This reminds me of the way Korean dramas that have supernatural entities and gods, always show heaven/spirit-realm/grim-reapers as some sort of bureaucratic institution the regulate life on Earth, it seems to be ingrained in Korean folklore.
Yes. In a lot of Asian fictions, God is often portrayed as the head of a bureaucratic organization working behind his desk regulating life and death. He sends out the shinigami (the Grim Reaper in Japanese folklore) or Jeosung Saja (the Grim Reaper in Korean folklore) to help guide and cleanse spirits before they enter his spiritual realm for judgment. I've seen this in various Japanese movies, TV shows, animes, and Korean dramas/TV shows. So, this might also be the inspiration behind the lore in InZoi. The game has a Karma system, and I think I spotted a tab labeled "souls" in one of the UI menus during a let's play. So, it seems like we will also get to have the role of the grim reaper ourselves, deciding whether to revive a Zoi soul or send it off to the game's version of Heaven and Hell.
@@steven-r7c Yeah, you said what I meant but more thoroughly and with no spelling mistakes like I did hahahah. I grew up with a lot of Asian folklore books, always found the way they portrait the dynamics of life and death and the in-between to be quite interesting and I love that they integrated this into the game, and you even have a cat as some sort of guardian/guide which reminds me of the Japanese kaibyo stories. People in the comments saying they found it off-putting but I think its very meta of them, 'cause in real life you pretty much is 'playing god' with a life simulation game, but now you're playing god IN the game as well lol.
I was wondering why I often wake up at 4 am I thought it might be a trauma response but now I know it someone like you messing around with my sleeping patterns 👀
I love that they have multiple cities! So far we know of Blissbay which is LA inspired and Dowon which is Seoul inpsired, it would be cool if we also had an european city and a latin american city
Im sure there will be. I can see lots of small dots on the world, which probably means they are currently locked. I also suggested in their discord to have a rural area for each country.
In the sims 4 when you interact with someone they have specific categories, but inzoi makes it more unpredictable. I think that brings a lot of realism into the game
Woah looking at it, this company may want to expand this game much further into real Augmented Reality experiences including going into places as the virtual you! This is clearly JUST THE BEGINNING That blew my mind 🤯
How interesting.."you are part of zoi care team".. i think the suggestion is you are your zoi's spirit guide. The library refering to akashic record, first floor being 3rd dimention our physical world that we are aware of, second floor being a higher dimension that a zoi would be able to access after death. Each book is a book of life of every zoi that lived. Karma being mentioned i am wondering if zois will be able to reincarnate? That would be too much wouldnt it? Do i sound crazy? Its past midnight and i cant tell if im having some kind of enlightnment or falling asleep..
Love it.. and as someone who follows the new age philosophy, I'm here for it! Also love how they have tarot cafe's in the game. I hope at some point zoi's can work there.
@@acottonsock okay thanks, will it be a live session and what time ? Really love your videos and please can you be like a ceo or manager in the game you know like be the boss ?
The usage of "gods" makes me a little uncomfortable too, mainly because I'm a Christian and have just had some classes regarding the "weird" parts of the Bible that aren't talked about much in church. Specifically how at the Towel of Babel, God (with a big G aka Yahweh) caused humans to start speaking different languages and scattering to all corners of the world, then he assigned the different nations (Deuteronomy 32: 8-9) to what we in western civilization would equate to arch-angels, many of whom didn't carry out His wishes and corrupted the nations, convincing the people to worship the arch angels (little g gods) instead of Yahweh. Then if you read Psalm 82, boy-howdy, you think twice before removing pool ladders or the InZoi equivalent.
Well, it's not dystopia, but these games are already a simulation in themselves, and by adding another layer they simulate a simulation within a simulation, which I find quite redundant and unnecessary.
I agree with your opinion on familiy bios, I think the best thing Sims 2 made was to give titbits in bios and memories for players to explore the lore and create their own theories. It makes the world feel real.
So far just the three are confirmed for release, Dowon (based on Seoul), Bliss Bay (based on Santa Monica), and Cahaya (an Indonesian coastal city). I agree and hope that a European-inspired city will come in the future!
Hmm, so there's no real lore, just background stories and tutorials. When we talk about lore, including Plumbella, we mean actual stories of the townies-not just written backstories like in The Sims 4, but real situations that play out in the game.
this game looks so amazing, but the lack of communication regarding monetization is a bit frightening. when you were showing off the messages with Henri, there was a grayed out button labeled "Meow Store", implying that we can purchase Meow (the in game currency of inZOI). i don't know if it's going to be there for release but i hope that it won't be, as playing in a sandbox fashion where you can have as little or as much money as you want is vital without having to spare more real-life money.
