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Introducing Our Babies and Toddlers

🕑 Added 2022-11-11 15:05:37 +0000 UTC

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Sarah

So there's babies, toddlers, kids, and elders? Is there going to be tweens and teens, too?

Lonerette

I never thought about that before. That's a really cool detail.

Marta Čisáriková

Oh my, I admire the crawling, it looks super complex :o I think babies should have bigger eyes and maybe smaller nose, also all babies have their nose a little "up" so they could breathe while breastfed so maybe that's something to work with :) But I am very excited ♥ The carpet is also super cute, btw ♥

Lindsey Mercuria

Y'all are really committed to the cartoon avatars. It's so jarring against the beautiful, soft, realism of the environment. Please build in a means to toggle outlines off.

Leaf

They look adorable! Will toddlers/babies have height differences too?

Bek

Love it!

Kechi

agreed but I can't wait to see them work on the faces more to make toddler even cuter!

IdrilPuck

I love it! The toddler’s face might be a little to flushed, but other then that they both look perfect to me, so cute!

Mandy

So cute! <3

Sashi

OH MY GOSH YES!!!

Levi Cintora

That's so cute! And the babies are free roam now! :)

Anna

excellent so far! I think softening the eyebrows, defining the lips (many babys have lots of curves to their little lips) and keeping the eyes and eyelashes larger will help

Jupiter La'Midge

I'd like if we could see what they'd look like with less prominent eyelashes + eyelids. I feel like that could help irt everyone's comments about their faces. Maybe spacing the eyes out slightly more and scaling them up a bit would work too, but that might just be a matter of different taste-I think I'd prefer them to fit with the art style over being overly cutesy! **Also editing to agree with the earlier comment about moving the nose up!!

Maiden Minnesota

Gotta agree: Babies and toddlers aren't "baby" enough. Too much of an adult look on a small body.

Christina Ozeki

SO cute :)

Nathalie Carluccio

Great work, I just wanted to cuddle with them 🥰🥰🥰

Lirissa Hardy

Can't wait for the game to come cause babies and toddlers look awesome. :D

ZLoves

Really loving the idea of a gradual growth! That'd be so cool! You guys are doing a great job!!! 💕💕

Anabelle

OMG OMG ! I can't wait, so cute ♥

Hannah Moody-Goo

I love how different the size between baby and toddler is!

Sofia

love the crawling and that babies are interactive ...but yeah the faces are giving renaissance painting if you know what im saying.

Cinderelabaiana

they are crawling OMG finally babies not being objects thank uuu

Shooketh

The only worry is the faces looks much like adults .

SymmaGe

OMGOODNESS, the chunkiness is killing me, Lol it's so cute!

Nyssa Joseph

Aaahhhhhhhhh 🥹🥹

Sara Morgan

The faces look really adult like but i know it’s early development so I have no worries that it won’t be softened out. Also, that bonus gif made me cackle 😂

Amanda Shafer

The faces are like adults. Needs some cutifying but I can’t wait to see where this goes! So happy babies crawl😭😭😭

Annie Laster

I cant wait to have 8 of these little babies running around my para-folks house !!! 🤣

Annie Laster

This is incredible ! I love it!

ponyfhtagn

I'm not sure about the look of their heads/faces right now, but definitely very exciting early draft and I love how it's going! <3 Whether aging is done gradually or in stages, I think gradual aging from baby to toddler is a good idea. It would allow babies to grow physically and grow mentally/socially/skill-wise at different rates. Essentially having a baby para model that grows bigger and more toddler-shaped over time regardless of milestones or skill progression. Some babies learn to walk and talk faster or slowers than others. Also if the newborn-->baby-->toddler progression was all technically 'one life stage' it gives the player more time to slow down and enjoy that part of the game, progressing their para's skills in any order or at any pace without worrying about "gotta get all the baby stuff done before they turn into a toddler in three days" and "why do I have to wait so long before I can teach you to crawl?"

Sara Coulter

omg this is amazing

TED

They look a lot like those porcelain 18th century glass dolls ngl, won't say they are cute or realistic or even cartoony babies, I hope the final version will be more easy on the eyes, but love the growth.

Ludivine

Trop cute j'ai hâte de jouer avec eux! beau travail!

