DELAYED AGAIN- Life by You
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- Опубликовано: 19 май 2024
- Life by You, the upcoming purported sims competitor from paradox, may feature an open world, gameplay, careers and tons of building customization- but now it's been delayed yet again for early access, with no release date in sight.
Stay tuned for news, updates, gaming commentary and reviews about sims inzoi, paralives, life by you and other games like the sims in 2024.
Frequently Asked Questions (Taken from Life by You Blog)
What is Life by You?
Life by You is a brand new life-simulation game brought to you by Paradox Tectonic. It is designed to be one of the most moddable and open life-simulation games, where you are in total control of the humans that you create, the towns that you build, the stories that you tell.
When will Early Access be available?
Early Access will be available starting June 4, 2024 on the Epic Game Store and the Steam store fronts.
Where can I pre-order Life by You?
Pre-orders are not available at this time. All previous EPIC pre-orders will be refunded.
Where will Early Access be available?
Early Access will be available for purchase online wherever Epic Game Store and Steam games are sold.
How much is Life by You?
Pre-order are available for a special introductory price of 39.99 USD / 39.99 EUR / 34.99 GBP. Prices will change after the Early Access program ends.
Is Life by You an open world game?
Yes! Life by You is aiming to allow you to live life with no loading screens, control anyone anytime, and create your own world.
Is the game moddable?
Yes! Life by You is aiming to be one of the most moddable and open life-sims. We can’t wait to see what you create!
What kind of Creator Tools will be available in Life by You?
There will be a variety of tools, including the Conversation Editor and Object Editor Tool. Learn more about these on our RUclips here, and stay tuned for more Creator Tools breakdowns.
Will Life by You be compatible on Steam Deck?
Life by You has not been optimized or tested for the steam deck.
What other platforms will Life by You be on at launch?
At launch, Life by You will be available on PC for Epic and Steam. We may add additional platforms in the future.
What languages will Life by You be available in?
Life by You hopes to support English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, and Brazilian Portuguese at the start of Early Access.
Will Life by You support multiplayer?
Life by You is currently a single-player experience.
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I wish they just didn’t have a early access date and just released it when they were ready
me too. I don't mind a delay in general and appreciate not rushing things out, but announcing dates a few times has made this messy
I’d be fine with that at this point. I just don’t want them lying about another release date, because at this point that’s what’s I’d consider it
They often have to, in order to continue paying their developers
@@RavenNiffleryeah I don’t fault them for this. I just want them to release the game when it is ready. Cities Skyline 2 still feels like an early access game and should have been advertised as such and should have been released 1-2 years after they did. I really don’t want a repeat and I don’t want the community to push them to release before they are ready.
Honestly, way back a year ago in March, when LBY first announced, I think it would have been better if there had been no early release date announced. They could have opened up a conversation with prospective customers, showed that they were interested in feedback from the lovers of lifesim games, and started creating community engagement, all without the added pressure of a specific deadline to get it all ready and released by. Early access didn't use to be a thing, and honestly, there is no reason it has to be so now. But continually pushing back release dates for early access just ends up killing the interest people have shown. All of the excitement and hype which was boosting them when they first announced is dying off with every delay, and at this point they may have to start from scratch whenever the game does release. It makes me sad, because I think LBY has a lot of potential and I really want to see it succeed.
yeah, from a pr perspective it breaks trust and it also makes one less certain that they can pull this off in general
I think its notable this time we did not get a Rod Humble announcement, Publisher Paradox put on the breaks and posted the delay. I really think this game is at risk of being shelved. And while I do like developers getting a realistic timeframe to develop their games, this game has been circling the same problems during all three delays making me think the current team they have has no idea HOW to solve those problems no matter how much time they get. If LBY ever does drop, I will maybe check it out. But I’ve given up on waiting with baited breath for it to arrive.
I think at this point they are also facing more competition in Paralives and InZoi than they expected thinking as long as their “feature list” made them more appealing than the Sims 4 it would be an easy win just to have things like an open world and cars. But both Paralives and InZoi will have those things as well.
yeah... and if it does get shelved, I would be kinda sad for Rod. It feels like he has a lot of enthusiasm and passion for it, but the support and cohesion in development is worrying
I'm actually way more excited and looking forward to InZoi while I'm disappointed that Life by You has been delayed until further notice. I've been waiting for something better, more fun and realistic than the Sims. Of course I can't wait for Grand Theft Auto 6 either, get to play as Lucia and Jason the two main protagonists who gives me a modern Bonnie and Clyde vibe in more a realistic open world setting of Vice City. It seems like in away that InZoi and GTA 6 will compete each other with realism while one will be a sim game and another will be open world of a criminal duo. 😊
This game is just too ambitious for its own good. They should just focus on improving the graphics and all the basic features instead of those tools that they keep showing us if they want us to stay all throughout their development. Still will wait for this game but I doubt everyone will feel the same after the fact that this is the THIRD time it has been delayed
That about what I am thinking. at least a game developer should understand that. It´s hard to develop a new game. i kind of think that they show us the tools. because that is the things that was fun to work on. so that the rest of the game. might be far from ready.
Obviously much more time and effort was spent on all those tools they are so well done but the effort in art and animations was truly lacking.
I love the passion and some of the ideas, but I feel there are maybe some basic foundational concerns that should come first
I absolutely agree, I think this is a classic example of 'biting off more than you can chew.' I think LifeByYou sees a viable place in the market, but is chaotically trying to cram in so many ideas and features that the game at its core (basic environment, avatars, interaction, and charm in general) are severely lacking.
developers creating games to be a "modders paradise" always fall flat (gestures at bethesda's starfield) the systems are cool and all but i really don't see a majority of people or even modders really having any sort of interest in most of this stuff. sims players keep talking about "storytelling" but never expanding on what they mean by that and it leads to developers completely misunderstand. we just want a regular life sim with a good and fun foundation, not sims life stories
Whatever happened to beta testing? Is that not a thing anymore? So many games are being released in "early access" and the customers have to basically pay to test a product. I appreciate LBY's passion, but they need to hold off early access indefinitely because they keep shooting themselves in the foot. Given the current state of The Sims 4, I think people are getting really impatient and eager to play another life sim ASAP so that's probably contributing to the negative feedback. Of course, anything good is worth waiting for and I hope they can do what they need to do to improve the game.
Wow I definitely didn't think of the beta testing thing. I truly hadn't noticed that's exactly what's been going on, paying to test an unfinished game.
It used to be a big thing back in the day but now it seems that many game development careers (at least in big companies) are in decline. They used to pay people whose sole purpose was dedicated to finding bugs/ potential issues before releasing a game. Now they just release games in whatever state in hopes that whoever buys their game have actual feedback to work on. Buying a game on release is literally just gambling with your time and money at that point.
