Festivale Update!

Looking forward to this. I wasn't expecting anything more than Festivale from this update, so I'm not disappointed with it. It would be nice to get some desperately needed QoL updates (buying in bulk from the fitting room, with indicators to see whether an item is already registered in my catalog please) but I'm not holding my breath for that...

I just hope that Pave doesn't give me duplicates of items that I already got from him, which made Festivale a huge pain in New Leaf. In that game, before I got the wallpaper even once, I got the rest of the whole set at least twice.

By the way, I don't understand why everyone seems to be talking about Brewster. What's so great about Brewster? Sure it's neat to have some coffee, but he doesn't do much and I kind of hated the minigame in New Leaf where you had to memorize everyone's coffee preferences. I don't see why everyone is losing their minds over Brewster and not someone more interesting like Katrina or Gracie πŸ€”
 
6iixx said:
we've been able to customize how event items look before - i'm sure we'll be able to do the same with these pieces of furniture, as well.
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Yes, but it seems like the customized versions will probably only have two colors on them as well. The purple/green/yellow aesthetic of Mardi Gras immediately comes to mind for me. It just looks so much more fun than the green/yellow or red/yellow I have seen for this event.
 
Radagast said:
By the way, I don't understand why everyone seems to be talking about Brewster. What's so great about Brewster? Sure it's neat to have some coffee, but he doesn't do much and I kind of hated the minigame in New Leaf where you had to memorize everyone's coffee preferences. I don't see why everyone is losing their minds over Brewster and not someone more interesting like Katrina or Gracie πŸ€”
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I can't speak for anyone else but I want him pretty much because The Roost was a relaxing experience for me. Brewster isn't the most interesting character but he has a chill vibe that I really like. I'm also a coffee addict and used to love visiting small coffee shops before the pandemic and The Roost reminds me of that. I think it would be lovely to have a coffee shop experience in New Horizons.
 
The Festivale update isn't that much of an excitement to be honest, I didn't really expect much to be shown from what was presented in the trailer. There were only a few items that interested me such as the maracas, throwing beans, and some of the Festivale items that was in the video, but the rest of the content is unfortunately disappointing. I'm hoping that the Sanrio content will possibly return since the cards are getting reprinted, plus I'm also looking forward to the Mario items that are coming in March (hopefully there'll be more items coming soon too besides just the Mario set).
 
Raz said:
The hairstyles thing is just fixing an issue that dates back to the first game. The fact that it took so long to implement those is a problem by itself. And it wasn't just "fan feedback", it's more like a sign of the times and social pressure (as having a game like this in 2020 without acknowledging POC is disrespectful and disastrous).

The reactions were most definitely already planned to be unlocked, as they were already in the game (the villagers used them all the time, they didn't have to code anything to satisfy the fans). There was a lot of empty slots for reactions (and there's still a lot of those empty slots, so expect more in the future), so that was a given.

I don't know exactly what is this camera glitch you're talking about.
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Yes of course we won't ever know the true reason behind anything. But things like the ones I mentioned are coincidentally some improvements that were great to see, easy to add and/or cool to please fans. Having a game back on 2013 "forgetting" POC was already disastrous and the base game launched with skin tones and POC hairstyles but that didn't stop them from adding even more after a nice fan petition arised. Was it really the great feedback they received that made them add that? Who knows. But if we're allowed to think negatively that they never listen to fans, we can also speculate that they do listen sometimes. Maybe they don't want to add bulk crafting fish bait because they don't think that's the intended use for that feature and that creates a conflict between the points of view of fans and devs. Or maybe they just don't care. I just hope both sides can reach a mutual agreement/understanding.

