Cookie-Cutter Houses...

[kiwi34fruit]

I've been getting a lot of houses in my HHA showcase as of late, but I've noticed something pretty disappointing. Nearly every house has one of the following: a Nintendo-themed room, a Japanese-themed room, and/or a Gyroid room.

I understand the appeal of these types of rooms, I've had some sort of a Japanese and a Gyroid room in my older games too. But to me, the uncreative side of these types of rooms got old super fast. There's very little that makes these types of rooms special anymore, because everyone finds them cool, so they're ridiculously common. Do you have one of these rooms? And have you ever thought about creating a room that's a little more unique? I don't think these types of rooms are bad, they're just everywhere.

 

[bittermeat]

Yeah, I've noticed that those themes are very common in most of the houses I've seen. Rooms decorated with only one type of series (lets say the Regal series), I find boring as well. I think the best rooms are those that have one focus but also are decorated with several different types of furniture that seem to blend together regardless of type.

 

[C0mput3r]

Think everyone has a Nintendo room either in their house or in a museum exhibit.

I'm currently trying to go for all 6 rooms sci-fi theme with the futuristic house exterior.

 

[keybug55]

A room that I see a lot is the Mermaid Series. It gets boring really fast.

 

[Mia]

All the houses I've gotten in the showcase, not including the ones from Nintendo employees, have all been pretty random in what the other person puts in them with no furniture series or themes.

In my own house I have no themed rooms. Instead I decorate trying to use Feng Shui items which to some would make the rooms look like I just threw a bunch of stuff in them.

 

[chronic]

This bothers me so much. You won't find a Nintendo room in my house. Ever.
Really though, I don't see the appeal AT ALL. It looks tacky because when I think of a house, I think of furniture, not all the crazy Nintendo stuff.
I just like things to look realistic. I hate to say it, but I think most people just have their houses set up as some sort of a display. In my house it looks like someone actually LIVES there.

 

[Kurisu1701]

Tell me about it. I've gone to AX and Comic-con, and those rooms were everywhere. And it's not like you can not look through the homes, then you miss out on the hidden gems. T-T

Think everyone has a Nintendo room either in their house or in a museum exhibit.

I'm currently trying to go for all 6 rooms sci-fi theme with the futuristic house exterior.

I actually just did that exact thing (collecting the golden exterior pieces now, you can only get one a day. <_> ), do you need anything for your house?

 

[pocky]

I don't have Nintendo/Gyroid/Japanese rooms but they don't really bother me at all. If I go into somebody's house and they have something that I *personally* wouldn't put in my house I just wouldn't care at all. If anything I would think that it's cool how everyone likes different things.

 

[kiwi34fruit]

A room that I see a lot is the Mermaid Series. It gets boring really fast.

Mermaid and Balloon furniture is everywhere too.

All the houses I've gotten in the showcase, not including the ones from Nintendo employees, have all been pretty random in what the other person puts in them with no furniture series or themes.

In my own house I have no themed rooms. Instead I decorate trying to use Feng Shui items which to some would make the rooms look like I just threw a bunch of stuff in them.

Most of my rooms are themed as stores, that I've given up on Feng Shui to match my furniture.

 

[Sheepish]

Most of the houses in my HHS just have their Nintendo items and gyroids lying around in random places instead of having them all in dedicated rooms, haha. Plenty of people seem to have Japanese-themed rooms, as well as rooms featuring the Mermaid or Balloon furniture, though. I can't say they bother me too much, seeing as my own rooms aren't all too creative anyway.

 

[twerkstrider]

a majority of people i streetpass here in australia are the same with an obligatory nintendo and/or balloon room, hehe~ it's kind of boring to look at when i'm looking to catalogue furniture, but it if they're happy, i'm happy!!

 

[Hirisa]

I admit, it can get boring as a dream tourist to see so many sweets, cafe, custom pink rococo and mermaid rooms, but if that's genuinely what makes the owner happy, then in the end that's all that matters. My own interiors aren't exactly revolutionary anyway.

 

[kiwi34fruit]

This bothers me so much. You won't find a Nintendo room in my house. Ever.
Really though, I don't see the appeal AT ALL. It looks tacky because when I think of a house, I think of furniture, not all the crazy Nintendo stuff.
I just like things to look realistic. I hate to say it, but I think most people just have their houses set up as some sort of a display. In my house it looks like someone actually LIVES there.

My house is set up as some poor ghetto Mayor working several jobs to pay off her loan debts. There's some sort of sad studio kitchen, but for the most part, really bad living conditions.

I admit, it can get boring as a dream tourist to see so many sweets, cafe, custom pink rococo and mermaid rooms, but if that's genuinely what makes the owner happy, then in the end that's all that matters. My own interiors aren't exactly revolutionary anyway.

I definitely agree with "if it makes the owner happy" statement. I don't find series-themed rooms bad at all, and it's unavoidable if you want decent HHA rates. I'm not really looking for revolutionary rooms, I'm just curious why so many people have a Nintendo, Japanese, and Gyroid room out of everything else available. You can't really display or show off your furniture if it's become so commonplace.

