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Tomodachi Life |OT| Please don't try to understand
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WhenItsLate
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Quoted for new page. This is beautiful.
Played the whole afternoon and seems like I'm already hitting a wall, content wise. Well, I guess the game will keep trickling out new stuff like Animal Crossing. Since I don't know what I'm missing still, I won't judge the game yet, but I'm guessing the game would benefit greatly from online/local interaction.
So far I think it's a solid foundation for a truly unique life sim game and the weird situations are hilarious.
ladyluthien
Member
I assume everybody has Cooking Mama's Mii from Majesco, yeah?
Thank you very much! I needed a few more gals on my island.
Reggie kept chasing my mii for a while and then he professed his love. Gary Oldman then ran up and confessed his love. Now my mii is sweethearts with Gary Oldman. Poor Reggie, he looks so down in the dumps. He just got over his fight with Aonuma too.
Loving this game!
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Can you change hair color of Miis?
I set up Iwata on my island with an unchanging expression. Makes things even funnier. Zoomed in on his head accidentally and he was thinking of cats.
Also turned Bigby Wolf into a child with some kind of spray he gave me.
Quiky Question is super abusable.
This is officially "What is this I don't even: the Video Game"
If anyone is interested in the demo version: Tough! I have no codes left.
Also turned Bigby Wolf into a child with some kind of spray he gave me.
Quiky Question is super abusable.
This is officially "What is this I don't even: the Video Game"
If anyone is interested in the demo version: Tough! I have no codes left.
Vargavinter
Member
Im interested in a EU one if you still got them.
Yes. To a much wider variety of colors than the Mii Maker can do, too. You just need to find a hair dye item.
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Awesome possum; time to make more Miis.
Yes, you can obtain a hairspray and select between a LOT of colors
They're not exactly rare, either. I have three sitting around unused after coloring Pinkie Pie's hair pink, as is should be.
PM'd. Let me know if it works, the wording on my initial receipt said "Invalid" somewhere on it and once again I don't even. =P
I did!
"O. M. G. A PUDDLE"
JennyTablina
Member
Today Sonic tried to confess to my Mii, only for Eggman to step in. My mii chose Eggman. My fiancee's mii doesn't seem too bothered by this. Nikki and Tails are now dating.
Batman confessed to sleeping with a teddy at night, Iwata decided he wanted to dress like a Ninja.
This game is a trip
Sadness replaces the happiness meter when a Mii gets upset/angry and doing nice things for them drops it a bit, In my experience getting a travel ticket and sending them on holiday does wonders for a heartbroken Mii. Worked for ChibiBecky after she got in a strop about me telling her Eggman was a bad idea, and worked for Sonic today. Baths are better for cooling Mii's off after they get angry
Batman confessed to sleeping with a teddy at night, Iwata decided he wanted to dress like a Ninja.
This game is a trip
Sadness replaces the happiness meter when a Mii gets upset/angry and doing nice things for them drops it a bit, In my experience getting a travel ticket and sending them on holiday does wonders for a heartbroken Mii. Worked for ChibiBecky after she got in a strop about me telling her Eggman was a bad idea, and worked for Sonic today. Baths are better for cooling Mii's off after they get angry
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Gotta hand it to Amazon, it certainly came in; still not sure how much 1-day shipping is costing them for these kinds of things.
CharminUltra
Member
The game is on my desk staring back at me. These are going to be the longest 4 hours ever.
Vargavinter
Member
It worked, thanks alot. <3
Splash Wave
Member
nvm
Scarlett Johansson was rejected by my Mii, after Felicity from Arrow made a dramatic entrance at the top of the tower and forced my Mii to choose between the both of them. After bitter tears and a trip to Africa, Scarlett and Felicity are friends again. Also Tak Fujii is wearing swimming pants and a Marie Antoinette wig and is skating in front of the tower like a mad man while Klaus Kinski is fishing and searching for treasure at the beach.
Gimme!
Yay, worked fine, thanks!
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
Fucking Peach and her crane dropping!!!
<< NEWS FLASH >>
Bish reporting on a new fitness machine:
Nikki Note is demoing it:
Also featured reactions from Eiji Aonuma (dressed as a dinosaur obviously) and Professor Samuel Oak.
Meanwhile: Miyamoto is running laps of the beach, and my lookalike is dreaming of being mechanically dipped in pink paint.
LSD Simulator indeed.
Bish reporting on a new fitness machine:
Nikki Note is demoing it:
Also featured reactions from Eiji Aonuma (dressed as a dinosaur obviously) and Professor Samuel Oak.
Meanwhile: Miyamoto is running laps of the beach, and my lookalike is dreaming of being mechanically dipped in pink paint.
