This life sim is open world, has cars & so much more! (Life By You)
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- Life By You just dropped their first trailer and a presentaton filled with a whole bunch of info, let's check it out!
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Competition is healthy. Every "The Sims"-fan should be ecstatic that someone is challenging EA.
I was just coming here to say the same thing. Even how cheeky they're being about it is good. I haven't played the Sims in so long because of how disappointing the value has been, but I still love it and I'm hopeful that having a competitor will push the quality to be what we deserve.
Will be interesting to see how they change Sims 5 to keep up with their new competition.
I just think if they werent so ugly they would be real competition
I don’t want challenges anymore. I want a fresh and better life sim and leave sims in the dust
@@nooneeey so basically how paradox shot sim city 2013 to dust?
It feels like I’m in a long term but slightly toxic relationship with the sims and I’m finally realising that maybe I deserve better ❤
Brilliant haha same
Yes, we all definitely deserve better. I divorced EA and Maxis a long time ago, lol!
Omg lmao I feel this so hard
This is so true 😂
Same
If this is a semi popular game I think the sims will have have to work really hard to make the next game better
also on the pricing. what botters me most.. every damn sims dlc, no matter how small it is.. 20$.. i mean.. if you buy your kid sims with all addons.. how much does that cost? several thousand dollars? EA had a monopol.. and finally it will collapse.. i first thought paralives will do what city skyline did with sim city ;) but now there are 2 out there, that forces The Sims to get realistic again in terms of pricing and content
it will just make them pressure the sims 5 release and give an unfinished game like sims 3 was
@@ReginaTrans_ And like Sims 4 was too.
@@FRNathan13 yup, did u know we are playing an online mobile game?? thats what the sims 4 was designed for but had to release it as sims 4!!!! this is why we have no cars or decent animations like grabbing a simple plate from its table instead of magically appearing on their hand by putting their hand near the plate
The DLC for this will be fully feature and no micro something to look forward too.
I’m not a fan of the art style, but I’m happy for the competition.
Same
I like it so far. It kinda looks like realistic S2 to me
I LOVE it
Yeah the art style is throwing me off too. If the game is good enough I could probably get used to it, but let's see if they deliver!
That's the benefit of going with a more cartoony/stylized theme, it hides any technical limitations. If everything is open world, having items with a high polygon count will quickly melt most computers. Bit with it being completely open to mods, I'm sure there are many modders that will be more than happy to bridge that gap.
Two videos in one day, what is this? Heaven? Thank you James
everyone had to stop and upload a video reviewing this game, they just released the trailer today a few minutes ago
this is the GOOD place!
@@luizamor4503 😁😁 Holy Forken Shirtballs I Love That Show!! Great reference 😉👌
No its hell.
Stanning Rod Humble! What excites me the most is you can visibly see how excited and proud everyone is about the game they helped create. It's almost like Rod is celebrating the ability to do the things that "some nameless corporation" never gave him the freedom to do. New life simulators, let's go! 🎉
For Real!!! Mr Humble never let me down in the past. I have the utmost faith in his very capable abilities!! The God Father Of The Sims himself! (Will Wright graciously abdicated his throne and title to Mr Humble a long time ago.... after much frustration and failed social interactions with the EA Titans) I'm Super Stoked man! 😁 😁
YES! Found the exact comment I was looking for. Rod looks SO happy and I’m overjoyed to finally get a life simulation game that provides the tools I need to CREATE almost anything I want. I felt that freedom with Sims 2 but now it seems like Sims 2 overload and I’m alllll the way here for it!
Paradox + Rod Humble... This game destroys the sims. Take my money now!
@@OSLissa 💚💚💚
Lol the shade “some nameless corporation” 😂
Considering the realism in the art style and the flexibility during play, my biggest question is going to be what kind of processing power is this game going to take?
Considering it's being made by the same company as Cities Skylines, and even on the lowest settings, it's very enjoyable and optimized incredibly well. I can run it on a low end, pre-built desktop from Best Buy with no hits to my playability and quality.
I hope that corporate synergy will be used in Life by Me, and will be equally optimized.
