After a brief nine months of service, Cardcaptor Sakura Happiness Memories will be shut down, according to an announcement made by Bushiroad and Monstar Lab.
?サービス終了のお知らせ1?
「カードキャプターさくら クリアカード編 ハピネスメモリーズ」は6/30(火)を持ちましてサービスを終了させていただくこととなりました。本サービスをご愛顧頂きました皆様には厚く御礼申し上げます。残り短い期間ではございますが最後まで #ハピメモ をお楽しみ下さい。— カードキャプターさくら ハピネスメモリーズ (ハピメモ) (@ccsakura_HM) May 7, 2020
The game first launched on 3 October 2019, and will see its run end on 30 June 2020, perhaps to the disappointment of many.
An overview of the game as we have previously covered below:
Experience the original animated story all over again. Not with just Clear Card arc but with Crowl Card arc and Sakura Card arc as well. You can also change Sakura’s clothing with the her famous magical costumes from the TV anime series. Get all the costume from the Crowl Card arc to Clear Card arc!
You get to also redesign the legendary famous bedroom! To redesign the room, you need to collect the material first for the furniture that you wanted. Then, you need to head to facilities to build your furniture. Not only the furniture! You can build her costume at Tomoeda’s house and cooking dishes at her own house!
As you might be able to discern from just reading the above, gameplay in Cardcaptor Sakura Happiness Memories involves dressing up character, which sort of limits the scope and replay value. Chances are if you are not already a fan of the series, there is not much here to go on. It is unfortunate to see a game based on a established series go out like this, but at least it managed to build a legacy that has been well preserved. Do drop by the official website one last time for the announcement.