Alisha carline

I love it! The crib looks great already.

Natan Peixoto

fREAKING cUTE !!!1

Ricardé

Toddlers look adorable!

Catchy Virus

Hey! Aw, thank you sm 💖

Sarah

Amazing progress. I'd be happy with less detailed babies. No eyelash details and neck folds please. Too close to uncanny valley.

Becky

Fell in love with these images and animations right away! You guys are amazing 🥰😭♥️

S&M Gonzalez

I agree with a previous comment stated about the faces needing a bit of work… the eyes are too wide and big. Also I noticed with the baby crawling it seemed a bit too robotic? babies they kind of stomp with their feet if that makes sense, this feels a bit too smooth so I’d add that bit of heaviness to the animation. I think it would be cute when they’re just learning how to crawl to have them scoot more with their legs lol.

Daphne Taylor

absolutely amazing

Francy

Maybe another browser could help? Because there are 4 animated gifs.

Jessica Jones

Am I the only one who can't see any of the gifs? Because it really looks like I'm the only one who can't see them.

Grace Sivils

Love to see it!

sofst

I am blown away...

ramaru

Something extremely cool I noticed in the growing up gif: the child doesn't just get taller but it's body changes a lot too, losing some baby fat and taking on a more defined shape. (most visible in the lower jaw and neck/shoulder area) It isn't just the height slider at work but likely a variety of invisible sliders. That to me is an incredible achievement! I know gradual aging isn't confirmed at this stage but just think of how attached we will get to these characters watching them become a new version of themselves literally as each day passes.

Cassidy Wilson-Warner

I honestly dont think ive ever been more excited for a game in my life!

rénette

Will make me want to play big families with lots of generations!

rénette

Can't wait to build in this game.

rénette

I absolutely love Lesly's illustration, it's honestly kinda perfect.

rénette

The baby wiggling in the crib

rénette

Oh my god the babies and toddlers is very cute

Jessica Tourtellotte

Love this preview! The distinction between babies and toddlers is perfect! The baby wiggling in the crib is my favorite.

Tehkeela Suhnrayze

Toddlers and babies that can be interacted with and movie on their own? I am already making plans for this to be my new go-to Sims game. This just gives me another reason.

Sehrys

I am loving this update! thank you so much for sharing! I absolutely love Lesly's illustration, it's honestly kinda perfect. I agree with some of the other comments about the actual baby and toddler being a little uncanny valley though. in direct comparison with the reference pic I'd say it's: the toddler's nose being a little too big, their eyelids not being slim enough, the very separated lashes (I think it's giving a bit of spider leg vibes), and the irises not being big enough (in Lesly's pic they take up much more of the eyes). tweaking the shading of mouth and cheeks probably will also help. if the baby's diaper was more.. round? like with more dimension and kinda more substantial? I think that would help a lot. and the current hair on the baby looks kind of painted on, like it's a doll, not a human baby. maybe having more distinct hair will also make it look more "realistic". of course this is a work in progress! I think overall they are looking awesome and fit the art style of the overall game very well. very much looking forward to seeing the same Parafolk in all different ages!! and seeing babies/toddlers with other skin tones would be great too!

Super Mommy811

Loving the babies and the toddlers. The way the baby crawls is adorable!

Tom Lu

Loving the Ally McBeal vibes from the dancing baby.

Maxx

IKR?

Kiiiwiii

Can't wait for this game! I wished we had a release date although I understand it is for a good reason that we dont! One thing though, especially the baby in the crib, it almost looks like the neck is too thick instead of having "skinrolls" so to say? I dont know if that makes sense. But yes. Can't wait to build in this game.

Judi Dielman

Enchanting! I see hope for gradual aging. It is my opinion that gradual aging will set this game above any other simulation game. Not that I don’t enjoy birthday’s but when the aging process occurs in an organic fashion then you see the nuance of change. As my real life children aged I watched as they shifted in looking like one relative after another until they finally settled into the adult they were to become. Fascinating really. Keep up the good work and thank you.☺️

Mary G

I love it. They are so cute!!!! 🥹

BooDotBoo .

I’m just happy babies and toddlers won’t simply be objects! I’m so excited to see more gameplay dealing with babies and toddlers! Will make me want to play big families with lots of generations!

