New news has been released about the next game in the Sims series, ‘Project Rene’, which was first released in October of last year. Although it has not been confirmed yet, the production team is considering introducing multiplayer that allows the game to be played with friends.
Related information was released on the 15th (local time), Game podcast channel ‘One More Life’It was passed down through. Lyndsay Pearson, Creative Vice President of The Sims Franchise, appeared on the broadcast and took the time to answer game-related questions, and one of the questions was about the rumor that multiplayer will be supported for the first time in the series’ history. Until now, there was no multiplayer in the Sims series, and there were only unofficial modes created by users.
Regarding this, Vice President Pearson said, “We definitely want to introduce multiplayer,” adding, “It’s not a way of jumping into a big, scary world full of strangers, but if you want to literally play with your friends, you can have a lot of fun, so you can explore different ways.” “There is,” he said. He added that it is important for new elements throughout the game to maintain a Sims-like feel, and multiplayer is no different in this regard.
The games the production team took inspiration from for multiplayer were Animal Crossing and Among Us. First, Animal Crossing is a good example of being able to invite friends to an island or village to play, and even without official support, we believe it is great for users to create their own treasure hunts or talk shows. Next, Among Us mentioned whether it would be possible to solve the process of solving an unknown incident by discussing it with multiple users in a sims-like way.
To put it bluntly, the Project Rene production team is exploring various ways to introduce multiplayer. Specific details on this will be announced later. “We are trying to come up with new ways to showcase elements that have not been seen before while maintaining the core of The Sims,” explained Vice President Pearson.
Project Rene is being developed for PC and mobile, and a release schedule has not been announced. Currently, like The Sims 4, the basic game is provided for free, but additional content is sold for a fee. Through a developer video released in June of this year, improved lighting and modeling, enhanced furniture and character customization, and improvements to the Sims’ social activity system were introduced.
