Do you ever feel villager regret?

[Lavamaize]

I have not really felt that yet in this game. Of course, I am a little sad when I let any villager go, but so far I have not regretted it. I have a pretty solid list of the villagers I want on my island, so to me it is necessary to kick some villagers off the island in order to get the ones I really want.

 

[Zane]

Not in this exact sense, because when I let a villager move it’s generally because I really wanted them to leave. (Except Beardo, I regretted letting Beardo move but I’ve since brought him back). I do regret one or two villagers I amiibo’d onto my island and can’t wait for them to go elsewhere. Also mad at myself for passing up Olive and Agnes twice each on mystery islands, in favor of Maple and Renée who’ve both recently been moved out.. now I have to try to find Olive and Agnes again.

 

[itsmxuse]

I massively regret allowing Chèvre to move out of my island. I had her in NL and when I saw her on NH I had to get her and when she asked to leave (she had asked multiple times before) I thought “awe I can get her back pretty easy” (I was so wrong) I’ve had 3/4 villagers move in since and I’ve not seen her once on a mystery island since I first had her

 

[Dunquixote]

I really regret letting Lily move out and not having room to keep her and get the other villagers that I want. Initially she was just going to be a temporary resident anyways though I did think she was pretty cute when I found her on an island, but she very quickly grew on me. I considered making her a permanent - just would need to kick her out to get rid of starter house and flea, but that would mean I would have to give up either Marshal, Ankha or Lolly (now, I don’t have room for Lolly or Marshal since I found Sherb and love him). I plan on using my two spots to cycle through villagers before getting my last two dreamies and i already know i will be having a hard time saying good bye to many.

 

[moonlights]

maybe temporary regret, but I always enjoy island hopping and finding new villagers and it's relatively easy to find a villager you let go again.

 

[RedPanda]

OMG I am so glad I am not the only one. I get so sentimental about my neighbors. I used to have Lionel in New Leaf so I invited him to stay in my town but I realized I didn’t really like having several smug villagers around, so I agreed to let him move out when he asked. That night he wandered around the town saying how much he was going to miss it, then he stood on a bridge under a full moon and sang a sad song. It was so surprisingly poignant that I shed a tear.

 

[peachycrossing9]

Gahh, this is always an issue for me. I get so attached to my villagers. Even the ones that I don't plan on keeping for very long.

I have had this feeling recently when I decided to let Maple go because I wanted to move Gayle in via amiibo card. I couldn't bare to part with anyone else, so chose Maple (I also have her card, so that made it easier to let her go). I had given her quite a few clothing pieces as gifts, and once she left I found the checkered jumper dress that I gave her in the recycle box at Resident Services. It was the first item of clothing I gave her when she moved onto my island. That made me sad. I have now passed that same dress down to Melba, who I don't plan on letting go anytime soon.

She had given me her picture though, which I have displayed in my kitchen. She went to a good home- I gave her to someone on discord who loves her and was very happy to have her.

I also had this same feeling when I let Sherb go. That one hurt, because he doesn't have an amiibo card. But I was swapping him out for a dreamie that I really wanted, and once again he went to a good home with someone from discord.

Oof, why do I get so attached to a virtual animal

 

[Fraggle]

Most I have not regretted letting go. The one I really felt was letting Tasha go. I got her from a mystery island very early on and I didn’t expect her to steal my heart but she did. I had her photo though and I wanted to move Diana in. Gah! I missed that squirrel so much! Her lovely comments, her soft voice, watching her wander round my island... as soon as I had Diana’s photo I bought Tasha’s amiibo and moved her straight back in. She will never leave me again!

 

[OiGuessWho]

Is it weird to have retroactive Villager regret? I have way too many Normals on my island, and I want a Lazy villager. I'm gonna have to replace one of them. But I know, I just know, I'm gonna regret it.
I'm considering Marina, but then I'll have to deconstruct the little beach themed garden I built for her and I won't have a cute pink octo on my island.....

 

[Licorice]

Agnes was my starter and I decided to let her move. I don’t really like pigs but she had grown on me. I felt guilty after letting her move and the day before she moved it was her birthday. Ouch. Eventually Plucky’s amiibo came in the mail and I forgot about Agnes very quickly lmao

 

[heaven.]

My favourite villager of all time is Stitches. He was a starter in my very first NL town back in 2012 and I've made a point of adopting him into every town (and island) I've had since then. However I got really hung up on having an all kitty island, which meant saying goodbye to him... I have his photo and I was able to send him off to someone who promised to take good care of him, and even achieved my all cat dream, but I still really miss that lil cub.

 

[Sharksheep]

Maybe for a little bit. I had a lot of villagers and I'm not attached to most of them. I missed Midge and Celia but I like the designs of too many normals and wanted to see if I can connect with any of the other ones before deciding. The only peppy I missed so far is Tangy and I might try to bring her back at some point

 

[AssassinVicz]

New Leaf was where I found villager regret. I accidentally travelled too far to where Aurora decided to move. I was so upset because I didn’t want her to leave and I couldn’t get her to stay due to the lock on moving aspect. I still haven’t gotten her back yet.

I haven’t had villager regret in NH, I think the most was having Lucky turn up today in the campsite and I forgot the game autosaves on one villager if you don’t close out when they ask to move X villager out. So I had to let Lucky go to keep Erik.

Regret happens.

 

[WaileaNoRei]

I am worried I am about to have regret! I have willow in my campsite, and am considering letting her replace fauna. I always meant to let fauna go eventually, but she’s been with me a long time and because I’ve given her clothes and little decorative items she feels very personalized. So I am worried I will regret letting her go and not able to recreate my feeling for my particular fauna even if I were able to get a new one.

I know this is a very silly concern, but just something I am wrestling with today.

 

[Jessi]

I regret letting Tutu go, but with my island theme she didn't fit. Forever in my heart though

 

[jo_electric]

Yes, even for villagers I was waiting to ask to go. I think it’s because I got so used to having them around that not seeing them on the island once it’s all said and done is bittersweet.

 

[xlisapisa]

I let Zucker move out a long time ago (like ages ago) cause he was one of my starter villagers and had the basic interior setup and I’m just now feeling the regret! I miss him and I realized too late that his starter interior actually looks better than his normal interior! So hope to run into him in the future when I’m ready for some permanent villagers cause he will definitely be one of them!

 

[Toska]

Some of these stories are pretty sad D: I've regretted letting go of Tybalt (my starter) and Zell. They were both pretty cool, but I knew I didn't want them for my lineup. I wish I would have let them stayed long enough for their photo...

 

[Dracule]

I don’t know if I’ve felt regret, but I’ve definitely been sad about replacing some of my neighbors with others because if fit the theme of my town more. I almost wanna make another island just to see if I can add some of those other neighbors in, but alas, I only have one.

 

[Xara]

i experienced this earlier tonight; one of my starters, tammy, moved out tonight and i’m a bit sad about it. i know that i probably won’t regret it in the long-run and that she was never meant to be permanent but,, i’ve had her since day 1 so saying goodbye was bittersweet and the sentimental part of me regrets letting her go aha c’: