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The Good Life New Trailer, Release Window

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Nov 302020
 

It’s been a while since we discussed Swery’s upcoming photography murder mystery game The Good Life, but it now has a new trailer and release window.

The Good Life is being published by The Irregular Corporation, and they announced that it will be coming to the PC, Switch, PS4, and Xbox One in summer 2021.

The Steam page is now live as well.

Now, let’s take a look at the trailer.

The trailer gives a good look at its quirky atmosphere and some of the gameplay in both human and cat form, and it looks pretty interesting. I’m a little worried about the frame rate, though.

Things like a game’s frame rate aren’t usually a big deal to me, but it’s noticeable in the trailer that the frame rate isn’t great during the gameplay sections. And since this is a trailer, I have to worry about how its performance will be in the full game itself.

I backed The Good Life on Kickstarter, so I’ll have a copy when it releases to see how it turns out. What do you think of the latest trailer for The Good Life?

The Good Life’s Kickstarter Success (and Cat/Dog Gameplay)

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May 072018
 

If you were following The Good Life’s Kickstarter progress, you’ve probably already seen that yes, it hit its goal!

It didn’t quite reach its stretch goal for the Nintendo Switch version, although it came very close.

Since they didn’t make the Switch stretch goal, the additional money earned above the target goal will go toward additional content for the game, such as seasonal events or more jobs. They will still try to make a Switch version at some point, although it might not be possible.

Meanwhile, during the final days of the campaign, they released videos showing gameplay for when you’re in cat/dog mode, which wasn’t included in the demo.

Here is The Good Life’s gameplay as a cat:

And here is gameplay as a dog:

As you can see, it appears as though being an animal will not hinder your use of the camera in any way… somehow. It also looks like the cat’s strength will be your ability to climb to high places, while the dog’s strength will be your ability to detect scents.

To see that in more detail there is also a longer gameplay video showing how you can track scents as a dog to complete certain quests.

I shared my thoughts on The Good Life’s demo last week, and I’m happy it met its Kickstarter goal. Here’s hoping The Good Life will be a fantastic experience.

Are you looking forward to The Good Life?

My Time with The Good Life’s Demo

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Apr 302018
 

With the Kickstarter campaign for The Good Life nearing its final days, Swery released a prototype demo.

This is especially helpful since The Good Life’s “debt repayment daily life action adventure” photography-themed murder mystery still has people confused about exactly what it is.

Since it’s a prototype, it’s a bit buggy and there isn’t a lot to do, but it still gives a sample of The Good Life’s gameplay. In the demo, you can talk to three different NPCs who give you quests, which you solve through photography.

For example, one character wants proof of two people secretly meeting each other, so you need to find them and take a picture from afar. Another misses his red lorry and asks for a picture to remember it by. In addition to talking to NPCs and taking pictures, you also have the ability to pick up objects, which helps with some quests (such as stopping the lorry).

It’s a short demo. Once you complete a specific quest, the story progresses and you discover the murder, then the demo ends.

There isn’t a lot to the demo, but it’s pleasant and has a lot of potential for interesting quests. My biggest criticism is that I didn’t really like the main character. Naomi is mainly interested in money (she has to pay off a debt in the full game, after all) and she came off as a bit uncaring.

But maybe character development will change that! Either way, I’m interested in The Good Life. If you’d like to check out the prototype demo, it’s available from the Kickstarter page.

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