Tamagotchi’s were all the rage back in the day, followed by My FurReal Friends, Furby’s, and the likes. Well, since we live in a modern-day and age, why don’t we digitalize the whole process in an abomination called Fantasy Friends. Curious yet? Let’s dive into a sugar-coated bath of rainbow sprinkles.
Fantasy Friends ..?
Fantasy Friends takes place in a gorgeous fantasy forest where anything is possible, or at least that’s what they promise… With the help of Aurea, the magic fairy, you will care for twelve adorable new pet friends! Take care of them and make sure you give them all the love they need. If you do, your pets will grow up and play with you!
The whole setting reminded me of Viva Pinata. A game I absolutely adored on the old Microsoft systems, which needs a reboot (I know you read this Microsoft, and no, the Fortnite Party Pinata is not good enough). Sadly, the whole set felt like an abomination from hell, combining the said game with features from Nintendogs and the likes while adding some horror-aspects which even my little girl (age range this game is targeted at) could not care for.
To give you some purpose ingame, Fantasy Friends has a time-consuming care system. The more you care for them, keeping them happy and healthy, the more mana you will earn. Use your mana to get new creatures, buy them new clothes or even cooler toys to play with, and decorate the forest with incredible fun items! Or, that’s what the game tells you – it takes ages to gather mana, which results in boredom while waiting for the bars to drop so that you can feed or rewash your animals.
Features!
If you were wondering about features, yes, Fantasy Friends has features! From a flying panda to a rainbow unicorn, discover 12 incredible creatures you’ll love to cuddle and play with. As soon as they hatch, all of them will need your attention. You start with some basic creatures, which will evolve into monsters of horror after you care enough for them (Horror-volve into abominations, horror-volve, just for you; insert Digimon theme here).
Next to the 12 animals the game features, each animal needs a specific food you’ll have to produce. They each live in their own house and have an original game that they like best. Sadly, most of these games are rehashed from the base game, and feeding/playing/taking care of them feels dull. Luckily Fantasy Friends tried to include even more features to terrorize their players. You can collect hundreds of colors and skins for your pets and challenge your friends to see who will have the most unique creatures. Be the first to find the rarest ones since you’ll be the only one playing with them.
Conclusion
As you might have already guessed, I did not enjoy my time with this candy-wrapped-rainbow-monstrosity. Sure, I might exaggerate a little bit in how horrible I find this game since Fantasy Friends is just your run of the mill pet simulator. But, the developers outdid themselves in making this entry so bad that it’s making me wish for a new Nintendogs (and not something like Little Friends on the Switch). Please, stay away from this game – even if you can’t resist the cute looking mascots glaring at you in the e-shop.
