Would you like if AC incorporated relationships and romance in the game?

[Croconaw]

Nope, I just want to chill without worrying about relationship drama between fictional characters.

This is honestly a valid point.

It would be cool, but there would be inevitable drama between characters, especially if it’s anything like real life relationships.

 

[Alyx]

Nope, I just want to chill without worrying about relationship drama between fictional characters.

This. It would be entertaining at first, then it would be like "who is Felicity vaguing about now?"
I'd like to continue thinking that Mitzi and Bob are the power couple, though.

i mean, i wouldn’t be opposed to the villagers dating or having crushes on each other, but i certainly wouldn’t want them crushing on me or vice versa lol.

Villagers crushing on each other would be so cute!

 

[Stalfie]

The villagers are all already in a relationship. A relationship with me. Nothing wrong with playing the game like a player

 

[StarlitGlitch]

Even if it's not romantic I would like their relationships with each other to be more in-depth and with us. As much as I like dating sims idk if I want to be able to date my villagers lol

 

[SkyKnight03]

Not really. It's so strongly incorporated into every form of media, it's nice getting away from this stuff.

 

[smug villager]

It would be cute to see villagers date/have crushes on each other, but I just don't know how it would fit in AC. It's probably best for that to stay in the realm of fan content.

 

[SierraMisst]

I think it would be kinda cool if the villagers houses got to be a bit bigger, just maybe one or two more bedrooms and possibly make connections and could make small families. It would be cool to see them grow over time the longer they stay . I know it isn’t the point but it would be fun to have more villagers on the island or little ones on the island. I also agree that the dialogue needs to feel more personal , maybe be able to be more specific on the things you like or learning your specific villagers interests. Idk, just a thought i’ve had

 

[heyimsobored]

It could be cute, but I'm not 100% that it could actually work all that well I will admit

 

[tomatospooks666]

no, but mostly because i don't trust nin-freaking-"flick and cj aren't a couple!!111"-tendo to not ruin it by getting their homophobic paws all over it.

 

[Beanz]

no, i think villager relationships would be weird. i’d be ok if a villager has a crush on another and talked about how much they like hanging around them but full on romance in a game like this is weird.

 

[Halloqueen]

I would find it unnecessary, as I do with most shipping stuff implemented into games where it previously wasn't as big of a deal or even present at all. Shippers are going to ship whoever they want and bicker amongst themselves about the best ships and which ships are problematic regardless, so I don't really see a point in forcing the inclusion of such features. I prefer to not have to deal with shipping whenever possible, so I'd rather not have to deal with it here either.

I agree with the points made by WaileaNoRei.

 

[_Rainy_]

I voted yes, but not in way you might think. More like opportunities for people to do what they want on their own. Like wedding photos with Reese and Cyrus. Let people do wedding photos with villagers of their own choosing because it gets dull having to do just those two the entire event. As for Nintendo putting them together themselves I’m not too interested in that, people ship the characters that they want and it’s all left open for people to do just that or not if that’s what they prefer which people basically do anyway. The game is left open to interpretation in that way and I like that. So I guess my answer is both yes and no.

 

[UglyMonsterFace]

I don't mind if the villagers could have relationships with each other. Anything to add some personality and life into them would be great for me! But in terms of romance between the human players and the animals would just be.. a little strange for me. I wouldn't really want animal crossing to turn into a dating sim..

 

[Croconaw]

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Yep, definitely not full on romance. I was mainly referring to just talking about and villagers referencing their relationships occasionally. I’d feel a bit uncomfortable if I saw villagers kissing each other or being romantic. Hanging out and spending time with each other is fair game, though. I can understand why it wasn’t incorporated yet and probably won’t be incorporated. Animal Crossing just isn’t a game of relationships. I think they’re better meant for games like Harvest Moon.

 

[windloft]

There was a fairly old DS game back that did this : you could date a variety of your magicians / students: not only were there animals, but there was also flower magicians, robots, etc ... you can become boyfriends / girlfriends with them.

I think if it's done correctly, I can see that maybe being a thing?

 

[Megaroni]

I think it would be fun if it were like tomodachi life where you need to either confirm or deny the relationships. Someone could have a heart thought bubble and ask if they should start dating a certain villager. Then we could put the wedding items to good use and have villagers move in together maybe??

If we had it like this then people could choose whether to let villagers date or not. Just imagine seeing 2 villagers walk around holding hands with dialogue like "it's a beautiful day to take a walk by the sea with someone you love"

 

[petaI]

romantic relationships between the villagers would be a little weird, but i think a friendly best friend kind of thing would be nice. like villager 1 and villager 2 becoming close and then you could get special dialogue between them (like support in fire emblem but w/o romance)

 

[Kumori]

Disregarding the fact that I'm basically a furry and also my icon is my villager OC smooching up Eugene padre perdóname porque he pecado I could take it either way. Something cute and wholesome would be really adorable. Maybe something Stardew Valley/Harvest Moon-esque but without the child aspect? Being able to rank up villagers relationships in a similar way that you already do, but adding extra perks for a "dating" relationship status?

I think it'd be cute to have dates with a villager, where you meet up at the Museum, or Brewsters, or the beach or any other spot in your town or island. Breaking up or having a villager move away would be awkward, though.

 

[Fridaynightcatlady]

Not really. Plus, knowing Japanese companies, they’d stick to straight couples only.

I like the idea of villagers hinting that they might have like a crush or whatever. Like, I remember GCN and WW kinda did that.

 

[Cakecrazy909]

i know i would have loved this as a feature when i was younger, but nowadays i just feel like it'd be kinda unnecersary and wouldn't mesh with the games general vibes- especially since the villagers are so flat rn