When Nintendo announced Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream, a certain segment of its fanbase was absolutely ecstatic – this was the revival of a franchise that people sensibly assumed had no life left in it, and potentially a return to the glory days of Nintendo being unafraid of weird games.
Having had it for a few weeks, though, I'm almost regretful to confirm that, while it's objectively funny and a great little calming game to drop into every so often, I'm not sure I really get the attraction. While there's a lot to like about its weird approach to life management, it's just not quite active enough an experience for me, especially with Pokopia so recently in the rearview mirror.