@@imapotato7391 Exactly. Anywhere they can cut corners. Quality is always the sacrifice. 🤦🏻♀️
that'd be a good topic to discuss generally, and not just for LBY. but a lot of jobs cuts in the last two or so years have hit QA departments pretty hard. gaming companies are adverse to put much money into new projects... and the results kinda become a self fulfilling prophesy
Im actually relived theyre delaying the release indefinetly so many things are missing and they urgently need to overhaul charactermodels optimize the game and improve gameplay.
And this will give them time to expand the team so that the game can get done without crunch for the poor workers who have had to face backlash and pressure from higher ups.
Im happy and want all the new life sims to have a chance at being great (so that they can actually compete! With ea!)
that's what is needed.. I said this to others, but they don;t just need time- I really think the game likely needs a bigger budget and a more robust team
Quite honestly my enthusiasm for this game is already waning, but this news will be the nail to the coffin. Although I want them to take their time, but they can't just make promises that they cannot keep.
Still I want to get it, despite their imperfections. Let's face it, visual style is subjective and no matter which aesthetic you stick to you can't please everyone.
yeah. I just feel they have made a lot of PR mistakes. I def don't like things being rushed out, I just don't get why it even was revealed early as it was. it isn't an indie game that relies on funding from fans
It concerns me that Paradox announced the delay.. seems like the LBY team was happy to release in its current state which is really worrying, like they were more concerned with releasing then quality… sound like any other life sim games we know of? 🤔🤔
a good catch.. it makes me feel it may have been a company decision and I also wonder some.. if there is a possibility it will be canned altogether
You know i believe they announced this game way too soon, they probably did it because it was when people were fed up with sims 4 and to get hype they announced this unfinished mess to get interested but now that people took down their rose tinted glasses they realised they cant ship this even as early access because frankly the gameplay and art we see looks like vertical slice then alpha. Now with the Indefinitely date, they can fully focus on the game without worrying, because lets be honest not much has changed after those 3 delays
💯💯💯
yeah... I think it was too soon, too. While I can understand they may have felt there was an opening, simply having an opening doesn't mean something is ready
I feel like they thought, "We'll do TS3 again, with a few upgrades. The Sims crowd will eat it up. It will be easy to do" but then found that it *wasn't* as easy as they thought it would be.
@@junerussell6972 I think people forget TS3 even had some limitations on launch. Like restaurants that were click to interact. Your sims went in them, but you did not follow. You got to make choices for them while inside. Later live restaurants were added. And this was smart. Having some buildings be click to interact allowed the world to exist “open” without having to deaign activity loops and interiors for every building on the map at the start. That way they got to get there open world started at a reasonable pace and used the DLC to expand/enhance the possibilities. And they were beeefy DLC well worth the price. LBY was trying to be all Sims 3 was at the end out the gate plus more and I firmly believe they took too much on all at once. I would have been happy to buy clothes at a click to interact building where the character went in, I didn’t follow, and I got popup choices or jumped into shopping selection screen. This would still have been better than Sims 4.
@@TheDawnofVanlife I agree. But people *do* want TS3 the way they thought it would be at the end (including running without any lags or glitches.) They don't want any "rabbit holes" either because they want it completely open in every way. But they also want all the advantages of TS4 at the same time. With each DLC, they say "This should have been in the game since the very beginning. It should never have been a DLC." It doesn't seem to matter if it's weather, pets, restaurants, hotels, occults, or anything else, too many people seem to think it should have been there from the beginning. It makes me worry that the games want to include everything "at the beginning" and won't be able to do it as well as if they had added things through DLCs.
At this point, just hang it up! Either that or get a whole new team who actually know basic anatomy, animation, art etc. to overhaul the game because this is just unprofessional as Hell.
2 weeks before, for a third delay is wild.
It has certainly assured LBY is at the bottom of my list. I was getting worried after the last delay. The graphics look no better at all… so what have they been doing!?
I feel like Rod himself has some cool ideas but I also likewise feel they don't have enough or proper experts in several areas to bring it to fruition
Community participation is great, but let’s be honest, a capable team shouldn’t have needed us to tell them what a train wreck the anatomy and the graphics are, nor would it have taken a year to end up in the very same place. This is not a great look for them.
Yeah their designers are really bad and even color blind. There are so many design issues which are sooo off that I really don't get it. It looks like a game designed by programmers, not by designers.
@@vomm The first trailer being so sloppily put together was already a dead giveaway, but we had been so repeatedly abused and strung and quartered sideways by EA we were ready to overlook anything. In retrospect this game looked straight ugly from the start, and they desperately needed an art direction which they had somehow convinced themselves was beneath them. It shows in the end product or the lack thereof.
After the problems related to CS2 unfinished release, perhaps Paradox wants to do better by LBY.
There’s no pleasing people…
Don't put this on the people. Paradox chose all those dates they clearly couldn't meet. Their intentions may be good and they may want to avoid another CS2 but this is all 100% their own doing.
The reality is they should have added more animators and artist to the team months ago. I know they had one job application for another artist but that's clearly not enough Paradox needs to up their budget and give them enough artist and animators to finish this game before 2030
I think there's nuance here.
I think generally that delays can be good, and I also think they could have been more realistic and better managed too
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my main concern is that, during the first delay, more experts should have been hired on to address key concerns, and likely, a date not set
I don't feel like this is learning from CS2, but hoping history will repeat. People are complaining so back to the drawing board.
It's impossible to please millions. It's annoying when people argue who should be heard.
@@AutobotSimmer exactly my point. There’s a fine line between welcoming feedback and complying to every request/observation.
For instance, there will be always people that don’t like the graphics, either “it’s too cartoony” or “it’s too realistic” or it’s too dark” “it’s too washed out”.
This is a good move. The characters and animations need to be improved drastically.
they certainly could use some work. My concern is that I think more than just a delay, they need more support; a delay can help, but not if they don't perhaps have who they need on the team
Although I´m certainly one of those who frequently mention the characters and such, I´d still have played the EA like that.
That´s what an EA is for after all ;)
Edit: @Erin right... also giving them some funds to hire some people is why I´d fully support the EA ;)
I think their biggest mistake was going public so early in development, when it's obvious that there's still much work to be done. That aside, I'm not surprised there's yet another delay. Consider the front end of the game; the stuff people will be seeing. For a life sim game, it simply doesn't look good. 3D doesn't exactly have a "make pretty" button. It takes a lot of time and effort to make something appealing. I said this in the comments of one of their videos, but this is something I want to emphasize: Life sim games center around characters. It's because of this that character appeal and believability (regardless of visual style) need to be a priority. I would say it's mechanics > visual appeal > everything else.
agreed. as it's not an indie game that relies on fan funding I don't see a reason they announced early as they did
Honestly, anytime a game is delayed I don't mind it. Sure, it can be frustrating but I'd rather a delayed improved game than a half baked early release.
generally I would too. I just worry about their perception and expectations given how it;s now been delayed a few times.
