those who started with NL/NH: do you want rude villagers?
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Flunkifera
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My first game was NL and I think the crankies and snooties lost most of their personalities? Like crankies in this game basically just are boomers. They constantly tell me about how they dont know how to use a phone or that they have tired bones and stuff. Also snooties are just kind of.. kind? Like theyre not really snooty. I want the crankies to roast me 24/7 and the snooties to be .. well, snooty!
EtchaSketch
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It reminds me of my family.
I think maybe if it was limited to one personality... then maybe. I don't think it's about "people being sensitive"... It's about this game being a literal escape. When I found out this game was only for switch (which, idk why I was surprised) I had a full blown panic attack because I thought I'd NEVER be able to afford both the console and the game, and New Leaf had helped me so, so much. I knew I needed it again. I don't think I could take the stuff I get thrown at me irl in a game that is really the only thing that helps me anymore. My family is extremely, extremely passive aggressive and guilt trippy and just straight up mean, I refuse to take it from anybody else, even cute pixel animals.
Maybe I'm just talking blindly rn, I'm totally in my feels rn thinking about my ex girlfriend and how I confessed to her in New Leaf and I'm CRYING haha so maybe that's affecting my answer. Who knows?
edit: i'm definitely biased in my answer rn LOL
I think maybe if it was limited to one personality... then maybe. I don't think it's about "people being sensitive"... It's about this game being a literal escape. When I found out this game was only for switch (which, idk why I was surprised) I had a full blown panic attack because I thought I'd NEVER be able to afford both the console and the game, and New Leaf had helped me so, so much. I knew I needed it again. I don't think I could take the stuff I get thrown at me irl in a game that is really the only thing that helps me anymore. My family is extremely, extremely passive aggressive and guilt trippy and just straight up mean, I refuse to take it from anybody else, even cute pixel animals.
Maybe I'm just talking blindly rn, I'm totally in my feels rn thinking about my ex girlfriend and how I confessed to her in New Leaf and I'm CRYING haha so maybe that's affecting my answer. Who knows?
edit: i'm definitely biased in my answer rn LOL
SleepyMimeko
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This thread doesn't really apply to me since I've played AC since the gamecube version, but I have to put in my two bells worth. Snooty and cranky villagers in new horizons seem like they were once normal/lazy villagers that just got older. 
The snooties should think they're far superior to you or anyone else on the island. They should mock your taste in clothes and home decor. The crankies should be more like tough and standoffish and less like absent minded old men. I do think they should be mean to you especially if you were mean with them. They should still be insulting, but not as much in the gamecube game. The insults back then were too harsh IMO, but that game was not originally geared towards kids. Katsuya Eguchi, the man who developed the original n64 game, made the game for himself because he was moving away from his home and his family and friends. The commercials for gamecube game parodied "the real world" which was definitely not a kids' show. I really agree with sfelix that a setting would be a nice addition. Maybe the game could ask for your birth year and leave the villagers like they are now for kids. In any case, all of the villagers could use more character development.
The snooties should think they're far superior to you or anyone else on the island. They should mock your taste in clothes and home decor. The crankies should be more like tough and standoffish and less like absent minded old men. I do think they should be mean to you especially if you were mean with them. They should still be insulting, but not as much in the gamecube game. The insults back then were too harsh IMO, but that game was not originally geared towards kids. Katsuya Eguchi, the man who developed the original n64 game, made the game for himself because he was moving away from his home and his family and friends. The commercials for gamecube game parodied "the real world" which was definitely not a kids' show. I really agree with sfelix that a setting would be a nice addition. Maybe the game could ask for your birth year and leave the villagers like they are now for kids. In any case, all of the villagers could use more character development.
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Arckaniel
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I wouldn't mind it but I'd like a rude dialogue more than a rude villager, like those rude dialogue could only be triggered in certain days (e.g. when the villager is in a programmed "bad mood" in that day and the will just be either irritable/gloomy that day and also pick fights with the other villagers more often in that day) and like after that day they would be like "sorry for yesterday was in a bad mood bla bla bla this happened that happened" or something to put context as to why they are that way the other day lol
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Yes, i do. Not only rude villagers, but I would like if the friendship progression worked like it does in ACGC.
My first AC was NL, but I got ACGC after that and I was in shock - in a very good way - to see that villagers wouldn't idolize me from the start. I like that some act indifferent towards the player, some are more rude and some are more approachable. That difference in tone and behavior actually helps different personalities to stand out from one another.
My first AC was NL, but I got ACGC after that and I was in shock - in a very good way - to see that villagers wouldn't idolize me from the start. I like that some act indifferent towards the player, some are more rude and some are more approachable. That difference in tone and behavior actually helps different personalities to stand out from one another.
I started with NL. I do not want the above in AC. That kind of dialogue isn’t funny to me.
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I started out with NH but I also bought the older games and have played them for a bit now, and I really dislike how rude the villagers are in WW in particular. I mean I'm okay with friendly insults, but some of their lines goes way beyond that and the whole thing isn't funny to me at all. It's almost bullying and for me it has led to a situation where I don't talk to my villagers at all in the game because they have nothing nice to say anyway. I much prefer NH villagers.
cheezu
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NL was my first game so I didn't experience any of the rudeness firsthand. Still, as an adult, I think that option would make the game more amusing and would add more depth to the characters - if gone about the right way.
I think hurling insults for no reason could also be unfunny.
I think the reason they removed is to make the game more kid-friendly. I can actually imagine some kids crying over the fact that a villager was rude to them in the past games.