LSD Simulator indeed.
After playing around with it a bit all I have to say is
Why oh why did you fuck up the pricing so hard Nintendo
It's absolutely adorable and I'd love to get the full game, but I know it will entertain me for two evenings at most. I just can't justify spending most of my little money to get this and have fun for like 3 hours.
If it was 10 euros, which I think is a fitting price, I'd get it in a heartbeat
Why oh why did you fuck up the pricing so hard Nintendo
It's absolutely adorable and I'd love to get the full game, but I know it will entertain me for two evenings at most. I just can't justify spending most of my little money to get this and have fun for like 3 hours.
If it was 10 euros, which I think is a fitting price, I'd get it in a heartbeat
FiveElementNinja
Member
Does Nikki have an actual last name?
I agree the pricing is too high considering the lack of "gameplay". But 10 might be a bit too low.
Not that I'm aware of. I just liked the alliteration. =)
Seems like I've exhausted the demo (thanks again for the code, Robin!). It extinguished my worries that this game would be another infinite time-sink like Animal Crossing which is something I'm not really looking for at the moment.
So yeah, it seems more focused. Also, completely weird and over-the-top. I was surprised by how engaging the whole "import Miis" thing is. If I get the full version, I will definitely have to think about my circus members (assembling a selection of GAFfers and chronicling their antics in this thread is certainly an idea).
There's a whole lot of places to go to, as well. The demo made me curious to find out what they all are. One thing I was worried about is how much actual progress, new tasks, etc. were tied to a timer (like in AC). I'm still not entirely sure about that, but the demo gave me the impression that there would always be something to do.
I like that the game is controlled with the stylus online. A game should be able to commit to one control scheme (even if it's a hybrid one). One detail that bugs me about Mario Golf, for example, is how the whole game can be controlled with the buttons (which I prefer), but going into camera mode to get a view of the course requires tapping a button. Also smart to have a screenshot feature for both screens on separate buttons.
I'm not sure how I feel about the whole "localised food" thing. I feel like every region should get the same Tomodachi Life. Is there a way to adjust that via in-game or system settings? Also, can your change your personality after the fact? It didn't really become transparent why the attributed points translated into a "competitive" personality for my Mii. I would be odd if you couldn't considering it's supposed to be sort of a doll's house/test tube for your character experiments.
So yeah, it's certainly a very unusual game but I think I might get it solely to find out what it has to offer in terms of locations, interactions, events, items, and just overall craziness.
So yeah, it seems more focused. Also, completely weird and over-the-top. I was surprised by how engaging the whole "import Miis" thing is. If I get the full version, I will definitely have to think about my circus members (assembling a selection of GAFfers and chronicling their antics in this thread is certainly an idea).
There's a whole lot of places to go to, as well. The demo made me curious to find out what they all are. One thing I was worried about is how much actual progress, new tasks, etc. were tied to a timer (like in AC). I'm still not entirely sure about that, but the demo gave me the impression that there would always be something to do.
I like that the game is controlled with the stylus online. A game should be able to commit to one control scheme (even if it's a hybrid one). One detail that bugs me about Mario Golf, for example, is how the whole game can be controlled with the buttons (which I prefer), but going into camera mode to get a view of the course requires tapping a button. Also smart to have a screenshot feature for both screens on separate buttons.
I'm not sure how I feel about the whole "localised food" thing. I feel like every region should get the same Tomodachi Life. Is there a way to adjust that via in-game or system settings? Also, can your change your personality after the fact? It didn't really become transparent why the attributed points translated into a "competitive" personality for my Mii. I would be odd if you couldn't considering it's supposed to be sort of a doll's house/test tube for your character experiments.
So yeah, it's certainly a very unusual game but I think I might get it solely to find out what it has to offer in terms of locations, interactions, events, items, and just overall craziness.
JennyTablina
Member
I named my Nikki "Nikki Tendo"
Also £10 is a bit low, the game does get a bit better the more miis you add, and the more invested you are in your characters and their little soap operas, the better.
I wish the treasures were more than just little nicknacks you can't do anything with, other than pawn off. It's a bummer when you get something like the ball and cup and think "hey this would be neat to see my Mii play with it" but then nope it's just window dressing.
The only things set to timers are events on the island and even those are pretty broad and incredibly hard to miss due to huge windows. For example, Morning market at the Fountain runs from 6:30am to 12:00pm.
Even then, each market is just an additional chance to get a new item from somewhere other than Mii events and the daily store stocks (and for cheaper too). The game even lists event times at each location if you tap on them, so this isn't like AC where you have to check the out-of-the-way signboard or find out in a guide where someone will be. Tomodachi's really chill about it all, and gives players every chance to enjoy what it has to offer. Most of the non-shop areas however are mostly just places you Mii can go to for using various gifts or for hanging about.
