The Good Life | Review in 3 Minutes

Elise Avery reviews The Good Life, developed by White Owls Inc.

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[mrcheesemunch]

I enjoyed following the Kickstarter enough that I kind of don't care how good it is, it just looks neat.

They actually toured around England and went to loads of little villages, I'd say they captured the look perfectly. Nice to have a game set in the UK for once and in a more rural area instead of just London, as if it's the only place that exists here.

[TheJokeKing]

"...the gameplay is mediocre, but the way it's assembled, in conjunction with the absolutely wild plot twists and Naomi's laugh-out loud quips, evokes the joy of janky PS2 games."

Yep, this is definitely a SWERY game. Been looking forward to this for a while, and I can't wait to play it, jank and all.

[AriaLaurel]

Sounds like all the magical jank I'd expect from a SWERY game.

[Xiatter]

I'm here to say this game is jank as heck, blissfully weird, and I can't stop playing it.

[maroonggirl]

I really love this game just for the ability to just screw around and walk. Honestly, idgaf about the missions. I just want to explore. If I didn't need to eat, I'd never ever go home.

[clockworkNate]

It's honestly surprisingly relaxing and enjoyable. There's not half as much jank as I expected and the latest update made it even better. I was worried about hunger but a certain spoiler really helped with that.

[UnreasonableOpinions]

Basic gameplay with scads of under-developed mechanics and a story that goes from calm to comic wildness as quick as possible - yep, that's a SWERY.

Gamepass is a good idea for SWERY games. They're often weird and for very particular audiences, which is difficult when you have to sell it, but ideal for a system that lets you try it first.

[bawol-official]

This is the Dark Cloud spiritual successor we all needed.

[shelby]

I have a soft spot for SWERY games, I could never provide an unbiased review

[colinjustice]

This joins the small elite group of games that have a dedicated command to urinate on things.

[Loffeleif]

This game is surprisingly addicting. Big charm. It takes my favorite Deadly Premonition quirks - dicking around and doing side stuff - and designs a game around it. Support SWERY and please buy.

[joegrimes]

This game is wonderful. My daughter, of the facebook generation and I now go out and enjoy photography thanks to this game. She makes a list of subjects and we go out and take pictures. Before she was entirely centred on Roblox. Today she has over 200 photos she takes pictures of. I enjoy the silly story and the references, my daughter enjoys the photo aspect and puts the controller down.
"Daddy! Bridges. We haven't taken a photo of a bridge" I kind of lied and pretend she has followers.
Weekends are spent taking photos.
She chastises me. "Stand still daddy. It'll be blurry" so I stand like a statue.
"got it. Ok are we going to the park?"
My heart melts every time.
When she realises there is no social media and I'm paying her. pocket money. That day...
Until then. "my photo of the flower, is it good?"
"It's got 16p."
"yey. Ill take a photo of the bushes outside Daddy come with me."
Heart melted. Being a Dad is awesome. Having a daughter was the best thing.

[Im.Aex]

Came to the game pass and I’m currently playing it. It took a bit to get into because it very much just tosses you in and the tutorial was very light, but the gameplay has somehow sucked me in. It makes me feel nostalgic for older life sims I used to play.

[SebastianMikulec]

It's a Swery game, jank comes with the territory. Still, I usually enjoy his games.

[minias]

I understand people need to make back their money but im not sure about the 39.99 price tag. Might sell more copies if its brought down a bit. Looks like it might be fun but the review didnt make it seem to be 40 material.

[wolfmanbob]

I supported the kickstarter back in the day. Can't believe it's here.

[ACameronUK]

It’s coming to Gamepass so it’s probably at least worth a try ☺️

[Diaily]

For NEW people who never played or doesn't understands why the game looks or feels the way it is needs to stop thinking ( must have good graphics, everything must be smooth etc) A game made by Swery and his crew is nothing more then a work of Art its hard to put it into words but just experience what they made and not just play it as another game there is more to it.

[SilvermanZero]

I've could've sworn this came out like 2 years ago. Has it really been that long?

[japplek]

Cottagecore video-games -
Sir you are being hunted
We happy few
The good life

Anything else?