I picked this one up at around 2018/2019(?) because I wanted to see what a game in the AC setting without the real-time clock would look like and ended up becoming Lottie's first fan ever
it's one of those games with a design philosophy that just hopes you go along with, that you just intrinsically want to do and look an try all the things it has to offer. Animal Crossing always has been this type of game, but Happy Home Designer is a different breed of it
You can beat Happy Home Designer, there is a end goal (building a town) which accomplishing makes the credits start rolling, but also the villagers will never ever be anything but happy with what house you make, and that's where the game hopes you play along and make something cool out of the prompts and tools it gives you
And I had a very nice time with it! I would still open the game to make one or two new houses months after beating it, and lately I've been wanting to get a way to do the special villager requests, this game kinda filled New Leaf's void of giving them some more personality and lore
it's one of those games with a design philosophy that just hopes you go along with, that you just intrinsically want to do and look an try all the things it has to offer. Animal Crossing always has been this type of game, but Happy Home Designer is a different breed of it
You can beat Happy Home Designer, there is a end goal (building a town) which accomplishing makes the credits start rolling, but also the villagers will never ever be anything but happy with what house you make, and that's where the game hopes you play along and make something cool out of the prompts and tools it gives you
And I had a very nice time with it! I would still open the game to make one or two new houses months after beating it, and lately I've been wanting to get a way to do the special villager requests, this game kinda filled New Leaf's void of giving them some more personality and lore