A couple weeks ago I finally made the choice to return back to new leaf, and tbh it’s been wonderful. I always regarded NL as the quintessential AC experience, especially as someone who’s been playing the series since 2003. It got me through a very hard time in my personal life, so there’s a bittersweet factor in playing it again too.. I could play NL for hours vs NH where I usually just do dailies and gift stuff to my fav villagers.
However I don’t miss the QOL downgrades and how easy it was for my village to be infested with flowers lol
comparing my NH and NL residents, my top five (four in NL cuz Audie wasn’t even a glint in the developer’s eyes yet), and then my three best boys. I love every single one of my villagers in both games!