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Swery65's The Good Life Prototype Demo, Available Now!
- Thread starter lashman
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I'm definitely going to play this and try to share the Kickstarter around a bit, I really want this game to make it through in this last week.
I need to play this as fast as possible
I already love the protagonist lmao
oof, a little over 50% of its target goal and only 9 days left and it's their second try? Not looking good for this kickstarter =/
how do i give the picture to the truck guy
snapped a really sexy one but he aint looking at it
super quick impressions
ran around for a bit, found some photo quests - but im not sure i can turn them in? at least the truck guy quest is not turning in, im not sure if i need a specific angle or something, took thousands of photos from the damn truck and still nothing. photomode is weird, photos are getting blurry for no reason. theres a (very) small part of the city to wander and so far ive only seen two buttons doing anything (a to talk, x to enter photomode/rb to take photo). yeah, buttons from a controller, since it only works with a controller (weirdly enough it says xbox controller - anyone tried with others?).
nvm i got it
snapped a really sexy one but he aint looking at it
super quick impressions
ran around for a bit, found some photo quests - but im not sure i can turn them in? at least the truck guy quest is not turning in, im not sure if i need a specific angle or something, took thousands of photos from the damn truck and still nothing. photomode is weird, photos are getting blurry for no reason. theres a (very) small part of the city to wander and so far ive only seen two buttons doing anything (a to talk, x to enter photomode/rb to take photo). yeah, buttons from a controller, since it only works with a controller (weirdly enough it says xbox controller - anyone tried with others?).
nvm i got it
you have to stop the truck with objects and then take the picture. its kinda buggy so maybe you have to snap it twice. the photo only counts when you have the objective selected in your screen
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Hopefully the demo and some added coverage helps, they do need to make an effort but we'll see. Releasing the demo certainly isn't a bad choice.
Awesome, thanks for the heads up! Downloading now, hopefully I'll be able to try it today (been a couple crazy days).
Man, I want this to succeed. Even if I didn't want to play it, I'd want to see it get made. I can't stand to see Swery disappointed when it's clear he's incredibly passionate and determined to see it released.
I wish Giant Bomb would do a quick look of this demo.
I wish Giant Bomb would do a quick look of this demo.
A nintendo direct or appearance on a sony stage (microsoft wouldn't work in this case I'd guess) should have happened, just announcing it.
KS just isn't what it used to be, and we're talking Swery here, you need the people who liked DP and/or D4 and definitely some hype even if the goal is as low as this. :(
KS just isn't what it used to be, and we're talking Swery here, you need the people who liked DP and/or D4 and definitely some hype even if the goal is as low as this. :(
Played around with the prototype demo for a 30-40 minutes, it's obviously rough and a prototype, but there's some early promise in there. Essentially this demo is a small lot of the town, three side-quest to do (I did two of them but couldn't figure out how to do the third), and showing the camera taking and pick-up functionalities implemented. Little story bits and easter eggs you can spot (such as a shop in the town named after Rainy Woods).
Did a video, I do talk through it as warning:
Did a video, I do talk through it as warning:
Click the downward facing arrow in the top right corner to download the folder.
I figured it out, but when I tried that initially that copied it to my Google Drive and my Drive kept giving me errors.
Too bad that the game seems like it's not gonna get funded. 9 days left and just half of the funding goal...
That's not that bad given general kickstarter trends. Definitely way too soon to count it out.
Releasing a prototype demo is a pretty great idea, but i hope it isn't too late, this kickstarter is running out of time fast.
The only thing i could think of while watching your video past 3:42. ;)
The only thing i could think of while watching your video past 3:42. ;)
I broke my Kickstarter hiatus for this. Really hope it gets a massive surge of support in the last week.
Thank you, I realized I didn't know how to pronounce it when I came to it but just rolled with it.
I DON'T KNOW! I wonder if anything happens if you finish all three side-quest, but I looked and didn't find anything for it yet, so I'm curious myself.
I tried playing this, but I ran into a bug where the camera just started spinning around uncontrollably at my feet. Anyone know of a fix? I was using a DS4, I don't have an xbox controller.
Physical Collector's Edition contents unveiled!
In this update, we're going to give you a detailed rundown on the contents of the Physical Collector's Edition, which is available from the $130 tier and up!
Did you all check out our last update, where we introduced Limited Run as our latest partner? Limited Run has made physical editions of many other games thus far in their career, which has earned them high praise. With them on board producing our Physical Collector's Edition, you can be assured that it will be a very high quality package! And now, for the contents!
The Good Life Physical Collector's Edition Contents:
- Kickstarter Exclusive Box (Embossed, with a completely unique design)
- Physical Game Disc (your choice of a PS4 or a PC version; PC version comes with a Steam key)
- Post Card (Scenery of Rainy Woods)
- Post Card (Letter from Team With SWERY's & Mr.Futatsgugi Sign)
- Rainy Woods Tourist Guide Leaflet (A4 size, tri-fold)
- Artbook (A bit smaller than A5)
- Trading Cards (Characters / Dogs / Cats)
- Soundtrack CD
Well? Is that an awesome package or what?!
We hope you'll take this change to snag this special, one-of-a-kind package and all the bragging rights it comes with! We're working hard on the actual designs now, so we hope you're excited to see them. We'll let you all know as soon as we have more news!
Once again, the Physical Collector's Edition is available in all tiers from $130 and above, so be sure to pledge for one of those if you can!
I Love You All!!
SWERY
Thanks for the details. Kind of strange this wasn't promoted on the lrg mailing list. I think I'm in but that is one expensive CE after conversion to CAD...
I realise the casting process is long and costly, but it seems weird not to include a sample cutscene with VO in your kick-starter campaign. Especially when its arguably the best bit in Deadly Premonition.
It's funny. I've been playing Deadly Premonition on my PC this week and... I've never had to fight so hard with a game I genuinely enjoy. That game gets less playable by the year-- every tech update and iteration past the XB360 controller just ever so slowly inches it away from playability. I've had it crash on me because I scrolled the map. Even with all this frustration, the game is turbo worth it to me-- the dialog, the setting, even the mediocre gameplay once you set it up right. Because of that, I'm really desperate for The Good Life to make it right now. This game could satisfy my craving for a unique experience like Deadly Premonition, but with actual stability and style and the lessons that Swery has learned in the years since DP.
I can't back the game until May, but until then, I'm gonna do what I can to help The Good Life succeed-- even if, so far, that's just making noise about it on ERA.
I can't back the game until May, but until then, I'm gonna do what I can to help The Good Life succeed-- even if, so far, that's just making noise about it on ERA.
Usually you can use InputMapper to set the DS4 as an emulated Xbox 360 controller but it doesn't seem to work on this demo. This is a pretty common problem for a lot of Unity stuff, you can try InputMapper to see if it works for you but I haven't been able to get it working on this demo.
I just want to experience The Good Life!
Thanks for the advice. I'll see if I can get it working.
I'll download when I'm on my pc.
Technically flawed, but still a gem.
DP is the best "worst" game I've played.
Technically flawed, but still a gem.
Thanks for making the video, I don't have access to a PC&Controller right now and this was a fun watch.
The prototype actually looks further along than I was expecting, really hope this game will get made at some point even if the KS isn't successful.