I think not for everyone is fine, I love everything about this personality system structure and the situational conversation prompts. I HATE the sims 4 pie menus, this feels like this builds on so much I loved about sims 2. If Paralives challenges what we think life sim structure should look like, it's a good thing. I love it. heck, a lot of my misgivings are depleting by the day.
I actually really like the needs system, in the sims i usually obsess over keeping every need in the green to the point where i cant actually play the game, and in real life you arent actively aware of your needs until they become relevant
@@wolfranger5526 Playing a single mom with three kids, all diff ages, is a NIGHTMARE in the Sims omg. Literally impossible story to tell without cheats.
I've been a sims 4 player for quite a few years now, and I'm one of those players that spends about 12 hours making sims, building houses, and then about 10 minutes in the actual game before turning it off. This has always been cause... the personalities of sims and the immersion it has always felt so stale. It got boring so fast because each sim felt the same. The personality traits were lacking, there's so little actual individuality that isn't just surface level. There's definitely a lot of imagination required to sort of insert those relationships and dynamics yourself cause the game just.. doesn't (and they've tried adding things in the recent years with updates, but tbh to me it's just not enough. it's like most other things in that game, just a label that you slap on that doesn't actually impact how you play them). Seeing the paralives gameplay? oh my GOD. I am genuinely so excited to play it, it's so much more in-depth and personalised and exactly what I wanted out of a life sim. The level up system I think is a perfect way to go about it, because it's the closest they can get to realism whilst also still being a game.
It's the same with me, I have actually went and just gave all the townies in the game makeovers for a save file I made, but then I did it again, and again, and never actually really played much at all in live mode, which frankly makes me sad. I put so much into my Sims in CAS, then build a house for them, only to just go on to another Sim and another build! Of course one of the times I did a new makeover save file, it was because one that I had been working on for over a year, got totally screwed up by an update for Horse Ranch and possibly the actual pack too. I couldn't play it anymore, so I had to get rid of the whole thing and start over, actually i had to uninstall my game and reinstall and totally start over. Which means I lost a lot more then one Save file. Sure I had it all saved on my PC, but I am sure I won't ever be trying to use it again, because it won't work! And now I only have a couple mods in my game, practically no CC, except LUUMIA's body hair and some skin details, no clothes, hair or even makeup. My mods are just MCCC and the UI Extension cheat, the thing to take out the blur, one to control my pets, one to make them stop singing for no reason, lol, and the one for more slots in CAS, and some extra body and face parts and some CC eyes, which I hardly use now. Because I figure it's safer not to overload my game with stuff that isn't as needed.
Im the exact same i find when im making my sims im already making their storylines and the sims 4 cant make those storylines possible. even simple things like rival or cheating storylines :/
this actually already fixes a huge issue i have with the sims 4, which is characters acting in a way that makes more sense while still having some autonomy. daring to dream of playing a life sim in which i can have my characters & their friends go out together and interact amongst themselves instead of walking off and talking to every rando available / leaving without notice.
The animations and just the game in general look so much smoother. I'm loving the current system as it really seems to cater toward those who want to progress in a game without it seemingly like it's going to get boring. Because there's going to be so many different personalized choices that can get you to different paths in life, it wont feel static or like every para's life is the same (cough cough sims 4, this is targetted). I love the fact that our para's personality and hobbies actively influences the way they interact in the world instead of just having a trait that gives them 1 or two more dialogue options/interactions that add little substance to actually making your para unique from all the others. (cough cough looking at you again, sims 4) Anyway, I'm just very excited :3
I just had to pop the Personality Please! mod in and boom whole game experience is better. Ngl only need that mod to really feel happy about the base product working at all... at least for me. Course I have all the packs but some are really worth buying vs the reskinned clothing kits...
