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.
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...
