deep sea creatures
I had been feeling so burnt out for animal crossing I didn’t play for 3 months straight, I’m not at ALL finished decorating my island but I also don’t have much to decorate WITH, I still need to kick some villagers off and I’ve started flower breeding (which takes up quite a bit of space) so I have certain things to look forward to
I just reset my island after almost a year and played everyday and resetting made me really into it again and I don’t regret it at all. I’m going for a no terraforming island.
I got burnt out on 3 Islands last year. I stopped playing for awhile, but I've been playing one island consistently everyday now. I take everything slowly, no time skipping anymore. I got some amiibos cards which is nice because if a villager I don't like auto fills I can replace them w.o hoping for them to leave. If I get bored waiting for the next day I switch to super auto pets or team fight tactics :3
A goal I would recommend (and my first from the very beginning) is getting models of every insect and fish from Flick and CJ. It would definitely take a while without time traveling.
I felt so burnt out of acnh like more than a year ago and thought resetting my island would keep me interested. I should have just kept my island as it is and picked it up when I wanted to play it. I literally just started playing again today. I still wish I kept my island the same as it was
When the game first came out I played a ton nonstop for like 3 months. After that I got a little tired and didn’t play it as much, but the swimming update got me back into it, as well as going villager hunting. The holiday updates also had me back so I could decorate my island. The 2.0 update had me back for like 2 months, but I slowly got bored of it and I haven’t played the game since December.
I usually pick out what I think just doesnt look appealing anymore and change it for maybe 30 minutes to an hour a day so you dont do everything at once and have something to do tomorrow! hope this helps!
I got bored after playing for about a year straight. I returned to Mario odyssey and completed the story (again, long story). I also played captain toad and yoshi’s crafted world. Of course I went back to acnh after the dlc and 2.0 update. Now I play it every weekend. Starting to redesign my island after watching quite a few island tours.
I was heavily burnt out on Assassin’s Creed, to the point where I stopped playing open world games entirely, I couldn’t even stand to look at them. After months later, I’m back to trying it out again and like it so far. Video games are strangely emotionally fleeting.
At this point, the only things that keep me going back to the game are decorating my island for the season and searcing for new 2.0 itens and recipes. Today Ankha teached me a recipe for a pile of cash and I was happy for finally have a new recipe
I've been burnt out lately since my island is just about done, and i feel like there's nothing else to do. I run around my island for five minutes then save and close the game. Recently ive just been trying to get villager photos by gifting them daily and putting more of my time into the DLC. But honestly, I think it'll do me good to focus on a completely different game for a while and come back after a rest. It's really refreshing, and i suggest that you can do the same. Hope this helps :)
I feel the same. I wish there was more to do than just design. I am almost done with my island too and now I'm like what else is there to do? I wish there was more daily content to do that actually lets me enjoy my finished island.
When I’m bored I just go to the months with all the sharks so I get more money I’m probably not gonna use. I don’t have the dlc and I’m not asking my dad to get me it cause I don’t wanna feel like I’m spoiled lol
i was totally burnt out on acnh so i moved onto splatoon for a bit and ended up on mario maker 2 which i spent many hours on. one day i decided to pick up acnh again after seeing some youtubers talking about things to do! i’ve found a new love again for the game!
What I do when I'm feeling burnt out on New Horizons is switch the type of game completely. If I'm feeling burned out I'll got play Fallout 4, Hades, Pokemon mystery dungeon, Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart, Assassin's Creed, ect. Normally if I'm feeling burned out it's because I have such big ideas for my island that I have no idea where to start so I just keep building that stress in my head untill I have no idea what to do on my island. I swear my minds thought process is strange like: "I could always start on ___ build, but if I start on it then I would have to gather all the items for it then customize the items and plan it all out. But I that seems like way to much work for me right now so I'll just jot the idea down and put it on the back burner."
What I do of not ever burning out is…. I jus make a schedule like when I need to get back into it. But I add a time limit onto it so I jus stop like when I wanna stop at. And I get back into it like when my schedule tells me to back get into it.
I feel like the only people who get burnt out are the ones who rush through the game. It's fine to do that, but ppl need to remember that once you've completed it, that's it. And that's fine. If you view the game in a more chill way instead of rushing through, you might enjoy it longer.
When I'm burnt out on a recent game, I usually go and finish up or restart my game files on previous consoles. Since I finished Pokemon Legends, I've been invested in playing Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon again.
I think the reason why I get burnt out with Animal Crossing is that I try to play it like it were a Story of Seasons/Stardew game. Those games are all about time management and trying to find the most efficient routines to get as much done in an in-game day as possible. I try to do that with Animal Crossing, which is more a game about taking your time then trying to cram in as many activities as possible. As an example, on the very first day of a new month I'll sit for hours trying to catch every new fish, bug, and sea creature even though I have a whole real-world month to do that in. I need to learn to take my time with AC and I'd probably enjoy it a lot more. My island isn't going to fall apart because I don't spend a few minutes every day grinding out a bit of each Nook Mile achievement.
I've became burnt out soon after achieving 5 stars for my island. I haven't even played the 2.0 update yet. It's entirely my fault as I feel I've reached my creativity limit and can't imagine improving my island much. I envy the endlessly creative players.
My expirience find a dopa-loop. Its a dopamine loop that consist of six games of three different genres. And that way you can switch ‘em around a little my ususal dopa-loop is: ACNH and Stardew; Apex Legends And Splatoon; Terraria and minecraft. Now keep in mind its essential to break the loop and do something completely different like a soulslike but if you dont have the money to buy new games every burn out its good to settle with a few in a way like this.
Cozy Grove is incredible if you’re looking for a similar game to ACNH, but there are a few better mechanics (fishing, errands to run for ghosts, design) but still has a very cozy, relaxing vibe. 10/10 love it!
Lmao as someone who plays Valorant, the fast paced nature of it is definitely helping a lot with the burnout of ACNH. Platinum gamer and 5 star island owner 😎
I don’t like New Horizons I liked it at first because it was the shiny new thing, but after losing interest in it for months and then getting back into New Leaf, I can say that I don’t like the game. It’s not a bad game, and it’s an improvement on New Leaf in almost every way, but in doing so, much like the jump from the 3DS to the Switch itself, they removed all the charm that they once had. New Horizons is a good game, but it’s not a good animal crossing game.
