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Goodbye Animal Crossing: New Leaf
- Thread starter Chopper
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IIRC, it's all but Animal Crossing and maybe Tomodachi?
http://en-americas-support.nintendo.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/70/~/how-to-back-up-save-data
MetalGuardian
Banned
That was fucking beautiful, Chopper
phoenix296
Member
I should really return to this at some point. My sister started playing it again during the summer and the Animal Crossing itch is returning but I'm scared of the weeds. 
i'm only past 200 hours and i feel like i've run out of desire to keep playing it.
some things are just boring. my house looks like a mess since i didn't bother to make a theme like in past games.
the only things i've fully done are the new mayor jobs since that's this game's new big addition. i also collect the KK songs like in past games since that's just 1 per week but the usual chores like catching bugs, fish and arranging the house feel too boring 4 games later.
some things are just boring. my house looks like a mess since i didn't bother to make a theme like in past games.
the only things i've fully done are the new mayor jobs since that's this game's new big addition. i also collect the KK songs like in past games since that's just 1 per week but the usual chores like catching bugs, fish and arranging the house feel too boring 4 games later.
Tell me about it...I've sunk 450 hours into Star Ocean: The Last Hope International and am almost to 100%. I will never 100% another RPG again, ever (unless it takes less than 30 hours to do so).
kamikazekoala
Member
Cool, Chopper. I also ended the game after about a year. (I think I have also around 800ish hours, but it's a while when I checked last time, so it could be more). Seen everything, done everything, have everything and while I miss the game sometimes, quitting the game gave me more playtime for other titles and life itself.
I guess I will return to it sometimes, but it never will be the big experience again like we had last year. That was just massive fun. And I'm happy that I was a part of it.
I also ended the game after about a year. (I think I have also around 800ish hours, but it's a while when I checked last time, so it could be more). Seen everything, done everything, have everything and while I miss the game sometimes, quitting the game gave me more playtime for other titles and life itself.I guess I will return to it sometimes, but it never will be the big experience again like we had last year. That was just massive fun. And I'm happy that I was a part of it.
Likewise mate. You were a huge part of it. Thankyou.Cool, Chopper.
I guess I will return to it sometimes, but it never will be the big experience again like we had last year. That was just massive fun. And I'm happy that I was a part of it.
It's great that you got so much out of the game. But it's also really great that you could tell when it was time for you to stop playing. Seems like you were playing because you wanted to, and when you didn't want to you stopped. 800+ hours might seem unhealthy to some people, but obviously you know how to manage your time.
I just started playing New Leaf again. I always play for a few months, then stop for a few, then play, then stop. The game does keep me coming back, but I always need the breaks so that I really get the itch to play it again. Right now I'm trying to cover my house in orange flowers, but it's slow going. I also need to branch out and find some people to give me different fruits so I can have lots of fruit trees. And the north side of town still doesn't have enough pine trees to be the forest I want it to be. So I've still got plenty of things to keep me occupied. Who knows when I'll quit it for good. Maybe I never will.
But yeah, I love the game. I hope there's a Wii U version in the works...
I just started playing New Leaf again. I always play for a few months, then stop for a few, then play, then stop. The game does keep me coming back, but I always need the breaks so that I really get the itch to play it again. Right now I'm trying to cover my house in orange flowers, but it's slow going. I also need to branch out and find some people to give me different fruits so I can have lots of fruit trees. And the north side of town still doesn't have enough pine trees to be the forest I want it to be. So I've still got plenty of things to keep me occupied. Who knows when I'll quit it for good. Maybe I never will.
But yeah, I love the game. I hope there's a Wii U version in the works...
Ivan A Nguyen
Member
I play this game as a stress reliever. I am not too into the item grind, but I have loved being able to fill up my street passes. I'll defiantly visit your dream address.
I played the game for a spell. Not long etc. But holy shit my wife went to town with that game. She got into breeding flowers and shit. Would water the damn hundreds of flowers a day and write letters...It was scary how consume she got in that game.
Now she moved on to minecraft. I fear for her life...
Now she moved on to minecraft. I fear for her life...
Auron_Kale
Member
Although I didn't achieve everything I wanted to in New Leaf, I ended up nuking my town because I knew how much I was neglecting it and was feeling guilty.
