Post AvWzfGPn4pYUIepnCi by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
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(DIR) Post #AvWzeNmEDhp6qJuR2e by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-08T20:50:37Z
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BREAKINGA new Paralives trailer dropped today... complete with *release date* for Early Access \o/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvGPV6qQuQMDecember 8th ? I know what I'm going to play for Christmas...Remember to wishlist if you haven't yet !https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1118520/view/520841474254834418#Paralives #TheSimsCouldNever #InzoiWhoIDontKnowHer #Videogames #LifeSimulation
(DIR) Post #AvWzePJwTqNxdAgsEK by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-08T20:52:56Z
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Remember that #Paralives is not a predatory game with paid DLCs or microtransactions (looking at you, EA).Support indie game devs who get things right !
(DIR) Post #AvWzeTzZ723a7QCAfA by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-08T20:59:02Z
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Tag yourself : what face were you making while watching the trailer ?I'm the guy leaning forward to inspect every detail XD(yes, Paralives will allow for different sitting styles)
(DIR) Post #AvWzeUdci66E7ewA6K by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-10T22:09:39Z
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Paralives has published on reddit a very useful reminder of what will be in the Early Access game at launch, and what will be added during the Early Access period.https://www.reddit.com/r/Paralives/comments/1l83vh7/paralives_is_out_december_8_2025_in_early_access/#Paralives #TheSimsCouldNever #InzoiWhoIDontKnowHer
(DIR) Post #AvWzeZ6883HLxEIz5c by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-08T21:05:31Z
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I love how emotional this trailer is. There's some really touching moments in it, that we had never had a preview of even on Patreon. I won't say which, just watch the trailer and see if you can spot what got me teary-eyed...I also adore the supercut of an (almost) entire life evolving in front of our eyes...
(DIR) Post #AvWzeZXmTFOfKzF4Bk by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-11T10:58:50Z
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"It's over for the Sims" might be a bit premature, not to mention optimistic.Plus, it's not the goal. The goal is too have a good game. Not to try and bury one of the most lucrative gaming franchises in the history of pixels. The Sims can continue existing... for nostalgic players and dummies with no standards 😏 #Paralives #TheSimsCouldNever #InzoiWhoIDontKnowHer
(DIR) Post #AvWzeezGEVLiDf8aDQ by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-11T11:00:46Z
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But it is true that an emotional experience is something EA hasn't been able to provide to players in, like, easily a decade and a half.Which is highly ironic because TS4 was the game that was sold to us as "emotionally intelligent", since its core gameplay mechanic was the introduction of "emotions". But over time that gameplay was never really expanded (we gained ONE new emotion that wasn't at launch, I believe, but that's it), and even worse, the system was easily influenced by items or -
(DIR) Post #AvWzekcnGwwVhifj1s by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-11T11:04:19Z
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- superpowers (ugh, don't get me started on occults...), and became completely meaningless. And on top of that, EA decided to chase trends and add as many IRL memes as possible into the game, which is utterly incompatible with emotional authenticity... especially when those memes are 6 months to 1 year old by the time the expansion is released.So yeah, if Paralives can accomplish any kind of emotional weight every once in a while, it'll be a radically different and better game than TS4.
(DIR) Post #AvWzepiILvJXUEHgnY by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-11T11:05:56Z
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And as far as I can tell, than InZOI too. But that isn't too hard considering all the reviews I've seen so far about that game mention how shallow it feels.Oh noes, you mean the Uncanny Valley Kpop Simulator relying on genAI for fast content output is not very deep ? Who could have seen that one coming.
(DIR) Post #AvWzevG9jSN2ghAIls by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-11T11:06:52Z
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Anyway, my original point is : we don't need to kill The Sims dead. EA does that perfectly fine by themselves.
