You might think that something called dress is all about frills, plunging necklines and eating disorders, but that's really only half the story. There's more to the modestly named paid service from Japan, including some rather odd yet somehow relevant mini-game tie-ins (you know, stuff that actual gamers care about). And from the looks of things, there's only going to be more coming.
So, dress in a nutshell is part fashion sim, part clothing ad and part mini-game collection. It's an interesting mix to say the least; however, after having "played" with it for awhile, it's a combination that just doesn't seem to work. In retrospect, it's still very much a young service which will be expanding with new content as time goes by, though there are still so many missing elements to this service that could've made it a great addition to something like Home. All in all, it's one great experiment and PS3 Fanboy is interested in the concept of this unique collaborative effort.
In Japan (and other parts of Asia), kinder, gentler titles such as Aquanaut's Holiday, Afrika/Hakuna Matata and Dress are aimed at a demographic that marketers seem pretty sure just doesn't exist in America. (Perhaps the success of That Game Company's Flower will change their minds?). Now, Sony of Japan has posted a page announcing integration of its dress-em-up simulation Dress with Sony's Home.
So is it gonna replace the current method of customizing your avatars clothes or is it going to be a paid addon. In my view it should have been the original method of customizing your character from the start.
GameTrailers: "Outfit change, or change your outfit."
IGN writes:
Sony's mysterious Dress suddenly came out of hiding today. Over in Japan, Sony shared final details on the product, which is at long last scheduled for release in January.
Sony refers to Dress as a new style of fashion magazine. Users can play mini game to collect fashion items, and can also create their own fashions using a built in design editor.
The title is split into two main areas: Real Brands and Real Create.
OMG This looks and sounds so sh!t!!
only stupid retards will buy this crappy psn game or service (whatever you want to call it).....