A new Q&A video has been uploaded by Life By You developer Paradox Tectonic, this one covering questions submitted following September’s build mode showcase and a recent developer livestream:
In general, I don’t like to compare a new life sim game too heavily to The Sims, even though there haven’t been any major competitors for EA’s titanic franchise until recently. Although Life By You was helmed by Rod Humble, a former Sims Studio Head who rose through the ranks during The Sims 2 era and led the original Sims 3 production, there are still a lot of Sims 3’s DNA in Life By You, so comparing them here doesn’t seem excessively ungenerous.
In general, Life By You appears to be out to woo Sims 3 fans who are disappointed with the changes made in Sims 4, which came out well after Humble left EA in 2010. You might think Paradox’s rival product would face an uphill climb in this department if most Simmers agree that TS4 has the best build mode in the franchise so far.