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- Shenmue IIx
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- Ghost of Tsushima
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- mjqjazzbar
This has given me MILD Shenmue vibes since it was announced. Looks like it's getting pretty mixed reviews, which really isn't a bad thing in my view since we're all posting on a forum devoted to a pretty MIXED kind of game. I backed it years ago, so I'm getting a copy tomorrow. Let's see how it is...
Yikes...
Seems like the perfect title for Shenmue 3 Dojo to try out.
The Good Life Review - The Good Life Review – Shoot For A Higher Standard Of Living - Game Informer
The Good Life has fantastic moments of humorous absurdity, but the archaic design and overabundance of features get in the way of it living its best life.
www.gameinformer.com
The gameplay is likewise puzzling as it haphazardly mashes together genres and mechanics. The Good Life is a murder mystery. It’s also a life simulator with collectible resources for making meals, fabricating clothes, concocting potions, and upgrading your dwelling. At times, it’s an action game with button-mashy combat, a survival game that asks you to consume food or starve, and a photography game with camera-based challenges to earn money. I enjoyed some of these elements, but they don’t build on or support each other very well. For instance, I was initially excited to learn different recipes, which Naomi collects by purchasing the same meal at a restaurant several times. However, money can be tight, so I felt like I needed to stop in order to spend cash on more crucial things, like fixing my camera when it inevitably breaks.
The Good Life review – SWERY premonition
The creator of Deadly Premonition returns with a bizarre tale of animal transmogrification set in an open world recreation of Lancashire.
metro.co.uk
Yikes...
In Short: A hugely disappointing mess of a game that magnifies all of SWERY’s worst tendencies and fails to compensate in terms of the unengaging characters and script.
Pros: There is a certain amount of absurdist charm to the whole concept and it’s nice to see a game set in the UK that isn’t based only in London.
Cons: Terrible graphics, shoddy performance, and half broken controls. Disappointingly half-baked script with few memorable characters.
Score: 2/10
The Good Life Review
Looking past the obvious flaws in The Good Life, players will find a very unusual and engrossing mystery, with a lot of depth to the gameplay
nichegamer.com
Looking past the obvious flaws in The Good Life, players will find a very unusual and engrossing mystery, with a lot of depth to the gameplay and witty characters. It’s a very personal game that presses the player to slow down and take it easy; to chill out and enjoy life.
The game is about appreciating the simple things; like a pair of worn-out but comfortable socks that you keep anyway. Not everything makes sense, but what is life without a little whimsy now and then?
Seems like the perfect title for Shenmue 3 Dojo to try out.