Best Friend Forever

 Switch
  • Publisher: Alliance
  • Release Date: Aug 27, 2020
  • Also On: PC
User Score
4.4

Generally unfavorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 0 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 2 out of 5

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  1. Kato456
    Sep 8, 2020
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Look, this game was super cute with great potential. I love the idea of a dating sim with the addition of a dog adoption/raising game. I also love the LGBTQ inclusion and the varying body types of the potential suitors.

    What I didn't like was the fact this game was 20 dollars and it didn't even take me 24 hours to get through one single play through. It also was bugged. The dialog often kept calling my dog a girl, even though I adopted a boy, and character sprites would often glitch on screen, as well as names. This is a huge missed potential. It's a dating sim without any of the substance of actual dating sims and a dog adoption game without many of the cute customization features of pet adoption games.    … Expand
  2. Chapapa
    Dec 15, 2020
    0
    Best Friend Forever is unfortunately a lazy cashgrab, aimed at all the doggo lovers out there (like me!). The bad impression starts with PC controls on a console, meaning your stick replaces the computer mouse, and you need to move a cursor all over the screen. Then there ist the run time of about 2h. I usually don't compare price and playtime, but come on. 17€ for 2h ist just too much.

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. Nintendo Force Magazine
    Apr 28, 2021
    70
    If you're looking for a title that is written for the modern romance game fan and/or dog lover in mind, this one is worth fetching. [Issue #49 – November/December 2020, p. 22]
  2. Cubed3
    Feb 10, 2021
    70
    Despite various glitches that are being fixed in updates, overall Best Friend Forever is an accurate take on what life can be like both in the dating scene, and when bringing up a dog. For players who are not dog owners it is an eye-opener to how intense and hands-on having a dog is, with a lot to think about and juggle what aspects of training get priority. All the characters seem available to date, none are cookie-cutter ones as each has complex aspects to their lives which are realistic. Replayability is high with so many romance options available, and learning how to improve stats better to achieve better grades from the adoption centre provides hours of gameplay to be had.
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  3. Gaming Age
    Dec 15, 2020
    75
    Even though I’m a cat person, spending a couple of hours with your dog in Rainbow Bay is enough to get you invested in its success — and by extension, in the game. The other people were tolerable (okay, a couple tolerable, most were still pretty annoying by the end), but I was really rooting to see my rescue pup become more comfortable around people. That may not mean that Best Friend Forever is a success as a dating game, but if you’re after a pet-raising sim, it’s a nice way to pass a few hours.
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