I've been a patron for a few years and am so happy that people can see the progress of the game! I was aware of these things, but obviously couldn't say anything, like when people were accusing them of having no progress or being a scam. So nothing in the trailer, apart from the release date and free DLC, were new to me but it was nice to see it more dynamically being played. I'm more excited to play this game every time they show something new. I really hope that people can keep an open mind to the different game mechanics. I wasn't 100% sure on some of them when it was posted but I'm glad they're doing their own thing, not just copying the Sims. I think the only way I will know for sure if I like how the gameplay feels is when it comes out. The biggest thing I appreciate from these re-imaginings of gameplay is that they've considered how to make it feel more realistic. I honestly like that approach.
i’ve also been a patron for a while and it blew my mind to see other patrons joining in on the suspicion against them!! honestly thought i was going nuts or being too naive or something but it’s good to see others w this same perspective lol
22:25 i think the "each day" here makes sense! it's like every day you're gaining some experience at work, and the increase in pay (like Anisa got in the trailer working as a barista) could just be higher tips each day 😁 i think it's a cute system, makes the job feel more dynamic, like things actually happened while the Para was working haha
i’m only halfway through but i’m speechless. These mechanics are what I’ve always dreamed of. The personality system is beautiful and I LOVE the level up aspect to them!
when i learned about the Together cards, i was skeptical because i'm so used to how it works on The Sims, having to manage every part of the conversation, queueing every interaction. It's a fine system but (and especially since they updated the social menu) it's more and more becoming a serious hassle to navigate. I constantly have to pause the game to look for the interaction i want. Now that i've thought about this Together cards system, i realize that it takes so much micromanagement away from me. Basically the key is: *the Paras are chatting* and it's seen as any other action like cleaning, cooking, working out etc... I do wish we could have the chance to steer the conversation a bit more often, i think the 1-hour cooldown is too long tbh
If it's similar to the sims then it's only 1 minute irl. Probably the same amount of time some of us spend in the pause menu trying to queue dialog options /gen
I watched a vid a little while ago about how Sims 2 tracks dominant and recessive genes throughout generations and i've been secretly hoping that Paralives will do this as well
I think the personality system is amazing, and I'm so excited to see more! The sims 4 pie menu gets on my nerves, I cannot ever tell where certain interactions are
I really like what I am seeing .. thank you for bringing this to light! With their new grouping system, I am intrigued. I'd love to be able to go out with a date or a friend or a family member to dinner/drinks/ to the park/etc and not be swarmed by townies demanding my attention and not allowing me to interact with the person I came there with. I am looking at you TS4! I'd love to see something more like TS2 where the sims had manners .. they would wait at your table side to talk to you for a short time, and if you didn't, they walk away and go about their own life -- not sit down and join in your date ala TS4! I got really tired of half the bar inviting themselves to my dates lol!
i loved the togetherness! it will be much more immersive if you want two friends to talk for hours to just select and leave them at it instead of clicking the talk button several times like sims
i cant wait for this to come out! i love all the details!!! you can really tell that the paralives team really put their heart and soul in to this game :)
ooh i really like it acknowledges different types of relationships !! I cant wait to play rivals who are 'enemies' but one has the secret crush label ^^ this really has the potential to make gameplay so dynamic in a way that the game also recognizes (and not just u storytelling by urself)
I was not sure about this game just based on overall vibes/looks, but the gameplay is looking super strong. I am really intrigued by how different it is than other existing simulation games. I can't wait to see how much I do or don't like the together cards, needs/wants, personality & job system, etc. It really is a you don't know till you try it thing.
I’m actually happy about not seeing need bars. I get way too distracted by them and don’t progress the story coz I’m worried about them. It’s also way more realistic imo
This looks great so far. It’s funny that the build mode still seems amazing but everyone wanted to see live mode and it didn’t disappoint me at all. I wonder if they’re working on the working animation hence why they didn’t show it.
I love their personality system and the fact thta it can evolve. People evolve while growing up and gaining experiences and ive been really wanting to see this in a life simulation. Also i love the group system!!! The bathroom one is great as a woman since ive always wanted to implement this thing we do as girls where we collectively go to the bathroom even when only one of us is in need and simply chat outside. And it's more realistic too in general because you don't always have 1v1 time with people or you simply go out as groups. Friend groups or company dinners can be done now. Hell even family dinner is more feasible. Plus the multiple laybels is so real because not everyone you meet is either an acquaintance or a friend. Open friendships have a lot more depth and some friendships only serve specific purposes. Like maybe your guitar buddy is cool to play guitar with and discuss music and general topics but you won't spill your guts to them. Or maybe you hate X person as your neighbor because they're loud or overbearing BUT you're still friendly with them. The job system i think needs some tweaking cuz the points earned are too fast imo and i think that to earn extra points you shouldn't also get a raise. Like you have to choose: money, resume skill or other skill. Other than that it's very interesting and i think it gets you a little bit more involved in it rather than just seeing them off and just getting notifications about their job. Or their job performance depending on whether or not their needs are met. And i love the qualifications since in real life too, you don't necessarily start from NOTHING if you have a career change.
