Trendsetters is basically the same as the first game, but with updated graphics and some added content. Typical complaints are It's the Same, Now It Sucks! and the lack of option for your character to romance anybody, despite the large number of male characters (although the Japanese version does have a patch that allows you to design a male character as you desire and take pictures with him on dates).
Some fans were disappointed with a de-emphasis on creating custom pieces and a lack of a fulfilling replacement for fashion shows in Styling Star. However, it has also been praised for its new story elements, fleshed out characters and fantastic music.
Even Better Sequel: Fashion Forward has been praised for this, having much more variety over the previous games.
Friendly Fandoms: Has some overlap with the Pretty Series due to the fact they're made by the same developer and both feature Virtual Paper Doll mechanics. Especially after Styling Star added the musical element. A lot of Style Savvy fans also play Love Nikki.
Girl-Show Ghetto: Is a rarely discussed Nintendo IP due to being a girly game about fashion, though it actually sells decently well (with the original selling 2 million copies worldwide) and gets good reviews. Many people even complained about how a "shovelware" game got onto the Wii U's Virtual Console instead of more "worthy" titles.
Moe: Many of the female characters are quite endearing. Sophie from Fashion Forward and Rosie and Alina from Styling Star are especially notable examples.
The first game has a very awkward interface that forces the player to hold their DS vertically; it's especially inconvenient for left-handed players. Luckily, later games fix this.
Fashion Forward's colour finding mechanic, especially when players have to wait tediously for certain events to finally unlock a colour.
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