I jumped into the Tomodachi Life “living the dream” demo on Switch 2 expecting the usual Nintendo nanny-filters… and nope. It’s properly unfiltered. Like, I taught my Mii some “proper Australian” greetings and the game just let it happen, no pearl-clutching, no censorship, nothing. Which is extra funny when you remember Pokémon won’t even let me use my own bloody name half the time. Here, though? Absolute freedom. It’s whiplash. From there I did what any responsible adult would do: I started building Miis based on real people, including my mate Ally—big sparkly eyes, librarian vibes, polite energy—the works. And immediately realised making your IRL friends is a mistake, because the second the game starts nudging relationships around, you’re sitting there going “please don’t get romantic, that’s cursed.” I also cooked up an “otaku best friend” character (Tacky, kind of a tubby L from Death Note), got roped into the coin spin, and yes, the game handed me a box of tissues like it knew exactly what it was doing. Then the demo did the classic Nintendo thing: it hard-stops you right as you’re getting invested by forcing the clothes shop unlock and basically locking interaction. Still, we ended on peak fashion—cardboard boxes, bunny bits, and the holy grail: the avocado suit.