Thanks for sharing all this information! I was excited for the game after the trailer, but now I'm even more excited. Way to think out of the box, Paralives!
The only way for work to be funny would be doing what media have been doing for a long time: drama. The Office, Grey's Anatomy, CSI, you name it. We go to work because we have to pay our bills; our jobs only get actually interesting with lots of drama.
They really should still add paid dlc for gameplays that won't be considered..."normal". Like supernaturals, or going to the future and living there or living inside a space ship and going to alien world. Or time travel to the past and live in 1800 or medieval. Because those will be more like "optional" as some people may want a more realistic gameplay that doesn't include vampires while others may want that. That's what dlc should be to provide new gameplay rather than enhancing the base game
@@SB19ATIN00 No I meant to say it’s surprising they’re going the route of no paid DLC at all after them initially considering making more supernatural themes paid DLC. Sorry 😅
After watching the video yesterday and watching a lot of Sims news and info channels, and hearing others opinions, I turned around and did what I said I wouldn't, join their Patreon, sure it's just the $3 tier, but it means I can get more involved in the game now and learn things right away, instead of months later. I am feeling even more excited though after watching your video, since I still haven't went through ALL their older posts and I didn't see this one myself yesterday when I was on their Patreon, I probably just overlooked it, lol! I noticed some funny even during the video, in the area where we choose whether our Para runs or walks, it has CRAWL, lol, does this mean even adult Paras can crawl around all the time, or is it for certain things? I just thought that would be funny, like to have a strange person who likes to crawl around all the time, instead of walking upright or something, lol! Also in PAM they have an area with hands with thumbs up or thumbs down, I wonder if that's likes and dislikes, one of the channels I watched noticed it and wondered what it was for too, and that's what I thought it might be. Hopefully they will touch on that in a future video or post, IF they haven't already in a post that is, lol! Since I admittedly didn't see your reaction video of their video, I will now have to go watch it now. Also I agree with you on these " free to play " games, I mean MOST of the one's I have found over the years, tend to have a catch, like I found one of those games where you search for hidden objects to progress on Epic, it's free, but as it turned out, like most of those Hidden Objects ones nowadays, you actually lose energy and either have to buy something or comeback the next day or something, and this is a game to play on my PC. I mean it's one thing to have that with a phone game, but a PC game too? I know it was to be expected, like I said nowadays, but I used to play those Hidden Objects games for years that were real games, I had some ones on disks, so they weren't free and they had no stupid things you had to buy and you didn't have to wait hours to play more, because your character was out of energy or something. Now those types seem to all be that way, so I can't find any that I can just buy and enjoy anymore! Anyways, I do hope Paralives or Life By You or any of the upcoming Life SIms will stoop to that type of greediness, like Disney did! I am so glad I didn't get into that game, I tried the created character part for it and really wasn't that impressed, I'm not that into big headed human characters myself, so I didn't bother with it. And after hearing how bad it got, again I am so glad I didn't go all in on it!
I think the npc ai isnt fully implemented yet thats why they didnt show. But im pretty sure thats on the list to what they gonna add to the game Eventually since its a simulation style game.
@@bettycharms Yeah I hope so. I did see presentation of chatting but yeah you're right the AI seems to not be present at all. I can't wait to see what the autonomy looks like :3 I'd also love to see pets
I like to view this game with the possible mods people might make for it! Not EVERYTHING has to be in the base game! I think the base game can be made that vanilla is fun and good as is, but anything can (and possibly WILL) be changed by people modding it! If you think the cards should be more common and not an hour cool down, someone might very well make a mod to fix that! All the game needs is to be GOOD on its own and ENHANCED by the mods. (In comparison to the sims 4 where half the mods people make is for the sake of FIXING the game itself, or adding things the game should've already had)
I wouldn't mind paid DLC. If they can give us properly functioning DLC that really adds to the base game at a reasonable price for what you receive than I really don't mind them making good money of it since doing your job really well equals receiving a good salary in my book.
