The Good Life DLC Starbucks Analogy | SWERY FILES - HM

[@musicology3552]

There's just something funny seeing Hikiko being forced to pay even more money to The Good Life.

[@TheSentryIsDown]

In another reality, your $9.99 still exists. Unfortunately, in this reality, your $9.99 was murdered

[@MongolianChopHasegawa]

$9.99 plus tax, mind you!

[@medijate]

Swery implying there will be more DLC sounds like a threat

[@Nocturn3]

Hands down the best coverage I've seen of this game. Especially as a backer, I'm glad you let your grievances known in a way that covers all of this game's issues cleanly.

[@tiago9819]

Between this game and Deadly Premonition 2 (not to mention his aparently arrogance in some Twitter posts), I don't think Swery can recover the faith his fanbase had in him.

[@AcidelCyqage]

Now I think Access Games guys might have been right.

[@DanielSantosAnalysis]

@@AcidelCyqage Wait, what did Access Games say about Swery?

[@lightspaceman5064]

Someone had to tell the people. Thank you for your service.

[@sadpotato4931]

I understand what you've been through and respect your service... but... ... my dude you've gatta cover every piece of DLC that comes out for this game, I'll pay for it, it's too funny.

[@fiel81]

Agreed

[@RippahRooJizah]

All things considered, I might have given up as well, even if you paid me

[@JamieBayliss]

It's such a bummer how Swery went from being one of my favorite developers to this. I used to blindly throw money at his projects and suggest his games to others. Like yourself, I convinced friends to kickstart Good Life (oops). But now, I can't help but roll my eyes whenever I see his name. He's so hostile on social media and tries to turn legitimate criticisms of his games into a meme with his "darkside swery" persona. On the flip side, I am always happy to see your videos! I love watching this channel. Good video as always :)

[@oriongold395]

What's worse is that from what I've heard, he's probably an AI supporter.

[@thepickles8833]

Thanks for taking one for the team.

[@swivelhipsmith]

Thanks for another upload king. Insane that this DLC was even released.

[@larsthedude1984]

I hate hate HATE how much SWERY has squandered all that good faith I had in him. Just stomped on it. Maybe that’s me being parasocial, but I used to really like his stuff and himself but I just see he’s a jabroni. Still stings.

[@panuru9175]

Gotta say that i feel the same, after those videos that archipel made for him( the drinking tour) i did look at him as a good guy and clearly someone with good intentions even with bad games and unfinished ones... I mean... Bro, how he could messed up this? I want to believe that he just overworked so much that just he couldn't think straight anymore, not even the drinks helped him to write,dammn Is soo stupid, why making a dlc joke instead of making progress?

[@kennylauderdale_en]

This reminds me of that time Michael Gross from Tremors said "I was denied, CRITICAL, need to know, information.". Remember that movie? Fred ward wasn't in the third one.

[@HikikomoriMedia]

Michael Gross carried that franchise. I love his performance in the Old West prequel.

[@fayezfawzi3255]

Honestly your videos on this game are incredible. Really hope you cover all the DLC. The DLC may be bad, but your coverage of it is great. You are the AVGN of this game ;).

[@chatomaltes2492]

The DLC mostly confirms what I already knew about the game. At some point SWERY had an idea to make a game that was a subversive Twin Peaks, as in "what if I made a Twin Peaks styled town but there were no stakes and everything weird about it only amounted to the main character getting annoyed?". It's an interesting premise for sure, and I know a lot of surrealist comedy that does just that, but the whole point was always to make the protagonist annoyed, not the viewer/player. And even if annoying the player was part of the point, I don't think the trouble of plowing-through the RPG life sim aspects of it were worth it for something that, at best, is straight-to-DVD material. If I bought it like any other game, I would be disappointed but I would move on. But the fact that I backed this because I was promised a very different game truly hurts. The DLC just widens the wound.

[@4Clubs]

Yeah, there is absolutely no way Hikiko is out of Mr. Swery's wild ride.