The game does regenerate requests whenever you run out, bar evenings where most mii's go to bed (Nikki stayed up almost all night with Wonder Woman last night, them crazy gals) and all Mii's are pretty low maintenance. There's no major cost for not fufilling a request ( which is nice when they ask for special items that the game only randomly doles out) , at worst a Mii will be upset/angry until you've made them happy enough to act normal again. I had a bunch asking for things I simply did not have nor could acquire yesterday and they eventually gave up and did something else.
I'ld argue localisation is a necessity for this game as much as it is for Animal Crossing (which sees it's own fair share of regional adjustments) . I'ld understand having Japanese food if Tomodachi was specifically implied to take place in Japan, but it takes place on a random island you happen to own in a fictional world. While you and I might know what Teyaki and Teppinyaki are, most Europeans don't know about Japanese food to a huge degree. Localising the food makes sense in that people can relate to the dishes (as they'll of likely had most of them) and allows even those who don't have a thing for Japanese food to enjoy the game. There's a fairly nice, diverse mix of regional foods in the game so far (today I got a Russian new year salad) . So you can even learn a little from it too.
tirkaroKujo
Member
I'm having way too much fun with this feature.
Currently working a Nightshift, and most of the Mii's are in bed. Plenty of dreams to look in on though.
I don't believe so. EU food seems to be covered quite well though. It makes the Shadow Guess minigame ridiculous if it's on a plate or something. =P
Yup! Not sure if you can change the personality and such of a Tomodachi Life QR code Mii though.
EDIT: Samus just had a dream where a giant Kaz Hirai peeked out of the sea.
Guys, if you've got Tomodachi QR codes, let me at 'em. My Mii Apartments just expanded and now I need some fresh residents.
Marmaladefire
Member
So this might be a silly question but I can't seem to turn spot/street pass on? I'm in the options and it's greyed out. Of course it is turned on in m system and everything..
WordAssassin
Member
I'm experiencing this too. Is it just something that turns on? I'm sitting with a friend playing and her port just opened but mine is still Breyer out. Wtf?
Waylon Drums
Member
Keep playing and things will open up over time.
Does the game ever stop being so...one note?
Played 3 hours and put 10 people in apartments. I think it's disingenuous to compare this to Sims or Animal Crossing. The game more or less comes across as a toy more than a game; you manipulate the world from afar like a deity and watch the world unfold. You make Miis happy, you play the same few mini-games, and you watch them do silly things. There is some customization, but it doesn't seem as addicting as AC yet. I guess I've just been feeling a bit of repetition.
Played 3 hours and put 10 people in apartments. I think it's disingenuous to compare this to Sims or Animal Crossing. The game more or less comes across as a toy more than a game; you manipulate the world from afar like a deity and watch the world unfold. You make Miis happy, you play the same few mini-games, and you watch them do silly things. There is some customization, but it doesn't seem as addicting as AC yet. I guess I've just been feeling a bit of repetition.
closer013
Member
You need to unlock the hat store AND enter it & leave for the 'passes to become available.
The hat shop is unlocked by having 2 male and 2 female tenants AND by solving 10 problems.
Gonna give you as much context as I got here:
And my Tomodachi Life QR Code:
You may have hit you StreetPass activation limit. Check Settings > Data Management > StreetPass Management and delete some you don't use anymore.
Thanks, I'm here all night. =D
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And my Tomodachi Life QR Code:
You may have hit you StreetPass activation limit. Check Settings > Data Management > StreetPass Management and delete some you don't use anymore.
Or this, of course. =P
Thanks, I'm here all night. =D
Marmaladefire
Member
Nice to see I'm not just missing something that's sitting right there!
Oh, ok. Well I guess there's some incentive to spend a good amount of time with it!
Currently importing all the sailor senshi into my island. I'm actually lacking males at this point..
HawthorneKitty
Sgt. 2nd Class in the Creep Battalion, Waifu Wars
I just rejected my targeted wife when she proposed to me!
Samus worked so hard to get us together too...
Samus worked so hard to get us together too...
Is it a temporary thing? I haven't used it.
It might be. Just went to check if I could change the now-Child into a Grown Up via editing and it's greyed out. =/
Unless there's a timer before it wears off or you can change it back. Or a Grow Up spray maybe.
Edit: I don't know whether these count as spoilers for a... thing like this.
Bigby:
My Brother:
Sonic:
JennyTablina
Member
There is, it's called an age-o-matic spray - "For kids who want to be grown ups and do things like getting married"