Little Friends: Dogs & Cats lack many of the features that made its predecessors so fun and enjoyable, and whilst the graphics help give the pets a cute and adorable feel, it did not help me keep engaged with the game to play for a long amount of time.
When playing through a pet simulation, people might wonder exactly how accurate the experience is. Does the game show off the downsides and messy parts of pet ownership? Does it have moments where someone who has owned a dog or cat will realize it rings true? While Little Friends: Dogs & Cats is more of a friendly and “easy” take on these sorts of relationships, there are plenty of times where it can be accurate.
Little Friends: Dogs & Cats does a few things right but the initial adorable fun wears thin due to too little content and repetitive gameplay.
If there is one area in which the Nintendo Switch is lacking, it is in pet simulations. There were plenty on previous handhelds and consoles, all of varying degrees of quality. In Japan, the Sumikko Gurashi characters have a whole series of sims. But worldwide, there is a tragic cuteness deficiency. Little Friends: Dogs & Cats attempts to remedy that.
