Shining Nikki-Fashion Makeover

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"Shining Nikki-Fashion Makeover" is the sequel to "Love Nikki-Dress UP Queen" with realistic 3D graphics and over 80,000 polygons for detailed models. The game features thousands of customizable fashion items, costumes, and makeup options to create your unique style and participate in various fashion-themed activities. Showcase your fashion talent in posing, filtering, and designing for fashion portraits, magazine covers, and movie posters.

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Play Modes

Single-Player Play through the game's story or campaign solo

Shining Nikki-Fashion Makeover screenshot

87%

Audience ScoreBased on 5,248 reviews

story301 positive mentions

monetization43 negative mentions

The graphics are stunning and the outfits are beautifully designed.
The storyline is engaging and adds depth to the gameplay.
The game offers a lot of content and activities to keep players entertained.

The game is plagued by frequent crashes and connectivity issues.
It requires a significant amount of storage space, making it difficult for some players to install.
The tutorial is excessively long and can be frustrating for experienced players.

story
571 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The story in "Shining Nikki" is a mixed bag, with many players praising its depth, engaging characters, and beautiful graphics, while others find it convoluted and overly lengthy. Some appreciate the immersive narrative and voice acting, while others express frustration over the unskippable tutorials and the slow pacing that can hinder gameplay. Overall, the storyline is seen as a significant aspect of the game, though opinions vary widely on its execution and appeal.
- “The story is immersive and intriguing.”
- “The story is surprisingly deep for a dress-up game.”
- “The story is fun and interesting, the cast is intriguing, and the art and fashion are gorgeous!”
- “The story is really bizarre and dialogue takes forever to get through.”
- “The story is heavy, and the game is simpler but still satisfying.”
- “The story is pretty dumb and you hardly get to do anything but the story thing which is like I said stupid.”
graphics
475 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
69%
30%
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The graphics in the game are consistently praised for their stunning quality, intricate details, and realistic designs, making it one of the best-looking mobile games available. Players appreciate the beautiful artwork, vibrant character models, and the overall aesthetic appeal, although some have noted issues with lag and high storage requirements. Overall, the visuals significantly enhance the gaming experience, contributing to an immersive and enjoyable atmosphere.
- “The graphics are stunning, all items are so incredibly detailed.”
- “The graphics and character designs are so pretty and there's tons of events and fashion items!”
- “The graphics are absolutely beautiful.”
- “I miss the simpler graphics, which took a lot less time to load.”
- “My problem is that the graphics are a bit blurry even on the highest setting and also the outfit choice is quite limited for some levels; it's just the same outfit for some tags.”
- “I love this game, but I uninstalled it because my phone heats up every time I play.”
gameplay
103 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
37%
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The gameplay of the game has received mixed reviews, with many praising its beautiful graphics and enjoyable mechanics, while others criticize it for being repetitive, grindy, and complicated. Some players appreciate the improvements over its predecessor, "Love Nikki," particularly in terms of graphics and strategy, but express frustration with bugs, pay-to-win elements, and a lengthy tutorial. Overall, while the game offers a visually stunning experience and engaging features, the gameplay can feel overwhelming and lacks depth for some players.
- “Amazing visuals, simple and enjoyable gameplay, and interactive modes.”
- “Overall the gameplay is breathtaking 💖”
- “Beautiful graphics, fair amount of clothes that mix and match at start, decent storyline, fun immersive features and good gameplay.”
- “The game needs a lot of time correcting errors and improving gameplay and requires a serious overhaul.”
- “The problem is that the game's software brings a nonstop stream of bugs that hampers gameplay, from intermittent freezes to random crashes to kicking you out while you're in the middle of working on an outfit.”
- “Pay to win, greedy company, overall boring gameplay.”
monetization
63 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
19%
13%
68%
The monetization in the game is heavily criticized for being predatory and a significant cash grab, with many players feeling pressured to spend money to access event items and complete sets. While some users appreciate the game's aesthetics and claim it can be enjoyed without spending, the overwhelming presence of microtransactions and high in-game prices detracts from the overall experience, leading to frustration among players. Despite the lack of traditional ads, the constant push for in-app purchases has left many feeling that the game prioritizes profit over player enjoyment.
- “It is entirely possible to play without any microtransactions.”
- “And, although it has an abundance of in-app purchases, they aren't needed to enjoy the game.”
- “You can grow and level up even without in-game purchases, and there are so many activities!”
- “But it can be a huge money sink if you want the event items that you usually see in the ads, and there are times where even after 200 gacha draws you don't get the complete set.”
- “Unfortunately became extreme cash grab, prices rose and it just isn't fun anymore.”
- “The constant ads for paid content is off-putting for an otherwise beautiful dress-up game.”
stability
63 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's stability is a significant concern among users, with many reporting frequent crashes, freezes, and various glitches that disrupt gameplay. While some players express hope for future fixes, the overall experience is marred by unreliable performance, including issues like black screens and lag during critical moments. Despite the game's appealing graphics and content, the persistent technical problems have led to frustration and dissatisfaction among the player base.
- “There are almost no glitches.”
- “Okay, so my original problem was fixed and the game runs great!”