This actually turns me off just a little from the game. I like lore and all but i just like putting myself in the games. And i like waking them up whenever.
I was disappointed that the girl in the Inzoi video with the white hat, white crop top, and torn jeans was not available in the CAZ Character Studio for download. I didn't see her or her clothing anywhere.
Thanks for explaining! The frequent pushing of being a 'God' and the game tapping into spiritual elements is very off-putting for me personally as I feel that intertwines with sacred beliefs that I don't feel are necessary to include in the game, but it was helpful for you to talk it through!
The idea of being a ‘God’ is kinda not a 100% new concept. Theres litterally a subgenra of simulation games called god games where you have basically a birds eye view and you make a series of decisions that affect a ‘world’ population without ever being or living in that population. Games like SimCity play it down by like making you the “mayor” but in SimCity 4 starting your city litterally starts at creation with teraforming and such before you get into the modern day city management aspects of your city. mayors don’t do that, its god-like powers.
concept of gods, heaven and hell are very different in Korean culture. good drama for these are Tale of the nine tailed and goblin. you accumulate karma and get ready to be born again. if you have more bad karma, you get a punishment for certain number of years before you get to reincarnate and correct yourself
@@TheDawnofVanlife I understand what you mean and appreciate you explaining. I was just explaining things from my personal point of view. I'm aware there are quite a few games like that which people enjoy and I respect others' views, it's just personally off-putting for me and I thought some others may feel the same so decided to share
Well thats a bummer. I wanted to stay up the whole night and morning using the InZoi sim. They used that lore so that they will have excuses to not finish the game. LOL. I will not fall for this B.S. and neither should you...
Go back to sims SIMp, the sims is literally a God like simulator without using the words and there's a trait to be evil in the game. What do you think you're accomplishing here? 😂
@@Moerighan Wow, you're rude little mf, aren't you? I'm expressing my views here..period. I'm not here calling people a dam SIMp for no reason, telling them to leave. You're a bully, and a weak one at that.... I'm actually elated that people like you have moved away from The Sims, and are into this overhyped, A.I. generated, job stealing, Sims wanna be. With gamers like you finally gone, The 'Sims community' can breathe fresh air again, because y'all toxic as hell. It's unhealthy to be this nasty to a gaming company, it's product, and those who still enjoy the game. I'd really tell you how I feel about your comment and where to go, but Ima be respectful on this lady's channel and keep it moving.....
"I play inZOI for the lore"
The lore: Henri
@@weeaboobaby 😂😂im ded.
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This reminds me of the way Korean dramas that have supernatural entities and gods, always show heaven/spirit-realm/grim-reapers as some sort of bureaucratic institution the regulate life on Earth, it seems to be ingrained in Korean folklore.
OMG YOU'RE RIGHT 😭😭😭
Yeah definitely looking like those fantasy dramas
Yes. In a lot of Asian fictions, God is often portrayed as the head of a bureaucratic organization working behind his desk regulating life and death. He sends out the shinigami (the Grim Reaper in Japanese folklore) or Jeosung Saja (the Grim Reaper in Korean folklore) to help guide and cleanse spirits before they enter his spiritual realm for judgment. I've seen this in various Japanese movies, TV shows, animes, and Korean dramas/TV shows. So, this might also be the inspiration behind the lore in InZoi.
The game has a Karma system, and I think I spotted a tab labeled "souls" in one of the UI menus during a let's play. So, it seems like we will also get to have the role of the grim reaper ourselves, deciding whether to revive a Zoi soul or send it off to the game's version of Heaven and Hell.
@@steven-r7c Yeah, you said what I meant but more thoroughly and with no spelling mistakes like I did hahahah. I grew up with a lot of Asian folklore books, always found the way they portrait the dynamics of life and death and the in-between to be quite interesting and I love that they integrated this into the game, and you even have a cat as some sort of guardian/guide which reminds me of the Japanese kaibyo stories. People in the comments saying they found it off-putting but I think its very meta of them, 'cause in real life you pretty much is 'playing god' with a life simulation game, but now you're playing god IN the game as well lol.
The cat who bumps into the books is called Cupid and he has a (not so secret) crush on Psycat (the one who goes up the magic stairs)
The first thing I’d do is interrupt Zois between 5-6 am lol
Maybe that's when they're dreaming but yeah...mess with 'em😂
I was wondering why I often wake up at 4 am I thought it might be a trauma response but now I know it someone like you messing around with my sleeping patterns 👀
@@kikusilo6237 well many games reset the server at 4am. 😂
I love that they have multiple cities! So far we know of Blissbay which is LA inspired and Dowon which is Seoul inpsired, it would be cool if we also had an european city and a latin american city
@@heroinasytumbas3346 they also have the India inspired city that we haven’t seen yet
they have one based on Indonesia also
Or African one.