Someone else said 16 GB ram with 4 GB dedicated video
From the steam page
RECOMMENDED:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10/11
Processor: Intel Core i5-10400F / AMD Ryzen 5 5600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 6GB/AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 25 GB available space
MINIMUM:
Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
OS: Windows 10
Processor: Intel Core i5-8600 / AMD Ryzen 5 2600
Memory: 16 GB RAM
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960 4GB / AMD Radeon R9 380 4GB
DirectX: Version 11
Storage: 25 GB available space
@@captaincalx667 Life By You isn't the same team as Cities Skylines. CS is made by a separate company (Colossal Order) and distributed by Paradox. Where LBY is being made by one of Paradox's studios directly.
A lot of the Paradox games are available on NVIDIA GeForce Now. So if your internet connection is good, you can always stream the game if they launch it there. I play the Sims 4 on my MacBook with M1 chip without any problems but use GeForce for streaming Anno and other games.
They're giving players all the creation tools? Unreal! Can't wait to see what creations will come out of this. Opens the doors for new modders as well. Impressed.
Yup, Paradox has always been good to modders, especially in recent years. They know how much modding contributes to the longevity of their games and health of the community. We've always been able to access most aspects of the game and just rewrite them on the fly, but this is the first time they're bundling their entire dev kit in @.@ I'm super excited for what this means not only for LBY, but also future PDX games
Once the mod community get into this game it's gonna take off dramatically. You can literally create scenarios and storylines. This has the potential to be a major contender in the Life Sim space.
I agree. I see the modding community going nuts with this for sure
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@@razan2069 Now we talkin 😈
As a huge fan of The Sims 3, this is amazing.
Looks like one can create their own Batuu (aww yeah!) without too much hassle. What a win for everyone.
and you don't even need to rely on rabbitholes to have interactions! better than batuu in s4, that's for sure(barely resisted saying fo sho to have _bars?...)._
REMINDER! The September release is the EARLY ACCESS release. They open it up for critique. FAR AWAY FROM THE FINISHED GAME!
Do you know how to get in on the Early Access?
@@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 You can simply buy it in early access (in September), just like you can buy any fully released game. You don't have to pre-order (you can only pre-order on Epic), but you can simply buy it on Epic or Steam when Early Access opens normally in September, just like any released game. You won't get to play it any earlier if you pre-order (just so you know), and heads up - you also won't get the ridiculous download problems and rubbish on first day like you do with EA's App. Steam and Epic work like a dream with regard to downloading and access, with no delays or bottlenoses at all. Meanwhile, you can wishlist it on Steam to watch it's development if you like. The only difference is that it will have some features missing - but given the state of The Sims, which has always had MASSIVE features missing, the early access release will probably be more complete than The Sims 4 is NOW. And a lot less buggy, lol!! Most early access games are a lot LESS buggy than The Sims 4 is generally. I play a LOT of early access games and I rarely encounter a bug in hundreds of hours of gameplay. The Sims 4 is pre-early-access standard (Beta standard at most) in terms of bugginess - it's bugginess is highly unusual. Most games, even early access games, are NOT usually buggy like The Sims 4, lol. The Sims 4 is rather 'special' that way...
@@cosmicsmurfer2033 did you get in the discord? I preordered it but no message to get in the discord
On steam
To me, this is so much like "Second Life meets The Sims in Cities: Skylines"! There's a bit of everything in there, which is interesting because I don't think I've ever seen it done like this before. So many options available! I'm hyped!
i mean, it’s from paradox which made cities, so they clearly have a style going for simulators. could literally just be the engine they use too lmao
Real conversations is the part about this that concerns me. Dialogue in the Sims works because we have no idea what they're saying. If you've got actual dialogue it's going to get old really quick considering there'll be a limited amount of things to talk about/say.
wait few years an A.I. will cover that concern.. if they integrate something like chat-gpt in 2-3 years.. we can witness real flawless conversations that actually make sense and an A.I. voice ceator could randomly generate voices in all different languages that doesnt sound robotic anymore..
theres a ingame tool for that you can create your own dialogue and everything
Yes the dialogue is also the thing that makes me a bit sceptical. It feels like that’s something that could get really tedious over time.
Agreed. I think any community that develops around this game will be even more divisive than the Sims 4 community because people keen on build mode most likely won't be keen on writing their own scripts for telling super elaborate stories. This honestly feels way more like a fantasy roleplay simulator than a life simulator. If anything, I think people may use it as a tool to enhance RPGing... if it isn't too expensive... but I can't imagine it being cheap.
@@Chaotic_Pixie wrong it is a sim it just has very complex tool.
we love a james turner double feature
James raising his hand when they asked about builders, but missing that the wall was dragged only halfway through a tile was amusing cuz that was a major thing i saw.
