![]() ![]() That profile isn't just for show, either. Likewise, a set of assignable attributes, such as how much energy your Miis have or how serious or light their moods are, add personality and generate a specific profile for each one. Granted, the text-to-speech engine isn't the most flattering, but its slightly robotic qualities add to the kitsch charm of the game. You can create some eerily recognizable caricatures of your chums using the standard Mii creation tools, along with the new customizable voices for the game's text-to-speech engine. Still, Tomodachi Life is quite the wacky novelty while it lasts, particularly if you're populating your virtual island with friends and family from your own life-or, in my case, members of the GameSpot UK crew. But, like that piece of '90s virtual pet nostalgia, it wasn't enough to keep me entertained once the novelty wore off. Tomodachi Life is the Tamagotchi all grown up. They cry out to be played with in wonderfully odd minigames, and update you with the latest happenings on their island home from behind a suitably cheesy news desk. Your animated collection of Miis need to be fed and watered, and their wants for the finer things in their virtual lives satisfied. At times it's hilarious at other times it's utterly bewildering. A cross between The Sims, Animal Crossing, and the stranger parts of otaku culture, Tomodachi Life is a game that's unashamedly Japanese. ![]()
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