Looks like they're going in the right direction! I love the fact that your parafolk's personality "develops" as you play, it's as if you're getting to know them \o/ I'm keeping my expectations grounded but kinda hype tbh.
They’ve made so much progress it’s hard to not get excited. I think my early access expectations are reasonable but I’m also pretty sure I’m going to love it just for the art style alone
Thank you for this very thoughtful commentary on the Paralives video. I was particularly impressed by your choice not to discuss things in the chronological order they were presented in, opting for a more in-depth discussion of the design choices. I've seen a lot of videos on the gameplay reveal, but yours was probably the one that, although positive, felt the most put together ; my apologies for seeing it only now ! I feel like the key to Paralives is that it's a life simulation that is not so much about telling whatever story you like, but about emerging storytelling. You end up writing the story because you're forced to make choices and evolve. And that has all kinds of implications in various aspects : having to pick a Together Card, having to pick an upgrade at work, having to pick a personality upgrade... Even the character creation is less about personality, and more about choosing what your starting bonuses are. The thought bubbles are somewhat in the same vein, they put physical needs ("I'm hungry") on the same level as emotional whims ("I want to talk to Carl") so that you have to choose what to prioritize. Also you're always given sufficient information to choose (like with the icons and the % for the Together Card, or the exact bonus for a job upgrade), so you can see the continuity of your actions. It's a completely different... paradigm. (ha ! get it ?) Paralives seems to incentivize planning ahead, as well as cause and consequence. Not everything is possible. Not everything needs to be micromanaged (who cares what two Paras are talking about, what matters is what the conversation means for their relationship or skill or whatever). No status quo can be allowed. It's really the thing I like the most about the gameplay of Paralives so far. It's a GAME, not a dollhouse. But a highly customizable one, and I can't wait until I write my own Together Cards !
Aw thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it :) And yes I think it’s really cool the story develops as you go along. And I love that other Paras in the story can influence how that unfolds as well. I like the element of surprise and that not every option will be exactly as I planned.
might be a weird thing to focus on, but one the things that I liked the most about this is we get to see characters of varied height interacting with each other. Sims has EA money and yet everyone is the same height.
I love that they’ve add details like that! It makes each Para seem more unique. I’m sure it’s easier to program a game where all characters are the same height, I appreciate they’ve taken the time to add it in.
For what's basically a first look at the live mode at least a year before early access, I think showing the core gameplay loops feels like the most important thing, and for a life sim... That requires serious editing to do it in a reasonable time frame. Closer to release I'll want to see a more... Developer let's play, I suppose... approach to showing the game off that Life By You gives us, but for now this showed me what I wanted to know - A birds eye view of how the gameplay will actually work.
For sure! Again, I feel like my disappointment came from my excitement to see more, not that they did a bad job. The video they shared was great and had tons to be hyped about
it’s also possible that they don’t have too much right now, and that’s why they don’t show too much at a time. but i’m not against that, i would rather see the stuff that’s (mostly) polished, than the stuff that they might change later. i don’t want to get too excited about something only for it not to work out.
I can't wait for early access! I've been following all of the new life sim games, but Paralives is definitely at the top of my list. So much to be excited for!
NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE!!! 🥰🥰🥰 I love how you explain things, and your voice is so calming and beautiful 💕✨ Also you look so naturally pretty even without make up😍😍😍 Anyways, I can not wait to finally be able to play Paralives, I can't do it on my own laptop 'cuz mine's so old and doesn't have enough money to upgrade it yet. So I might borrow my brother's computer to play it since he have been upgrading it. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
You’re so sweet, thank you :) I absolutely *am* wearing makeup in this video though! And I agree, can’t wait for early access and the chance to play Paralives!
Agree with you, I don't think a game need 20 dlc pay to be a good game. I don't get the people complaining about the dlc not costing. It so stupid, there are many games that have no dlc and complete without it. I absolutely love the personality build and the sub skill inside a skill. It soo cool!!!!😍
Every time they show new features I get more excited! I think the together cards and personalities make live mode look really fun, and build mode is looking amazing as well. And yeah, for the amount of support they’ve already gained before release, I think they’ll definitely do well enough to pay the team and continue improving the game.
Looks like they're going in the right direction! I love the fact that your parafolk's personality "develops" as you play, it's as if you're getting to know them \o/ I'm keeping my expectations grounded but kinda hype tbh.