[@gnardawgyt]

10:39 "The The treasure is buried near the..." The quality testing was clearly rigorous

[@RippahRooJizah]

No, it's The "The Treasure", as in The Treasure of The.

[@ElectricBarrier]

In an alternate reality, SWERY keeps his ego in check and has some self-awareness. Unfortunately, we don't live in that reality. That's the true meaning of my comment.

[@PetarVazharski]

You can't give up now. No way. We are waiting for you when the next dlc comes out. :)

[@SonplaysMinEcraft]

I'm starting to think that SWERY was never a good game developer

[@Nov-5062]

nah he can be great, he just needs focus. When he have too much "creative freedom" his games become messy, just like many games of creators who went independent.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

He's a good ideas guy but can't captain a ship.

[@WaveyDavey645]

I think D4 shows that he has the capability to make something good, but frequently wastes time and resources on bloated gameplay features that detract from his strengths, which are story, characters and incidental dialogue. D4 gives you a game with very linear movement and small environments, filled to the brim with great character interactions and flavour text, coupled with some fun dialogue choices and non-punishing Quick Time Events (you have to try pretty hard to get a game over from them). No time wasted with empty, buggy overworlds, collectibles or repetitive sidequests.

[@switchplayer1016]

The oblivion horse armor was better DLC.

[@Nov-5062]

I've never seen Hikiko so furious in a video before. It's upsetting to see a creator you adore fall from grace after becoming so full of himself. I'm sad to admit that a lot of my favorite game designers went that route.

[@mechashadow]

Like whom else?

[@Nov-5062]

@mechashadow glad you asked. Lorne Lanning, the creator of Oddworld for example. I had a lot of respect for him and still do for all of his great work, but he made tons of promises about Oddworld Soulstorm's story that he couldn't deliver, and in interviews after the game's release he said that this is exactly how he invisioned the game. I can ellaborate on those promises if you want. Also Michel Ancel the creator of Rayman and Beyond Good And Evil was reportedly completely insufferable during the development of BGAE2, and turns out he left Ubisoft during an investigation into his toxic behaviour.

[@mechashadow]

@@Nov-5062 Even I've heard about the Ancel issue so you do have a point.

[@qwerty_artist]

YES! Video breaking down bad content My absolute favorite kinda video Ty hiko Also lol @ $10dlc for $30 game that has no new assets

[@KingGameReview]

A few random fetch quests and some retconned story. Seems about right...

[@arhum1224]

Thank you for enduring the suffering and saving my money. I'm ordering a starbucks in your name.

[@HikikomoriMedia]

Follow up: I traveled to Osaka the same month as this DLC released. A cup of starbucks coffee was 500 yen (About 3.00 USD).

[@davidcastro1419]

Thanks for the video and keep it up! You're my favorite KZbinr:)

[@docheckfire3979]

I’ve been watching you for years and this video is the one I come back to the most. I love that you stick it to hack auteurs like swery when they do shit like this.

[@witchfixpodcast2997]

Not even kidding - I played this through on gamepass and then, a year later, bought the game and DLC (on sale because even I wouldn't pay full price for this) and as someone born and raised in the British countryside...I find this game so funny, despite its frustrating gameplay loop. But having seen what was actually PROMISED to backers? Yeah, I'd be pissed as hell too. That game looked really good. I'd have loved to see it released.

[@HikikomoriMedia]

I'm glad someone out there found some enjoyment in TGL. It takes a special mind.

[@witchfixpodcast2997]

Mostly it takes, playing it on mute so you don't have to hear 20 'YEAH BABY!!!'s a minute :P@@HikikomoriMedia

[@BioPhoenixReviews]

robot Francis York Morgan is too smart for us

[@nathanbraun2067]

based hikiko, paying 10 bucks so we don't have to

[@Sludag]

Sounds like some Molyneux trickery. Actually, the worst part is not undelivered promises (or crazy levels of grind), but Swery having an attitude to blame people for pointing that out. Sorry for your shattered hopes

[@soulx511]

In a fucked up way the DLC feels like a behind the scenes of what could’ve been

[@amhm10]

What do you mean? The dlc is just as bad as the main game if not worse.