FYI sims 4 relationships can be long, you don’t have to get married have kids in one day, you have the option, you can put live long for your sim, you can have a long relationship, and when you’re ready you plan your wedding whether it’s gunshot wedding or traditional, people just usually play the easy fast way and that’s their choices, but that’s just my opinion on that, this game looks good so far, I’ll definitely try it out when it finally releases, depending if it’s ok for my laptop and price.
there is a difference between a game having good pace and me as the gamer having to drag things out because they give us the options way too soon it feels so unsatisfying and unfullfilling to play the sims. its too easy and hs no realistic progression.
It’s unrealistic as heck that you can do that with any sim. I can literally take two sims that have 0 in common, have terrible compatibility and just generally aggravate each other with every conversation and I can have them married in under 20 real life minutes. It’s shallow and I can’t be bothered forcing relationships to have long courtships in the sims because what’s the point? It’s not exactly a challenge, I don’t feel rewarded when I get my sim to marry the fake crush I had to make up for them because relationships between sims are reflections of each other. They have no soul at all.
Not a fan at all of the upgrades after each work day. Sounds as boringly easy than being married in one in-game day and it makes these upgrades less relevant imo. For the rest of the updates, they can take all my money XD
Tbh for work upgrades I'm fine with the system they have now, but I think they could improve it by having it take more points to unlock the next upgrade which each one you unlock. All while having randomized events where depending on your performance you can earn/lose a lot of points at once. Like a lawyer winning a big case, or a business man securing a high profile client etc.
I think it would be better to have a 50/50 chance or even a 1 in 3 chance of earning an upgrade. That way, if the odds are against the para, they may contemplate looking for a better job or choosing a different line of work.
Work upgrades not being linear actually makes them more dynamic. It’s basically a daily work tree as opposed to promotion where you are deciding what your Para works toward which may not be a promotion at all but a skill bonus (not too different from Electives in Sims 4 university). The Barista job your para has may not be their dream job, but one of their boost might be skills that will help the job they ultimately want.
@@TheDawnofVanlife yeah I like that. As I said, I don't like the fact you have progression after each work day. Or else, in that case, it should be far less rewarding upgrades than the examples we saw here. More balanced. What they could do too is settings for difficulty levels. Players who want great upgrades everyday could have it, and players who don't, could slow the rythm and have less rewards.
I think not for everyone is fine, I love everything about this personality system structure and the situational conversation prompts. I HATE the sims 4 pie menus, this feels like this builds on so much I loved about sims 2. If Paralives challenges what we think life sim structure should look like, it's a good thing. I love it. heck, a lot of my misgivings are depleting by the day.
"If paralives challenges what we think life sim structure should look like, it's a good thing" is so well said, finally we can get rid of EA
I actually really like the needs system, in the sims i usually obsess over keeping every need in the green to the point where i cant actually play the game, and in real life you arent actively aware of your needs until they become relevant
Yes. this is why I rarely ever have more than two sims in my household.
@@wolfranger5526 Playing a single mom with three kids, all diff ages, is a NIGHTMARE in the Sims omg. Literally impossible story to tell without cheats.
I've been a sims 4 player for quite a few years now, and I'm one of those players that spends about 12 hours making sims, building houses, and then about 10 minutes in the actual game before turning it off.
This has always been cause... the personalities of sims and the immersion it has always felt so stale. It got boring so fast because each sim felt the same. The personality traits were lacking, there's so little actual individuality that isn't just surface level. There's definitely a lot of imagination required to sort of insert those relationships and dynamics yourself cause the game just.. doesn't (and they've tried adding things in the recent years with updates, but tbh to me it's just not enough. it's like most other things in that game, just a label that you slap on that doesn't actually impact how you play them).
Seeing the paralives gameplay? oh my GOD. I am genuinely so excited to play it, it's so much more in-depth and personalised and exactly what I wanted out of a life sim. The level up system I think is a perfect way to go about it, because it's the closest they can get to realism whilst also still being a game.
