Just too large of a departure from what makes Animal Crossing a series I enjoy. By having so much control over each individual aspect of your island, it discards the homey and cozy small town life the series was founded on. The villagers lack a lot of personality and are effectively just another decoration. And despite focusing so heavily on decorating, you can’t even fully decorate how you want, as to progress you need to follow what the game considers to be “good”. There are so many missing features, the unique NPCs were shafted in favor of a smartphone, and there’s just a lot of missing personality. I also find the soundtrack very repetitive and nothing stood out.