{"id":15457,"date":"2016-09-23T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T00:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/?p=15457"},"modified":"2016-09-09T20:21:34","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T20:21:34","slug":"reader-review-style-savvy-fashion-forward-3ds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/23\/reader-review-style-savvy-fashion-forward-3ds\/","title":{"rendered":"Reader Review: Style Savvy: Fashion Forward (3DS)"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"STYLE_BOX\"<\/a>Style Savvy is a fashion designer video game published by Nintendo.\u00a0 The newest entry in the series, Fashion Forward, was recently released on 3DS.\u00a0 Ali Capasso, a good friend of mine and also an accomplished elementary school teacher, reviewed this game for me.\u00a0 She\u2019s also the wife of Leroy Capasso, another very good friend of mine who has written reviews here for me before.\u00a0 Anyway, Ali is a huge fan of the Style Savvy games, so you\u2019ll definitely want to click here to read her review!<\/span><\/p>\n

The first Style Savvy game was released in America in 2009.\u00a0 The premise of the games has always been a highly customizable fashion centered world in which players create an avatar and design a fashion empire.\u00a0 The player owns their own fashion boutique and fully controls the items stocked in the store as well as the overall customer experience.\u00a0 In addition, players can participate in fashion contests in town to earn various exclusive clothing prizes.\u00a0 Some players may also enjoy dressing up their avatar and altering their hair and makeup.\u00a0 The player\u2019s \u201capartment\u201d is also fully customizable.\u00a0 I have always enjoyed the franchise and have found a large number of other adult female gamers who also enjoy the games.\u00a0 I have been eagerly awaiting this new edition and the new features do not disappoint! <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The storyline of the new game is very interesting.\u00a0 It turns out that the world of Style Savvy is actually a miniature world that your character is pulled into after your grandmother gives you a mysterious key.\u00a0 In the miniature world of Beaumonde City, your character finds a new friend named Sophie who asks you to run the local fashion boutique.\u00a0 The strange addition of this magical storyline really does little to add to the game, but it is interesting.\u00a0 From there the game is very similar to other versions, though the miniature storyline comes into play, which is a nice addition. <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

One big change from the other games in the series which becomes apparent as you play is that you are no longer limited to managing a fashion boutique.\u00a0 In this installment you can choose a number of jobs including fashion designer, hairstylist, makeup artist, and model.\u00a0 Debatably the best new feature is the possibility of designing your own clothing, which I found to be highly satisfying.\u00a0 In addition to all these choices, you also have access to your own dollhouse for customizing, making you an interior designer as well! <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Success in the main game mode of fashion stylist depends on the attention paid to the in game dialogue and the style of the people you\u2019re dressing up.\u00a0 For instance, you would not give a customer with a preppy look a pair of gothic looking shoes.\u00a0 They may also ask for something specific, such as a \u201cplain white dress\u201d or \u201ceffortlessly chic shoes\u201d.\u00a0 It is up to you to determine what that means.\u00a0 If you make a mistake, you may have a chance to persuade them to buy the item(s) anyway with a well thought out comment.\u00a0 If not, you\u2019ll lose that customer.\u00a0 Pleasing the customer is easy at first, but it becomes more and more difficult as the game goes on.\u00a0 The same is true of the other career paths in the game, though to a lesser extent.\u00a0 The game operates on a realtime clock, not unlike Animal Crossing.\u00a0 For the casual drop in and out player, this can be annoying.\u00a0 It really slows your progress within the game.\u00a0 An interesting change in this game is that you are also responsible for your own advertising.\u00a0 In order to get customers, you have to hit the streets and talk to them.\u00a0 This is another feature that I feel added unnecessary time to the game.\u00a0 I would much rather be spending that time designing and decorating, however the in game characters are amusing.\u00a0 For instance, at some point you will meet Imogen, a pizzeria owner who \u201cjumps at small noises,\u201d however \u201cmacarons help her focus.\u201d <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

For true Nintendo fans, real fun will come in the scanning of amiibo figures later in the game.\u00a0 Exclusive items can be unlocked by tapping select figurines in the game.\u00a0 The Mario hat was very satisfying to wear!\u00a0 Other items include a Yoshi hoodie and a Kirby purse.\u00a0 A full list of compatible amiibo is available from Nintendo.\u00a0\u00a0 <\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Kid Factor:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The real question is: How will kids like the game?\u00a0 This is a highly adaptable experience.\u00a0 Although the gamer can dive deep into some of the more complex features, the more casual player can just enjoy dressing up customers, giving cool haircuts, doing makeup, and designing clothes as well as furnishing the little dollhouse.\u00a0 This kind of customization was what I really craved in a game as a little girl and I really feel that young girls will enjoy it immensely.\u00a0 The only problem that I can see is that the only way to unlock all of the features and items in the game involves getting deeper into the minutiae of the fashion business.\u00a0 This may lower the playability for some of the youngest girl players, say from 6-10, who would like to play dress up a bit and put the game down.\u00a0 Unless mom is willing to help out a bit, that is.\u00a0 That being said, this is an excellent game for a preteen aged girl.\u00a0 There may even be a small amount of educational value in the study of running a business, budgeting to buy new clothes, and learning what is really defined as an \u201ceffortlessly chic\u201d pair of shoes.\u00a0 Style Savvy: Fashion Forward is rated E for Everyone.\u00a0 –Ali Capasso<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Style Savvy is a fashion designer video game published by Nintendo.\u00a0 The newest entry in the series, Fashion Forward, was recently released on 3DS.\u00a0 Ali Capasso, a good friend of mine and also an accomplished elementary school teacher, reviewed this game for me.\u00a0 She\u2019s also the wife of Leroy Capasso, another very good friend of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":15455,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15457","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reader-reviews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15457"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15459,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15457\/revisions\/15459"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15455"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.gamerdad.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}