Fantasy Life i Becomes an Instant Success

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So, Level-5 just dropped a bombshell—Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time hit the jackpot with over 500,000 sales in just, like, three days. It’s wild, right? This game might actually outshine the original Fantasy Life, which was that cool 3DS thing everyone was into back in the day. I mean, it sold around 1.11 million copies over its lifetime, so this new one is definitely onto something.

Okay, diving into the who-what-when: Fantasy Life i, from those Layton creators at Level-5, is this funky mix of JRPG and life sim. It’s kinda neat because the first one stuck to 3DS, but now they’ve gone all out—Switch, PC, PlayStation, Xbox, you name it. Initially, they were gunning for an October 2024 release, but, you know how game launches go—delays, drama, and finally, bam! Released on May 21.

I saw this announcement from Level-5 the other day—somewhere on social media, or maybe it was a blog?—where they shared this cute artwork, celebrating the sales. They said something like, “this is just the beginning,” and I was like, “Okay, what’s next?” Turns out, they’ve got free DLC planned. A pack called “Update the World” or something, promising new recipes and multiplayer stuff. But no clue when that’s dropping.

And here’s a fun fact from a 2023 report: the original Fantasy Life was apparently one of the top 60 best-selling 3DS games. Whoa, right? So, the stakes are high. But now, with Fantasy Life i going multi-platform and getting a day-one international release—thank goodness they learned from their past rookie mistake of waiting two freaking years to release it globally—it’s on track to outsell the first.

Besides DLC, they’re already working on updates. One dropped recently, like May 22, fixing up multiplayer bugs. I hear it’s on PlayStation and PC now, with Switch and Xbox versions coming May 29. Good times for all the console hoppers out there.

And seriously, there’s this vibe that Fantasy Life i has tapped into—the same magic plus some fresh twists. Let’s see if it becomes the hit everyone wants it to be. Stay tuned.

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