@@SimmerErin I understand you. Hopefully they take their time, gather more professionals to help where it is needed, and continue posting gameplay videos to show improvements and keep fans interested.
I feel same even if I'm disappointed I won't be playing in 2 weeks. I just don't like Inzoi at all Paralives looks fun but it does not come close to the features of Life by You so I need this game to be the best it can be.
I think this is very irresponsible from a PR/Marketing stance. Third time is the charm? Not in this case. The LifeByYou team really needs to think long and hard about the development of their game and take a harsher stance on everything (what needs to be finessed, what needs to be reworked, what is a realistic timeline to get this product to a beta phase, and when they can actually commit to a release date that can no longer be postponed). My interest in this game is lower than Inzoi at this point, probably the lowest of all three major upcoming life sims.
💯 agree. At this point it’s just unprofessional. it feels like they’re yanking our chain even though I’m sure that’s not their intention it’s very immature. I’d respect them more if they just said we need a lot more time then keep doing this.
@@brenb7153 Absolutely. I think at this point they should release a public apology, and for the time being state that they will refrain from proposing any dates in efforts for the team to focus on refining their game while also not disappointing the potential player base.
I feel like they should have delayed showcasing it way back (even the announce trailer) and likely that the team itself needs more support. time can help, but I worry they have hurt trust
@@SimmerErin @SimmerErin Yes I completely agree. I feel like Paralives was slower, but more consistent with showing progress and different features. LifeByYou feels arguably stagnant, like I'm not seeing the refinements in the characters, their animations, the environment, etc. I'm seeing new alleged features, but beyond that the game feels like a 'half-baked' cake if you will.
@@TownieSimBuilds yes 💯
I was so sure it wouldn't delay this time since it's super close to the expected early access date. Since there is no Rod Humble announcement and it's a few days after the updated minimum specs, I believe it's definitely in reaction to that. And if I'm right, this means optimization is their current focus (but I still hope they'll do something on the visual because visually speaking, their identity is the "ugly upcoming life sim").
From a PR point of view, I believe every editor should learn from indie games like Paralives: small game that needed funding, keeps having the hype around it, stays vague on when it will release but its fanbase is consistent. What LBY did is the nightmare scenario: multiple delays and possible risk of being shelved, breaking trust with the editor at the same time.
I still have hope LBY will be released some day, but they really need to work on the marketing of the game and not just selling the devs' passion too. At this point LBY looks like a game editor or a tool more than a game I can open and play. They definitely lack a visual identity (for now it's just the "ugly upcoming ts4 competitor") and an identity in general. (Paralives did a lot of work on that, creating its own world with Para instead of Sim, Inzoi has Zoi.)
I'm also scared for that game because they're losing an advantage they had until now: becoming the FIRST competitor to The Sims on the market. Especially as it does not seem to be a easy to use game, LBY will feel competitive pressure that it does not feel as much yet. I have no doubt that there are a lot of people who won't bother trying LBY if Paralives is out before (money wise for their promise of no paid DLC and also because of the opposite aesthetics, I'm describing myself here).
Hopefully LBY will be released in a very solid state to be successful long term.
yeah... there was a lot of negative critique for a bit about paralives not setting a specific date, but I think they've made the right call that way
I also agree with the visual identity issue- many simply say it's ugly but I don't think that depicts the specific issue.
I'd rather they delay it again than push out an unfinished and buggy product (not saying that it is in its' current state!)
Characters a bit like those from InZoi would be good for LBY.
@@Rou99995 InZoi was generated in a very different way
@@SimmerErin What do you mean by a very different way ?
@@Rou99995 AI- scanning
Exactly, for a buggy/broken game we already have TS4
I’m not surprised but I am nevertheless disappointed. originally I liked LBY’s transparent approach and active communication with its community. But honestly, particularly in the last six months, it feels a bit like the wheels have fallen off the development of this game and now they’re in damage limitation and trying hard not to wear City Skylines II’s crown. And when they said they expected early access to last a year I think we all did a double take as it’s very clear given the pace of this game that it could well be one of those forever in early access games that never really feels polished or A list.
yah I know what you mean. I feel that transparency overall is refreshing, but it's also feeling like they don't have a strong command of their own development
Any faith I have in Life By You is very quickly eroding. Yes delaying is a good thing because it’s better than releasing broken and unfinished but at the same time multiple delays are a clear sign of fundamental issues behind closed doors. It reads as a matter where the studio themselves don’t have a solid grasp on things whether that is at the management level or development level. Keep it going too long and you fall into development hell where it becomes less and less likely the game will ever come out in decent shape even with all the time in the world. Not saying that is definitely the case here, they could still pull it off. But this kind of thing doesn’t inspire confidence.
It’s a good sign when a game company is willing to delay to ensure a solid product, it’s a bad sign when the company has to do that multiple times for the product to hopefully be good. Delays happen when something has gone wrong and the issues from that are bad enough to justify throwing off all sorts of internal and external schedules and plans. It’s not something to be done lightly just over some minor bugs. So how many times can things be that bad before you start questioning if there is some deeper issue behind the scenes. As said I do hope they get things sorted and can land the early access release but again, this isn’t inspiring confidence.
💯💯 this is exactly how I’m interpreting it as well
mostly my thoughts and concerns. I think it's certainly good they are delaying as a whole, but multiple promises and delays and a lack of much improvement between those delays worries me
From what I saw some people had early early access. It might be that they got feedback from them and that the result is they they decided to delay.
Agree
oh yes, that def seems like it was a factor
I totally saw this coming and I think it’s good news. The game does not look good. As soon as it’s out we will start seeing videos of people playing and reviewing and I feel that would damage the game’s future. We have a game in early access like Manor Lords that is looking amazing and it’s got such great push from the community for delivering more than anyone could expect, and that is what you want. And yes, things can improve on early access, but the look of the game is what it is. Paralives is also being developed and it looks amazing already. Even the playtest images we got from project rene look amazing! LBY has a lot of work to do if they want the game to be a success IMO.
someone else pointed out that some people got early early access for LBY- perhaps some of their feedback also convinced them to delay
I was fully in support of the previous delays but after the last one, I said any further delays would not look good. Those warning bells are now ringing loudly, even though it's better than releasing in a poor state. While it can show they care it also shows how far off they really were with the initial date. If management is that poor, it doesn't look good for the rest and how that's being managed. THIS is exactly why game companies should not announce even vague dates before they are 100% sure it will be met. It pretty much confirms to me that they have been too ambitious and it's been in the wrong areas.
I have a lot more I could say but don't want it to turn into an essay. I'm still interested but my faith in them has been damaged by this delay.
