History YMMV / AnimalCrossingCityFolk

* ScrappyMechanic: Animal Tracks. The game will keep track of where you walk and wear down the grass accordingly. Aside from looking unsightly, it can affect other things, like the availability of certain bugs, and rolling snowballs. Additionally, there is no way to mitigate the effect apart from avoiding those paths and waiting a ''long'' time for the grass to re-grow. Neither the manual, nor game itself, hints that simply moving on grass is enough to deteriorate it, that damage varies depending on fast you move, or that running affects the range of the deterioration. It's hated so much that people were willing to hack their save files to reverse the effect. Thankfully, grass wears down more slowly and re-grows more quickly in ''New Leaf'', and the system was axed entirely in ''New Horizons''. [[https://tcrf.net/Animal_Crossing:_City_Folk The Cutting Room Floor]] explains it perfectly:

* CriticalResearchFailure: In ''City Folk'', Blathers claims ''Apatosaurus'' lived in swamps and lakes to support its immense body weight, a theory that was disproven in the ''1960s''.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: ''City Folk'' didn't branch the franchise out as ''Wild World'' and the other post-[=GameCube=] sequels did, so it gets criticizes for being a fusion of the the first two games.
* TheScrappy: Serena, the fountain goddess. ''City Folk'' offered the most convoluted method of obtaining an axe better than the regular one you'll likely start with (Silver/Gold Axe). Pay 400,000 bells to wait three days for the fountain to be built, then throw an axe in the fountain, and one of starting conversations has Serena asking if you dislike her. You'll most likely will ''abhor'' her because of the RNG working against you more often than not.

** Villager dialogue feels stilted because City Folk removed the dialogue options altogether when talking to villagers entirely. A villager will talk about a topic, provide more feedback on said topic, then said villager will loop around the same topic. If they haven't done that, they'll do the same with the next topic. This is infuriating, as the previous games were able to craft a more flexible dialogue system because there was always an option to have villagers go from one topic to another without staying on the same one. The GCN game had favor requests, and ''Wild World'' often gave you favors upon your first interaction with villager, but favors are completely randomized. And when you do get dialogue choices, it's because you're speaking to the villager who already '''gave you a task to complete''' (or a villager related to said task). The options themselves range from discussing about the favor, or to chat, so you can't just simply end the conversation, like you can in every other ''Animal Crossing'' game.

* ScrappyMechanic: Animal Tracks. The game will keep track of where you walk on and wear down the grass accordingly. Aside from looking unsightly, it can affect other things, like the availability of certain bugs, and rolling snowballs. Additionally, there is no way to mitigate the effect apart from avoiding those paths and waiting a ''long'' time for the grass to re-grow. The most egregious factor to this is that the game only communicates this to the player until it's too late, because the manual, nor game itself, hints that simply moving on grass is enough to deteriorate it, and it's never clear how much damage is depending on fast you move, or how moving fast affects the range of the deterioration. It's hated so much that people were willing to hack their save files to reverse the effect. Thankfully, grass wears down more slowly and re-grows more quickly in ''New Leaf'', and the system was axed entirely in ''New Horizons''. [[https://tcrf.net/Animal_Crossing:_City_Folk The Cutting Room Floor]] explains it perfectly:

** Villager dialogue feels stilted because City Folk removed the dialogue options altogether when talking to villagers entirely. A villager will talk about a topic, provide more feedback on said topic, then said villager will loop around the same topic. If they haven't done that, they'll do the same with the next topic. This is infuriating, as the previous games were able to craft a more flexible dialogue system because there was always an option to have villagers go from one topic to another without staying on the same one. The GCN game had favor requests, and ''Wild World'' often gave you favors upon your first interaction with villager, but favors are completely randomized. And when you do get dialogue choices, it's because you're speaking to the villager who already '''gave you a task to complete''' (or a villager related to said task). The options themselves range from discussing about the favor, or to chat, so you can't just simply end the conversation, like you can in every other '''Animal Crossing''' game.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: ''City Folk'' didn't branch the franchise out as ''Wild World'' and the other post-GameCube sequels did, so it gets criticizes for being a fusion of the the first two games.

* ContestedSequel: ''City Folk'' to ''Wild World''. A common complaint for ''City Folk'' was that it was basically just a console version of ''Wild World'', with some of its issued carried over. People that prefer it, however, say that it improved upon it in many respects, and that actual holidays being added back in and the controls being much more user-friendly than ''Wild World'' (largely owing to the presence of an actual analog stick and the ability to use button and pointer controls simultaneously, unlike the DS game's use of different "modes" for button and touch controls) made the game much more appealing.
* CriticalResearchFailure: In ''City Folk'' Blathers claims ''Apatosaurus'' lived in swamps and lakes to support its immense body weight, a theory that was disproven in the ''1960s''.
* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: Known as "''Wild World'' on on the Wii" because it offered only a few additions (with some of them not even making it in subsequent titles) and [[ScrappyMechanic animal tracks]] (one which made its way to the next game), though ''some'' fans who were dissatisfied with the sacrifices ''Wild World'' made because of hardware limitations and such, were content with ''City Folk'' amending them. ''New Leaf'' was more unanimously well-received because it made an effort to branch out the franchise, unlike ''City Folk''.