The shopping is where I see the Second Life influence happening, as well as the open world aspect. Not to mention every 3D object being modifiable. SL has done that for almost 20 years.This upcoming game is mainly being covered on simming channels, but it really does seem like a full hybrid. Second life isn't a game. This is like how it would be if it was.
I haven’t heard of second life before but I looked it up and I was definitely getting those vibes from the game. Watching the video I was thinking it reminded me of those online games were you just make an avatar and interact with other players doing whatever. And that seems to be what second life is.
@@rachelcookie321 it's a lot deeper than that. There are thousands of regions owned by players who have full control on what type of region they make. From resorts, to concert venues playing actual live music streamed by the person on stage, to shopping malls, to just private residences. Pretty much anything imaginable has been thought up and made there. But it's a verrrrry steep learning curve which makes it so not many people stick around to see the infinite possibilities.
@@Daiska_Plays yea, that’s the sort of game I was thinking of.
I appreciate the honesty of it not being a game. I did imvu instead of SL. Neither are games, they're for chatting and creativity. This absolutely gives me SL vibes
I also didn't stay on SL cause of the lindenbuck price and the confusion
As a writer and a life sim player, this looks very promising. Also, the rags to riches and trashed out neighborhoods/ lots will be spectacular.
And the zombie apocalypse challenges!!!! I bought early access so I want to ask the devs about supernaturals and if there will be any diseases like the zombie virus.
As a writer I'm excited for that part also. How cool would it be if a group of writers got together & created storylines for others to DL & play through. Eek!
I’m curious to know what the system requirements will be. Sims 4 has always limited itself by trying to accommodate players with pretty low-level computers. I can’t imagine something like this running on anything with less than a dedicated video card and 16 gigs of RAM.
Edited to add: I just checked Steam, and their minimum requirements are 16GB RAM/4GB dedicated video memory. They recommend 6GB for the video. I don’t even have that, and my system is less than a year old. (Although I’m considering an upgrade, because this looks so good!)
That's also something I've been wondering about. Everytime I see anything about LBY, i get a "If it sounds too good to be true" feeling
That was my first thought, too. I know optimization on the part of the developers can help on that front, but just by looking at it, I'm not sure it how accessible it will be to those with lower-end computers, which might limit its reach a bit.
the specs are listed on the steam page
@@kittyclawed580 Thanks! I don’t use Steam; I’ll check that out.
I understand and expect games to be able to become accessible through graphic options, but I personally hated that TS4 did what it did. I hate when games try to become less of what they could be just to be able to have a bigger sell number, to be honest. I'd rather wait 3 years until I can buy a better computer, than play right away a game that is half-baked and with fewer mechanics (like TS4, for instance).
Super exciting to have more competition in the life sim market! I did notice the complete lack of other life states/ages. Of course it’s still in development and those could be added in the next 6 months, but it’s just something I noticed. We always rag on sims4 being a “young adult simulator” and I hope Life By You launches with more than just young adults. Also, is it just me or does the over the shoulder perspective just give GTA vibes 😂
They wouldn't necessarily show them in a trailer either.
at 13:41 you can see their life stages are baby, toddler, child , teen, adult, and elder.
Although, it's not unreasonable to think they might launch without certain life stages.
@@JDyzzle - I know the full release game will have all the life stages, but not sure if they will all be available during early access. I'm still excited to play the game at that time though. So happy to be able to give feedback and suggestions!
I love the customization to the game but I really hope they have a good interface that is intuitive and easy to use. I'm really not a fan of the graphics though, so I hope that is something that is improved. It looks very unfinished and dated to me personally and there are several interactions that looked unnatural to me. For example, the kitchen scene. The characters looked like they were to big for the furniture. The man was much taller than the fridge and the counters were to short in comparison to him. However, as James said, the competition is phenomenal. Hopefully it pushes the Sims franchise and even Paralives to release better and better content.
I agree with all your points. I feel like the look of the game needs a lot of improvement. It seems like they focused a lot on “you can do anything and make anything” and not a lot on how things actually look. It’s cool when you can do anything but I’m not going to want to do it in your game if the UI is bad and the animations all look weird. I feel like they did it all backwards.
