those who started with NL/NH: do you want rude villagers?

[Sloom]

I don't want in your face mean. I wouldn't mind them being more standoffish at first and then warming up to you. Especially cranky and snooty characters. I guess, I would want more characters like Victoria Chase from Life is Strange or Miranda and Courtney from As Told By Ginger or even Angelica from Rugrats.

I second this. I would like this in theory, but I don't know if I love the look of ACPG dialogue because it just seems too rude. I'm never gonna warm up to these villagers if they treat me like total doodoo
maybe a balance. villagers were too sickeningly sweet in NL for my taste so I love your idea of them starting off distant but warming up to you.

I also just love dialogue between other villagers. especially ones including snooty villagers. snooty villagers should talk to us like they talk to others! it's only fair!

 

[BeezyBee]

i want the rudeness back tbh, i thought it was funny.
i also feel like people don't realize that you had to actually be mean to the villagers for it to happen most of the time. you had to push them around, hit them with your net, talk to them over and over again. they wouldn't call you a dumb oaf if you walked up to say hi lol.​

In the GC version, the rudeness was often unprovoked. You could literally talk to a villager and they'd yell at you telling you to go away. They would also make witty remarks about your outfit. It happened so often that I became desensitized to it and didn't feel any negative emotions haha.

I do agree that the angry dialogue prompted by net hits needs to be more intense though.

 

[Lumearia]

I think that having cranky, smug, and snooty villagers (or any villager tbh) be mean to you at first but then slowly warm up is the ideal way. Like obviously they shouldn't be insulting your entire person or being (calling you fat or something around those lines) but at least being slightly rude like telling you to leave them alone or don't talk to them that often. I found the meanness pretty hilarious as a kid, but I can understand that its probably jarring for some.

I personally would like it back, but I can see why some or most people wouldn't. My one reasoning on why I would like it back is that every single villager is just way too nice..and I mean waaaayyyyy too nice. Like it kinda creeps me out how accepting they are of a person they just met. It's kind of weirdly robotic if you ask me.

 

[issh0mans]

In the GC version, the rudeness was often unprovoked. You could literally talk to a villager and they'd yell at you telling you to go away. They would also make witty remarks about your outfit. It happened so often that I became desensitized to it and didn't feel any negative emotions haha.

I do agree that the angry dialogue prompted by net hits needs to be more intense though.

yah i played the GC version and i guess i just liked it more? it felt like the villagers had more personality. :<​

 

[Bcat]

Yes. I want the snootys and crankys to straight up abuse me.

 

[spawnpoint]

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NOOO SNAKE YOU'RE BETTER THAN THIS
All jokes aside idk how I'd feel about my favorites being mean to me especially O'Hare, I feel like it'd actually make me sad

I used to want it but I changed my mind ;P

 

[Kyneria]

I don't necessary want them to be completely rude again (though I like some rudeness, it gives them more life imo), but it would be nice seeing an actual develop in the friendship. With perhaps normals and lazies still being friendly, since they are in the end the most friendly of all personalities. Mainly because I feel accomplished when I finally get a villager to open up, something that made cranky characters my favorites when I was a child.

I believe that it's not necessary going back to the name calling and so, just make them less ''Aw, I just met you but you're the cutest, sweetest cupcake'' We don't know each other dude, calm down ;u;

I also believe that they get tired of you rather quickly, like if I talk to Sherb more than once he's already saying something along the lines of ''Haven't we spoken today already?'', and it would be interesting having them being more tolerant of you talking to them constantly as the friendship goes up

 

[Matt0106]

I think it would've been a nice addition. Don't get me wrong, villagers can sometimes get a little frisky when upset, but it's nothing like being called "YOU IDIOT!" like the previous games loll

 

[trashpedia]

Yes, but I’d rather have them be more condescending, cynical, snarky, and sarcastic rather than be outright mean. Being Cranky or snooty doesn’t always have to equate to being straight out mean though. I thought it would be cool to have them warm up to you over time.

Although ngl the rude dialogue is rlly funny though lol.