I got most of what I wanted out of it (completing all of my fossils was rad while getting all the seasonal fish/bugs was fun too) and I've definitely missed my townsfolk, but I knew that when I couldn't even spend 20 minutes of my day to play over the stretch of two weeks, it was time to let go.
Maybe one day I'll return to a new town, but then again, I'm contemplating getting Tomodachi Life so that might fit the itch I have at the moment.
I got most of what I wanted out of it (completing all of my fossils was rad while getting all the seasonal fish/bugs was fun too) and I've definitely missed my townsfolk, but I knew that when I couldn't even spend 20 minutes of my day to play over the stretch of two weeks, it was time to let go.
Maybe one day I'll return to a new town, but then again, I'm contemplating getting Tomodachi Life so that might fit the itch I have at the moment.
So can I back up save data for a digital title to the same SD card it's on, and then somehow find that save data on the SD card and back it up to my PC?
Panthalassic
Member
Really great tribute to a great game. I stopped playing last Fall and I feel nothing but guilt every time I think about it. My favourite villagers are gone, my town is in disarry. I really want to start over but I can't let go.
Glad you got your money's worth and more though. <3
Glad you got your money's worth and more though. <3
doctordoak
Member
Amazing post sir. Great game, sadly one that with kids I just don't have time for.
bluepolicebox
Member
Great post, Chopper :') I wish I could so artfully articulate how much this Animal Crossing experience has affected me. Meeting you guys and playing with you all over the past year plus has meant quite a bit to me. I'm happy that you'll still be haunting our little corner of Community so we can help welcome Baby Chop. And I'm really glad you're not the type to allow the negativity of others ruin something you find meaningful. Thanks for the memories
snesfanboy
Banned
i got this game free when i registered 3 games during a certain action that i forgot the name about (buy 3 games, download 1 free)
it's my most frequently played 'unplayed' game that i have
i have mostly sessions of half an hour and then i get bored with it, only to come back to it the next day/week/month and the process repeats itself
i understand the appeal, but it doesn't get to me, i think it's one of the most boring franchises that Nintendo has atm but yet i return to it, but for very short bursts
it's my most frequently played 'unplayed' game that i have
i have mostly sessions of half an hour and then i get bored with it, only to come back to it the next day/week/month and the process repeats itself
i understand the appeal, but it doesn't get to me, i think it's one of the most boring franchises that Nintendo has atm but yet i return to it, but for very short bursts
Rodney McKay
Member
I played it for about an hour or two daily for a little over a month before realizing I was just doing the same stuff over and over and it was affecting the amount of time I had to play other games.
Beautiful town ordinance. He'll be fine lol.
Alex
Member
I had a lot of fun for two weeks then dropped it and never returned to it again, like every title in the franchise.
Someday it'd be fun to see a big, mechanical push sequel made for this franchise. Improve the sim and life aspect a bit and less upon reiterating tacky furniture with a few fluff features, but it's amusing for what it is, even if you know exactly what every aspect of it is before you get it.
Someday it'd be fun to see a big, mechanical push sequel made for this franchise. Improve the sim and life aspect a bit and less upon reiterating tacky furniture with a few fluff features, but it's amusing for what it is, even if you know exactly what every aspect of it is before you get it.
That's how I felt as of two weeks ago.
God bless Beautiful Town ordinance.
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Night owl or bust for me. I literally only play late at night so would never make the shops otherwise!
I see you on my 3ds friends list and realize how little I've actually visited you during my time with AC.
I've spent almost 400 hours with the game myself, but really grew away from it about 3-4 months ago. I certainly won't forget about my time with it though, AC is a charming, magical experience, and ACGAF is a wonderful community that really showed me the best aspects of what a gaming community can be.
I couldn't help but boot up New Leaf again just to check out your town through the dream suite, and wow, what a town it is! Everything is beautifully arranged, colorful, and has a very natural village feel to it. I'm glad you got so much enjoyment from the game.
I've spent almost 400 hours with the game myself, but really grew away from it about 3-4 months ago. I certainly won't forget about my time with it though, AC is a charming, magical experience, and ACGAF is a wonderful community that really showed me the best aspects of what a gaming community can be.