I didn’t like new leaf it has a errie vibe and the music is depressing / creepy and the mechanics are way to slow. I prefer my happy tropical island and uplifting music.
Another way to not get burnt out on games you play is MODERATION. Keep track of the time you spend playing a game. Playing at most an hour a day is enough
right now in acnh im working to get waterways all around my paths in my island, so that's a good idea i think, btw you may have to shell out a few ten thousand bells every now and then, but its a good goal to keep you playing. You can also look for you ideal villagers, but you may have to let some leave.
I haven't really felt burnt out and when I did feel burnt out, and had finished my island, I restarted it restarted my mind set and make me realize the nostalgia. I love acnh, I don't really feel burnt out but there are some days I don't feel like playing which is ok, if u take a break you'll want to come back. I'm trying to finish my house which is something I didn't do in my previous island. I'm also trying a new theme and watching froggy crossing or Tiger give me a boost to play as well as Kora. Find something new u haven't done before 😊
ACNH is starting to feel more like a chore than a pleasure, I mostly play just to check in and read Isabelle's daily announcement. I am still trying to catch all the fish and bugs I still haven't caught yet, and I'd like some help finishing the art section of my museum, and if any of you have a spare red, green or blue (not light blue) Randoseru, I'd like to do business with you! Nintendo had a BIG opportunity for a game that receives regular updates! Not to mention, NH is missing a LOT of content from past AC games, like extra Nook upgrades, Gracie, mini games and allsorts! I haven't played Happy Home Paradise much, so I will do more of that in the meantime!
@@dog771 the statues near David and The Thinker, the statue next to the Glowing Painting and the 2 paintings behind the Calm Painting and the Nice Painting.
i started over and slowed down, no time traveling, playing only an hour or two daily, just taking my time and its honestly been so much fun. i admit, i am going to make use of treasure islands to get some items that are rare/locked to holidays, events etc but only because i don't wanna stress out trying to get everything when the time comes.
if I feel like I'm getting bored playing a game, I start looking at challenges people have done, like in acnh getting all golden tools, getting all flower variations etc. also speedruns are something I like to try every now and then. if that doesn't help I tend to just take a break from it and come back when I get that itch to play, in the meantime I just play other games I enjoy or I've been wanting to try
one of my goals is that i wanna design my island as good as i wanted to, before i bought online subscription and "open" my island to public, just like opening IRL themepark or something
My only problem is bells. The way I get my bells is by picking a full inventory of blue roses and then craft them into wreaths and sell them. Which you can probably tell that it’s pretty time consuming. After awhile of doing this gets pretty boring especially since I’m a bit impatient. Though from time to time I come back to play with random people
These kind of games are not for impatient players ....i mean they need patience like survival games ....i think story games or shooter games or online pvp games are more suitable for u! Peace 🤘
@@Dr.Akakia just cause I’m impatient doesn’t mean the games not for me. there are still plenty of things I enjoy about the game like decorating, making minigames on my island,and just playing with others in general. Though I will admit that more fast paced games like shooters or pvp are more suited for me
I don’t think I’ve ever felt like I don’t want to play. I will say I don’t play for hours and hours, but it’s not because of the game, it’s because I’ve found new games to play. Stardew Valley, Cozy Grove and others. HHP has also helped. So many things to do. I’ve been trying to finish all the critterpedias. This was a great video with great advice!
sometimes putting a game down for a bit is just what you need. i've found that if you enjoy watching animal crossing content creators like i do, i keep that enjoyment there, but not playing for a while means watching these videos makes me excited to play again.
The thing with Animal Crossing if you leave for too long then your villagers don't like you very much because you either missed their birthday or they haven't seen you in a long time so didn't they think that you don't care about them it's kind of funny your responses you get when you come back people don't realize they don't talk to their villagers enough and don't see all the different things they say it's quite interesting
I'm yet to feel any burn out in acnh and been daily playing since launch with over 3000 hours on my og switch with the game and 300 hours on my new island on my oled switch. I do play other games inbetween as well.
Since I don't mind time traveling I takes breaks from the game. I know I can come back to it whenever I find myself a goal again. I don't even do the dailies. I feel like I have to forget about AC a little bit, get it out of my system and the after couple of weeks I start missing it. I finished every event and got all collections in the game. I found my unique weather code, I miss only couple of new dyis. My island is completely decorated. Right now I'm cataloging items and crafting all possible items for HHP decorating. My goal is to finish the whole catalog beside posters and photos.
What I do is alternate between this game and story of seasons / stardew valley. Of course I check in on my island briefly every day but serious play if I take a week or 2 off I usually gain the drive back. And when I’m burnt out of sims I play other completely different types of games like RPGs. It’s just a matter of taking a break.
For me the problem is the random shop stocks. I’m at the point where I’m just playing to collect the clothes I like and most of the time the shops just stock stuff I already have.
I completely agree with going out of the genre. I was feeling burnt out with acnh so I started playing cuphead again. After about a month or so I was excited to play again.
I was burnout of snow, now my burnout is gone, I just don’t like snow very much, it’s give me bad energy, when snow is left I was so excited to back to my island, I just prefer the beautiful green grass over the snow that EVERYWHERE
I didn't want to play on Animal Crossings for a while until I realized why I didn't want to...because of my island. Now I'm doing themed islands like the one right now I'm trying the theme of "cute".
