Fashion Dreamer - Farewell Online!

A while ago, the developer of Fashion Dreamer announced that the online aspect of the game would be shutting down in March 2026. I talked more about it in this post and honestly it really came up quick! Online is now no more and is no longer available. First off, if you do play the game and haven't booted the game up for a while, make sure you select Online before going in solo-mode as you will receive all the content. You won't be able to go online and the game will just tell you it is no longer available with this sad message.

So after opening online for the final time it would appear on my menu screen, the other option was solo-mode. Let's take a look at how different the game looks now that the online features have been removed. The Eve Log only has one screen now and you no longer see the notifications from online things like Lookits. 

Went into the My World area and it is quite empty. Now it just shows the NPC's in the game and not a single muse from other players. Aww it's bad that we lost all the friends we added and encountered in the game. Also please excuse the ranks on my NPC's as I never spent time ranking them up. It really shows that I only played online in Fashion Dreamer and making Lookits was really all I did.

Hello Kitty Island Adventure - I Got Addicted

So I brought Hello Kitty Island Adventure a few months and it consumed my life. I couldn't stop playing it whenever I had free time. My work schedule was crazy busy and when I would come home from work, I would just sit for an hour and play Hello Kitty. Then I was unwell for all of January and now we are somehow halfway through March. I made it my mission this week to update the blog as I haven't had a chance to post on here for a little while. I've barely even played Model debut4 as I got so into playing Hello Kitty with my limited free time :(

Now onto the game which is amazing! When it first came out, I remember seeing people giving mixed opinions on it so I held off buying it. I thought I'll wait for a sale and indeed one came along! I was able to get it super cheap at work plus the deluxe expansion was on sale on the eShop at the same time. My friend had been recommending the game to me and I love Sanrio characters, so it seemed like the perfect time to buy it. And I do not regret it as it is super fun!! It's super cute seeing all the characters together and I love the art style. Look at Pochacco with his little arms up in the air!

This won't be a crazy filled play journal as I mainly wanted to share some screenshots. No idea what happened to this null who is just chilling on the umbrella. They seem to end up there quite often for some reason. Weird glitch possibly. After that is Pompompurin who is one of my top Sanrio characters. The list for me is Pompompurin/Cinnamoroll then Pochacco/Hangyodon/Tuxedosam. I also like Gudetama and have a few gachapon keyrings of the character as you used to be able to get them free with J-pop orders on YesAsia year ago.

Colour Outfits Collection - Cozy Green

This outfit is totally the opposite of the current weather here as it's almost been 40 degrees recently! For the colour light green, I made this cute look inspired by this large outer. Doesn't it look super comfy? The extra long sleeves are a nice touch and quite a unique design. Went with the classic plaid skirt as that's my staple and a darker toned top/inner to stand out. The top part of this outfit screams winter however no idea what I was thinking with the bottom half. Like those shoes wouldn't do well in the colder months or snow. I've never actually seen snow but I can guess they wouldn't be suitable. For the hair, I would've preferred a more pastel toned colour as I felt this one was slightly too bright.

Model Debut4 Is Finally Here!!

Imagine my surprise when I was browsing through the e-shop the other day and came across the perfect game for me. Model Debut 4!!! The English port of the game has been released and honestly rather quick as the Japanese one only came out in late November. The English version was released on the e-shop on the 11th of December and my motivation for getting through a busy day at work the next day was that I could go home & play the game. Then it took forever to download and I was too tired haha. So I ended up playing it for the first time yesterday. Excited to play the game in English as the previous two I have the Japanese version and won't have to do any translating this time. For reference, the game was $64.50 AUD on the Australian e-shop and I brought the DLC for about $4.50 as well which is just one item.

First thing I noticed about the game is the art style and graphics are way different from the previous ones. Very realistic and modern looking. Lots of menus to read through at the beginning of the game about what each menu and controls are. Basically they are the same as the previous game and I like how quickly you can move between each tab with the L+R buttons.

Starting off creating my character and there was lots of customisation for just the face! Some were nice and others had not many good options in my opinion. Like I disliked nearly all the eyes and it would've been nice to adjust the angle of them more. That would've fixed my problem if I could rotate it how I wanted. Love how you can pick the eyelashes options as I like lashes on both parts of the eyelid. Now for the big new addition to the Model Debut series - darker skin tones! The new game has a wide range of skin tones and this is a wonderful addition. There was some nice pink under toned skin tones that I almost picked. I totally forgot the change the lipstick colour on my character as I was super tired after work but I can always do it later.

Just like previous games, there is a wide variety of hair styles and I found it impossible to choose one! The buns hairstyle was cute and I almost went with it but decided on my usual long hair look I often choose in this game. Forget to even look at the hair colours options however this is pretty close to my normal hair, just a bit lighter.

Colour Outfits Collection - Groovy Yellow

At first when I saw this design of skirt in Fashion Dreamer, I thought it was quite unique. Like there is so much detail put into the skirt and all the other matching items! Plus you can find it in a variety of colours. Another muse gave me these items in a Lookit once and it was the perfect combination for a yellow themed outfit. Of course I had to go with the beret for the hair accessory as I'm obsessed. I should look back at all my previous outfits in fashion games and count how many times I've used berets. It would be in the high numbers definitely! Loved this entire look and the hair turned out super cute as well! I had lots of fun posing my muse for this photo shoot and got some groovy pictures!

 

Colour Outfits Collection - Bright Orange

Continuing on with my new series in Fashion Dreamer where I make outfits based on colours. Today is all about the colour orange and I went for a feminine inspired look. This top is one that I use quite often in outfits and it looks amazing when tucked into something. I feel the skirt is more of a psychedelic vibe that feminine honestly and I mainly used it as I liked the belt on it. The colour orange has been rendered quite nicely in Fashion Dreamer and isn't too over the top. This hair colour I used seems to be the opposite and is a bit too vibrant compared to the other orange tones in the clothes. Also that last pose of my muse is absolutely ridiculous and no idea why I picked it haha.

 

Thoughts on Fashion Dreamer online support ending

Recently the developers of the Nintendo Switch game Fashion Dreamer announced that support for the online mode of the game will end. Which means players will no longer be able to play online via the game's servers on March 16th/17th (depending on your region). I had read rumors of the server shut down online ages ago so I knew it would happen eventually. Honestly I am quite sad about the whole thing as I love playing online in Fashion Dreamer and most of the game is online content! Which is absolutely crazy to think like a huge portion of the game will be unplayable.

First off, I totally understand why online support is ending and the servers will no longer available. Running and maintaining servers costs money, resources and staff. The developers made a decision to retire the online and these factors would've contributed to that decisions. I've seen the online servers of another switch game MODEL Debut2 #nicola be shut down previously and I always thought that was because the servers were switched to the next installment in the series MODEL Debut3 #nicola. Even Nintendo themselves turned off the entire online system for the Nintendo 3DS and we sadly lost many Style Boutique online features.

I miss playing Fashion Dreamer online as I love seeing all the likes and interaction with my Muse from other muses. I barely play the game in solo mode and it's pretty much all online for me. So I'm going to be quite sad to see that entire aspect of the game gone. Making Lookits for other muses is like the only thing I do in the game! Most of my NPC's have low ranks as I spend zero time talking to them unless I need to for a fair event. Now I'm not going to see all the wonderful outfits other players create for my muse or view the items at the Pop-Up Area.