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Marketed as \u201cone of the most moddable and open life-simulation games,\u201d Paradox Tectonic\u2019s Life By You has been garnering plenty of online buzz since it was announced in March. With the former head of The Sims label, Rod Humble, at the helm and trailers so far showing an open-world life simulation that offers players a level of detail not seen in the genre to date, this mounting interest is no surprise. As a lifetime fan of The Sims, Life By You certainly had my curiosity. And after a behind-closed-door gameplay demo at Gamescom 2023, it now has my attention.\u00a0 The devil in the details It\u2019s hard to deny the similarities between Life By You and The Sims. From the need meters, which gauge factors like whether you are hungry or need the toilet, to the UI itself, Paradox\u2019s life sim gives me a serious sense of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. Initially, I couldn\u2019t help but feel like it was simply a The Sims knockoff, but it\u2019s the attention to detail that sets these games apart. It\u2019s almost like Paradox has set out to fill the gaps in EA\u2019s mammoth that I didn\u2019t even realize needed filling.\u00a0 In this demo, we followed Ronnie, an athletic yoga instructor with a humble home (coincidentally) right across the street from the gym she works in. Character creator doesn\u2019t exactly break the mold, allowing you to customize your character\u2019s look and set aspects of their personality such as likes and dislikes that will influence their conversations and day-to-day. Instead, what caught my attention was that the buildings surrounding Ronnie\u2019s abode weren\u2019t simply lifeless boxes. As you hover over the open world, you can see the other characters going about their lives in their homes. The world exists outside Ronnie. 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Marketed as \u201cone of the most moddable and open life-simulation games,\u201d Paradox Tectonic\u2019s Life By You has been garnering plenty of online buzz since it was announced in March. With the former head of The Sims label, Rod Humble, at the helm and trailers so far showing an open-world life simulation that offers players a level of detail not seen in the genre to date, this mounting interest is no surprise. As a lifetime fan of The Sims, Life By You certainly had my curiosity. And after a behind-closed-door gameplay demo at Gamescom 2023, it now has my attention.\u00a0 The devil in the details It\u2019s hard to deny the similarities between Life By You and The Sims. From the need meters, which gauge factors like whether you are hungry or need the toilet, to the UI itself, Paradox\u2019s life sim gives me a serious sense of d\u00e9j\u00e0 vu. Initially, I couldn\u2019t help but feel like it was simply a The Sims knockoff, but it\u2019s the attention to detail that sets these games apart. It\u2019s almost like Paradox has set out to fill the gaps in EA\u2019s mammoth that I didn\u2019t even realize needed filling.\u00a0 In this demo, we followed Ronnie, an athletic yoga instructor with a humble home (coincidentally) right across the street from the gym she works in. Character creator doesn\u2019t exactly break the mold, allowing you to customize your character\u2019s look and set aspects of their personality such as likes and dislikes that will influence their conversations and day-to-day. Instead, what caught my attention was that the buildings surrounding Ronnie\u2019s abode weren\u2019t simply lifeless boxes. As you hover over the open world, you can see the other characters going about their lives in their homes. The world exists outside Ronnie. This is made possible by the \u201cemergent storytelling engine,\u201d King Choi, studio director of marketing, told me.\u00a0\u00a0 I watched Ronnie run across the road to the gym, beginning the start of her working day\u2014no rabbit holes or expansions here. Instead, Ronnie was able to change into her work uniform, man the front desk, or even talk to her colleagues. As someone who loves mundane tasks in life simulations, as many players do, this realism really struck me.\u00a0 It was jarring, in a good way, to watch Ronnie speak to her colleagues in real English, rather than some made-up language. These conversations are contextual and while simply speaking to someone isn\u2019t exactly a reason to throw a parade, this was an opportunity for me to see the customization options for dialogue. You can change the previously set responses to your conversation by deleting the default text and typing in almost any alternative response you want, allowing you to make them more personal, though filters will prevent certain words or phrases from being used. These replies have an emotion or intention attached to them, however, so while the person you\u2019re talking to will engage with your intention, how they react may be a bit off. For example, Ronnie was speaking to her co-worker, Elijah, and one of the antagonistic responses was changed to \u201cI didn\u2019t expect to see you at work today after last night.\u201d In response, Elijah said, \u201cAnnoying you is the most useful service of all,\u201d which would have fitted the original, unedited, dialogue options but feels off in response to the edited dialogue.\u00a0 Related This horror game is my highlight of Gamescom\u2013and it\u2019s not even out yet 5 curious Easter Eggs from the Alan Wake 2 Gamescom gameplay demo Despite this hiccup, Life By You, in its current state, mostly shines in its attention to details that are important to life-simmers. It seems to push the current parameters of what\u2019s possible in a life sim with small features like the ability to grow, pick, and arrange your own flower bouquet, or watch how the animation of putting together a bagel is different than preparing a salad. This is most evident in building, however, where you can take a window and stretch it to the size and shape you want, or get really detailed in the pattern and color of your wallpaper. Simulation competition Many aspects of Life By You feel a bit uncanny valley. The visuals leave a lot to be desired. Characters are dead-eyed and the world looks outdated, almost like the PS2 version of other life sims. It isn\u2019t in early access yet, however, so I\u2019m hoping we\u2019ll see more polish ahead of the full release. Right now, however, Life By You appears to have the bones of something great. It has challenged my perception of what\u2019s possible in a life sim game, expanding the boundaries set by The Sims though, admittedly, faltering in its overall visuals and polish. With The Sims 5 on the distant horizon, however, I find myself questioning whether Paradox\u2019s new contender is doing enough different to compete with what sounds like a shake-up to EA\u2019s Goliath. 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When talking about life sims, it\u2019s hard to ignore the plumbob in the room. EA\u2019s The Sims<\/em> has had an iron grip on the genre for over two decades and, while many have tried, no newcomers have been able to take its crown in all that time. But one upcoming release may just be in with a chance.<\/p>

Marketed as \u201cone of the most moddable and open life-simulation games,\u201d Paradox Tectonic\u2019s Life By You<\/em> has been garnering plenty of online buzz since it was announced in March. With the former head of The Sims <\/em>label, Rod Humble, at the helm and trailers so far showing an open-world life simulation that offers players a level of detail not seen in the genre to date, this mounting interest is no surprise.<\/p>

As a lifetime fan of The Sims<\/em>, Life By You <\/em>certainly had my curiosity. And after a behind-closed-door gameplay demo at Gamescom 2023, it now has my attention. <\/p>