The Good Life

 PlayStation 4
Metascore
61

Mixed or average reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Player 2
    Nov 29, 2021
    83
    Plenty of players will likely bounce off, but for those who find the right time to stop and smell the flowers, The Good Life is a more than worthwhile diversion.

Awards & Rankings

75
#75 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2021

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User Score
5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 8
  3. Negative: 2 out of 8
  1. CR7Lover
    Nov 22, 2021
    0
    This game is trash. Whenever I go on xbox and see this abhorrent woman's smug grin I just want to destroy my TV. Shame on whoever created thisThis game is trash. Whenever I go on xbox and see this abhorrent woman's smug grin I just want to destroy my TV. Shame on whoever created this terrible excuse of a game. Trash gameplay, trash dialogue, trash art, trash everything.… Full Review »
  2. Stamantha
    Oct 31, 2021
    7
    I'm a SWERY fan and I feel like "The Good Life" is one of the most fun games he has made. It's an addicting action-adventure game withI'm a SWERY fan and I feel like "The Good Life" is one of the most fun games he has made. It's an addicting action-adventure game with life-sim elements with engaging story and a lot of charm and soul. Even though the gameplay is quite simple and straightforward, there's a lot to do and see and simply put, I cannot put it down. Even though I like it a lot, it does feel a bit dated (which is not necessarily a bad thing for me) and this might put some people off.… Full Review »
  3. SWERY_51
    Nov 16, 2021
    8
    (UPDATE patch 1.08 : The annoying flickering issue seems to be definitively gone, and the game now runs at 60 fps, which is amazing! Thank(UPDATE patch 1.08 : The annoying flickering issue seems to be definitively gone, and the game now runs at 60 fps, which is amazing! Thank you!)

    The Good Life is a nice SWERY game that is an adventure game in a living open English town (a little bit like Deadly Premonition, without the scary parts), mixed with some life sim mechanics, and amazing features like the possibility to turn into a dog or a cat.

    It is really nice and quite relaxing, BUT you should avoid to play it on PS5 for the moment. PS4 version running with backward compatibility on PS5 suffers from a visual glitch that makes some elements (houses, trees, etc.) flickers.

    It is of course annoying, but it is mostly dangerous for people with Epilepsy. I really hope this will be fixed with a patch ASAP. This issue does not seems to affect other platforms, including PS4.    … Full Review »
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