"Scobre;c-17452892" wrote:
Yeah that is why I have been addicted to Animal Crossing. Been waiting for real emotions for five years and just gave up and getting them with cute little animals that act more human than the Sims.
They act a little too cheerful for my liking, but the thing is, the villagers in Animal Crossing remember things, and your actions have consequences. I do miss the frankly brutally mean villagers from Gamecube Animal Crossing that gave you business if you were awful to them or disappeared for too long, though.
You hit an animal with a net repeatedly or push them around? They'll get mad, remember you were rude to them, and be rude back. Do it enough, and they'll leave entirely! You send them a letter? They'll remember, and even show your letters to friends if they move to their towns! You have a friend over? They'll tell you what they thought of him and her. The animals will sometimes ask you for favors, or ask you to meet up on a specific time or day. They throw birthday parties on their birthdays, and their friends come over, and you can give them gifts.
You give them a gift? They'll put it in their house, or go "remember that gift you bought me? I love it, use it all the time" in a conversation. I was watching Vinesauce Vinny stream New Horizons. He gave Celia a bee as a gift, and she loved it and even put it in her house! Sure, a little odd she'd keep a singular bee as a pet, but she appreciated the gift and the game showed that.
By comparison, give an unplayed sim a gift? Zero change except a relationship boost.
All this with essentially 8 (i believe?) baseline personalities in Animal Crossing. Even though every character has a set personality, they feel way more individualistic and its because your actions actually mean something.
Also, not about emotions or characters, but you can place furniture anywhere in the world in Animal Crossing, not just in or surrounding houses!! Miraculous, I know.
