Will this game be more "mature" than the sims franchise

[Epictet]

Or will it have the same kid-friendly spirit?

[Adesanya]

@Ashalyn Thanks so much for being the 411 giver! I plan to save up to get Paralives when it is finally released (Please don't rush it! Better never released than released rushed).

[Ashes]

Origineel geplaatst door indie.author.extraordinaire:

@Ashalyn Thanks so much for being the 411 giver! I plan to save up to get Paralives when it is finally released (Please don't rush it! Better never released than released rushed).

No problem, I'm here for that! Thank you already for the support, that is very kind :)

[sawdust123]

I can happily live with a T13 rating as long as it is devoid of the stupid walks, toilet humour and ridiculous hats. :)

[david]

I believe it is an incredibly dumb mistake to aim this game at the 12+crowd, when what kept Sims3 going to this day are the kinky, prostitution, stripping, drug-smoking kinds of R-rated "adult" mods. Just check Loverslab or look at "kinkymod" etc. Without adding any way to play the darker side of life, this will be just another boring dollhouse.

[Rhalius]

It's a small group that mods the sims in that adult way.

Personally I'd just want them to have the game as mature as Sims 1 which did have alcohol, pie dancers and was able to even be outright creepy at times.

After sims 1 it lost it's edge, not even allowing sims to drink alcohol, just fruit juice.

[Fall]

sounds like it will be sanitized of all fun. instead of making it fit for a 12 year old it will be for 7 year olds. i don't even get why drinking and smoking is in there. you can't tell me that a 12 year old doesn't regularly see people drinking and smoking IRL.

[Straw Man]

Come on now, who wants to be reliant on a developer for adult content? I'm sure the ESRB would crap their pants over a simple under-the-sheats sex animation. Let alone smoking, I've never the anti-smoking lobby so emboldened and rude.

Let them market the game to puritanical American parents for da cold hard $$$, and if the game proves to be worthy, the modding scene will come in to fill the more gritty blanks in weeks, like always.

[annedoe]

Remember the Devs are in Canada so has to go by the American rating which is Teen (13) in the UK it will be Pegi 12+ in Russia and in Down Under it will be M (for Russia the M rating will probably be because of the LBTGQ+ stuff) and in Germany it will be 6+

[frieza137 - Motherboard died Mia]

Origineel geplaatst door Ashes:

I feel like I repeat myself, but the game will not be 16+. Alex aims for 13+ (Teen) and I doubt that would change. While yes, children of that age are exposed to things through movies and whatnot, it's still not for him to decide what he can put in the game without raising the ratings, as he isn't the one who set that rating in the end. It will be based off of the content he puts in, and then the ESRB will evaluate it and put a rating based on it. That means, he has to follow their rules if he wants the rating he aims for.
Doing two versions of the game is a big no-no, I don't think you realise just how much work that would be just for this, and a dlc would raise the rating so it would also be a no.
That said, lots of things are still unknown about the gameplay and how it will work. Be patient, see what comes next and then as it gets closer to release you'll be able to judge whether or not it is a game for you.

So basically I won't be able to make a unreeelistic bimbo until mods show up?

[Jack Maker]

Let's remember that maturity doesn't equal sex, drugs and alcohol. The game can be pg-13 and still be able to be enjoyable for a mature audience.

[kevida97]

I created a post about "adult" humor in life simulation games. Of course we did have one person "clutch their pearls" about it but that is another story for another time. TS2 has the perfect amount of whimsy and raunchy humor.

[Rhalius]

Problem is that sims seems to cater to children as well, it has completely lost it's edge by the fourth installment.

I personally loved how creepy the first sims could sometimes be, and how it was more mature. With 2 it already became a bit more cartoony but still had some edge, with the third one there still was a bit and plenty going for it, but the fourth game only has stability going for it.

If sims 2 and 3 did not crash all the time due to being poorly optimised when using more than a few expansions and had no slow down, I'd play them and never 4.
I'd play sims 1 if it actually was available.

[Блудливый орк]

Does this looks mature for you?

[Alamar]

I wonder how this game suppose to be relaxing with all those "die" thematics? If you must better add this sex/drugs or whatever instead ;) Probably better add other things.

[karinundmaedels]

If i take the hints correctly, the game will be an extremely cozy game with no difficulty, no difficulty settings (wtf), and no interesting decisions in terms of gameplay. Right now for me it looks like a very shallow utopian world, the game seems to be much more similiar to Sims 4 than to any other Sims part.