The fan video is incredibly well produced. It takes the form of a fake Nintendo Direct video detailing an upcoming Animal Crossing: New Horizons patch, with voiceover provided by three different women. As the women speak, detailing each of changes, gameplay is shown in the background showing the fix in motion. That means someone edited together gameplay in fun ways to make it look like the changes had been implemented already, producing video footage that looks like it could very well be a direct recording of the game.
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None of the fixes in the Animal Crossing video that producers list are major adjustments. It isn’t a video trying to drag Animal Crossing: New Horizons down. Rather, it comes across like a bunch of fans genuinely hoping for their favorite game to be improved. That gives the video a positive tone while still offering constructive criticism.
Potential changes listed in the video include being able to craft multiple items all at once, speeding up text that players have already heard, and both hotkey and sorting options to speed up menu navigation. Being able to open your island’s multiplayer gate from a new cell phone app is particularly inventive. A few new UI elements would make playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons much faster and fun.
As noted at the end of the video, none of these changes have been confirmed by Nintendo. Nintendo hasn’t even acknowledged that there are frustrations with Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
The video is incredibly cathartic for Animal Crossing: New Horizons players who know the frustration of dealing with some very odd choices by the development team. However, there’s also the risk of some post-watching depression. Having these changes would be so great, but knowing that they’re unlikely to be fixed after seeing them in motion makes it sting a little bit more than before. Hopefully, Nintendo will watch this video, too.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is available now on Nintendo Switch.
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