 

[Hirisa]

*snippage* I definitely agree with "if it makes the owner happy" statement. I don't find series-themed rooms bad at all, and it's unavoidable if you want decent HHA rates. I'm not really looking for revolutionary rooms, I'm just curious why so many people have a Nintendo, Japanese, and Gyroid room out of everything else available. You can't really display or show off your furniture if it's become so commonplace.

Bolded the bit I want to comment on- I think what you said here is particularly relevant. When it comes to interiors, the game actually rewards you for not being imaginative. That might explain the ubiquity of some room designs. A lot of people care about HH scores. One house in my HH showcase had really high HH scores, and it was basically just mermaid room, Pave room, egg room, modern wood room, and lovely room, with almost no evidence of a unique personality anywhere. I thought it was ghastly, but evidently this is what Lyle goes for.

 

[oath2order]

I don't have any Mermaid, Japanese, Nintendo or Gyroid rooms

 

[pocky]

Bolded the bit I want to comment on- I think what you said here is particularly relevant. When it comes to interiors, the game actually rewards you for not being imaginative. That might explain the ubiquity of some room designs. A lot of people care about HH scores. One house in my HH showcase had really high HH scores, and it was basically just mermaid room, Pave room, egg room, modern wood room, and lovely room, with almost no evidence of a unique personality anywhere. I thought it was ghastly, but evidently this is what Lyle goes for.

I don't necessarily think that having a room which uses a whole set makes the owner uncreative. I personally have a pink rococo room which is probably one of the most overused sets in the game, but when I compare my pink rococo room to the pink rococo room of one of my friends, they're both completely different and full of personality. Hers is covered with toys and food, kind of like a child's tea party. Whereas I'm planning on covering mine with 'creepy' stuff like skeletons, lab/torture equipment. Unfortunately, I only have one skeleton in the room so far because the game hasn't been out for long and I've had trouble finding some of the items that I need.

What I'm trying to say is that sets are just a base and that you can still show plenty of personality and uniqueness through them. If some people still have plain looking rooms, it is probably because not everyone has access to every item so early into the game.

 

[ChaosKitten]

The houses I've gotten are pretty random and just thrown together. But it's still early, and if you like collecting furniture and not trading much then it takes a while to get well put together rooms.

I'm going for the traditional house kinda thing. A living room, kitchen, bathroom, office, bedroom and currently the basement is storage. It might sound boring but eh, I love my house even though it's so far from being finished.

I do have a Nintendo museum exhibit. ^^; But no gyroid room!

 

[Hirisa]

I don't necessarily think that having a room which uses a whole set makes the owner uncreative.

I can see where you might have gotten the impression that I think that, but that's not what I meant. When I talk about the game rewarding you for not being imaginative, I mean that some people might deliberately avoid mixing and matching in order to achieve higher HH scores, even if they would personally prefer a more individualistic interior. So, perhaps how I should have stated it was- the game rewards you for suppressing/curbing/curtailing your imagination, and adhering to a theme. That's not a reflection of the owner's creativity or lack thereof.

What I'm trying to say is that sets are just a base and that you can still show plenty of personality and uniqueness through them. If some people still have plain looking rooms, it is probably because not everyone has access to every item so early into the game.

Well, in the case of the house I referred to in my preceding post, this was a home belonging to a JP player who had been playing since release (it shows that info on your TPC). I don't think lack of resources was the issue. And there were literally no personal touches in the majority of the rooms. I mean, hey, if that's what she likes, so be it. I just found it somewhat odd.

 

[Twisk]

Wow, the fact that some people are nitpicky about others' interior decorating at this point in the game makes me kinda self-conscious about mine! It's only been a month for a lot of us! And for part of this month, the main way to buy furniture was through the smaller Nooklings' expansions! I don't have any of the rooms mentioned, but I do have some boring series rooms in my 4 character houses. Like I dumped a balloon and mermaid room in one of my mules' houses, but obviously I don't plan on keeping it that way forever... I look forward to decorating them more to my liking in the future

 

[Kurisu1701]

I don't necessarily think that having a room which uses a whole set makes the owner uncreative. I personally have a pink rococo room which is probably one of the most overused sets in the game, but when I compare my pink rococo room to the pink rococo room of one of my friends, they're both completely different and full of personality. Hers is covered with toys and food, kind of like a child's tea party. Whereas I'm planning on covering mine with 'creepy' stuff like skeletons, lab/torture equipment. Unfortunately, I only have one skeleton in the room so far because the game hasn't been out for long and I've had trouble finding some of the items that I need.

What I'm trying to say is that sets are just a base and that you can still show plenty of personality and uniqueness through them. If some people still have plain looking rooms, it is probably because not everyone has access to every item so early into the game.

I agree. 5/6 of my rooms are either themes or sets. People can all have the same furniture series, but placement, added furniture, and customized pieces (artwork and whatnot) make their houses unique and whatnot. My only peeve with the same rooms over and over is cause I have a refilled show case ALL the time with new houses, and it takes quite a bit of time to go through 40+ mansions to find a piece of furniture you want, and to me, it gets old fast. XD

Also (and the reason I quoted you pocky XD ) I have the full lab theme, would you want to catalog the set? ^^