Who likes the gyroid redesign? I do!

[mnk907]

I just want to have a whole gyroid village now. I was super ambivalent about their return before, but now I'm eager to hunt down and collect/grow them all.

 

[Xara]

i honestly didn’t use to care for gyroids much, but i didn’t mind the way they looked before. however, i‘m obsessed with their redesign and i think they look so cute! i love how odd some of their designs are and how tiny they are — i can’t wait to begin trying to collect them all!

 

[Marshmallows]

I liked the old ones and really like the new ones, too. They seem easier to incorporate into decor with some looking like bottles or toys. Them following along to music was great! I used them sparingly in NL... had a few in my house, but most were kept in an exhibit of the museum.

Even though they weren't something I really was hoping for, I'm glad they're back. They are iconic animal crossing quirkiness.

 

[rainadash]

I like they're redesign a lot! Only thing I'm concerned about is their size. I wanna be able to see their faces without zooming in

 

[Snek]

The gyroid resign is great! Its so much easier to decorate and accomate them for indoor decorating. Design-wise I'm very glad they went for a magical sort of design. The old gyroids in NL were great also, but I can see why many didn't use them. Some of them were pretty creepy and thry took up a lot of space if you wanted a complete set. I'm really looking forward to seeing how diverse the new gyroids will be.

 

[-Blue-]

I kind of liked the old rustic look the others had to. I hope they kind of gave the best of both worlds and made some quirky and some creepy and rustic. We need that variety.

 

[Fruitcup]

I liked how quirky and weird they looked before but i also really like their new design and having them be customizable is great! I cant wait to scatter them throughout my island

 

[MayorofMapleton]

I liked the old ones for the sense they felt ancient

But I like the new ones for feeling like I can find them in the decor section of Ikea

 

[Geoni]

As long as they make their silly little noises they're perfect for silly old me.

 

[Lars]

I am a newcomer to the series.
( well, since new leaf that is )
and i never cared for the gyroids.
and i also found it annoying to find gyroids instead of fossils in that game.
and now, that they are coming to this game, i don't know how to feel about that.

I mean sure, you, or someone else might find them fascinating or something like that.
and to each their own i guess.

but i am not, and probably will not, be a fan of them.
( and thus also not particular happy with them returning )

( although i do like the gyroids who look like Brewster, that were in new leaf, but those are the lone exception )

 

[Bulbadragon]

I like them much more now that they're small! They just took up so much room before that I never used them. Now that they can be placed on tables and on the wall, I can see myself using them much more. I also like how they're more cutesy now.

 

[edsett]

i much prefer the redesigns! i didn’t really care for gyroids before. not only did they spawn everywhere all the time but they were so big and took up a lot of room. they’re so much cuter and smaller now. i really love that you can customize them now too!

edit: forgot to say i really love how varied their animations now compared to previous games

 

[Envy]

They're certainly interesting. The drastic redesign does kinda justify it taking so long for them to be released. But we'll have to see if there are any I have to have. Gyroids have always been that feature that needs to be there to make an AC game, but isn't something I really use because they have always looked really bizarre.

 

[Halloqueen]

My first game in the series was the GameCube game back in 2002 and I've always been fond of the gyroids. There are quite a few sets of the older style of gyroids that I like: the Bowtoids, Brewstoids, Clankoids, Dingloids, Dinkoids, Drilloids, Freakoids, Howloids, Lamentoids, Lullaboids, Metatoids, Nebuloids, Percoloids, Poltergoids, Rustoids, and Sputnoids.

My particular favorites are the Freakoids, Howloids and Poltergoids.

I'm glad to see gyroids return and I do like the way these new ones happen to look, but I hope that classic gyroid styles return as well and that they're of various sizes like they always have been, instead of all just in this smaller style.

As for complaints throughout the thread of the classic style gyroids being creepy, I've never found them to be creepy but more just unique and cool. Heck, my favorites are probably the ones that people would find the creepiest, so it is in fact a positive aspect for me. Also, considering that gyroids in general and the villager Coco are all based on haniwa, funerary dolls from 3rd-6th century Japan, it seems fitting that they be a little off-putting. Haniwa were buried with the dead, that's why gyroids are underground and we dig them up!

 

[Khaelis]

I like the redesign. I've actually never liked them before; I found them bulky and obnoxious. But the new minimalistic and sleek design makes them a lot more tolerable for me, and being able to customize their colour also helps a ton as well.

 

[TheDikTatorTot]

I hated gyroids before due to their looks and sounds. I felt they threw off the soundscape before hand and didn't blend well with the environment. But now? I think they are LOVELY. I have never liked them before, but now they feel like they match the world and I hope they sound more in line with the way the worlds sounds are.

 

[AlyssaAC]

I love both the old design and now the new ones, but I have to admit, I love the news ones way much better. Now that we can redesign their colors, it will be even more fun to decorate not just our rooms in the house, but the island too!

 

[Edge]

I am totally digging the new look for gyroids. They are so much cuter now than in past games. I am looking forward to collecting them all.

 

[owl-music]

I liked the old ones although i didnt see a lot of the designs , but the new ones are so cute and i think its a good thing because they now have a mass appeal instead of a few weirdos who like a weird item

 

[EmmaFrost]

I absolutely hated gyroids and didn’t care if they made an appearance in NH. But when I saw how they looked this time around, I’m impressed! I will definitely find a way for them to make appearances on my island. I thought they were so ugly and pointless before. I like that they have better colour and style variations now.