Im sure there will be. I can see lots of small dots on the world, which probably means they are currently locked. I also suggested in their discord to have a rural area for each country.
They should consider doing different countries like Europe, Paris, Australia would be nice to able to use the airport to travel
AR must be a cool company if they have Timothée Chalamet as HR...
It feels like Inzoi hired some of actual The Sims franchise players to give lots of notes, everything in it is what The Sims 4 lacks of 😂
In the sims 4 when you interact with someone they have specific categories, but inzoi makes it more unpredictable. I think that brings a lot of realism into the game
Woah looking at it, this company may want to expand this game much further into real Augmented Reality experiences including going into places as the virtual you!
This is clearly JUST THE BEGINNING
That blew my mind 🤯
How interesting.."you are part of zoi care team".. i think the suggestion is you are your zoi's spirit guide. The library refering to akashic record, first floor being 3rd dimention our physical world that we are aware of, second floor being a higher dimension that a zoi would be able to access after death. Each book is a book of life of every zoi that lived. Karma being mentioned i am wondering if zois will be able to reincarnate? That would be too much wouldnt it? Do i sound crazy? Its past midnight and i cant tell if im having some kind of enlightnment or falling asleep..
Koreans beleive in Reincarnation so, there is some possibility
@@irinasokolova6474 I think you are on the money with this theory.
Love it.. and as someone who follows the new age philosophy, I'm here for it! Also love how they have tarot cafe's in the game. I hope at some point zoi's can work there.
I was hoping for town/premade lore. But, it was a fun video.
what if the cats are the real gods. we are merely their fleshy, loud pawns................
Please show us all the careers and the career progression.
Tune in on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday!! I will be doing inZOI long play!!
@@acottonsock okay thanks, will it be a live session and what time ? Really love your videos and please can you be like a ceo or manager in the game you know like be the boss ?
I’ve been waiting for your next inzoi upload yayy!
This feels dystopian to me, I don't know why. Maybe it's the usage of "god" or it's a tech company
The usage of "gods" makes me a little uncomfortable too, mainly because I'm a Christian and have just had some classes regarding the "weird" parts of the Bible that aren't talked about much in church. Specifically how at the Towel of Babel, God (with a big G aka Yahweh) caused humans to start speaking different languages and scattering to all corners of the world, then he assigned the different nations (Deuteronomy 32: 8-9) to what we in western civilization would equate to arch-angels, many of whom didn't carry out His wishes and corrupted the nations, convincing the people to worship the arch angels (little g gods) instead of Yahweh. Then if you read Psalm 82, boy-howdy, you think twice before removing pool ladders or the InZoi equivalent.
@@judialbert1349 girllllllllll
@@summrnigts lmao right. It's not that deep!
I mean I'm yet to meet a simmer that hasn't been through a godphase of play (if they've played long enough) 😂😂
Well, it's not dystopia, but these games are already a simulation in themselves, and by adding another layer they simulate a simulation within a simulation, which I find quite redundant and unnecessary.
I’m literally obsessed with this game already
I agree with your opinion on familiy bios, I think the best thing Sims 2 made was to give titbits in bios and memories for players to explore the lore and create their own theories. It makes the world feel real.
I am loving all the InZoi streams!
So far just the three are confirmed for release, Dowon (based on Seoul), Bliss Bay (based on Santa Monica), and Cahaya (an Indonesian coastal city). I agree and hope that a European-inspired city will come in the future!
I would actually love to see the Psycat appear in the library!
i don’t know if anyone noticed, but the globe is the earth! it has real countries like the korean peninsula, japan and the west coast of the US!
are you still able to mess with zois by 5-6am? or does it prevent you from doing that? and if it doesnt prevent, what happens if you do that?
Would it be okay if on the next inzoi video you could compare how zois look from up close with different graphics settings? Cheers
Always love fellow storytellers. Subbed XD.
It’s revealed that “inZOI” is a portmanteau word meaning “insight” so maybe the core lore of the game itself is related to that…
There are a few people on discord that they said they won't be able to play this game.😢and it's such a beautiful game.
4 minutes ago is inZOI
So, if they are an AR company, I think people are signing up to experience life in a simulator via an headset.
Love the lore plus Im a fan of the objective of creating fulfilling lives for the zois. It fits my gameplay style perfectly
Hmm, so there's no real lore, just background stories and tutorials. When we talk about lore, including Plumbella, we mean actual stories of the townies-not just written backstories like in The Sims 4, but real situations that play out in the game.
