There is supposedly a new open world simulation game being developed by a frustrated Sims 3 player. It looks legit but they’re asking for money for development. I’ll add a link later when I’m on my computer but if you search for ‘habs’ or ‘reviestudio’ you should be able to find it. If this is for real it’s exciting!
eta:
https://www.reviestudios.com/
eta: not a scam!
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I don't trust her
Here's the link!
https://youtu.be/X2eiCUQDNvQ
@CravenLestat Whatever you do, DO NOT TRUST HER!!
https://youtu.be/X2eiCUQDNvQ
@CravenLestat The 'habs' don't look that great. But if this is for real and they get the money they need hopefully that will change. I think I'll post a question about that and see if they come back to me.
https://youtu.be/X2eiCUQDNvQ
As much money as I’ve spent on Sims 3 and equipment to play Sims 3 I don’t mind throwing some money their way in the off chance that we could get a really cool simulation game.
@CravenLestat So I asked the question and got a pretty quick response. They are planning to make their habs less cartoon like and are going to add that question to the FAQ! I’ve got tons of more questions now!
https://youtu.be/X2eiCUQDNvQ
I don’t really like the look of the characters by the way, especially compared to the amazing surroundings?
Kinda figured that their "habs" were just placeholders to give people an idea of what the game was going to be like. Thank goodness for that, because those cartoons wouldn't have fit in with a "photo-realistic" world very well.
As much as we're hesitant to open up our wallets. Small startups don't have a ready source of cash like established businesses and need a source of funding and it seems as though crowd-funding as a source of development funds is a thing now. Right now as far as I know, this is a small team of developers and the three managing partners that are working on this right now and they're not a big company. I'm sure that those who are interested can pitch a couple dollars at it but heavy investment is still in the realm of venture-capitalists.
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Less cartoon-like isn't enough. They would have to look more realistic than Sims 3 and 4 to make me interested.
I don't know why they still refuse to add an adjustable clock. It has made a huge contribution to my enjoyment of The Sims 3.
I don't have any confidence in these people's ability to make a game however.
I would like to know more about who is developing this game and what games they have already made.
I do hope a competitor to the sims does rise up and they should hire Revie studios for the vision.
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In their FAQ, they point out that there are several FPS & RPG games with massive worlds you get to play in but EA went in the wrong direction with TS4, dumbing it down to a mobile type of game rather than a Witcher or Battlefield type. In fact, IMHO, the TS4 worlds could have been open but not necessarily as large as these worlds so it wouldn't have taxed a modern computer much, particularly if the game had been designed to take advantage of 64-bit and multi-core technology. I wish them the best and might support them as we see more of their vision.
On another note, the environment is nice, but the character models... Yeesh. Looks worse than TS1. Also, it has a pet peeve of mine in that glide walk. Where the walking animation makes it look like their feet aren't doing the work, they're just gliding along. It's a staple of indie games, I swear.
I had to look at the video a second time but it still looks like Sims 3 with skins, not a new game. Are they running a scam to get people to give them money?
Anyway, more info will be available in 4 days, so I guess we shall see.
Also wouldn't be surprised if they got a cease and desist from EA for even being remotely similar to The Sims.
Reading the FAQ is very interesting and seeing how they've gone about this, it seems their hearts are in the right place and they've done their research.
@Emily4331 I think it's legal for someone to create another life simulation sandbox game. There's lots of gaming companies that have competitive titles. I think life simulation is just really, really hard or other companies would have capitalized on this market too. Because it's obviously a huge market. That's me guessing. I have no clue what really goes into creating a game.
https://youtu.be/X2eiCUQDNvQ
I can't think of a single game that is similar to The Sims in how it plays. Either that is an amazing truth given how well The Sims games have sold or they're too afraid to go against a juggernaut like EA. Pretty sure, now don't quote me, but I'm pretty sure that EA has quelled indie simulation games before they saw the light of day before. And so I wouldn't be surprised if this game just went poof.
"We have limited time and budget to release our base game." Nothing against Evie the creator but in order to rival The Sims or be better, the game needs to be in development for a very long time. It's not a race and I think we all know what happens to projects that get rushed. The thing that makes The Sims great isn't the worlds they live in, it's the Sims themselves. All we have seen so far are environments that could be from any game. I'd like to see more about the Habs and what makes them special instead.
3 years ago I backed this and it turned out to be the highest funded video game in Kickstarter history. It will be released next year. Revie Studios really need an exciting and transparent marketing campaign if they want to be successful. After all, I've seen plenty of videos of Kickstarter campaigns where the creators ran off with the money. I don't think that will happen here but I can't help but have my doubts about it all.