My daughter LOVED the 2 demos for this game and has been begging me to buy it for her for half a year. She's already gone through all of her allotted "uses" for both demos. But I can't bring myself to spend $40 on it, when there are similar games in this genre cost 99cents on IOS. I've been kind of lying to my daughter and telling her it's not out yet. I'm willing to spend...oh, $20 for a used copy, but for some reason, this game absolutely REFUSES to get marked down. $30 on Amazon? That's getting closer, but not close enough.
And though I haven't played a second of it, my daughter swears that it is over and above so much better than anything similar on IOS.
Style Savvy: Trendsetters is a big games of dress-up, (I don't care how old I get--dress-up is so much fun!) but it is more than that. In order for your shop to be successful, you must buy the clothes that your customers will like. You have to choose wisely when selecting an item or outfits for your customers. You get to name your shop and redecorate the interior and exterior of it to attract customers with certain tastes. Making people happy fills up your appropriately named happiness jar, which, when full, makes something good happen when the day is over. One of the things you unlock as the game progresses is the Fashion Plaza, where you can buy outfits made by other players. You can open your own online shop and make up to three outfits which other people may buy, thus giving you a profit, added to your shop funds.
Believe me, I've only scratched the surface of this game. This game is good for not just a few weeks to beat it and then lay it aside. You see the credits two times, but the game by no means ends there. Though at the beginning you are more limited in what you do, you are always unlocking new things. You can change your clothes, redecorate your apartment, change your hair color and style, choose from many makeup possibilities, and participate in fashion contests. You will make friends with the people in the game; sometimes they ask you to meet them in special places and will fill up your happiness jar a bit. If you like collecting things, there are over 12,000 clothing items to add to your closet. Think that will keep you busy for a while? Not all clothing is available at once, though; the clothing is divided into seasons. There are four seasons and each one lasts for three months.
There has been only one release of downloadable content so far (GracieGrace clothes from Animal Crossing) but we have been promised more. The downloadable content, of course, is completely free.
I had never heard of Style Savvy: Trendsetters until I ran across the first demo in the eshop, as I stated in my first post. I was very doubtful about the game, but I also like try out all the demos anyway. I enjoyed it so much I exhausted the five uses I had for it and was nearly sold on the idea of getting it. That just goes to show you that you can't judge a book by it's cover, eh? The second demo was not as much fun (darn slow wi-fi) but I liked being able to dress up my character. For anyone who has yet to get the game, I suggest downloading the second demo, starting it and after saving, begin the game. If you have save data from the demo, you can transfer it when you start the full version of the game and it is nice because you will have a few more clothes in your closet to start with.
It is, to say the least, a very addicting game. Many times I've been playing it and keep telling myself, "Just one more customer and I'll put this down." Ten customers later I'm still at it. I feel that this game was completely worth the $40 I paid for it. I doubt I'd be much interested in another fashion game, but this one has got me!
My online shop code is F06H96U98
For anyone who is interested, there is a Google+ group dedicated to the game. You can find it here:
https://plus.google.com/communities/105020775629335745659
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