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[Harebells]

I deal with enough abrasive people at work. The perennial friendliness of even the cranky villagers in New Horizons soothes my soul.

Casually related: I've been looking back through some old Animal Crossing threads from several years ago scattered about the internet, it makes me smile how the same conversations about villager dialogue being too dull/repetitive/neutral in comparison to previous games are had in each new/returning set of players.

 

[Red Dust]

I never played the Game Cube version but I did play Wild World. I liked the flare villagers in that game had and would quite like that again. I don't want them to be outright nasty like what I've seen from the Game Cube version but I do think this franchise has managed to strike a good balance in the past so it's not unreasonable to want that again.

Most Wild World villagers would be at least decent to you right away (unless they are one of the harder personality types) but that didn't mean you were automatic besties, and the harder personality types themselves did warm up eventually. Wild World villagers felt a lot more fuller and well rounded than Game Cube and New Horizons/New Leaf.

I personally don't see many people asking for them to be mean, so much as just being more fleshed out and have the occasional snappiness to them to make them seem more interesting/comedic (I mean if personality types are going to be labelled cranky and snooty there should be some truth to that).

 

[Snek]

I'd have to disagree with you on this one for two reasons. The first one is that by having rude villagers, them warming up to you feels like an accomplishment. A villager who once disliked you for varying reasons now has a special place for you. Its a nice feel-good story. The second one is probably for me only so I doubt other users here would feel the same. Sometimes I like being hated. There's a mischievous side of me that enjoys the hate. When a villager I dislike falls in a pitfall trap, I like to laugh at them. Every villager being so nice to me all the time gets a little boring for me.

 

[Amphibian]

I always thought WW had a good balance of niceness and sass, in GC the villagers were just unpleasant for the most part

 

[MayorofMapleton]

I definitely don't want the level of rudeness to return.

However I really wouldn't mind to have villagers speak to you like a stranger for a much longer time, with a much more in-depth friendship level progression.

 

[Sara?]

Well i dont want them to be mean every second of their life or stay in my town, however, i would not mind them been mean in a bad day or actually having a bad day or something like that you know ? Its just makes them more relatable and realistic, because even the most optimistic person has they lowest times specially in the times we are living

 

[Vintage Viola]

They don’t need to be evil, but they do need to be mean more often than they are if their personality calls for it. The snooties, jocks, crankies, and smugs, are way too nice than what their personalities imply, and it makes talking to them a drag. I remember the snooties were mean to you from day one, and you had to truly earn their friendship in order for them to be nice and treat you like a genuine friend. I liked that, it made talking to them much more worth it that just getting a flimsy picture of them. These villagers don’t even get upset if you wrong them or tell them no, and it’s just unrealistic. I much preferred how they acted in GameCube Crossing, and even in that one all of them weren’t mean. The peppies and lazies were the kindest in the game, and the normals had a more even temperament.

They don’t have to be little savages every time you talk to them, but I think they need way more of an edge than they have now. Then I’d actually feel more inclined to speak to/spend time with them.

 

[kemdi]

They don't have to be Gamecube levels of 'mean'. Even though I think the GC villagers were hilarious, I can understand why some people wouldn't want that. However, I do think they need some semblance of their personalities back. Talking to them in New Horizons is just plain boring, and I almost never interact with them, outside of trying to get their pics.

 

[b100ming]

I have a strict mom who’d make me stop playing if she found out the villagers in the game said stuff like I’ve seen in screenshots.

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I used to get bullied all the time and this would trigger me. My two front teeth used to stick out, and there was a kid who called me “bucktooth billy”. Looking back that was a dumb name but it didn’t make it hurt any less.

 

[daisyflowers]

wouldn't think villagers would be mean now. though i mean i haven't played any of the games besides new leaf so i guess it's a possibility?? though i'd say it's pretty unlikely as we haven't come across any mean ones in new horizons at least as far as i'm aware?

 

[piske]

I feel the same way, lol. I remember getting in fights with villagers in the OG game as a kid and it definitely didn't do anything add to my enjoyment I'm all for more dialogue, but I enjoy the current attitudes of the villagers. Also, while they're not as mean, some can be unsettling at times- which I love. I want to know more about the wall clowns and talking bugs that the lazy villagers talk about!

Oh god wall clowns what apparently I’ve never had the privilege of hearing about this lol

I didn’t play the GC version but the snooties and crankies used to live up to their names a bit more in WW and CF from what I remember.

However, I agree with the sentiment of a lot here that I would rather not have the villagers be outright mean. Sounds awful tbh

 

[Serabee]

Oh god wall clowns what apparently I’ve never had the privilege of hearing about this lol

I didn’t play the GC version but the snooties and crankies used to live up to their names a bit more in WW and CF from what I remember.

However, I agree with the sentiment of a lot here that I would rather not have the villagers be outright mean. Sounds awful tbh

Not sure how to include videos on my post, but here's the dialogue in question. Hands down my favorite bit of dialogue in the entire game

 

[~Melody~]

While I did enjoy how mean the villagers used to be and I always found it hilarious, (same with Resetti when he used to get mad for turning off the game.) I have to admit that maybe that level of meaness would be too much today.

 

[Blueskyy]

I don’t want that either, but as kids my sister and I laughed at being called idiots, etc. We made up our own storylines for our town so the mean dialogue gave us reasons to hate jerks like Queenie and Jane and hit them with a net

 

[cordova94]

I don’t mind a little deadpan or witty sarcasm here and there but I generally like my villagers because they are so harmless and pleasant…..even the cranky ones. Mean doesn’t seem to fit this game….at least not for me…..

 

[piske]

Not sure how to include videos on my post, but here's the dialogue in question. Hands down my favorite bit of dialogue in the entire game

OMG thank you for this I feel blessed honking noises…

 

[smug villager]

I don't want villagers to be mean, per se, but I want them to have more depth than just being really happy all the time and immediately my best friend after like one conversation. It makes the game feel rather flat. I wish they warmed to me more slowly.

In NH, I actually don't like the villagers all that much. They're generically "nice," but they all get passive aggressive whenever I talk to them more than once a day, regardless of how close we are. :/

 

[Sara?]

I dont want them to be mean and extremely rude just for the art of it, but, i would feel more connected to them if they had bad days or bad moments or even get mad at me or other villagers for their opinions ( cause sometimes it lets us choose what to tell them)

i like how happy they are it gives me energy and fills me with positivism BUT it would be more realistic and flesh them out more if they would tick for different things, you know what i mean?And i would love the possibility to gossip and cheer them up.

so i guess in essence i would not mind a bit of meanness if the game

 

[piichinu]

I think it's hilarious. I wish they'd make them mean again but I know they won't

I have an album of "mean" screenshots lol

 

[b100ming]

I think it's hilarious. I wish they'd make them mean again but I know they won't

I have an album of "mean" screenshots lol

Can you pm me with them? I want to see what they used to say.