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Sims 4 rival Paralives sets release window, “will never have paid DLC” (www.pcgamesn.com)
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[–] [email protected] 42 points 8 months ago (2 children)

see, I'm genuinely OK with paid DLC, given the following:

  1. the game ships feature complete
  2. the DLC adds to the scope of the game
  3. the prices of the DLC are reasonable
  4. the older DLC prices drop and drop,

A great example of this is DLC in Cities Skylines, where adding DLC which adds colleges, parks, or industrial districts, which are fun and nice to have, but not nessecary. Additionally, CS often went on deep sale, with a huge portion of the past DLC being only a couple bucks.

That said, No paid DLC > paid DLC

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I don't think C:S is a good example, as Paradox has released lots of repetitive, content-lacking DLC that are just the same district-drawing mechanic recycled over and over again.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 8 months ago

Fair enough, but it still doesn't annoy me the way that Sims DLC is

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Same. I hate to feel like an absolute putz just shelling out money to giant corporations but also... at some point I feel like you have to acknowledge that making games is not cheap and that yeah, someone has to pay for it.

It's always incredible to me whenever I see people gripe about subscription costs for popular MMOs like Runescape and World of Warcraft that are in the range of... (gasp!) $15 per month.

This is... so profoundly and insanely cheap to me. I am not a wealthy man, but $15 for what is very likely a person's major source of entertainment for the entire month is an insane value.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago

but how am i gonna become immersed in my life sim game if i dont spend money on... checks list the Bathroom Clutter Kit ($4.99) or the Laundry Day Stuff ($9.99) DLC????

I hope Paralives turns out to be a good game and sees some success.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Hopefully a similar situation to Palworld?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Where you can enslave pals and people after beating/shooting them just to make them work in your factory? Seems a little dark but it seems wrong to knock it before trying it.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Could also mean "fans label it wholesale theft of the game it inspires and label it as having stolen assets, I totally have proof, just wait right there guys"

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

You sure you're not talking about the Sims right there? The number of crimes against humanity I've seen my friends commit in the Sims would make even a neocon blush

[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Paralives is set to launch in 2025 via early access on Steam. Its developer says to expect “bugs and missing features,” but there’ll certainly be plenty to look forward to.

I feel like these articles calling Paralives a Sims competitor is doing Paralives a disservice. Unless it comes out incredibly polished and basically at the level of Sims 4 it's going to get some degree of push back.

There might be mostly positive reviews but I could see it being a similar situation as Palworld with a lot of clickbait articles implying the game is trying to be another series and not it's own unique thing.

[–] CleoTheWizard 3 points 8 months ago

Games media kills these kinds of games all the time by making comparisons far before release. Those comparisons then stick and set a tone for the game.

The ONLY way this will not happen and will go off like palworld is if this series somehow does the things that the sims won’t let you do. The sims is a very “arcade” type of life sim where it might as well be a cartoon. We have yet to see anyone do a different take on that but in a different theme

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Seeing YouTubers breathlessly dissecting every single screenshot and projecting every desire and wish from the Sims onto it made me concerned for very similar reasons. At the time it really read like it could just be a story-driven game and not a sandbox dollhouse simulator like Sims fans have wanted, so I've been purposely not getting overly attached in case its entirely different from what I wanted or otherwise doesn't hit what I want it to hit

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

At the time it really read like it could just be a story-driven game and not a sandbox dollhouse simulator like Sims fans have wanted, so I've been purposely not getting overly attached in case its entirely different from what I wanted or otherwise doesn't hit what I want it to hit

That's interesting. I haven't been closely following the development so I'm glad you said that.

I definitely feel like Paralives will need at least a year to breath and find it's place. I wouldn't be surprised if the game looks dramatically different then

[–] Koopa_Khan 11 points 8 months ago (1 children)

After spending the last week fighting EA support over getting one singular pack to download from their damn launcher this game cannot come soon enough.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm not excited. The publishers with the worst DLC track record taking on a competitor with an almost shittier track record with DLCs. Sounds like we'll get a real shake up in genre /s

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

If it’s mod focused then we don’t need to worry about dlc

Cities Skylines plays fine without any

[–] Koopa_Khan 3 points 8 months ago

Funny enough I have it wishlisted on Steam lol. I’m excited about the possibilities for this one!

[–] VonCesaw 8 points 8 months ago

If they release a modding platform within the first month IMO they can release as much paid dlc as they want

I dont care if i have to pay for good dlc as long as i can have the option to use mods instead

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

Hey, I'm down for another Terraria or Stardew valley kind of deal.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Genuinely excited for Paralives. It's about time The Sims gets a rival.