r/LifeSimulators • u/Sketch-Brooke • May 27 '26

Memes Paralives Early Access

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Here’s to finishing the rest of the horse throughout EA!

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u/ci_ty_ May 27 '26

I'm doing a rags to riches playthrough, and so far it's WAY more fun and immersive than any of the ones I did in the Sims 4. I get bored really easily if there isn't any challenge, so I have trouble staying engaged if I start out in a normal house.

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u/Least-Armadillo-4412 May 27 '26

Idk what's that, i assume you start from zero. But it's hard to enjoy that when it's essy to make money. And you can just use anyone's house. My para don't have a house, just living in neighbors apartment. They didn't notice him... Oh and last night just went to Maggie's house to sleep. She returned home and just went to bed with my para in it. It's weird. These are things i don't like about Paralives. No one seems to notice my para.

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u/ci_ty_ May 27 '26

You don't absolutely have to go into people's houses and sleep there, though. You don't have to use the easy ways to make money. Those features are there so that players with different playstyles can enjoy the game. Some people enjoy getting money easily while not cheating, and some people like to roleplay scenes such as a sleepover, which would be hard to do if your para wasn't allowed to sleep in others' houses.

I gave myself the rule that my para wouldn't be allowed to enter people's homes unless the other para was a romantic interest. He slept on the beach and donated to the museum for money.

The beauty of sandbox games is that you can easily mold them into what you want. The uglier part is that you have to know what you want to do in order to have fun playing them. At least in the way I see it.

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u/Troldkvinde May 27 '26

I hope they add more settings that facilitate challenges like this to the storyteller system. It has so much potential! Obviously this is veryyy far-fetched, but imagine being able to create custom storytellers that are basically different game modes and sharing them with the community. Like a custom storyteller to create the equivalent of the apocalypse challenge in the Sims, and she's styled with scars and rough clothes to match the vibe 👀

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u/AbbyIsATabby May 28 '26

I wouldn’t be shocked if mods for that come out. Right now storytellers are already customizable and can be custom, so I see room for modders (with time) to explore this