It's the same with me, I have actually went and just gave all the townies in the game makeovers for a save file I made, but then I did it again, and again, and never actually really played much at all in live mode, which frankly makes me sad. I put so much into my Sims in CAS, then build a house for them, only to just go on to another Sim and another build!
Of course one of the times I did a new makeover save file, it was because one that I had been working on for over a year, got totally screwed up by an update for Horse Ranch and possibly the actual pack too. I couldn't play it anymore, so I had to get rid of the whole thing and start over, actually i had to uninstall my game and reinstall and totally start over. Which means I lost a lot more then one Save file. Sure I had it all saved on my PC, but I am sure I won't ever be trying to use it again, because it won't work!
And now I only have a couple mods in my game, practically no CC, except LUUMIA's body hair and some skin details, no clothes, hair or even makeup. My mods are just MCCC and the UI Extension cheat, the thing to take out the blur, one to control my pets, one to make them stop singing for no reason, lol, and the one for more slots in CAS, and some extra body and face parts and some CC eyes, which I hardly use now. Because I figure it's safer not to overload my game with stuff that isn't as needed.
Im the exact same i find when im making my sims im already making their storylines and the sims 4 cant make those storylines possible. even simple things like rival or cheating storylines :/
As a woman, I think that the "use the toilet as a group" is so cool!
this actually already fixes a huge issue i have with the sims 4, which is characters acting in a way that makes more sense while still having some autonomy. daring to dream of playing a life sim in which i can have my characters & their friends go out together and interact amongst themselves instead of walking off and talking to every rando available / leaving without notice.
The animations and just the game in general look so much smoother. I'm loving the current system as it really seems to cater toward those who want to progress in a game without it seemingly like it's going to get boring. Because there's going to be so many different personalized choices that can get you to different paths in life, it wont feel static or like every para's life is the same (cough cough sims 4, this is targetted).
I love the fact that our para's personality and hobbies actively influences the way they interact in the world instead of just having a trait that gives them 1 or two more dialogue options/interactions that add little substance to actually making your para unique from all the others. (cough cough looking at you again, sims 4)
Anyway, I'm just very excited :3
I just had to pop the Personality Please! mod in and boom whole game experience is better. Ngl only need that mod to really feel happy about the base product working at all... at least for me. Course I have all the packs but some are really worth buying vs the reskinned clothing kits...
I've been a patron for a few years and am so happy that people can see the progress of the game! I was aware of these things, but obviously couldn't say anything, like when people were accusing them of having no progress or being a scam.
So nothing in the trailer, apart from the release date and free DLC, were new to me but it was nice to see it more dynamically being played. I'm more excited to play this game every time they show something new.
I really hope that people can keep an open mind to the different game mechanics. I wasn't 100% sure on some of them when it was posted but I'm glad they're doing their own thing, not just copying the Sims. I think the only way I will know for sure if I like how the gameplay feels is when it comes out. The biggest thing I appreciate from these re-imaginings of gameplay is that they've considered how to make it feel more realistic. I honestly like that approach.
i’ve also been a patron for a while and it blew my mind to see other patrons joining in on the suspicion against them!! honestly thought i was going nuts or being too naive or something but it’s good to see others w this same perspective lol
22:25 i think the "each day" here makes sense! it's like every day you're gaining some experience at work, and the increase in pay (like Anisa got in the trailer working as a barista) could just be higher tips each day 😁 i think it's a cute system, makes the job feel more dynamic, like things actually happened while the Para was working haha
I would like it to be more like every 2 days
i’m only halfway through but i’m speechless. These mechanics are what I’ve always dreamed of. The personality system is beautiful and I LOVE the level up aspect to them!
when i learned about the Together cards, i was skeptical because i'm so used to how it works on The Sims, having to manage every part of the conversation, queueing every interaction. It's a fine system but (and especially since they updated the social menu) it's more and more becoming a serious hassle to navigate. I constantly have to pause the game to look for the interaction i want. Now that i've thought about this Together cards system, i realize that it takes so much micromanagement away from me. Basically the key is: *the Paras are chatting* and it's seen as any other action like cleaning, cooking, working out etc...
