Nick Ha: Imagine an Animal Crossing update with the QoL features we actually want [FAN-MADE, feat. Kira Buckland, Lizzie Freeman, & Madeline Dorroh]

[TheCongressman]

Expertly done. I've been hoping someone would take all the community wanted features and put together a polished visual example. These are all fantastic improvements, especially the quick inventory management, dropping and using. And the advanced tool belt has been on the top of my list for a while now.

Really nice to see these in motion. I subbed to the channel, I hope there's more of this on the way.

 

[Kaitos]

the toilet lmao

if these qol things made it i'm pretty sure my playtime would be a lot less

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The toilet is actually a feature in the game.

 

[SunBroDave]

The game is made for very young children. Forcing players to do stuff like organize your inventory manually and take items out of storage to make DIY items with them is intentional and a large part of the game design.

Just like Smash, the fanbase takes the game way more serious than Nintendo intends. We'll never get stuff like this in AC.

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You hear that everybody! If you want to sort your inventory, you're taking things TOO SERIOUSLY.

 

[AldabraRail]

nintendo definitely shouldn't go as far as thing video suggests, but I think the series has gotten to a point where they need to think about balancing QoL stuff alongside the slow-paced vibe they're going for. they're heaping systems onto this series, and developing the interface in the exact same way they did for the GC AC doesn't work anymore. but taking it too far will make it feel like too transactional. definitely a difficult line to walk...

 

[Deleted member 8468]

You hear that everybody! If you want to sort your inventory, you're taking things TOO SERIOUSLY.

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I'm genuinely sorry if that came off as aggressive. I too am taking this game too seriously with my millions of bells.

 

[DarkChronic]

Wtf that video was incredible lol, it legit felt like i was watching a legit Nintendo Direct, especially that music volume gag

 

[azfaru]

Lol at Everyone depressed after watching this

 

[Ocean]

Nintendo is gonna Nintendo. We'll never get something this good.

 

[Nikus]

 

[DaiJyoubs]

I always found AC's lack QoL makes the game more interesting. Makes me appreciate the islands I see more cuz I relate to how much of a pain it must've been to make lollll

 

[Sander VF]

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LOL

 

[Rhete]

Some of these "changes" are things I hadn't even thought of, and now I'm just depressed knowing NONE of them will happen.

 

[Aaronrules380]

All of these features would be amazing. I'll be pleasantly surprised if even one makes it in though

 

[KartuneDX]

Vince McMahon progressively getting enthused meme as I watched that

 

[I KILL PXLS]

The game is made for very young children. Forcing players to do stuff like organize your inventory manually and take items out of storage to make DIY items with them is intentional and a large part of the game design.

Just like Smash, the fanbase takes the game way more serious than Nintendo intends. We'll never get stuff like this in AC.

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What? No, that's just bad game design intentional or not. Especially when Nintendo knows AC (and most of their games) are meant for all ages.

 

[boontobias]

I disagree with any QoL changes in Animal Crossing. Everything should be as hard and take as long as in real life for full immersion

 

[Deleted member 8468]

What? No, that's just bad game design intentional or not. Especially when Nintendo knows AC (and most of their games) are meant for all ages.

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I'm not sure why people think I'm defending it as good design, because it isn't. I'm only saying it was designed that way intentionally, and is unlikely to be changed in my opinion.

 

[Neoxon]

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I finished the job.

 

[Supermanisdead]

I'm not sure why people think I'm defending it as good design, because it isn't. I'm only saying it was designed that way intentionally, and is unlikely to be changed in my opinion.

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The thing is that a lot of those changes would be things that if you didn't know how to use them, you could still just play the game as you do. Like right now a lot of people don't know that you can mash A to fast forward the crafting animation. Adding QOL changes isn't going to make the game difficult for children. They can still run all the way to the airport and go through the dialogue boxes to open their island/fly somewhere.

 

[MegaRockEXE]

Seems a bit advanced, and I expected it to be a bit over-the-top power player stuff. But these are genuinely good quality of life improvements. Not too much information overload and just preventing you from wasting time with a bunch of try/fail attempts, which is just bad design.

 

[nicoga3000]

Oh no. I watched the video and now I'm sad because we will likely get zero of these.

 

[Wanderer5]

This is too painfully good lol. I love this game, but sometimes it can feel a little clunky, which a lot of these QoL can help on.

 

[jotun?]

These things are all so obvious that it has to be intentional that they were left out.

 

[Deleted member 8468]

The thing is that a lot of those changes would be things that if you didn't know how to use them, you could still just play the game as you do. Like right now a lot of people don't know that you can mash A to fast forward the crafting animation. Adding QOL changes isn't going to make the game difficult for children. They can still run all the way to the airport and go through the dialogue boxes to open their island/fly somewhere.

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I'm not disagreeing, there's some excellent ideas in that video. I'm saying Nintendo isn't doing any of that that full stop, it just isn't their priority with the game.

I'll gladly eat all my turnips if I turn out to be wrong.

 

[spam flakes]

Yeah, I'm sad.

And lol to that Blathers pic

 

[BowieZ]

I don't even want to watch this because it's going to make me sad when absolutely none of it ever gets patched in. Game needs so many QoL updates that are just no-brainers.

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I watched it -- reluctantly for this reason. And sure enough, I instantly regret it.

Don't watch it.

 

[I KILL PXLS]

I'm not sure why people think I'm defending it as good design, because it isn't. I'm only saying it was designed that way intentionally, and is unlikely to be changed in my opinion.

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Both sentences come off as a defense of it since you're hypothesizing and presenting a justification for it without criticism. Also the way your second sentence was phrased makes it come across on first read like you're judging people for taking it too seriously (though I see now how that's not what you intended).