@@rachelcookie321 paradox is known to make the mechanics first in beta and then in full release make the entire game look 100x better
@@adammorin2955 it just seems like they don’t have enough time to completely overhaul all of it. They have 6 months to redo all the animations, the models, the UI. It doesn’t seem like much in writing but that is a ton of stuff. I would gladly be proven wrong but I don’t think it’s possible for them to redo all of that in the timeframe. Usually at this point in development a game is mostly done and it’s just the finishing touches. Redo all the art is not just finishing touches. It seems weird that they would showcase the game like this when they know they’re just about to completely change how everything looks.
Yeah, the way it is now is really overwhelming tbh
@@rachelcookie321 I’ve seen paradox do it with their other games so we will see
This seems more like a "Simulator" than a "game" but not in a bad way. I think we will be counting on the users to make the game. They've really set this up to be whatver life you wanted. I'm wondering how much work you could do with shaders to change the look of the models.
Isn’t that literally what the sims is?
Plus you to remember the game I’m pretty sure is still be developed
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. It's so "make what you want of it" that it is likely to have less "charm" straight out of the box than the Sims. Again, not bad at all, just a very different experience. This seems to have the potential for all the "charm" you want, or don't want, you just have to put in more work to get it. If that makes sense. Again, I'm not saying it's a bad thing at all. I'm sure there are a lot of people who don't care for the "sims-ness" of the Sims, lol.
@@justjones4148 - It's a great game if you love making something your own. That's why I absolutely LOVED The Sims 3. Part of the gameplay of The Sims 3 is customizing it to make it my very own. As a result, I didn't just enjoy the game, I LOVED what I created from it! And this is why I'm so happy that the spirit of The Sims 3 lives on in Life by You. I know The Sims 3 won't last forever and I really needed a new game that carries on from that! ❤
I mean it’s Paradox, of course it’s a simulator
TBH I'm a bit overwhelmed by all of the customization and options. But I'm open minded. I'm excited about the real conversations.
You nailed it when you said the sims is restrictive of creativity - im so hyped to have a game like this. You just know the community is gonna create some AMAZING worlds!
The amount of customisation available is both exciting and daunting 😅🙈
AHHH, the shopping reminds me of the shopping in Sims 2! Thats ONE thing that I miss about the older Sim games. Let me buy the clothes I want my sim to have, i like that we have all the clothes available to us but it feels more real when all we have is the starting clothes and we NEED to go buy more.
Life By You most definitely has my attention, I'm only 4 minutes and 30 seconds in but I already love what i'm seeing in this trailer!
Yes!! I like going to the store and actually having to buy clothes.
I honestly don’t like the look of the game, could just be cause I’m so use to the Sims. BUT the open world, placing lots anywhere, the amount of customization is just incredible! I am so excited to see more!
They can't have it look too much like the Sims or there would be a lawsuit. I don't like the way the sims (or that, or even paralives) but someone will always hate it but play it anyway because the competition is EA.
@@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 BS. You can't copyright a whole art genre.
@@Barni2212 People can still make accusations, people do that about broken cookies and scalding coffee all the time.
To me it feels like a money grab. And I think they will have massive lagging issues if everything is running all the time.
Same I'm not really a fan of the "alpha" look it's verging on uncanny valley but hey if it's fun to play then I have no problem with it
I hope the art direction gets some care, because at the moment it looks a little bit like Second Life...
They said that they're still working on the visuals!
the modding community for this game is going to be INSANE.
I think there's a really cool ecosystem at play here. Almost every content creator I've looked at has said they probably won't go crazy with all these tools but they're excited to see what other people do. I'm other people. I see these tools and my brain is off to the races with cool ideas. I hope they don't dumb it down because of people saying it looks hard. Powerful tools have a learning curve. They are hard. That's what makes them able to do so much.
I agree with you - I really don't want this game dumbed down. During early access, the Life by You devs and players can work together to organize all those tons of features in a way that won't seem as overwhelming. Also I'm a bit wary of The Sims 4 content creators that are also EA game changers. They're the last people I want to listen to.
@@melodyseverything6999 you realize james is one right? And that ea doesn't really listen to them all that much. They take their idea and twist it into something they didn't want.
The art style reminds me a bit of Second Life. I think my cup of tea is the more cartoony style of Paralives, but honestly it looks awesome and I'm glad to see more life sims ☺️
If only paralives had cars. Thats all they really need. Maybe now they’ll think about adding it somehow
@@itsuplike9947 Paralives WILL have cars. Cars and bikes and horses and boats are confirmed.
Edit: Confirmed, but will be implemented during early access iirc.
