The Good Life is the latest project from
D4 and
Deadly Premonition creator Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro. A “debt repayment daily life RPG” set in an British town where people transform into cats and dogs at night, the game is currently seeking funding on
Kickstarter and is halfway to its 68 million yen goal with 12 days remaining.
Gematsu recently had the opportunity to submit questions to Swery, mostly gathered via users on Twitter and in the Gematsu Open Forum, for an e-mail interview as the Kickstarter nears its finish.
Get the interview below.
Did any specific video game titles or franchises influence the premise behind The Good Life?
Swery: “It’s been influenced by a lot of things, but I’m trying to make something that doesn’t exist anywhere else.”
Will The Good Life have voice acting? If so, will it be in English, Japanese, or both?
Swery: “There will be voice acting. Currently, we’re working with a Japanese company to do pre-production on the Japanese voices. The languages available will be decided based on the amount of backers we get.”
What is the estimated time for a single playthrough of The Good Life?
Swery: “It will take you around 10 hours to reach the ending, but we’re trying to make a game that you can go on playing forever.”
Given that the game uses a day / night system, can we expect citizens of the town to only be in certain places at certain times?
Swery: “It’s not a typical day / night system. It’s more of a 24-hour flow. The townspeople will make their own decisions based on their own unique desires, so what they do at certain times will differ by each player’s game.”
If the Kickstarter is funded, will there be any extra goals, such as more content or additional platforms?
Swery: “There are only 10 days left, so I’ll just say this: I’d like to do ports to other platforms, expand the town, and add new townspeople.”
What made you choose the game’s current platforms, PlayStation 4 and PC?
Swery: “They have the top two active user counts.”
