The feeling of emptiness after reset...

[Rudy]

Am I the only one feeling like this? I've recently reset my town, and while it was really great, I feel like I cheated on a sense for restarting rather than staying in my first town and dealing with it, since I guess that's what animal crossing is all about.

Also, since I got all the stores on my first town, I didn't feel like having to go through unlocking all of them again -- so I TT a bit to unlock them, without any damage done to the game. Then again, I feel like I should have started all over without TT in the first place.

I would have reset again, but I can't let go of such a good town.

Anyone else who feels the same?

 

[mayordarcy]

I'm still with my first town from 2013 and recently I've been wanting to reset because I feel like I've peaked and there's not much left for me to do other than be a resident in the town, like it's sort of lost the adventure to it. But honestly I love my town and I can't bring myself to reset, so I'm contemplating buying a second cartridge that I can start off with the intention of making my town what it is now so I don't have to work around flaws like I had to with this town

 

[HoennMaster]

I regret really taking people's opinions on maps to heart two years ago. I never felt like my town layouts were any good so I always reset. Finally picked a map I like about a week ago and I'm just going to do things my way. Every time I pick a new map though I feel like I'm starting over from being defeated, but not anymore!

 

[crispmaples]

I feel that way anytime I reset any game. I reset for being unhappy with whatever it is I feel I can't get past. Then, I reset and the guilt sets in that I would do that, Since I tend to reset a lot before I am satisfied with things. And of course, then I start missing what I had in the previous save because there are other things in the new save that are just as bad that I didn't even think about. with new leaf, I reset because I was not happy with anything- No villagers I liked, hated my town nae, mayor name, the layout...I used to miss that town but now that I am many months in, I am loving my new town. Except the fact I followed a town decorating guide, and I cut down all my trees. That too forever, and I think leaving the trees would have given me more inspiration on placing everything including pwps and villager homes.

 

[Yukari Yakumo]

I'm still with my first town from 2013 and recently I've been wanting to reset because I feel like I've peaked and there's not much left for me to do other than be a resident in the town, like it's sort of lost the adventure to it. But honestly I love my town and I can't bring myself to reset, so I'm contemplating buying a second cartridge that I can start off with the intention of making my town what it is now so I don't have to work around flaws like I had to with this town

Same here.
I've put way too much love into my town to let it slide into oblivion. I, also, am occasionally tempted to grab another cartridge just to see what else I could create.

 

[Hulaette]

I am very happy with my town layout. My map is inspired by my friends town layout. I've had it for almost 2 years now and I still love the way my town is!

 

[Rudy]

Glad to know I'm not the only one. This is exactly how I feel and that's why I restarted so many times. Currently I have a great map -- with great town hall and house location, name, fruit -- everything is just great to me, but it still feels like I missed out on the first tone I had, and the experience of having that town since the very first moment I started the game -- until today.

Then again, I guess that is just an odd feeling of sorts that would go away once I'm more time in. It's comforting to know that you started feeling better about it the more you play, for perhaps I would feel the same way. Thanks!

 

[marierock13]

I felt pretty darn empty when I reset my town in 2014. I later figured out that the emptiness was regret, at least in my case.

It gets better, and goes away eventually - quickly, if your choice to reset was one you put a lot of thought into.

I'm sorry you're feeling that way, but it should only be temporary.

 

[Rudy]

Thanks! And yes that is true, I actually put a lot of effort in my choice to resetting, and there was a lot of debating, before actually choosing the town I will be playing for the rest of my life (probably.) I'm happy about it, but I do wish I hadn't reset in the first place or TT, since so have experienced s lot of different stuff back then that I would have loved to relate to my current town.

 

[LaFleur]

Your town may have been erased but at least you still have the memories from it ^^
You can still create that feeling with a non-first town, just stick with it, i still have memories of a couple of the towns i made back when i reset a lot, those towns have managed to form a part of my first experience with ACNL even though they weren't the very first town, i remember 5 different towns with their own memories

 

[MissiNy]

Everytime I thought about a reset I bought another game. Now I have three downloaded copies on three of my four 3ds. I'm contemplating getting another soft copy for the 4th ds but think I may go for a cartridge this time around. I like that I can have each game on a separate season.. I would deff have reset regret.. Lol

 

[Con]

I reset from my first NL town and totally regretted it for a little while. Like you said, it was annoying not having main street developed any longer and I just felt lame I guess for having to reset for a map I wanted and blah blah. But once everything started coming together a bit I loved my new town. I don't think I would do it again though because it took so long. I would likely buy a second copy and very casually try to build an even better town.

(also the first time I reset a took a ton of time transferring all the things I wanted to keep to my boyfriends town for safe keeping and after all that work I forgot to drop my tools which I was carrying in my letters. lol it was so annoying not having gold and silver tools)