The graphics are lively and bright (something only improved in the Switch version), the game proper runs at a nice frame rate, and the animation is functional yet smooth. Now, the game doesn't do anything revolutionary visually, but it's impressive that the game runs as well as it does. In terms of visuals, Miitopia is rather good-looking for what amounts to a Switch remaster of a 3DS game released late in the latter system's lifespan. Will you and your new friends succeed? Or will you be torn apart by in-fighting? And what does eating absurd food have to do with any of this? However, a kindly guardian spirit intervenes and blesses you with the gift of jobs- this game's answer to traditional RPG classes.Īfter rescuing the child, your Mii goes on a quest to save the faces stolen by the Dark Lord with an odd collection of companions (of your choosing) at your side. Unfortunately, you aren't qualified for fighting in your base form. Your Mii witnesses the Dark Lord's attack on a little town named Greenhorne, and at the request of a concerned mother (whose child's face was taken), you venture out to stop him. And to add insult to injury, he's putting the pilfered visages on the bodies of monsters! How unspeakably nasty! An evil Dark Lord (played by a Mii of your making) has been going about, snatching up the common people's faces. Once your Mii is made, the game introduces you to the titular realm of Miitopia, an idyllic realm where Miis frolic and play. After you're part of the story, you now decide on your personality, which can range from kind to stubborn to airheaded to laidback to energetic to cautious to cool. Miitopia plays by different rules, though.Ĭonsidering how downplayed Miis are on the Switch (you have to dig pretty deep into the settings to find the Mii maker it's pretty good despite lacking the facial scanning that the Wii U and 3DS had built into their hardware), this might be the first time you make a Mii. (For example, Crono from Chrono Trigger or Ness from Nintendo's own Earthbound) These characters have defined histories, but they don't talk so that you can react as you see fit. Now, most Japanese RPGs tend to leave their player characters as blank slates for the player to see themselves in. As such, I will note where the Switch release differs from its basis.īefore the game proper begins, you insert yourself into the story. The wait for its release was shorter than expected (only 3 months from its announcement), and on June 18th, 2021, I picked up the game.īut was it worth getting acquainted with, or is this game as tasty as a spider-filled sushi roll?ĭISCLAIMER: This is a review of the recently released Nintendo Switch port, not the original 3DS release. well, it was the Wii U), I was ecstatic when I saw the updates the game had been given. While I'm tired of Nintendo porting their older titles to the Switch (mostly Wii U games that didn't sell that well because. I was very pleasantly surprised when I saw that the latest "Nintendo Direct" (Nintendo's online briefing on upcoming games) announced not only a new character (or characters you'll know what I mean if you've been following the downloadable character announcements) for Super Smash Bros Ultimate, but also an HD upgraded version of Miitopia for the Switch. Unfortunately, the 3DS was a system on life support before its eventual discontinuation in 2020, and many stores were eschewing space for its games for more Switch titles. I was curious about the game, as I wanted to experiment with the Mii creation tools and make an already silly adventure even sillier. Nintendo was no stranger to releasing games near the end of a system's lifespan (in fact, the last 3DS title released by them was a remake of Kirby's first Wii game), but Miitopia in particular felt like it was particularly shafted. Sadly, the game failed to gain the audience it deserved, being overshadowed by first-year Switch heavy-hitters like The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or Super Mario Odyssey. Players took part in a wacky quest across a realm populated by Miis (the simplistic avatars which were introduced alongside the original Wii system), with a focus on character friendships and absurdist humor. This game was called Miitopia, and it was a sleeper hit. In the wake of the Nintendo Switch gracing the world with its presence in early 2017, a unique Nintendo 3DS role-playing game released.
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