Has anyone else felt really sad about a villager moving out?
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StarlitGlitch
Sweets Lover
ACNH not so much since you have to pull the trigger. I always hesitate about letting them leave (especially if it's not the resident ugly) but because of that my roster hasn't changed but recently and the game has gotten stale.
Even though it was hard to say goodbye in past games, especially when I didn't see it coming, it kept the game more exciting and felt more like that had autonomy.
Even though it was hard to say goodbye in past games, especially when I didn't see it coming, it kept the game more exciting and felt more like that had autonomy.
WaileaNoRei
Once and forever
I feel sad every time. I am always sure I have made a mistake, and many of my villagers I still do miss having around and think of reinviting some day.
even villagers I am not crazy (have never had any I really hated) about I am sad to see go, I just get pretty attached to my little island buddies.
I do think it is fun to keep letting villagers you go despite the bit of sadness, because island hopping is fun and finding new villagers to love is also fun.
even villagers I am not crazy (have never had any I really hated) about I am sad to see go, I just get pretty attached to my little island buddies.
I do think it is fun to keep letting villagers you go despite the bit of sadness, because island hopping is fun and finding new villagers to love is also fun.
Still miss them at times- Freya, Wolfgang, Filbert, Peanut, Colton
Unfinished business, may want to keep him if he comes back - Beau (should of got his photo, was too impatient)
Felt bad, but I know it was for the best- Biff, Tammi, Sydney, Goldie, Sly, Molly, Ken, Merengue, Judy
Was their time, wasn't super attached - Julian, Walt, Lobo
No, I was waiting on it - Mallary, Hornsby, Rocket
Beau, Biff, Mallary, or Hornsby are the most likely to be re-invited though as I lack their photos and poster (in catalogue) in Hornsby's case.
Unfinished business, may want to keep him if he comes back - Beau (should of got his photo, was too impatient)
Felt bad, but I know it was for the best- Biff, Tammi, Sydney, Goldie, Sly, Molly, Ken, Merengue, Judy
Was their time, wasn't super attached - Julian, Walt, Lobo
No, I was waiting on it - Mallary, Hornsby, Rocket
Beau, Biff, Mallary, or Hornsby are the most likely to be re-invited though as I lack their photos and poster (in catalogue) in Hornsby's case.
Yes, when my first villager, Phoebe, moved out. I really liked her, but of course, her starter house stinks compared to what she should have. However, the silver lining is that I eventually got a new uchi villager, Deirdre, whom I love.
I have Colton's amiibo card so, on occasion, I've let him move out so I could have a new villager. But I'm always sad when I bring him back and he doesn't remember me. The only time I've not been sad was when I accidentally allowed another villager to give him an apology gift and it turned out to be a purple bath towel and he was going around all the time in the purple bath towel, watering plants and such. It was hilarious but also beneath Colton's dignity. So I was glad to move that Colton out.
DarkSlayer1331
Senior Member
Yeah, I've had a few move out that I was sad about and regretted. Katt was my starting sisterly villager, and while I didn't like the look of either her or Coach when I started the game, I grew very fond of them quickly. She was only around for a couple of months - she asked to leave in May and I said sure. Within a week I was super sad. Coach didn't leave until November, and at that point I was okay with him going. Sure, still kind of sad, but I didn't regret it. The only other one that I regretted was Melba. She was super cute and I only had her for like a month or so and then she left and I wished I didn't let her go so quickly.
kiwikenobi
GONE FROM TBT
I remember being devastated when Bob left my town in Animal Crossing on Gamecube. I really liked him, and I don't think you got any warning in that game, or if you did, I missed it. I was super careful with New Leaf and never had anyone move without me knowing about it first, though I did sometimes miss the villagers I let go, I never regretted it, since I really loved my final set of ten villagers.
I was never super sad about any villagers leaving in New Horizons, since they can't leave without telling you first, but I do sometimes recall when I had Marina and Merengue in my town and feel a bit nostalgic. But I'm happier with the villagers that I have now.
I was never super sad about any villagers leaving in New Horizons, since they can't leave without telling you first, but I do sometimes recall when I had Marina and Merengue in my town and feel a bit nostalgic. But I'm happier with the villagers that I have now.
i honestly always feel sad whenever one of my villagers move out, even when it’s one that i wasn’t particularly fond of. the villagers that hurt me the most to say goodbye to were dobie, zucker and skye; i was planning on keeping all 3 of them permanently as they were dreamies of mine, but in order to make room for villagers that i wanted more, i had to let them go. i‘ve yet to regret my decision, but losing them definitely sucked and i wouldn’t be opposed at all to having them again in the future once i’ve had a chance to meet and experience more new villagers. :’)
Sheando
give me the pointy animals
I always feel sad. I miss my past villagers, especially Sydney the koala, Bangle the tiger, Broccolo the mouse, and Dotty the rabbit. But the ACNH dialogue doesn’t connect me to each villager quite as strongly as past installments, alongside the complete lack of other ways to engage with villagers, so I find that I get over it faster and am more willing to allow move-outs. In my New Leaf town, I kept 5 of my original 10 villagers for all five years of regular gameplay!
