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Best Friend Forever

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73%Game Brain Score
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gameplay, stability
71% User Score Based on 196 reviews
Critic Score 80%Based on 1 reviews

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Best Friend Forever is a single player role playing game with a romance theme. It was developed by Starcolt and was released on August 27, 2020. It received mostly positive reviews from both critics and players.

"Best Friend Forever" is a dating simulation game with a twist – you're not looking for a romantic partner, but Scouting for a new best friend! Navigate your new life in Rainbow Bay while training and caring for your adorable dog companion, meeting a diverse cast of characters and trying to find your paw-fect match along the way. The game features cute pixel art and visual novel style gameplay, with interactive elements to strengthen your bond with your furry friend.

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71%
Audience ScoreBased on 196 reviews
story14 positive mentions
gameplay9 negative mentions

  • Charming and unique concept combining dating sim mechanics with dog care, providing a wholesome experience.
  • Diverse and well-written characters, offering good representation of LGBTQ+ identities and various backgrounds.
  • Cute art style and engaging writing that captures the lighthearted and humorous tone of the game.
  • Gameplay can feel repetitive and lacks depth, with dog training mechanics not significantly impacting the story or character interactions.
  • The romance routes are short and underdeveloped, leaving players wanting more depth and emotional connection.
  • Technical issues such as bugs, glitches, and typos detract from the overall experience, making it feel unfinished.
  • story
    77 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game's story is generally perceived as simplistic and predictable, lacking depth and emotional engagement, with many players noting that choices have minimal impact on the narrative. While the characters are diverse and the setting is endearing, the plot often feels rushed and disjointed, with unresolved plot points and repetitive dialogue. Overall, it offers a light-hearted experience but may disappoint those seeking a more complex and engaging storyline.

    • “I love the graphics, story, and dogs.”
    • “Diverse characters, dialogue that made me laugh out loud, and interesting game elements alongside the story.”
    • “The dog-care elements seemed overshadowed by the dating elements, and I wish the dogs played a bigger part in the story, but overall, I really enjoyed this sweet game, and I recommend it to anyone who wants a cute dating sim with lovable characters and cute dogs.”
    • “While an attempt at exploring the dynamics of friendship and relationships was made, the plot offers no variety and shows little deep insight into queer issues.”
    • “The story follows a predictable path, with very few surprises or emotional highlights unless tied to the romantic interests of the player.”
    • “The most annoying thing to me was definitely the lack of depth in characters and story.”
  • gameplay
    32 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The gameplay has received mixed reviews, with many players finding it repetitive and underdeveloped, particularly in the dog training and dating mechanics. While some appreciate the charming art style and the potential of the dog care aspect, others feel it detracts from the overall experience due to its lack of depth and polish. Overall, the game offers a decent amount of content for its price, but many reviewers wish for more engaging and refined gameplay elements.

    • “For half the price, you get 20+ hours of gameplay, and the fun of a welcoming community.”
    • “Adorable graphics and dialogue, great voice acting, and interesting gameplay mechanics for a visual novel.”
    • “An incredibly charming and wholesome game with a diverse range of characters, some very good doggos, and very clever dog-care mechanics that aren't the run-of-your-mill dating sim.”
    • “The mechanics are gimmicky and feel practically useless.”
    • “As other reviewers have noted, the game feels a bit rushed and unfinished, leading to both the dating mechanics and the dog raising mechanics to feel underdeveloped and leaving you wishing for something more.”
    • “The gameplay is pretty boring, which I can normally forgive in a visual novel, but the characters just aren't likeable enough to make up for it.”
  • graphics
    23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The graphics of the game are generally described as charming and cute, with a pleasing art style that appeals to fans of wholesome aesthetics. While many reviewers appreciate the visuals and find them attractive, some note technical issues and jarring character animations that detract from the overall experience. Overall, the art style is a significant draw for players, despite some mixed feelings about character design and gameplay.

    • “The artwork was, for the most part, really charming and pleasant to look at.”
    • “The world feels well thought out and beautifully rendered in a wholesome aesthetic, and locations all have their own charm that adds to the overall vibe of Rainbow Bay.”
    • “Adorable graphics and dialogue, great voice acting, and interesting gameplay mechanics for a visual novel.”
    • “The art style is decent, and the UI is clean, but even those aspects are marred by technical issues.”
    • “It goes for a cutesy art style but most of the characters and animations come off as jarring, to say the least.”
    • “The gameplay was okay, but I found the plots to be a little cliché and predictable, and the art style wasn't quite for me.”
  • emotional
    23 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The game is generally described as a wholesome and heartwarming experience, featuring cute characters and dogs, with an inclusive atmosphere. However, many reviewers noted that the emotional impact is limited due to a predictable story and random event triggers that disrupt the emotional flow. While it offers charming aesthetics and engaging dog care mechanics, it could benefit from deeper storytelling to enhance emotional investment.

