My Talking Hank vs Tabikaeru: Travel Frog
My Talking Hank
My Talking Hank is the result of constant demand from fans of the "My Talking" series - a My Talking game that features an adorable, little puppy named Hank who happens to live in one of the world's most beautiful tropical places, the islands of Hawaii. Similar to previous games, you'll need to take good care of Hank as well as shower him with the attention he needs, and he will grow into a fun-loving and happy little dog. Hank happens to also enjoy photography and as such, you can set of with him on fun adventures to take pictures of every wild animal living in Hawaii. However, to attract these animals come out of hiding, you'll need to put the correct toys and food for them. Aside from taking photos, there are many mini-games to keep you occupied and new features to unlock.My Talking Hank is a great tamagotchi-like game where you get to raise a cute little doggy. If you're familiar with any of the games in the "My Talking" series, you should generally know what this app has to offer. If not, hopefully our review helped!
Tabikaeru: Travel Frog
Tabikaeru: Travel Frog is a Japanese simulation game that, in some way, depicts the journeys of an adorable little frog as it travels around Japan. The interesting thing about this game is that you have absolutely no control over what assumingly is your pet frog. It may decide to go on a trip any time it likes, disappearing for hours or even days. It sometimes sends you postcards or photos of the places it went to and the animals it meets, and bring home some gifts when it returns, but sometimes, it does none of those. In some way, you can learn more about your frog through its travels.The game also has a clover garden where you can collect clovers, the virtual currency of the game. You can collect 30 clovers every 3 hours or you can buy more clovers using real cash. Sometimes, your frog will bring home some clovers for you too.
As simple as the game is, it blew up in terms of its popularity at least among East Asian countries mainly because slowly makes the players, especially the 20-somethings, realize that they are actually the wandering frog in this story and that their elderly parents are at home eagerly waiting for their return. After all, in this game, you are put into the role of a parent to some extent - the person who prepares food, tools, and amulets for the travel-obsessed frog whenever it returns home. Also, the game brings the "idle game" genre to a whole new level.
Tabikaeru: Travel Frog is a game that's perfect for players who just don't have a lot of time to play and yet still like to have a very undemanding and interesting virtual pet of sorts... and for any young adults who are working away from home, be sure to visit your parents often! They miss you as much as you miss the frog when it's on its travels.