I do wish we could have the chance to steer the conversation a bit more often, i think the 1-hour cooldown is too long tbh
If it's similar to the sims then it's only 1 minute irl. Probably the same amount of time some of us spend in the pause menu trying to queue dialog options /gen
@@jessikaaustin2638 it may take some getting used to, but you might be right lol
I can’t wait to see stuff about para’s pregnancy and genetics and stuff, but other than that it sounds soooo cool
I watched a vid a little while ago about how Sims 2 tracks dominant and recessive genes throughout generations and i've been secretly hoping that Paralives will do this as well
@@hazey_dazeyyesss that would be awesome!! I hope that they show something about it soon.
@@hazey_dazeythey are doing that, iirc!
Wow, that's a lot of info to think about! It is much more complex than I originally thought. 👍
They’re putting in a lot of thought that’s for sure!
I think the personality system is amazing, and I'm so excited to see more! The sims 4 pie menu gets on my nerves, I cannot ever tell where certain interactions are
I see a future mod for the group system supporting poly relationships
Or they can include that if they added a new personality option to create a para on their relationship interest. Monogamous or Poly.
That would be cool, like a sexuality option and to see how poly works.
i would love to see that!
I really like what I am seeing .. thank you for bringing this to light! With their new grouping system, I am intrigued. I'd love to be able to go out with a date or a friend or a family member to dinner/drinks/ to the park/etc and not be swarmed by townies demanding my attention and not allowing me to interact with the person I came there with. I am looking at you TS4! I'd love to see something more like TS2 where the sims had manners .. they would wait at your table side to talk to you for a short time, and if you didn't, they walk away and go about their own life -- not sit down and join in your date ala TS4! I got really tired of half the bar inviting themselves to my dates lol!
i loved the togetherness! it will be much more immersive if you want two friends to talk for hours to just select and leave them at it instead of clicking the talk button several times like sims
i cant wait for this to come out! i love all the details!!! you can really tell that the paralives team really put their heart and soul in to this game :)
I do think that the leveling in personality is realistic seeing as humans change over time and constantly and I think it’s a good way to show that
ooh i really like it acknowledges different types of relationships !! I cant wait to play rivals who are 'enemies' but one has the secret crush label ^^
this really has the potential to make gameplay so dynamic in a way that the game also recognizes (and not just u storytelling by urself)
I’m so excited for this. I want things like relationships, jobs and skills to take time. Like irl. I’m hoping this will be an amazing game!
Thanks for covering Iron Seagull!
You’re welcome!
I was not sure about this game just based on overall vibes/looks, but the gameplay is looking super strong. I am really intrigued by how different it is than other existing simulation games. I can't wait to see how much I do or don't like the together cards, needs/wants, personality & job system, etc. It really is a you don't know till you try it thing.
I’m actually happy about not seeing need bars. I get way too distracted by them and don’t progress the story coz I’m worried about them. It’s also way more realistic imo
This looks great so far. It’s funny that the build mode still seems amazing but everyone wanted to see live mode and it didn’t disappoint me at all. I wonder if they’re working on the working animation hence why they didn’t show it.
I love their personality system and the fact thta it can evolve. People evolve while growing up and gaining experiences and ive been really wanting to see this in a life simulation. Also i love the group system!!! The bathroom one is great as a woman since ive always wanted to implement this thing we do as girls where we collectively go to the bathroom even when only one of us is in need and simply chat outside. And it's more realistic too in general because you don't always have 1v1 time with people or you simply go out as groups. Friend groups or company dinners can be done now. Hell even family dinner is more feasible. Plus the multiple laybels is so real because not everyone you meet is either an acquaintance or a friend. Open friendships have a lot more depth and some friendships only serve specific purposes. Like maybe your guitar buddy is cool to play guitar with and discuss music and general topics but you won't spill your guts to them. Or maybe you hate X person as your neighbor because they're loud or overbearing BUT you're still friendly with them.
The job system i think needs some tweaking cuz the points earned are too fast imo and i think that to earn extra points you shouldn't also get a raise. Like you have to choose: money, resume skill or other skill. Other than that it's very interesting and i think it gets you a little bit more involved in it rather than just seeing them off and just getting notifications about their job. Or their job performance depending on whether or not their needs are met. And i love the qualifications since in real life too, you don't necessarily start from NOTHING if you have a career change.
