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pico22
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#401 Old 21st Aug 2025 at 3:46 PM
^ goes well with:
HUGE Sims 4 Update dropped today (Base Game FREE Content)

Actually, it is not THAT huge and it is broken - but it's the thought that counts, right?

Also, interesting to notice that Krafton did not lower the price at the launch of the base game but they are lowering it now with the DLC. Obviously working hard to catch that elusive 1.000.001st player.
kennyinbmore
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#402 Old 22nd Aug 2025 at 2:38 AM Last edited by kennyinbmore : 22nd Aug 2025 at 3:09 AM.
Quote: Originally posted by 310175
Decent overview of the recent update. I wish people would stop comparing it to TS4. For me, any new game of this kind needs to be compared to TS3 and TS2. That's the high standard that needs to be improved on.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85dK-9abdc8


To be honest I think it should be compared to TS4 when it was released. Having played both, they were both in a similar state in my opinion.

Quote: Originally posted by Ramaru
I won't lie, I get a little annoyed whenever I see the click bait videos that inZOI is a flop because the player count has dropped. It's an early access title with bugs, unfinished content, and lack of polish in lots of areas, what did people expect? For the game to immediately reach the heights of a quarter century old franchise? And anything less than that deems it a flop? I mean, look at one of the most popular single player games of the modern era, Baldur's Gate 3. The general perception of that game when it launched its early access was very middling and lukewarm. It made virtually no splash in the bigger gaming pond at the time, and despite that, became universally acclaimed at its full launch, and at that time and that time only, sent literal tidal waves through the entire industry, redefining every conversation to be had. A lot of things change from beginning of early access to the end. Like, a LOT. Now, is that specific case typical of early access titles? No, but it is the perfect example that this super early 'early access' period is basically insignificant in the grand scheme of things for a AAA dev. They are still figuring things out, testing and tuning gameplay ideas, and outright overhauling features already in the game. The general audience understands that as well which is why much of the audience won't buy into early access regardless of the quality; they're simply not interested in playing an in development game prone to instability and constant changes. Though worry not, their power will be felt at the full release. So I don't think anyone at Larian or Krafton expected their game to just become a resounding, revolutionizing success right out of the early access gate. They're aware it's not the time for that type of expectations just yet, and in fact the only people expecting that are the fans who love to pit the competitor games against each other for better or worse.

With that said, from everything I've seen in videos for this new (free) DLC, I believe they are on the right path to getting this game to where it needs to be. Yes, they're adding all new content but they're also slowly redoing and making additional polish passes of some things people wanted expanded or fixed. Also, putting it on console as soon as possible is a great decision that gets them past maybe their biggest obstacle (people not owning beefy enough PCs to even try it out). But even now, it's still early yet. I don't think we can rightly call it a success or a flop until they fully launch it, then we can step back to get a look at the finished product.

I agree with every bit of this. Great comments.
Gargoyle Cat
Alchemist
#403 Old 28th Oct 2025 at 8:17 AM
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Krafton to undergo "complete" reorganization as it positions itself as an "AI-first company"

"We will leap forward as a company," says CEO


The publisher said it would be "prioritizing AI as a central and primary means of problem-solving" and "fostering change in individuals and organisations, increasing company-wide productivity, and accelerating mid- to long-term corporate value growth."

In a Korean-language statement translated by machine, the company said that as part of this work, it will undertake a "complete" reorganization and invest $69.7 million / 100 billion Korean won in a new GPU cluster for "sophisticated reasoning and iterative planning."


https://www.gamesindustry.biz/kraft...i-first-company

You do you, Krafton.
Simsdestroyer
Forum Resident
#404 Old 5th Jan 2026 at 12:54 AM
I'm playing Inzoi now and I'm really starting to love it. I never jumped on the Sims 4 bandwagon because I hated the aesthetics of the game, too cartoony, so I've been playing the Sims 3 for about 15 years modded to death. Now I won't say it's better than Sims 3, but it's good. This new update really made them life like and with Smart Zoi turned on, they're spontaneous. I actually fell in love with the game when I hit a pedestrian, went to jail, and then had to go to court to get out. I was found guilty because my lawyer was a criminal himself lol, and had to do the full 12 days (that's the maximum penalty you get for a serious offenses). By the way, this is no rabbithole, you are in jail, with other inmates in a orange jumpsuit serving time. lol. I did start a jailhouse romance while serving, but that's another story lol. Anyway, I got out, and because I was locked up for so long, the karma count in my city took a drastic turn, which turned my city into a sloppy mess (yes your town can be affected by the good or bad you do in the city). So now I'm working like heck to try and get it back beautiful again.

Inzoi has all of the life stages that Sims 3 has, except it has a adolescent stage, before you become a teenager, and after you become an adult there's a middle aged, then senior. So in total, you get 9 life stages. You also have the ability to adjust the days of each life stage (which I truly appreciate), and there are a ton of interactions for each of them. So far there's only 12 careers to choose from, but with this latest update bringing in an airport and a hospital, I think the newest jobs will be in the next update. You can go to the hospital when your zoi gets sick, or when you have your baby, etc, you just can't get a job there yet. (It's a rabbithole). You have the ability to start your own business. Since my Zoi is already a lawyer moving up the ladder, I haven't played with this new feature, so I can't really say how fun it is, but I've been seeing a lot of people uploading their businesses to the gallery, and they look exceptional. It's a lot of creativity in this community, because most of them are from the simming community, but they are making some amazing builds. So ins short (or long) if you're a Sims 3 player, I think you will definitely enjoy Inzoi better than Sims 4.
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