I haven't felt like playing ACNH lately, but that is more to do with life situation than the game itself. Trying different games may or may not work as I am subject to motion sickness playing games in first person perspective. I've created an alt profile in my game (I only have the one switch) as I felt I still have things to do in my game. It allowed me to start over without really starting over. Like documenting the alt-character's utter failure of Label's fashion request (which would have been impossible to see otherwise since Label does not arrive until *after* the Able sisters shop opens). Also with said alt-profile I've assigned new roles - my resident representative is now the island planner and the alt-profile is the dedicated farmer (2.0 update helped there) taking cues from Stardew Valley. Another thing I am looking at doing as my original two villagers in my ACNH getaway have reunited on my HHP (both have left my island), is to create a collection of short stories (in written form - I do not have the capabilities of doing this in video format) taking cue from an Animal Crossing discord challenge from last winter (telling stories of villager interactions with each other possibly at the Roost but in my case on the beach of HHP and/or the restaurant and/or the cafe). And as for villager hunting, thanks to access to TIs, I've accumulated a lot of NMTs and decided to...try to determine who is in my move-in queue. I am not actively trying to find this out. This is very much a side quest. I just find it interesting.
i feel like no matter what nintendo puts into acnh, people still won’t be satisfied. just like with every other update, everybody rushes through the content to get every item and see every new thing and then after maybe 2 weeks of grinding, there’s nothing left that’s new. i see people say that mini games and more upgrades would keep players interested but i don’t see how because they’d get bored of that too.
I said this so many times and I'll say it again. This game has the worst longevity. New Leaf was played for years because at the time it had enough content in it for it to last longer. This one didn't at launch which explains why most of the content was added after the launch.
ACNH is great for what it is and for a certain amount of time, it was great for me too. It helped me to socialize a bit and admittedly, without it I've noticed a decrease in my social skills, but I just wasn't having fun. Decorating (unless it's for weird, creepy things like a KFC staffed by chickens) isn't fun to me, especially outside of the DLC. I've caught all the fish, heard all the dialogue, and have done pretty much all I wanted to do. I got my money's worth. I'm playing Stardew Valley right now and have just started a co-op game with my cousins. This game is so ridiculously underpriced and I'm loving it, even without the graphics. This may be controversial because everyone has a different play style and Animal Crossing has always been about long--term, real-time gameplay, but I really like how easy it is in Stardew Valley to just start over or make a new save file. So many possibilities on every save and it gives you the opportunity to test things out or try something new. To get the same effect, I had to completely reset my island and honestly, I had so much fun starting over. I wish I could've kept my first island too, but y'know... There's no way I'm buying multiple switches to get multiple games. Not to hate on anyone who does, but that's just...insane to me. But again, I know it's Animal Crossing and it's always sorta been that way. But never before has it been such a big issue, in my opinion.
I bought a second switch so that I could play in both hemispheres. I made my 2nd switch an illustration of a book I love. It requires a ton of terraforming. I'm still burnt out, though. I think I'll restart my main Island - and I'll try watching more content. I was very put-off when I found that the villager personalities were so thin. Getting the DLC helped a lot, but I burnt through that, too. The suggestion to play another game sounds good. I have Pikmin, which is quite different - and I've barely started it. I heard that a new chapter of "Chibi-Robo" is coming to the switch. That was a Wonderful game.
When I look at a game like Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon / SOS I set up specific goals. The same can be said for other games where there is management involved. Like Jurassic World Evolution -- I want to get all the islands to 5 stars and then play in sandbox mode for a bit before moving onto the next game. I'm still on the first game because I don't have a lot of free time these days (yay retail in 2022). I generally prefer RPGs for this reason, but farming sims and other management type of games do a lot for my depression when I'm unable to focus on my main stories.
First off, this may seem like a repeat of a comment I made on this channel on a very similar subject. Am I getting burned out on New Horizons? No. Because each day I have a purpose to keep playing the game. 1. I still want to get 100% collected of all bugs and fish and sea creatures (I just have a few left now) 2. Most importantly, I play the game now merely to help others! I love to fire up the game, and give away materials, fruits, veggies, and have people catalog stuff that I have. For free. Because it's nice to help others. Because it's nice to play a game where you don't need to kill anyone and you can just HELP other players. I don't need in game monies (I have millions of bells, thousands of nmts). When I give away things and let people catalog my stuff, the joy that I see and hear when they give honest appreciation for what I give away, is payment enough. It literally replenishes my soul. And I know that I am helping others make THEIR own islands awesome :) I also love to have people come to my island to see what it looks like! I am very proud of what I have accomplished, and I love people to visit it and look around and get inspiration to make their islands even better :) So I will continue to play the game every day. With that said, I have noticed that not as many ppl are playing the game. I am a frequent user of the Nookazon Discord channel, and i HAVE noted a very noticeable drop in the participation level of people on the channel - I feel that the active player base is dropping ever so often as time passes on. And I will truly be sad when this game is no longer popular enough to play online. Hoping that they ARE trying to develop a new AC game for us to play in 2023.
Playing it honestly makes me insecure. I've been stuck at 3 stars since August of 2020 and it makes me feel bad. But what I do is I take a step back for a month or so and that sometimes helps
I have lost my island due to broken switch. I wasn’t able to play again until I got over island grief. Now I’m finally playing again and planning to invite some off my old villagers to my new one.
For a game I recomend to play during burnout: I play Super animal royale (SAR) Its like animal crossing, but it allows you to be an animal, and fight others! Its like a shooter/fighting fortnite kinda thing, but with animals!
This doesn't relate directly to Animal crossing but I have felt this burn out with a lot of games before. Sometimes I would take a break for a few weeks. I tried this last year and I returned without feeling the burn out. Every year I try to play a different series or genre of games. Ex. Last year I started playing fire emblem.
Something that im working on rn it competing my museum, it’s harder than it sounds and requires lots of time travel but it gives me something to do. Next i might work on getting & crafting all the golden tools, which i might never complete
Snow is fun at the start when it’s Christmas and festive and after that it’s just boring and I dislike it, I love cherry blossom trees and it’s sad that it’s so short but the snow season is so long
well, i'm still enjoying the game, still playing it each day. onl time i dont is if was doing something and forgot to play. Though I do agree, changing things up does help...some days will play an RPG or something and enjoy that.
I’ve got an unpopular opinion… the majority of players of ACNH in the last 2 years were not real fans of the franchise to begin with. So likely played the game as you would any other sandbox when AC is a very slow unfolding game to be played in real time. I’m a longtime AC fan and only got ACNH Dec 21, I’m absolutely loving it and will continue to for a really long time!
