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.

Blog Update!

Hello and surprise! The blog is back! The last two months have been a rollercoaster and I missed writing blog posts. To give a summary of my time away, I basically caught the flu which knocked me out for ages. Then in a very Australian moment, I got bitten by a deadly spider multiple times. Would not recommend and I don't even know how it happened! But now I'm back and ready to share more content on the blog!

Need to sort through my backlog of saved content for the blog. I want to get everything I've been planning to post up on here which is mainly for fun and to share with my readers. So the posts could be scattered content wise for a little while until I figure out what to focus on. As I'm sure some readers have heard, Fashion Dreamer will be turning off their online servers next year. Which means bad news for Fashion Dreamer lovers like me who enjoy playing online. I will post my thoughts on that soon as it relates to Marzipan Wonderland content wise.

It is lovely to be back and I look forward to sharing exciting new posts soon! Thank you to all my readers who visited the blog during my time away and I could see there was quite a few, even each day! Please enjoy this lovely picture of Dom in Animal Crossing as a gift for reading this far! :) 

 

Colour Outfits Collection - Rosy Red

The other day I was thinking of starting a new collection on the blog and since I've done all the colours in the Style Boutique series, it was time to move onto Fashion Dreamer. Since the game has a wealth of clothing items available, this should be a fun challenge and make for some interesting outfits.

Starting off with the first colour of the rainbow - Red! Honestly red is not a colour I wear often but lately I've been more interested in wearing it. It depends on the shade of red and I prefer deeper tone reds. I do quite like red lip products and was quite sad last year when I broke my favourite red lipstick. And it was at this really boring party so it wasn't even worth getting dressed up.

Anyway here is the red outfit that I put together in Fashion Dreamer. Of course I went with a Lolita styled look. This dress had an adorable heart motif design and polka dots which I think go perfectly with the notions on the dress. The dark trims match well with the reds and that was one of the stand out points of this dress for me. Put on my trademark beret as every outfit needs one and used some shoes that felt very baby-doll inspired.

Fashion Dreamer Play Journal - Random Adventures

Found a folder of random screenshots from Fashion Dreamer on my computer and thought why not post them! They are from a while back and looked interesting enough for a random blog post. Starting off with this photo of an outfit I put together and was obsessed with. Also I had never been in this menu on the game and it blew my mind how I didn't know it was there. Sometimes I'm really stupid when playing games and don't look at everything. Outfit is cute at least.

This was the day my dress appeared in the Pop-Up Area which is awesome. I never thought I could do it and it happened one day! Got a cute screenshot for the memories and lots of points too! Also my muse outfit is adorable and I look like PompomPurin in it which was probably the inspiration as he is my favourite Sanrio character.

Here is a snap of the typical outfit that my muse wears consisting of a plaid skirt, cardigan, shirt with bow and cute ankle socks. I really have a style don't I? I swear 50% of my Outfit Of The Day posts are this combination.

At some point of the game, I reached Diamond level and received a small congratulations. Guess I've completed Fashion Dreamer then. Jokes I totally haven't because I rarely do anything besides take photos haha. I should work on ranking up the NPC's as I tend to ignore that.

MODEL debut3 #nicola Model Portfolio - Flowers

Lately I have been thinking about MODEL debut3 #nicola as it has been ages since I played it. It is such a fun game and I miss taking cute photos of my model. Today's blog post is a photo from my model portfolio in the game and this look is simply called Flowers. I've never been one for coming up with good names for things. I can think of funny or stupid ones for things like Kahoot quizzes but naming stuff in games feels so personal because you might get stuck with it. Anyway I went with flowers for this one because as you can see, it has a lot of floral prints. 

Isn't it crazy that the print of the clothes is the same as the background? Like it was meant to be! Honestly it looks chaotic and I like that about this photo. This would be a nice outfit for warmer days in spring or summer. I have a clothing item similar to this and it is always a lovely piece to wear. Wish I could wear it everywhere however it is more of a going out item. For the shoes, I went with platform sandals as I was super into them over the warmer months.

You can download this photo to your portfolio in MODEL debut3 #nicole with the ID Code FK?7 GNm1 FVYP. Looking at the code makes me think of those super secure passwords that your browser suggests when making a new password. No one is going to guess it because even I cannot remember it!

