Tomodachi Life General Discussion
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DrewDiddy1996
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So I just get disney Magical World and now I find out about this. I think im gonna be overloaded on life simulations games this year! XD
Okay, I think I can explain this game now.
Basically, you take your Miis (or you make one in game), give them their own unique personality by taking a quiz and set the many options for their voice. Then, you put them into a apartment.
As for the gameplay, it's based around constantly checking on them and helping with their "worries". The worries can be anything. It could be that they lost something, love someone, want to be freinds with someone, hungry, need new clothing or even want you to play with them. As you fulfil their worries, it will fill their happiness meter. When their happiness meter is filled completely, they will level up. Each time they level up, you can give them a gift that they can use. The challenge to some of these worries is that it is actually possible to not fulfil them. For example, when they want new clothing, if you give them something they don't like, their happiness meter may fall. It's kind of like Tamagotchi, except less boring, they don't leave or die and you don't necessarily have to look after them like with Animal Crossing. You can leave the game alone for a long time and go back with no penalty. Beyond the regular gameplay, certain other things will happen inside and outside of the apartment.
Let me explain some of the things that were shown in the trailer. I will hide this in a spoiler because these can be considered spoilers for some.
Also, a few localization changes
The shop owners that appear when a mii is not working now have robot heads instead of bags over their head like in the Japanese version.
The rock band wears hair dyed in bright colors. This is not apparent in the Japanese version.
Also, some food has been changed to from Japanese to american food.
Confirmed food
*Cornflakes
*Scones
*Cake
I will explain some more soon
Basically, you take your Miis (or you make one in game), give them their own unique personality by taking a quiz and set the many options for their voice. Then, you put them into a apartment.
As for the gameplay, it's based around constantly checking on them and helping with their "worries". The worries can be anything. It could be that they lost something, love someone, want to be freinds with someone, hungry, need new clothing or even want you to play with them. As you fulfil their worries, it will fill their happiness meter. When their happiness meter is filled completely, they will level up. Each time they level up, you can give them a gift that they can use. The challenge to some of these worries is that it is actually possible to not fulfil them. For example, when they want new clothing, if you give them something they don't like, their happiness meter may fall. It's kind of like Tamagotchi, except less boring, they don't leave or die and you don't necessarily have to look after them like with Animal Crossing. You can leave the game alone for a long time and go back with no penalty. Beyond the regular gameplay, certain other things will happen inside and outside of the apartment.
Let me explain some of the things that were shown in the trailer. I will hide this in a spoiler because these can be considered spoilers for some.
*Mr. Iwata playing with cat* *Reggie punching a punching bag* *Mr. Iwata playing with a computer* *Miyamoto playing a guitar* *Four of them playing Wii U*
These are actually examples of the gifts you can give your mii characters when they level up. Occasionally, you will see them using their gifts as when you check on them
*Iwata and others playing Heavy Metal*
Funny enough, this is also a gift you can give your miis when they level up. It comes in the form of sheet music. A button will appear with music note on it and you can do a performance with them. You can even change the lyrics.
*Reggie talking to Miyamoto and Iwata saying "Sometimes I feel I can't compete with Bill"
During a certain time, guys will come to the cafe to talk and stuff. There is also a time for girls too.
*Iwata and Reggie fighting. throwing stuff* *Reggie and Bill fighting over a teddy bear*
These are examples of drama that can happen inside the apartment
*Bill and Iwata skateboarding* *Bill and Reggie in a rap battle* *Bill and Reggie on a roller coaster*
These are examples of things that can happen outside of the apartment
*Iwata singing in the bathtub*
One of the worries miis will have is that they want to take a bath. You will have to give them a bath kit to do so
*People walking in a circle shouting "all hail the virtual boy"* *Mii heads peeping out of the water*
These are actually dreams that Miis can have. Depending on the dream and what is shown in it, you will get an item from it. In the case of "all hail the virtual boy", you will probably have gotten a virtual boy that you can give to someone to play.
*Weird sceneries such as an office, game collection, western desert. storm, grass hilly field, outer space and campsite*
Funny enough, these are not places. They are interior designs for each mii's apartment room. There are many different interior designs like this.
