Paralives - Gameplay Overview 

Its important everyone gets represented :P

I feel seen

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Preach it brother!!

Never saw anything more relatable before!

:D

AAAAAAAAA

IT WAS AMAZINGLY AMAZING ❤

take my money please, love from Ontario

Thank you guys! I can tell there is a lot of passion going into this game!

relatable.

same

That friend is me, I love how it's like for the npcs, group exercise? out of the blue? Okay? one try, lit one push up and straight up hell nah, you go on but no me XD

Same

Them and the devs for Life By You have been pretty decent about it. I'm glad they're gonna give The Sims a run for their money.

​@@Grinnarabout time.

​@@Grinnar lmao I hope you guys aren't expecting life by you to actually be anything worth playing

@@ridiculogan2962 they are rushing lbu too hard, I doubt the launch version will be any good or polished

That was amazing to see haha

Litteraly me lmaoo

Hahahaha yes..She was like: no ma'am

that woman was infact me, haha! such a vibe!

That got me to.

But that unemployment check looked fat if you never wanted to work, lol.

​@@yellaninpoppin9919 I can already imagine the get rich quick challenges lol

this 20204 we should be able to do work stuff when we go to work....sigh when will devs learn

A onlyfans job at that. 😂

I hope all of these upcoming games don't neglect gameplay aspects that came with three Sims 4 packs for off-the-grid living.

I love it, its like a mix of French and simlish

@@huntrrams I thought parts of it sounded similar to Spanish as well!

I'm not a huge fan of it, it seems a bit primitive, but like I mean I don't absolutely hate to hear it like I do some languages

​@@Jus_Joj I agree somewhat. The "sentences" are so short it sounds like they just took their first class in how to speak it and can only say "hello" and "how are you?"

​@@Jus_JojIt's still a work in progress they'll improve this in the future so don't worry.

The fact that we are impressed that developers want to sell a game once and not be greedy is so sad.

@@naryaincwhat 10 years of sims 4 does to a mofo

Tis aged well, the devs said they will have microtransactions and DLC's on release.

@@RealTurbidHereSource?

will be a subscription 😀

not released, early access. 2 very different things

@@Bxredewil But it will still be playable

That is so refreshing to hear.

@@Bxredewilok and? It’s still playable

Looks like they want to make this game into a platform which they can build on over the years, instead of releasing paralives 2 a few years later. That's cool

I love it so much ❤ all my sims love exercising even tho they just sit at computers all day and I hate the personality conflict.

TF did you decide this person is a lady and goes by she/her?

@@artificial_bloom It's a female para and her name is Erika...

​@@artificial_bloom pleaseeee

@@artificial_bloom If you're gonna rage bait make it less obvious next time.

Yes but i'll be happy if this game scares EA.

Both. Both is good.

Shortly before early access? To provide as little support as possible? sus

@@Trippelwixx I think it's will be good

@@julied7546 me too, i answer for powerpuff, i don't think she understands that patreon will probably end when early access starts

Right lmfaoo walking while on it constantly i hated this in sims.

1000000000000000000000000000%

Words can't describe my hatred towards the Sims 4's phones like my happiness over the lack of phones in Paralives 😍

Frl. The only phones i would like are the landlines ones

I like it, but it will also be a good idea if they add a system so that we can activate or deactivate the phones in the future.

I love how transparent they are! It’s a breath of fresh air.

My Time at Sandrock was like that when it was first released and it's one of the best games ever. It's been a year and a half and has a ton of content now that's it's officially released. I fully expect Paralives will be a similar experience since they actually listen to player feedback.

What do you call early access games? Selectivity.

That is so cute and funny!!! Love them for being honest with us! ❤

it was a really wise thing to say because they know the hype around the game and many don't really understand what they're getting into with an early access game

what about all these comments about "the other game"? Is the Sims like Voldemort or something?

@@Kat-qf7ov sims is more bouncy and cartoonish than people wanted. ea targeted this life simulation to kids and some teens and older people wanted to play it, but had to use mods to make it more their artstyle.

@@fernandavqstz umm... okay? This had nothing to do with my comment, I was just wondering why people in the comments seem to be scared of writing down the word "Sims".

​@@Kat-qf7ovin short, yes, they are

This ONE, OTHER game 😂😂

and the pedestrians too like omg the guy walking with his daughter

Everything I’ve ever wanted

Well, someone needs to check The Sims 3 then. You’ll be up for a nice surprise coming from TS4

@@marlaacoleethissss❤❤❤

The Sims 3 had this and Rod Humble who was Game Dir for TS2/3 is with Paradox making Life By You (another Sims competitor) Excited to get both this and that one

Same! I was like "please get this girl something to eat!" :D

It's accurate sometimes. Gotta make those relationships, needs be damned.