 

Outfit Of The Day - My Favourite

OMG I've been trying to get on my computer for ages to post on the blog however life just kept getting in the way. So the main goal for today was to sit down and get a post online! Going with something simple which is of course an outfit from Fashion Dreamer! The title basically covers the theme of this outfit which is my favourite look. Honestly this combination of items is one of my go-to's in dress-up games and I love trying to recreate it in each new game. I love everything about it and the best thing is you can create it in any colour! This look is in brown tones as it matches a preppy style and my natural hair colour. Lots of plaid in this look and went with my favourite shoe and sock combination. This has been done a million times in outfits and it will never end.

I.O.I Mini Album Vol. 1 Chrysalis - Album Review (Special Edition)

Recently I was cleaning my bookcase and came across this album which was super popular back when it came out. We are talking about the OG Produce 101 group I.O.I and this is their first physical release. I remember being so excited to order this as I watched all the episodes of the first season. It is rather large and takes up a fair amount of space on the shelf. I used to have it facing outwards so you could see the cover however now it's just stacked with other albums.

Chrysalis is the debut mini album from korean girl group I.O.I and it was released on May 4th 2016. Which it's insane to think that it is one year off being 10 years since being released. Wow that's crazy and even more crazy if you think about what an amazing group I.O.I could've been if it wasn't temporary. The mini album was released in two editions: Normal and Special. The normal edition came with a 68 paged photobook and a random photo card. It is housed in your typical hardcover style k-pop album and the photobooks are glued in place. I brought the special edition from YesAsia as I thought that would the harder one to get if I didn't buy it and I would regret it. The Special Edition comes with the following: 

• Outer box packaging
• CD - 7 track mini album
  
• 100 paged photobook (68-pages same as regular edition + additional 30 pages)
• Making photobook 
• Four postcards - Group and member units
• Folded Poster (Random 1 of 11 members)
• Group poster
  

Fashion Dreamer Lookits Collection 8 - Unique Styles

Posting a Fashion Dreamer Lookits Collection for this week's blog post. I have a giant folder of ones to get through so let's start with this selection. This first outfit turned out perfectly and the muse who made this focused on matching the items to my muse's hair colour. Like it's spot on! Plus I really like the tones they used on the dress and it has a unique vibe compared to some Lolita dresses.

Second is this girly inspired look which I love as I'm obsessed with this type of skirt in Fashion Dreamer. The cut is rather interesting and the check detail is cute peaking out. I like how they didn't just go for all pink and there are some brown tones as well.

This outfit is totally a vibe and I love the vibrant pinks and purples. It reminds me of items I've been obsessed with lately in Animal Crossing and the colour tones kind of remind me of gaming technology. It always has crazy bright colours and is always pink or purple. Also I have been using these boots quite a lot in game and I love having more colours to choose from. Or in this case, more shades of pink.

Outfit Of The Day - Cool In Pink

After a long break, I have returned to blogging! Sadly I just wasn't in a headspace with health and other things going on to blog. Now that I'm feeling better, I wanted to make a new post on the blog. Nothing fancy with just an outfit from Fashion Dreamer. 

This cool looking pink ensemble was one that I became obsessed with the minute I created it. Honestly I don't wear a lot of pink in real life as it can be a bit gaudy however I do love this pastel pink tone. So I tried to use pieces that matched that colour and I went for a cool inspired look. Didn't go crazy with patterns with just the checkered board print on the skirt. Thought this boots matched the vibes of the outfit perfectly and had to use a choker necklace for the accessories.

Kep1er 2nd Mini Album Review DOUBLAST - Album Review (B1ue Blast Jewel Case Version)

The inspiration for today's blog post is that I haven't posted a music review in ages so that is what we are going for. I randomly picked an album in my blog backlog and it is the 2nd Mini Album from K-Pop group Kep1er!

DOUBLAST is the 2nd Mini Album from Korean girl group Kep1er and it was released on June 20th 2022. The mini was released in four versions: Lemon Blast and B1ue Blast with both having a photobook and jewel case format. I ordered the jewel case format from YesAsia who sent a random version and I ended up the B1ue Blast one. I did like the concept of the Lemon Blast version more however this one is still fun and fresh. The jewel case format of DOUBLAST comes with the following:

• CD - 5 track mini album
• Jewel case
• 16 page photobook
• Photocard (Random 2 out of 18 types)
• Postcard (Random 1 out of 9 types)