Hi everybody, I’m Robert, the solo developer behind Hokko Life – a creativity-filled life-sim sport, now accessible on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S!

I assumed I’d share a number of phrases going via a few of the completely different areas in Hokko, and the enjoyable and enjoyable actions you may get into throughout your time there.

First issues first, let’s discuss concerning the Meadow! Soon after arriving on the town, you’ll renovate your individual house within the Meadow and begin your new life in Hokko. As extra villagers transfer to city, you’ll be selecting the place to construct homes, customizing their look, and shifting in (or evicting) residents; every Meadow format is randomized, making your world really private. The Meadow’s not the one place you may construct properties although; how a few good beach-side residence, or perhaps a room with a view on the prime of the mountain? With Hokko Life, personalization and creativity is vital, and also you’re free to design your city your approach!

Speaking of creativity, let’s discuss concerning the Workshop! Here you’ll discover all of the instruments you might want to take your city to the subsequent degree. Using the sources you discover on the planet, sit down on the Design Table and design something you may think about! By combining completely different shapes, supplies, and paints in a 100% free-form editor, create any furnishings you want; the sky actually is the restrict for creativity! And if you happen to don’t know the place to start out, you may take an current design and rework it to your individual style; or obtain creations from different gamers and provides them your individual private contact. Anything you design or obtain can be utilized to embellish your city, or any house, making your village really distinctive.

It’s not simply furnishings and gadgets you may design although! Grab some paint and brushes and create a brand new look by designing your individual sneakers, skirts, hats, and extra! You may even create bespoke wall and flooring designs, paint customized indicators, or make that excellent piece of artwork to hold in your wall.

If you’re feeling like a change from all that adorning, there are many different actions to maintain you busy. Have a chat with Derris and he’ll get you began with fishing; unlock an enormous quantity of fish able to be collected and added to your Collection Book. Craft completely different baits, and head to the Beach, Grove, and Meadow throughout completely different seasons, to be sure to catch all of them. 

Mastered all of the fishing spots? Turn the pages of the Collection Book and also you’ll discover a massive lengthy listing of butterflies and different bugs to be discovered around the globe. Hunt them down within the woods, or possibly even discover some lurking within the Town Center.

While you’re within the Town Center, head into Moss’s General Store and take a look at what new furnishings or gadgets he has in inventory; or promote what you don’t have to make some further money. Laurus’s Salon throughout the sq. is the place you’ll have the ability to go for a make-over, and to search out the newest fashions. You’ll additionally discover Rosa’s Office within the Town Center; promoting new roofs and partitions to customise properties; in addition to house-building companies each time you could have a brand new resident to maneuver in.

If you’re within the temper for a bit day-trip, why not hop on a practice and head over to the City Center; the web location for the sport. Here you’ll discover a bunch of shops together with the Community Store, which showcases the successful neighborhood designs from the newest Creator Challenge; the Department Store, which is the place you may view different gamers’ creations and add your individual; and the Seasonal Store, which opens for a restricted period of time throughout real-world seasons to supply restricted themed gadgets in your city.

Feeling all shopped out? Take a ship out to the Desert Island, accessible in a day-one replace to the sport, the place you may sit back and loosen up or possibly even spend a while attempting to find historical artefacts. Archaeologist Leonard’s excavation isn’t going so nicely, so assist him out and donate something you discover to earn some enjoyable rewards!

Once again on the mainland, it’s time to start out winding down for the day, and what higher approach than pottering about on the Farm, watering your vegetation and tending to your crops. Maybe your pumpkins are prepared for harvest, or maybe there are new oranges to choose from the tree. I’m positive Oma and the opposite residents will probably be greater than delighted with something you develop!

I hope this little introduction to the sport has given you a style for all times in Hokko. It’s been great sharing with you a few of the issues you are able to do within the sport, and I can’t wait to see what superb creations you design now that Hokko Life is out there on Xbox One and Xbox Series X|S! 

Hokko Life

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Step off the practice into the city of Hokko and get settled into your new house!

This quiet village wants your assist to show it into the charming rural city everybody loves. With hammer and paints in hand it is as much as you to design, construct and enhance properties for your entire new associates!

Get Creative!

Busy your self away within the dusty outdated workshop and let your creativity circulate!
Craft supplies and mix them in no matter approach you need to create new and great furnishings and gadgets in your city. Collect flowers, combine paints and use them to design wallpapers, flooring and even clothes!

Will you design an urban-industrial furnishings assortment or possibly a vibrant flowery wallpaper set? With all the workshop at your disposal, you may have full freedom to design a city your villagers will completely love.

Features

CRAFT: Head to the forest or the deserted mine to cut; mine, and dig for sources. Take what you’ve got collected again to city and craft them into supplies you should use in your individual designs.

DESIGN: Gather your supplies and head into the workshop to place your individual spin on each merchandise within the sport. Use the design desk to construct your individual furnishings, combining completely different shapes and supplies in a easy however highly effective editor.

PAINT: Pop in your total, get out these brushes and throw some color down. You can design wallpaper, flooring and even T-Shirts for you and the villagers to put on. Get everybody on the town carrying your individual distinctive designs!

BUILD: Enlist the assistance of the resident builder and begin increasing the city. Place buildings wherever you want and get them prepared for brand spanking new villagers to maneuver to city.

DECORATE: Customize the inside and exterior of any house, select designs and place furnishings to make a house your new associates will love.

FARM: Turn any plot of land into a spot to develop greens and different vegetation, use your inexperienced fingers to develop and promote the perfect produce.

FISH: Spend a quiet morning on the numerous fishing spots around the globe of Hokko and construct your fishing assortment. Fish have distinctive habits, so you may have to fluctuate your strategy, with every catch offering it is personal problem if you reel in.

BUG HUNT: Fluttering and scuttling concerning the world of Hokko you may discover a complete vary of bugs so that you can catch and construct your assortment with; preserve a eye out, you by no means know what could be hiding in that bush!