In-Depth Look at Character Creation

[thegunpowderincident]

I am not against it that much.

I acknowledged in my first comment that I?m fully aware of how many unrealistic elements there are in the game, so it?s really not necessary to remind me of those features. I love the unrealistic parts of the game as much or more than the realistic ones, but I personally enjoy a balance between them best.
That means talking animals and digging up trees but also being on real time and not changing my fundamental appearance. I don?t see why that?s such a confusing concept? Different people have different preferences, and mine helps me immerse myself more into the world. That?s all it is.

I completely understand what you mean. I always feel that games are much more immersive (for me) when there are some restrictions in place, rather than giving the player a ton of control. I personally don?t think character customization is too much for me, but I do get where you?re coming from. I?ve played games that I felt were ruined by giving the player too much control in what should be an immersive world (Harvest Moon: A New Beginning being the biggest offender).

 

[Noctis]

Pretty dismissive comments here. It's not really for you to dictate what others should do or care about.

For a game the runs in real time with seasons, it's not exactly shocking to expect some realism. And it's hardly unreasonable or unprecedented to want to change your hair for the day without having to wade thru skin color options.

When did I say that? I don't care what y'all all do with your character. Don't wanna change your nose or eyes then don't do so.

 

[Luca]

I agree that it lends less weight to your appearance decisions if you can just change them on a whim, but I think it's better to have people who don't want that freedom and choose not to use it than it would be to have people who're stuck with a look they don't like who feel pressured to restart their whole game to change it.

Besides--many people tan much darker in the summer, while some dark-skinned people develop melanin disorders that make them lighter than they used to be. Color contacts and eye makeup can starkly change the appearance of someone's eyes. Many people change their gender, sometimes as often as on a day-to-day basis. It may not be realistic to just look in a mirror and completely overhaul your appearance, but the fact is that previous methods for customizing your character were less flexible than what is realistic.

 

[pawprints]

The square eyes are magnificent, as is the mouth with the single tooth. I’ll likely use both of those. I hope that there are more hair color options than are shown. I liked to have the pink or lavender hair in NL, so I would like to have the same option. If not, I mean, I’ll probably go with white which isn’t that bad, but I would rather use those cute colors.

 

[Khaelis]

The square eyes are magnificent, as is the mouth with the single tooth. I’ll likely use both of those. I hope that there are more hair color options than are shown. I liked to have the pink or lavender hair in NL, so I would like to have the same option. If not, I mean, I’ll probably go with white which isn’t that bad, but I would rather use those cute colors.

Pretty sure there was a Nook Miles reward to purchase additional colours. Eight of them, I think? Those are likely the missing colours we're accustomed to.

 

[pawprints]

Pretty sure there was a Nook Miles reward to purchase additional colours. Eight of them, I think? Those are likely the missing colours we're accustomed to.

I’m glad to hear that and that’ll be the first thing I try to unlock then! Thank you :~)

 

[SheepMareep]

I am so happy with this!
While I understand some people not wanting to be able to change their face whenever... we all have different moods constantly!!! I dont see the eye/mouth changes as changing our face but as being able to express different emotions c:
I.e. some eyes look sleepier or more excited than others. The mouths also give off different feelings!
Itll also be nice for side characters people have. Instead of deleting them and making a whole new one you can just change their look to fit any new role you give them. (Such as changing a book store to a fairy house)

Feels like everyone is so scared of change but these are all exciting and optional choices!

 

[pichupal]

I?m glad to hear that and that?ll be the first thing I try to unlock then! Thank you :~)

In case you wanted more details! First screenshot from the Direct and second from the jp website.

 

[Fey]

I am so happy with this!
While I understand some people not wanting to be able to change their face whenever... we all have different moods constantly!!! I dont see the eye/mouth changes as changing our face but as being able to express different emotions c:

That’s a really good point that I hadn’t considered! It doesn’t change my opinion, but it definitely makes sense.

 

[JKDOS]

Pretty dismissive comments here. It's not really for you to dictate what others should do or care about.

Easy for you to say.

What if we used the same reasoning skills for cloud saves "Meh, cloud saves allow people to cheat, so nobody gets to cloud save".

Just because a few people hate a feature doesn't mean the majority of us should be punished and have it taken from us.

 

[John Wick]

Pretty dismissive comments here. It's not really for you to dictate what others should do or care about.

For a game the runs in real time with seasons, it's not exactly shocking to expect some realism. And it's hardly unreasonable or unprecedented to want to change your hair for the day without having to wade thru skin color options.

It is a little weird. I'd like to keep some semblance of my original self, but I like having the option to change it as well.

So many times I've regretted picking the wrong eyes and haven't been able to do anything about it, but I'm glad I can now.

 

[pawprints]

In case you wanted more details! First screenshot from the Direct and second from the jp website.

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Thank you so much for this! I NEED that pixie cut the character is wearing

 

[cIementine]

i don't think it's that deep. i think it's great the option is there for those who want it, and can be ignored by those who don't. while it deviates from past games, the choice is there for people to pick and choose how involved they want to be.

 

[Fey]

Just because a few people hate a feature doesn't mean the majority of us should be punished and have it taken from us.

Alright, I didn?t want to add to this any longer, but this is actually bothering me now.

I NEVER got anywhere close to saying I hated the feature (because I don?t hate it) and I most definitely didn?t say it should be removed.

Maybe you weren?t referring to my posts, but if you are, that is definitely a complete misconstruction of what I wrote, and I find it upsetting.

 

[Xara]

there?s so many eye options, i am passing a w ay

 

[Scarfy]

I'm so happy that I can have the eyelash eyes but also change that :-> to a

 

[thegunpowderincident]

Thinking about the fact that we can change our hair whenever, I wonder if that means no more waking up with messy hair after not playing for a while. Since you can just go and fix it in your house, it wouldn’t have the same effect as having to go to Shampoodle and pay to have your hair redone.

 

[SheepMareep]

Thinking about the fact that we can change our hair whenever, I wonder if that means no more waking up with messy hair after not playing for a while. Since you can just go and fix it in your house, it wouldn’t have the same effect as having to go to Shampoodle and pay to have your hair redone.

Itll be more true to irl though. You'll still have to fix your hair in the morning c:

 

[thegunpowderincident]

Itll be more true to irl though. You'll still have to fix your hair in the morning c:

I do still want it to be in the game, but I could see it being removed due to no longer being a ‘consequence’.

 

[StiX]

I kinda want to use one of the new noses but I'm not sure what it will look like on the actual face i'm thinking about... I wanna mess with character creation already