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Paralives feels like the perfect tranquil tonic to the chaos of The Sims

Eurogamer.net Latest Articles Feed·Matt Wales·3 days ago
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Image credit: Eurogamer/Paralives Studio Paralives gets off to a lovely start. We fade up to see the camera tracking a moving train as it winds serenely across a bucolic landscape. Slowly it moves in for an aerial view and the roof pops off, revealing the guard inside. And this is your movement tutorial; you'll guide the little fella into the next carriage, where a cluster of passengers leisurely watch the world go by. One handsome man slumps blissfully against his girlfriend; a group of friends laugh together across the aisle. Another man gazes dreamily into space, nodding along to something on his headphones, while a dad nearby keeps a watchful eye on his son. This household selection screen - which tells you so much about each group's dynamic just by looking at them - feels emblematic of a Sims-like full of warm little touches and distinctive ideas. Paralives, of course, is highly anticipated and then some.…

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