*Miyamoto and peach showing a 64%*
There is a feature in this game that predicts two characters possible relationships based on their birth dates.
These are actually examples of the gifts you can give your mii characters when they level up. Occasionally, you will see them using their gifts as when you check on them
*Iwata and others playing Heavy Metal*
Funny enough, this is also a gift you can give your miis when they level up. It comes in the form of sheet music. A button will appear with music note on it and you can do a performance with them. You can even change the lyrics.
*Reggie talking to Miyamoto and Iwata saying "Sometimes I feel I can't compete with Bill"
During a certain time, guys will come to the cafe to talk and stuff. There is also a time for girls too.
*Iwata and Reggie fighting. throwing stuff* *Reggie and Bill fighting over a teddy bear*
These are examples of drama that can happen inside the apartment
*Bill and Iwata skateboarding* *Bill and Reggie in a rap battle* *Bill and Reggie on a roller coaster*
These are examples of things that can happen outside of the apartment
*Iwata singing in the bathtub*
One of the worries miis will have is that they want to take a bath. You will have to give them a bath kit to do so
*People walking in a circle shouting "all hail the virtual boy"* *Mii heads peeping out of the water*
These are actually dreams that Miis can have. Depending on the dream and what is shown in it, you will get an item from it. In the case of "all hail the virtual boy", you will probably have gotten a virtual boy that you can give to someone to play.
*Weird sceneries such as an office, game collection, western desert. storm, grass hilly field, outer space and campsite*
Funny enough, these are not places. They are interior designs for each mii's apartment room. There are many different interior designs like this.
*Miyamoto and peach showing a 64%*
There is a feature in this game that predicts two characters possible relationships based on their birth dates.
Also, a few localization changes
The shop owners that appear when a mii is not working now have robot heads instead of bags over their head like in the Japanese version.
The rock band wears hair dyed in bright colors. This is not apparent in the Japanese version.
Also, some food has been changed to from Japanese to american food.
Confirmed food
*Cornflakes
*Scones
*Cake
I will explain some more soon
I hope they will let us have Eastern/Japanese food as well as Western food~
Also with the hair dye item, I wonder if you can only get that through chance (fulfilling a random worry). It's awesome how you get to pick what shade you want~
Also with the hair dye item, I wonder if you can only get that through chance (fulfilling a random worry). It's awesome how you get to pick what shade you want~
I believe it is at complete random from helping someone
They won't remove all of the Japanese food, just ones that are completely alien to the western audience. Like, we will have stuff like Sushi and we might have a chance of getting Tokoyaki, however, I am afraid they might change it to a cupcake or muffin maker.
- - - Post Merge - - -
Some other localization changes
*The Sumo wresting minigame has been changed to football? It has the same rules, but the sumo wrestlers are replaced with football players and the ring is replaced with a football field. This is rather weird and didn't really need to be changed, since many other games didn't change this when they were release in America.
Examples: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz, Wii Party U, Wario Ware Smooth Moves
Confirmed food
Hamburger
Donuts
Pizza (Do they think Westerj people eat nothing but junk food?)
It's actually quite different, first of all.. unlike sims it seems like you don't have much control over the Miis in it.
Hmp. Can u make them eat like in the sims?
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I don't think you can control them.. but you can give them stuff such as food? Tbh if you want to compare this to something compare it to AC. I really hope they're gonna have better dialog in this game.. really hope it's less repetitive
Nintendo had AC in mind when they made it, but in a totally opposite way. They wanted to stray from AC so it wouldn't be a copy of it.
Anyway, it is a simulation game. I think exchanging Miis with other players (or street-passing people and getting their Miis) and then putting them in the game too seems fun. ^^
Prof Gallows
Retired Staff
You can put in custom dialogue for certain activities.
If anyone is curious enough they should just go to youtube and look at the videos from people who got the japanese version. I know someone linked Lindsey's channel somewhere in this thread and she has quite a few videos of the game from last year.
Put mii's in an apartment with their own unique voices and personality, check on them, help them with their worries, customize things such as what they wear and their room's interior design, watch drama happen and unfold outside and inside the apparent. It's kind of like Tamagotchi, but more fleshed out and with humans, plus you can have many of them and they never leave or die, and you pretty much have something to do all the time.
Like animal crossing?