I couldn't help but boot up New Leaf again just to check out your town through the dream suite, and wow, what a town it is! Everything is beautifully arranged, colorful, and has a very natural village feel to it. I'm glad you got so much enjoyment from the game.
Dr. Buni
Member
Feeling remorse about having fun with a game... I don't get this mentality.
Anyway, I said goodbye to New Leaf a long time ago, but I kinda miss the game. It is pure charm in form of a game
Alternatively: So much money they probably didn't waste with worse games.Aβydoς;121576222 said:
Really, really incredible post, Chopper.
It's nuts to me how many names I recognize in this thread, how many of you are still playing that I knew back when I abandoned MyPants*.
My story is similar. Disney Infinity came out and I went all in, fully intending on sharing my time with AC. After a few weeks, the guilt kept me away. What if Static moved? Is everyone going to hate me? I don't have the beautiful ordinance, I hate to think about the giant mess in MyPants*. I just haven't been able to go back.
Maybe I will tonight. Static is still my bro, right? Right?
*MyPants is the name of my town.
It's nuts to me how many names I recognize in this thread, how many of you are still playing that I knew back when I abandoned MyPants*.
My story is similar. Disney Infinity came out and I went all in, fully intending on sharing my time with AC. After a few weeks, the guilt kept me away. What if Static moved? Is everyone going to hate me? I don't have the beautiful ordinance, I hate to think about the giant mess in MyPants*. I just haven't been able to go back.
Maybe I will tonight. Static is still my bro, right? Right?
*MyPants is the name of my town.
Hours Left
Member
Chopper... ;_;
I laughed.
BumblebeeCody
Member
OP that was a fine but sad read.
Is anyone else in the same position as me?
You bought Animal Crossing: New Leaf, played the shit out of it and then Pokemon X/Y came out and you haven't return since but you're too scared to go back to your town after all this time?
Is anyone else in the same position as me?
You bought Animal Crossing: New Leaf, played the shit out of it and then Pokemon X/Y came out and you haven't return since but you're too scared to go back to your town after all this time?
I bought Animal Crossing: New Leaf, played the shit out of it and then Pokemon X/Y came out and I caught them all and then went back to Animal Crossing.
I had a bunch of stressful work shit happening in February, in addition to a lot of driving, and I kind of fell out of touch with the game. This has been incredibly stressful for me since I don't really want to "cheat" and go back and "catch up," but I'm scared as hell of losing my favorite villager (Daisy), and I need one bug and one fish which I can't get in July. I think if I catch up I'd just go say hi to people then jump ahead a few days. I don't know. I absolutely adore the game so I'd feel weird cheating it. But I'm pretty sure I'd legit cry if Daisy left.
crazy monkey
Banned
op can you post pictures of your game and town for those of us who do not have 3ds?
Theognosis
Member
After 838 hours and 12 minutes my time with Animal Crossing: New Leaf has come to an end.
That's 650 more hours than my second most-played 3DS game. And with good reason.
For a little over a year, the town of Buckland has been my... special place. That's a term I hate, but it really has been my stress ball. My zen. My yang to real life's yin.
I run my own business, I have a partner, a baby on the way, rent and staff and the government to pay. A real adult, with real adult issues to deal with. This is a fact I have really had to come to terms with recently as I waved goodbye to my twenties. Life can be pretty stressful, as we all know, and nothing's better for alot of us, than to slip onto your sofa with a controller in your hand and take control of whatever fantasy you've slipped into your console of choice that evening. My console of choice of late has been my 3DS, and the game that swept me away from everything that actually matters has been New Leaf.
Having played Wild World to death, I was fully prepared to engross myself in Animal Crossing once again, and recreate the pure joy I experienced with the DS title a) in the realm of the new generation, and b) as a member of Neogaf. I had survived the lewd pre-release threads, my hype levels were through the roof and I waited up on launch night, desperately refreshing the eShop so that New Leaf was ready to play first thing in the morning. And as soon had I negotiated with Nook as to where my tent was to be erected, I was back in the zone.