I also love that general wants and whatnot show up in the same place as basic needs so that the indicator of severity can be applied to anything

truely a Sims moment

It has such a beautiful cozy feeling. Like being a god that makes their creation happy and successful

It's the Lofi Life Sim

​@@J0J0155 Kinda like Virtual Cottage turned into a fully fledged game

That’s the PERFECT description

Exactly my feeling too!

ikr? One-sided relationships really makes the gameplay more interesting! Also you can really spice up your own storytelling! 👀

I still hope we can make design our own crush system, making it a specific thing you’d like about a person would be really nice too. ☺️

I think it’s an in game hour so you can speed it up so the “hour” goes by faster. Similar to Sims gameplay.

I think it would be cool if you could follow up on the replies Like using the small replies you get as a sort of thread to shape a conversation Say you just click on the reply and the conversation shifts that way

I would guess there will be other base interactions beyond just talking; on top of that, there are a number of other group activities you could likely switch between to fill the meter-we see dancing on the menu, and it's possible there will be others like performing music, playing a video game, cooking, etc.

​​​@@AaronL0905 yeah, even speeding up that's a long ass time to wait until choosing another conversation interaction. Time goes by for the sim even if we speed it up. I love that it's not that easy to progress relationships though, and that it would take until the bar fills up to do some bigger-deal interactions. But only three choices, once an hour? Smaller things too, like ask about career? I'm scared what I first described could stay that way because it would be so bad for me. Maybe if you could do some less impactful interactions it could speed up the bar? Or if the bar filling up could be like non-consecutive. Like we chat for half an hour on tuesday and another half hour on thursday so then the cards pop up. But I'd still need to have less impactful interactions like "ask about career" to be an option more often (and have a lot more options each time of that type). I love the idea of the cards, still, I'd hope they stay. But yeah, scared. Gotta have faith in the team though, they're really really good. Plus, they'll have player feedback at some point.

@@AaronL0905i like the threads idea! maybe you could circle back to something you were told earlier. i do think each option steers the conversation towards different moods and topics

Completely agree with this! Don’t get me wrong, I love the sims.. but I always find it hard to keep myself entertained for long periods of time. It just becomes boring and monotonous after awhile. This seems so different in the best way

That's the perfect way to describe it 😮 and you're right; by working on the personality as a youngster, the adult Paras would be fully fleshed out... or maybe they could do a 360° and start changing as they get older like in real life.

I just don’t get why there’s no evil traits, it would give the game better storytelling

hopefully they'll include some @@petergrimm96

​@josepedrodavilalimastorto3514 that's fair, I didn't even realize that! There aren't really negative options, not even "low empathy" or "bad at making friends". The most I saw was the grumpy personality. I'm hoping we get some less than pleasant personalities and interactions

Yes, even the good sim games have a repetitive gameloop of "talk, talk, joke, talk, play, hug, kiss, hug, kiss, marry" for all relationships. This is refreshing

This lets me more positive than the art style.

For real, sometimes I would make characters in the Sims 4 and do woohoo speedruns out of boredom 😂 It's just no fun interacting with other Sims! Honestly, the gameplay (AND the decorative freedom, did you see those clutter placements?!?!) looks like SUCH a breath of fresh air! I would love to play Paralives as a proper game, and not just as a "character/house creator" (which is all I use TS4 for nowadays...).

yesss this system of interactions seems so unique and organic. I like that there's some chance involved in what interactions you can choose from, too

I instantly felt way more connected to this character than I ever have to my characters in the sims! They actually feel like people.

YES!

Yeees! 👍🏻❤️🥹

I love the leveling up system! Really makes it immersive instead of you being just a "watcher".

YES!

True. Most musicians can play more than one instrument. And it makes sense that when you play an instrument it would be easier to play others as well

me too! they actually make her a character and not just a sim you can control, she's also soo cute

What I liked most about this was the sound of the kiss.

Yes sims 2 had kiss sounds like that. Sims 4 they just made it so generic

No overdramatic movements or flashy stuff, just a simple kiss... and natural slow movements...

YESSSS

Why ?

@@julied7546 Tour vans are notorious for powerfully concentrated body odor, which is a disgusting but inevitable consequence of such a high-intensity, low-turnaround lifestyle. I miss those days until I remember the stench lol

@@superking208 ok 👍

Indie game, u know.. 😅

@@DBT1007 it's still pretty ambitious tbh but I believe it'll deliver when it's launched

Stuff like that give me hope that is gonna be much bigger that it is now!

