Taking a photograph of a celebrity is obviously the goal for a paparazzi, but gameplay-wise in Paparazzi Simulator the picture part is just a small fraction of the gameplay. The majority of gameplay leads up to that point.

In order to take a great shot, you need to get to the celebrity in question. Even when you already know where and when the celebrity will be, you still need to get there. And this often requires some wits and moral flexibility on your side to accomplish.

Let’s face it, most of the places celebrities hang out at make a great deal out of not wanting YOU there. This in turn means you have to come up with creative ways to get there. And this is what a huge chunk of the gameplay in Paparazzi Simulator is about.

The game offers you an extensive set of tools and mechanics in order to allow you as a player to come up with creative ways to get inside places you weren’t supposed to. Sneaking, distracting or just the right timing are the most natural tools that come to mind. There is however a lot more. Disabling a security system, breaking and entering or climbing are also available to you.
The location itself also has a series of approaches and interactions to aid these general game mechanics and both put together allow for a wide range of choices how to approach a problem.

And these tools and mechanics really are necessary. Not getting to the place or even getting caught while doing it comes with consequences. Apart of landing in jail or at the very least getting fined, you will not deliver the picture of the celebrity. This in turn downgrades your standing with the agency and failing too often might result in you not getting the good jobs or even none at all.

Now, getting cut off from an agency isn’t the end of the world. Given enough moral flexibility on your part, you can still sell the pictures you take for a bit of less money to less than legitimate “agents” or even go as far as blackmailing the celebrity you took the picture of. That might actually yield you more money if you do it right a get a bit lucky in the process.