The main disappointment is villager dialog and character, they are basically equal to each other according to personality type and hobby and although some increase on you it's still quite underwhelming. I also believe"Free updates" is a weird flex because it implies that we are lucky we don't have to cover things that honestly should have been there from the beginning (like more design slots and storage expansions).

I agree wholeheartedly about the dearth of dialogue from villagers. To get a game in which the main"material" revolves around building a little town in your own island, the residents need more love. It's a huge letdown for every villager of the exact same personality type to essentially say the specific same handful of lines for you.

It feels like ACNH was a rushed job made by a recently formed indie game business consisting of like 10 people and not like one of the greatest game companies that had 9 years to make it, like I literally can't imagine how they were able to put that little effort to it despite ACNH being a major bestsellers because it released they still need people to cough up more money for a couple of villagers and furniture when another criticism is the huge lack of furniture (I have not gotten anything new apart from seasonal/event items in weeks...)

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