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TheAlbatross@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Life by You’s cancelation was a big disappointment to hear. I figured if any studio had an understanding of emergent intercharacter storytelling in the way a Sims game needed, it was Paradox.

That said, Para-Lives is still in the works and looks quite promising.

There’s still hope. Just not from EA.

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pennomi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Mmhmm, Paralives looks like it’s going to take the world by storm. I’ve been following their development and they’re doing really good things.

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- Buttflapper@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  
  Mmhmm, Paralives looks like it’s going to take the world by storm. I’ve been following their development and they’re doing really good things.
  
  Don’t get your hopes up. It never lasts. These small indie studios create something truly insane that’s so fun and incredible, and then big gaming studios like EA come in and ruin everything. A lot of people seem to forget that Maxis, developer of Sims and SimCity, used to be completely independent. EA bought them out and ruined the entire thing, now they basically don’t exist anymore. Who is to say that the developers of Paralives isn’t going to do the same thing? Guarantee they get a stupendous amount of money offered to them and they sell out, and they would be stupid not to. Who wouldn’t sell their franchise for tens of millions and never have to work a day in their life ever again?
  
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  - pennomi@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Just like ConcernedApe and Stardew, right? I wouldn’t say never. A lot of these indie creators love their creation enough to not sell out.
    
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  - zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    Maxis made terrible decision after terrible decision. They had no money and ea bailed them out and redesigned sim city 3k to actually be possible on modern hardware, while allowing dollhouse to continue and turn in to the sims 1. Then Sims 2 and 3.
    
    Hate on ea all you want but Maxis fucked themselves up and ea made all of the sims possible.
    
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Pika@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
paralives is so slow development though, and the lack of teaser releases concerns me about the quality. I have high expectations for it as well but starting to grow concerned

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