I love that. Seems like they’re going for quality over quantity wich is honestly a great approach. When the content is good and well implemented it doesn’t have to be super complicated. The game seems simple and minimalistic, but not in a way that feels lacking. I can’t wait to finally be able to try this game out for myself when it comes out. I just know already from what we’ve been shown so far that it will be such a comforting and relaxing game to play to wind down after a long day.

@@silh3345yes! a nice thought out game is always appreciated by players. not rushing and taking your time is a way to ensure success. putting out content that people wait for and are excited for should be a goal for all game companies

This is what i'm so excited about. I Hope they implement a nice memory system. I want to Play Out realistic storylines and with i will be able to do that!

I hope they implement more relationship options while creating a para than parent or married. Or really easy cheats for relationships because creating friends or a not married couple would be a pain

and im sure they'll develop compatibility so it makes it even more realist. the fact that u can never be rejected in the S*** is unrealistic and unauthentic tbh

I think they will heavily focus on the development of text boxes for interaction, it will be so good to have countless interactions over time with new updates

You mean in 4 hours lmao

Yes! game immersion🎉

Agree. Looking like 2025 will be promising for some movies and games. Let's Go!!

That’s definitely a wholesome way to look at it 🎉2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣

And inZOI hopefully

And without a super obnoxiously-loud smooching sound, too!

The expressions was subtle and nice.

It's cute but for first kiss, maybe it needs a longer build up (without the Success! message so players won't know the outcome first).

@@GreybellI agree, could be a bit more suspenseful 😏

Yes that would be so nice!

Like they said it’s unfinished it could be subject to change. I’m sure they will.

I would also love if they have conversations doing so, in every other Life Sims, they just approach everywhere only to have specific dual conversations, but never group walks, group walk mid-talk, and even group activities whilst chatting together during them.

Yes!!! That's what makes sims 4 too silly sometimes. I like that we can finally have something more neutral

We’re evolving back to Sims 2/3 and that’s a really good thing

I really agree, that's what makes the sims 4 really annoying to me. It's like the gameplay is super stiff and when something actually happens all sims act super silly and do unnatural stuff like EA thinks that's funny ._.

@@barbarapagnocca Sometimes? It's always silly. Even death is silly in The Sims.

Yeah I like silly in a Sims game, but I find that Sims 4 silliness feels artificial and unfunny. (Sims 2 was the height of the most authentic feeling silliness, and I think Sims 3 wasn't as artificial as Sims 4 but not quite as authentic as Sims 2.)

Yeah I agree, I'd like Paras to have more autonomy like that. They should get to choose what they want, if we're not actively controlling them we should only be able to nudge them towards doing what we want

Yeah, it would be nice if there was an animation where you could "disturb" them, like an apology and introduction for strangers it is you know them already, a wave a loud greating from afar etc. Depending on the situation and their traits strangers might refuse to talk to you also might be an idea to consider?

a lot of the animations are unfinished. this is more of a gameplay overview than a gameplay development thing

​@@alsin7085It's a overview

I'm sure when it's released on Early Access, they will have a way for people to give feedback on stuff like this

Deserved. The greedy bastards really over did it.

Ehhh, us Simmers are no better with our shade tho

@@chere100 100% agreed

I dont get it?

@@Sacration The part about no paid DLCs

YES! the fact there will be no paid DLC's means I no longer have any axcuse to be stingy.

I'm sold now on my way to their Patreon Y'ALL DON'T FORGET TO DO AS WELL

The more patrons they have, the more people they could get on the team / ressources they can attire to put the game in the best possible shape at launch! Also the early access phase could be shortened significantly as well

This is one of my parts they showed off. It's such a good way for progress in the game to actually pay off

Yeah they used to do that in Sims 2 where if you had the skills you started higher. Sims 4 they just threw that out the window for some reason.

@@LaughOLottIt happens more while you’re already having a career, but same.

True, for me it was terribly strange to treat it as a character trait.

Tbh? Based

Honestly yeah the Sims team did us dirty with the vegetarian and lactose intolerant personality traits

Exactly because you shouldn't need to take up a personality slot just to set your sims food preferences. And being a vegetarian isn't even a personality trait to begin with, lol. (Unless you are some type of stereotypical hippie) The Sims still need to revamp the trait system and put the vegetarian trait into the 'likes and dislikes' selection instead since they added that. It would make more sense

​@@Virg0z This is random but wish I could set my sims favorite food to chocolate. With all the chocolate items we have I wouldn't mind making them live only on it. Lol

The UI is a work of art

The Sims just died. Is time to give a chance to Paralives. The Sims company are thiefs

@@Tadziothx Capitalism competition finally arrived to the sims.

