Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

[Strafe]

I’m really torn about buying physical or not. On one hand it seems a bit pointless on the other hand I’m expecting the inside of the case to look incredible.

 

Can I use a physical cartridge on two different switches, having a different island/save on each?

[cohen205]

I always wear scatty briefs and a string vest whilst playing Animal Crossing

 

 

 

..... oh, you meant in game 

[Nosejam]

I’ve decided against watching the direct. I want to discover all the little details and collectibles for myself. If it was a few minutes then I probably would, but half an hour is going to spoil so much stuff. 

[friedgold]

As if I needed convincing, this looks absolutely tremendous. Some well needed but still very welcome QoL improvements and it just...looks *lovely*.

[CovisGod]

Best game ever made.

[Strafe]

No cloud saves. Still in the dark about transferring saves from one switch to another...anyone know?

[moosegrinder]

Yeah, this looks fucking incredible. I was in the fence a little but I'm so in now.

[mogawoods]

Just now, Strafe said:

No cloud saves. Still in the dark about transferring saves from one switch to another...anyone know?

 

You can't.

[ryodi]

I’m too old to get dragged back into the Stalk Market again.

[Gotters]

looks lovely, and at the same time you can see the path to madness with all the 'optional' customisation things on offer

 

key takeaways I got were 

 

• up to 8 players on a single island, can be 8 users for the same console, but only 1 resident per user.
• no cloud backup but a 'special' service to recover data on faulty consoles
• bit of Minecraft lite style action to sculpt the land/terrain
• all the usual Nook shopping with visiting sales people plus a whole crafting system too
• no axes/spades for visitors unless you make them best friends

[Strafe]

2 minutes ago, ann coulter said:

 

You can't.

So you’d have to do an entire system transfer?

[Not Thread Owner]

3 minutes ago, Strafe said:

No cloud saves. Still in the dark about transferring saves from one switch to another...anyone know?

It was in the direct. Cloud saves are coming, they can recover saves (suggesting cloud saves ARE there, you just can’t restore them), and you can’t transfer your save as it’s tied to the Switch. But, I expect you CAN move your character to a new Switch/island.

 

Anyway, wasn’t going to watch but did and fuck me - there is so. much. stuff.

[Not Thread Owner]

5 minutes ago, ryodi said:

I’m too old to get dragged back into the Stalk Market again.

Joan is dead

 

[R0b]

Best Animal Crossing ever. 

[moosegrinder]

https://www.eurogamer.net/amp/2020-02-20-animal-crossing-new-horizons-is-a-much-more-structured-take-on-the-series?__twitter_impression=true

 

Eurogamer played the first hour. Spoilers obvs.

[moosegrinder]

Also if I don't get Cherry The Goth Red Dog as an island friend I'm going to riot*

 

 

 

*Be miffed but still play anyway.

[Strafe]

2 minutes ago, deKay said:

It was in the direct. Cloud saves are coming, they can recover saves (suggesting cloud saves ARE there, you just can’t restore them), and you can’t transfer your save as it’s tied to the Switch. But, I expect you CAN move your character to a new Switch/island.

 

Anyway, wasn’t going to watch but did and fuck me - there is so. much. stuff.

I think they said cloud back up - in the form we expect that to mean - isn’t supported. You know what I mean. You’d have to contact them to get it done.

 

What about if someone wants to do a system transfer, not just the save data. That will work, right?

[Not Thread Owner]

Just now, Strafe said:

I think they said cloud back up - in the form we expect that to mean - isn’t supported. You know what I mean. You’d have to contact them to get it done.

 

 

They said it was coming, but not at launch.

 

Just now, Strafe said:

What about if someone wants to do a system transfer, not just the save data. That will work, right?

 

I expect so. 

[Flub]

The terraforming tools are going to produce so many island dongs.

[Not Thread Owner]

Been winding my daughter up all through that Direct. Telling her she can’t have a copy, it won’t work on her Switch Lite, etc.

 

Little does she know that when she’s finished her homework later her reward is a download code.

[mogawoods]

How good does the museum look now? That aquarium is beautiful.

[Flub]

[Strafe]

7 minutes ago, deKay said:

 

They said it was coming, but not at launch.

I heard it as something like “we won’t support cloud saves but we will support server recovery after launch in special cases”.

 

Hopefully you’re right.

[Strafe]

Just now, Strafe said:

Hopefully you’re right.

wow

[Gotters]

They explicitly say no built in cloud backup - there will be a single use server backup feature available some time after launch

 

 

 

[Strafe]

I really don’t get how cloud saves allow you to manipulate time anyway.

[Mr Do 71]

Love that I can customise my island.

[Strafe]

I’m going to mortgage myself up to the hilt with several extensions and have a dedicated gym in my house.

 

 

[CovisGod]

I hope the Museum will be unlocked fairly early on, looks amazing!

[shirubagan]

5 minutes ago, CovisGod said:

I hope the Museum will be unlocked fairly early on, looks amazing!

 

That's for you to decide!