Im curious to do a 100 baby challenge or family dynamics.
Thanks for sharing all this information! I was excited for the game after the trailer, but now I'm even more excited. Way to think out of the box, Paralives!
The only way for work to be funny would be doing what media have been doing for a long time: drama. The Office, Grey's Anatomy, CSI, you name it. We go to work because we have to pay our bills; our jobs only get actually interesting with lots of drama.
The paras are so beautiful!
They really should still add paid dlc for gameplays that won't be considered..."normal". Like supernaturals, or going to the future and living there or living inside a space ship and going to alien world. Or time travel to the past and live in 1800 or medieval. Because those will be more like "optional" as some people may want a more realistic gameplay that doesn't include vampires while others may want that. That's what dlc should be to provide new gameplay rather than enhancing the base game
I remember early on they were considering doing basically what you said. So all the more surprising they’re going this route in the end
@@IronSeagull perfect!
@@SB19ATIN00 No I meant to say it’s surprising they’re going the route of no paid DLC at all after them initially considering making more supernatural themes paid DLC. Sorry 😅
@@IronSeagull oh well they should rethink that, won't mind them gaining more profit that way
After watching the video yesterday and watching a lot of Sims news and info channels, and hearing others opinions, I turned around and did what I said I wouldn't, join their Patreon, sure it's just the $3 tier, but it means I can get more involved in the game now and learn things right away, instead of months later.
I am feeling even more excited though after watching your video, since I still haven't went through ALL their older posts and I didn't see this one myself yesterday when I was on their Patreon, I probably just overlooked it, lol!
I noticed some funny even during the video, in the area where we choose whether our Para runs or walks, it has CRAWL, lol, does this mean even adult Paras can crawl around all the time, or is it for certain things? I just thought that would be funny, like to have a strange person who likes to crawl around all the time, instead of walking upright or something, lol!
Also in PAM they have an area with hands with thumbs up or thumbs down, I wonder if that's likes and dislikes, one of the channels I watched noticed it and wondered what it was for too, and that's what I thought it might be. Hopefully they will touch on that in a future video or post, IF they haven't already in a post that is, lol!
Since I admittedly didn't see your reaction video of their video, I will now have to go watch it now.
Also I agree with you on these " free to play " games, I mean MOST of the one's I have found over the years, tend to have a catch, like I found one of those games where you search for hidden objects to progress on Epic, it's free, but as it turned out, like most of those Hidden Objects ones nowadays, you actually lose energy and either have to buy something or comeback the next day or something, and this is a game to play on my PC. I mean it's one thing to have that with a phone game, but a PC game too? I know it was to be expected, like I said nowadays, but I used to play those Hidden Objects games for years that were real games, I had some ones on disks, so they weren't free and they had no stupid things you had to buy and you didn't have to wait hours to play more, because your character was out of energy or something. Now those types seem to all be that way, so I can't find any that I can just buy and enjoy anymore!
Anyways, I do hope Paralives or Life By You or any of the upcoming Life SIms will stoop to that type of greediness, like Disney did! I am so glad I didn't get into that game, I tried the created character part for it and really wasn't that impressed, I'm not that into big headed human characters myself, so I didn't bother with it. And after hearing how bad it got, again I am so glad I didn't go all in on it!
I just have one demand
Be able to adopt a trash raccoon 😭😭😭
I’m surprised we can even do that in Sims 4 😅
I wish the characters could be autonomous and talking isn't manual all the time, especially group chats. maybe make a mode for that or something.
I think the npc ai isnt fully implemented yet thats why they didnt show. But im pretty sure thats on the list to what they gonna add to the game Eventually since its a simulation style game.
@@bettycharms Yeah I hope so. I did see presentation of chatting but yeah you're right the AI seems to not be present at all. I can't wait to see what the autonomy looks like :3
I'd also love to see pets
Such good ideas ! I hope whoever work on this game take their time to do it properly. I don't care to wait if the game is escellent.
