Hello Kitty Island Adventure - Deluxe Edition Nintendo Switch

For years, I wondered what the hype of games like Animal Crossing and though I tried Paleo Pals demo, it just still didn’t appeal to me. I couldn’t get how people got so excited for them. But with Hello Kitty Island Adventure, I can say that now I completely understand. It’s such a calming and relaxing experience, all wrapped in good graphics with the well known Sanrio characters and some not so much. I’m happy Chococat gets to be on the island - he’s my absolute favorite character and Retsuko too.I’ve had the game just a day shy of a week and I’ve completed a good chunk of the storyline, as well as side quests. The guiding light feature is wonderful, I use it to remind me to keep on track after I purposefully wander around looking for stuff lol and the puzzles are a good stretch of the old brain muscles. This game has been my only to play game all week and I haven’t gotten bored at all.So if you’re like me, who’s never played cozy games before, want to try something a little bit easier than Animal Crossing and you like Sanrio, you’ll love this game.

It plays a lot like Animal Crossing. There is a ton of content. After playing almost daily for a month I was still unlocking new quests from the characters and even entirely new areas to explore. Very cute.

This game is SO cute and it's SO much fun. I have such a great time doing quests, discovering all the different parts of the island and getting to know all of the characters. Yeah, it's a bit similar to Animal Crossing, but it's different and distinct. It is such a joy to play.

Fans of Animal Crossing who are burned out on the lack of updates finally have a worthy competitor in the cozy gaming space.More or less, this is the same game on Apple Arcade, with the added bonus of all of the seasonal content from the get-go. It would have benefitted from the addition of camera control or guidance to NPCs that didn’t get caught up and confused in some spots, but it remains a very enjoyable cozy game. Compared to Disney’s Dreamlight Valley, the gameplay and animations are a huge step up in quality, and the characters are way cuter, too.Some quality of life updates to make it feel less like a phone game would help a lot, but there is so much to do that I can’t help but play more whenever I need an Animal-Crossing-like.

Loved the idea of this game when it came out, but was hard to play on a phone. Much easier on the Switch! Sometimes long load times but considering it’s supposed to be a cozy game the waiting isn’t the worst, especially since the rest is fun. Definitely strong hints of Animal Crossing but with its own unique features- I enjoy the underwater areas and being able to interact more with the characters via the quests.

A lot of things to do and accomplish. Many hours spent playing and exploring.

It's a really great game j i ust got to learn how to figure things out and I usually restart my games a few times until I figure it out :)

My daughter and I play this all the time and we love it. It's a lot of fun. We love Animal Crossing and this game is very similar to that.