Reviews from

in the past


Not much to say except this game was THE thing for baby me when it first released. I cannot however judge my time with it in good faith since baby me stopped playing after she was forced to grieve over Margie leaving her town during a weekend away. A most tragic betrayal...

That being said ACNL is a great life sim and a great entryway into wider gaming in my opinion, the characters are really fun, the aesthetic is adorable, and it's just a wonderful little piece of escapism where there's always something new to do! It's been so long that I don't have much else I can say on it, but it'll forever be a huge recommend from me.

What's it say that when we got the hankering to play an Animal Crossing in 2023, we went to this instead of New Horizons? ...Well, preference, for one thing. But we think it's a little bit more than that; New Leaf has just held up surprisingly well, even over a decade later. For a handheld game, there's a surprisingly large quantity of stuff to it--and the Welcome amiibo DLC managed to make the game even larger!

If you have a 3DS, you owe it to yourself to check this game out, we feel. Also, please Netpass us if you have a modded 3DS, we need that Streetpass badge, NOW.

Great game, with all the characters finally getting glow-ups from the N64-era models they had since the first game. Tortimer Island is still a really cute addition for multiplayer. Welcome amiibo update added a ton to the game after which was cool. Only complaint was that villager housing randomly moved overtop of some of my pathways that made it hard to get around.


It was like a drug! A racoon shaped drug!

just the right amount of everything. maybe there's no such thing as a PERFECT game (new villagers should not move onto my flower bed), its pretty damn close. very sentimentally attached to this one in a way that just never happened with new horizons

Unfortunately just not my type of game. Still enjoyable though

Nintendo 3DS. YES!!!!! MORE!!!!!!! MORE 3DS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Only mainline AC I've played but it was a lot of fun

Como dijo "miraimiisu" este juego fue el mejor simulador de vivir en tu pueblito tranquilo. No se, es un juego que relaja mientras exterminas toda vida vegetal y animal, a la vez que creas una exageradamente grande casa en un pueblo de 20 habitantes.

Best game in the series, honestly! Incredibly nostalgic too, and an atmosphere that can't be beat. I'll never forget those early morning town bench sitting looking out over the ocean in the blue hour.

they could never make me hate you animal crossing

Best animal crossing title ong

its just immaculate. played it for 2 years whereas i quit new horizons after a few months.. wake that up

one of the best games i've ever played

I like this one so much but I don't have the energy for 2 animal crossings and I've moved on to the Switch one. Plus last time I played Gaston moved out so what's even the point.

i just got a perfect town after 11 years and that's all that matters

Best Animal Crossing ever made, make more like this Nintendo


Animal Crossing peaked here