They’ve made so much progress it’s hard to not get excited. I think my early access expectations are reasonable but I’m also pretty sure I’m going to love it just for the art style alone
Thank you for this very thoughtful commentary on the Paralives video. I was particularly impressed by your choice not to discuss things in the chronological order they were presented in, opting for a more in-depth discussion of the design choices. I've seen a lot of videos on the gameplay reveal, but yours was probably the one that, although positive, felt the most put together ; my apologies for seeing it only now !
I feel like the key to Paralives is that it's a life simulation that is not so much about telling whatever story you like, but about emerging storytelling. You end up writing the story because you're forced to make choices and evolve. And that has all kinds of implications in various aspects : having to pick a Together Card, having to pick an upgrade at work, having to pick a personality upgrade... Even the character creation is less about personality, and more about choosing what your starting bonuses are. The thought bubbles are somewhat in the same vein, they put physical needs ("I'm hungry") on the same level as emotional whims ("I want to talk to Carl") so that you have to choose what to prioritize. Also you're always given sufficient information to choose (like with the icons and the % for the Together Card, or the exact bonus for a job upgrade), so you can see the continuity of your actions. It's a completely different... paradigm. (ha ! get it ?)
Paralives seems to incentivize planning ahead, as well as cause and consequence. Not everything is possible. Not everything needs to be micromanaged (who cares what two Paras are talking about, what matters is what the conversation means for their relationship or skill or whatever). No status quo can be allowed.
It's really the thing I like the most about the gameplay of Paralives so far. It's a GAME, not a dollhouse. But a highly customizable one, and I can't wait until I write my own Together Cards !
Aw thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it :)
And yes I think it’s really cool the story develops as you go along. And I love that other Paras in the story can influence how that unfolds as well. I like the element of surprise and that not every option will be exactly as I planned.
might be a weird thing to focus on, but one the things that I liked the most about this is we get to see characters of varied height interacting with each other. Sims has EA money and yet everyone is the same height.
I love that they’ve add details like that! It makes each Para seem more unique. I’m sure it’s easier to program a game where all characters are the same height, I appreciate they’ve taken the time to add it in.
For what's basically a first look at the live mode at least a year before early access, I think showing the core gameplay loops feels like the most important thing, and for a life sim... That requires serious editing to do it in a reasonable time frame. Closer to release I'll want to see a more... Developer let's play, I suppose... approach to showing the game off that Life By You gives us, but for now this showed me what I wanted to know - A birds eye view of how the gameplay will actually work.
For sure! Again, I feel like my disappointment came from my excitement to see more, not that they did a bad job. The video they shared was great and had tons to be hyped about
it’s also possible that they don’t have too much right now, and that’s why they don’t show too much at a time. but i’m not against that, i would rather see the stuff that’s (mostly) polished, than the stuff that they might change later. i don’t want to get too excited about something only for it not to work out.
That’s totally fair! Overall, I think they did a great job with it and I’m super excited about everything they’ve been working on
IM ACTUALLY SO EXCITED TBH IT LOWKEY LOOKSBETTER THEN SIMS
I can't wait for early access! I've been following all of the new life sim games, but Paralives is definitely at the top of my list. So much to be excited for!
NEW SUBSCRIBER HERE!!! 🥰🥰🥰 I love how you explain things, and your voice is so calming and beautiful 💕✨ Also you look so naturally pretty even without make up😍😍😍
Anyways, I can not wait to finally be able to play Paralives, I can't do it on my own laptop 'cuz mine's so old and doesn't have enough money to upgrade it yet. So I might borrow my brother's computer to play it since he have been upgrading it. 🥰🥰🥰🥰
You’re so sweet, thank you :) I absolutely *am* wearing makeup in this video though!
And I agree, can’t wait for early access and the chance to play Paralives!
Agree with you, I don't think a game need 20 dlc pay to be a good game. I don't get the people complaining about the dlc not costing. It so stupid, there are many games that have no dlc and complete without it.
I absolutely love the personality build and the sub skill inside a skill. It soo cool!!!!😍
Every time they show new features I get more excited! I think the together cards and personalities make live mode look really fun, and build mode is looking amazing as well. And yeah, for the amount of support they’ve already gained before release, I think they’ll definitely do well enough to pay the team and continue improving the game.