My review about LifePlay
Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2021 12:19 pm
LifePlay is a game where you can do almost anything. This is what I like most about this game. But it lacks a lot of features and animations to make the game really hot!
Vinfamy, at the moment, is one of the only "indie" creators who didn't abandon his game after a year or 2.
Game Length:
Unlimited, can be shorter, depending on what you do, but you can't die.
Components:
As I said before, it lacks a lot of features (commands/conditions/globals) to make the game really hot and also the animations are a bit average! But, the game is evolving and so is its code/animations, so I'm sure this game will go far. Btw, this is all done by one person. Pretty awesome!
BUT:
There are over 50 free mods that can be added to the game.
You can create your own mods, scenes, characters,....
You can share your story with modders, to turn it into mods (if a modder agrees to do it).
Thematic Integration:
- Low on items/background
- Menu: Not well organized, contains too many items. Should have more categories. A scrolling category selection.
- Popups: Many popups could be changed to action/interaction. Like the scenes with "Should I ask my ..."
- Some stores have the wrong background.
Suitability for Casual Gamers: Moderate
Suitability for Medium Weight Game Fans: Moderate to Low
Suitability for Heavy Game Fans: High
Replayability:
Low to Moderate.
Actually learning the basics of the game is fairly easy.
There is a large amount of exploration involved in this game, and learning how to play can takes at least 1-3 games.
Beyond that, replayability tends to depend on what you expected before playing this game. For, the game touts that it is 3D but it is actually 2D/3D. You don't control the character but the camera. Which can be a "turned off" for some.
Other random notes which might be useful for the creator:
- Instead of adding content, add new commands/conditions/globals/animations.
- Limitation on opening hours is useless because each city have their own rules.
- Limitation on animations by locations/items is useless too. Why I cannot do yoga without a rug inside my bedroom.
- Some locations like: sport center, police, church,... we can't take over the business.
- Fix all your bugs (I fixed at least 100 for the Remake...)
Please delete those limitations.
Last thing, modding
- A bit limited
- Documentation is outdated
- A lot of commands/conditions/globals/animations are buggy
There are no rules on creating mods like in serious games, so anyone can copy your mod, hence the few modders for this game.
My vote:
Vinfamy, at the moment, is one of the only "indie" creators who didn't abandon his game after a year or 2.
Game Length:
Unlimited, can be shorter, depending on what you do, but you can't die.
Components:
As I said before, it lacks a lot of features (commands/conditions/globals) to make the game really hot and also the animations are a bit average! But, the game is evolving and so is its code/animations, so I'm sure this game will go far. Btw, this is all done by one person. Pretty awesome!
BUT:
There are over 50 free mods that can be added to the game.
You can create your own mods, scenes, characters,....
You can share your story with modders, to turn it into mods (if a modder agrees to do it).
Thematic Integration:
- Low on items/background
- Menu: Not well organized, contains too many items. Should have more categories. A scrolling category selection.
- Popups: Many popups could be changed to action/interaction. Like the scenes with "Should I ask my ..."
- Some stores have the wrong background.
Suitability for Casual Gamers: Moderate
Suitability for Medium Weight Game Fans: Moderate to Low
Suitability for Heavy Game Fans: High
Replayability:
Low to Moderate.
Actually learning the basics of the game is fairly easy.
There is a large amount of exploration involved in this game, and learning how to play can takes at least 1-3 games.
Beyond that, replayability tends to depend on what you expected before playing this game. For, the game touts that it is 3D but it is actually 2D/3D. You don't control the character but the camera. Which can be a "turned off" for some.
Other random notes which might be useful for the creator:
- Instead of adding content, add new commands/conditions/globals/animations.
- Limitation on opening hours is useless because each city have their own rules.
- Limitation on animations by locations/items is useless too. Why I cannot do yoga without a rug inside my bedroom.
- Some locations like: sport center, police, church,... we can't take over the business.
- Fix all your bugs (I fixed at least 100 for the Remake...)
Please delete those limitations.
Last thing, modding
- A bit limited
- Documentation is outdated
- A lot of commands/conditions/globals/animations are buggy
There are no rules on creating mods like in serious games, so anyone can copy your mod, hence the few modders for this game.
My vote:
70%