(DIR) Post #AvWzf0fVcccbSm47U0 by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-11T11:09:58Z
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Frankly we don't need to expect Paralives, an indie game made by about 15 people at its peak (much fewer originally since it started as a solo project !), to attempt to destroy a multi-billion dollar franchise. That's an unfair expectation.If Paralives is good, and can sustain itself as the devs project, then that's all I'm asking for.
(DIR) Post #AvWzf5s6HEfFbGzkIq by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T01:58:09Z
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Paralives' 1min30 trailer : cute, funny, emotionally vulnerable, authenticThe Sims 4's latest 3min trailer : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D-WpFCmvRA
(DIR) Post #AvWzfB3yyU8jhZao1A by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T01:59:31Z
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Not beating the "this game exclusively targets 11yo girls" allegations with this one, are we ?
(DIR) Post #AvWzfGPn4pYUIepnCi by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T02:00:31Z
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See, this is why I've stopped playing TS4 (and frankly am over the franchise as a whole). This looks so terminally superficial and dumb. What about this is a LIFE simulation ?
(DIR) Post #AvWzfLS6LfNHvGxD04 by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T02:07:00Z
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Also, if you liked the astrology, the aromatherapy, the crystal healing, and by the way the lunar effect-based gameplay, the seances and so on, be ready for ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE !(if you're not into pseudosciences that get the girlies trending on TikTok, this game might not be for you)
(DIR) Post #AvWzfQvM0KkEtRg8n2 by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T02:09:46Z
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No but seriously.https://www.ea.com/games/the-sims/the-sims-4/news/enchanted-by-nature-expansion-pack
(DIR) Post #AvWzfVqZhWtQA4TtXE by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T02:12:24Z
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For a game that refuses to represent actual disabilities, and has only had a handful of pretend sicknesses over the years (most of them being in Get to Work), dedicating a whole aspect of the upcoming pack to describing illness as a "personal imbalance" is some f*cked up sh*t. The undertones of that kind of decision regardling the depiction of health and lack thereof is rubbing me the wrong way.I'm sorry but at this point I'm all in for Paralives, which is not pulling that kind of BS.
(DIR) Post #AvWzfbMfBeX1H2X5kG by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T02:13:42Z
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When I tell you that #TheSimsCouldNever, it's really that they won't.Paralives is not even out yet that it already has items for more respectful illness & disability representation :https://mastodon.social/deck/@ladyteruki/113488536254565607#Paralives
(DIR) Post #AvWzfgyQKghufbEonQ by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-13T02:17:36Z
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From my post at the time the disability-related Patreon post for Paralives was made public :https://mastodon.social/deck/@ladyteruki/113488621613043630"If you have a couple of bucks to spare, please consider supporting the Paralives Patreon. It's a rare lifesim that doesn't think disabled people are incompatible with videogames or coziness."I stand by that, plus the game releases in Early Access in 6 months, so that support wouldn't be needed for long :https://www.patreon.com/cw/alexmasse#Paralives
(DIR) Post #AvWzfmRK0fnHcfnT28 by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-23T08:20:58Z
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Catchy has a nice breakdown of the Paralives Early Access announcement trailer :)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMY_pRe7OdsMy favorite part : "You can tell exactly what each Para is feeling in any given scene. It's not just a happy face slapped on a model, it's nuanced ! There's frustration, grief, joy, calm, love [...] you can see there's real emotional depth here, and that it feels like a core part of the game's identity."#Paralives #TheSimsCouldNever #InzoiWhoIDontKnowHer
(DIR) Post #AvWzfrYwxjrnVmP87M by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-23T08:22:01Z
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I really need to have figured out how to post gameplay videos on #Peertube before December !
(DIR) Post #AvWzfwTShZRokCsJl2 by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-23T08:22:48Z
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(but I don't know how to pick a Peertube instance that'd work for me T_T )
(DIR) Post #AvWzg1XtqUy6TPzQrw by ladyteruki@mastodon.social
2025-06-23T08:24:39Z
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In an ideal world, every videogame would have their own instance, hosting various players who want to show off their game. But of course, an ideal world this ain't.