"Love" in Animal Crossing?

[Neechan]

I say no for me, ac is not that type of game

However, pc did an event well recently known as a bf event with the chocolate confection and it didn’t seem way too weird and I quite enjoyed it, its basic premise was to give a chocolate to an animal friend you really liked (or enjoyed), and they gave you something in return.

It could use some tweaking if it’s ever put in ac switch, were you can’t just give someone candy you just met, and some animals (like dogs and cats) can’t eat it as they would get sick, so they deny the gift (due to Theobromine not being used properly and would kill the, which is why we don’t give it to them unless they allow us to make it from carob chips which are safe for them) okay maybe not too much on that because these are animals that walk on 2 feet so maybe they function differently

 

[carackobama]

This idea is really interesting but personally I don’t think adding romance into AC feels right or really fitting with the game and it’s feeling.

 

[Stalfos]

Well, there's always been "love" in Animal Crossing. In the original game it wasn't unusual for villagers (normals i think) to talk about their boyfriends. Asking for picnic advice i think. And there's Pete's unrequited love for Phyllis. And there's one in New Leaf too. I swear Muffy had a brief crush on me. She started talking very oddly and very out of character for an uchi. I snapshot the dialog because it was too weird to believe.

 

[Buttonsy]

I'd be sorta into the idea of a super rare thing where villagers date other villagers (although I wouldn't want them to add this feature if they'd not be willing to let gay couples exist, don't want to see a new version of the Tomodachi Life gay marriage controversy where they allowed gay marriage and then updated the game so it couldn't happen...), like it would take months or years for villagers to get married like it would IRL and it'd be sorta random who ends up together, but the idea of getting to flirt with your villagers as a human sounds sorta weird. Although, I mean, people like Beauty and the Beast, so maybe it wouldn't be as weird as I think...?

 

[EpicGamer12]

I agree with most posters, I don't think it's a good idea at all. In fact, I don't believe I would even buy the game if this was a feature.

 

[MysteriousSpirit]

No romance please it is so mushy stop it love if it is full will kill the male villager ahego

 

[MasterM64]

Even though I think it is great to be open-minded of where Animal Crossing can go in the future, I honestly think any form of romantic relationships in Animal Crossing would be bad because of the idea that it would be promoting bestiality technically speaking (which is something Nintendo would steer clear of like the plague) and Animal Crossing is not Harvest Moon. Plus, in Harvest Moon, all the characters you can have relationships with are humans as well which makes total sense.

 

[AdvLAMP]

I mean, the developers on Pocket Camp have done something like a wedding. https://youtu.be/0NJ91JD3WYs
Obviously it's not a serious wedding, but the fact that they included this in Whitney's memory is something.

 

[Valzed]

I don't think I'd enjoy romance in an AC game. I would like more interaction with the villagers - like doing things together as friends to make gaining their friendship more interesting. Maybe team fishing turneys? Or actually having a friendly picnic with a couple of villagers at the same time? Things like that would be nice.

Plus I swear there are already crush & romance themes in ACNL. I know I've gotten letters from Smug villagers that made me think they had a crush on my mayor. Plus I've had villagers make comments about two other villagers spending "a lot of time together" & it being cute. I've even had one villager say two other villagers seem to "like to fight on purpose so they can make up & be friends" again. That's about all the romance I can handle.

 

[Burumun]

Lol, no. The idea of being able to romance your villagers creeps me out so much.

That being said, I don't mind stuff like the smug villagers being flirtatious because it's part of their personality and not to be taken seriously, and I don't mind romance between the NPCs, but definitely not between the player and the villagers.

 

[pinkfawn]

Hard no. I'm not sure why romance of any kind is something people have been asking for in AC for ages. It's another feature you'd have to play daily to keep up with and I am already stressed out enough at the thought of having to play daily so no one leaves town. Not only that, but I just don't want it in Animal Crossing. I want a village full of friends, and friends between each other, not dating.

 

[nintendofan85]

I would also add that I feel like if love happened in Animal Crossing, it would make the games a lot more dramatic, and if you're like me, you're trying to escape the drama that already exists in the world...

 

[Flare]

when i first got the new leaf I thought it was gonna be possible to marry Isabelle...

but now that I think about it I'm glad it's not possible.

- - - Post Merge - - -

i think romance should only be in stardew valley and the rune factory and harvest moon games, not to mention you marry actual humans rather than a deer or a duck.

 

[Mink777]

Not the player and an animal, but if they did it with villagers, then I would be okay with it. It doesn't matter either way to me.

 

[Nunnafinga]

Love and romance are hinted at in some of the villager's dialogue and that probably should be the limit.If Animal Crossing was set up more like Harvest Moon,then I could see it being incorporated into the game but AC is about communication,friendship and community and romantic relationships don't really fit in with that.Besides,Nintendo has the reputation of being the most family friendly of the Big Three video game console companies and they'd never go for that idea.

 

[Yonk Raccoon]

I think the people scared of this feature "seeming like zoophilia" are taking having a crush on an abstract digital cartoon character a bit too far. I think it's a fun, cute feature (it's optional too,) and would appreciate people keeping their sexuality to themselves.. After all, roleplaying games are about how you make yourself feel when playing them.

 

[Nougat]

I don't think I'd like that at all.. I quite like how it is, no romance needs to be added for me

 

[mnm]

I think it'd be cute between the villagers, maybe they ask you for advice or send you to get them new clothes or something for their date on occasion. Other than that, I think it'd be a bit strange. Though, I do feel like some previous posters in this thread were a bit harsh. It's not a terrible idea, I just feel it being exclusive to the villagers would be best, and for it to only take up a small portion of the game, and maybe only one or two romantic relationships in the town.

 

[TheRealWC]

Not to pile on, but no. We already have some rumors that suggest villagers might have crushes on one another. That's fine. But straight up romance is kind of offputting tbh and you'd definitely have an angry retaliation for multiple reasons.

 

[Stalfos]

Honestly, i think this is cute touch and I hope it stays. The characters have already been toned down too much since the first game.

If people associate this with zoophilia i think it says more about them than the game to be quite honest.