Life By You shows off a build mode with the potential to rival The Sims 4
Life By You developer Paradox Tectonic has uploaded the latest of their regular Q&A videos, this one focussing on responses to viewer questions following September’s build mode showcase and a recent developer livestream:
Now, I usually don’t like leaning too hard on The Sims comparisons when discussing a new life sim game, even if the juxtaposition is pretty inevitable given that there’s never been any major competition for EA’s titan of a franchise up until recently. But Life By You is helmed by Rod Humble, the former Sims Studio Head who rose through the ranks during The Sims 2 era and led initial production of The Sims 3, and there’s clearly a lot of The Sims 3’s DNA in Life By You; so putting them side-by-side doesn’t feel too ungenerous on this occasion.
Life By You seems, by and large, to be out to scoop up fans of The Sims 3 who were disappointed with changes made in The Sims 4, which came out well after Humble’s 2010 exit from EA. But one thing most Simmers seem to agree on is that TS4 has the best build mode in the Sims franchise to date, so you might think that Paradox’s rival product could be facing an uphill climb in this department.