The Paralives Live Mode sneak peek had me reeling! The attention to detail and flawlessness of a lot of interactions had me feeling gagged and gooped.
Paralives will give The Sims a run of it's life as there's so much heart and thought that went into Paralive's live mode.
Maxis needed this competition to be better, though Paralives likely won't be out for a while; I want this to be enough to light a fire of motivation in the EA Maxis studio.
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It's the sequel thread, and this time I'll do it right!
I'll reply to this thread every time I "finish" playing a video game this year. That could mean getting to the end of the story it tells, or just getting to a point where I think I've experienced what the game has to offer me.
By "doing it right" I mean that I won't forget about the part where I don't actually have to play to what would be considered the end of the game.
I saw an article about this game yesterday and was immediately sold on trying out the demo. It's a #Metroidvania#LifeSim hybrid featuring a #witch named Flora.
In this case, being a witch seems to largely involve #cooking, but the demo assured me that potion-making will be relevant later.
You explore for ingredients, gain new abilities like a double jump, and do food-quests for people in town. You also pay off #AnimalCrossing style debt.
I'm not one for "New Year's resolutions", but I am one for overly ambitious projects.
For 2023, Project365 is "One New Game Per Day".
Given that I have 634 unplayed games in my Steam account and {mumble} unredeemed bundle Steam keys, there's a reason my unplayed collection is tagged "Pile of Shame".
I'll pin this to my profile, and give a brief summary here each day (or x, if I miss x days due to work or stuff).
I'll play 15-30 minutes of (at least) one new game I've never played before (or played less than 15 minutes of). I'll give every game at least 15 minutes, even if I hate every minute of it.
I'm also open to suggestions; if you reply to this thread with a game, I'll schedule it, or tell you what I thought of it.
One of the things that's come up is that I have a bunch of games that I've played once, and not touched again.
Wylde Flowers is a 2.5D farming and life sim with a touch of magic. Literally.
You play as Tara Wylde, a woman who, having spent her childhood in the town of Fairhaven and moved to "the city", is now returning home to look after her grandmother.
As you explore the town of Fairhaven after arriving at the dock, you'll find the only flag flying over the mayor's office is a pride flag, and you know this is a queer little game.
As you meet the fine folks of Fairhaven, more than one mystery starts to unfold, and one of these is the discovery that your grandmother is a witch... as are you.
I actually knew something about the game before I started it; I knew it was from a Melbourne-based dev team.
It's why I was a bit taken aback when the entire voice cast appears to be American. Not that there's anything wrong with that, it was just a little unexpected.
It was getting very late when I departed Fairhaven, and I'm looking forward to going back.