Something doesn't click... - Dreamie story

[Magus]

Here's the story, Coco is one of the first villager I put in my dreamie list, she has such a unique design I instantly loved her when I saw pictures and artworks of her.
You see I like weird things lol, and the fact that she's creepy and cute at the same time is awesome for me. Plus I think she would fit very well on my island.

I didn't had the chance to run into her ingame, I don't TT, she's rather expensive online so she's one of the villagers that I bought an amiibo of (not really amiibo since I didn't want to spend too much money, it was NFC made coins on Etsy).

Sadly the moment I spoke to her in the campsite I knew something was missing... And it's in the animation department. I know that's probably a design choice to made her inexpressive and stiff like that but personally I think it's a shame because I didn't connect as much as I wanted with her since her mouth and eyes barely change whatever the emotion she uses.
Now she's on my island since a few days but I think I will let her go... I still love her though so it confuses me, she's a very unique and cool villager and if I didn't wanted all personalities on my island I would have kept her for sure. But I already have Kiki that I love and I decided to give Vesta a chance if I'm able to get her.
The only way to keep her will be to get rid of one of my two Crankies but I don't want to, and I think 3 Normals is a bit too much...

Do you have experienced a similar thing ? I'm curious to now your opinion on this.

 

[DJStarstryker]

I like Bob a little bit less than I used to. It's nothing to do with how he looks or his animations. I just don't really like how lazies constantly talk about bugs now. It's annoying. I still have him and don't plan to get rid of him, but I just feel a bit less attachment.

 

[Deliquate]

This has happened to me! NH is my first AC game so I started with no attachment to any of the characters, so I picked a few amiibo based on their designs. With Marshal I had an instant sense of, "Oooh, you've captured my heart!" and with Julian I thought, "Hmm, I thought I'd feel a little warmer."

I think it's because--even though they have the same personality--Julian's design makes him seem more aloof, a cool cucumber who's hard to befriend. But I'd already noticed that with my starting villagers, if I gave them time I got super attached. I just needed to give some gifts, rank up some friendship levels, get over that initial shock.

I do have 3 smugs in my villager though--Marshal, Julian, and my first campsite visitor, Klaus. I had such a negative reaction to Klaus at first but now he's my favorite. I love everything about him. If I want all 8 personalities, I'll probably need to move out one of my smugs and I keep thinking--will it be Klaus or Julian? I never consider moving out Marshal. I suspect I'll probably let Klaus go in the end. But I'm going to give it plenty of time before I decide.

 

[psiJordan]

I like Bob a little bit less than I used to. It's nothing to do with how he looks or his animations. I just don't really like how lazies constantly talk about bugs now. It's annoying. I still have him and don't plan to get rid of him, but I just feel a bit less attachment.

I feel this. Big Top was my favorite in NL and I was super excited to find him as one of my first villagers in NH, but now it’s like the lazy villagers went from “dopey and hungry” to just “gross” like??

 

[Sheando]

I had such a negative reaction to Klaus at first but now he's my favorite. I love everything about him. If I want all 8 personalities, I'll probably need to move out one of my smugs and I keep thinking--will it be Klaus or Julian? I never consider moving out Marshal. I suspect I'll probably let Klaus go in the end. But I'm going to give it plenty of time before I decide.

Why not keep Klaus if you love him so much and you're not very excited about Julian?

 

[loveclove]

I got Sprinkle and regreted it almost instantly

 

[Bluebellie]

I think this happened with Kiki. I really used to like her in new leaf, but something seems off in new horizons. I can’t really pin point it, but I don't like it. I still have her in my town, but I won’t be keeping her.

 

[lPeachy]

I’m having this happen with Tad at the moment. He’s the only jock I’ve ever actually liked the design of and wanted but as soon as I invited him to the campsite, something about his voice is just grating compared to every other villager I’ve had. It really sucks, and I’m sure I’ll keep him at least until I get all of the reactions from him. But I’ll def let him go after that and move in a fourth normal probably

 

[Antonio]

The dialogue is quite different from new leaf.

