Dr. Cares - Family Practice

The third and last installment of Dr. Cares is the best out of the series. It's like they picked the best aspects from the previous two and mixed them together to create this. Amy is living her best life with her family, new boyfriend, and successful job when suddenly her estranged mother shows up to take her on a new adventure. While she's helping a pregnant dolphin, Jack and the gang have to deal with an environmental crisis in Snuggford. This time, the player can actually influence the course of the story by making several decisions which I find pretty cool. If only they had implemented the option to reset the progress at the end to play again so you could collect all achievements. The way it is though, you have to create a new account and start over entirely which is a shame. The gameplay hasn't changed, it's still a simple time management game with various minigames you know the mechanics of if you've played Dr. Cares 1 and 2. They also brought back the adoption center and daily challenges. As always, the heart of Dr. Cares are the cute animals and the engaging story that doesn't only focus on Amy but also Lisa, Crystal, and Jack get their moments of growth - if the player…

Very fun game!

The latest game in the Dr cares series has an innovative new idea for this vein of games, a story affected by your choices. This gives the plot another level of engaging as you're invited to explore the different results of the story, tho there is a defined best ending needed for an achievement. The story of Amy and her rough relationship with her mother is interesting and left me with strong thoughts on what I felt was right. All this on top of the tried and true gameplay makes quite a good game.

SUMMARY: 10/10 STARS, I believe this is the best game Gamehouse has ever made!!! I've always been a fan of their time management games, but Dr. Cares took a little bit to grow on me as compared to the franchises I was already more familiar with (i.e. Angela and Emily). The incorporation of diverging choice trees is groundbreaking, even when compared to the "choices" introduced into the previous Dr. Cares game. These choices really appear to make a difference! The character development (both for Amy and the side characters, even the more villainous ones) is a step up from anything I've seen in the genre except in the Heart's Medicine games, and the dynamic locations are second only to the Fabulous games. I love the introduction of different types of animals (horses, dolphins, foxes, raccoons, etc.), which really shows Amy's breadth of expertise as a vet. LOVE to see it! This is the first game in the genre I will actually be replaying due to the diverging plot points based on my choices.

[i] My Experience [/i] Family Practice has the same irritations as Pet Rescue 911, namely the inability to earn gold hearts (which screws with your ability to get check-out bonuses) and the wait time before a "customer" knows what they want. The wait time isn't hard to get used to, but in most of the other GameHouse time management games, customers know what they want immediately upon arrival. The gold heart issue doesn't seriously hinder your ability to easily earn the highest "grade" on each level, but it does complicate the ability to earn the "Purrfect" combo (checking out four customers at once). Doing this, in my experience, basically required you to allow a customer or two to lose hearts. However, the game still has the same engrossing feel as the other GameHouse time management titles. It's still engaging to keep track of your stock of items, prepare the most time-consuming items in advance, and to quickly complete the mini-games. It felt like it took a bit too long to restock items, even after you'd bought the associated upgrade, but this wasn't a huge deal. The biggest changes in Family Practice are the "daily challenge" system and the system of pet ownership. I didn't…

Story started off slow but later got me hooked! Couldn't stop playing! <3