There are 2 random villagers that have chosen to take the Getaway Package with you

[AlyssaAC]

This info really makes me even more excited for the new game! I never really liked plot resetting, as it took up way too much of my time, so I'm glad I can get to decide where everyone goes. This way I can just hop right into the game and not worry so much about how I want things. If I read it correctly, we still get to do designs too like in New Leaf. I really want to get creative with things and I'm so glad we can choose our characters from the start. No more tanning for me.

 

[lunatepic]

I am just a little bit sad that there are no new personality types, but hopefully that means that they'll be able to take the ones they already have and really make them unique!

Other than that I'm really happy with what they've shown us so far, it feels like they really listened to what the fans wanted with NL (villager house placement, outside furniture, etc).

 

[Riley9]

I'm not sure whether or not it is confirmed if we get to decide where tom nook's place is on the island. If we don't get to decide that, I will definitely reset to where I want it and I might reset depending on the villagers I get.

 

[Mink777]

Starting the game with two villagers is one thing I observed in the Nintendo video. That is because the Jock hamster Hamlet and the Uchi deer Fuchsia appeared in that video.

(This is a very good topic. But, I don?t want to add anything more; not yet. I need to look into more information on ?Animal Crossing: New Leaf?.)

So I guess this also confirms that smug and uchi villagers can be starters now unlike in New Leaf.

 

[Helene]

Does there being no new personality types mean that there won't be any new characters?

I was slightly hoping there'd be a new personality type, but I love the overall sound of all this new info!

 

[Paperboy012305]

The fact that we have full control over our villager's locations is a huge game changer. Yet, the thought on choosing your villagers and adopting villagers from other Islands is a different story.

 

[Mink777]

Oh, and no new personality types is not a good move. I need to see drastic improvements to the current villager dialogue. They have had 7 years to make the game, so if they are going to not add a new personality type, I don't want to see the same dialogue said twice by a villager within 2 weeks. No excuses.

 

[Kaiaa]

I love this new information, thank you for it!

 

[Stevey Queen]

Oh, and no new personality types is not a good move. I need to see drastic improvements to the current villager dialogue. They have had 7 years to make the game, so if they are going to not add a new personality type, I don't want to see the same dialogue said twice by a villager within 2 weeks. No excuses.

They could heavily expand on the personalities we have now.

Hopefully.

 

[TheRealWC]

Another thought, which I doubt is true but could be interesting:

So the article mentions that there is "system provide an opportunity to invite animals to the island, but not necessarily seek out one of Animal Crossing's many animals."

Whether this is just the standard moving system we don't know, but what if we could choose when to move in new villagers? The villager we get is random, but we control when we get them. This would, in a way, allow us to control how many villagers we have. People who want tons of villagers could have tons, and maybe someone who wants one of each personality could have such.

 

[Riley9]

Another thought, which I doubt is true but could be interesting:

So the article mentions that there is "system provide an opportunity to invite animals to the island, but not necessarily seek out one of Animal Crossing's many animals."

Whether this is just the standard moving system we don't know, but what if we could choose when to move in new villagers? The villager we get is random, but we control when we get them. This would, in a way, allow us to control how many villagers we have. People who want tons of villagers could have tons, and maybe someone who wants one of each personality could have such.

I think thats a strong possibility. The developers really seem to want to create NH where the player has options whether or not to build up their town and make it developed. Based on the quote, it seems like we might be able to tell Tom Nook if we want more villagers on the island or not. I think the quote is saying that we can decide if we want new villagers to come to the island but not necessarily what specific villager.

 

[carackobama]

This sounds awesome! I?m really excited by all this new info <3

 

[Candy83]

So I guess this also confirms that smug and uchi villagers can be starters now unlike in New Leaf.

I accidentally used the word Leaf when I meant Horizons. So, I have since made that correction.

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The fact that we have full control over our villager's locations is a huge game changer. Yet, the thought on choosing your villagers and adopting villagers from other Islands is a different story.

I like this as well.

 

[Jason Voorhees]

So I guess this also confirms that smug and uchi villagers can be starters now unlike in New Leaf.

I am sure I've had a Uchi starter in New Leaf.

 

[Mink777]

I am sure I've had a Uchi starter in New Leaf.

No. Smugs and Uchis could never be starters.

 

[Jason Voorhees]

No. Smugs and Uchis could never be starters.

I had Muffy the sheep as a starter.
Unless she was normal.

 

[Ditz]

Personally I'm praying there won't be any micro transactions. The reason I didn't play pocket camp was bc of the micro transactions, lol

 

[Stevey Queen]

I had Muffy the sheep as a starter.
Unless she was normal.

The first five villagers you have in your town when you start new leaf could never be smug or uchi.

 

[Pellie]

Oh, so no new personality types? What a bummer, but ok. Are you actually able to reset these two
random villagers (kinda like town map reseting) or does this not working? Makes me wonder how many
villagers you can have in a total then. Overall, interesting informations there. Sounds like they really
want to give the player more freedom in deciding certain things in this game, which I really like.

 

[Boccages]

Oh, so no new personality types? What a bummer, but ok. Are you actually able to reset these two
random villagers (kinda like town map reseting) or does this not working? Makes me wonder how many
villagers you can have in a total then. Overall, interesting informations there. Sounds like they really
want to give the player more freedom in deciding certain things in this game, which I really like.

I'm sure - even with auto save - that you can always chose to reset your whole saved island through in menu decisions at the start of the game. I would not worry about that.