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Falk

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Oct 26, 2017
4,069
Swery is considering releasing a (self-admittedly buggy) playable demo of The Good Life as per twitter.

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Falk

Member
Oct 26, 2017
4,069
I feel like the idea is if it gets picked up by the right streamers that's a bunch of new visibility.
 

Cronen

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,764
The demo is due to be released shortly. In the mean time, I have just received an email with a 'commentary document'. Basically a small PDF manual about what to expect in the demo, as well as the controls etc.

Link here
 

Gradon

Saw the truth behind the copied door
Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,477
UK
I feel like the idea is if it gets picked up by the right streamers that's a bunch of new visibility.

That's the kind of attention this game needs but I don't think any streamers or YouTubers who haven't been following it will know or care.
 

Fairy Godmother

Backward compatible
Moderator
Oct 27, 2017
3,289
Looking forward to the demo.
Indivisible has this as well. I wish they had console version to spread awareness.
 

Cronen

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Oct 27, 2017
2,764
The demo is up for download: link

The Good Life Prototype Demo, Available Now! - The Good Life プロトタイプ体験版配信決定!
Posted by White Owls Inc. (Collaborator)
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Because it was highly requested in the Twitter poll...
We've decided to release a public demo for The Good Life!
And guess what? You can download it now!!


Download from the link below

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wkbB1bNsht-EVkiyvfxdYumbZGIwmuTW/view?usp=sharing

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In order to start the game, double click "The Good Life Prototype Demo 2018 April.exe".


We did our best to prepare this ASAP in order to grant everyone's wishes.
There are a bunch of bugs present in the build, but we hope you'll enjoy this chance to visit the world of The Good Life much earlier than scheduled!!

There are only 8 days left until the campaign ends!
You're free to use the demo as you please, so go ahead and share it with all your friends and all over the internet!
Please help us find more supporters. We're counting on you!

I Love You All!!
SWERY
 

Dynamite Cop

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
3,002
California
This is really cool of them to release a demo. Even if the campaign doesn't meet its goal, there's a possibility some publishers are also taking a look at this build and may be interested in helping fund/publish after the Kickstarter campaign.
 

ghostcrew

The Shrouded Ghost
Administrator
Oct 27, 2017
30,375
Finally pledged for a PS4 copy today. I think the game sounds utterly great and I'd be heartbroken if it didn't get funded.
 
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CannonFodder52
Oct 25, 2017
9,008
Canada
Great to see they've got a demo up to promote the Kickstarter.

If the demo is a good representation of the game, we should probably make a separate thread to promote it too.
Someone already got that thread up.
 
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Dusk Golem

Local Horror Enthusiast
Member
Oct 25, 2017
5,807
I'll ask a mod to change the title to make note of the playable prototype demo, but I kinda want to hear that it functions first.
I'm not at home and unable to check if it works right now. Can anyone report that it works.

If the demo is a good representation of the game, we should probably make a separate thread to promote it too.

Iashman already made a thread on it: https://www.resetera.com/threads/swery65s-the-good-life-prototype-demo-available-now.38537/
 

Chairmanchuck (另一个我)

Teyvat Traveler
Member
Oct 25, 2017
9,110
China
8 days before the campaign ends he reveals they are trying to port it to Switch...

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Experimenting with the Switch
We love the Nintendo Switch. And while we cannot commit to making a Switch version for now, our main programmer couldn't stop himself from doing a few experiments with our current build and the console. They have been surprisingly successful so far, much to the whole team's enjoyment... It gives us extra motivation and more drive than ever, and the will to make the campaign successful. I hope it excites you too!
 

Cronen

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,764
There's 8 days left, but yeah it's something they should have maybe looked at doing a few weeks ago.
 

ArjanN

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,116
Cmon guys you know they obviously considered that earlier, it's just that somehting like that is hard to actually commit to.
 

Cronen

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,764
European Language Support - ヨーロッパ言語への対応に関して
Posted by Yuya Yamada

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Hello supports and future supporters!
Thank you so much for cheering us on.
It's me, SWERY, the director of The Good Life.

Among all the comments, we've been getting a lot of requests for The Good Life to be translated into European languages. Currently the campaign page only lists Japanese and English, but we also intend to support subtitles in French, Italian, German, and Spanish.
We may be able to add more languages in the future depending on how the crowdfunding campaign goes and which partners join us, but currently we will be able to promise these 6: EFIGSJ.
So, European supporters, rest at ease! You will be able to play the game in a language that's closer to home for you.

Glad to see that there's been a recent boost in backers!
 

Jibby

Member
Oct 27, 2017
171
Really hoping the demo + last 7 days brings in the stragglers who were on the fence about pledging. It'll be a real shame if this doesn't hit its goal.
 

BlackLagoon

Member
Oct 25, 2017
2,767
6 days left, guess I'll have to up my pledge soon. Hopefully my PS4 early bird slot goes to someone with a tight budget who couldn't otherwise have supported it.
 

Deleted member 5727

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Oct 25, 2017
826
Not looking good. I feel bad for Swery, who seems like a genuinely nice guy. This particular game just doesn't seem to be exciting much interest.
 

CoolestSpot

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
17,325
Fuck im gonna pledge. Give it 30 dollars to help the thing.

Sadly dont have enough to put something in the game but eh, anything to let Swery's dreams be reality
 

Necrovex

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,110
That Jim Sterling video sold me on this (along with loving Deadly Premonition in the past). So I went ahead and backed this title. I got lucky and saw 1 early bird pledge left, so I had zero hesitation in pledging.
 

Jamesac68

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,400
I'm honestly not too worried about this campaign. It's not great but also within range based on percentages. Faster would be nicer but I'm thinking at the very least the final-day push will get it there.

Super-tempted to go for the physical disc tier. If they announced a Switch version and added it to that tier I'd be sold instantly.
 

Deleted member 14939

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Oct 27, 2017
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So The Good Life received 20% of its funding in the first 24 hours. If it hits 80% before 48 hours, I feel like it could have a decent shot at making it. Last I checked it hit 66% with 5 days left.

This is gonna be close.