I agree, it shows they sort of didn’t know what they were doing timeline wise and that seems to be the most basic part of game development (obviously I know nothing)
@@jessice293 You're not wrong. A timeline would be one of the earliest things discussed and this applies to any project, not just game development. We all do it, even if it's just for our own headspace, we decide how long a particular job/chore will take. The management has really messed up with this one.
yes, that's my main concern. I def don't want to see a game rushed- we have far too much of that. But my confidence in their overall management right now is lower
Instead of delaying it that many times, they should give themselves more time at the beginning. Also, the characters really need ALOT more work
yes, I feel the announce trailer in of itself was premature, and I wonder why it was revealed when it was
3:32 srsly. they need artists. or a new art director. preferably both. it rly sucks there’s little else to say or find recognisable about the style other than “the characters don’t look right”.
I'd love to see how many and whom they have on their team. I almost wonder if they don't really have an art director
@@SimmerErinI think in the discord, they stated that they don’t have an artist experienced in character design
@@ashc3132 bruh 💀 makes sm sense tho.
idk where i heard they have no art director, but again it makes sm sense
Now, I'm not all that invested in LifeByYou, so I might be a bit more relaxed about this, but even if this was a game I was waiting anxiously for...it wouldn't really worry me all to much. It just means they're working on it some more. And, well, even if their characters look a bit better now...they still kind of have an "avatar that comes with a 3D posting program" vibe, especially the clothes. And their system requirements for 30FPS are *very* steep.
So if the delay means they might improve those two areas still, then it can be positive thing. I do think it will release, it's not a guaranty, but I feel they have gone a bit to heavy into marketing this game to cancel it without some very serious reasons.
I expected that too since they really need to focus on the character design for now, since anyone also put their concern on it (on every comments every single time that LBY channel uploaded a new video)
I am watching most of these games out of interest as to how they may impact the genre as a whole, and I think we're at a very uncertain time
I mostly have concerns that it;s been delayed several times, the poor communication and the lack of many improvements between said delays.
hopefully they will take a step back and maybe even get some more on the team
It's interesting that the announcement came from Paradox themselves instead of The LBY team, like the last times it was delayed. Especially that it came from the Deputy CEO, who barely started his role in April. But it is bittersweet, because I was looking forward to getting my hands on the game but also was very worried and frustrated at the lack of meaningful progress on the graphics and that development looked like it was all over the place and never felt structured.
yes, yes I do think it's notable that it came from the Deputy CEO which speaks to a broader company concern about the game's development
I’m over this game before it’s even out
were you ever interested, or are you saying you once were and now aren't
Dude I don’t blame you. They’re tired of them crying wolf. It’s utterly annoying at this point. And really immature and irresponsible at this point for them to do. I’m wondering if I’m over it too honestly.
@@SimmerErin I was really excited about this game and really sympathised the 1st time they pushed the date back but now I’m fed up of the broken promises and bad communication. The only game I’m excited about now is paralives!
@@brenb7153 exactly! It’s not a good start considering the game hasn’t even launched yet
@@lennyattew734 yeah exactly
i swear this is the third time…. why do they always leave it so late to say this? shouldn’t it be clear if months of work still needs to be done?
as much as ive always felt the game needed a third delay, it’s bc the first and second delays weren’t long enough. i want to appreciate the delay but how can i trust that they’re gonna make the changes needed by the time of next EA?
it’s super messy
2:30 EXACTLY omg
yeah, precisely... a few times in a row, and doing it so close to when the period was to begin is what is the worst of it
I definitely understand that people want a new life sim game sooner rather than later, and I think the sort of buildup of anticipation for Paralives, Inzoi, Life By You, and Project Rene all collectively adds to that frustration. I know a lot of people who are just tired of Sims 4. (I myself am nearing that feeling, but I do still enjoy playing my game occasionally.) However, I also respect any time they push back to improve the quality of the game. I'd rather see them do that than push out and charge for an unfinished or unpolished or poor quality product. Many Sims 4 fans have had it up to here with that sort of thing, so I would hope that those same fans who want the quality would be willing to wait a bit longer for developers to ensure that quality is what the consumers are getting. I know most people are reasonable and willing to wait a bit, but the extremes of I'm so excited that I want it now or I'm tired of waiting so I'm giving up on this do feel a bit unreasonable to me. I don't agree with either of those sentiments, but I do understand it. I know it's disappointing to anticipate something that looks fun and then it's not ready in a timely manner. In my experience, really worthwhile things are usually worth waiting for.
Honestly I don't want any of them rushed. I don't mind waiting for games at all.
My concern is more about their overall approach, how they have handled the situation, and some concurring gaps in the development itself.
I have sims 2-4 installed and am content with that personally for a while
I’m very disappointed. 😢 I’m very concerned that even a basic version isn’t ready. I remember my parents delaying a holiday twice when I was little. On the third attempt I said no and did something else. 🙄
yeah, delaying is one thing but the way it's been handled: three delays and last minute ones without signs of substantial improvements- does worry me
I just wish they did not set a date I was so excited and counting down the days until early access. I completely agree with you on them needing to hire more animators and artist clearly this is where the game is lacking if you have the money to delay it a third time you should have enough to hire 3 or 4 more employees to speed up the development process.
yes, setting a date a few times was a big mistake, PR wise. I'm not sure how they chose those dates or made that decision
I wish the best for LBY ! I want this game to work.😊
certainly I wish them the best too
Over 90% of software fails to be finished by its estimated deadline, I think that’s the statistic I was taught in Software Engineering. Personally, this is why game devs need to stop making estimated deadlines public. People can’t be happy and honestly, the public doesn’t know enough about Game Dev for it to be any of their business. Which is an unpopular stance, but idgaf because it’s the simple truth. Complain about shareholders and stock prices running games into the ground when the public is just that but on a larger scale.
What they’re probably delaying it for this time is the nightmarish scenario ahead of them which is having to redo the rigs and skeletons entirely, because these models are bad and need to be thrown out. It’s not unusual for games to focus on graphics as one of the last phases of development, but it is unusual to be so transparent.
They’re too transparent, they announce things too early, etc. Nobody is complaining about Fallout 5 because as far as anyone knows, it doesn’t exist (but is almost certainly in development and probably has been for half a decade), most people don’t complain about ES6 directly because while it’s in dev nobody knows where it’s at. Everyone complains constantly about the games that have been announced and in open development for years and years.
Basically, there’s a reason that most restaurants don’t allow you to watch the kitchen while food is being made, and while EA’s deliberate refusal to address concerns isn’t correct either, I think full transparency and early announcement of games hurts them a lot more than staying hush.
interesting stat! will have to look at that
and yeah.. it's tricky, because Idk it's often the devs setting those timelines, or, at very least, I have a feeling some of it is in conjunction with internal pressures from the larger company. So I think there's some complexity in what goes wrong
I was so exited counting every day, and I just opened to see if there is any new video from life by you and I see you have a new video I was exited I open and I see “Life by you Delayed AGAIN” my smile fade away and it literally broke my mood, I was so exited to play LBY, and they come up with this again… I’m disappointed, I think even inzoi is gonna be released first, also by making this decisions they loose people to like the game and hurt their reputation. I’m just disappointed and crying on the pillow rn…
really sorry to be the bearer of bad news- certainly I would like this game to do well and be successful
Oh boy, I would fear that this game ends up in development hell. I hope that the paradox does not end up cancel it, even though I don't care to much for this game. But I like the idea of having more options out there.
