I Played Animal Crossing New Leaf in 2024...

Animal Crossing New Leaf is arguably the most beloved game in the entire series, but is it actually good? It's been over a decade since its release and I decided to replay it to see how it holds up.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 - INTRO: Getting Started
2:53 - DAY 1: Paying off the first loan
8:51 - DAY 2: Town Development Permit
16:16 - DAY 3
21:04 - DAY 4: Tortimer Island
27:29 - DAY 5
32:19 - DAY 6
37:49 - DAY 7
43:02 - OUTRO
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[@FreshBeeth]

i miss new leaf the DRAMA and the MESSINESS that went on in my town was UNMATCHED

[@infernooverdrive4981]

THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYINGGG!! The beef that 10 year old me had with Gloria is UNMATCHED

[@TheWeridSomeThingNetwork]

Oh, if you like that, try Population Growing.

[@ashtonybro]

nah city folk was inSANE they were so brutal back then LOL

[@Anreii]

@@ashtonybro god yeah I detested Tabby SO much not realising all peppy villagers were the same because she was muttering about backstabbing me under her breath RIGHT infront of me that ugly bitch got the net daily

[@delphoxhoopa7289]

What a coincidence! I started this game last week! I'm having lots of fun so far, and even unlocked Club Tortimer! As a black girl, it's a bummer I can't change my skin tone, though.

[@adamsandlerlover300]

I always found it odd that the only way to get darker was to stand outside for a million hours since this game came out in,,, 2012 lol. Then again, that was the year the uk legalised gay marriage.

[@eggfroggowo]

Same!

[@yee8332]

You can edit tan level with a New Leaf save editor and homebrew

[@vanyadolly]

Saaame. It's a pain, but you can tan at the island if you really want to.

[@woafie]

nowadays it’s so easy to mod your 3ds. use the save editor and change your skin tone! if your emulating you can do the same thing!

[@cluwu7957]

I got the game in 2013 when I was 8 and had no idea how to “properly” play so you basically achieved more in a few days than I did in YEARS😭

[@Hannah-iv9ek]

Same idk how 10 yr old me played the game so much yet completed so little 😂

[@lailah4982]

me too, which is crazy because i had so many hours on it 😭 all i would do was dig and sell my fossils and gyroids so i could buy clothes

[@Onlexia]

Me too! All I tried to do was buy clothes and try and get a house and I never progressed

[@Spidertheidiot]

All I did was visit the island I was obsessed.

[@dulcx_24]

LOL

[@zorapianist]

"Facebook marketplace, but in person" is the Perfect explination for Re-Tail

[@quabby0]

As someone who has only played new leaf and someone who continues to play it in 2024, this video makes me really happy. :)

[@ImLazz]

Me too!

[@mat_gotz1039]

I remember when I was a child playing New Leaf Drago was my FAVORITE villager, and when I bought my Switch the first villager I found when I went villager hunting was Drago

[@otter_despair]

I love Drago!

[@hayeon.k]

Coincidence? I think not

[@HoneybeePotato332]

Love Drago. I’m still kicking myself that I let him leave. Though I got Celia after he left so I was super happy. She’s so sweet

[@_lurking_]

43 MINUTES LONG FOR NEW LEAF?! YES YES YES

[@iirose7]

yesssssss

[@ScarlettGames98]

*my mind: don’t be dirty minded…please don’t*

[@Flizz0]

@@ScarlettGames98😐

[@bonjouritsready]

New Leaf - content New Horizon- aesthetics

[@marvelous9718]

@@nezahuatezI’ve always preferred taking time to build up my town over getting everything quickly. It gives me a reason to keep coming back to the game whereas NH made me drop it in a few months

[@jimineilpavimento]

I completely agree! Even if the New Horizons characters look kinda out of place, maybe they are too rendered for my liking, idk. I still think New Leaf has an amazing aesthetic, especially during spring and during golden hours

[@Michelahall1]

As a black girl that has played every single animal crossing game in the series, I cannot tell you how relieved I was when new horizons came out, and I could finally be my true self. But I’m also sad because new leaf was such an amazing game. 😂

[@boinkkadoink]

This is so true, I’ve been playing since wild world but I didn’t care about the skin tone thing until this game and I was 10 and I remember see in the only way to get darker was to tan😭 I still love the game though

[@RawrFizzy]

I had the same problem. I wish they combined New Leaf and Pocket Camp to make New Horizons, but here's hoping the next entry is better. 😅❤

[@Electricutie135]

The 𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘢𝘮 𝘐 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦? in the thumbnail gave me flashbacks to how I would have to time travel to the summer or visit the island and leave my game to idle for over an hour just to get as close to my skin tone as possible. It would take such a long time because you could only go up one level per day and if you didn't play a day (or time traveled forward or backwards) you would lose your progress.

