Summary
Hello Kitty Island Adventure, released in 2023, has an impressive eight different regions to explore, including one deep underneath the ocean. What is more, the game takes players on a journey through the seasons, showcasing an impressive and jam-packed calendar of different events and celebrations.
When making new friends in the game, players are able to unlock a character they meet to become their companion. This process simply involves unlocking the new character’s very first ability, conversing with them, and then asking if they would like to join the player on the ensuing journey. There are an impressive twenty different potential companions inHello Kitty Island Adventureand the following is a compilation of the most useful and effective companion abilities to unlock when players make a new friend.
7Badtz-maru
The Cheeky Penguin
Badtz-maru is the penguin embodiment of an Australian surfer, with a chilled personality and a love for the sand, sea, and sunshine. To locate Badtz-maru, players shouldzipline to the Seaside Resort pierand enter the Comic and Bait shop. Badtz-maru can be unlocked when the player reaches Level 5.
Badtz-maru is a Fish Whisperer and once players unlock his companion ability, the chances of fish biting in the ocean will increase significantly. At Level 9, the next time the player enters a game location, Badtz will gain entry for free.
6My Melody
The Bunny In A Hoodie
Favoring a pink hoodie and usually sporting a yellow flower between her ears, My Melody is another excellent companion for players to focus on inHello Kitty Island Adventure. The reason why My Melody is on the island in the first place is due to being invited there to open her own store. To locate her,players should fast-travelto find her and bring her to the resort plaza, and from then on, she will always be inside her store.
My Melody provides the Big Smile ability to the player. Big Smile will increase the chance of receiving additional items and surprises when the player makes gifts to characters. When the player reaches Level 10, My Melody will help to repair cabins and reduce the cost.
5Wish Me Mell
The Kind-Hearted Bunny
Wish Me Mell is a kind-hearted and outgoing bunny rabbit who is happiest when she is in her garden, either tending to the plants or writing letters to loved ones. To locate Wish Me Mell, players must wait until they can start the Long Awaited Introduction side quest. After the quest is completed, she will always be in or around the Merry Meadownear the Mailbox.
When the player chooses to befriend Wish Me Mell inHello Kitty Island Adventure, they will unlock the opportunity to receive bonus seeds, a sporadic amount, every time that they visit the Seed Dispenser. What is more, at Level 13, Precision Play is unlocked. Precision Play reduces the speed of prizes whizzing by in the Crane Craze game by 25%.
4Tuxedosam
The Snappy Dresser
Hello Kitty Island Adventuresis packed full of colorful and friendly potential companions who the player can not only bring along to quests and adventures but benefit from and Tuxedosam the penguin is an excellent example. Tuxedosam runs the clothing store in the center of the Seaside Resort and whenever the player changes their appearance, Tuxedosam will be there to help.
Tuxedosam is the ultimate Fashionista and as such, once his companion ability is unlocked at Level 3, the powers of the outfit the player’s character is currently wearing will increase substantially. At Level 13, Tuxedosam also provides the player with a 25% increased chance of finding an additional item when in the store.
3Pekkle
The Showbiz Duck
Pekkle is a little duck with an extraordinary talent for singing and dancing and is a real entertainer. Players can find Pekkle working on the Gemstone Mountain. Here, he is working day and night to repair the dilapidated Dance Hall, so he can perform there in the future.
Pekkle is an excellent companion to befriend and upgrade as he is a Speed Climber. As players would expect from the name of his ability, Pekkle will aid climbing for him and the player throughout the island. In addition, when the player talks to Pekkle, he will afford them the ability to change the time from day to night and back again.
2TOPHAT
The Purple Heart
Players looking to advance quickly through the quests and challenges inHello Kitty Island Adventurewould do well to remember to choose TOPHAT as their companion. TOPHAT can be found whilst completing the Power Up The Gate quest.
TOPHAT’s companion abilityis that, when the player picks anything up (no matter the location), TOPHAT will afford them a 10% chance of doubling the number of items received from each pick-up.
1Big Challenges
The Alligator Enigma
Big Challenges is a cute, but slightly perplexing, alligator and is best friends with TOPHAT. To find TOPHAT, players need to head to the Seaside Resort and look for him before they reach the pier.
Perhaps one of the most beneficial companions to choose inHello Kitty Island Adventure Deluxe, when players befriend and unlock Big Challenges, they will open the Vacuum mechanism. Essentially, this means that whenever the player is walking through a populated area, Big Challenges will pick up any and all foraged pieces automatically.
