A Goodbye to Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp (Video Essay)

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  • @carnage0685
    @carnage0685 Місяць тому +58

    the fact they're making an offline version is incredibly benevolent compared to what most companies do

  • @tamakiyo
    @tamakiyo Місяць тому +44

    I also think the announcement of the end of pocket camp was so sudden! They just casually dropped a bomb and dipped, I wonder if all the attention is really on another big project..! :o
    And you make a good point that there are no ads, it really doesn't feel like some mobile game where you have to watch ads every other minute.. "Hey! Watch this 30 second short ad to shake another fruit tree!" Can you even imagine?
    Basically, it's a really nice game that you don't have to spend any money on and still enjoy it comfortably, still can't believe it's been that long since it came out!
    13:05 Btw this part is cinematic peak, I shed a tear

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +3

      I'm hoping it's the case that we are getting a new AC mobile game to accompany the next game! I think it'd be in good hands assuming it's the same team, plus i'd love to see how they'd link a mainline game with whatever new thing they give us!
      and yes, the neremik2 cgi budget truly knows no limits

    • @Just_Fungus
      @Just_Fungus Місяць тому +2

      I completely disagree. They are doing a whole finale ceremony. You can send gifts with messages to your friends that give special cushions. They gave us a memorial tree that will grow when you move to Complete, a party in a few days and a mystery gift.
      They are going above and beyond what most mobile games would ever do.

    • @tamakiyo
      @tamakiyo Місяць тому +1

      ​@@Just_Fungus Yeah! I dont mean the dipping part so literally, just meant it was so sudden, I wouldnt predict that in 2024 pocket camp would just end!~ They are doing many things for the players right now! Its super sweet.

  • @Pale_Empress
    @Pale_Empress Місяць тому +13

    watching this video while playing it right before getting shut down.. I really like pocket camp and I hope that if they are planning a new title in the Animal Crossing series, that the pocket camp team will be involved and that it will be a healthy mix of pocket camp, new horizons and maybe older titles ♥

    • @Epic7jb
      @Epic7jb Місяць тому +1

      The last moment just passed.

  • @CosmicApiary
    @CosmicApiary Місяць тому +8

    the problem with pocket camp for me that made it seem greedy was the stinginess of leaf tickets. i played the game daily since launch for the first few years but they started so drastically removing leaf tickets from events and it just felt insulting. in the early days you'd get 100 leaf tickets or more from an event, and now you get ten. ten! if even that. i stopped playing the game but missed it every day. i'm so excited for the paid version, to be able to actually enjoy it again

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +5

      I thought that was my mind playing tricks on me! Good to know that the event rewards actually did reduce over time, I thought I'd imagined it!

  • @lilianaruivo6513
    @lilianaruivo6513 Місяць тому +6

    The fact that i was playing it while i was watching this says a lot and i remember playing it before in high school even before i was a fan of the franchise says a lot because was this game that made me wanna play the New Horizons

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +2

      It's so cool that Pocket Camp was able to get you into the franchise, it's such a good game!

  • @loverrlee
    @loverrlee Місяць тому +58

    I’m disappointed they aren’t giving us a chance to buy the Sanrio content that they didn’t tell us would no longer be available in the final version 😭

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +24

      It's a shame, I loved some of the villager designs! Might be to do with licenses or something.

    • @cshimi
      @cshimi Місяць тому +12

      ​@@Neremik2That is exactly the reason, and I don't get why people still don't understand this. Sanrio content with animal crossing has always been limited.

  • @th0rrr
    @th0rrr Місяць тому +10

    There most probably was a downwards line in active players, but I believe what made them 'pull the plug' on the version we now have is that there must have been a sudden big loss of average active players. Whether that would have been FTP or paying players, idk, but it probably wouldn't be very profitable in the long run to keep this version going.
    That said, I am satisfied with the alternative. Although I think the real price is a bit much (€20,00 after 31-1-2025), I do think however that the game is worth your time if you like decorating. I'll probably get the complete version when they do drop it for €9,99.

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +5

      That makes sense! I imagine the new version will make more money than keeping the current one going, though I'm still surprised by how sudden the announcement was!