[@ninjahotdog9036]

4:03 I remember if you were lucky you’d find a hacker who could give you a basket of any perfect fruit that had the number 0 on it, and this meant you had an infinite amount. After this you were set for life.

[@user-du6re3rm9z]

Redditors still will, they’re really kind

[@ninjahotdog9036]

@@user-du6re3rm9z Ig now you couldn’t get them due to online bring discontinued

[@HopeWren]

“If you’re angry coconut, why are you white?” Answer: ACNL 😂

[@vanyadolly]

Technically you can waste your life tanning at the island every day, but I had to stop when it just turned into my daily rage trigger. 😩

[@marthmallow7420]

it's why he's angry 😭

[@bk4698]

its japanese im sure

[@adrianarocasoto]

"Omg you can't just ask people why are they white!"

[@garmadongg]

I played new leaf for the first time on an emulator about a month ago and I’m absolutely in love with it, but I can’t believe it took until the year 2020 for different skin tones to be added to the animal crossing world. 😭

[@goopygoofball]

Well, technically, if we're talking about "animal crossing world", then skintones actually appeared in 2015 with Happy Home Designer game, but yeah, I still agree that it was a weird decision

[@pricelarva]

What emulator did you use? I cant afford a 3ds so i need to use an emulator :(

[@geschift]

@@pricelarva sorry that I’m commenting so late, but if you’re still looking for an emulator Citra works extremely well, and romspure has a bunch of downloadable roms including new leaf!!

[@z9nc982]

im not 100% sure but i think the game pulls the hair, skin, and eye color for your villager from your mii on your 3ds, so if you play on an emulator it will just be the default mii brown hair, light skin, and brown eyes.

[@spiralghosts]

@@z9nc982 huh, I never heard that. Pretty sure skin tones just aren't a thing in acnl aside from "tanning", and the way your villager looks in the beginning is one of a few looks the game has based on what you tell Rover

[@saint-naive]

once you said you were doing a New Leaf video I immediately started it up again. Portia was one of my first villagers, what an icon.

[@callum4849]

One of my first acnh villagers in 2017 was Pietro 😭 ive never had him since

[@gubbypls]

For me it was Victoria, she was my first villager to move out and it made me so saddd 🥺

[@whyiseveryhandletaken1000]

Bianca is moving

[@ac_istootired]

this game was my first animal crossing and it hold such a special place in my life/heart

[@awkwardcrypt_d]

recently sold my 9-year-old NL town to Tom Nook for 55mil and reset. I've been having so much fun getting back into NL, although it is a bit slow when you're waiting for that Nookingtons upgrade

[@vanyadolly]

I'm torn between keeping my town (my first) and selling it for the money, because I don't know how you're supposed to make 100 mil (!) otherwise for the last savings reward. Maybe in 9 years 😄

[@veradubovskaya5117]

Please don’t stop these series Vis!!! I’ve been loving New Leaf so much lately it’s become my go to game and it’s been a pain to find quality content on it 😞

[@lilacfields]

6:36 digging holes behind you trying to hit the money rock is so real 😭 it was so frustrating having to keep digging holes and still not getting the money rock

[@eggfroggowo]

0:40 fr, i would go to tortimer's island and get a tan that lasted a few weeks and when it ran out, i would look at my character like "why are you white?🤨"

[@TobySoOoOoObing]

Love it when ACNL white washing people 😍 /j (so glad we moved on from that era)

[@yggdrasilsaltar]

i love new leaf with all my heart but my god i can never go back to not picking your skin tone and only 20 inventory slots

[@lilovebird]

Same

[@ForrestFox626]

I can

[@heirjourdinn3897]

animal crossing doesn’t want u to know kapp’n is a better singer than kk will ever be

[@tasha7642]

This made me so nostalgic I love all the nuances to this game like the emblems on the tree stumps, the good luck and bad luck mechanics, the mini games on the islands, the grinding for bugs on the island, the random villagers and the police station and Brewster and all the special items like king tuts head and the Halloween event stuff like it’s so much more interactive to me bc I think majority of these features were removed since we can decorate outside in new horizons. This makes me want to start up new leaf again and see what my villagers are up to after like 6 years 😭

[@frankisnot1148]

I always kinda hated how mabel was like "oh are you getting a GIFT? cuz you're a boy buying a SKIRT?"