I think we should expect yes it is a possibility
I hope not but I also would not be surprised
Im happy that it was delayed. Tbh, it looks like it needs at least another year of polish bare minimum.
yes, likely it does
Good for them! Let them bake y’all ✨ 👏
With all the recent issues with Paradox I'm interested to see how they're going to turn things around, especially after that CS2 apology. Paradox seems to be trying to go back to putting players first so I guess we'll see how these next few months go.
I feel the same way about LbY as I do with Paralives, if they take their time and do it right I think we can have something great. So while it's unfortunate they pushed back early access again, if it's for the sake of making the game better I'm all for it. Especially considering how much people are expecting out of a game that's going to be released in early access first.
yeah, it's actually quite interesting in a larger context and says more than this project itself but more so what direct paradox will take in the future
I’m actually happy for the delay. I think games get delayed like this all the time they just don’t keep posting about it publicly, that is the difference. They should have done a slower rollout. I’m happy, hopefully when they comeback it will be worth the wait
I think the biggest mis step wasn't a delay but yes rather that it was showed so early and also then dates were subsequently promised
Im honestly glad that theyre doing this, i need time to upgrade my pc lol (and them optimizing the game!, 32gb will lock a lot of players out)
there's an upside for you ha
You can't make a good game on computer specs from 2016. I think people should upgrade and studios should make the game for higher end computers. I have a 4090 and not many games even need it, because studios always have to dumb down features for people who can't save up money and upgrade their equipment
i’m wondering why paradox announced the delay not the life by you team
Because it was Paradox decision. Life by You team was ready to release until the higher ups told them no.
@@lance9249that is actually more concerning… makes it sound like the LBY team is okay with the quality of the game…
a very interesting question and I honestly don't have any insight
aside from LBY's team itself likely did not make the decision this time around
I think what they're trying to do with Early Access, why they even do it, is to generate hype. They want people to play it, for streamers and RUclipsrs to keep coming back, and thus they get a lot of free advertising for their game. But if all the gameplay the game has to offer is some boringly implemented gardening, crafting, collecting, and shopping, then it's just not enough to have fun with the game. Then you look at it for 2 hours and you're bored and disappointed because you've seen everything. And that's not what EA means. There are tons of EA games that either already offer a lot of fun or make you really look forward to more and you're eager for every new patch. Hype is the most important thing for Paradox. That's their business model. That's why they also work with mute influencers, whether it's here with LBY or CS2 or whatever. And it's obvious that the EA for a game without gameplay, with lousy graphics and bad design would not have a good marketing effect.
certainly it makes sense to reach out imo to influencers too. it's just a shame how I feel much of this development has been messy and they likely announced it too early
reaching out and creating 'hype' isn't unique at all to paradox though
At this point, I might as well just wait on my first choice Paralives. It's not a good look to put a date out there and take it away for a third time. The excitement is gone, and no matter how good the game may be. It's a let down for an early access experience!
sadly it's very bad PR. regardless. I really hate to see it
The eyelashes are painted on the eyelids...this game looks like it came out in 2012. My hopes are on Inzoi.
They need to scrap the visuals and start again! It looks worse then the sims 2 if you ask me
I am pretty wary about Inzoi as well, and I honestly feel a little.. eh about how it's been created
Fair enough, I like the presence of money behind inzoi and I like how I'm watching that take form
Do I need to see more to relinquish my heart? Yup but everything I've seen slowly has given me hope
I also like how they're building the game, even slowly integrating and remembering optimization along the way
Also unreal engine 5 was the smartest move.
Using unity, after its whole pay me every time your game is bought fiasco, is nuts
Unreal engine is far more powerful
@@SimmerErin
It was in the videos you watched tho
The man literally mentioned them building most things in-house and scanning textures and smaller items due to a tight deadline
Besides, they're a large company with a previous catalog of assets as well as experience in creating them
They also started development in 2022, when talk of Ai wasn't this feverish
If you're concerned, rewatch the videos, that's where most of my info is from anyway
It's not hard to make realistic textures and assets (including models and characters), especially if you have skilled staff
I just think in this day and age, peddling a group as Ai early adopters in a genre, where it is replacing and deeply affecting the industry, as well as in a community that cares so deeply on the issue, is dangerous especially because their rate of development isn't abnormal for an east Asian studio
It's not a full game. Even the play test they gave to influencers was a proof of concept. There were many placeholders, the 3d scans (you can tell cause they weren't whole objects) were glitchy due to modelers not having enough time to work on them
I just don't think it's right to continue to peddle misinformation that harms their reputation when that isn't the case
I understand inzoi is a foreign company but that is why you should take time to understand it, not immediately view it with suspicion
Unfortunately, the community has been quite inhospitable in that regard
Intentionally misconstruing or comparing apples to oranges.
Going "Korean games have microtransactions," meanwhile Fortnite, rainbow six and other American shooters
Or "they made PUBG" which is a different genre, with different rules and pricing
If we want to be so condemning and critical of AI, let's do it with a company that has openly verbalized its intent on its use, EA
Their director was quite open about it recently and if your fears of AI should be somewhere, it's there and not with inzoi
Hi Erin 💖 This game looks good. I’m glad it’s not ultra realistic, but I do want more realism than the Sims 4 has especially in the Sims themselves
more realism in what sense
It could be like the region editor where you can create little enclaves in worlds, where certain groups live and spawn
You can set their clothing style and all sorts. It's really cool
Unfortunately, a portion requires unity to edit but with more time and possibly more funding, they can make that an internal tool instead
Check it out, @@SimmerErin
I am fine with this, they had a huge issue with their other game, let them fix it and release when ready.
assuming you mean CS?
Wow. Just no new date? Thats major. And it doesn’t seem like this is a good thing for how the game is coming along. I wish though they had prioritized having the game ready for PC and MAC. Unfortunately I don’t have a PC and I’d miss the boat on this entirely
yeah.. but I have to say... this time... I feel like no new date is for the. best :/
I'd rather a game be pushed back again than for it to be released with tons of bugs (even early access). However, there's only so many times before it becomes a problem...
I'm starting to wonder if they're trying to do too many things at once prior to early access. If they are, they really should pick a few things to prioritize to get a basic game with a few systems with a bit of polish, then work on the rest to get them polished up. Then expand from there
oh I absolutely think they may have bitten off more than they can chew, so to speak
I'm glad they're delaying it. From what I saw in Dr. Gluon's "early access", I saw that they had a lot more work even for full early access. As I mentioned in response to another video, the anatomy and animations are still problematic. Since the realism in this game is one of the "features", that would be something that could turn people off.