My experience with New Horizons is that I get absolutely obsessed with it for a few weeks to a month (to the point where it’s the only thing I want to play) and then I barely want to play it at all for the next few months. I’m currently at the stage where I’m not playing, in that time I have become obsessed with other games such as Mario Odyssey and Luigi’s Mansion 3
Edit: Detroit: Become Human is now my current obsession-
same!!! i thought it was just me.
Literally me lol I’ve been currently playing Zelda lol
Relatable but now I’m back with new ideas for my unfinished island lol
this is literally me
That was me 2 months ago
I’ve been feeling slightly burnt out on new horizons but I’ve been trying to complete all my nook mile achievements! I definitely want to get all of them! I’ve also been working to get the golden shovel, which is the last golden tool I need, and I’ve been redecorating my island monthly or seasonally for holidays! Those are some suggestions I have for players who are feeling burnt out!
Me too.
When do I get the shovel ? I read it said you had to help Gulliver x amount of times, but how manyyyy
@@Ahhahhhsiisis 30!
@Miles Doyle bro really? On a kids game content creator. Get better.
I must say, giving yourself a goal to achieve definitely makes the game WAY more fun. I decided to decorate part of my island, and found myself actively enjoying the game again.
That’s what I’ve tried but I’m not very creative so it’s actually stressful for me to try decorating. 😅
I have a completely random idea that I came up with that would work perfectly for anyone who both loves stardew and animal crossing and is incredibly burnt out: it is called the Animal Crossing Stardew Valley Challenge.
The rules are as follows:
( if you reset your island you're allowed to sell fruits and fish until you can afford crops, after you can afford crops bells can be entirely made off of crops)
1. Bells must be entirely made off of crops
2. You must fully pay off your debt and upgrade your house
3. Your house must be entirely renovated and decorated
4. You must completely fill out the museum
5. Your starter villager should be either a cat or dog ( one of your first 3 starter villagers)
6. Meet the final friendship level with at least one of your villagers and get their photo
7. You should have at least one horse villager, 2 chicken villagers, 1 duck, 1 rabbit, 2 cows, 1 goat, 1 sheep and 1 pig.
I thought this could be an interesting challenge and it could give you an end goal and perhaps make the fun game again!
This sounds really cool! :D
Thank You so much! You just motivated me completely to play Animal Crossing again ☺️
"Without goals, your motivation and purpose disappear" - not only true for playing video games, but anything you do. Life is seemingly endless at times and so open-ended. Without creating goals for yourself and only going through the same motions day after day, it's easy to see how burnout is so inevitable. Not to take something so deep and personal from what's only an ACNH video, but your advice at the end really resonated with me. 😅
I used to play new horizons for so long everyday, and I haven't touched my switch since December. (new horizons and botw were the only games that I ever played) I felt burnt out on both games, and I just don't feel like playing anymore. This video really helped me and now I want to log onto my switch and go visit all my villagers :)
Acnh and botw are the only games on my switch too! For botw, I focused on finishing up the shrines and side quests, including the xenoblade quest :)
@@suzyrottencrotch5132 I knoww 😭
@@jenschoice_ I have actually done everything in BOTW except for one side quest,=
I felt burned out on botw so I started AC again, but I refreshed my Islands so that I would have goals to reach again
Some advice, you should really try to pick up Luigi’s Mansion 3 and/or Mario Odyessey, they’re both amazing games that are 100% worth their prices
what really helped me was actually putting on a acnh let's play while I was playing. It helped me to see the game through another perspective and motivated me to work on my own island.
The number of reviews of games I've seen that are, "I enjoyed the game, so I played it obsessively to the point where I no longer enjoy it. This must be the game's fault."
Take it from me as someone who has spent like over 4,000 hours on this game. Do not force yourself to play it just because you have to. Like others have said, learn to know when to take a break when you feel like you're overplaying this game so much. I used to do that last year and it really affected my mental health. Since I have a 2nd switch I can always restart and pick out whatever map layout I want. I am not sure if you are thinking of restarting but if you do, you still have all the skills learned from when you first started out playing the game and you start to do things differently that you would not even think of doing the first time.
I would just take a step at a time. There is no need to rush through stuff quickly. Animal Crossing is a game that is meant to be a chill experience and it was not meant to be like some sort of design completion, since I've seen people compare their islands so often and they always get depressed whenever their island is not good enough. You make whatever stands out to you and don't let anyone tell you otherwise. Play how you see fit and if you find yourself getting bored with the game again, then take a break or play other games. Thats what I do whenever I feel burned out with New Horizons.
what really helps me everytime is resetting. i know you become attached to your island, and it's the last thing you'd wanna do, but honestly it's just the best thing to do when there's really *nothing* else to do in the game.. now you have a whole new map, whole new villagers to hunt for, trading for your favourite furniture again, earning bells, decorating, etc.
before that though, my current goals for my island is getting my favourite villagers photos, completing my encyclopaedia, fully decorate my island, and try complete as many nook goals as i can, it looks like burnout for acnh is a lot more common than previous games tbh, i really do wish our villagers had more dialogue. i hate having 2 favourite villagers of the same personality and they both repeat and swap eachothers dialogue. acnh is a beautiful game dont get me wrong its just not.. animal crossing
This would honestly be a much better game if you could have multiple saves. I know that's not really an Animal Crossing thing, but as you said, it's kinda not Animal Crossing. Resetting my island helped me a lot too but eventually I got unhappy again. But I suppose I got my money's worth.
Hellllllll to the mother fuckin no Fred durst style I’m never going to delete my island f that ! Nearly 1000 hours of work to craft the perfect all rabbit island.
The main reason I have felt burnout recently is because of cataloging. I love cataloging, but after a year and a half of swapping between my switch and ACNH app I am so done. It takes me 2 hours to do all my daily’s including cataloging while when I skip cataloging I’m done in an hour or less. I really hope in the next game we get cataloging and home storage indicators in shops so I no longer need a separate app.
I personally got burned out because my switch data got reset (including my 630+ hour 5 star island), as I didn’t have the island save data tool. I eventually played on my new island to 4 stars, but it’s still not the same.
