Hokko Life Official Thread!
- Shan O 123
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Hokko Life is similar to Animal crossing and I just learned about it. Is anyone getting this game? I’m interested in this so I’ll probably get this instead of HarvestStella.
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There's no Stella in Harvestella, you cute people (Unless you decide to name the main character Stella, I guess!) Though I've disliked the name 'Harvestella' from reveal...might as well change it to HarvestStella...slightly more intriguing.
I'm gonna get Hokko Life because I love the customization. When I saw that you can colour every heart on the back of that bench INDIVIDUALLY, I was sold. I don't actually anticipate being super into the game, but because of that one feature, I must have it.
I haven't decided about Harvestella yet. If they really do tweak the passage of time in some way, then I probably will, as the story was pretty intriguing, and I personally LOVE the farming controls, I find them super smooth and efficient, so...yeah, I'll get it if they make it so the game doesn't stress me out any more.
I'm gonna get Hokko Life because I love the customization. When I saw that you can colour every heart on the back of that bench INDIVIDUALLY, I was sold. I don't actually anticipate being super into the game, but because of that one feature, I must have it.
I haven't decided about Harvestella yet. If they really do tweak the passage of time in some way, then I probably will, as the story was pretty intriguing, and I personally LOVE the farming controls, I find them super smooth and efficient, so...yeah, I'll get it if they make it so the game doesn't stress me out any more.
I am definitely planning on getting it. Yes, it's an Animal Crossing clone, but it looks like a good one, and I like Animal Crossing. I haven't decided if I want to get it on release, or wait for a sale. From what I have read about the early stuff it sounds really good, though I would like to hear how it runs on the Switch vs the computer.
I think the part that most intrigued me was its time aspect. If I recall correctly it's supposed to not run on real time, but have days of its own timing. Some people are actually salty about it not using a real time clock like Animal Crossing, but I'm pleased at the prospect it doesn't. I like faster progress, provided it's not stressfully fast.
I think the part that most intrigued me was its time aspect. If I recall correctly it's supposed to not run on real time, but have days of its own timing. Some people are actually salty about it not using a real time clock like Animal Crossing, but I'm pleased at the prospect it doesn't. I like faster progress, provided it's not stressfully fast.
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Oh wow I haven't even heard of this game but it's right up my alley!Harvest Moon kawaii wrote: ↑Sep 23, 2022 6:15 am I'm interested in Hokko life, too. I've watched 2 reviews on it. But, the one I'm leaving here is mostly positive.
(NintenTalk - Hokko Life Nintendo Switch Review... IS IT GOOD?)
I'm on the fence about this one. The animal residents seem a bit lifeless to me with little personality. I understand there is a very strict linear pattern for unlocking upgrades so you need to grind requests etc that may not interest you at the time to get to what you want. The price point is good but, with the economy right now, I need to be careful what games I buy.
I just don't know.
I just don't know.
For me, the villagers don't matter. They don't matter to me in Animal Crossing, as they're all the same and all pretty boring, and even less in Hokko Life, since it's going in hard on the town customization, even more than ACNH.
For $23 CAD (approx) I'm fine with just playing around with town decoration and landscaping. I'm happy that it doesn't work on real-clock time, and even if I get bored after a dozen or so hours, that's okay with me at this price. (Though I love town-building/decorating, so I don't think I'll get bored THAT fast.) It seems like a good game to have LOTS to do in, but without a time limit, which I'm in the mood for.
Life in Willowdale comes out the same day as Hokko Life, but it's double the price at about $45 CAD, and it looks less interesting (and has incredibly weird character models, though I do like that all the villagers are humans rather than animals.) Hokko Life seems like it'll be worth the price no matter what, for me, but Willowdale is a lot more iffy. I need some reviews on that one.
The only hiccup for me is I'd still like to hear how Hokko Life performs on Switch, since Switch ports are known for being more troubled than any others. Still, since the dev is giving out review keys now, I hope that in the next few days more info about Switch performance will start coming out. I'm quite sure I'll like the game enough to be worth the price, but not if the game crashes or glitches all the time.
For $23 CAD (approx) I'm fine with just playing around with town decoration and landscaping. I'm happy that it doesn't work on real-clock time, and even if I get bored after a dozen or so hours, that's okay with me at this price. (Though I love town-building/decorating, so I don't think I'll get bored THAT fast.) It seems like a good game to have LOTS to do in, but without a time limit, which I'm in the mood for.
Life in Willowdale comes out the same day as Hokko Life, but it's double the price at about $45 CAD, and it looks less interesting (and has incredibly weird character models, though I do like that all the villagers are humans rather than animals.) Hokko Life seems like it'll be worth the price no matter what, for me, but Willowdale is a lot more iffy. I need some reviews on that one.
The only hiccup for me is I'd still like to hear how Hokko Life performs on Switch, since Switch ports are known for being more troubled than any others. Still, since the dev is giving out review keys now, I hope that in the next few days more info about Switch performance will start coming out. I'm quite sure I'll like the game enough to be worth the price, but not if the game crashes or glitches all the time.
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Well...with the rest of my gold points, and 20% off due to new release, Hokko Life cost me $1.23. Guess there's no reason not to try it out, lol.
Hokko Life is loading on my Switch right now. Guess it unlocked at midnight. Okay, I am now in the character creator! Yep I am now playing Hokko Life. (I have only heard from one person playing this game on Switch, so far. They've played a couple of hours and no glitches yet, which...good to start with, I guess?)
The character customizer is minimal. You can change your hairstyle and your colours (skin, hair, eyes.)
Story is also very minimal (there really isn't any...you oversleep on the train and the animals in the town you end up in are like 'Wanna live here, then?' and you say 'okay' and that's the type of story this game has. Not an exaggeration. There is an almost horrifying lack of depth.) and dialogue is simple and very...expected. Super basic. No personality at all, tbh. The point of this game is definitely the building and customizing of the town. But I haven't gotten to try any customizing or rearranging, yet. You have to go through all this starter stuff, though, as you can't do whatever you want right from the first second, so I haven't been able to try out any customizing or even moving of any buildings/constructions.
Hokko Life is loading on my Switch right now. Guess it unlocked at midnight. Okay, I am now in the character creator! Yep I am now playing Hokko Life. (I have only heard from one person playing this game on Switch, so far. They've played a couple of hours and no glitches yet, which...good to start with, I guess?)
The character customizer is minimal. You can change your hairstyle and your colours (skin, hair, eyes.)
Story is also very minimal (there really isn't any...you oversleep on the train and the animals in the town you end up in are like 'Wanna live here, then?' and you say 'okay' and that's the type of story this game has. Not an exaggeration. There is an almost horrifying lack of depth.) and dialogue is simple and very...expected. Super basic. No personality at all, tbh. The point of this game is definitely the building and customizing of the town. But I haven't gotten to try any customizing or rearranging, yet. You have to go through all this starter stuff, though, as you can't do whatever you want right from the first second, so I haven't been able to try out any customizing or even moving of any buildings/constructions.