Plumbella has some hella long Sims lore videos but I love 'em, she's funny. Great job on this one Madi giving us a glimpse into the lore of InZoi❤👍
I'm so sad this game won't be available for macs! This is my dream life sim.
InZOI have lore I didn’t know
Im becoming more and more impatient I need thisss 🥺
this game looks so amazing, but the lack of communication regarding monetization is a bit frightening. when you were showing off the messages with Henri, there was a grayed out button labeled "Meow Store", implying that we can purchase Meow (the in game currency of inZOI). i don't know if it's going to be there for release but i hope that it won't be, as playing in a sandbox fashion where you can have as little or as much money as you want is vital without having to spare more real-life money.
9/10 video. lacking 1 hour long building, gameplay and Cas creation
This actually turns me off just a little from the game. I like lore and all but i just like putting myself in the games. And i like waking them up whenever.
I was disappointed that the girl in the Inzoi video with the white hat, white crop top, and torn jeans was not available in the CAZ Character Studio for download. I didn't see her or her clothing anywhere.
Just can’t wait for the demo❤
One thing I want to know is amongst the dev's, who's the cat lover? There has to be a story there 🧐
The sims 4 could never 😭
„gods” working for a corporation and controlling zois is quite dystopian and and a bit off putting to me 😬
Same. As a christian this feels very wrong.
I'm loving this!!!
Oooo yes I love lore storiessss
I am so excited for this game
damn..i love this game so much 💔
Wow so unpredictable and just want to be in this company and being a god. Yeah that what I want!
Fascinating!
Loving the lore!!!!! I cabt wait to play this!!!
I wonder if uh..... whats here name again
Miss ho fo lo
(Hoa for Lore)
Acotton please i like your video explain but can you add some music in the backgoround ? But not copyrigth
Thanks for explaining! The frequent pushing of being a 'God' and the game tapping into spiritual elements is very off-putting for me personally as I feel that intertwines with sacred beliefs that I don't feel are necessary to include in the game, but it was helpful for you to talk it through!
The idea of being a ‘God’ is kinda not a 100% new concept. Theres litterally a subgenra of simulation games called god games where you have basically a birds eye view and you make a series of decisions that affect a ‘world’ population without ever being or living in that population.
Games like SimCity play it down by like making you the “mayor” but in SimCity 4 starting your city litterally starts at creation with teraforming and such before you get into the modern day city management aspects of your city. mayors don’t do that, its god-like powers.
concept of gods, heaven and hell are very different in Korean culture. good drama for these are Tale of the nine tailed and goblin. you accumulate karma and get ready to be born again. if you have more bad karma, you get a punishment for certain number of years before you get to reincarnate and correct yourself
@@TheDawnofVanlife I understand what you mean and appreciate you explaining. I was just explaining things from my personal point of view. I'm aware there are quite a few games like that which people enjoy and I respect others' views, it's just personally off-putting for me and I thought some others may feel the same so decided to share
@@ladyclaue Thanks for explaining the link with the culture ! Personally , it's not something that I'm into but I don't judge others who may be
@@LivingWithChey I can relate to this feeling
Love your nails !
I wonder who that specil after life god is...hehe...
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Woah I'm early
Well thats a bummer. I wanted to stay up the whole night and morning using the InZoi sim. They used that lore so that they will have excuses to not finish the game. LOL. I will not fall for this B.S. and neither should you...
I'm eating up all inzoi content I can find because I'm going to be on holiday exactly for the duration of the demo 🥲🥲
@@anthropomorphicpeanut6160 I’m on holiday as well but I brought my laptop with me so I can play at the hotel lol 😂
Early Gang
Sounds like weird, evil, illuminati type lore. You're a God???? Nope..un uh...
@@Sim-dil-e-icious u r on every new simulation game videos hating. Like u work for ea or something?
You are on every new life simulation game videos hating. R u working for ea or something?
Go back to sims SIMp, the sims is literally a God like simulator without using the words and there's a trait to be evil in the game. What do you think you're accomplishing here? 😂
Get the heck outta here bro, nobody cares about your bitter inappropriate sht
@@Moerighan Wow, you're rude little mf, aren't you? I'm expressing my views here..period. I'm not here calling people a dam SIMp for no reason, telling them to leave. You're a bully, and a weak one at that....
I'm actually elated that people like you have moved away from The Sims, and are into this overhyped, A.I. generated, job stealing, Sims wanna be.
With gamers like you finally gone, The 'Sims community' can breathe fresh air again, because y'all toxic as hell. It's unhealthy to be this nasty to a gaming company, it's product, and those who still enjoy the game.
I'd really tell you how I feel about your comment and where to go, but Ima be respectful on this lady's channel and keep it moving.....
Always waiting for your videos 🤍 im so excited for the game too!!