Making myself realize "missing out on some things is ok" really helps me with games like this
I am feel a little bit burnt out of AC right now because I have decided to rush through my kidcore island. And I know I shouldn’t but I just want to restart and play like in the beginning, you know, fishing, doing the museum and take things slow with no theme (normcore). I am sooooooo excited for that!!!
As an artist, when I'm feeling burnt out or stressed about doing art, I watch speedpaints or videos from other artists I like. Same goes for New horizons content. Sometimes seeing how other people play your favorite game (especially one where creativity has a strong role) can help you get remotivation again. That's probably obvious but I mean, I find it helpful~
Playing DbD vs watching Otz play DbD
I've been burned out playing ACNH so I've been playing a game called Ori and the blind forest which is amazing and I highly recommend it
When I was getting burnt out of New Horizons, I switched to New Leaf to try something different while still playing the same genre and not having to get a whole new game. I had fun over there for a while until 2.0 came out and then I played New Horizons more.
*there
I don't need to do anything, I still play this game every day. There are some days where I play less but I always find stuff to do, finding the light spots on the ground and replanting my bell trees at least (I have 3 characters which I use simultaneously with a different leader each day so 3 bell trees to plant).
What kinda makes me burnt out of ACNH has 4 Reasons.
1. I am a completionist. And Always having to log the stuff etc got hard
2. I was trying to be in many communitys and nookazon. This was kinda exhausting
3. I had no real friends owning the game or even a switch at all
4. Still missing mechanics like only beeing able to order 5 items or craft only 1 item at the time.
If you ever feel stressed, I recommend playing "Sky Children of The Light", its free on switch and phone, its very calming, and its cute.
I've experienced this "burnout" fron ACNH, but I don't understand why it matters? Go do something other than a video game. Later down the line you'll want to come back to it without forcing yourself to play (just like you said, Kora)! It's for entertainment, not "I have to play this daily." I have felt this, but there is so much more IRL to do. I'm not bashing Kora or anyone else that plays AC for a living or just for fun (like me lol), I'm just saying we all need to take a break and this burnout is a great time to do it. I haven't played AC in awhile and I got a lot to do in it, but I'll come back to do it later and love it for awhile again. 🙂
Me seeing this as soon as I’m trying to pick it back up after 3 months
SAMEEE
When I get burned out, I do the "unthinkable".... I destroy my island, create a new human character going to a new island, and start over completely from scratch! I know, I know, it's hard to do. But wow, this really jazzes up the game. Well, for ME anyway. LOL I don't even know how many islands I have had so far, but lots since I play every day and generally keep an island about 2-5 months.. The first part of the game is so much fun, making the island beautiful, terraforming, getting to know new animals. LOTS to do compared with later on in the game.
I mainly played acnh mainly because I was sort of jealous that other players have an awesome aesthetic island, that I wanted my island to be cool like theirs. Now I feel like that this game is feeding me with negative ego instead of focusing on the enjoyment.
Your videos are really helpful to me.
I’m still relatively new to New Horizons ( only had it since Jan 2021) so still really enjoying it! Not finished with my island ( only play 30 mins for 3 days a week) so not burnt out yet! That’s also something I recommend. Play only a little at a time.
There is something which can nearly guarantee you won't burn out: do not time travel*. This is simultaneously incredibly easy AND (for many people) super difficult.
*(Of course, we all have lives and schedules, so I don't necessarily mean something like doing the Fishing Tourney on a Saturday night instead of during the day)
Honestly. I don't even watch for the content on this channel anymore. I just really find Kora's voice soothing and comforting
Which collection is hardest to complete?
-All Nook Miles goal stamps
-All fish and bug models from CJ and Flick
-All fish, bugs, sea creatures, fossils and art in the Museum
-All flower breeding color variations
-All KK songs
-All DIY and cooking recipes
-All gyroids
-All villager photos
Leave your pick in a comment
all nook mile goal stams 100%, i have been working on it for the longest time since it requires all catagories. But it does burn a person out. especially the catching 4000 fish, bugs, and deep sea creatures
I took a break from AC after Legends Arceus came out. I just started coming back now that I got some new ideas for my island
I love Arceus, can't get enough!
I rotate ACNH, Mario Kart 8, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, SSBU, and Dead By Daylight (PC) it helps to change variety of games to keep boredom away.
I had been feeling so burnt out for animal crossing I didn’t play for 3 months straight, I’m not at ALL finished decorating my island but I also don’t have much to decorate WITH, I still need to kick some villagers off and I’ve started flower breeding (which takes up quite a bit of space) so I have certain things to look forward to
I just reset my island after almost a year and played everyday and resetting made me really into it again and I don’t regret it at all. I’m going for a no terraforming island.
Its always best to take a break when you feel this way. I stopped playing this game for like 6 months and then came back refreshed.
I got burnt out on 3 Islands last year. I stopped playing for awhile, but I've been playing one island consistently everyday now. I take everything slowly, no time skipping anymore.
I got some amiibos cards which is nice because if a villager I don't like auto fills I can replace them w.o hoping for them to leave.
If I get bored waiting for the next day I switch to super auto pets or team fight tactics :3
A goal I would recommend (and my first from the very beginning) is getting models of every insect and fish from Flick and CJ. It would definitely take a while without time traveling.
I felt so burnt out of acnh like more than a year ago and thought resetting my island would keep me interested. I should have just kept my island as it is and picked it up when I wanted to play it. I literally just started playing again today. I still wish I kept my island the same as it was
Putting down games altogether isn't a bad thing, either! It might be time to pick up a new hobby, or revisit an old one. :)
When the game first came out I played a ton nonstop for like 3 months. After that I got a little tired and didn’t play it as much, but the swimming update got me back into it, as well as going villager hunting. The holiday updates also had me back so I could decorate my island. The 2.0 update had me back for like 2 months, but I slowly got bored of it and I haven’t played the game since December.
I usually pick out what I think just doesnt look appealing anymore and change it for maybe 30 minutes to an hour a day so you dont do everything at once and have something to do tomorrow! hope this helps!
I got bored after playing for about a year straight.