I was also worried about the emptiness that the game seemed to have. It reminded me of the complaints we had about TS3, or about places in TS4 like the Tomarang Market which seem to lack the number of NPCs visible. (Unfortunately, that may be due to the open world. The more spread out the area where the other characters have to inhabit, the fewer we'd see. Otherwise, the game would have to generate far more NPCs than most can handle, just to make the crowds seem "lively.")
They also released a change to what specs are "minimum" and "recommended." That's not a good sign either, since it means they realize that the game is more clunky than they expected. Lags, empty "crowd scenes" and the like are all indicative that the game needs to have a higher-end computer than average. It might not even be possible to have all the features that players want, even on the fanciest computers.
The players who got a demo were sent an empty world without households. So you really would not see a huge population because the world was being filled only by the tourist/out of towner system. That system does help fill the world some by filling empty job positions and giving you new people to speak to but it's not giving you 90 more characters you could have making your own alongside the out of towners.
You should not have to make "90 more characters" to fill a world. You should be able to play in a populated world using only the one "character" (or family) that you have chosen. To need to "populate the world" other than how it fills job positions and gives you new people to speak to is problematic and symptomatic of a poorly designed game.
you are right.. it is aiming for realism so those details are arguably more important than a whimsical or stylized game.
interesting, they changed the specs again?? I thought they already did that recently
This, the change in specs was a huge red flag that the game just wasn’t running well as designed. As much as the hardcore LBY supporters want to say we just can’t get over the “ugly” characters there was much more that was worrying.
I also wondered why they sent youtubers demos and only allowed them to post shorts on there personal channels and not full videos. InZoi had me questioning their validity, but they at least allowed youtubers to just play with the game as it was at that point (my trust was curved by them providing laptops for gameplay) but still.
I think it's mostly optimization issues
I don't think they remembered optimization during development
If my guess is true and they initially bought and were running unity assets, that'll explain a lot. A lot of them aren't the most optimized but none of that is a problem when you have the skills to clean them
Then there's the code. The game is made in unity. It's an ambitious game, it should be made in unreal, which is already a major setback in my opinion
Unreal makes it cleaner and easier to mass spawn assets, also ethically it's the better company. Unity literally put out a policy that would have bankrupted indie devs a while ago. They only rolled it back due to backlash
Having your game on such shaky foundations is crazy
Either way, they're locked to the engine. I wish them the best
So they let the early access date get down to just over 2 weeks then they decide to pull the plug? This is getting old and doesn't say much for their development pipeline.
yes, cutting it so close to the deadline isn't great PR
I don't mind them pushing Early Access as long as they keep "beta testing" by allowing access to community players with audiences. I've quite enjoyed seeing how the game has progressed through those videos compared to the other gameplay content we've seen from earlier stages of the games playable development.
They definitely should keep beta testing! Nothing wrong with that.. it used to be more the norm than going straight to early access!
yes, I'll be interested to see if there's any impact on providing extra early access and beta testing to content creators
Saw this coming, saw it months ago. If they had released this in early access the sims 4 players would have torn it apart. They have over promised. Their progress has been very little with the art style of the characters. Again I blame the team and LBY stans for not making it a priority with feedback which has delayed the game even further. Not a smart move at all. Many trying to sweep the issue under the rug mentioning its only early access. Yes its early access which says the game is not complete but on its way. Definitely not on its way with character art style. They need to start from scratch which they could of done this months ago. They were going to make modders fix the the characters which I find to be a very terrible business decision on LBY part. They also need a new team by the looks of it. The trust is also the issue here because a lot of people will now feel that we can not trust them what they tell us with the broken promises and lack of improvement.
LBY stans have overwhelmingly brought up the art style as the #1 issue, what are you talking about?
@@SnazzyArcade Go to the LBY videos where stans have said and I quote "The characters look amazing" " Huge improvement" "They look so much better" "They look so polished" And when people like myself disagree its "Well maybe the game is not for you" "Its not a priority" "Its in early access" OVER IT. STANS ARE TO BLAME ALSO.
I feel like most people have been giving them feedback, but I just feel like all of this wasn't handled well. I don't know they need a new team- some of the gameplay systems seem neat- but I do think they need more experts in several areas
Again I’m not surprised they delayed it once again. They should have expanded the deadlines maybe end of fall before the end this year (or few years) because you can tell on some the few clips & of the gameplay, the human models needs more work, the clipping of the clothes, & other features need more improvement. I’m glad they delayed it, but they need to make sure to working on taking their time on improving the game completely when they are ready to release it in early access.
and maybe not even set a hard deadline but a softer "in Fall" or something like that, idk, it also worries me they don't understand the scope of their project or improvements that they should make
They should take all the time they need, but I'm taking my ticket for the hype train and putting away for now. I'll turn my attention to Inzoi, and whenever LBY is ready, I will be too.
inzoi I'm wary of, albeit for diff. reasons.
I think delaying it without the pressure of trying to rush for another EA date is the best option. I hope the developers will take this time to not only refine and work on improving the game but also bring in some extra outside talent to fix issues with the models and optimize. The mesh models look pretty bad, the hair textures looking really low res and like straw and the animations are very very stiff and unnatural. I am hoping they are able to start pulling things together because as of late, it has felt like their vision was very unfocused on what to work on.
yes, I feel they need not only time but likely also some new experts in overall graphics, animations and some core design elements. I feel the development and focus is a little confusing too
Ideally the game would have released into early access in June to avoid the releases later in the year such as InZoi and possibly Vivaland, however the game is just not in a good state. To me, LBY is in the worst state of all of the upcoming life sims and for it to have had an imminent early access release was alarming. Delaying might give time to get the game to a reasonable state, but if it is releasing closely to other titles then I see it being overshadowed.
I don't feel that it's a race to what comes first, honestly and they would not have probably beat Inzoi to the finish anyway given that they want an early access
@@SimmerErin For the other life sims I don’t think it’s a race due to them having their own identities, however LBY seems to just not quite fit into its own lane and I believe the audience would likely prefer either InZoi, Paralives and maybe Vivaland.
While I am glad they're delaying it, it's telling that as recently as about 10 days ago they were still aiming for a June date as said in one of their videos. I'm still not on board with it as it reminds me of The Sims 3 and the system requirements are now too much for my current setup. I hope it's a good game when access is ready and that those you support it get what they want.
Ultimately, I know it's for the best not to release a game before it's ready, but I fear my disappointment at the news is distorting the big picture for me at the moment. I was really looking forward to playing this game and having another option in the life simulator genre. I guess I will have to keep waiting. Who knows? Paralives may release before LBY at this point.
and that's valid, because they promised now a few times- it kinda erodes trust
I still find the requirements for the game laughable. My sister and I spent like an hour looking at the ram needed to run some of the most beautiful games released in the last 10 years and none of them require 32 gigs of ram. Most of them are open world games. Higher requirements are fine but this game is not in anyway good enough to require that much ram. This announcement does not bother me as I won't be playing it. I hate the idea of having AI conversations. When I play a simulation I don't want to have to actually care about what's being said. That's one of my favourite things about the sims. I hate how shitty the sims 4 is but the sims as a whole is amazing and its going to be hard to compete with. Paralives is what I'm looking forward to, provided they don't go the same route as LBY with conversations.