- “The graphics are fluid and not buggy at all!”
- “Lately, this game has been crashing, freezing, forcing my phone to shut down, with several more visual glitches than normal.”
- “The problem is that the game's software brings a nonstop stream of bugs that hampers gameplay, from intermittent freezes to random crashes to kicking you out while you're in the middle of working on an outfit.”
- “Unfortunately, it is also a buggy mess.”
music
46 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
70%
24%
7%
The music in the game is widely praised for its beauty and enchanting quality, enhancing the overall immersive experience alongside the stunning graphics and engaging storyline. Many players find the soundtrack to be relaxing and well-composed, contributing significantly to the game's aesthetic appeal. However, some users have noted issues with loud background music and the inability to mute it, which detracts from their enjoyment.
- “The artwork and music are beautiful, the characters likable, and the story immersive.”
- “The music is gorgeous and very enchanting.”
- “The music and artwork are stunning.”
- “Every game does this with the tutorials and makes annoying click sound effects and extremely loud background music.”
- “Well, I'm 20 minutes in and I still can't get to the settings to mute the music, so that's not great.”
- “I wish I could turn the music off.”
grinding
20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The grinding aspect of the game is widely criticized for being tedious and time-consuming, often requiring extensive farming to progress and obtain outfits. Many players express frustration over the reliance on luck and the necessity of daily tasks, with some feeling that the game leans too heavily on grinding, making it less enjoyable. While some appreciate the grind as a means to engage with the game, the overall sentiment leans towards it being a burdensome element that detracts from the experience.
- “I've been playing Love Nikki for around 4 years now, and I'm at the stage where there's really nothing left to do except do the daily tasks and grind for suits.”
- “With how much grinding there is, it is confusing and getting full outfits is frustrating. You aren't going to get a full outfit unless you spend actual money on the game because you can only do so much during events.”
- “This is kind of disappointing with how grindy it is to make the gems necessary to pull, thus limiting how much clothing you can get within a certain time frame.”
optimization
14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The game's optimization has received mixed reviews, with many users reporting performance issues such as lag, stuttering, and the need for frequent app restarts. While some players have found ways to improve performance by adjusting settings or disabling certain features, overall, there is a consensus that the game requires further optimization to enhance the experience, especially for those with limited device capabilities.
- “I disabled Android WebView and now the game runs smoothly at ultra graphics with no crashing whatsoever.”
- “Good game, but still optimization here and there will work and make the game even better.”
- “My only complaints would be that it's a little complicated in the beginning and that it might need some optimization - I have the lowest graphics settings and it's still quite laggy. Otherwise, it has been an incredible experience so far!”
- “The game has some performance issues; I often have to restart the app.”
- “On top of that, there are way too many performance issues with stuttering, lagging, and straight-up no response.”
- “This app must have skipped performance testing before being deployed.”
character development
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Character development is highlighted positively, with users appreciating the protagonist Nikki's sweet personality and mature growth throughout the game. The combination of beautiful graphics, engaging stories, and diverse character designs enhances the overall experience, leaving players eager to see how Nikki's character evolves.
- “The world has beautiful fantasy elements, plus Nikki has a sweet personality and a mature character development.”
- “I'm looking forward to her character development.”
- “I like the stories and the character designs.”
emotional
5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The emotional aspect of the game is polarizing; while some players praise its beautiful art and storytelling that evoke strong feelings, others criticize it for a tedious gameplay experience that detracts from emotional engagement. The contrast between heartfelt moments and frustrations with monetization and gameplay mechanics highlights a divide in player experiences. Overall, the game elicits both deep emotional connections and significant dissatisfaction.
- “Beautiful art and stories; it covers serious emotional topics as well as the silly Nikki and Momo antics we all remember and love. I might even have to say this version is better than the previous in this series!”
- “Amazing, beautiful, made me cry. I love it so much!”
- “It is not a fashion game; it is a long, boring story where you are forced to click only where you are told, in that irritating style of an endless tutorial for two-year-olds for the first 15 minutes of gameplay.”
- “I'll keep reposting this no matter how often you delete it: cash grab microtransactions, deadbeat boring story, stamina issues, pay-to-play especially during events, and unrewarding due to the gacha system. Not worth anybody's time or money.”
humor
4 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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The humor in the game is widely appreciated, with players finding the recommendation style particularly hilarious and the storyline evoking both laughter and tears. The fun of traveling with friends and customizing characters adds to the overall comedic experience, making it an enjoyable adventure.
- “Just need patience and all, but the recommendation style is just so hilarious!”
- “I love this game because it's so fun! I think that's why people enjoy it. Why wouldn't you? It's so funny traveling around the world with my friend, and I get to make my own character, dress it up, and go on new quests.”
- “It's funny, lol, but she's so cute.”
atmosphere
1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative
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Users praise the atmosphere of the app as beautiful and calming, contributing to an overall positive experience.
- “This app is very beautiful and calming, and I love the atmosphere.”