Animal Crossing: New Horizons Official Companion Guide

Ordered April 21, 2020, finally received June 17, 2020 (almost 2 months after purchase), though I believe this is NOT the fault of Amazon, as the hardcover copy I pre-ordered in March 2020 through my local Gamestop still has not arrived to the store for pickup. Once the guide was finally shipped, it arrived VERY quickly, literally next day. It was delivered through UPS & after 7pm I started to worry that it would go back to UPS & delivery delayed until the next day, as I've experienced numerous times with UPS, but they actually delivered it around 9pm, which I was very pleasantly surprised by! Though I've had previous negative experiences with UPS as a delivering service, I can say this experience was 100% positive, thanks to the amazing driver delivering packages in this area. Back to the book; It arrived sealed in plastic(can be seen in image I uploaded with my review), even though it is a paperback copy, it still has a beautiful book sleeve with a bright image/artwork from the game, that continues onto the back cover of the book sleeve. It's VERY heavy, 4lbs of AC goodness! (it makes me wonder how much the hardcover book weighs, lol) The actual cover has a different image/artwork, it is a 2 toned blue background with pale blue/white wave design, made to look like water, with what *looks* like a polaroid picture, one on the front cover, a different one on the back cover, under the sleeve. The artwork & images inside are just as vibrant & beautiful, & the quality of this guide is amazing! I haven't gotten to read it cover to cover, yet, since it only just arrived, but flipping through I saw sections of the villagers with their pictures & all information about them. It shows all items/clothing obtainable, including color variants. & so far it appears to have literally everything you'd want & expect from an official companion guide, though I will update this review if any of my review changes after reading the guide in its entirety, but at first glance it appears to be just as useful as any other, as well as previous AC, companion guides. The overall quality of the book is great in my opinion, it's a HUGE guide, with tons if information, beautiful images/artwork, & a great companion to have as you play, as well as a beautiful collection item to add to my AC collection. I hope this information can be of use to someone looking to purchase this guide- but seriously, if you want it, I'd DEFINITELY recommend purchasing it sooner rather than later, since all AC merchandise becomes 'rare' pretty quickly & prices increase at an astounding rate (*I purchased the guide almost 2 months ago exactly for a few dollars less than what the SAME listing has it listed as now.*) All in all I'm very happy with the guides quality, & hoping the information inside will be of the same quality.Also, just for the record, I purchased this guide with my own personal money, & the reviews/opinions I post are 100% my own. I have not be compensated or asked to write this review & chose to do so on my own accord after receiving the item I purchased to help other Crossers who may be on the fence about purchasing this guide.

Ok so books are my jam and two is better than one. That being admitted, Ia couple months ago I purchased the hardcover Official Complete Guide Collector's Edition published by Future Press in 2023. This one published back in 2020 is still an excellent reference. The images in both books are beautiful. Bright and colorful. The images of the exterior, roofs and siding were what convinced me to keep both books handy as I'm developing my island. There are already so many photos included in previous reviews so no need to add to this review.

This guide is gorgeous, and I'm so glad I preordered it! I order it back in February and just received it yesterday (May 20th). Shipping took a long time, but this isn't the seller's/distributors fault. There is a pandemic going around causing delays with both printing and shipping, and this isn't really something that can be easily worked around, so for people leaving bad reviews about the PRODUCT based on the state of shipping and printing, be patient and humble yourself. There are much bigger issues going on with the world than you getting your video game book, and you sound like petulant children!As for the guide itself, it's absolutely gorgeous, and VERY comprehensive. It's a paperback but it's very sturdy, heavy, and feels good in your hands. I was for sure that by now I knew everything the game had to offer, but there is actually a lot of information in this guide that I didn't know about.It covers everything you can think of, in detail, from full hybrid flower charts, stats and probability for things like when the campsite will get a new visitor, full list of all items, clothing, accessories, etc. (carefully organized and all include clear pictures of each item), terraforming best practices such as how to properly set inclines, to a full list of all optional villagers and pictures of what their starter homes look like. I could go on. Essentially this is an extremely detailed book filled with beautiful illustrations and lots of fun details to discover. It was definitely worth the wait!

I adore the entire Animal Crossing series, so I preordered this book as soon as it was available. I think it’s wonderful and I’m incredibly glad I bought it. Here are some pros and cons to help you make a decision.PROS:•While every piece of information about most games these days is available online for free, this book does into detail to an extent that I haven’t really seen online yet. Particularly the part about how flower breeding, island evaluations, and home evaluations work.•It is a stunningly beautiful book. It’s gorgeous, and every collector’s dream. It’s also thick and filled with every single fact of the game and full color glossy artwork.CONS:•It take a while to ship for some reason, and it did keep getting delayed. I preordered it months ago and received it several weeks ago, so if it’s boufht now I’m not sure how the shipping would go.•The last 1/3-1/2 of the book is all catalogue. Every single item of clothing and fruniture is listed with its theme, colors, variations, and a little box to check if you have it in your catalogue. I’m not super into the in-game collecting, so I feel like a good chunk of the book really isn’t to my benefit. That’s personal opinion though.