[@CaptainPsychopath69]

I need my Hikiko coffee review asap

[@JODOROWSKY51]

Hoooly crap. Swery’s decent into the gutter is now complete. Wow. Thanks for your service!

[@v.m.9198]

The twist is literally the excuse/world setting in the Fate/Tsukihime games word for word, which is ironically not a secret or spoiler. It's the first thing anyone tells you

[@Alanzice]

Your suffering was our enjoyment, Hikiko. Thank you for the video!

[@ObjoGaming]

I bought Good Life at launch but stopped playing because of the incessant white screen flashing like every 10 seconds on the PS4 version. Good to see I didn't miss much.

[@MD_Chaos]

When you didn't buy the starbucks coffee instead

[@nekonomicon2983]

Man i knew something felt off about this game. Thanks for explaining it in a way i couldn't.

[@JR-hf4xy]

Goddamit I had hopes. When will I learn?

[@pajamaken422]

I had this game on my list for the longest time but something just didn't quite feel right about it. Had no idea it was done by the Deadly Premonition Guy (Which I love those games). I am truly thankful for your coverage because it confirmed the fears I had about the game and now I can move on now knowing to avoid it.

[@hemangchauhan2864]

Hikkiko has reached his breaking point

[@DeepWeeb]

Playing through both Deadly Premonition 2 and The Good Life back-to-back to me revealed that maybe Swery is a one-trick pony (with people like Jim S. Sterling going as far as to say that they regret giving Deadly Preminition a 10/10 back in 2010 just to be a contrarian), and if DP1 and D4 had actual strokes of genius it was probably thanks to Access Games seeing how White Owls seem to be even more technically incompetent than them

[@HikikomoriMedia]

He has a few great games. DP1, D4, Extermination, The Missing. DP is still a 10/10 IMO. I would agree, that Access probably kept him on a deadline and focused, which is why his White Owls era is so all over the map.

[@DeepWeeb]

@@HikikomoriMedia Really after playing through DP2, looking back at DP1 it's much better than what I initially remembered: the 7th gen-era bloom and DoF added a lot of atmosphere looked MILES better than the cheap overexposed pseudo-cel shade of DP2 and the stock-made mocap animations have more character than any of the super-basic hand-made stuff And in terms of gameplay and story there's just no contest; it was more fun and intriguing from beginning to end

[@HikikomoriMedia]

I can replay DP1 and find new things to appreciate about it. WhitneyPlays has documented most all the esoteric lore and little details. check her out

[@DeepWeeb]

@@HikikomoriMedia Both DP2 and The Good Life have the exact same problem of Swery designing the game with the intention of being a massive time-sink as if that's what makes them a "worthy investment", in fact there's a lot of overlapping between "challenges" that boil down to purposedly perform actions that concious players won't do (like getting killed or spend hundred of in-game days playing even though there's not much to do) I have 100% DP1 and it was an absolute blast if only to discover more about the world and its characters, but DP2? Hard pass, they shouldn't have tied the achievements to the stupid stamp book

[@CanoaFurada-uk4lr]

I was expecting this since the revelation of the dlc

[@12ealDealOfficial]

These AI voices are nuts but the presidential memes are hilarious. I gotta say that AI Francis Scott Morgan doesn't sound that much different to the real thing.

[@KazeShikamaru]

It is like he is trying to make the worst game possible.

[@Saninsince992]

Since when is there tax on digital purchases? Is that an American thing or am I just out of touch with console gaming? Wow, that DLC looks like a big fuck you for even playing it, let alone buying it. Every day I'm happy that I didn't back the Kickstarter or ever bought the game. In SWERYs defense though, I did pay close to 10 bucks for a coffee at Starbucks a few years ago when I was visiting the capital of Switzerland.