[@jordankelly7540]

Our homophobic icon

[@bean17magic]

honestly was shocked when i saw that dialogue, im a girl so this was my first time seeing it lmao

[@frankisnot1148]

@@bean17magic I know right 😭 I only played new leaf after new horizons, and in NH Mabel literally just doesn't care. So when I first saw this I was like girl-

[@samu-chan]

love her

[@ThirrinDiamond]

I suppose we all grow in our own time 😭

[@dontbeaturd763]

I love New Leaf - it’s the one I’m playing the most at the moment. There are tons of people still playing which is awesome!

[@JJ-xe6wd]

yas! The last game before nintendo watered down the villagers' personalities. The divas and icons are back!!

[@NerevarineKing]

Even in New Leaf the villagers are watered down quite a bit

[@alissalalala]

LMAOO not monique leaving her shirt at gladys's 👀

[@ScarlettGames98]

… did they do..

[@ellaanimates]

I used to play new leaf non stop with no problems but feel like I’ve been spoiled by new horizons. I tried to play new leaf again and all I could do was compare how little there was to do compared to the newest game, things like not being able to put items outside, not getting to pick my villagers or having so little pocket space and customisation made it so hard for me to enjoy the game again, I still love it though, new leaf will always be an important part of my childhood

[@ragingraichu219]

Right? I have so many hours put into New Leaf that it's nuts. But the QOL changes and new mechanics they added in New Horizons sure spoiled us. However, New Leaf has one thing over New Horizons, and that is furniture sets.

[@ellaanimates]

@@ragingraichu219 100% agree, especially about the furniture 😂

[@cynthia912012]

@@ragingraichu219 its so funny how spoiled we are with New Horizons, but when it came out people still complained about small things LMAO

[@ragingraichu219]

@@cynthia912012 Happens with every game

[@poopers197]

new leaf has way more to do than new horizons

[@unusually.crossing]

I made Bob say "NOOKTITS" in New Leaf and he deserves it. Also I started playing New Leaf AFTER New Horizons.

[@Fransdesire]

i love that more youtubers are doing acnl content i love acnl

[@vanyadolly]

I'm glad you're giving New Leaf some love since the servers are shutting down in April! People should try it now when they have the chance. 🤧 NL isn't my favourite, (Wild World ftw,) but it's definitively the most complete, fleshed out AC experience. There's SO much to do I that still haven't finished the game after two years!

[@mauratyson9580]

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THE SERVERS ARE SHUTTING DOWN??? LIKE I CANT PLAY IT EVER AGAIN??? Edit: oh you just meant the online servers I never play that way anyway lol

[@Nadlexandra]

@@mauratyson9580LOLOLO I GOT SHOCK TOO

[@katzbac]

There was nothing better than stocking up on sharks and beetles, changing the ordinance to MEGA BELLS and cashing in on the big moneys! I suppose u can do that with nh, but its missing the same flair i think.

[@EtheralAura]

I've been playing it for a week straight and ive had it for ages 😭 im so happy that people still play it

[@Nicole-nf5ns]

I don't think I've clicked on a video so quick new leaf my love you're returning

[@HopeWren]

OMG! I am so excited! I have 6 ACNL towns! This is going to be so fun! 💙

[@janabanana1976]

I actually hate that about ACNH. My villagers will give me a gift to give to another and sometimes they stop me right there at the villager’s house or at least very close. I’m like “dude their house is literally right there you do it”

[@DevAlo]

NEW LEAF CONTENT LETS GOOO

[@happypokemom]

I REALLY enjoyed seeing the gameplay! I never played it but it's definitely understandable how some players prefer it over New Horizons.

[@DiamondKat]

Thank you for playing this game and bringing it back to life after all these years , love your channel and would love to see a part 2 or a full series if you are enjoying the game ❤️ 😊

[@luxialion]

A dream comes true!!!! So nice to see you play this game. Hope you make an entire Letsplay series. :)

[@hyperbee2276]

I've been playing new leaf recently and you should make a part 2!! I want to see the drama, Fuchsia literally claimed me as her girlfriend and had an affair with Quillson then moved out.

[@Jennilynne]

That's wild, lol

[@MissChabre]

I love New Leaf! I think the tripping is because of a day of bad luck?

