Para-lives Or Sims 5?

So long as Sims 5 is an online version of the game, I'll stick with Sims4. I haven't yet learned enough about Paralives to even know what caliber game it is in comparison. To my knowledge, it's still in development.

"MadameLee;c-18197136" wrote:

"Briana2425;c-18197126" wrote:
I don't know I might give paralives a chance but it looks like the game where you have to pay more money to get this and that and to have energy wait two hours real to play again. Sims 5 hopefully it's not like Sims 4 that's all I ask lol.

Paralives will have very few Paid DLC and a lot more (free) updates. And there will be no microtransactions in the game and no engery bar except for the something similar to what we already have in the Sims (NOT something like in Hogwarts Legacy or other mobile games).

Please do your research people before making assumptions!

I was just going by based on the graphics I've seen to me it looks like a microtransactions game I'm not talking bad about it just that the anesthetic that I saw.

"MadameLee;c-18197151" wrote:
@Briana2425 and the only reason there hasn't been much game play is they only started 10 months ago (Jan) in the game play. But there been posts on Paralives discord and on the Paralives Facebook page. Today it was "dancing bugs" with Sebby and Maggie (first two paras)

@MadameLee Where did you see me even talk about gameplay about paralives??? I was taking about the Sims 5 hopefully it not like Sims 4 in regards to gameplay.

"GalacticGal;c-18197173" wrote:
So long as Sims 5 is an online version of the game, I'll stick with Sims4. I haven't yet learned enough about Paralives to even know what caliber game it is in comparison. To my knowledge, it's still in development.

It's a life sim. We are going to be having Open world, seasons and, Cats, dogs and Horses in BG.
No supernatural states/creatures at start but might come later
there's going to objects tied to faith but not faith itself
few Paid DLCs but mostly free content updates
going to be a colour wheel.

para maker was originally suppose to be a push and pull system like Sims 4 but do to a Patent it got changed to a Diagram idea instead
there's three. five known parafoks (what Paras are called)- Maggie Vaghuan (only one with a last name), confirmed gay Sebastian and his adopted son Eli, and Marvin, who we had no background about.
there's going to be heights in Paralives

Money is called Paradimes.
size measurements can be in bananas as well as metric/imperial?
babies wouldn't be objects
single player and only online interactions are Steam workshop for Mods, and whatever is the Steam version of the Gallery-but mostly an off-line game

it's going to run on low-end computers as well as high end computers

they're only started working on gameplay stuff 10 months ago (Jan) they would have started early but like I said earlier- they had to backtrack the Paramaker (PAM) for last year


They went from this:


to this:




and then paras went from this (file below):




to this:

"Briana2425;c-18197177" wrote:

"MadameLee;c-18197151" wrote:
@Briana2425 and the only reason there hasn't been much game play is they only started 10 months ago (Jan) in the game play. But there been posts on Paralives discord and on the Paralives Facebook page. Today it was "dancing bugs" with Sebby and Maggie (first two paras)

@MadameLee Where did you see me even talk about gameplay about paralives??? I was taking about the Sims 5 hopefully it not like Sims 4 in regards to gameplay.

sorry I thought you meant Paralives!

"trogame;c-18196538" wrote:
Both games leave the faith community out, so we can't truly "play with life" - so it will be interesting if EA addresses that community in the future with a Game Pack.

i don't think it's possible for them to include religion without upsetting people. they'd inevitably end up offending at least a few religious groups, not to mention non-religious players/potential players. there is no singular "faith community." even the most popular religion among their customers, christianity, has hundreds of denominations. it's too complicated.

"MadameLee;c-18197181" wrote:

"GalacticGal;c-18197173" wrote:
So long as Sims 5 is an online version of the game, I'll stick with Sims4. I haven't yet learned enough about Paralives to even know what caliber game it is in comparison. To my knowledge, it's still in development.

It's a life sim. We are going to be having Open world, seasons and, Cats, dogs and Horses in BG.
No supernatural states/creatures at start but might come later
there's going to objects tied to faith but not faith itself
few Paid DLCs but mostly free content updates
going to be a colour wheel.

para maker was originally suppose to be a push and pull system like Sims 4 but do to a Patent it got changed to a Diagram idea instead
there's three. five known parafoks (what Paras are called)- Maggie Vaghuan (only one with a last name), confirmed gay Sebastian and his adopted son Eli, and Marvin, who we had no background about.
there's going to be heights in Paralives

Money is called Paradimes.
size measurements can be in bananas as well as metric/imperial?
babies wouldn't be objects
single player and only online interactions are Steam workshop for Mods, and whatever is the Steam version of the Gallery-but mostly an off-line game

it's going to run on low-end computers as well as high end computers

they're only started working on gameplay stuff 10 months ago (Jan) they would have started early but like I said earlier- they had to backtrack the Paramaker (PAM) for last year


They went from this:


to this:




and then paras went from this (file below):




to this:

Also animations are procedurally generated, so paras of all heights and ages can perform them. Very exciting development.

Paralives looks so ugly. So I guess Sims 5. If I don't like either, I'll continue to play TS3/4.

Assuming Project Rene is not a spin-off, but truly the next generation of The Sims; I question how its plan to be playable on mobile devices will affect the appearance and capabilities of the game.

I don't like the style of Parafolk, but I may end up jumping ship if TS5 goes with the software-as-a-service model and/or be a cloud game, which will be the final straw for me.

"cody6268;c-18199158" wrote:
Assuming Project Rene is not a spin-off, but truly the next generation of The Sims; I question how its plan to be playable on mobile devices will affect the appearance and capabilities of the game.

I don't like the style of Parafolk, but I may end up jumping ship if TS5 goes with the software-as-a-service model and/or be a cloud game, which will be the final straw for me.

I agree with all of your concerns, especially the mobile aspect of this new game.

For me, "next generation" has always implied bigger, better, and more of what was so beloved in the first place. Yet, The Sims franchise seems hellbent on running in the opposite direction. How many sacrifices will be made this time?