The First Review For Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time Is In

I honestly can’t wait. Been waiting for this for quite awhile now. Fantasy Life on my 3DS still remains my most played game just after Animal Crossing of course. Oddly enough I’ve been playing my 3DS a ton lately. I gotta say, I miss that form factor it had.

I wanna see how well it runs on Switch 2 and I'll probably get it there.

I thought this was a port so I've kind of been ignoring it. Finding out it's a new game has my attention now.

One of my most anticipated releases of 2025.

Very excited, can't wait.

@rjejr Dude... do you even game? 😜

The game looks amazing, but I'll wait to play it properly on the Switch 2!

@gcunit I mostly game on PS5, and when I see a game with 3DS graphics on Switch in 2025 I assume its a 3DS port. 😂

@rjejr

I just hope the Switch 1 version hasn't been knee-capped in favour of the Switch 2 version.

Do we know what version of the game Famitsu reviewed? Really hoping the Switch version is okay

If it was physical I’d pick it up day one but being digital I’ll wait for a sale.

@DiamondJim

Japanese copies have English.

VGP link

@rjejr That's no excuse, this game is also coming to PS5 hahaha.
And yes, same graphics.

Loved the first one, just deciding on whether to picks up the import or wait out a US physical release.

I genuinely can't help but feel
> that this was originally made for the Switch 2 (partnering with Nintendo to be a launch title)
> the Switch 2 got delayed, so they delayed
> they had to make a Switch 1 version in order to make any sort of profit for the long delay
> the Switch 1 version was way too weak, so they decided to go multiplatform in order to be able to put the "good version" out there
> the Switch 2 was announced and then they're like "Oh... and yeah, Switch 2."

Same goes for Rune Factory and Atelier Yumia.

This lines up with my theory that Sca/Vio were meant to be Switch 2 releases as well (hence severe performance issues that they weren't able to mask with hardware power).
And if this is the case... the Switch 2 was delayed for quite a while.
Wonder what they needed to finalize/rework that took that much time.

I love Fantasy Life, but Famitsu's scoring criteria is a dartboard with numbers from 5 through 10.

Member when Famitsu gave FFXVI a 39/40?

Crap, this is a Level 5 game? RAWR! Another purchase.

@MrDocena totally agree with you. I think sc/vi were meant for switch 2 as well. We’ll find out with the update.

I’m waiting for more info as this company’s reviews usually get slated.

I didn’t like the latest Animal crossing so liking the previous game doesn’t mean this will be great.

Really looking forward to the 18th as I've got the 3 days early access for pre ordering. Hopefully they also give it the Snackworld treatment and keep the content coming after launch.

@UltimateOtaku91
How was Snackworld? Barely heard anyone talk about it.
It looked fun for families (which is what I need).

@roy130390 It's honestly sad that we still have to ask this question. We've asked this for a long time on the Switch 1 and all hoped we wouldn't have to ask this on Switch 2. =(...

I don't need to ask this on my PC or Xbox Series X (but to be honest, sometimes on Xbox just to see if it's 4k 30 or 60 FPS).

@rjejr You can get it on Steam, which is what I'm planning on doing.

I can't wait for this game. It was my all-time favorite 3DS game and my plan is to play this until however long it takes before I either max everything out or get sick of it and then go buy a Switch 2.

@Lone_Beagle yeah, I'm looking to get this on my Steam Deck, hopefully it'll run well

i was kind of hoping it would suck so that level 5 wouldn't be rewarded for their handling of the game. but i'm pleasantly surprised that it seems we're getting a game that won't be a letdown considering the creative team from the original are probably not involved whatsoever. i just hope the music can live up to nobuo uematsu's bangers from the original

Day one, baby!! I've been waiting for this for SO long!!

@Lone_Beagle Don't have a Steam account. Crazy I know. I had one for about a decade but my kid kept playing on the account more and more and I kept playing on it less and less so eventually they just took it over b/c it was too late for them to start their own.🤷‍♂️

For people who are looking to get it on Steam, remember to see that it will also install Easy Anti Cheat and you have to uninstall it manually once you uninstall the game. It changes my mind from playing on Steam to buying on Switch to be honest

I think it should still run smooth on Switch since Megaton Musashi runs ok from the little I played on Switch

@MrDocena That is probably a 100% on the mark. So, saying probably might reduce the 100%, but it definitely isn't far off

@darkfenrir or do I??? hmmm

@tseliot pick what you think is fine with you! I was thinking on steam version since my laptop is more than strong enough, as well as like, can play again easily in the future, but the EAC makes me think it's best not to

When a physical version arrives, so will I.

@darkfenrir I'm getting it for the Steam Deck, if it doesn't work then I'll get a refund for it. Steam are great and quick at refunding if it doesn't work, or even if you just don't like it

@antisumo gosh this is the time I wish I have steamdeck to play it! hopefully you can though, the game just feels right on handheld type of play haha