I'm getting both Life by You and Paralives. I love both game studios! I'm pretty worn out be EA and what they put me through making The Sims 4 their longest running game. I wouldn't have minded if they did that with the previous games, but no - they had to make the crappiest game go on and on and on and on....smh
I'm more excited about Paralives. There's something about the look of Life By You that feels unsettling and I'm not sure why.
Probably because it's trying to look a bit too realistic while also looking a bit wonky. The most unsettling things are always something that's familiar but twisted in some way
Yeah same. The shadows are all really harsh so that throws me off.
Im not crazy about the look of either Life by You or Paralives, but I am definitely interested in playing them both.
Because it look like it came out straight from 2009
It’s not finished. It’s very obvious. They’ll fix this because so many will complain about it regardless
“I swear our landlord is the worst?” Is one of the dialogue choices so I’m guess apartments are confirmed.
You can have a landlord without living in an apartment
It can easily mean you can rent instead of own a house from someone. Or it could just be test dialogue.
Other life/fantasy games do exist, Second life, IMVU , etc. those can be played alone if you wish, and the modding and building abilities are amazing, expensive but the capabilities of these have been around for over 15-20 years now.
I think the players that go super in-depth in their story creation are going to do some cool stuff with this. 🤔 so much potential
I’ve been saying for years how I want a game that’s a combination of the sims, gta, and red dead redemption. This is definitely heading towards that direction 🤙
Omg same! I used to be obsessed with GTA5 and wished so hard to be able to drive around and do missions in the Sims. I noticed there's an XP counter in the top-right corner, I wonder what that does.
@@mariakim19931 - This game has already has so many creators I want to use. But one of the ones I saw being listed in the trailer was Gameplay Creator! I'm thinking you can turn this game into another genre like a looter shooter game (with a weapon mod), an RPG, or thief game, or even a zombie survival game (hopefully with zombies from a supernatural DLC and virus mod)!
That’s a massive insult to RDR, I can’t even comprehend what you just suggested. RDR is a masterly crafted game, don’t merge that with utter dribble.
@@rjbandit7712 💀 lmao ok, all I said was that it was heading towards that direction not that it was already at it. Relax buddy boy 😂
As someone who loves the sims 2 and 3, this is a dream come true! I’m beyond excited for this game, but I’m also excited to see other people play it because I feel like it could be overwhelming at first!
I couldn’t be more excited for this - the game has so so much potential 😍 I‘m so very impressed by the modifiability of the game and can‘t wait to see what players all over the world are going to create! Wow I‘m completely blow away 😍🤯
Feels like sims 3, but better. I cannot wait. Looks like all I want from a sims game!!!🎉😊
BTW guys, that Mr. Humble from sims 2! He always delivers! 😊
Literally! 😂❤
Will be interesting to see what kind of crazy worlds Dr. Gluon comes up with 😂
While I'm intrigued by it as a competitor, my major concern is that it looks like a simulator game engine and not an actual game, they're providing so many tools for people to "create" where's the stuff for people who don't want to do that?
As in, how much will be in place on launch that isn't reliant on the modding community and asset creators? Also the graphics are seriously dodgy, they look like far too alpha but also something that came out of Cities: Skylines when it launched eight years ago! I'm really not a fan of the conversation system, it looks like they've just nabbed ChatGPT and imported a variety of it into the game.
Still, I am a big fan of Paradox as a games company so I will definitely be cautiously optimistic that it will be a solid game on release. There's some really interesting ideas here that could be great if they work without bugs.
Same it looks like players have to develop the rest of the game almost
My exact feelings. I'd rather Simlish and exaggerated body language then a chat gpt box. It also seems like a modders simulator more than a 'game' right now. A lot of 'look what we do that Sims 4 doesn't'. And I am not a Sims 4 fan. Sims 2 is my game and I love it.
That looks so amazing and so overwhelming at the same time! I can't wait to see more aaaa
Sims has needed some real competition for a while now. It's absolutely fantastic that Life by You and Paralives are stepping up to that plate. Super excited
It's been years for dedicated fan pushing for a sim with paradox and they finally did and open to feedback so give as much as possible and make it the best sim to date.
I guarantee it be the best sim you will play.
3:51 real conversations means all conversations between characters will be unique based on your gameplay. Something like chatgpt. Also you can create your own history inside the game with conversation creator, add new interactions, add interactions that will reward/penalty the player relationship
I hope they implement ChatGPT as early as possible. That would be so cool - and conveniently faster and easier! I also like your other ideas. This game is already causing people to get creative with the game already!
