Birthdays the Beginning (バースデイズ・ザ・ビギニング, Bāsudeizu za Biginingu) is a life simulation sandbox game developed by Arc System Works for PlayStation 4 and Microsoft Windows in 2017. A Nintendo Switch port, called Happy Birthdays (ハッピーバースデイズ, Happī Bāsudeizu), was released in 2018.
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| Developer(s) | Arc System Works |
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| Platform(s) | PlayStation 4, Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch |
| Release | PlayStation 4, Windows Switch |
| Genre(s) | Life simulation, sandbox |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Reception
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| Aggregator | Score |
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| Metacritic | (Switch) 71/100[2] (PS4) 65/100[3] (PC) 62/100[4] |
| Publication | Score |
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| Destructoid | (PS4) 8/10[5] |
| Famitsu | (PS4) 33/40[6] |
| Game Informer | (PS4) 5/10[7] |
| GameSpot | (PS4) 5/10[8] |
| Hardcore Gamer | (PS4) 4/5[9] |
| Nintendo Life | (Switch)   [10] |
| Nintendo World Report | (Switch) 6/10[11] |
| PlayStation Official Magazine – UK | (PS4) 7/10[12] |
| Polygon | (PS4) 6/10[13] |
| Push Square | (PS4) [14] |
| Common Sense Media |  [15] |
| Metro | (PS4) 6/10[16] |
The game received "mixed or average reviews" on all platforms according to the review aggregation website Metacritic.[2][3][4] In Japan, Famitsu gave the PlayStation 4 version a score of 33 out of 40.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Romano, Sal (December 21, 2016). "Birthdays the Beginning delayed to May 9 in North America, May 12 in Europe". Gematsu. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Happy Birthdays for Switch Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Birthdays the Beginning for PlayStation 4 Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Birthdays the Beginning for PC Reviews". Metacritic. Fandom. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Devore, Jordan (May 5, 2017). "Review: Birthdays the Beginning (PS4)". Destructoid. Gamurs. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ a b "Birthdays the Beginning (PS4)". Famitsu (in Japanese). Gzbrain. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Cork, Jeff (May 5, 2017). "Birthdays The Beginning Review (PS4)". Game Informer. GameStop. Archived from the original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Kemps, Heidi (May 19, 2017). "Birthdays The Beginning Review (PS4)". GameSpot. Fandom. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Cunningham, James (May 6, 2017). "Review: Birthdays: The Beginning (PS4)". Hardcore Gamer. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Lipscombe, Daniel (June 4, 2018). "Happy Birthdays Review". Nintendo Life. Gamer Network. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Rairdin, John (June 18, 2018). "Happy Birthdays (Switch) Review". Nintendo World Report. NINWR, LLC. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Birthdays the Beginning". PlayStation Official Magazine – UK. Future plc. July 2017. p. 91.
- ^ Reynolds, Whitney (May 10, 2017). "Birthdays the Beginning review (PS4)". Polygon. Vox Media. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Tailby, Stephen (May 5, 2017). "Birthdays the Beginning Review". Push Square. Gamer Network. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ Chapman, David (2017). "Birthdays the Beginning". Common Sense Media. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
- ^ "Birthdays The Beginning review – Harvest Earth (PS4)". Metro. DMG Media. May 10, 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2023.
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