Vivaland vs Project Renee

I'm glad Sims has competition, because it's healthy and can drive good game development. But I'm yet to be wowed by almost any of the other games that are on the horizon. I'd really love a trailer that shouts "hey, this is a life simulation game", rather than "hey, this is a house building game".

I know it's early for all of these games, but it feels an awful lot like developers trying to convince me that their tools for frosting a cake are the best, and forgetting the cake itself. All the curved walls and free cushion placement (the frosting) don't mean much to me if the actual gameplay (the cake) isn't a strong foundation to begin with.