Same and fully agreed

Saaame! I got tears in my eyes from this video. 🥹💕

I know lot of this stuff was on patreon already but its just SO different to see full video like this instead of snap shot here and there. It's amazing how far it has come from single person project paralives started as to see this and with early access announced :O

The free expansions could be only about adding contents in Early Access.

They deserve to be shaded

I agree with you and It's really good that there are conditions for getting a job

I hope they go the open neighbourhoods route rather than the complete open worlds the sims 3 had. I hate having to load new lots when I'm just visiting next door, but the complete open world is too much

​​@@deaththefairyit never takes long.... I'd rather it load the whole open world once than go through a loading screen everytime i want to go somewhere

@@deaththefairy The Sims 3 is poorly optimised and EA probably did not want to invest any more money to upgrade its engine. If you have been in The Sims 3 modding community, you may have seen that it's fairly common to have confused AIs hogging your CPU.

​@@nikolowolokin I'm hoping we will get like either villages,cities and towns that will require a loading screen. But once you're there you can now explore that specific map only.

Yes please

Seriously, I've been playing Sims since I got Sims 1 as a literal child and loved all the games until Sims 3 but EA has really gone off the rails with the recent full release packs. I really don't feel like supporting a multi billion dollar corporation that makes full paying customers beta test their buggy unfinished games. Very excited to try a new life sim that isn't made by EA!

Regardless of how strongly you're rooting for something, you should always root for competition. Monopolies are terrible for the consumer in EVERY market, causing unfavorable pricing, stagnant or even decreasing quality over time, corporate laziness, lack of innovation, etc. It shouldn't take until your fave company goes to sh** to support alternatives, and yet that's what everyone seems to do in some sort of catty middleschooler mentality.

@@kokoapebbles My point is that it took THIS LONG, it took EA going absolutely off the deep end into greed and laziness for people to realise "oh yeah.... Maybe monopolies aren't that great." For years, any time any alternative would even be considered (even fakes/hoaxes), there were fans acting like "you will NEVER be the Sims, you copycat! stop copying and find your own game genre. life sims are ONLY for the Sims!" It's only since Sims 4 was trash that the majority have been open to the idea of competition (some also started to turn due to the microtransaction store in Sims 3, but I'm pretty certain that was a minority group). This commenter even said it "I have never rooted for the direct competition of my favorites" why? Again, you should always be rooting for competition, not just when sh** hits the fan. The Sims came out in the year 2000. If you think there hasn't been a SINGLE potential competitor in over 20 years and they're only JUST popping up now, then you're delusional. There are no competitors simply because fans of the Sims refused to support them until Sims 4 was bad.

The Sims does require competition so they'll feel pressure to improve, this game and InZOI will bring competitiveness in the niche 😊, competitiveness that is also needed for the city-building genre as Cities Skylines 2's launch was horrendous, and just like EA, Paradox is greedy with their DLCs 😩.

I'd truly appreciate it if they could introduce a feature that specifically enables us to play with our friends. The idea is not to turn it into an online platform for meeting strangers but to enhance the gaming experience by allowing us to share it exclusively with our friends. As a dedicated Sims player, I've been longing to enjoy The Sims with my friends. Playing solo tends to become monotonous after a few weeks, resembling a repetitive cycle, almost like working with a CAD program. The key here is emphasizing the multiplayer aspect, creating an opportunity for a more engaging and dynamic gaming experience with friends.

Please the barely covered shade has me weak 😂

Yes bc any game that actually wants to make money is going to give free packs away they said that so you can pay fot their patreon longer bc youll eventually get free packs

​@@ds7590 Sims fans who have never experienced a respectable games company are so funny 😂 ever heard of No Mans Sky, Minecraft, Stardew Valley, Terraria, etc. etc. etc. the list goes on.

@@ds7590 Buuuuutttttt those who don't join the Patreon also get free updates/packs, soooo....much different than that other life sim game that is well over $1100 to have all the content offered AND keeps breaking what could be one huge DLC into much smaller ones to rake in the cash.

same, ngl

This is so real 😭😭

Same 😭

i teared up too. seeing this being an idea of one person until a whole crew formed to how it is right now feels amazing as a fan of the concept. the game was formed with love and love we see it forming to its upcoming release. 😭✨🥳

Same this made me feel something 😭

BTS and some Paralives, 2025. Sounds like 2025 is shaping up to be a good year.

⁠@@chere100BTS, Paralives and Superman. God 2025 is already a great year for me

Eu também 🥰❤️

Yes it's time 🥹

They'll probably reveal more by then lol

@@meltedprincess true though

Cant wait for them to show of family gameplay! Im sure it’ll be so sweet and heartwarming. Also the open world aspects