[@Jennilynne]

I think you're right. It was so annoying playing any day you were stuck with that.

[@amynapier3551]

Love this. Always great watching your adventures. Keep shining bright.

[@Ari-gp3im]

New Leaf was my favorite game in college, I played it for hours, and I had literally no idea that Isabelle would give you so many things 😭😭 I wish I gave her the seashell!!

[@TrippyPanda18]

As a first time viewer your voive is calming and your humour is funny. New leaf is such a nostalgic game considering i played it nearly everyday for 7 years and have logged hundreds if not thousands of hours onto it. Love the video keep it up

[@Flareontoast]

This was so fun to watch. I just love your AC content so much. Keep slaying

[@TheOtakuArtist]

PLEASE MAKE A PART TWO LOVED THIS SM!!

[@alanacarroll2989]

I love when people open the eyes of the new horizons fans to the magic of new leaf, thank you!

[@user-du6re3rm9z]

The fact when you were talking about selling the wall paper to butch a reindeer came and planted a flower on y’all 😂😂😂😂😂😂 also falling over means you’re unlucky that day, probably why the bugs kept flying away

[@Mushroomjumscare]

I love new leaf so much I’m so glad you made this!

[@wyld3r]

All the memories are rushing back lol Im SO down to see more of this playthrough of yours

[@micaspina]

OMG STOP IT IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS FOR AGESS YESSSSSS

[@lameessid]

FINALLY IVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS ONE

[@spilledmilk5316]

Yesss please do a part two if you enjoyed playing it! I missed so much seeing gameplay of this game :)

[@angelreilly8312]

Omg I LOVE THIS please do more!!

[@smolenbyy]

I finally got new leaf a few days ago after having played new horizons and the GameCube version so seeing this is exciting, especially with a fellow black creator. Awesome video!!

[@donewitheverythingxo]

i loved this video so much as someone who's still actively playing in 2024 🥺 please do more!!

[@skyelorspacex]

Always in need of new leaf content I love it sm

[@rooshi-sp1pp]

i love u channel!! i just discovered it and omg lucky julian has been my dreamy for the longest time 😭

[@orolien_gs664]

This game was so amazing and ur video did justice to it ! i cackled during the entire durity of this vidoe (sorry for the bad english, hi from France !)

[@chanelle5939]

Ive been playing New Leaf since 2013, I stopped playing in 2020 when I got my Switch. But recently I’ve decided to restart my New Leaf town 🥰 I love New Horizons but I still can’t help but feel that New Leaf was a little better 😢

[@Jangmo31]

This was the most awesome and entertaining intro to a game I've ever watched. I couldn't stop laughing, hahaha I really hope you continue this! I only knew New Horizons until a friend insisted I try New Leaf and I've been addicted to this game for weeks. It has some annoying limitations compared to NH but so much charm. Love it.

[@K0bold05]

i am so happy you made a video about acnl! for months now i play it all day because i enjoy it more than acnh! please make more new leaf content!

[@ittybittynaomi]

i looove this series sm and cant wait to see more of ur shenanigans in new leaf

[@anna_diane]

would LOVE a part 2! I never played this game but you've totally made me want to get it

[@Fili0706]

I like New Horizons, but New Leaf will forever be my favourite game of this series. It was my first Animal Crossing game and I started playing it in 2013/14. I remember staying up till late in the evening to head over to the island to catch some rare bugs and make infinite money with it lmao. When I was at my friend's house, we often played together and even at sleepovers we decided to stay up until 10pm, so we can catch rare bugs together. So yeah... nostalgia is a reason why I still love this game so much and why it's my favourite AC, but in 2018 my dumb ass decided to delete their town to start over.... I still want to kick my ass for this. I had nice villagers, I had almost every shop unlocked, I had the police station unlocked, I had many rare items, I had a lot of money and argh. I also have caught many bugs etc., I also had many Street Pass houses. Now they are gone. Everything is gone, because I was stupid- It's not the same anymore; but it still is fun tho. But I still regret it.

[@jimineilpavimento]

I had Mitzi in my New Leaf town when I was a kid, so I HAD to get her back when New Horizons came out. I restarted my NL town a week ago, and I managed to get Mitzi again! She was also the main source of drama in my first ever town, I just love her lol

[@liastofu]

i bet your beard smells like flowers

[@nxcrorat]

Your commentary is golden I'm crying

[@emmafr1edman]

LOVE U VIS THANK YOU FOR THIS

[@The_Starkindler]

I hope you do a part two, this was gold!

