Individual furniture design is where Hokko Life truly shines, giving players control over different blueprints. With such a focus on design, the lack of an interior decorating mode is noticeable players must approach each furniture item and move it individually, which makes attempting to give a home with a lot of furniture a makeover an absolute chore.

Besides the villagers players begin Hokko Life with, homes will begin with only a few items, and an interesting mechanic of Hokko Life makes the furniture layout immediately customizable.

In another page from the Animal Crossing playbook, villager home redesign is possible after they've moved in. All of this is quite disappointing due to how much the game revolves around these creatures, and makes it hard to find motivation to move in new residents.

The personalities of each animal are not much better, with a large amount of repetitive dialogue that players will encounter over time. The designs of each character are both repetitive and unsettling - players will often find a villager who looks exactly as another one does save the simple addition of something like a mustache, and the designs themselves often come off as more creepy than cute. Sadly, the animal villager designs of Hokko Life leave something to be desired.

Related: Fae Farm Or Harvestella: Which Sim Is Right For You This eases players into one of the core loops of the game - after their own home is built, much like Animal Crossing, players can move in residents by building homes for them, slowly expanding their town's population. From there, players will wake up in the town of Hokko after oversleeping on the train and decide to start a life there, staying at the inn until they can collect enough materials to repair one of the abandoned houses in town. Hokko Life begins with a small handful of character customization options - players can choose their hairstyle and adjust things like eye color and skin tone, but unfortunately can't make any changes otherwise when it comes to their face.

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