This unique twist may attract an alternative crowd to Life by You, but a respectful depiction of intimacy in the life simulator genre also has the potential to break taboos, and explore relationships in a new, more human light. A more adult-focussed approach will also seemingly allow Paradox to better depict the intricacies of human life, and the complications of adult relationships. Life by You is looking to change that, inspired by the sex-positive movement, and European attitudes towards the beauty of nude bodies. This can be tweaked with the use of mods, but explicit sexuality is generally considered taboo in base gameplay. While sex is present in day-to-day gameplay, it is abstracted with the aforementioned mosaic blur, and characters will be hidden when so-called ‘WooHoo’ interactions occur. This approach differs wildly from EA’s stance on The Sims, which has primarily been a family-focussed game. Read: The Sims rival ‘ Life by You’ gets early access launch in September 2023 But it does come with nudity … I wanted the emotional centre of this game to be more grown up and respect the audience’s intelligence.’ ‘We’re a European company,’ Humble recently told Axios.
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