 

[Orieii]

I've been playing AC since the beginning GC version and I honestly don't remember the rude comments I wouldn't mind having it back tho

 

[elphieluvr]

I got a little bit of nostalgia and opened up my GameCube town the other day and got this.

first of all, screw you too, Mint. Second, I have mixed feelings on whether I miss the harsher versions of the personalities. It was certainly entertaining and I can see it making friendship more rewarding, but in particular the original cranky types were too one dimensional in my opinion. Being cranky about absolutely everything gets old really fast. And being genuinely mean spirited is different than being an old cranky guy.

the screenshot in OP of non cranky and snooty types occasionally saying rude things, like if they’re in a bad mood, that I think does add more flavor to the game.

 

[Pixiebelle]

Kinda. I'm not sure I'd want them to be straight up mean because this game is my escape from cold harsh reality but some snark would definitely be welcome. Also - as others have said - it would be more interesting if villagers started off indifferent and took a while to warm up (maybe like Sable?)

 

[milkie]

i dont want them to be outright mean but lk more standoffish until you build a level of friendship with them. i especially LOVE the idea of earning friendship with cranky and snootys lk i remember in NL they werent outright friendly right off the bat. but i have fond memories of building a friendship with peewee and Velma in NL.

also not a villager but im sad that u become close to sable so quick i wish it took longer again

I just want the closeness and friendship to build up from 0 being arent as open instead of starting at already being acquainted

 

[Hanif1807]

I want rude villagers back...sort of. I want them to be rude when we definitely do something wrong to them, but being rude all the time? Nope, i'm a sensitive person

 

[kurisu]

i don't really want rude villagers, but i think cranky and snooty villagers should be a bit more curt and standoffish when you first meet them. i feel like even in new leaf they were a bit mean to me in the beginning (i recall snooties giving backhanded compliments a lot lol) but over time they became really sweet. some of the mean dialogue from old games can be funny but it would be rather annoying to have to deal with all the time. people say it's more close to "real life" but what reality are you living in that people snap on you so viciously for no reason...?! i work in retail and slightly rude customers are aplenty but people going ballistic is a rarity.

 

[Nefarious]

I do really want them back. The way they can modernize it though is by having a sort of negative to positive point system. At 0 friendship points they’re cautious and skeptical. You build their friendship and they’ll be more trusting and friendly, but giving them trash, pushing them and hitting them with nets to the point where it hits the negative, then you’ll be getting truly mean and nasty villagers.

I hate seeing people abusing villagers they hate and/or dem “ugly” without any repercussions. Let villagers be nasty to you when you deserve it.

Plus this makes villagers more interesting if they have some sort of character development. I’ve been mostly relying on creating headcanons to get any enjoyment out of villager interactions.

 

[sfelix]

I loved the meanness, and not just the meanness, sometimes they could also react really emotionally to stuff you said. I remember some lazy and peppy characters would cry if they didn't like something you said, then walk off with a black cloud over their head... haven't seen any black clouds in NH!

I can also remember them asking for clothes/furniture and they would get offended if you gave something they didn't like: "you idiot! what makes you think I'll wear this stupid thing, you've got no fashion sense!" (And off they go with the angry emotion.) Now, it's just "not my usual style but I might try it out, thanks." Made pleasing the villagers so much more challenging!

But I totally get why some folks don't like the meanness and such.

One solution could be a setting which changes the - for want of a better word - rudeness level of the whole town. Level 1 is the current level that we all have and would be the default. Level 5 puts it roughly on a par with the Gamecube game. Talk to Isabelle to change it, and she gives you a warning before you confirm.

 

[lackless]

I would definitely like the villagers (esp cranky and snooty) to be a bit less friendly in initial friendship levels! I wouldn’t want them to be significantly more rude though. I know it’s more realistic but honestly if I wanted unprovoked rudeness when interacting with people I’d... I’d just talk to real people...

 

[Manah]

I'm "only" coming from New Leaf where everything was toned down already, but... sorry, but the cranky personality in NH got watered down so much it barely ferls like a personality anymore? What's cranky about guys who barely remember if they own a house? What happened to the great "get off my lawn" attitude that made me love them so much?

 

[Arithmophobia17]

if they were rude for the heck of it even when you're friends with them, it would just break my heart. however, i don't mind a couple roasts every now and then, and i'd love to have it feel a lot more like you have to really work to connect with them. i assume it would make the friendship dynamics feel a heck of a lot more worth it.