I always enjoy tucking into a new game that I've been anticipating. Screenshots and hype trailers are great, but that feeling of actually starting up a game that you've been looking forward to for years is a feeling that we can all relate to. This was next level shit. The music was familiar, but different. The graphics were more beautiful than I ever imagined, yet gave me nostalgic pangs of late nights fishing and trading with university buddies. It was beyond glorious, and despite everything I had learned during my time with Wild World, there was a whole new surface to scratch.
Animal Crossing is not a skillful game. Some will argue that it is barely a game at all. Elements of skill creep into fishing, diving and bug catching. It can play a part in events and the accumulation of seasonal items. But this depends on your dedication to accumulating that furniture. It is by no means mandatory. Animal Crossing is celebration of the minutae. A world where a new animation, an extra digit in your catalogue, a new line of dialogue, or a newly coloured flower or item of furniture is your reward. Tricking the game into thinking that you don't want a neighbour to move in on your bed of hybrid roses becomes part of the game. So does establishing what your favourite neighbour's type of coffee is, finding out, to your detriment, where PWPs can and cannot go, discovering what customised patterns look good within the context of Animal Crossing, and what fucking well does not.
It's about dedication. About fulfilment. About love.
From the moment you start Animal Crossing, it's about reigning control on your environment. The material core of the game might appear to revolve around paying a mortgage to Tom Nook, but in fact it's just about maintaining that control. Once you're debt free and you've unlocked all the resources available to you, it's about claiming your town as your own and crafting it around the hilariously restrictive boundaries that Animal Crossing tends to inflict upon you.
There was a time when little else mattered, certainly at the beginning. There was a time when trading, fishing, catching, watering, tweaking and perfecting were the most important thing in my day. Buckland consumed me. My avatar here for a while was me sat on my favourite bench. But there was far too much to accomplish on my own.
ACGAF to the rescue! A fine, fine collection of people who are happy to help with whatever issues one might have with Animal Crossing, as a whole. I truly believe that, between us, there is nothing they (we) don't know or can't help with. The communal aspects of Animal Crossing are an often marketed highlight, but with a community like we have behind us, it becomes something truly special. I'm not going to pretend that I was the most active socialite in ACGAF, but that feeling of support amongst selfless "BF"s as we worked together to fulfil our own individual objectives is unmatched compared to any other gaming communities I have ever been a part of. Wonderful, wonderful people.
Every single day since launch (except, maybe, two), I have logged in, found my fossils, watered my flowers, moved this here, that there, traded goods, harvested fruit, caught some fish, gone to the island... The whole way, supported and informed and accompanied by people all over the world. We'd visit each other, chat, laugh, trade, run about, catch bugs, hit each other squeaky hammers. We would share our experiences, impart knowledge and enrich our gaming experience through the very nature of being human, without compromise. The sheer purity of Animal Crossing is not to be understated.
With ACGAF's help, I've been able to completely fill my catalogue, which is about as close to 100%ing Animal Crossing as I'm gonna get. There's more, as the pros will tell you. I don't own every villager's picture (I've seen it and it is glorious), just those who have been neighbours in my town. I don't have every gold badge, just those I have earned over the last year-and-a-bit (some of the requirements are ridiculous). Otherwise, I've seen it all.
A personal highlight was being visited by the internet hero of Animal Crossing, a guy called Liquefy, who wrote all the extensive FAQs over at Gamefaqs for the game, for a trade. The New Leaf economy is...unusual. Everything's readily available, as people are able to exploit the ability to "dupe" anything one can hold in their pockets. Value is in the eye of the beholder. It's all relative, hence I had something this guy wanted. I was amazed. Personally, I chose not to partake in any "duping", and simply offered currency and rare items in exchange for other rare items. Considering the scale of New Leaf's catalogue, I consider this a pretty massive achievement. Likewise, thanks to ACGAF, we were able to decifer New Leaf's complex gardening system, which allowed us to master and control which foliage grew in our towns. This has been massively important to me and my daily routine, which has started, each and every day (irl), with me checking on and replanting my flowers. An obsession I no longer need.
