Hugging needs to be a thing in New Horizons

[Warrior]

This sounds really dumb as I'm writing it out but. I wouldn't like this feature because it makes the villagers more like toys or interactable objects than like... people in the world. I could accept if it was a rare event at max friendship, but I think there's also different cultures with hugs. From what I can tell americans hug whoever and its a meaningless gesture, but in my experience people will only hug eachother after events like the death of a loved one and only if they are close.

Basically hugging is percieved differently in different cultures.

 

[Pellie]

It's like the Pokemon Refresh thing. I really don't like it as that's not what the game is about. If I wanted to hug something I'd hug my family, and if I wanted to hug something in a game, I'd rewind time and play Nintendogs.

Now that I think about it, I wish you could have had the option to give your dogs (and cats) hugs in
Nintendogs (+ cats). :/

Otherwise, I understand you, after all, I wouldn't also hugging my villager the whole time, I would use
this for events where a hug would fit, like when you want to say goodbye to a villager who is about to
move out, at birthdays and so on.

 

[BeardosFangirl]

This sounds really dumb as I'm writing it out but. I wouldn't like this feature because it makes the villagers more like toys or interactable objects than like... people in the world. I could accept if it was a rare event at max friendship, but I think there's also different cultures with hugs. From what I can tell americans hug whoever and its a meaningless gesture, but in my experience people will only hug eachother after events like the death of a loved one and only if they are close.

Basically hugging is percieved differently in different cultures.

This is true, and Nintendo is a Japanese company. Last I knew, in Japan hugging someone was the equivalent of declaring your undying love from them (at least that it is in dramas and manga). So I can't really see them introducing a hugging interaction in a children's game.

 

[Jason Voorhees]

It's like the Pokemon Refresh thing. I really don't like it as that's not what the game is about. If I wanted to hug something I'd hug my family, and if I wanted to hug something in a game, I'd rewind time and play Nintendogs.

I respect not wanting to hug the Animals, but don't think Animal Crossing and Pokemon are comparable in this case.
Sure there are lots of other aspects to the game, but interacting with the Villagers is definitely one of the core features (and has been for a long time, as far as I can tell)

That may be so but it is a core feature that I personally don't spend every moment of the game indulging in.

I said in another post in this thread that there are many other aspects of the game that I thoroughly enjoy.

Each to their own.

 

[Chere.]

Hugging would be nice, but I think it should only be able to happen if you're at a certain level of friendship with a villager, or a concept along those lines? Would be kind of off-putting if you could just hug anyone whenever you wanted, and it'd just lose its significance imo.

 

[Fey]

That may be so but it is a core feature that I personally don't spend every moment of the game indulging in.

I said in another post in this thread that there are many other aspects of the game that I thoroughly enjoy.

Each to their own.

Oh I agree and believe that if they ever implemented a feature like that, it should be completely optional.
I didn’t disagree with you disliking it—just with the statement that it wouldn’t fit into the series.

 

[Valzed]

Hmm... As much as I truly love interacting with my villagers I don't know if I'd want to be hugging them all the time. Plus I know hugging is seen differently in different cultures. I think the one time I would like to be able to hug a villager is if they're sad. Seeing them with the purple swirl and looking so down does tug my heart strings.

 

[Alolan_Apples]

I find this too weird, so I’m not for it.

 

[AlyssaAC]

I'm not sure I would want to hug my villagers. It sounds too weird and like a couple of other people have said, in some cultures, hugging can mean different things. Maybe if one day I decide to let go of a favorite villager, then I might hug them goodbye if we are close and it is added to the game. Of course though, that may never happen as I like to keep my favorite villagers in my town.

 

[Boccages]

OK. Hugging would be a feature not an obligation. You find it weird. Good. Then you wouldn't have to hug your villagers.

Just like I refused playing "hide and seek" in New Leaf for the 4th time this week.

 

[Melodie]

Sounds like a feature you could unlock when you have a high friendship with a villager, at least I would
consider it to make hugging "something special". Randomly hugging your villagers would be kinda weird,
like IRL, you wouldn't also go ahead and hugging strangers you don't know at all and would more likely
giving your family members or friends a hug.

 

[Lemonsky]

Sounds like a feature you could unlock when you have a high friendship with a villager, at least I would
consider it to make hugging "something special".

I like this idea and would like to see it in the game! It's true that it'd make more sense to give hugs when you know someone well.
I also just now imagined a scenario of hugging a sad villager and them being comforted by it.

 

[Boccages]

Sounds like a feature you could unlock when you have a high friendship with a villager, at least I would
consider it to make hugging "something special". Randomly hugging your villagers would be kinda weird,
like IRL, you wouldn't also go ahead and hugging strangers you don't know at all and would more likely
giving your family members or friends a hug.

Sounds like a great idea! I like your implementational aproach to this suggestion.

 

[Rusolando-Kun]

They could make something like a hug day and then have all the villagers hug each other, that would be sweet. :3

 

[BluebearL]

Oh wow, just think of all the bear hugs. Maybe if it takes on any of the elements from pocket camp there will be levels of friendship that could work up to hugging! It's all these little elements that I am looking forward to in the new game. Small changes such as the inclusion of hugging will be so interesting!

 

[Sweetley]

I actually like that idea, however, I think hugging should be a option for villagers with a high friendship
level and depending what kind of personality the villager has, the hugging would be different. Like cranky
villagers for example don't like hugs and only gives you a very short hug, meanwhile, peppy villagers love
hugs and gives you a longer hug, jock villager could give you a high five instead of a hug as an alternative
and so on.

 

[lexy_]

That would be nice if we could hug our villager....love that idea.