* The Scrappy: Serena, the fountain goddess. ''City Folk'' offered the most convoluted method of obtaining an axe better than the regular one you'll likely start with (Silver/Gold Axe). Pay 400,000 bells to wait three days for the fountain to be built, then throw an axe in the fountain, and one of starting conversations has Serena asking if you dislike her. You'll most likely will ''abhor'' her because of the RNG working against you more often than not.

* ContestedSequel: ''City Folk'' to ''Wild World''. A common complaint for ''City Folk'' was that it was basically just a console version of ''Wild World''. People that prefer it, however, say that it improved upon it in many respects, and that actual holidays being added back in and the controls being much more user-friendly than ''Wild World'' (largely owing to the presence of an actual analog stick and the ability to use button and pointer controls simultaneously, unlike the DS game's use of different "modes" for button and touch controls) made the game much more appealing.

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: ''City Folk'' got this reaction from fans and critics alike for being pretty much ''Wild World'' on the Wii apart from a few additions and [[ScrappyMechanic grass deterioration]], though fans who were dissatisfied with the shortcomings of ''Wild World'' were content with ''City Folk'' amending them. Fortunately, ''New Leaf'' was more unanimously well-received.
* ScrappyMechanic: The grass-wearing system. The game will keep track of where you walk on and wear down the grass accordingly. Aside from looking unsightly, it can affect other things, like the availability of certain bugs, and rolling snowballs. Additionally, there is no way to mitigate the effect apart from avoiding those paths and waiting a ''long'' time for the grass to re-grow. It's hated so much that people were willing to hack their save files to reverse the effect. Thankfully, grass wears down more slowly and re-grows more quickly in ''New Leaf'', and the system was axed entirely in ''New Horizons''. [[https://tcrf.net/Animal_Crossing:_City_Folk The Cutting Room Floor]] explains it perfectly:
-->''It also introduced the infamous mechanic of grass deterioration, causing your well-loved town to slowly devolve into a barren wasteland.''

* ScrappyMechanic: The grass-wearing system. The game will keep track of where you walk on and wear down the grass accordingly. Aside from looking unsightly, it can affect other things, like the availability of certain bugs, and rolling snowballs. Additionally, there is no way to mitigate the effect apart from avoiding those paths and waiting a ''long'' time for the grass to re-grow. It's hated so much that people were willing to hack their save files to reverse the effect. Thankfully, grass wears down more slowly and re-grows more quickly in ''New Leaf''. before the system was axed entirely in ''New Horizons''. [[https://tcrf.net/Animal_Crossing:_City_Folk The Cutting Room Floor]] explains it perfectly:
--> ''It also introduced the infamous mechanic of grass deterioration, causing your well-loved town to slowly devolve into a barren wasteland.''

* ScrappyMechanic: The grass-wearing system. The game will keep track of where you walk on and wear down the grass accordingly. Aside from looking unsightly, it can affect other things, like the availability of certain bugs, and rolling snowballs. Additionally, there is no way to mitigate the effect apart from avoiding those paths and waiting a ''long'' time for the grass to re-grow. It's hated so much that people were willing to hack their save files to reverse the effect. Thankfully, grass wears down more slowly and re-grows more quickly in ''New Leaf''. [[https://tcrf.net/Animal_Crossing:_City_Folk The Cutting Room Floor]] explains it perfectly:

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: ''City Folk'' got this reaction from fans and critics alike for being pretty much ''Wild World'' on the Wii apart from a few additions and [[ScrappyMechanic grass deterioration]], though fans who were dissatisfied with the shortcomings of ''Wild World'' were content with ''City Folk'' amending them. Fortunately, ''New Leaf'' was better received.

* ContestedSequel: ''City Folk'' to ''Wild World''. A common complaint for ''City Folk'' was that it was basically just a console version of ''Wild World''. People that prefer it, however, say that it improved upon it in many respects, and that actual holidays being added back in made the game much more appealing.
* CriticalResearchFailure: In ''City Folk'' Blathers claims ''Apatosaurus'' lived in swamps and lakes to support its immense body weight, a theory that was disproven ''in the 1960s''.
* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: ''City Folk'' got this reaction from fans and critics alike for being pretty much ''Wild World'' on the Wii apart from a few additions and [[ScrappyMechanic grass deterioration]]. Fortunately, ''New Leaf'' was better received.

* ScrappyMechanic: The grass-wearing system in ''City Folk''. The game will keep track of where you walk on and wear down the grass accordingly. Aside from looking unsightly, it can affect other things, like the availability of certain bugs, and rolling snowballs. Additionally, there is no way to mitigate the effect apart from avoiding those paths and waiting a ''long'' time for the grass to re-grow. It's hated so much that people were willing to hack their save files to reverse the effect. Thankfully, grass wears down more slowly and re-grows more quickly in ''New Leaf''. [[https://tcrf.net/Animal_Crossing:_City_Folk The Cutting Room Floor]] explains it perfectly:

---> ''It also introduced the infamous mechanic of grass deterioration, causing your well-loved town to slowly devolve into a barren wasteland.''

* ItsTheSameNowItSucks: ''City Folk'' got this reaction from fans and critics alike for being pretty much ''Wild World'' on the Wii apart from a few additions and [[ScrappyMechanic grass deterioration]]. Fortunately, ''New Leaf'' was better received.