 

[ceribells]

Shep's moving in today, and I was a little worried about him not having eyes. I mean I'd seen his design before. He's cute, I needed a Smug (it's been weeks w/o one), my S.O. who ocasionally plays loved him at first sight. But also when I ran into him on a mystery island, I noticed that his model just... Actually doesn't have eyes.
I'm hoping I can get around it. His black little doggie toes should help c:

 

[TheodoreCottontail]

None of the villagers are the same from New Leaf. All of their essences has changed. That's why I haven't had Coco yet and she was a starter for me in NL.

 

[Nunnafinga]

Yeah,I've had the same thing happen with some villagers,even some that are widely considered to be cute.If they don't have well animated facial expressions it's harder for me to connect with them.

 

[Marshmallows]

I have the same feelings with Coco.

When I first saw Coco's design, I thought it was strange and didn't get what people liked about her... but then she moved into my New Leaf town by chance and I loooved her. Always so sweet, dropping by, giving gifts, and she seemed to have a fun quirky personality. Now, it's different... she is still nice, but soooo bland. She just sits there reading or looking at bugs. I'm actually having the same issue with Marina. At least Marina sings sometimes. I think they really dropped the ball with the dialogue.

Also, Coco's design did get muted a bit. She appears a lot more smooth than New Leaf, which doesn't help.

 

[Le Ham]

It's strange - these aren't dreamies, but between Marina and Sandy, my two normals, I feel like Sandy actually has a personality to speak of while Marina... exists. Idk, maybe it's like the way Sandy reacts to stuff and is much more animated, maybe it's her cool house, maybe it's the fact she is well-known on my island for crafting gravestones

 

[Magus]

Thanks for sharing your stories, I fell less confused and alone
I decided to let Coco leave, I have her amiibo so I can always bring her back if I regret it.

 

[Eureka]

I'm happy you feel better about letting Coco go!
Sometimes you love the way a villager looks but when you actually get them and interact with them you realize there is no connection. If that happens you will have less desire to interact with them, which is a very big aspect of the game you miss out on. Two of my dreamies didn't click: Marina and Coco, so I let them go. Then I recently got Poppy who wasn't a dreamie but she was on my want list. I adore her so much that she has become a dreamie for me.

 

[Vio1et]

The same thing happened to me with Lily. I think her design is super cute, but once I got her, I just didn't connect with her. I think something bugged me about her eyes during different facial expressions. I have Tia now instead of her, and I love her so much <3. I'm sure you'll find another villager that you absolutely love in no time!

 

[Deliquate]

Why not keep Klaus if you love him so much and you're not very excited about Julian?

I ask myself the same question almost every day!

But it's not a fair comparison. I've maxed out my friendship with Klaus; when he greets me half the time he says, "It's fate that i met you!" and "the best thing about coming to this island was meeting you!" and "Hello to my bestie!" and stuff. How do you resist that? Julian is still at rank 2, I think? When Klaus was at rank 2 friendship, I had not yet learned to love his glum mouth or his droopy, world-weary eyes, nor appreciate the faint whiff of, "cynically assessing an empire in decline" inherent to his design. Let alone his elegantly pastel palette! Actually, I hated Klaus at first.

I adore Julian's design. I got the amiibo because I think it's one of the best in the game. Love the colors, love the hair, love the blank white eyes. He's so cool and so otherworldly. And those are the exact qualities that made him feel a little distant at first.

 

[sleepydreepy]

I had that happen to me with Winnie- I think because she has the fashion hobby maybe she comes off a little arrogant and mean. I ended up letting her go recently.

 

[VelveteenCat]

I had a similar issue with Lucky. I had seen an image of him before starting the game and thought that I absolutely needed him, then I met him on an isalnd early on and was very excited. He moved in and soon I thought that something was missing ... He was cute and all, but not very expressive and I realized that I wasn't as in love with him as I thought I would be. I did consider getting another lazy instead, but I was afraid that I might regret that choice and now, after months, I'm beginning to warm up to him. He recently gave me his picture which was the first to go up on the wall of permanent villager photos and always greets me by saying that he's been in my dreams which is very cute He is adorable and I'm glad I kept him, though I still don't feel as strong of a connection with him as with some of my other villagers. Maybe we're getting there? I think most of the animals are so very animated and lively, if someone is the exception they might need some getting used to.