Yeah this game the most important competitor for sims 4, the huge creativity tools we have is so incredible
Two videos in one day is a real treat!
Thanks for doing a video over this. I had no clue this was being worked on! It looks awesome!
Oh, did anyone else notice that when they resize that bit of wall closer to the door… it moved by half a time at a time?! And ends on a half tile?!
I hope all these games are available for consoles too, I'm considering other options since they ruined the sims game with the "controls update" and we, console players, are not able to use build mode properly since January.... and they don't seem to care🙄
I love that this is supposed to be like the basegame and it already covers some content that only comes in packs on The Sims4, like Laundry Day, or the shops and the "workplaces" on Get To Work and the nail salon on "Spa Day"
This seems like it has great potential, even without the mod-it-yourself features! I guess I need to start saving up for a new computer 😂
Nice to see Rod. Hopefully, his character will be dropping off welcome PCs in this game as well. 😆
I would really love that! It's like he's come full circle from The Sims 2 to The Sims 3 and now Life by You!
This does remind me a lot of Second Life, which I know was mentioned as the place he worked after working on sims 2 and 3, which I tried but second life is not approachable for me. It also reminds me of a lot of the Paradox story stuff... And... Also I just want to make a point to state that I am really excited even if I am also not going to use half these tools. I'm still considering if the price tag is worth it. But it is one of my eyeballs.
A note: a lot of this stuff, this innovation, is actually not very new in the gaming sphere. A lot of indie games play with these mechanics. So the fact someone decided to be really, REALLY ambitious and throw all of them in one game is awesome. I hope it's significantly less buggy.
I’m excited lol I can’t wait to see how they improve it within the six months. The open world is probably my favorite part so far, but the ability to edit everything is also a bonus for me.
Not sure if anyone caught on but half tiles are confirmed. When they changed the lot size it went on a half tile and the house used a half tile.
damn did they give James and Deli early preview for the trailer? Because the first official livestream announcing the trailer was still happening right when this video dropped 😮
No no. It's because they're Down Unda mate. So, ofc they're already a day ahead! They already watched it yesterday.... Waited just until the right moment of reveal and uploaded it a few hours ago
Which is our today! ((😂😂
@@Madrookula 🤣 Agh Noit. hahaha no ofc not. Blame my sense of humour on Sims and the fact I'm South African so deadpan is practically my second language!
@@cosmicsmurfer2033 a fellow South African, as soon as I read “noit “ it all made sense 😂😂
@@MaxineWaterw Ja man! Hoe gaan dit moet jou? Haha small world eh? We Saffas tend to find each other in the strangest of places lmao. But yip. I haven't been this bloody stoked for a *ahem* 'Sims' game since I was a lighty way back when!! Can't wait Fosho my china! 😁
Doesn't look like my cup of tea, personally. I don't really play these kinds of games for very detailed personalisation or mods. Honestly the amount of customisation seems a bit overwhelming haha. The open world and the following the sims to work does look fun, though. But yeah it's always nice to have more competition in the simulation game space.
I feel they were smart and took every common issue we've had with THE SIMS and made sure to highlight that we won't have an issue with that in their game., From someone who's been playing The Sims for over 20 years I'm very excited to see this
so cool thanks for covering this James!
I'm a little worried about their focus on editing and creating. They havent talked anything about generational gameplay. Like having kids, dying, aging and so forth. I'm also not a fan of the character models, it's giving mid 2000s. But I'm intrigued to be sure!
Same. I didn’t watch the developers’ video but just from this video I have the impression that I have to basically make the game myself with a couple tools they give me
This is just the beginning. They haven't talked about everything the game will have. Rod Humble was there for both The Sims 2 and 3 and handled generational gameplay pretty well. If you look at the trailer again, it shows all the life stages in the options for the character editor.
Yeah also if this game relies so heavily on customizing i wonder how its like actually just playing the game rather than constantly creating some kind of storyline? I mean im not creative enough to keep thinking of stuff to do if theres no kind of system to push you into any direction.
Since paralives, the sims have upped their game on base game updates, and I’m fairly sure curved walls was inspired by them. I can’t wait to see what the sims brings out next with the added competition.
cars maybe and a bunch of other things then yet people will be like SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE BASE GAME!! lol
This game feels very old school Sims and I'm here for it.
This really looks like the next level of Sims 3.
I'm excited for it but I think this and Sims 4/5 can definitely coexist since they both deliver very different approaches.