I returned to Mario odyssey and completed the story (again, long story).
I also played captain toad and yoshi’s crafted world.
Of course I went back to acnh after the dlc and 2.0 update. Now I play it every weekend.
Starting to redesign my island after watching quite a few island tours.
I was heavily burnt out on Assassin’s Creed, to the point where I stopped playing open world games entirely, I couldn’t even stand to look at them. After months later, I’m back to trying it out again and like it so far. Video games are strangely emotionally fleeting.
At this point, the only things that keep me going back to the game are decorating my island for the season and searcing for new 2.0 itens and recipes. Today Ankha teached me a recipe for a pile of cash and I was happy for finally have a new recipe
I've been burnt out lately since my island is just about done, and i feel like there's nothing else to do. I run around my island for five minutes then save and close the game. Recently ive just been trying to get villager photos by gifting them daily and putting more of my time into the DLC. But honestly, I think it'll do me good to focus on a completely different game for a while and come back after a rest. It's really refreshing, and i suggest that you can do the same. Hope this helps :)
I feel the same. I wish there was more to do than just design. I am almost done with my island too and now I'm like what else is there to do? I wish there was more daily content to do that actually lets me enjoy my finished island.
When I’m bored I just go to the months with all the sharks so I get more money I’m probably not gonna use. I don’t have the dlc and I’m not asking my dad to get me it cause I don’t wanna feel like I’m spoiled lol
You're not spoiled. I go through that, just remember not to get upset if he doesn't let you get it
@@JellySquidAKAMiku I don’t want him to get it for me I like getting stuff on my own lol
@@nickyisgaming okay. I hope you can get it, and have fun
i was totally burnt out on acnh so i moved onto splatoon for a bit and ended up on mario maker 2 which i spent many hours on. one day i decided to pick up acnh again after seeing some youtubers talking about things to do! i’ve found a new love again for the game!
i play planet coaster and i always just make big projects to work on as much as this game can get tedious i really enjoy making big projects like this
What I do when I'm feeling burnt out on New Horizons is switch the type of game completely. If I'm feeling burned out I'll got play Fallout 4, Hades, Pokemon mystery dungeon, Breath of the Wild, Mario Kart, Assassin's Creed, ect. Normally if I'm feeling burned out it's because I have such big ideas for my island that I have no idea where to start so I just keep building that stress in my head untill I have no idea what to do on my island. I swear my minds thought process is strange like: "I could always start on ___ build, but if I start on it then I would have to gather all the items for it then customize the items and plan it all out. But I that seems like way to much work for me right now so I'll just jot the idea down and put it on the back burner."
What I do of not ever burning out is….
I jus make a schedule like when I need to get back into it. But I add a time limit onto it so I jus stop like when I wanna stop at.
And I get back into it like when my schedule tells me to back get into it.
I feel like the only people who get burnt out are the ones who rush through the game. It's fine to do that, but ppl need to remember that once you've completed it, that's it. And that's fine. If you view the game in a more chill way instead of rushing through, you might enjoy it longer.
When I'm burnt out on a recent game, I usually go and finish up or restart my game files on previous consoles. Since I finished Pokemon Legends, I've been invested in playing Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon again.
I think the reason why I get burnt out with Animal Crossing is that I try to play it like it were a Story of Seasons/Stardew game. Those games are all about time management and trying to find the most efficient routines to get as much done in an in-game day as possible. I try to do that with Animal Crossing, which is more a game about taking your time then trying to cram in as many activities as possible. As an example, on the very first day of a new month I'll sit for hours trying to catch every new fish, bug, and sea creature even though I have a whole real-world month to do that in. I need to learn to take my time with AC and I'd probably enjoy it a lot more. My island isn't going to fall apart because I don't spend a few minutes every day grinding out a bit of each Nook Mile achievement.
I've became burnt out soon after achieving 5 stars for my island. I haven't even played the 2.0 update yet. It's entirely my fault as I feel I've reached my creativity limit and can't imagine improving my island much. I envy the endlessly creative players.
My expirience find a dopa-loop. Its a dopamine loop that consist of six games of three different genres. And that way you can switch ‘em around a little my ususal dopa-loop is: ACNH and Stardew; Apex Legends And Splatoon; Terraria and minecraft. Now keep in mind its essential to break the loop and do something completely different like a soulslike but if you dont have the money to buy new games every burn out its good to settle with a few in a way like this.
Cozy Grove is incredible if you’re looking for a similar game to ACNH, but there are a few better mechanics (fishing, errands to run for ghosts, design) but still has a very cozy, relaxing vibe. 10/10 love it!
Lmao as someone who plays Valorant, the fast paced nature of it is definitely helping a lot with the burnout of ACNH.
Platinum gamer and 5 star island owner 😎
I don’t like New Horizons
I liked it at first because it was the shiny new thing, but after losing interest in it for months and then getting back into New Leaf, I can say that I don’t like the game.
It’s not a bad game, and it’s an improvement on New Leaf in almost every way, but in doing so, much like the jump from the 3DS to the Switch itself, they removed all the charm that they once had. New Horizons is a good game, but it’s not a good animal crossing game.
Fancy meeting up in New Leaf sometime?
100% this
I didn’t like new leaf it has a errie vibe and the music is depressing / creepy and the mechanics are way to slow. I prefer my happy tropical island and uplifting music.
@@adultmoshifan87 maybe… online never worked great for me in new leaf, I just like to play on my own
Another way to not get burnt out on games you play is MODERATION. Keep track of the time you spend playing a game. Playing at most an hour a day is enough
Invested near 200 hours the first two months of release then have barely touched it since; I have lots of nostalgia from the game, though.
right now in acnh im working to get waterways all around my paths in my island, so that's a good idea i think, btw you may have to shell out a few ten thousand bells every now and then, but its a good goal to keep you playing. You can also look for you ideal villagers, but you may have to let some leave.
