![]() You might see a Mii running on the beach or sitting quietly by the fountain, but you can't actually interact with them or have a chat. ![]() While you do have a certain amount of control over your island residents from an aesthetic point of view, you'll spend more time viewing rather than playing.Įven when you tap on an icon to enter an attraction, you'll often have very little control over what happens, save for a retro role-playing game at the amusement park, or a series of "quirky questions" at the tower. It's a title that's always amusing, but one that's limited as a gaming experience. Unfortunately, once you've seen Miis fall in love, played the mini-games and attended special time-based events like the daily word association tournament, Tomodachi Life starts to get a little repetitive. Relationships form a big part of the game, so many early encounters also involve introducing Miis to other characters and offering tips on what to talk about.īonds will start to form, best friends will be seen hanging out at the beach or gossiping in the cafe, while some Miis will start to date and potentially get married.Ĭontroversially, same-sex relationships aren't included, and while it's hard to stay mad at a game like Tomodachi Life for too long, it's a shame it isn't better representative of the wider community. Island news reports involving cornflake aerobics and courgette cottages are equally amusing and well worth a watch whenever you find the time. The deadpan delivery of catchphrases in those strange voices is especially funny when you've created celebrity Miis or movie characters. Levelled up characters can learn songs, unlock free apartment interiors and objects to play with, although our favourite bonus is the option to learn phrases. Mini-games largely involve identifying blurred or zoomed-in objects, matching pairs of cards, or table wrestling with toy models.įun at first, the same mini-games tend to crop up time and time again, making playtime a tad repetitive, albeit a good place to earn gifts that can be used to help level up. Some want food, others a new outfit or apartment interior and a few might just want to play. The majority of the early game will be spent visiting Miis in their apartment and solving problems. It's the game's odd sense of humour that really sets it apart from other life sims and ensures that there's never a dull moment, even when things start to repeat. The residents of your island desire food, entertainment, companionship and even love, but they desire things while dreaming about giant hats, participating in rap battles and wearing dinosaur heads. It's not so much the requirements and objectives that are strange, mind you, but more the way in which they play out. The inability to properly walk around and explore the island means that while Miis feel alive and brimming with personality, the island itself doesn't. ![]() With a fully populated island, players must solve problems, matchmake and offer advice to island residents, which is when things start to get weird. But it's worth adding as many Miis as possible in order to unlock new island attractions and potential relationships. It's a time-consuming process - even when importing ready-made Miis - and we would have liked a random generator.
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