I must admit it looks like "we have sims 3 at home"
😂😂😂 why was I thinking the same thing!
Hahaha, I’m hoping they have some time to polish it a bit, but the features included sound so good!
OMG!!! That's the perfect way to describe it!!
But sims 3 didn’t look this good at all.
Tbf the guy they got to work this project was a director for the sims 2 and 3. So maybe he took those games that everyone liked and decided to run with it.
I’m so excited, this game seams to be a real sandbox i love it!
Oh the urge to create a Shire-esque pastoral fantasy village with this is INTENSE
This gives me more gta/Saint row vibe.. open world, go shopping, vehicle, watching a conversation. Go from person to person. We forget other Simulation games. Sims is not the only one. San Andreas had a fat/fit slider. Overhear a conversation in Assassin creed/hitman and watchdoggs Get your own gang in Saint row. Manage the world in Sims City. I think Life of you provide it all. Except carjack and Assassin.
I hope the simulation in the game is as powerful and deep as the other paradox titles
I am so excited for this! I have grown up with the sims since sims 2, and seeing them finally getting some competition is amazing. Between this and Paralives, The Sims will have real competition and will have to really start looking at their game play.
Omg your that fabaliki guy I used to watch your city skyline videos for days 😂 happy to see your still creating content
People seem to forget the Sims has been going for over 20 years now.
With 4 different versions all with lots of expanded gameplay through both offical releases and fan based add ons.
So any new life simulation game has to compete with all that.
There’s something about the infinite customization options makes me worried… Half the time they were so worried with the customization and explaining how cool that is that I don’t feel like the UI and tools might be too complex for the avarage player
During early access, the devs and players will work together on everything, including interface and how the features will be organized. I really don't want the game dumbed down for people who are used to The Sims 4's low customization. So tired of the BS for that game.
@@melodyseverything6999TS2 had plenty to customization without feeling overwhelming. It's great to have customization, but I don't want to customize before playing. I want to customize as needed as I get more into the game. So yes, it needs to feel like I can boot it up and play without customizing ANYTHING beyond maybe making a character and then as I play if I want to get deeper in, great, there's tools for that. But right now this feels like you can't just easily start playing if you are not into building or customizing out the gate. This seems like a modder's game more than a player's game right now. Which, there's an audience for that. And SIMs needs competition. But I still wonder what is already set to play without me touching a customization tool.
That's exciting! The more life sim games the better. Can't wait to see you playing 😊 there's so much potential for gp chaos lol
I'm really fascinated to see how they incorporate the RPG elements into the simulation elements. It's always been a bit tricky for me balancing the idea of controlling a sim like they're a character I'm playing versus creating them and letting them do their own thing. As a whole, this looks super fascinating. I don't know how it will compare to The Sims, but I have a feeling I'll be giving it a try when it comes out.
This looks so great! Thank you for making this video. Kind of makes me think Cities Skylines crossed with the Sims crossed with Grand Theft Auto crossed with being a game developer, lol.
This game looks so dope so far! Damn. Also fun fact, their date for the early release is my birthday! I'm very excited to see more to this game and Paralives too, it's going to be great to give EA some competition in the simulation games, so they hopefully change the way they do things at EA. I hadn't heard about this game until now, so thank you James for making a video on it!
While the customization options are extensive and amazing, I could see myself get tired or irritated with it. Sometimes, I just want to play, and this kind of feels like I'd have to do a lot of ground work to even get started. That said, it sounds like there might be options to just start playing with premades
With further development and mods this game is gonna be GREAT!
Your enthusiasm is infectious JT.
While I am liking a lot of the features, the artstyle/look of the game is extremely off-putting to me - it looks not only outdated, but also veers into uncanny valley territory to a certain extent, I think in a similar way that Alpha CC for The Sims often does. I'll definitely be keeping an eye on it once it comes out, and agree that the competition that this and Paralives creates for The Sims franchise is very important and healthy, but unless it gets either a massive graphical overhaul or modders make enough stuff that has a nicer style, I can't really see myself playing this. That being said, I remember being very put-off by the change in art style between TS3 and TS4, back when TS4 first came out, and thought I'd never like that artstyle, and at this point I absolutely adore that more cartoonish style. So I guess we'll see, definitely exciting times for life sims though! Thanks for the great coverage of this!
They can't have it look too much like the Sims or there would be a lawsuit.
