3, 2, 1, post time! Fans of Animal Crossing have been complaining about the lack of villager personalities in New Horizons ever since the game first came out. But, why is this such a problem? A lot of people don't understand what the issue is because New Horizons welcomed a lot of new players. However, this game is missing a lot. Previous Animal Crossing games had way more personality. The villagers were all individuals, and they had realistic personalities. They could be mean, cranky, rude, and they could have good days and bad days. They acted like real adults with real adult problems. So what happened? Firstly, the creators didn't want to put as much effort into the newer games. So cutting down on detailed personalities saved a lot of time and effort. But why are they so much nicer? Well, the answer to that is, children. Animal Crossing was originally made for adults. Even though there was no swearing, and there wasn't anything inappropriate in it, it was still made for adults. It was made to help young adults learn how to socialize with other adults while living on their own for the first time. However, parents saw talking animals and assumed that meant it was for children. Because of this, the villagers lost their rudeness. And in doing so, they also lost their realistic personalities. Children didn't like being insulted, talked down to, or yelled at. So parents complained, and the actual intended audience suffered for it. This is just another example of something being made for adults, only to have it dumbed down for children. Because of this, it'll probably never go back to the way it used to be. Adults are told to just get over it because they're adults; which obviously means they don't deserve to have anything clean and cozy to enjoy. This has always been the problem, because companies will always care about children more than adults. Children are better customers because with children, things don't have to be good or complex for a child to like it. On the plus side, fans can always go back to play the past games. It's just disappointing because Animal Crossing New Horizons was the first game in the series to let villagers stay on your island permanently. But, those are mostly just my thoughts on this topic. Regardless, I hope you all still enjoyed this blog post!