  • @Dokkiish
    @Dokkiish Місяць тому +12

    I'm enamored by your grape trees because I'm so used to my lychees that they were giving me a little whiplash lol
    Fellow since launch player here! I'm in the party of leaf ticket hater but mostly in conjunction with the cookies, because when I'd do a 5 cookie pull for 250 leaf tickets and get the SAME furniture item all those five times, the free leaf tickets accumulated over time and extra pity stamp are not enough to compensate my emotional damage for 5 of a stupid rug I didn't want. :'D I no joke have 5 Cinnamoroll tea trays from when I was pulling the Sanrio cookie, and I remembered wanting to cry a little when I got my 5th one. I took a really long break after I stopped playing for a few years but now I'm back playing every day until shut down, and I've spent all 850 of my leaf tickets to set myself free

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +3

      Owch! Haven't got that unlucky with cookies myself, but I do hear you on the stamps! Needing 10 cards for a 5 star item is devious, but hopefully the system in Pocket Camp Complete is a little more friendly with the drop rates or pity system. I'd say the earlier levels in the game were more generous with leaf tickets since you needed less to rank up and get 10 of them, but getting past level 100 or so they do start to stall out if my memory is right. Again, I imagine they'll be more generous in the new app!

  • @KingYoite
    @KingYoite Місяць тому +6

    I was very unhappy with the payed currency in pocket camp and I've played it a lot. Like most games with micro transactions you can enjoy the game perfectly fine without money but the 'premium' features are constantly shoved in your face and getting all items in a gacha set is almost impossible unless you wait a year for an event to come around again. Having a micro transaction free version where you can reasonably obtain all items and features is a blessing.

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +3

      I feel that! As the game went on, it definitely felt like they did try to nudge you more with paid features as either permanent additions to the UI or as prompts when you booted the game up. Thankfully, that won't be something we have to deal with in the new version!

  • @ghostnorm
    @ghostnorm Місяць тому +13

    beautiful video,,,,, really hope it blows up ! never got into pocket camp, but im happy for everyone who loves the game 7 years is a hell of a run

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +2

      It is! I don't think anyone expected it to be as supported as it was when it first launched, so to be in the state where there's 8 years of content to now re-run in the paid app is super impressive!

  • @Nagatusik
    @Nagatusik Місяць тому +11

    i'm really sad to see pocket camp go, i was playing from very early on, i discovered this game on my own by accident and i couldn't believe they made a free animal crossing game! without any experience of previous animal crossing titles a really just fell in love with this game.
    now, it's closing down and it's a long goodbye for me. russia is blocked from purchasing anything from google play and i cannot but the game. i really want to play from the launch day, but i cannot :(
    i understand why russia has those restrictions on it, but on a personal level i can't help but grief pocket camp. i'm playing everyday, till the end day.
    maybe when i move out from this hellhole i can purchase it then..
    great video! thank you for sharing your thoughts and feeling about this game, i really enjoyed watching!

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +3

      Thank you for the nice words! It's a shame that the Google Play ban won't let you get the new version when it launches, would it be possible for you to use something like a VPN to get around it perhaps?

  • @Meatman0912
    @Meatman0912 День тому +1

    ALL I WANTED WAS YOUUUUU 💔💔

  • @jayw9619
    @jayw9619 Місяць тому +7

    Omg this was such a great video to find on my recommended! I usually don’t meet or see people who have played this game more than the first month or so, and most people are pretty meh on it but I loved it very much! I never expected it to be a replacement for a main title game and I liked that it just ran on my phone and I could do dailies and events really quickly. I loved decorating my camp and trying to craft every furniture I physically could. I played it solidly every day from launch until a year after Genshin impact came out and then I also quit playing pocket camp after Genshin took over! But I genuinely loved this game and hearing it was shutting down I ran back to spend my 6000+ leaf tickets I had accumulated …

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +3

      Oooh, I feel that. Pretty sure I started playing less around the time I got into Genshin too, whenever I had to pick what game I wanted to play on break, getting my dailies in there always seemed to win out! Also I entirely get the first bit about rarely running into people who actively play Pocket Camp. Most of the top videos tend to be either "Is it good?" or first impressions from way back when, and I swear my twitter algorithm makes sure I see barely and Pocket Camp posts too! Glad to hear you've also had a fun experience with the game, and I hope you enjoy the paid version if you choose to get it!