I think hurling insults for no reason could also be unfunny.
I think the reason they removed is to make the game more kid-friendly. I can actually imagine some kids crying over the fact that a villager was rude to them in the past games.
Blueskyy
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I actually had forgotten how mean snooties and crankies get. No wonder I still remember HATING Queenie and Jane.
Figment
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NL was my first AC game. And I feel like I especially don't miss the rudeness in NH. I feel like NH is an ideal island escape and I feel like it's naturally going to be a more laid back experience.
I think the rudeness wouldn't bother me personally. But I do feel like times have changed since I was a child. I would hate for a kid who is bullied in real life to pick up AC and feel like they're being bullied in a video game. (However, if rude dialogue stems from hitting villagers with nets and constantly harassing them with pitfall seeds, I feel like that rude dialogue would make sense. I guess it's complicated.)
I think the rudeness wouldn't bother me personally. But I do feel like times have changed since I was a child. I would hate for a kid who is bullied in real life to pick up AC and feel like they're being bullied in a video game. (However, if rude dialogue stems from hitting villagers with nets and constantly harassing them with pitfall seeds, I feel like that rude dialogue would make sense. I guess it's complicated.)
virtualpet
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Thinking about the appeal that games where you get insulted have and the appeal that Animal Crossing has, I don't know how much I'd like to deal with villagers being rude at least in the games I've played. Animal Crossing is a bit of an escape for me, and I already get insulted a lot in real life :v I wouldn't mind if they toned it down a bit that being said. Idk, people being too positive and nice makes me feel like something is up or makes me feel distrusting.
I love people prattling on about how folks are sensitive or too offended though, like people don't have to deal with that enough in real life lol. I was bullied, I can handle people being mean to me and people saying some messed up stuff about me, but when I think "peaceful village game" I'd rather not deal with that. Try being constantly told every day how people dislike you for specific things, having people manipulate you, or having people you respect make subtle jibes about you during your formative years and see how you feel by the end of it : p It's not that people are offended or sensitive, just that some folks, you know, went through that already and want a nice escape please.
Although I am curious about the old games for this reason. It doesn't seem like something I'd play when I want a peaceful escape, but rather something I'd play when I want to just feel weird. There is a different draw to being insulted as weird as that sounds. It doesn't seem as much like escapism, but I guess more realism? Examination? Idk.
I love people prattling on about how folks are sensitive or too offended though, like people don't have to deal with that enough in real life lol. I was bullied, I can handle people being mean to me and people saying some messed up stuff about me, but when I think "peaceful village game" I'd rather not deal with that. Try being constantly told every day how people dislike you for specific things, having people manipulate you, or having people you respect make subtle jibes about you during your formative years and see how you feel by the end of it : p It's not that people are offended or sensitive, just that some folks, you know, went through that already and want a nice escape please.
Although I am curious about the old games for this reason. It doesn't seem like something I'd play when I want a peaceful escape, but rather something I'd play when I want to just feel weird. There is a different draw to being insulted as weird as that sounds. It doesn't seem as much like escapism, but I guess more realism? Examination? Idk.
We NEED rude villagers, everyone just loves you from the start and it's no fun
THE SISTERLIES/UCHIS ARE LITERALLY DEVISING PLANS AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE BUT TO YOU THEY'RE JUST "well ok hi im sleepy and need coffee bye"
at this point just make snooties called fancies and crankies called fatherlies or something
THE SISTERLIES/UCHIS ARE LITERALLY DEVISING PLANS AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE BUT TO YOU THEY'RE JUST "well ok hi im sleepy and need coffee bye"
at this point just make snooties called fancies and crankies called fatherlies or something
Blueskyy
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Yeah. I don’t think Nintendo can get away with animals calling you an idiot or making fun of your clothes anymore, but I do think they could be a bit more playfully snarky.We NEED rude villagers, everyone just loves you from the start and it's no fun
THE SISTERLIES/UCHIS ARE LITERALLY DEVISING PLANS AGAINST OTHER PEOPLE BUT TO YOU THEY'RE JUST "well ok hi im sleepy and need coffee bye"
at this point just make snooties called fancies and crankies called fatherlies or something
Hydrangea028
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I started to play in NL, I guess to me, ACNL is always all sunshine and rainbow as my villagers always support me. I remember the first day I played NL, my villagers start to request me for things and even want to invite me to their house or vice versa. It was a bit overwhelming by their friendliness (in a good way) and I actually feel very welcoming.
While in NH, I feel at first my old pal are a bit distant to me (Flo is my villager in NL and a starter in NH) but I feel that they are slowly opening up to me after weeks of talking to them. I enjoy their sass in their daily conversation, such as
or
or
I like this small little things in dialogue that gives my villager more characteristics. I don't want offend anyone here, but to me, sass and rude are different things. But I do like the fact that my villagers will slowly warm up to me and start to show me more about their character over the time.
While in NH, I feel at first my old pal are a bit distant to me (Flo is my villager in NL and a starter in NH) but I feel that they are slowly opening up to me after weeks of talking to them. I enjoy their sass in their daily conversation, such as
Flurry tried to use Flo's desire for certain food to get Flo to plant her lots of flowers
Flo gifted me something and told me if I don't want it, I could use it to prank Punchy
Flurry told Marshal don't worry too much about what should be breakfast or what should be dinner with his "pretty little head".
I like this small little things in dialogue that gives my villager more characteristics. I don't want offend anyone here, but to me, sass and rude are different things. But I do like the fact that my villagers will slowly warm up to me and start to show me more about their character over the time.
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