Convenience Trumps Charm in Animal Crossing-Inspired Hokko Life

Credit where credit is due: Hokko Life did give me the option to have a textured hairstyle from the get-go, though that’s about as much praise as I can give the character creator. Outside of freckles there’s little variety to add to your avatar. Players all get the same large, empty eyes and the same rag doll-like smile. Ironically, my dumpy Hokko avatar looks pretty close to my real life appearance, but I prefer to have a few more options to change that in virtual form. Hokko’s animal townsfolk aren’t treated much better, given oddly humanoid features and few facial expressions to swerve them away from the uncanny valley. Get past their unsettling appearance, though, and there’s a competent, if uninspired, life sim experience waiting for you.

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