  • @SonyoDreams
    @SonyoDreams Місяць тому +2

    Oh my you've made a another PC video, what a suprise! Not as much upon finding you on my yt recommendations haha! When i first discovered that it was shutting down, it was a enough drive into making me install it. I wanted to experience it at its final moments especially since it was my first AC game afterall, it deserved to be treated with respect. Now with the paid version coming near, it was a even stronger incentive. While it's bittersweet see it go, i'm happy with the way they are handling its closure. They recognize how much it means to so many ppl, and due to it, they're giving it a final satisfying hoorah. From what i seen with the community surrounding this game, they have been nothing but sweet. Which shows how great the love and effort goes into the game. :]
    (P.s: 14:25 Oh hey, who's that commentator with the rosie pfp? they seem cool ^v^)

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +3

      I was the same! Had to make space on my phone and had Pocket Camp uninstalled, but it went straight back on there when I heard the announcement! I'm really happy with how they're handling the closure, and the last events to round out the original game are a nice touch too. It's sad to see it go, but Pocket Camp Complete makes it just a little less sad with how good its looking to be!
      And of course, they must be cool if they went out their way to comment! It'd be totally crazy if they showed up in the comments of this video too!

  • @ohhadivist
    @ohhadivist Місяць тому +15

    I've played the game since launch and I do think that assuming that people who have an issue with the monetization must have never played it and have been influenced by an image of Tom Nook that I assure you most people haven't ever seen before is missing the mark. Right now if you want access to everything the game is offering you need to pay for I believe 3 different full-priced subscriptions. For a bit I was under the impression that it was one but no, there's the helper one, the cookie one, and the journal one. Leaf tickets are fairly common, yes, but you will almost surely not complete a single cookie using only LTs you get for free.
    Some people are fine with this monetization model, some aren't, but yeah, I think that it's mostly only people who actually play the game that are bothered by this.

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +5

      Some fair points! The aim of that section was to cover on a little about how Nintendo didn't do the game too many favors by making it easy to hate from an outsider's perspective. Especially in 2017, a lot of people were averse to playing mobile games because of the notion they'd ram ads or microtransactions down your throat, so I think in the aspects I mentioned in the video that Nintendo could've done things a little differently to give people a better first impression.
      That said, you're entirely right about the impact of the monetization on the people who did decide to pick up the game. I always found Leaf Tickets to be abundant enough to where I could save for a cookie and have it not feel like a day in/day out chore, but with how Pocket Camp handled announcing re-runs and new event items, it did make it hard to know if a set I desperately wanted was coming up, which would naturally push me toward buying leaf tickets since I had less time to get them for free.
      You're also on point about the subscriptions, I think having 3 was pushing it a bit, especially the $8 cookie plan. The other two I could justify since they cost way less, but for being the most expensive plan that one really didn't land the mark. As you touched on, I think having all three bundled into a single one as a reduced cost would've been a better way to handle it. That said, I still don't think announcing them as an anniversary update wasn't the smartest move. Anniversaries are meant to give back to the players usually, not find a way to earn more money from them!

    • @LydiaTaylorMusic
      @LydiaTaylorMusic Місяць тому +2

      So we won't be able to trade stuff anymore? Since it's offline 🥺

    • @victoriahudson4455
      @victoriahudson4455 Місяць тому +1

      ​@@LydiaTaylorMusic yeah, not more gifts, market, or helping friends get into the quarry 😔

  • @darkridearts
    @darkridearts Місяць тому +4

    I think you’re right the new mobile game will have full integration with the new console game

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +2

      I hope so, it'd be really cool if it did!

  • @samura2864
    @samura2864 Місяць тому +5

    they could just shut down the game and no one but the hardcore players would care, its nice to know that nintendo and de acpc devs want the game to have a proper goodbye

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +3

      It's so cool they decided to preserve the game with the new version, I've only ever seen a handful of other mobile games get that treatment before!

  • @matt-z7m2r
    @matt-z7m2r Місяць тому +7

    They are making it better! Should have always been offline!

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +3

      I liked some of the online features, but I agree it should've had an offline mode added into the base app at some point!

  • @starcaja
    @starcaja Місяць тому +14

    i loved pocet camp so much, played nonstop during the pandemic, SO want to play paid game.. preordered instrantly

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +3

      Same here! Can't wait to get my hands on it.

  • @plainswalkerur8142
    @plainswalkerur8142 Місяць тому +1

    You said it's a shame there won't be new content because the team behind November's content was really great, but didn't they say there will be new content planned through September 2025? 15:02

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +3

      Hi! About that, I wrote and made most of the video prior to more details about Pocket Camp Complete releasing. I did think about going in and trimming that line, but figured I'd keep it in! It's super cool we're getting some more content for Complete, however after that new content will cease. Still a shame to see them go as I feel they were hitting their stride again, but I can't complain about many months of new content that I didn't initially think we were getting!

