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Love Nikki

This post is part of the Blaugust Developer Appreciation Week.

I recently decided that it was time to purge the games from my phone. I kept two: Pokemon Go and Love Nikki. Pokemon Go is well known, so I want to talk about Love Nikki today.

Love Nikki is a mobile dress up game. Think Barbie, but virtual. Nikki, the main character, ends up in a different world, Miraland. Her new friend Bobo tells her that styling is the most important thing ever and Nikki happens to be good at it.

There’s an adorable manga about Nikki’s arrival and the beginning of her journey on the official Facebook page. If you’re into that, you should read it. I don’t really care for the story in game, but loved the manga. I hope they’ll adapt the rest of the story as well.

The whole game is about dressing up Nikki. They recently added more skin tones and unisex outfits as well, so you don’t have to dress up as a girl. For the completion of the story you do have to follow the theme of the battle. Yes, you actually battle it out, fashion style.

Imagine a side by side catwalk. You show your stuff and use certain skills to influence the judges on the scores. Certain items can give you a very high score, while others are just unfit for the theme. Momo, the cute cat like creature, will help you out with a few tips if you need it. The battles aren’t about looking good, but are purely score based.

There are other modes in which your look does matter. In the Style Competition, other players will judge your ability to style based on a specific theme. Below you can see my most recent submission. At this time I was ranked 251 of all the players which is the highest I’ve ever been rated and now I’ve dropped to be in the top 1%.

The PvP mode is the Stylist’s Arena. This is score based again. The battles are much like the regular ones, but the opponent is a player with their set outfit and skills. In this battle you can’t active your skills yourself.

This game is addictive. Of course it has micro transactions and most events require you to spend gems (the currency bought with real money) if you want all of the new clothes, but it’s easy to farm gems. You don’t have to spend money to do well in this game. Some outfits can only be bought with real money, so if you’re not a completionist, this is definitely fun and F2P friendly.

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