 

[Sparks]

I'm not disagreeing, there's some excellent ideas in that video. I'm saying Nintendo isn't doing any of that that full stop, it just isn't their priority with the game.

I'll gladly eat all my turnips if I turn out to be wrong.

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I kind of agree, but I think they will change them up if the uproar is loud enough.

The game is a mood, they are trying to go for the patient approach, they dont want to start down this slippery slope because they want you to play 1-2 hours a day at max. They want your day to be "I built a bridge and caught 2 fish!", I think they purposely punish players that want to do more.

 

[Alfredo]

This is brilliant. I hope this goes viral. A well-made fake Direct to fool people into thinking it's real to hopefully force Nintendo to implement these changes or at least get them to pay attention.

 

[Yasumi]

I'm so upset that this isn't real. ;_;

 

[GrimGrinningGuy]

This is all sooooo good

 

[laziboi]

I'm not disagreeing, there's some excellent ideas in that video. I'm saying Nintendo isn't doing any of that that full stop, it just isn't their priority with the game.

I'll gladly eat all my turnips if I turn out to be wrong.

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I doubt they won't include anything suggested in this video. Considering their usual pace for updates though, we'll probably be waiting longer than we would've liked to even get some of them.

 

[Lunchbox]

Nintendo will never listen to players, they know best.

 

[Deleted member 8593]

Hell naw, I need these restrictions in place otherwise everyone else's island will get so much better than mine.

Nintendo, please remove QOL features like... uhm... you know which ones.

 

[Tavernade]

That was REALLY well made, though part of me is a stickler annoyed at the 'features we actually want' tag as though all the stuff added in New Horizons was bad.

There IS a specific design philosophy with these games, though. While some of the QoL features here would definitely be improvements, I think some others (specifically the dialogue skip) would go against what the developers hope the intended user experience is (I.E. communication with others).

 

[Deleted member 8468]

Both sentences come off as a defense of it since you're hypothesizing and presenting a justification for it without criticism. Also the way your second sentence was phrased makes it come across on first read like you're judging people for taking it too seriously (though I see now how that's not what you intended).

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I don't know what to say, I'm not trying to be judgey. I play the game a couple hours a day at least, my house is fully upgraded and I'm working on making everything nice now. The game is honestly one of the nicest chillest things I have going on right now.

 

[kirby_fox]

I've seen some of these ideas in writing, but they nailed the visuals. The indicator for where the shovel goes is perfect.

But what I really want some times is the in-house overhead designer for the whole island that lets me quickly put down paths and terraform. That'd be nice.

 

[I KILL PXLS]

I don't know what to say, I'm not trying to be judgey. I play the game a couple hours a day at least, my house is fully upgraded and I'm working on making everything nice now. The game is honestly one of the nicest chillest things I have going on right now.

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Yeah, I know now that you expanded on your comment a bit. I'm just saying that's why it came across that way.

 

[giapel]

Ok, I must admit there's some good stuff in this video. The problem I have with a lot of QoL improvements people suggest, is that it's always geared to make the play experience as fast and efficient as possible. And there's the risk of reducing AC to something that's not AC.

 

[Toa Axis]

Many of these changes would make the game infinitely more playable, so I know Nintendo will never implement any of them. :(

 

[Conkerkid11]

Damn. Really well-made video.

Sadly, I doubt any of this is gonna make it into the game though.

Edit: lmao at that bit with the wasps

 

[julian]

What the heck does "yeet it back a grade" mean? Am I old?

 

[Shy]

I watching this atm.

I want all of that. ALL. OF. IT.

 

[Rosebud]

I'm so sad now

 

[ghibli99]

Ok, I must admit there's some good stuff in this video. The problem I have with a lot of QoL improvements people suggest, is that it's always geared to make the play experience as fast and efficient as possible. And there's the risk of reducing AC to something that's not AC.

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It already is that. All I see is talk of turnip sales most of the time. A lot of these things make the day-to-day things and the creative stuff less painful, repetitive, and prone to error.

 

[Xbox Live Mike]

Damn all those things makes the game 10/10. Amazing job for a fanmade, are the voice actors professionals? If not they should be.

 

[Fuchsia]

Fantastic video.

I'm sorry, but it's baffling that these features aren't already in the game. I love this game, but I see no reason why these don't be exist. Total conspiracy theory, but sometimes it really feels like Nintendo enjoys making the player spend more time doing menial tasks. All it succeeds in doing is frustrate the player though. I wish they'd respect our time more with QoL stuff.

 

[A Grizzly Bear]

That was REALLY well made, though part of me is a stickler annoyed at the 'features we actually want' tag as though all the stuff added in New Horizons was bad.

There IS a specific design philosophy with these games, though. While some of the QoL features here would definitely be improvements, I think some others (specifically the dialogue skip) would go against what the developers hope the intended user experience is (I.E. communication with others).

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The purpose of the skip is to get through the repetitive dialogue that bogs down every. single. fucking. action. They even accounted for your concern by saying it wouldn't skip over unseen dialogue.

 

[Neoxon]

Damn all those things makes the game 10/10. Amazing job for a fanmade, are the voice actors professionals? If not they should be.

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Kira Buckland & Lizzie Freeman definitely are. The former is the English voice for 2B in NieR: Automata, Falke in Street Fighter V, & Reimi in JoJo Part 4. The latter is the English voice for Trish in JoJo Part 5.

 

[Shoes]

That video was incredibly well made. If even ONE of the suggestions from there makes it into the live game I'd call it a victory