[@franciscojavier7191]

Great video like always bro keep it up

[@Sonicfoxtrot]

The G🐾d Life

[@tr9000]

Actually, they do introduce 2 new characters... and you are forced to murder them within the questline in which you met them in, and they are never mentioned again. I mean they probably did reuse the models, but I never saw this model before, probably because there is never a point in going into the neighboring town.

[@cyphaborg6598]

Assuming this is on the E-shop. I have seen a " lootbox " simulator on there.

[@NavonDemhier]

I would have told Swery, that he should update his games for free because he has a conscience and takes pride in his work. Or does he? People like ConceredApe still update their games way after they were released free of charge. Stuff like that improves both your reputation as well as keeping the game in people's head, which increases sales. I would have understood if they had to remove features and content to just finish the project on budget. He could also admit that he screwed up or ran out of ideas - something of the like. Could have fixed the bad word of mouth. Transparency goes a long way, but seeing him take the dishonest approach so many times only goes to show he just gave in to arrogance and cynicism.

[@THREADWEAVER]

Holy dissapointment. Hilarious review

[@SnuSnuDungeon]

I can genuinely hear the pain in your narration 😭

[@ohamatchhams]

It's basically an English countryside prank after 1 and half year wait, but done digitally by a Japanese game Dev at the expense of your 10 USD (minus tax) It's even worse than Peter Molyneux's overbloated premises on Fable 3, but at least Fable 3 does produced and resulted in a product brought by actual English (and British) game developer studio

[@BIDLEVICH]

Hope Hotel Barcelona be better...

[@khadelsnerdo]

Woah. The 50 cans you get is just a big middle finger. It takes 50 just to make one!!. Why not just fix the game to not make it a chore to do running around an empty way too big map

[@KazeShikamaru]

You petty much made me not want to try this game.

[@Nov-5062]

Turns out Swery is 50 today. Happy Birthday Swery

[@HikikomoriMedia]

11 candles for his cake provided by yours truly

[@Nov-5062]

Or one Starbucks candle

[@HenryWayat]

My favorite program returns!

[@l.e.b.3541]

I'm awake, I wish I where dead, soooo uhh F U for keeping me alive, I love your vids bb!!

[@MarquisdeL3]

I enjoyed The Good Life (probably because I didn't hear about the kickstarter until it was closed and basically approached the game like SWERY's take on a sort of Animal Crossing/Harvest Moon kinda thing), but the DLC definitely struck me as odd, so I didn't buy it. Good to know my instincts were right.

[@youbaobab]

You sound a little like the Ice King from Adventure time 👍

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

Wow and I just watched the first video last week

[@SDgooo]

i did not even played or bought the good life and i still feel ripped

[@dawid1207]

So much grind in this game - like f2p game with microtransactions.

[@seeowins]

Swery used to be the man

[@HORSEMANFOREVER]

Swery really is a one-and-a-half hit wonder. Awful lad.

[@overkill1473]

Now i would LOVE to play this DLC. Unfortunately i cant. I am stuck with the game breaking bug after Route C of the main game. Which they didnt bother to fix even with update 3.1. Lots of people stuck there on reddit. So yeah this game unfortunately is unplayable kusoge.

[@death1019]

For Rudman, I found that it was the tags screwing me up. You have to make sure you have his name ans not middle aged man (seems to require face to the camera) and the gravestone tag which is frustrating to get. Appreciate this video though as I'm making my way through the DLC and couldn't remember when he went to the grave. Kept thinking it was late at night for some reason. Also I completely forgot that backers were promised so much more at the start. Makes me a little annoyed about backing especially after the tweet (Although maybe it was a language barrier issue? Still not cool though)

[@nickgreene9456]

More like The Not So Good DLC *dabs*

[@BigBowsaALT]

I like your cat

[@AlfredoCh.]

I remember seeing that tweet when he first posted it. Instantly made me lose loads of respect for him. What a horrible thing to say to people who crowdfunded almost 600k for your game.