Sabine B

An awesome first look at tiny parafolk! I have to agree with other comments about the baby proportions, the crawling animation being robotic and the eyes are not quite right. I'm not what it is exactly, maybe the lashes? A more defined line and less individual lashes might help? Excited to see more, I love babies. If there is a baby at a family event, I am holding them 👶💜

Fran Smith

LOVE the wriggling baby in the cot!! I know that clothing will come later and that this is a very early stereotype. I'm asking this because that other game (and most games that depict babies) tend to have a 'standard nappy' for all babies, can we have different nappy patterns to choose from (you know: ducks on one, chickens on another, cute dinosaurs, cute bears etc), and perhaps a choice of cloth nappies too for those who remember those? The nappy that you already have is already very, very cute! It would just add some diversity for those of us who play rotation between families.

kayla

LOVE IT!!!

CrazyGalaxyCat

omg they so cute

Luther Duncan

How bloody adorable !!!!! I love the animations already and the aesthetic 😱👌🏽

Maxx

I honestly didn’t expect to see babies AND toddlers yet 😭 And they’re animated too! I’m in love. The body (and playsuit onezie😫) is perfect, but something about the face (eyes?) is a bit off to me, the baby in particular. Then again babies can be really ugly to me irl too! LOL I know they are still in an early stage anyway though PS: I love the plant. Just really love plants and I need this one in my house too

Maxx

It didn’t do until recently! Im so glad I dont have to use my computer to see all of those beautiful dancing gifs anymore!

Luna

it's probably the iris size + thickness of eye fold, if you look at a toddler's face compared to an adult you'll perceive the toddler's eyes as larger (and their eyelids as thinner) because compared to their little faces, it is! Fun fact the eye remains roughly the same size from 3 months onward!

Luna

oh hi! I love your videos XD

Luna

OH MY GOD THEY LOOK PERFEEEECT i want to pinch their little cheeks so bad XD

Alex Robitaille

A bit uncanny valley in the eyes I think? They're almost perfect, the animation is amazing honestly. I love their aging too--the eyes I think are just like a bit jarring to look at?

Megan Santucci

I need a texture for fluffy cloth diaper butts! 😂

Megan Santucci

BABIES!!!

Megan Ouellette

I def agree with the nose part!

Stermatical

They actually look realistic but kinda uncanny-valley at the same time. And they…crawl. 😍 And the dancing baby at the end. 😄

mortia

I am in love with how bright and expressive the eyes are! I agree with the comment about the proportions of the baby lying in the crib looking a tiny bit off but on a whole, this was such a delightful post to wake up to! A crawling baby!!!!! OMG!!!

Alex Massé

This is good feedback, thank you!

Anna-Maria Kuru

I agree, this is sooo adorable and makes me exited (*^.^*) <3, but the crawl animation could use a little tweaking. Maybe less head bobbing and more vertical movement in the bum, little less smooth movements?

PinkLyon

It took me forever to figure out how to draw babies and children in a way that worked and came off adorable rather than awkward. As much as I love these new inclusions, I want to be honest for the sake of giving constructive feedback and the faces still need some work. I believe the eyes may need to be a bit bigger, but the main culprit is the nose - it's too big and too long down on the face. Cover the nose up with your finger and both baby and toddler instantly look more proportional and cute.

Akasha O'Connell

😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

Amy Joscelyn

That animal rug is SO cute!! If this stays in the game I can see it being that default decor item that I use in every nursery I build.

LeylaVang

Not even the final product but already so cute!!! I can’t wait to see the interactions with the parent’s or even pregnant parafolks!