[@lewified]

this was so fun to watch! id love to see more new leaf videos

[@elsie_welsie]

Omg yesss! I’m so excited to see the town

[@jesstar119]

so glad i found your channel so cozy and silly

[@kajunika]

Thank you for the let‘s play 😍 i‘m Waiting so Long for it 🥺

[@mera_moo]

this was so delightful to watch omg! i really miss new leaf 🍃

[@stevendemarco3025]

Part 2 please!!!!! I love new leaf and your commentary was sooooo funny im a new subscriber:)

[@doritogacha123]

AHHHH I LOVE THIS ALREADY

[@beccaschlomann7592]

I started this game weeks ago and really, had no clue what I was doing. ACNH was my first AC game and I was able to muddle through it much easier. I feel so lost on NL but this was so helpful.

[@hinawina_x]

please continue these new leaf series! i love this 😂😂😂 i have never played new leaf and im seriously considering playing 😍

[@HoneybeePotato332]

Aww I hope you enjoy it. ACNL is my favorite. The music in that is so nostalgic

[@bankrollz]

AHHH I BEEN WAITING FOR THIS VIS

[@queerkii]

the excitement on my face when i got the notification, ive been waiting for the new leaf gameplay

[@ReptilianTeaDrinker]

Haven't played New Leaf in a long time, so it's fun to watch someone else replaying it. Love the name you chose. xD

[@TobySoOoOoObing]

YESSIR WE ARE BEING FED!! And this is great because I have never played any other animal crossing game other then new horizons and pocket camp so this is great!!

[@thomasanderson8548]

as someone who started on new leaf, this was SUCH a fun throwback to such a silly game :') also, the amount of great editing in this is insane!!

[@spikenoid]

EXCITEEEED!!! nooktits 🥳

[@goopygoofball]

ACNH was my first Animal Crossing and after I played it for around 300 hours, I understood that I can't play it anymore - I hated that it was centered around designing, hated that the villagers were exactly the same. By that time, I started to think about buying a 3ds. And then I got it! Bought an old 3ds xl and obviously, New Leaf was my first download. 10 months later - still going! I play almost everyday, for the first time ever I have a town I'm pleased with (i still have to do one part of my town, but otherwise it's completed), i have 200 hours of playtime. I stopped playing New Horizons completely (even sold the cartridge) and New Leaf has clearly become my favorite in the series. Love that you're playing it now!

[@mettamelvin4008]

My first game is New Horizons but wow New Leaf looks amazing! I’m obsessed with those flower baskets and an incline to the beach!? YES part 2 please!!

[@kratochvil11]

Still playing it today. Love it.

[@whitelikeblack1241]

Would love to see a part two! It is so intresting seeing this game, because I have never played it

[@vick8006]

New leaf was my first animal crossing game and it has a special place in my heart. I still have my first town and go on it occasionally. When I first got new leaf I thought you fell over when your character hadn’t slept for a while, but apparently animal crossing has bad luck days which cause you to trip over. And you can improve your luck by wearing a lucky item.

[@merepug]

Please keep making acnl vids!! It’s literally my fav ac game and youre my fav ac creator so this makes my heart very happy lol

[@hfreyschildren1265]

This makes me want to replay New Leaf You should totally do a pt 2 ❤

[@mutantsupremacies]

I hope you continue this series!!

[@QueenSix811]

I just noticed that on the inside the tent entrance looks so much cooler than the house entrance

[@Jinxy23]

I just wanna say I love this editing and game play style

[@Rajat123Solanki]

Please do a part 2!! This was amazing 🤩

[@hansfury7003]

I Play This Game 3 Weeks Ago (on Emulator) Glad There's Multiplayer on Citra. I'm Playing Online Multiplayer on Some Server, People Still Playing This Game.

[@poopers197]

Hi

[@esthersucksatlife]

been so excited for this video ever since its been mentioned

[@larkspurjane]

I would love to see a part 2. I really enjoyed this video.

[@Jennilynne]

I can't remember all the villagers I had in New Leaf, especially as they would leave whenever I wouldn't play for a while. I know I had Carmen (my bestie), Savannah, Beau, Diana, Hazel, BlueBear, Beardo, Butch, Margie, Flip (who I STILL have beef with for where he put his house 😒) Grizzly, Klaus, Coach... My mind is blanking on any others but I sunk a lot of hours into that game. Nothing compared to New Horizons, but similarly I continued playing long after my friends had stopped.