I haven't really felt burnt out and when I did feel burnt out, and had finished my island, I restarted it restarted my mind set and make me realize the nostalgia. I love acnh, I don't really feel burnt out but there are some days I don't feel like playing which is ok, if u take a break you'll want to come back. I'm trying to finish my house which is something I didn't do in my previous island. I'm also trying a new theme and watching froggy crossing or Tiger give me a boost to play as well as Kora. Find something new u haven't done before 😊
ACNH is starting to feel more like a chore than a pleasure, I mostly play just to check in and read Isabelle's daily announcement. I am still trying to catch all the fish and bugs I still haven't caught yet, and I'd like some help finishing the art section of my museum, and if any of you have a spare red, green or blue (not light blue) Randoseru, I'd like to do business with you! Nintendo had a BIG opportunity for a game that receives regular updates! Not to mention, NH is missing a LOT of content from past AC games, like extra Nook upgrades, Gracie, mini games and allsorts! I haven't played Happy Home Paradise much, so I will do more of that in the meantime!
hi! what art do you need?
@@dog771 the statues near David and The Thinker, the statue next to the Glowing Painting and the 2 paintings behind the Calm Painting and the Nice Painting.
Like others in the comments have mentioned. Take a break and do something else.
i started over and slowed down, no time traveling, playing only an hour or two daily, just taking my time and its honestly been so much fun.
i admit, i am going to make use of treasure islands to get some items that are rare/locked to holidays, events etc but only because i don't wanna stress out trying to get everything when the time comes.
When I get bored of a game, I go and play Car Quest
if I feel like I'm getting bored playing a game, I start looking at challenges people have done, like in acnh getting all golden tools, getting all flower variations etc. also speedruns are something I like to try every now and then. if that doesn't help I tend to just take a break from it and come back when I get that itch to play, in the meantime I just play other games I enjoy or I've been wanting to try
one of my goals is that i wanna design my island as good as i wanted to, before i bought online subscription and "open" my island to public, just like opening IRL themepark or something
My only problem is bells. The way I get my bells is by picking a full inventory of blue roses and then craft them into wreaths and sell them. Which you can probably tell that it’s pretty time consuming. After awhile of doing this gets pretty boring especially since I’m a bit impatient. Though from time to time I come back to play with random people
These kind of games are not for impatient players ....i mean they need patience like survival games ....i think story games or shooter games or online pvp games are more suitable for u! Peace 🤘
@@Dr.Akakia just cause I’m impatient doesn’t mean the games not for me. there are still plenty of things I enjoy about the game like decorating, making minigames on my island,and just playing with others in general. Though I will admit that more fast paced games like shooters or pvp are more suited for me
5:30 Luigi: "Its Showtime"
Not animal crossing related: I’ve been burnt on Minecraft, but then, i discovered modding, and it changed everything!
I don’t think I’ve ever felt like I don’t want to play. I will say I don’t play for hours and hours, but it’s not because of the game, it’s because I’ve found new games to play. Stardew Valley, Cozy Grove and others. HHP has also helped. So many things to do. I’ve been trying to finish all the critterpedias. This was a great video with great advice!
sometimes putting a game down for a bit is just what you need. i've found that if you enjoy watching animal crossing content creators like i do, i keep that enjoyment there, but not playing for a while means watching these videos makes me excited to play again.
The thing with Animal Crossing if you leave for too long then your villagers don't like you very much because you either missed their birthday or they haven't seen you in a long time so didn't they think that you don't care about them it's kind of funny your responses you get when you come back people don't realize they don't talk to their villagers enough and don't see all the different things they say it's quite interesting
I'm yet to feel any burn out in acnh and been daily playing since launch with over 3000 hours on my og switch with the game and 300 hours on my new island on my oled switch. I do play other games inbetween as well.
I’ve only just got back into it.. haven’t played since 2020 haven’t even experienced most of the events or anything
Since I don't mind time traveling I takes breaks from the game. I know I can come back to it whenever I find myself a goal again. I don't even do the dailies. I feel like I have to forget about AC a little bit, get it out of my system and the after couple of weeks I start missing it.
I finished every event and got all collections in the game. I found my unique weather code, I miss only couple of new dyis. My island is completely decorated. Right now I'm cataloging items and crafting all possible items for HHP decorating. My goal is to finish the whole catalog beside posters and photos.
What I do is alternate between this game and story of seasons / stardew valley. Of course I check in on my island briefly every day but serious play if I take a week or 2 off I usually gain the drive back. And when I’m burnt out of sims I play other completely different types of games like RPGs. It’s just a matter of taking a break.
For me the problem is the random shop stocks. I’m at the point where I’m just playing to collect the clothes I like and most of the time the shops just stock stuff I already have.
Girl I’ve been burnt out with everything - not just video games lol
I completely agree with going out of the genre. I was feeling burnt out with acnh so I started playing cuphead again. After about a month or so I was excited to play again.
I was burnout of snow, now my burnout is gone, I just don’t like snow very much, it’s give me bad energy, when snow is left I was so excited to back to my island, I just prefer the beautiful green grass over the snow that EVERYWHERE
I didn't want to play on Animal Crossings for a while until I realized why I didn't want to...because of my island. Now I'm doing themed islands like the one right now I'm trying the theme of "cute".
For me I got through waves. For a month I play the game non-stop, wonder why I stopped playing, then for a couple of months I leave it.
I've felt burnt out if the game and left for 2 months, And now I'm back and it feels so good!
I haven't felt like playing ACNH lately, but that is more to do with life situation than the game itself. Trying different games may or may not work as I am subject to motion sickness playing games in first person perspective. I've created an alt profile in my game (I only have the one switch) as I felt I still have things to do in my game. It allowed me to start over without really starting over. Like documenting the alt-character's utter failure of Label's fashion request (which would have been impossible to see otherwise since Label does not arrive until *after* the Able sisters shop opens).
Also with said alt-profile I've assigned new roles - my resident representative is now the island planner and the alt-profile is the dedicated farmer (2.0 update helped there) taking cues from Stardew Valley.
Another thing I am looking at doing as my original two villagers in my ACNH getaway have reunited on my HHP (both have left my island), is to create a collection of short stories (in written form - I do not have the capabilities of doing this in video format) taking cue from an Animal Crossing discord challenge from last winter (telling stories of villager interactions with each other possibly at the Roost but in my case on the beach of HHP and/or the restaurant and/or the cafe).
