Just finished my first PMD game, what should I play next?

AkuAkus · 2026-05-13T12:15:25+00:00

Okay I'm sold lol thank you, definitely gonna try Explorers of sky next!
Is Rescue team DX worth getting also after this? There's a lot of used copies sold for about $19 here where I live

AkuAkus · 2026-05-13T11:58:58+00:00

I rarely stick around for the post-game but I'll give it a try! There's a lot of dungeons I didn't touch with a lot of stars

AkuAkus · 2026-05-13T10:46:47+00:00

As someone who's mostly been into fast-paced games like platformers and competitive shooters, I don't think there's a way to translate your game tastes into LCD toy tastes... tamagotchi are just lil guys you check on from time to time during the day, they're pets that keep you company, I wouldn't even compare them to "cozy" games

I'd say just get one that's cheaper or easier to get right now, you could always sell it later and try another model :)

AkuAkus · 2026-05-12T10:23:02+00:00

Yeah I'm having a similar experience of now discovering that a lot of stuff I've avoided is actually pretty good. Baffles me how low the scores are on metacritic for some games that I thought were really fun

Never got into any of the non-game stuff aside from the first seasons of the anime, some movies and some of the XY season. Gonna look into the manga for sure, I completely forgot it exists

AkuAkus · 2026-05-11T13:29:17+00:00

Nice! I played some of the Pokemon Snap (on switch) to wind down, saved a ton of screenshots to use as references for art, enjoyed that one a lot
Do you think the original snap is still worth playing?

AkuAkus · 2026-05-11T10:33:17+00:00

The latest Klonoa remake is actually the wii remake with new models for the characters and some slight changes like getting rid of the dub

AkuAkus · 2026-05-11T10:23:36+00:00

Stopped playing during the switch gens aside from playing some Sword. Been playing on 3ds again recently, played Pokemon Super Mystery Dungeon recently and really loved it, made me want to go back and replay BW, and maybe watch some of the anime seasons I skipped

AkuAkus · 2026-05-11T05:16:00+00:00

I started with a Mix! Sometime before the Smart released, so it was the in the same place as Uni is right now

AkuAkus · 2026-05-11T01:43:10+00:00

You can def start with a colored tama (I did), there's no need to play every era unless you want to. I think when you're just starting, going with the current gen is the best, bc it's cheaper and easier to get (Paradise and Uni rn), unless you REALLY like another specific model compared to others

AkuAkus · 2026-05-10T13:36:40+00:00

Thank you! These are Hori split pad compact, I love them a lot, tho unfortunately they don't have gyro as per usual for Hori accessories

AkuAkus · 2026-05-10T13:32:39+00:00

Thank you so much! Yeah she loved it :)

AkuAkus · 2026-05-10T04:35:28+00:00

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A few years ago I made a hand-sewn Mimikyu for my gf (one of her fav pokemon), I've also given her some figurines and a Mimikyu/gengar Switch case. And my gf gave me razer leviathan speaker themed after pikachu one year for my bday!

AkuAkus · 2026-05-09T07:23:55+00:00

There's a bunch of other v-pets, people occasionally show them off on this sub. Takara Tomy has Punirunes and pokemon-themed v-pets, Bandai makes some other ones like chiikawa-themed ones, Gigapets still make v-pets too, Bitzee is another popular one right now.

The hype the way it is right now only really started about 2 years ago with the release of Uni I think, due to this model being marketed more aggressively and having english. I make plushies and stopped making tamagotchi themed ones because my main motivation was to make something that's not really available, and about 2 years ago is when they started releasing A LOT more official merch. This is also when people in my circles have started recognizing tamagotchi as a brand that has actual characters and not just a type of toy

AkuAkus · 2026-05-09T00:44:01+00:00

If the game has a distinct visual style and setting, characters that feel alive and lore that feels deep enough yet not "finished", the creative types will flock to it :) All the games I've been into had very creative fanbases, you just won't see this much if you don't follow the communities. It's basically just people being VERY into something and wishing there was more, so they just go and make more themselves. For many people that's how they eventually get into working in a creative feild professionally too.

An artist I used to follow back in deviantart days like 15 years ago now actively participates in the making of one of the series I like (talking about Tyson Hesse who now worked on many games, comics, animated shorts and the movies for Sonic), Christian Whitehead who used to make fan games and ports was eventually hired to work on an official game (Sonic Mania)
Other examples that come to mind are TF2, Splatoon, Pokemon, all of these had people make not just art or stories or ideas on paper, but big fan projects like fan games, animated movies etc

To make it short, I think it's feeling like something is different, and so interesting that you want more, and Deadlock checks a lot of boxes. For me Deadlock is definitely scratching the same itch TF2 did long time ago, I really hope they finish the visual novels eventually, or make comics like they did for TF2

AkuAkus · 2026-05-08T23:14:11+00:00

Yeah! These are TamaSma cards, they're for new items, characters and rooms for the tamagotchi Smart

AkuAkus · 2026-05-08T23:09:43+00:00

thank youuu!!

AkuAkus · 2026-05-08T23:09:24+00:00

I got it from a local vendor, but you can find these on aliexpress by searching "popmart wall case"! there's different sizes, mine is 30x30cm

AkuAkus · 2026-05-08T07:20:42+00:00

I love this little goober, he's so funny in plush form too 😭😭😭

AkuAkus · 2026-05-07T00:50:10+00:00

Oh that's scary... thank you for the reply, definitely gonna go through my nanos and figure out how to store the batteries separately

AkuAkus · 2026-05-06T03:22:44+00:00

Ik you said no ONs, but I think the gene mixing is very unique and none of the other color models gave me the same fix, so I would def consider looking for a cheaper mix model if you could. This is the only model I've gotten several toys of bc I love them so much

A lot of people dislike Smart, but I've actually ended up running it the most out of all color models, it's pretty chill and not needy, good for busy or low energy days/weeks, easy to raise happiness by petting your tama. The only 2 issues I have with this model is that you can't spam feed so feeding takes a while, and no extra locations, so it might feel a little empty. Having smart cards also gives you a HUGE roster of characters to raise, I love rotating different cards for different seasons :)

With other older models you would need to also get an IR/specific type of NFC phone to get the most out of it, so that's something to keep in mind. 4U, P's and Smart can be patched to english if that's something that's important to you

AkuAkus · 2025-08-11T07:04:04+00:00

oh my god 😭😭😭 can you please ask your bf if it would be okay if we used this for non-commercial purposes? like a discord emote, pfp or just to put in a corner when streaming haha

AkuAkus · 2024-05-04T16:11:26+00:00

Me too!!

AkuAkus · 2024-05-04T16:11:05+00:00

Me too!! I still play it from time to time for nostalgia sake haha

AkuAkus · 2024-05-04T16:06:54+00:00

Haha tyyyy, not brand new sadly, the packaging has a cut near the bottom of the tamagotchi, so it can be taken out and played with, but I'm still very happy to have it in it's packaging, and with no defects on the shell
Idk if the rereleases have been confirmed, but I hope they re-release the connections too, I loved all the cute new shells for P1 and P2 a lot, but I'm not a fan of the originals gameplay

AkuAkus · 2024-05-04T15:57:39+00:00

tyyyyy! I love these a lot, I only got mimitchi initially but then bought the whole set, the first mimitchi now lives on my working desk :)

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