Multi-item crafting is at the top of my wishlist
Animal Crossing: New Horizonsis pleasant, and I cherish it, but that doesn’t mean it couldn’t be better.
The longer our island-life stint lasts, the more we’ll start to noticenitpicksandcracks in the foundation. The more we’ll long for quality-of-life features that would lessen the menu-based busywork and save us hours in the long run.Animal Crossingis a laid-back, carefree, minutia-filled game – and I mean that as a compliment – but there’s a balance to strike on Nintendo’s part. There could be compromises.
Calls for features like multi-item crafting (especially for fish bait), more thoughtful inventory management, faster NPC dialogue prompts, and smoother multiplayer interactions have bubbled up sinceNew Horizonslaunched in March. This week, YouTuberNick Haorganized a snazzy Nintendo Direct-style presentation to show what these and other player-suggested features could look like.
While it hadn’t crossed my mind, a NookPhone upgrade to see an item’s value inside your inventory would be a godsend; I feel like I’m always price-checking stuff with my real-world phone. That hopeful idea seems outside the realm of possibility for Nintendo. An inventory “sort” button? Maybe not.
I can’t say I’m confident Nintendo will add even minor usability features toNew Horizons– that’d be a pleasant surprise – but I respect the effort that went into this entertaining proof-of-concept video. If I were anAnimal Crossingpower user that did more island hopping and hosting, I’d be far less patient.
Best-case scenario, I think Nintendo will take in all of the fan feedback and come up with original solutions that will be a step in the right direction but won’t fully quell the naysayers. We’ll see!
For now, I’m pretty happy just knowingNew Horizonsshould be supported for years.