    • “A very heart-warming game to play.”
    • “Great characters, cute dogs, and heartwarming storytelling.”
    • “An incredibly charming and wholesome game with a diverse range of characters, some very good doggos, and very clever dog-care mechanics that aren't the run-of-your-mill dating sim.”
  • humor
    20 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The humor in the game is described as a mix of tongue-in-cheek wit and corny, over-the-top jokes, which some players find charming while others consider cringy or unfunny. Many appreciate the diverse characters and natural dialogue that elicits genuine laughter, though some criticize certain characters and humor styles as lacking depth or being overly reliant on puns. Overall, the game offers a lighthearted experience with a blend of cute and funny elements, appealing to those seeking a fun, casual gaming atmosphere.

    • “Then, I fell in love with the game and its very tongue-in-cheek humor.”
    • “Diverse characters, dialogue that made me laugh out loud, and interesting game elements alongside the story.”
    • “The dialogue and humor feels super natural.”
    • “Fox is the worst character; she's insufferable, extremely unfunny, and very mean.”
    • “Maybe someday I'll come back and try again, but the jokes are so bad and unfunny.”
  • stability
    14 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the game's stability has been a significant concern for many players, with reports of frequent bugs, glitches, and character disappearance that disrupt gameplay. While some users noted that minor issues could be resolved with simple fixes, others experienced more severe problems that hindered their ability to progress. Despite ongoing bug fixes from the developers, the game still feels rushed and lacks polish, leading to a frustrating experience for some players.

    • “I want to recommend this game because it looks very cute, but unfortunately I can't even play it. The game freezes as I'm about to get off the bus, and I have no idea what to do to fix that. It seems that I'm not the only one facing this issue, and the problem continues without being fixed.”
    • “It's a fun short playthrough, and it could just be my copy somehow, but this game literally glitches on me so much.”
    • “The ending feels slightly rushed, and at times the game can be a bit buggy. It's not a big issue, but it can be jarring when characters completely disappear or your dog licks or barks at someone who's no longer there.”
  • grinding
    9 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Players find the grinding aspect of the game to be excessively tedious and repetitive, with many tasks feeling pointless and requiring constant clicking through unskippable dialogue. The need to perform similar actions repeatedly, such as caring for a dog or completing character routes, detracts from the overall enjoyment, making it a chore rather than a fun experience. While some may appreciate the depth of content, the overwhelming grind can lead to frustration and a reliance on auto-clickers to manage the monotony.

    • “It’s so tedious that I had to resort to an auto-clicker to get through the endless, pointless dialogue.”
    • “Although, if you want to read all routes or just grind, it gets repetitive really quick.”
    • “Cons: you can't skip through dialogue you've already read... you have to click through each time, which is super tedious.”
  • replayability
    8 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Overall, the game exhibits a significant lack of replayability, particularly disappointing for a visual novel genre typically known for its branching narratives. While some elements, like dog training management and character interactions, offer a degree of replay value, many players feel that the overall experience does not encourage multiple playthroughs.

    • “I enjoy the dog training management of the game as it gives more replayability and is pretty challenging.”
    • “The characters are all great, the date system is also really fun and the replayability is good; you'll want to get all the badges.”
    • “All in all, this game lacks replay value.”
    • “I don’t know how a visual novel—a genre known for its replayability and branching stories—manages to fail this spectacularly.”
    • “By far the worst part is that the replayability is awful.”
  • music
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The music in the game is generally well-received, described as chipper and amazing, with some players appreciating its quality during gameplay and in the pause menu. However, there are notable issues, including occasional glitches where the music cuts off unexpectedly and settings not saving properly, leading to the music restarting upon each launch. Overall, while the music enhances the experience, technical problems detract from its consistency.

    • “The art looks nice, the dogs are adorable, and the music is chipper.”
    • “Music is also amazing; I had the pause menu up while I had to do something else, and I didn't want to close the game—it was *chef's kiss*.”
    • “The background music occasionally cuts off for no reason, and character sprites sometimes fail to load entirely, leaving you staring at an empty background.”
    • “The game can get glitchy; I had sprites not showing up at one point, and the music keeps turning back on every time I launch the game despite it being 'off'.”
  • character development
    5 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    Character development in the game is critiqued for its superficial execution, suggesting that it objectifies love interests by making the player's involvement seem essential to their growth. While the character designs are praised for their diversity and cuteness, the overall depth of character development is perceived as lacking, with some elements feeling like a happy coincidence rather than intentional design.

    • “The art was fun and bright, and the character design was great.”
    • “I sometimes like to sit for a few seconds and just admire some of the background art as well as the character designs.”
    • “It's got very cute character designs, and even the minor characters have amazing designs.”
    • “The game implies an interesting argument about how dating sims objectify love interests by making your presence crucial to their character development, which is very poorly executed and might be a happy coincidence.”
  • atmosphere
    1 mentions Positive Neutral Negative

    The atmosphere of the game is characterized by a generally wholesome and pleasant art style, contributing to an inviting and enjoyable aesthetic experience for players.

    • “The game features a generally wholesome and pleasant art style, aesthetics, and atmosphere.”
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Best Friend Forever is a role playing game with romance theme.

Best Friend Forever is available on Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac OS and Windows.

Best Friend Forever was released on August 27, 2020.

Best Friend Forever was developed by Starcolt.

Best Friend Forever has received mostly positive reviews from both players and critics. Most players liked this game for its story but disliked it for its gameplay.

Best Friend Forever is a single player game.

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