  • @lalabell666
    @lalabell666 Місяць тому +2

    Question: Do you think I can transfer data after the game shuts down? I just started playing just to get the items for new horizons, but if I keep playing and get attached but don't want to buy the complete version right away, will I be able to still transfer my data? I don't want to get attached, and then all my save data doesn't transfer, and all that attachment is gone. Would it just be better to get the game after it's shut down as complete? I dunno, but i want to ask someone who played it more than 10 minutes just to get far enough to get the new horizons items.

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +3

      Yes! There's a window where you can transfer data into next year, so you don't have to buy the new version right away!

    • @lalabell666
      @lalabell666 Місяць тому

      @Neremik2 wanted to come back and say that i decided to play it even just for a few days to see if I liked it enough to pay for complete. I ended up getting attached to it! I'm still debating getting complete, but I have a lot of time to decide that! (My one worry is after the time to transfer save data is up, can I transfer my save to a new device if I need to? Had a bad experience awhile ago with an app, Harry potter hogwarts mystery to be specific, and that game practically killed my old phone with how much space it took up and I couldn't figure out how to transfer it. So I'm worried that if I need a new phone after the transfer date, will I be able to transfer my complete data to a new complete game? I'll make sure to look into it tho)
      But, yeah! I did enjoy the game a lot! I'm going to have to see if I will stick with the full version (I tent to get really invested in apps for like, a month, and then i lose interest and only play it every once in a while. Maybe that might change after getting adhd meds, tho! I hope that helps.) But for what I played, I really liked it!
      Also, i wanted to check in to see how you were doing with the whole shutdown. I know i Only played for less than a week, but i was still pretty sad... I can only imagine how people who spend much more time on the game are feeling right now... I've been hanging around the sub reddit, and people have been pretty sad, and i don't blame them!

  • @saadbunni
    @saadbunni Місяць тому +7

    Wait, its leaving? Wtf i deleted it for a WEEK WTF

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +7

      They're ending service of the game, but moving it to an offline version to preserve it! That version will have a few months more of regular content once it launches.

    • @saadbunni
      @saadbunni Місяць тому +5

      @Neremik2 thank GOD

  • @maimegidola9277
    @maimegidola9277 Місяць тому +4

    You're attributing a bit too much benevolence to Nintendo.
    Nintendo has always been very protective of their brand image, and I can almost guarantee that's primarily why it's not stuffed to the gills with third party ads, because they wouldn't be able to fully control what appears.

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +3

      Good point! While it is just Nintendo being Nintendo, it does still end up being a net positive on the experience! Thought granted, as you said it's probably more to do with brand image/general company guidelines rather than them feeling nice and not including them.

  • @word-weaver1001
    @word-weaver1001 Місяць тому +6

    Great video! It might be just me, but you talk really really fast! Did you speed up your recording?

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +6

      I usually talk that fast, my fault for watching too many videos on x2 speed! Thank you for your kind words!

  • @maamyy
    @maamyy Місяць тому +4

    They doing this because of a Law in the EU and as european i Love this for all of us

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +2

      Is that to do with the lootbox laws they're looking into? If so, that makes sense!

    • @lnnvt
      @lnnvt Місяць тому +2

      @@Neremik2 pocket camp was banned in Belgium and the Netherlands all the way back in 2019, for the monitization, yes. Not sure if this person is referring to those laws, or if there are new ones in the EU as a whole. I'm from belgium so very excited since all of the content that came after 2019 is brand new to me! I immediately bought it when i found out about it a few weeks ago. Definitely understand the people who spent money on it over the years though.
      Also, great video!!

    • @Neremik2
      @Neremik2  Місяць тому +2

      @@lnnvt I think I remember that making headlines! Hopefully people from those countries are able to enjoy playing from where they left off once the paid app releases, there's been a lot of good content added since!

  • @LuigiMario-ni3rj
    @LuigiMario-ni3rj Місяць тому +1

    Pocket Camp is nothing but a cheap, boring cash grab that took away from the mainline console series. Imagine putting hundreds of dollars into this garbage only to then have to spend $10-$20 more to own the "offline"edition. 🤦🏻‍♂️