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It's tonally stupid and structurally broken, but also surprisingly deep and occasionally self-aware.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rockpapershotgun.com\u002Fthe-good-life-review",{"id":73,"author":74,"outlet":77,"summary":82,"review_url":83,"review_date":84,"original_score":85,"normalized_score":86},26909,{"id":75,"name":76},2859,"David Wildgoose",{"id":78,"logo":79,"name":80,"website_url":81,"score_format":54},28,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGameSpot-Logo.jpg","GameSpot","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com","The Good Life is a charmingly silly RPG with a little too much daily grind.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.gamespot.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-good-life-review-country-house\u002F1900-6417770\u002F","2021-10-26","6.0",60,{"id":88,"author":89,"outlet":92,"summary":98,"review_url":99,"review_date":100,"original_score":101,"normalized_score":102},31099,{"id":90,"name":91},2283,"Tom Sykes",{"id":93,"logo":94,"name":95,"website_url":96,"score_format":97},35,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCGamer-Logo.jpg","PC Gamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002F","100","It’s a dog’s (and cat’s) life.\n","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcgamer.com\u002Fthe-good-life-review\u002F","2021-10-18","79",79,{"id":104,"author":105,"outlet":108,"summary":114,"review_url":115,"review_date":100,"original_score":116,"normalized_score":117},35830,{"id":106,"name":107},3471,"Jordan Helm",{"id":109,"logo":110,"name":111,"website_url":112,"score_format":113},31,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FHardcore-Gamer-Logo.jpg","Hardcore Gamer ","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002F","5","While the daily ongoings of Rainy Woods and its surrounding environment can rustle up a brief oddity or two, Swery and co's latest round of eccentric antics with The Good Life sadly doesn't go far enough in its set-up to feel all that compelling. Let alone, excuse or perhaps mask the otherwise unpolished and mechanically-rough controls and design alike. But where the primarily-marketed pitch of cat-and-dog transformation seldom goes anywhere beyond the briefest of requirements, it's the reliance on overdrawn fetch-quests -- not to mention the ill-measured cost to access resources and landmarks -- that signal the biggest culprit in fundamentally turning a lot of people off progressing. Squint hard enough and you may latch onto some modicum of intrigue with the mechanics it offers and the objectives it poses. But for anyone inexperienced with Swery's past work -- let alone those who simply don't take well to ample busywork -- The Good Life is unfortunately equal parts unappealing and unsure on just what kind of game it wants to be.","https:\u002F\u002Fhardcoregamer.com\u002Freviews\u002Freview-the-good-life\u002F412636\u002F","2.5",50,{"id":119,"author":120,"outlet":123,"summary":128,"review_url":129,"review_date":130,"original_score":131,"normalized_score":86},45997,{"id":121,"name":122},4009,"Jenny Jones",{"id":124,"logo":125,"name":126,"website_url":127,"score_format":54},37,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fplaystation-lifestyle-logo.png","Playstation Lifestyle","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.playstationlifestyle.net\u002F","The Good Life is a weird and—most of the time—quite relaxing game made by Hidetaka “SWERY” Suehiro who also made cult classic Deadly Premonition. The Good Life is part-debt repayment sim and part-RPG, as well as being a bit of a murder mystery. It’s a quirky mash-up of genres and definitely has a unique sense of humor that helps to carry it through some of its less polished aspects.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.playstationlifestyle.net\u002Freview\u002F856273-the-good-life-review-raining-cats-and-dogs-ps4\u002F","2021-10-22","6",{"id":133,"author":134,"outlet":137,"summary":142,"review_url":143,"review_date":144,"original_score":145,"normalized_score":146},81438,{"id":135,"name":136},6537,"Cullen Black",{"id":138,"logo":139,"name":140,"website_url":141,"score_format":54},44,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FRPGSite%20Logo.jpg","RPGSite","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.rpgsite.net\u002F","Despite an interesting setting, tedious gameplay and poor performance makes The Good Life a disappointing outing for Swery.","https:\u002F\u002Frpgsite.net\u002Freview\u002F12217-the-good-life-review","2022-01-11","4",40,{"id":148,"author":149,"outlet":152,"summary":157,"review_url":158,"review_date":13,"original_score":113,"normalized_score":117},97510,{"id":150,"name":151},223,"Andrew Farrell",{"id":153,"logo":154,"name":155,"website_url":156,"score_format":54},136,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FPCInvasion.jpg","PC Invasion","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcinvasion.com\u002F","Boring, pointless, and jammed with grating characters and obnoxious story beats, The Good Life doesn't live up to its name.","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.pcinvasion.com\u002Fthe-good-life-review\u002F",{"id":160,"author":161,"outlet":164,"summary":169,"review_url":170,"review_date":13,"original_score":171,"normalized_score":58},87733,{"id":162,"name":163},6584,"Francesco