Im so excited for this game, it sound awesome and they're definitely better at understanding what wr want compared to ea
I like to view this game with the possible mods people might make for it! Not EVERYTHING has to be in the base game! I think the base game can be made that vanilla is fun and good as is, but anything can (and possibly WILL) be changed by people modding it! If you think the cards should be more common and not an hour cool down, someone might very well make a mod to fix that! All the game needs is to be GOOD on its own and ENHANCED by the mods.
(In comparison to the sims 4 where half the mods people make is for the sake of FIXING the game itself, or adding things the game should've already had)
This looks really promising, have they spoken about story progression in game???
You can do everything together in sims4 too if you in one club. You can make a club called family and a family will do everything together
Yup. But this is different and in a couple ways, better
I wouldn't mind paid DLC. If they can give us properly functioning DLC that really adds to the base game at a reasonable price for what you receive than I really don't mind them making good money of it since doing your job really well equals receiving a good salary in my book.
Eeeeeee I'm so excited for this game!!!
Is there a Trial early access to the game
Not yet
FYI sims 4 relationships can be long, you don’t have to get married have kids in one day, you have the option, you can put live long for your sim, you can have a long relationship, and when you’re ready you plan your wedding whether it’s gunshot wedding or traditional, people just usually play the easy fast way and that’s their choices, but that’s just my opinion on that, this game looks good so far, I’ll definitely try it out when it finally releases, depending if it’s ok for my laptop and price.
Well…yeah. The relationships can be long, if you force it that way. But that’s missing the point.
there is a difference between a game having good pace and me as the gamer having to drag things out because they give us the options way too soon it feels so unsatisfying and unfullfilling to play the sims. its too easy and hs no realistic progression.
It’s unrealistic as heck that you can do that with any sim. I can literally take two sims that have 0 in common, have terrible compatibility and just generally aggravate each other with every conversation and I can have them married in under 20 real life minutes. It’s shallow and I can’t be bothered forcing relationships to have long courtships in the sims because what’s the point? It’s not exactly a challenge, I don’t feel rewarded when I get my sim to marry the fake crush I had to make up for them because relationships between sims are reflections of each other. They have no soul at all.
Everything looks good but I hope they can make the UI look better. As of right now it looks so generic.
I really like it tho, like genuinely.
@TheDawnofVanlife same here, the only thing I don't like is the tabs for wants and needs, I feel like it's a bit cluttered
Will there be pets?
Yes
Please dont expect Paralives to be the next Sims.. Paralives is Paralives and Sims is Sims.. yall expecting too much on a indie game.
Okay. Sorry for upsetting you so much. Anything else?
Of course Paralives is not the Sims… Its better 🫶🏻
To be fair, people are just expecting it to be better than the Sims 4, and that's a pretty low bar to reach.
Paralives may not share the same title as the Sims but it's literally the same genre.
Frankly Paralives is way over hyped for no reason . Life by you is much better compare . Paralives does not seems much trusty . 🙄😤😮💨🤨
I love a good satire
Not a fan at all of the upgrades after each work day. Sounds as boringly easy than being married in one in-game day and it makes these upgrades less relevant imo.
For the rest of the updates, they can take all my money XD
Tbh for work upgrades I'm fine with the system they have now, but I think they could improve it by having it take more points to unlock the next upgrade which each one you unlock. All while having randomized events where depending on your performance you can earn/lose a lot of points at once. Like a lawyer winning a big case, or a business man securing a high profile client etc.
@@amirekinartail8623 Love the idea of the randomized event
I think it would be better to have a 50/50 chance or even a 1 in 3 chance of earning an upgrade. That way, if the odds are against the para, they may contemplate looking for a better job or choosing a different line of work.
Work upgrades not being linear actually makes them more dynamic. It’s basically a daily work tree as opposed to promotion where you are deciding what your Para works toward which may not be a promotion at all but a skill bonus (not too different from Electives in Sims 4 university). The Barista job your para has may not be their dream job, but one of their boost might be skills that will help the job they ultimately want.
@@TheDawnofVanlife yeah I like that. As I said, I don't like the fact you have progression after each work day. Or else, in that case, it should be far less rewarding upgrades than the examples we saw here. More balanced. What they could do too is settings for difficulty levels. Players who want great upgrades everyday could have it, and players who don't, could slow the rythm and have less rewards.
3:14 good at nothing talent, ok 🥲