[@NitwitsWorld]

The Good Life sounds insanely complicated lol😅

[@IgnatiusAlpha]

"Think four-dimensionally and you can truly appreciate The Good Life experience." Lol nah I'm good gonna go play a good game instead bye. This game completely flew under my radar so I had to go back and watch the first video. What a *wild* ride. Condolences for going through all of this, but you undoubtably made a more interesting and fun piece of content than whatever this "game" is and that is coming from someone who chases achievements/trophies and can put up with a lot of bullshit in games.

[@ytubeanon]

hmm, hopefully the KZbin views generate $11... I just had an idea after hearing York Mogan's voice intro... what if someone used a program to train AI using audio samples from Deadly Premonition of York Morgan's voice to create an AI voice that says whatever you want?

[@chancethrash]

LETS GOOOOOOO

[@HenryWayat]

Unfortunately it seems that most of what he had released after he went indie (except the Missing) is broken, unfinished and unsatisfying. Let's hope that the partnership with Suda 51 won't go up in flames and that he will be in the control of Hotel Barcelona

[@panuru9175]

Actually, the game is in process... Soo, i hope it gets good!

[@bepisthescienceman4202]

I think Elizabeth just wants to date Naomi so she leads her on a wild goose chase just get with her

[@noktar5711]

Fuck yeah hyped for more dlc,🖤 just finished the dlc and...yeah i kindaa like this game played it on switch,🔥

[@eXtremeLink859]

yo Hikiko, I've tried playing Deadly Premonition like 3 times now and each time I get a few hours in before putting the game down. is the game meant to be explored a shitload or should I just be focusing on the main story for the beginning?

[@HikikomoriMedia]

Play the 360 version. Get to the Saw Mill. Finish George's sidequests and then dive deep into exploring. All the side quests will incrementally improve the game flow.

[@12ealDealOfficial]

I had a hard time getting into it too, but something will click with you after the saw mill. DP is now one of my favorite games. Don't worry about the main quests too much. Do whatever you want too as the rankings and such don't mean anything, and the game tries to communicate that you can go at your own pace.

[@ytubeanon]

you might want to try watching Twin Peaks until it hooks you, then play more of the game

[@eXtremeLink859]

@@ytubeanon oh I love Twin Peaks, I've seen all the seasons and Fire Walk With Me. that's partly why DP has eluded me for so long lol

[@Rihcterwilker]

A made a comment defending it, but decided to delete after watching the whole video. Making the promise that a secret will be revealed if someone grind hours of his life in a paid dlc, just for then to not deliver on that feels like a kick in the balls.

[@agreatmanlookingtotheright]

Amazing honestly never expected anyone to cover this game and its dogshit qualities beyond Zero Punctuation. Still love it though.

[@HikikomoriMedia]

there's a full on documentary about the good life on my channel

[@NATE-op9tq]

Kinda glad swery never completed D4, it might've ended up like this?

[@Bradley.Calavera]

Got chills from that intro

[@AcidelCyqage]

Swery has become Japanese Rian Johnson.

[@rpghero46]

mmm my good man I enjoy your videos , you are hilarious abd informative. Your special attention to this man Sweary is fascinating. But I wonder if your "love" for him is ironic I mean....I seen you enjoying the theater burn around him...and that's is no appreciation( not a loving one at least). Do you really want him to succeed ? or just enjoy the literal shitfest around him (we all live a good scandal no shame there plus he kinda put himself in this....hilarious situations).

[@HikikomoriMedia]

I don't hide behind irony, what you see is what I feel. I don't wish ill will against SWERY at all. If I did, I certainly wouldn't make videos about him or invest in his games. Watch SWERY FILES on Deadly Premonition and D4, you'll see where my heart is.

[@notanotherreviewer.]

Ok.

[@thedatabasement]

whatever happened to when you talked about things you like?

[@HikikomoriMedia]

Explain what you mean. Did you expect me to exclusively make videos where I praise everything? If so, that's never been a thing lol

[@fakeshemp9599]

Sounds more like.... "The Bad Life"! .....yep, yep it sure does..

[@Khoura]

A SWERY FILE!!!!!

[@spahr001]

Anyone that uses Only Fans wastes $10 for far less.