The Sims 4 will soon have a new competitor and it is likely to be successful with this feature which will greatly please fans! The release of the game will, however, be delayed.
For almost a quarter of a century now, The Sims has had a certain monopoly on life simulation games. Even more, The Sims 4 demonstrates unparalleled longevity with 10 years of existence and a still active community! The software presents dozens of DLCs for dozens of hours of content! However, while The Sims 5 aka Project Rene is already well talked about, it also already has a potential competitor. It’s called The Life by You and it’s published by a well-known company: Paradox, the team behind Cities Skylines 2. In other words, when it comes to management games, they know what they’re doing.
The future competitor of The Sims 4 wait a bit
The game was supposed to be released in March 2024, it will finally be postponed to June 4, 2024. Paradox said that this additional time is used to improve the graphics, but also to make the characters even more real. This reflects a real desire to do well on the part of the developers, but above all the intention to create a completely realistic game, where The Sims has a more offbeat artistic direction, and even a little cartoonish.
In the same way as other games of the genre, Life by You will allow you to create your house, your business, and even your city. Every aspect of your characters’ lives can be chosen: career choices, relationships, family life, etc. But the software stands out on a few interesting points. Indeed, it emphasizes the player’s immersion in the world he has created. First, it will be possible to move from the omniscient view to a first-person view through the eyes of a character. A feature that took several years to arrive in The Sims 4. This feature allows you to visit your house in more detail, but in Life by You it especially allows you to enjoy communication with other characters much better.
Indeed, the conversations between the different characters will be carried out in a completely intelligible language. This is a real plus for immersion and it will surely be fascinating to hear the inhabitants of our city discuss anything and everything. It remains to be seen whether these dialogues are procedurally generated or if they are written in advance. The last option could be less attractive: hearing the same sentences repeatedly could be boring in addition to breaking immersion.