Paralives

To give background from where I'm coming from, I am a Veteran Sims player who has been out of the game for a looooong time. Didn't have the hardware to play Sims 4, but I was heavy in the first three games. I got Paralives because I wanted to scratch that Sims itch, without forking over so much in expansions. I knew going into this that Paralives was early access, and still actively being worked on. That being said, I really love this game. And I think it has the potential to surpass the Sims. It's not there yet, but I am confident it could be. The game runs fine. Not to be a "Works on my Machine" type, but I really haven't experienced any major bugs. Just the occasional missing texture or the camera freaks, but nothing super frustrating. The build mode is fantastic, and there's so many things I can do that make me think "Why couldn't I do this in the Sims?" The life mode is also fine. Could it be fleshed out more? Yeah, definitely. But I've made several households at this point, gotten Paras to move in, get married, climb career ladder, have kids, etc., so I don't personally understand when I see people say the life mode isn't complete. It is. It's just not 10+ years in active development complete. I understand where people come from when they say it's not worth it. It's got a long ways to go. But when I am asked "Is it worth it?" from a monetary standpoint, all I can think is that this game is worth two Sims 4 expansion packs right now. Sims 4 with 2 expansions is still going to be bare bones. This game is one purchase, and I'm set for as long as the game keeps getting worked on. Unless the devs abandon ship in one year, I'm confident I'll get my money's worth,.

Even in early access, this game is so fun. Yes, its got some bugs, and the live mode is kinda bare bones, but the build mode is really good. You can really see the vision. Honestly, its about like playing sims 4 back in 2014. If you wanna wait until its a more complete game I totally get it, but I am happy I was able to buy it early to support the development. I can't wait to see what they add next!