Alright, so here we go. Weekly Famitsu dropped their review bomb on Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, and I couldn’t stop myself from diving into it. Spoiler alert: LEVEL-5 cooked up something pretty sweet for the Nintendo Switch.
So, they’ve got this Cross Review thing going, right? Four reviewers, each tossing out their scores — and boy, they went all-in with 36 out of 40. Just imagine four people nodding their heads with the same vibe, handing out nines like they were on sale.
Let’s talk about Mysteria Island. It’s all ruined and stuff, but hey, you get to play time traveler and city builder. Inside my head, I’m picturing some epic past-meets-present kind of deal. You wander, you create, and maybe even have some old-school cookouts with your digital buddies. Crafting? Check. Adventures? Double check.
Now, listen to this. You get to mess around with your avatar — like, your face and hair. You could probably make a version of yourself that looks like a caffeine-deprived raccoon and it’d still be glorious. And lives, they’ve got these jobs, or “Lives” — whatever you call them. Endless possibilities to tailor your happiness. Kinda like a buffet of life choices.
And shaping the island? Picture going back a thousand years, collecting parts and pieces to build a thriving little spot for yourself. It’s like real estate but with more magical vibes.
Don’t forget multiplayer; it’s not just you against the world. Grab three friends, or acquaintances, whatever — and build, hunt, gather, gossip, whatever suits the mood. Better than any party I’ve ever hosted!
Oh, and, the Strangelings — mysterious gizmos that scream “figure me out!” They have spirits, maybe they were people once? Who really knows. But unraveling their secrets seems like your next big brain teaser.
Save the date: May 21, 2025. Grab it in stores or on the eShop and start this quirky quest as soon as it hits the shelves. And if you’ve got your eyes on the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, stay tuned because that’s a journey for another day.
There ya go. A review that’s less polished than my late-night, mid-pizza musings, but I think it gets the magic across.
