Pretty Princess Magical Garden Island

A lot of reviews and people online are comparing this game to animal crossing, but other than superficial appearances, they aren't alike at all. The gameplay here is more similar to "tycoon" or "management" style games. You build buildings, plant crops, craft items, and everything's on timers. The game keeps the fashion/dress up elements from the first game and similarly has many decorative items to use to decorate your island, though these are optional elements of the game, unlike the first entry. If you're looking for an animal crossing alternative, this isn't it. There's no home decoration (or home at all), the villagers are very simplistic (similar to the first pretty princess game), there's no day/night cycle, and the fishing and bug catching does not nearly have as many to "collect" as the animal crossing games do. Rather, these are used as more of the crafting/refinement pipeline, rather than as a collectathon. That said, this game is plenty fun and doesn't have "down time". Between the decorative elements, the resource management, and the general "Pretty Princess" aesthetic, I've genuinely enjoyed my time with this game. If you're interested in the decoration aspect, go buy Pretty Princess Party (the first game in the series) instead. That one is focused on those elements. This is more about farming, refining, and crafting.

Love the dress up and things to do in game. Got everything in case. Fun game.

I have the first one of this ¿series?, this one being the second. I absolutely love them, this one is more on the gardening/farming side but you have a good amount of thing to do and achieve in it. Decorate and style how you want.

I am probably too old to be playing this game. I like it. You can tell its basically a bare-bones Animal Crossing dupe but just extra cutesy and is basically like a decorating simulator. I think it would be boring for young children because you have to craft materials and WAIT for them to be finished (on set timers) and then complete quests to level up and get more decorations by giving the bunnies the requested items which can become really boring after some time, especially for younger kids who want to get things over with. There isn't much to the soundtrack either, especially on the island you spend most of your time decorating. It just loops over and over. I have to mute the game and put something on because eventually I feel myself becoming a beautiful anime princess who is stuck on an island with 3 other slightly useless princesses. For adults who have patience and want Animal Crossing but a really slow and unicorn-y version I think its cool. For the price I got it for ($15) I'm not mad at all with the content or lack-thereof. It gives me a reason to just space out and enjoy the moment.

I am an adult with a inner child. I highly recommend this game and the prequel game. Fun mini games and the story line is very interesting. I love the option of customization and vibrant colors.

Great game

Came in perfect conditions the game is super fun

Such a fun and cute game to play!! Really enjoy playing it on the the switch! Fun, layed back and relaxing.

I found this game very addicting and fun. You get to customize your own princess and harvest resources via farming, feeding animals, fishing, mining, chopping/shaking trees, and factory management. You also can craft decorations to make your island shine! It's a great game for all ages and especially good for fans of games like animal crossing. The only thing I wasn't a huge fan of was the timers. I sort of understand it for crops, but I wish the factories didn't take their sweet time when producing goods. All in all, a cute game that's worth a try, and will definitely be looking out for more Pretty Princess games.

It is pretty fun game and awesome.

If you're going into this game thinking it's the next Animal Crossing, you're going to be severely disappointed. Where Animal Crossing is a life sim game about making friends, with dozens of unique animal villagers to befriend, Pretty Princess Magical Garden is the complete opposite. While the game does have characters to chat with, they're pretty bare bones and are not the main focus of the game. Pretty Princess has a heavy focus on gathering materials, crafting and decorating. While the game runs on real time for crafting (ie: it takes 5 minutes in real time for crops to grow), there is no day/night cycle, no seasonal events, etc. The main story isn't anything special, so if you're looking for a deep narrative, this game isn't for you. It also has some major framerate drops if you grow a lot of crops close together, so that's another thing to consider. All that being said, however, it IS a fun game! It has a simple but fun gameplay loop for those who love crafting and decorating. All of the décor and outfits are super cute, so you'll have an absolute blast decorating your island and character. The character creation also gives you a lot of options to work with, so you can be the prettiest princess of your dreams. In short, this is a game where you can turn your brain off, relax and play it in short 30 minute bursts, or for hours. I rate this game 3.5/5 stars because it is absolutely not worth the full $55 price point. It doesn't have nearly enough content to warrant such a high price tag. Wait for this to go on sale for around $20, and then I can absolutely recommend it! If it was priced at $20 at launch, I would have rated it higher at 4/5 stars.