/vr/ - Retro Games

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New Leaf added really good stuff and lots of content, but the villagers are zombies now. They are all nice to you, almost never say anything rude, there is no sense of satisfaction in befriending a cranky one. Snooties and crankies are ruined and barely have a personality anymore. Especially snooties, they just feel like "normal" ones. They are all fucking boring. Also, there is even less dialogue variety than in City Folk, so they repeat themselves even more. It's really fucking bad. The grass wear mechanic is still here, but at least it's manageable. The extensive, repeated dialogue every time you have to do anything at the shops and shit is atrocious.

I didn't play the other ones, but I hear they get better when it comes to customization and hit rock bottom when it comes to the villagers. They are apparently worse than zombies in New Horizons.

I love the customization, but I feel like the series has been heading down the wrong path. Especially with all this mayor shit and Isabelle. The appeal of the original game was that you were a random neighbor like everyone else. You didn't get to decide shit. Neighbors treated you like a stranger, the cute peppy ones were selfish cunts, the crankies insulted you to your face, etc. You made enemies and friends, and also had that random ugly neighbor that moved in to replace another and you constantly ignored until he left. You were just a guy living in a village of animals with short tempers, until you slowly gain their trust and they start treating you better.

There was an interview with the developers of the original game where they stated that this was their original goal. To portray what it feels like to move to a new place, or to work at a new job. You have assholes, nice people and everything in between. That feeling of having neighbors with different personalities, who have good and bad days, who get mad or depressed, and treat you differently depending on how they feel. That shit is gone now.