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Paradox Cancels Delayed, Open-World Life By You and Closes Its Studio | MMORPG.com

SystemSystem Member UncommonPosts: 12,599
edited June 18 in News & Features Discussion

imageParadox Cancels Delayed, Open-World Life By You and Closes Its Studio | MMORPG.com

After several delays getting into its promised Early Access, Paradox Interactive has canceled open-world life sim Life By You and closed down Paradox Tectonic, the studio behind it.

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  • sabrefoxxsabrefoxx Member UncommonPosts: 227
    I was looking forward to at least trying it. There are a few other Life Sim games in development but they are at least a year or two away.
  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,404
    Damn that was like a straight slammed door in the face of fans waiting for this lmao. I guess they just can't compete with sims.
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  • mitech616mitech616 Member UncommonPosts: 77
    edited June 19
    Bummer. With a million and one "fantasy/medieval" games choking the genre, it would be nice to see something different for a change.
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  • OldKingLogOldKingLog Member RarePosts: 599
    Damn, now I can't even get a VIRTUAL life.
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  • JeroKaneJeroKane Member EpicPosts: 7,047

    OldKingLog said:

    Damn, now I can't even get a VIRTUAL life.



    Second Life is still up and running I believe. ;-)
  • UnintendedUnintended Member UncommonPosts: 98
    The industry just really needs a complete collapse to get rid of the bloat.
  • cameltosiscameltosis Member LegendaryPosts: 3,802
    This is a genuine shame.


    The Sims is such a popular franchise for EA, but the core games are generally pretty shit. Barely any advancement in gameplay over the 4 main games, an inadequate amount of content in the base game. But, EA can just print money by releasing overpriced DLC over and over. The Sims 4 now costs nearly £900 if u want all content!



    So, I was looking forwards to a genuine competitor. It really wouldn't be difficult to beat The Sims, and it looked like Life by You had already done that. Graphics, gameplay and toolkits already looked good to me.


    The reasons for cancelling don't seem genuine to me. I'll be curious to hear more from the people who were actually working on the game and just got canned.
    Viper482
  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,404
    edited June 19
    What's even more hillarious is that EA just sent a feedback email out asking users what they can do to make Sims 4 a better game. Honestly I think inZOI (which is upcoming this year) has all these sim developers a bit worried.
    https://playinzoi.com/en
    Krafton actually sent content creators high end laptops to test and help them develop this game.

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  • VrikaVrika Member LegendaryPosts: 7,946
    cameltosis said:
    So, I was looking forwards to a genuine competitor. It really wouldn't be difficult to beat The Sims, and it looked like Life by You had already done that. Graphics, gameplay and toolkits already looked good to me.


    The reasons for cancelling don't seem genuine to me. I'll be curious to hear more from the people who were actually working on the game and just got canned.
    I think their reasons are probably genuine: They are a profitable company, they were developing in their own studio, using their own money, and their own new IP.

    Even if the gameplay looked good in videos, the game likely had some problems they just didn't show to us.
     
  • uriel_mafessuriel_mafess Member UncommonPosts: 222
    This is a good sign. They applied a "stop loss" rule. Which is a rational thing to do. Making this project wasnt a great idea but investing more resources in it and launch it to flop would be a clown world sympton.
  • Viper482Viper482 Member LegendaryPosts: 4,095

    cameltosis said:

    This is a genuine shame.


    The Sims is such a popular franchise for EA, but the core games are generally pretty shit. Barely any advancement in gameplay over the 4 main games, an inadequate amount of content in the base game. But, EA can just print money by releasing overpriced DLC over and over. The Sims 4 now costs nearly £900 if u want all content!



    So, I was looking forwards to a genuine competitor. It really wouldn't be difficult to beat The Sims, and it looked like Life by You had already done that. Graphics, gameplay and toolkits already looked good to me.


    The reasons for cancelling don't seem genuine to me. I'll be curious to hear more from the people who were actually working on the game and just got canned.



    Makes you wonder if EA had something to do with it. This was a Sims killer. My wife loves the Sims, but also hates the Sims lol. EA has dumbed it down big time and Sims fans have been itching for something like this to come along. EA sucks.
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  • TillerTiller Member LegendaryPosts: 11,404
    Viper482 said:

    cameltosis said:

    This is a genuine shame.


    The Sims is such a popular franchise for EA, but the core games are generally pretty shit. Barely any advancement in gameplay over the 4 main games, an inadequate amount of content in the base game. But, EA can just print money by releasing overpriced DLC over and over. The Sims 4 now costs nearly £900 if u want all content!



    So, I was looking forwards to a genuine competitor. It really wouldn't be difficult to beat The Sims, and it looked like Life by You had already done that. Graphics, gameplay and toolkits already looked good to me.


    The reasons for cancelling don't seem genuine to me. I'll be curious to hear more from the people who were actually working on the game and just got canned.



    Makes you wonder if EA had something to do with it. This was a Sims killer. My wife loves the Sims, but also hates the Sims lol. EA has dumbed it down big time and Sims fans have been itching for something like this to come along. EA sucks.

    read my previous comment, seems EA is also in bit of panic.
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  • GrimDogGamingGrimDogGaming Member UncommonPosts: 178

    Tiller said:

    What's even more hillarious is that EA just sent a feedback email out asking users what they can do to make Sims 4 a better game. Honestly I think inZOI (which is upcoming this year) has all these sim developers a bit worried.

    https://playinzoi.com/en

    Krafton actually sent content creators high end laptops to test and help them develop this game.







    I see nothing to be afraid of. It's a GTA V roleplay server without guns. rofl
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