De Meo",{"id":165,"logo":166,"name":167,"website_url":168,"score_format":54},75,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fwccftech-logo.jpg","WCCFtech","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002F","Imagine living in the happiest town in the world, where everything is all sunshine and rainbows, and nothing seems to be capable of disrupting so much serenity. Imagine having to investigate why this town is so peaceful. Imagine discovering a truly beastly secret. Welcome to Rainy Woods. Welcome to The Good Life.","https:\u002F\u002Fwccftech.com\u002Freview\u002Fthe-good-life-team-dog-or-team-cat\u002F","7.0\u002F10",{"id":173,"author":174,"outlet":177,"summary":182,"review_url":183,"review_date":184,"original_score":185,"normalized_score":186},90437,{"id":175,"name":176},7693,"David Flynn",{"id":178,"logo":179,"name":180,"website_url":181,"score_format":97},130,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FGamingTrend-Logo.jpg","GamingTrend","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com","While The Good Life still has some annoyances carried over from Deadly Premonition, it’s still a great time with some wacky characters. The transformations and photography are a lot of fun to mess around with, and the life simulation aspects compliment the more relaxed pace nicely.","https:\u002F\u002Fgamingtrend.com\u002Freviews\u002Fthe-good-life-review-a-yankee-in-king-charles-court\u002F","2021-10-24","80",80,{"id":188,"author":189,"outlet":192,"summary":197,"review_url":198,"review_date":199,"original_score":113,"normalized_score":117},102765,{"id":190,"name":191},9004,"Tom Quirk",{"id":193,"logo":194,"name":195,"website_url":196,"score_format":54},140,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fcheckpoint-gaming.jpg","Checkpoint Gaming","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002F","The Good Life is a crowdfunded photography\u002Fdetective\u002F”debt repayment RPG” title by Hidetaka “SWERY” Suehiro, the wild mind behind Deadly Premonition and D4: Dark Dreams Don’t Die. A quirky and rather charming tale involving a murder, aliens, ancient mythology and sheep, The Good Life is just as much of a mixed bag narratively as it is in the gameplay department. Similar to this creator’s previous efforts, its ambition and imagination is counterbalanced by technical flaws and a myr...","https:\u002F\u002Fcheckpointgaming.net\u002Freviews\u002F2021\u002F10\u002Fthe-good-life-review-a-charming-mess\u002F","2021-10-21",{"id":201,"author":202,"outlet":205,"summary":210,"review_url":211,"review_date":212,"original_score":57,"normalized_score":58},139662,{"id":203,"name":204},11532,"Laura Speller",{"id":206,"logo":207,"name":208,"website_url":209,"score_format":54},146,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fkeengamer-logo.png","KeenGamer","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keengamer.com\u002F","If you enjoyed the original adventure in The Good Life, a fun RPG by SWERY, you should consider getting the DLC, Behind the Secret of Rainy Woods, which adds 12 new side quests. But is it worth returning to Rainy Woods with photojournalist Naomi Haywood for these bonus quests?","https:\u002F\u002Fwww.keengamer.com\u002Farticles\u002Freviews\u002Fps4-reviews\u002Fthe-good-life-behind-the-secret-of-rainy-woods-dlc-review-a-reason-to-return-to-rainy-woods-ps4\u002F","2023-03-20",{"id":214,"author":215,"outlet":218,"summary":223,"review_url":224,"review_date":13,"original_score":225,"normalized_score":226},155710,{"id":216,"name":217},12921,"Spencer Legacy",{"id":219,"logo":220,"name":221,"website_url":222,"score_format":113},153,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002Fmonstervine-logo.png","MonsterVine","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F","Now The Good Life isn’t the most visually stunning game of the year, but it has a certain pointy style to it that I can appreciate. The characters and locales are distinct, the animals are adorable, and the backgrounds are fairly scenic. The voice acting in The Good Life is hammy as hell, and I love it. I think Naomi could use a few more voice lines for the sake of variety, but otherwise, the performances are right at home in this delightfully weird little title.","https:\u002F\u002Fmonstervine.com\u002F2021\u002F10\u002Fthe-good-life-review-life-is-good\u002F","4.5",90,{"id":228,"author":229,"outlet":232,"summary":237,"review_url":238,"review_date":84,"original_score":239,"normalized_score":165},101029,{"id":230,"name":231},8951,"Oliver Shellding",{"id":233,"logo":234,"name":235,"website_url":236,"score_format":54},138,"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.criticdb.com\u002Fstorage\u002Fv1\u002Fobject\u002Fpublic\u002Favatars\u002FOutlets\u002FWayTooManyGames.png","WayTooManyGames","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F","It’s important to treat video games the same way that you would treat other forms of art and entertainment. When someone walks out of a David Lynch film, the reaction is usually very polarizing, either loving the insanity or disdaining the disjointed madness. Would be fans who listened to the likes of Fear, Tool, and GWAR, three very different bands, all had similar reactions. So why should gaming be any different?","https:\u002F\u002Fwaytoomany.games\u002F2021\u002F10\u002F26\u002Freview-the-good-life\u002F","7.5",14,0,[26,32],[21,29],[]]