TamagotchiPix - Ocean (Blue)

I love Tamagotchi and I have a wide range of versions. To name a few, I have the originals, the Angelgotchi, the ocean and bug themed ones, all of the Connections, and a lot of the Japanese color-screens such as TMGC+C, iD, iDL, P's, and m!x. I have the On as well.In my opinion, this is a fantastic and engaging version that is sure to hold my attention for a long time. It might not be the absolute best, I'm not sure yet--but it's excellent, and that's what matters.GOOD:- The smooth animations are a welcome upgrade, and the character close-ups are nice and big.- There are a lot of games. The biggest problem with previous color-screen Tamagotchis is that there were very few games. This one has 6 at the arcade, 2 under the play button, and others in other areas of the device. The games are really fun and varied and the arcade only has 2 games at a time, so it's fun to see what games will be available each day.- The room backgrounds on this version are some of the greatest in my opinion. I especially LOVE the broadway background.- There are goals and little things to do each day. Unlocking all the items, trying to cook all the foods, and meeting all the characters... It's going to be fun trying to reach all the goals. And there's a daily lottery, and you can grow fruit by going to your garden each day (instead of having to go to the Farm like on the On).- Photos are a really nice gimmick. Meeting different characters depending on the color detected by the camera, taking photos of two things to make a recipe depending on the colors, and taking photos to get colors for painting items. Oh yeah, customizing the color of accessories and adding furniture to your room are nice features too.- The camera is better than I had expected. The colors on the camera aren't very bright, but it can take pretty decent quality photos for the size, and they look good if it's an outdoor photo. See the photo I attached of my cat on the porch... she doesn't look happy though, lol.FLAWS:- The battery life is pretty bad. It seems to vary a lot. I put in batteries and they died within 24 hours. Then I put in more batteries from the exact same pack and they lasted 5 days. I think it depends heavily on how much the camera function is used.And what do I think of the touch buttons?I was terrible with them at first. But now I have gotten used to them and I find them very comfortable and convenient. When it comes to the A and C buttons, I mostly just touch the general left and right parts of the front plastic instead of touching the circles specifically.

I've had my pix party for nearly a year now (i got it for myself for my 30th birthday last summer) and i still love it like when i first got it!! the party feature adds a lot of additional gameplay compared to the original pix but the same charm and all the same raisable tamas except for 1 "boy" and 1 "girl." the sitter option is great if you have work or school as it takes care of your tamagotchi from 7am-7pm and only costs one minigames worth of gotchi points per day.the only thing i dislike about modern tamas is theyre gendered unnecessarily. my paintotchi is a blob of paint.. thats not boy-specific. other than that its a blast!!full color, the training for jobs once they leave for their home planet changes based on what you do on the device, and if your friendship is high enough you have the option of keeping them forever as they dont grow old and die in this model!turning the brightness down helps with battery consumption and theres an option to turn the sound off too but id definitely recommend getting some rechargeable eneloop AAAs for continual use as the camera does drain the battery quickly. i personally really prefer using rechargable AAAs instead of a USB-c port because if the batteries wear out i can just buy new ones instead of having the entire device die because of a dead internal battery i likely cannot replace myself. rechargable AAAs is a lot better for device longevity and im not looking forward to the possible "upgrade" to a charger port.Edit: I'm coming back to review the original Pix since I know own all the shell colors and amazon doesn't let you review the Pix and Pix Party seperately which is a shame since they're a fair amount different. I've heard a lot of people hate the faceplate designs on the Pix and I personally really love the purple and green shells. The Pix (and the party) are really lightweight and fit awesome in my hands. it has easily the best hand feel out of any tamagotchi model i own.the click of the camera is really satisfying both in feel and noise. being able to turn the brightness down and sound off is a must for me since i suffer from migraines but get really bored stuck in the dark all day. its nice to be able to check on my tama when i cant do anything else. i do wish the brightness had a few more options as the lowest setting still feels brighter than it needs to be to see it but there might be hardware/software limitations im unaware of.I LOVE the touch buttons. I know this may come as a surprise since so many reviews dislike them and I honestly hated them at first but once I got used to them (didnt take much use, just some trial and error) I prefer them to traditional buttons. I'm autistic so when I'm feeling a sensory ick it's nice to not have to feel the whole button and press down hard. just a light tap or swipe does everything I need. i also just love petting my tama. it feels really immersive!changing the faceplate is possible if you dont like the design but be careful! you might scuff the shell a bit getting it off. One of my biggest complaint about tamagotchis versus other Vpets is they aren't usually designed with a faceplate change in mind. this is really annoying considering the amount of the consumerbase that ends up changing the faceplate or customizing their tama in various ways.im not going to review them here since this is just for the device but i made myself a fuzzy spider shaped case i love to pet when i play with it and theres many other soft/fluffy/fuzzy case options on etsy if you don't like silicone.