@@rosameryrojas-delcerro1059 you’re wrong. Dreamlight valley or whatever its called have similar artstyle as the sims 4 and no one got sued. No one owns graphics.
@@theoneandmany1990 I have no idea what that game looks like the Sims is the only computer game I play. They will still be accused of "copying" the sims. And people copyright art all the time. That is what trademarks are, and there might be aspects of the art in the Sims that are "owned" by EA/Maxis etc.
Been wanting to try this since I saw an early production video a few months ago. Looks even better now than it did then. I hope I get to play it soon.
? Are you thinking of Paralives? LBY wasn’t even teased until two weeks ago.
@@enigmaticrose4 - Maybe. Whatever I saw, it looked pretty much identical. I didn't realize until later there was another one. Either way, it looks pretty good, and I checked the Epic site and $40 is a nice price for what it seems we'd be getting.
YESSSSSSSSS❤ I LOVE IT, just the fact that they got to see someone trying to make more sim games is amazing
I'm definitely more intrigued by this than I had been. But you're right, the more competition the better.
I’m really wondering if the unlimited creative control in this will be too overwhelming and daunting for most players…. Like there’s too many options that you just don’t know what to do ever…
And how much will come pre-made in the game? I already spend an hour in CAS then another two hours decorating house in the Sims. I don’t want to have to create a lot, create a house, create a script, create all the furniture etc that sounds like a lot of work. So I wonder how much will be available and ready to play from the get go
@@x1asheratmidnight1x yes! Exactly that. I don't get a lot of time to play and it takes me hours to just get set up in the sims. I'm worried it would take me even longer if I had more options. Lol
2 videos in one day 🎉🎉🎉
The shade in this presentation was delicious
I'm excited and plan to get both this and Paralives. Should be very interesting and fun to check out the different takes on life sims after so long with just the sims. Great video as always James. Thanks.
It's so cool that you can place lots! I wish I could do that in the sims
It looks ugly, but it looks like because it’s so unfinished (which is what they say by early access)
It’s clear that the character movements aren’t gonna be left like that, looks like placeholders
Holy shit, this is look like an actual game editor itself @.@ this will be so good if it actually work/good! I don't really mind usually for character (it look good tho when you control the character), the world and object itself look fantastic so that's already a win!
I'm hoping we can also set for the character all around the world to just do their thing you know? I do like micromanagement but not always 😭 I want the world to feel as lively as possible! Especially with open world oooooo excited! 😆
This game is like a continuation of The Sims 3 and the autonomy in that is pretty great. So I'm thinking that Life by You will have even greater autonomy. I purchased early access so I will definitely suggest "idle" mode to the devs for you if you don't get early access yourself.
@@melodyseverything6999 hoping it's true! And definitely excited to watch and play it myself but I don't think I will get early access, I will just wait and purchased it after it fully release!
I was waiting for your video! I’m already looking forward to your let’s plays.
Thank you for a very informative video...to what appears to be a game with many exciting features - especially the included modding tools - all credit to the developer for going above and beyond!
This looks like sooooo much fun!!
I'm really interested in this game. It seems like Sims 3 in more to date graphics. I'll wait to find out more in the coming months.
So excited for this. I know I will never play it but I'll be watching CZcams creators make loads of story content with this.
I don't know how I never knew that Rod Humble is a real person! I just remember him being the character that gives you a free computer in the Sims 2 lol but since he was involved in the Sims 2, I trust that he can create an incredible game, this looks so good.
One of my main concerns is how empty the world looks. Maybe I need to watch the trailer again, but I hope this won't be another sims 3 where lots are empty sometimes
There’s something about the graphics that look outdated and updated at the same time. I find I don’t like realistic people in video games because they always end up looking uncanny.
Also there’s a lot of mod support and customization so I wonder how much there is pre-made ready to play. My first impression is that this game is more for people who like the customization and development work of creating mods in the Sims 4. However I’m very glad that there will be more competition for the Sims. I hope this game is pretty successful to encourage more life sim games to be created in general and of course to challenge EA
its kind of like a sims metaverse and with how things are so advanced now, there are high expectations for sims 5
Being able to build on half tiles would be so awesome!!!
I'm cautiously excited. Everything they are promising sounds amazing and I really hope they are able to pull it off but there is so much that has been promised. I'm afraid the early access will end in 2028 because they need time to add everything.
They said that early access will last about a year. So early access starts this September. That means the game will officially release some time in September 2024 or later in the year.