History VideoGame / TheGoodLife

* ObviousBeta:
** Sometimes, trying to purchase an item will cause the shopkeeper to state "I've still got [shop="count/"] of those, my love!", instead of replacing it with the correct number.
** Sometimes, brushing a sheep will cause Naomi to fall through the map.

Like most of Swery's catalogue, ''The Good Life'' is somewhat hard to classify - on the surface, it's a Daily Life Simulator, similar to ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'' or ''VideoGame/StardewValley'', boasting crafting and farming mechanics. You also have a camera, a la ''VideoGame/PokemonSnap''. [[WhamLine Then the murder happens]].

* WorkOffTheDebt: Most of Naomi's struggles are a result of her massive debt, not helped by the terms of her contract with Morning Bell meaning that anything she finds that can potentially generate a profit is immediately confiscated by Hugh Lee the debt collector.

The Good Life is a VideoGame, developed by White Owls Inc - and written by [[Creator/Swery65 SWERY]], formerly known for games such as VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition. Funded via Kickstarter in May 2015, the game released in October 2021 on Steam and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

Like most of SWERY's catalogue, The Good Life is somewhat hard to classify - on the surface, it's a Daily Life Simulator, similar to VideoGame/AnimalCrossing or VideoGame/StardewValley, boasting crafting and farming mechanics. You also have a camera, a la VideoGame/PokemonSnap. [[WhamLine Then the murder happens]].

In The Good Life, you step into the shoes of Naomi Hayward, a perpetually-annoyed, irate photographer hailing from New York City. Deeply indebted, Naomi has been assigned to discover the secrets of Rainy Woods, the so-called Happiest Town On Earth, far away in rural England. Once in the countryside, Naomi holds herself afloat by uploading photographs of popular things to Flamingo, a website that updates each in-game day, or completing assignments for her boss.

!! The Good Life provides examples of:

* ItemCrafting: The local handyman somehow turns raw ingredients into modern materials, for a modest fee. The very first FetchQuest Naomi embarks on requires her to find tree sap (to turn into rubber), and small animal hides (to turn into leather). Naomi gains small animal hides by [[{{Animorphism}} transforming into a cat]] and mauling nearby critters. You then make a nice pair of modern running shows from the critter's hide.

* HiveMind: The climax of Route B involves [[spoiler:a moss-based alien hivemind that identifies as "Simon"]].

* MythologyGag: Rainy Woods, the town name, was the WorkingTitle for ''Videogame/DeadlyPremonition''.

** The uncommon monikers of the [=DrinKING=] and [=DrinQUEEN=] are a shout-out to SWERY's own alcohol related hashtag on Twitter, which has been used to refer to both himself and the actual act of drinking alcohol.
* SophisticatedAsHell: At the end of Route C, [[spoiler:the spirit of the repaired Curtana requests to be returned to a lake, in order to reunite with the spirit of King Arthur...but when Naomi considers selling it instead, it gets downright ''vulgar'' in its demands, pointing out that people in the Medieval era were more prone to brutishness than politeness]].

* TheUnreveal: [[spoiler: As it turns out, none of your leads ever actually tell you who murdered Elizabeth. Her actual killer turns out to be totally meaningless, as Elizabeth is shown to have come ''back from the dead.'']]
** [[spoiler: The reason why the townsfolk turn into cats and dogs during the full moon is never stated.]]

* DeadpanSnarker: Naomi expresses her (many) complaints in a very dry and pointed fashion.

* TwentyBearAsses: Some of the main quests and side quests can veer into this, especially if it requires obtaining a hard-to-get material.

* ItsAllAboutMe: Naomi can be rather self-centered, willing to take advantage of some of the town's weirder discoveries to benefit herself, though it rarely works out for her in the end.

* MistakenForEvidence: [[spoiler: Two of the three pieces of evidence that Naomi sees at the murder scene, the glowing footprints and the super fast shadow, have nothing to do with the crime scene. Naomi is understandably irritated.]]

* LighterAndSofter: Compared to Swery's [[VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition previous]] [[VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition2 games]], ''The Good Life'' doesn't have much in the way of grisly murders, or really messed up storylines involving insanely dark themes. The game's more of a cozy romp with plenty of quirky humor.

The Good Life is a VideoGame, developed by White Owls Inc - and written by SWERY, formerly known for games such as VideoGame/DeadlyPremonition. Funded via Kickstarter in May 2015, the game released in October 2021 on Steam and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch.

* BodySnatcher: In Route B, [[spoiler:David O'Reilley is revealed to have been taken over by sentient moss from another planet, which ties him to the murder scene as it also glows in the dark.]]