Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is a deeply funny and equally personal civilization simulator fueled by your creativity, but ridiculous sharing restrictions put a dark cloud over its otherwise delightful paradise.
The more you put into this game, the more you’re going to get out of it. For me, it already feels like it has all the ingredients to become another cult classic masterpiece that will go down in history.
It may fall short if you’re looking for a deep city builder or life sim, but as a piece of absurdist Dada comedy I absolutely love Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream. Every day I look forward to booting it up, making a Mii or two, seeing what unlikely friendships are forming, and watching ludicrous vignettes play out.
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream is the strangest thing you'll play from Nintendo, bringing with it laughs and creativity in abundance. But even with improvements over the 3DS game, it follows a familiar structure that isn't always enthralling or hilarious.Tomodachi fans will certainly be living the dream with this new entry, but I'm not desperate to keep coming back to my island. A little more variety would've been welcome, but the customisation, and the thought of my cat being best friends with DMC's Dante, will have me peep in every so often for a little pick-me-up.
It's been a smash hit in the Valentine household, and that won't change for quite some time. I never thought we'd see another Tomodachi Life game, and I'm so happy that we did.
It may not be Nintendo's most ambitious game, nor the most technically spectacular, but it is one of those titles capable of hooking you almost without you realizing it, of seeping into your daily routine, and of constantly surprising you with situations as unpredictable as they are hilarious. Tomodachi Life: A Dream Life doesn't need grand artifice to shine. Its greatest strength lies precisely in that: transforming the everyday into something extraordinary, relying on chaos, humor, and the player's creativity. And when a game achieves that, it usually ends up leaving a lasting impression.
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Tomodachi Life Almost Had More Realistic Mii Characters
The team behind Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream considered making its Miis more realistic, but thought better of it.
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