JellyBeans
only half awake
if it's a villager i genuinely liked, then yeah of course there's always a moment of 'aw that sucks, i'm gonna miss having them around', but equally it's exciting when they move out because it means i can try and find new villagers. it's also a lot less painful now than it was in NL, because for a villager to move out in NH you obviously make that conscious decision to let them go, as opposed to randomly logging in for the day only to discover your favourite villager in boxes. at the end of the day if i'm *really* upset that i've let a villager go, i'll just try and get them back because clearly i need them to stick around a little longer
I get sad when a villager moves out of it’s one I really or I’m particularly attached to, usually the ones that I’ve had on my island a long time. There are too many villagers that I really like and want to try out on my island but enough spots for them all to fit so unfortunately I sometimes have to let my favourites leave to make way for another one which is always sad.
So far the hardest to let go has probably been Erik, he’s one of my favourite villagers and I love his design but I thought I only wanted one lazy (Sherb is permanent) so eventually I agreed to him leaving but it’s not the same without him so he’s on my list to get back, this time to stay permanently. It was also sad saying goodbye to Goldie as she’d been one of my earliest villagers and had lived on my island a long time and Judy, a villager I hadn’t really expected to like but grew very attached to, took a long time to agree to let her leave (especially as I knew she’d be hard to get back if I changed my mind) but there are other snooty villagers I prefer so I reluctantly let her go.
So far the hardest to let go has probably been Erik, he’s one of my favourite villagers and I love his design but I thought I only wanted one lazy (Sherb is permanent) so eventually I agreed to him leaving but it’s not the same without him so he’s on my list to get back, this time to stay permanently. It was also sad saying goodbye to Goldie as she’d been one of my earliest villagers and had lived on my island a long time and Judy, a villager I hadn’t really expected to like but grew very attached to, took a long time to agree to let her leave (especially as I knew she’d be hard to get back if I changed my mind) but there are other snooty villagers I prefer so I reluctantly let her go.
Nunnafinga
Senior Member
In New Horizons,I don't feel bad when they move away especially if I have their Amiibo card.I figure that they're just going off on another adventure on another island somewhere in the ether.But in New Leaf,it was sometimes sad when you let a villager leave that you had for a while and then you get their goodbye letter......"sniff"..........
Halloqueen
"Yoko has returned, they cry."
In New Horizons? Not really, since you have to give them permission to leave. The only villagers who I've gotten rid of so far were Snake, Ursala, and Ken, who were my starting Jock and Sisterly villagers and my first Smug camper respectively. I didn't intend to keep any of them because I had already decided on which 10 villagers I wanted and none of those three were included. On a certain, small level I kind of felt like a jerk since I was kicking out the villagers who arrived to the island with me, but at the end of the day the villagers are just fictional characters with interchangeable personalities so it's not like it actually means something.
In New Leaf, I agreed to let Mott leave one of my towns because I wanted a different villager. However, as his moving date approached I kind of regretted the decision because I'd grown to like his design. I couldn't stop him from leaving and was kind of bummed (wouldn't say sad, but just felt like I shouldn't have done it), but I thereafter came up with the idea for another town with a villager roster that included Mott, I bought another copy of the game, and reclaimed him. He's now the lion of my circus/magic show town and it allowed me to acquire other villagers who I liked but who didn't fit into any of my other towns, so it worked out for the best in the end.
In New Leaf, I agreed to let Mott leave one of my towns because I wanted a different villager. However, as his moving date approached I kind of regretted the decision because I'd grown to like his design. I couldn't stop him from leaving and was kind of bummed (wouldn't say sad, but just felt like I shouldn't have done it), but I thereafter came up with the idea for another town with a villager roster that included Mott, I bought another copy of the game, and reclaimed him. He's now the lion of my circus/magic show town and it allowed me to acquire other villagers who I liked but who didn't fit into any of my other towns, so it worked out for the best in the end.
Katt was the villager I replaced Vic with
JKDOS
Senior Member
No.
In past games, like New Leaf, yes, because it was out of my control. You could wake up one day and your favorite villager moved. This would also break things as the new, potentially ugly villagers plops their house in a terrible location.
In New Horizons, only the villagers I dislike leave my town. No tears shed for them. They move out and I get the ones I want to move in.
In past games, like New Leaf, yes, because it was out of my control. You could wake up one day and your favorite villager moved. This would also break things as the new, potentially ugly villagers plops their house in a terrible location.
In New Horizons, only the villagers I dislike leave my town. No tears shed for them. They move out and I get the ones I want to move in.
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smug villager
aaaaaaaaahh
I recently replaced Mac with Mott as my resident jock. I really love Mott, but Mac is right up there as a favorite for me. He reminds me of my old pet dog who looked a lot like him and saying goodbye was the hardest villager goodbye I've had in ACNH by far.
Luckily I have his amiibo card in case I want to visit him, but still.
In ACNL, I had Stinky in my village. At first I hated him because I couldn't get him to move. I really wanted Bob. But he was so nice I ended up getting attached to him and cried when he did finally ask to move.
Luckily I have his amiibo card in case I want to visit him, but still.
In ACNL, I had Stinky in my village. At first I hated him because I couldn't get him to move. I really wanted Bob. But he was so nice I ended up getting attached to him and cried when he did finally ask to move.
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