And as for villager hunting, thanks to access to TIs, I've accumulated a lot of NMTs and decided to...try to determine who is in my move-in queue. I am not actively trying to find this out. This is very much a side quest. I just find it interesting.
i feel like no matter what nintendo puts into acnh, people still won’t be satisfied. just like with every other update, everybody rushes through the content to get every item and see every new thing and then after maybe 2 weeks of grinding, there’s nothing left that’s new. i see people say that mini games and more upgrades would keep players interested but i don’t see how because they’d get bored of that too.
I said this so many times and I'll say it again. This game has the worst longevity. New Leaf was played for years because at the time it had enough content in it for it to last longer. This one didn't at launch which explains why most of the content was added after the launch.
ACNH is great for what it is and for a certain amount of time, it was great for me too. It helped me to socialize a bit and admittedly, without it I've noticed a decrease in my social skills, but I just wasn't having fun. Decorating (unless it's for weird, creepy things like a KFC staffed by chickens) isn't fun to me, especially outside of the DLC. I've caught all the fish, heard all the dialogue, and have done pretty much all I wanted to do. I got my money's worth.
I'm playing Stardew Valley right now and have just started a co-op game with my cousins. This game is so ridiculously underpriced and I'm loving it, even without the graphics.
This may be controversial because everyone has a different play style and Animal Crossing has always been about long--term, real-time gameplay, but I really like how easy it is in Stardew Valley to just start over or make a new save file. So many possibilities on every save and it gives you the opportunity to test things out or try something new.
To get the same effect, I had to completely reset my island and honestly, I had so much fun starting over. I wish I could've kept my first island too, but y'know...
There's no way I'm buying multiple switches to get multiple games. Not to hate on anyone who does, but that's just...insane to me.
But again, I know it's Animal Crossing and it's always sorta been that way. But never before has it been such a big issue, in my opinion.
I bought a second switch so that I could play in both hemispheres. I made my 2nd switch an illustration of a book I love. It requires a ton of terraforming.
I'm still burnt out, though. I think I'll restart my main Island - and I'll try watching more content. I was very put-off when I found that the villager personalities were so thin. Getting the DLC helped a lot, but I burnt through that, too.
The suggestion to play another game sounds good. I have Pikmin, which is quite different - and I've barely started it. I heard that a new chapter of "Chibi-Robo" is coming to the switch. That was a Wonderful game.
When I look at a game like Animal Crossing or Harvest Moon / SOS I set up specific goals. The same can be said for other games where there is management involved. Like Jurassic World Evolution -- I want to get all the islands to 5 stars and then play in sandbox mode for a bit before moving onto the next game. I'm still on the first game because I don't have a lot of free time these days (yay retail in 2022). I generally prefer RPGs for this reason, but farming sims and other management type of games do a lot for my depression when I'm unable to focus on my main stories.
First off, this may seem like a repeat of a comment I made on this channel on a very similar subject.
Am I getting burned out on New Horizons? No. Because each day I have a purpose to keep playing the game.
1. I still want to get 100% collected of all bugs and fish and sea creatures (I just have a few left now)
2. Most importantly, I play the game now merely to help others!
I love to fire up the game, and give away materials, fruits, veggies, and have people catalog stuff that I have. For free.
Because it's nice to help others.
Because it's nice to play a game where you don't need to kill anyone and you can just HELP other players.
I don't need in game monies (I have millions of bells, thousands of nmts). When I give away things and let people catalog my stuff, the joy that I see and hear when they give honest appreciation for what I give away, is payment enough. It literally replenishes my soul. And I know that I am helping others make THEIR own islands awesome :)
I also love to have people come to my island to see what it looks like! I am very proud of what I have accomplished, and I love people to visit it and look around and get inspiration to make their islands even better :)
So I will continue to play the game every day.
With that said, I have noticed that not as many ppl are playing the game. I am a frequent user of the Nookazon Discord channel, and i HAVE noted a very noticeable drop in the participation level of people on the channel - I feel that the active player base is dropping ever so often as time passes on.
And I will truly be sad when this game is no longer popular enough to play online.
Hoping that they ARE trying to develop a new AC game for us to play in 2023.
Playing it honestly makes me insecure. I've been stuck at 3 stars since August of 2020 and it makes me feel bad. But what I do is I take a step back for a month or so and that sometimes helps
I have lost my island due to broken switch. I wasn’t able to play again until I got over island grief. Now I’m finally playing again and planning to invite some off my old villagers to my new one.
For a game I recomend to play during burnout:
I play Super animal royale (SAR) Its like animal crossing, but it allows you to be an animal, and fight others! Its like a shooter/fighting fortnite kinda thing, but with animals!
This doesn't relate directly to Animal crossing but I have felt this burn out with a lot of games before. Sometimes I would take a break for a few weeks. I tried this last year and I returned without feeling the burn out. Every year I try to play a different series or genre of games. Ex. Last year I started playing fire emblem.
Youre burnt out cause this game is fire
Something that im working on rn it competing my museum, it’s harder than it sounds and requires lots of time travel but it gives me something to do. Next i might work on getting & crafting all the golden tools, which i might never complete
As someone who just started playing again last night, this is good timing!
Snow is fun at the start when it’s Christmas and festive and after that it’s just boring and I dislike it, I love cherry blossom trees and it’s sad that it’s so short but the snow season is so long
well, i'm still enjoying the game, still playing it each day. onl time i dont is if was doing something and forgot to play.
Though I do agree, changing things up does help...some days will play an RPG or something and enjoy that.
5:09 At least it doesn't track customization options. I wonder how many trillions of variations that would be...
I’ve got an unpopular opinion… the majority of players of ACNH in the last 2 years were not real fans of the franchise to begin with. So likely played the game as you would any other sandbox when AC is a very slow unfolding game to be played in real time. I’m a longtime AC fan and only got ACNH Dec 21, I’m absolutely loving it and will continue to for a really long time!
I played animal crossing for the first time in 6 months yesterday, poor Cranston hasn’t talked to me in 9 months