I have unlocked every PWP, the decorations that enrich your town. I literally own everything that's unorderable; clothes, furniture, gyroids. In fact, the gyroids are all on display in an immacualte exhibit that I created in my museum. All unorderable items are on display in my three houses. This includes all DLC and foreign event items, though there isn't enough space to display all the unorderable clothing too. And I have all the pictures of every neighbour that has ever stayed in Buckland.
I like to think that Buckland could represent something a new Animal Crossing player might aspire to. As I've mentioned, everything is unlocked, and the best of everything is readily accessible. I have spent hours upon hours planning the layout of the town. I swear, I could write a dissertation on why I have placed everything where I have. The plan was always to have a town where people could run freely whilst being unrestricted by bushes and enclosed pathways. Buckland had to represent traditional Animal Crossing values (ie. plenty of trees), whilst embracing the modern developments of the series.
Hours and hours of actual human time were dedicated to this vision.
But I'm done. I can't keep up with it any more. Moving forward, the only thing I can aspire to do is to keep in touch with my neighbours and prevent them from moving out, lest I invest hours upon hours (upon hours) resetting my game in order to ensure my town layout doesn't get fucked by a new arrival. There are better ways to spend my time. I have other games to play! I should eat breakfast instead of searching for fossils. I need to cut the chord now, whilst I'm ahead.
So here I am. Thank fuck for dream addresses. I dreamt of such a feature in my Wild World days. If you own Animal Crossing: New Leaf, do check out my Dream Address: 7400-2932-0644. Love what I've done. And try to find the 10 hidden gold roses..
Thankyou to ACGAF, particularly Niraj, bluepolicebox, eaudamonic, Koomaster, BGBW, kamikazekoala, Roto13, Wolfe and Frogstep. You are all awesome people.
I love Animal Crossing: New Leaf more than any other game I've ever played. It's a very special, personal game that I would urge any 3DS owner to play, love and come back to every day for more.
I'll come back one day. Just cos I'll miss the shit out of it. But not for a while.
TL;DR: I love AC:NL because it's an incredible game. But I've achieved all I wanted to, so I'm gonna say goodbye. This feels like a bigger deal to me than it actually is, I appreciate, but thisisneogaf, and I thought you might like to hear about it.
Congratulations for having experienced the game to the fullest! The limited playtime I had with New Leaf (and Wild World in the past) was already magical so I could imagine the joy if I had spent hundreds of hours with it. Since I could not devote many hours for such a game due to my busy sched, I let my kids play for me. It's a joy seeing my kids smile in front of their 3DS's. I know they're having a wonderful time!
Thanks for sharing!
My Dream Center was just completed today, so I decided to visit Buckland. It must have taken quite a bit of time to get all the flowers and trees positioned as they are. It was neat to see some of the public works. I was hoping to catch a glimpse of some hibiscus since my girlfriend and I have yet to successfully plant them in our towns (they always die), but I saw none. It also reminded me that I have no coconuts or persimmons.
OmegaDL50
Member
You topics like this make me wonder why I don't own a 3DS and why would be a great idea to get one.
I enjoyed my time playing Animal Crossing: City Folk on the Wii for many hours, maybe one of Nintendo EAD's unannounced projects will be a Wii U Animal Crossing title, it's not unprecedented when you consider the series started on a console with the first title on Gamecube.
I'm not begging for a port of New Leaf on the Wii U, but rather an entirely new game for Wii U owners.
If that doesn't happen, well I can always eventually pick up a 3DS XL and get this game.
I enjoyed my time playing Animal Crossing: City Folk on the Wii for many hours, maybe one of Nintendo EAD's unannounced projects will be a Wii U Animal Crossing title, it's not unprecedented when you consider the series started on a console with the first title on Gamecube.
I'm not begging for a port of New Leaf on the Wii U, but rather an entirely new game for Wii U owners.
If that doesn't happen, well I can always eventually pick up a 3DS XL and get this game.
All the bushes along the south of town are hibiscus bushes. They're the only bushes in bloom this time of year.
Coffee Dog
Banned
I play for just a bit ever couple of days, and have since launch. I haven't gotten burnt out, but then again, i am still paying off my final loan. I take it real slow.
Finally got round to uploading some of the pics that I took a couple of days ago. Here you go...
Edit: Bottom of the page. D'oh.