Animal Crossing: New Horizons has always been a lot softer on the player than previous games, but nowhere is that clearer than with the new update’s role for Resetti.
While Animal Crossing appears to be as cheery, kind-hearted, and oh so friendly as most of Nintendo’s games, that wasn’t always the case. One of the most memorable things about the first Animal Crossing is how rude and cruel it could occasionally be, from other villagers calling you out whenever they wanted to Tom Nook’s much more cynical view on finances.
Nowhere is this more apparent than with Mr Resetti, who would berate and yell at the player if they dared to exit the game without saving first. Resetti was actively horrible to the player (with good intentions, at least), which gave Animal Crossing a nice edge to its life-sim elements that a lot of other Nintendo games simply didn’t have. Well, that’s certainly not the case anymore.
Animal Crossing Fans Think Resetti’s New Role Shows How The Series Has Changed
Even Resetti Himself Admits It
As we all know, Mr Resetti’s role in New Horizons changed since the game introduced auto-saves, leading him to join the Rescue Service instead. With the recently released 2.0 update for New Horizons, Resetti has gained a new role befitting of his name, as the player can now talk to him and get an island reset.
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While a quick glance at Reddit shows how this feature can actually mess with players (which feels very Resetti), not everyone is happy about the role change. Over on Twitter, guywiththepie shared screenshots from Resetti’s introduction, noting that it feels like a “big slap in the face” for anyone who wants Animal Crossing to return to its roots of being a life sim instead of the new focus on decorating.
To hammer this point home, guywiththepie says that Resetti was once “the arbiter” of Animal Crossing’s ethos of “taking life as it comes” is now going against that for an “instant gratification sandbox feature”. While the feature itself is nice, especially for those who like the decorating focus, it’s yet another example of how Animal Crossing has softened and moved away from its life-sim origins.
It’s not just guywiththepie who thinks this, either, as the comments show that a lot of other Animal Crossing fans wish it were focusing more on the simulation elements and allowed to have a bit more edge. Back when the feature was announced, Redditor Independent-Pain3001 pointed out how Resetti’s new role feels like an embodiment of “the direction the series is heading” with its new love of customisation.
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
5.0/5
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March 20, 2020
- ESRB
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Everyone / Comic Mischief, Mild Fantasy Violence, Users Interact, In-Game Purchases
- Developer(s)
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Nintendo EPD
- Publisher(s)
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Nintendo
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