The camera glitch was the HUD disappearing: https://animalcrossingworld.com/202...imal-crossing-new-horizons-for-better-videos/


By the way, I don't remember who asked, but rainbow feathers are part of the Festivale. The official PR states:

"Festivale Event – Feel the heat with the colorful Festivale event filled with dancing and flying feathers! On Feb. 15, Dancer PavΓ© will arrive to your island’s plaza** to usher in some confetti and carnival spirit. On the day of the event you can capture colorful feathers floating on your island with your net and trade them to PavΓ© to receive a passionate dance number in return. Rainbow feathers seem to be an especially rare sight, so be sure to catch them and trade them with PavΓ©. Invite friends over to your island or visit theirs to partake in the festivities together.*** "
 
I’m torn on this one. On one hand, a little pathetic for the updates to be spread so far apart and for the new content to be a single day of gameplay and a few random holiday items throughout the next two months. On the other hand, I’m working on a colorful seaside town right now, and this furniture set looks like it will be AMAZING for my plans. I’ve disliked much of the furniture so far, so I’m pretty pumped to see a set that I genuinely like.
 
I'm gonna try to keep positive until the update comes and hopefully there will be more stuff added that hasnt been announced. I can't wait for new items at least
 
...oh yay, another disappointing update. I already dont care for festivale. why would I now?
I was hoping for something else besides just an holiday update.
 
I'm just happy beans and the rainbow feathers came back but this update will never stretch more than a day. The March update better come early and add a ton of content because by far this has to be the worst update yet. At least Halloween Christmas and even Thanksgiving could stretch through the whole month they were put in but this? There's nothing that even stands out here. No hair no skin colors no eye colors nothing. Pave to me is lowkey annoying and tbh Festivale is annoying the music the feathers all of it is meh.
 
Milky star said:
I'm just happy beans and the rainbow feathers came back but this update will never stretch more than a day. The March update better come early and add a ton of content because by far this has to be the worst update yet. At least Halloween Christmas and even Thanksgiving could stretch through the whole month they were put in but this? There's nothing that even stands out here. No hair no skin colors no eye colors nothing. Pave to me is lowkey annoying and tbh Festivale is annoying the music the feathers all of it is meh.
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Throwing beans for Setsubun? I've been hoping for the ogre wig and red and blue ogre masks.

I don't think they're doing themselves any favors by hyping it up a month ahead.
 
Reginald Fairfield said:
Throwing beans for Setsubun? I've been hoping for the ogre wig and red and blue ogre masks.

I don't think they're doing themselves any favors by hyping it up a month ahead.
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It looks like we are getting outfits instead? They will be through Nook shopping. No festival for Setsubun or Valentine's Day. Edit- I remembered wrong. Setsubun is on the 2nd.
Google translates it as 'oni costumes'.
The hair and horns we already have.
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Noel_in_Sunrise said:
It looks like we are getting outfits instead? They will be through Nook shopping. No festival for Setsubun or Valentine's Day. Edit- I remembered wrong. Setsubun is on the 2nd.
Google translates it as 'oni costumes'.
The hair and horns we already have.
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A bit nitpicky, but the oni horns had a distinct look, and isn't that one of the hair styles people on twitter were complaining about?
 
Reginald Fairfield said:
A bit nitpicky, but the oni horns had a distinct look, and isn't that one of the hair styles people on twitter were complaining about?
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I have the same concerns that you do. I don't think that these horns are a good replacement for oni horns and I am uncomfortable with Nintendo using this hairstyle in this context for an official screenshot.
 
The twitter drama is... icky and one sided at best. Let people express themselves how they like, gatekeeping is just as bad in my opinion. The logic is silly if applied to a metric ton of other things and doesn't make sense at it's core :p Either way, I'm just excited for chocolates man. I miss you chocolate box o-o
 
I must admit that when I first watched the trailer video, I was a bit disappointed and immediately thought the update was underwhelming... However, I actually am content with the new items, especially after seeing that there’s actually a bit more than what showed in the trailer. I hope the next update will be a big one, though. For the moment being, I am looking forward to decorating my island for Festivale and playing the event itself!
 
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