The Japanese version had two games, this one, which is a prequel, and Pocket Academy, which is the sequel. I had Pocket Academy before and when I downloaded this I neglected to read the description and didn’t realize a lot of the features were taken out.
This is a good game but it pales in comparison to the original Pocket Academy. If you’re wondering, here’s a full list of the missing features in this game, that I could notice off the bat:
1. Student relationships don’t exist.
2. No clubs.
3. Cannot change uniforms during play through.
4. Strangely, most of the characters in this have brown hair. In the original, they had blonde hair and mainly blue eyes.
5. Less structures. In the first town at least, I feel as if there aren’t a lot of facilities. I’m only at year 6 and I’ve gone through all of them already, and I have at least one of everything.
This is a good game if you’re thinking about downloading Pocket Academy but want to try it out first. This is a full game and not at all a demo, however it’s just missing a few key components that the second covers much better. Good game for beginner Kairosoft fans! It’s free, so how can I complain?