New simulation game?

The fact that they want USD$2.5 million in such a short time is crazy. They are never going to get that much, I would be surprised if they even get $10,000. It’s definitely fishy, maybe not a total scam but I don’t think any of the team or partners has the necessary skill or experience to make such a big game.

I don't think it's a scam at all. I think it's a very ambitious new studio who might be a bit in over their heads. I'm curious to see their Kickstarter when it's up. See what the concept pics really look like. Hopefully see a version of the Habs that isn't...whatever monster is in their current video. :lol:

Anyway, more info will be available in 4 days, so I guess we shall see.

Also wouldn't be surprised if they got a cease and desist from EA for even being remotely similar to The Sims.

I kind of have the same thoughts as most of you have expressed. The habs now look terrible though the studio has said they will be improved upon. And is it actually possible to get that much money in the space of one month? We'll find out!

Reading the FAQ is very interesting and seeing how they've gone about this, it seems their hearts are in the right place and they've done their research.

@Emily4331 I think it's legal for someone to create another life simulation sandbox game. There's lots of gaming companies that have competitive titles. I think life simulation is just really, really hard or other companies would have capitalized on this market too. Because it's obviously a huge market. That's me guessing. I have no clue what really goes into creating a game.

@ZeeGee It is legal to make a game of the same genre. But if EA has enough proof that they steal any ideas from the sims, then they'll take action. And since the creative director is a sims fan, they might even just accidentally borrow too much. It happens.

I can't think of a single game that is similar to The Sims in how it plays. Either that is an amazing truth given how well The Sims games have sold or they're too afraid to go against a juggernaut like EA. Pretty sure, now don't quote me, but I'm pretty sure that EA has quelled indie simulation games before they saw the light of day before. And so I wouldn't be surprised if this game just went poof.

Their hearts do seem to be in the right place, and I'd like to see this project grow and develop over time. But then I read a few things that made me doubt this.

"We have limited time and budget to release our base game." Nothing against Evie the creator but in order to rival The Sims or be better, the game needs to be in development for a very long time. It's not a race and I think we all know what happens to projects that get rushed. The thing that makes The Sims great isn't the worlds they live in, it's the Sims themselves. All we have seen so far are environments that could be from any game. I'd like to see more about the Habs and what makes them special instead.

3 years ago I backed this and it turned out to be the highest funded video game in Kickstarter history. It will be released next year. Revie Studios really need an exciting and transparent marketing campaign if they want to be successful. After all, I've seen plenty of videos of Kickstarter campaigns where the creators ran off with the money. I don't think that will happen here but I can't help but have my doubts about it all.

@coco stoked for Shenmue 3! And you hit the nail on the head.

@coco Ok, that makes a lot of sense.

@Emily4331 That makes sense too, it would be hard to make a game that pulls simmers in without it bring a lot like the sims :)

Oops. I was watching the video in the sig and thought that is just a Sims 3 video.

Now that I've seen the Habs video I think I'll stick to Sims 3.

@cwaddell You were watching the video in my sig? That's my townie machinima, nothing to do with the new game. Sorry to confuse! BTW love your avatar. She's gorgeous.