Edit: changed "a hoist" to "an hour"... not sure how that happened 😂
I can understand in theory: it's fully open with active careers no rabbit holes and some pretty extensive customization tools plus a conversations system/ That said if they are going for higher specs, it needs to feel fully realized and justified
I hope the extra time is used to fix the hunchback models of the LBY characters... I'd love for them to reanalyze and redo their art direction. While gameplay seems to be the focus and I applauded that, the models and everything just seem unmotivated... sterile... Like you look at any other Life sim being developed and you can see a certain style, LBY doesn't give off a style, just basic assets. Like they went and just plopped whatever into an engine and ran it with base animations. It feels like a loose Unity project than a game developed by Paradox. I've seen VRChat worlds that looked more aesthetically pleasing.
one concern is for both delays they said this would be a focus but a lot has changed little. I wonder if they have enough support and experts
i know at this point its likely impossible but hope they completely overhaul these ps2 lookin ahh visuals
it may be easier almost to start again with new models
I understand if they think it needs to be delayed a little longer, but what bothers me is the delay announcement came from the CEO rather than from Rod Humble. And the fact that there's no estimated release window makes me wonder if they are just going to nix the whole project.
which I think is noteworthy. It makes me feel this decision was nor Humble's idea
They need to scrap their character model and start over.
it may be easier than trying to keep editing what they have, which doesn't seem to be making much progress
I took that one day off for vacation 🤣
oh no lol
well... I hope you have a good day off anyway!
I am glad that Life by You is delayed. Just hoping the make the game better and more FPS. Maybe they need at least another year in development.
I think so too. A year a two will be the best for this game
I feel like they might need more support too in addition to more time
I'd be shocked if LbY releses at all this year. With how Paradox handled Cities 2, I'd say they need all the time they can get. But there is a threshold for how long a game can be in development before a significant number of people simply move on
I kinda doubt it would be this year, too
In truth, Simmer Erin I'm afraid LBY will be canceled, I think that's what could unfortunately happen.
it's possible
I get what some people are saying but yes, the entire point of Early Access is that it is not fully ready. Early access buyers are meant to help complete the game. Everyone keeps talking about it being totally ready but that's not what Early Access means so this makes it even more upsetting.
I'm 61 yes old been gaming since I was 28 yrs old. Was gonna buy LBY on June 4th as a birthday present for me on June 10. Lol but by the time LBY gets finally released I may be dead. My health isn't too great.
I'm so sorry, wishing you the best for your health
As long as it’s not like the Sims 4 where it’s just a hot mess 😅 I’m probably going to buy the game when it releases. Sadly I feel like a lot of these games are going to be overloaded with things that will make game play fun with a cost of game performance. I would be happy with a game that has a ton of different features as long as it’s playable. I want to see this game turnout great 😮
Features don’t equal fun, some od the most fun games have a short (but fun) feature list. There’s such a thing as feature-creep which can handicap a game getting off the ground. So if the cost of game performance doesn’t pay off in the game being fun…its just a long (but boring) feature list.
Yeah, I'm glad they want it working right. I'm good with the delay.
The pesimist în me gives it a couple of months before they announce the game is canceled... The more optimist part thinks it might be a while until we see the game launched... It's not ready
it's possible.. another noteworthy concern is that the announcement came from Paradox this time instead of the LBY team
@@SimmerErin well... There are complaints on the forum that the devs are not really communicating with fans.. But yea, paradox posting this is a bit worrisome
Honestly it was my most anticipated game until I've seen the animations...and lack of improvement after many delays. Then it's my least anticipated game. I wouldn't have bought it on June 4 regardless of the delay. I am still going to pay attention to it, and maybe after a few years it may be my ideal game.
I would rather the development team took their time and released a game worth playing. I am excited by what I have seen so far. That said there are clearly areas that need more work. So I will continue to wait 😁
I understand why, since anyone put their concern to the "human" or the appearances of the game character itself.
yeah, I don't think they need to be wonderful graphics, but I do think the design needs to at least feel cohesive and not distracting
If it wasn't developed internally, I'd say this is looking like the Vampire: Bloodlines saga all over again. I almost half expect Paradox to change development team altogether and restart the development from scratch...
will have to look into that example
@@SimmerErin Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is the long-awaited second installment of a niche but beloved RPG. Paradox acquired the IP controller in 2015. At first the new game release was scheduled for 2019 and the studio tasked to work on it was Hardsuit Labs, which included some of the original game's team. After a spectacular called off launch and refund of pre-orders of what was announced as a done product (sounds familiar?), the game was delayed several times, and in 2021 the project was entirely called off and reworked from scratch by another studio (later revealed to be The Chinese Room). The current game is now scheduled to be released in Q4 this year, five four years after the original announced date, and is a very different beast from Hardsuit's game.
Of course the parallel is imperfect, as Paradox Tectonics is in-house so it would not make much sense for Paradox to externalise the IP, but the feeling is strangely familiar...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire:_The_Masquerade_%E2%80%93_Bloodlines_2#:~:text=market.%22%5B23%5D-,Production,-%5Bedit%5D
Geez, I wish I had been wrong
I knew this was going to happen unfortunately. They tried to bite off more than they could chew. I never got my hopes for this game. And by the time it comes out, it’ll be an after thought for many gamers. 2025 has some huge releases.
I hate seeing it. Humble seemed so passionate about it
@@SimmerErin me too Erin. Especially being an Indy Developer
Investors aren't happy either with the delay. Well when you go after the king you better not miss. I dont mind delay if they do it right.
not sure. investors also don't want a game that isn;t successful. hard to say
I don't really mind about the delay. I just hope they will release it some day. I think it's really need another year and it be ready.
By "ready" do you mean a completed game or do you mean the art and animations will be good enough to stop the community constant whining? Because early access was supposed to be the point they built the game with the players adding in the features we felt were missing.
I just hope they truly take the time they need this time
@@lance9249 I mean as characters models and animations. Yeas it need a lot of work but it be worth it. Especially animations like getting out of the car etc..the animations is more important in my opinion. Since I don't really mind about the characters creation but many people does care and whine about it
I'm glad the game is delayed rather than possibly releasing early. I don't like that they keep delaying it though. Hopefully the next announced release date will stick
right, the multiple delays is what concerns me vs a delay in of itself
Everybody act surprised when they cancel this game 6 months from now.
it very well could happen, idk
This is the best news I've heard about lby for the longest time
I literally let out a sigh of relief when I first watched this video. I quickly began fangirling about the new region editor video they posted immediately after
Like I'm once again excited about this game
They should have done this long ago in my opinion
This is a good game, cook it, love it, treasure it
Also, for the love of peace, craft an identity and art direction
Work to create a niche, don't expect it to be handed to you
(I had a convo on a different video on how they most likely wanted to scoop up disgruntled sims players instead of properly building their own following, and I agree. That's where all this is coming from)
But overall, TAKE YOUR TIME
If you do your job well, then you won't need to worry about a place to return to or if the community will be there.
