Palia: Could This Be A Competitor For The Sims 5?

I think I'll wait a bit. That was just a trailer and we cannot trust trailers, us Simmers, can we?

"SERVERFRA;c-17902177" wrote:
Actually, I would love that world to be in Sims 4.

Really. Very pretty and woodsy with lots of animals & birds. Looks like the large world of an MMO though, not easily fitted into TS4 - 3 is another matter. If the trailer is even close to the reality of what they are aiming for, I'm not certain EA could pull it off successfully. Art style reminded me of Paralives. Still, worth keeping an eye on by those who like online.

The MMO part turns me off immediately. Feels less life sim and more social sim or narrative game. Which, is at odds with the Sims with certain fantasy elements, narrative, etc. The only real similarity I see is houses.

I'd put this in the trying-to-be-a-PC-Animal-Crossing category instead, kind of like Hokko Life, just based on the description. It looks like it could be fun, but too far away from the niche to be a real competitor.

No not if it's an MMO. The charm in sims for me is getting away from other people ?

It does look cute though.

I signed up for the alpha on the first day.

I used to play RuneScape for years and always enjoyed the non-combat gathering/craft skills, some PVE, quests and lore more than the PVP and boss parts of the game. This is right up my alley for an MMO.

However, it's definitely not a sandbox on the same level as/that would rival The Sims. The only playable race/culture are humans and I'm sure there are limits to where and what you can build.

It's something I personally would like, but due more to playing RPG games and farming sims, than to playing life simulators.

I mean the online features are part of why people DON'T want The Sims 5, so I'm not sure an MMO is exactly "competition" for The Sims so much as doing exactly the thing people don't want in a Sims game.