They will.
They will be waiting and they'll welcome you with open arms, so chill and look good
They keep shooting themselves in the foot, no early release just release the game when it's finished - We don't want another Cities Skylines 2. I always thought the system requirements were a bit absurd to only have the game run at 30fps. The art style needs a overhaul realism < stylized. Especially for a simulation game with human characters that speak English otherwise it veers into uncanny valley territory
I think if they're going for higher specs, it has to feel like the graphics animations and such match - not that they need to be wonderful, just cohesive and smooth
This!!! everyone is focused on the characters…which yes do need work. But the computer requirements being increased just days ago makes me think performance issues are hurting this game. Jame Turner and Dr. Gluon streamed reaction video to his LBY videos on Gluon’s channel and they both sprinkled little tidbits about playing the game without (I assume) breaking their NDAs. Both admit their demo games they were sent were pretty empty of population and I find it interesting the LBY you have talked about population settings as a feature but haven’t demonstrated it working and have the few youtubers they have given preview access to playing around in these sparsely populated towns. I feel like for good performance very few people can have abundant populations even on a good PC.
I mean the whole game is odd and has been a mess for a while now
Life sim but no kids
Life sim but your daughter doesn't react when you flirt with her housemate
Life sim but all personality traits shown are value modifiers like the Sims 4 and not as robust as promised
Life sim but all you can do is work and you can't socialize or build TRUE relationships with your coworkers
Life sim, order near you! Now with gardening, "crafting", RPG cooking and RPG conversations
Life sim, get it today!!!!
As for the 30fps and all that, classic lack of optimization or poor engine choice
They NEED to switch to unreal. They most likely won't so they need to hire expert optimizers at ALL levels and stages of development
The delays are acceptable for me because, in my opinion, the company is making improvements in the game. My only peeve with all of the competitors is none of them has the campiness of The Sims 1 & 2. I miss that!
I wonder had wondered why people get frustrated when games get delayed, but I can understand the reasoning given people want a new simulation game or maybe something to improve on The Sims' gameplay (The Sims 4's issues and the greediness of The Sims FreePlay are likely reasons the "rivals" are getting attention). I believe it isn't helped that a new Sims game hasn't come out since it has been 6 years since The Sims Mobile was released and The Sims 4 is 9½ years old. Yeah, there's The Sims 5 or Project Rene but it's almost 10 years that we haven't yet gotten a new mainline Sims game or even a rerelease of an existing game.
I'm not really concerned since I can't play it or any other lifesim games anytime soon. I hope they use this time to work on whatever components they need to fix.
I'll admit that it doesn't look good for them to make false promises, however I hope it works out for everyone in the end.
don´t expect anything before q4 then
it'll probably be a while
After the cities skylines 2 fiasco and paradox being the ones pushing that game out in such a terrible state I cannot say I didn’t expect this to happen. I bought cities skylines 2 and to say I was disappointed is an understatement! Hopefully the game will be good when it is finally released.
I hope so too, if it is released
honestly, a lot of people are happy because it means the game will get more polish, but tbh I don't see that much improvement from the last delay :(
yes, I think time can help but suspect they need more on their team too
i said this in the comments of another video but putting a release date on this game at all was a very poor decision when they first announced it and it definitely didn't do them any favors up to this point. all it's done has made people lose trust in the devs and paradox, so the choice to not give a release date after this delay was a wise one. people are going to be pissed regardless because, as i saw someone say, "delay anything and watch as adults become children", and the life sim community is especially entitled and vitriolic. they've definitely lost a lot of supporters, but they'll have new ones as they continue posting throughout development and when the game is finally ready to release into early access
yes it was.. question is who made those decisions. Was it poor decisions a la lby studio or was paradox involved and misjudged
The whole reason of early access is that it is unfinished product. And that the community provide feedback on what works and what doesn't. Early access is for fan who support the development of the game till finally they can release the full version.
Pls let the developer know or they shouldn't be releasing early access. It's going to take months for them to releaae a polished version. 😢 And what will be the point of feedback any more
I’m okay with this. Release it in a working state, I say. If they need more time to make a better game I’m really not too upset. There are things that need improving, as you mentioned, and I hope they take the time to do that.
Honestly, this comes as no surprise but I don't know how I feel about it. Part of me is annoyed because I was actually starting to get a little excited about the game (I think) but part of me is glad because there is obviously a lot of work still needs to be done. Whatever anyone says, the characters ARE ugly af, they look like a throwback from the early 2000's. I know things are rarely perfect in early access, and believe me, I've played a lot of early access games but I've never played one where the characters themselves need a complete overhaul. To me, this shouldn't even be Alpha access. I honestly hope that people don't give up on them because i do believe this game has so much potential but its clearly a long way from being ready.
I have fairly mixed feelings too... I was feeling based on community feedback it wasn't ready. I like games taking a step back when they feel they are not
what worries me is doing this a third time, and also often cancelling last moment.. and many of the concerns feel like not a lot of progress has been made. I think time can help but I wonder if they will get more support
😨😭😱Here we go again as I listen a song by the same name (Here we go Again) by Demi Lovato. I look at my crashing clunking broken Sims 4 😣and try to start it up again. As I dream of what could have been LBY instead.💔
I believe that they are trying to avoid a repeat of the Cities: Skylines 2 launch. That was an epic disaster for them.
certainly a consideration. paradox seems at very least aware of mis ste[s they've made
Oh my God that really pisses me off
sorry :(
Can't say I'm surprised by the delay, but certainly a bit disappointed. I can see how some people are taking delays as a positive, but honestly this is just a disaster.
LBY should never have been announced when it was. It's lost a lot of good will with these repeated delays. The only way it recovers is if they actually fix the graphics and launch with a functional game before Inzoi and Paralives saturate the market (assuming they are good games).
I think delays can be positive, but I think the subsequent delays without clear progress and poor communication is worrying
Ugh I’m getting kind of frustrated to be honest. I know they’ve got very hard jobs but three times delayed? Come on
I feel like they should not have set the other deadlines- also wonder if there was a disagreement or mandate between paradox vs the lby studio
I do support the delay, but I think they should just release it in its completed state rather than early access. The game has promise and potential, the early access period could ruin that for people especially those who don’t understand what early access means. Sure have play testers sure, but don’t release it to early access. Especially after 3 delays in a row.
to clarify, you think they should have no early access? do you want them to continue beta testing with content creators?
@@SimmerErin beta testing would probably be the best course of action at this point, early access is too risky especially with the triple delay. The content that they put on social media should continue, but with how they’re doing it now.