Una_simple_ kpoper

I'm just in love. I can't give constructive reviews on this because it's just perfect for me

Thaaeroprincess87

Yay! Glad the babies will not be tied to a crib. I hope y'all add the ability for a baby to learn to roll over before it can crawl, though. I do love how they just wiggle in the crib, so cute.

ladyteruki

Maybe it's a baby that has shorter arms, some people are like that. I don't expect all the Parafolks to have perfect proportions ! (but it's true that for a test baby, it's probably noteworthy)

ladyteruki

Oh my God it feels like such a significant step forward ! More age groups ! (the dancing baby gif gives me nightmares, though, but only if you've seen Ally McBeal do you understand why) I really love the animation in the crib. And the skin details of the baby fat rolls are fantastic (although to be fair I just like to see fat rolls in Paralives :P ). The crawling animation might need a couple of tweaks, as the baby doesn't seem to put any effort in seamlessly moving fast from one side of the screen to the other. Considering how chubby babies often are, not to mention their lack of coordination, I'd expect the movements to show some struggle and/or hesitation, particularly as far as the hands and back are concerned. But obviously, like everything in Paralives, it's going to get improved over time, I have no worry about that !

Rebeca Traldi

Sweet!! I'd love to see how gradual aging could be.... :O

Alex Massé

Thanks so much everyone for the feedback, comments and kind words! Really appreciated!

AL

omg 🥹

leila

Oh, this is so exciting! Keep up the amazing work!!

ramaru

My God, I'm absolutely in love with these designs... better than I could have ever imagined. From the art, I knew they would be cute but you guys really captured the magic! The fat distributed in all the right places, the big bright eyes full of wonder, the movements... just great job!

Heaven Moore

I freaking LOVE the art style so much! ❤️

Sarah Rodrigues

This is so fantastic!! You've all done so amazingly! I love the added detail with the babies diaper! I can't wait to see how flushed out they become later on! Keep up the awesome work!

Sarah Maver

Yeah, I like the baby but the toddler isn't quite there for me yet

Mario Miravalles

Love the babies but that monstera plant tho 🥰

Stacia Nugent

I love the baby's chubby legs!! Reminds me of my nephew lol

Virginie M.

Very good job girls! One of my favorite posts ever ! I really love the furnitures and clothing :) I'm really looking forward to see more updates on this

Lyyo_

I love how the baby is placed a bit diagonaly on the crib! I was not expecting to get a babies update so soon, definitly made the whole week better!!

nemo

Babies and toddlers are always my favorite lifestages to play with and I'm so excited it seems like they're going to get their fair share of attention in development 😊

nemo

THEYRE ADORABLE!!! So cute I could cry 😭💖

Cel Riegle

This is absolutely adorable!

Sarah

I'm so excited! The crawling (and the rug!) look so good!!! I think I would like to see a little bit more chubbiness in the cheeks on both, but honestly, I'd be happy even if no further changes were ever made :)

Libby Smith

Works for me too!

gardn

so exciting and adorable! btw, the gifs work for me on the mobile app :) I’m on a newer iPhone— it may have come with an update? not sure, but it works :)

Andrea Digney

I'm so happy to the see the baby crawling rather than just lying there!

teszter.bp

I know it's not the point. but that rug! 😍 the animal pattern

Sean McDorman

Adorable. I’m hoping now elders and children are in the game we can be introduced to Marvin’s family. My only feedback on the baby is the diaper needs to be puffier. When I think babies, I think squishy, even down to the diaper, lol.

Makayla Boyko

Wow! I am impressed that we already have toddlers AND babies?! I can't wait to start a family in this game and play around with these 2 life stages!!! I did have some feedback on the appearance of the babies though: - In the gif with the baby lying down in the crib, for some reason the arms seem a little short. It might have just been the angle, but it looked like the hands ended right at the hip, instead of the upper thigh region. -In that same gif and this is more of a clarification question, but are the feet in that gif part of the final product or would that be the feet from the dancing baby gif? I would imagine the one from the dancing baby gif is closer to the final look as it looks better and more realistic, but I'm not entirely sure which came first and I really don't like those feet in the gif with the baby just lying in the crib. Overall toddlers and babies look/act amazing!! I can't wait to see more updates on this!

Pedro Lima

They are so cute!!! Thank you for finally giving us a look at the babies!! I love family gameplay on The Sims and I can't wait to have a huge family in Paralives. Question: will fat (and muscles ?) be customizable for babies or at least for toddlers? I'm asking because you said there will be a single skin texture for babies and another one for toddlers and I know skin texture plays a role in these settings for adults.

Keosha 6

IKR! I wasn't expecting to see this 😍

Colleen Bonomo

Oh wow! I love the crawling feature for the babies! This is exciting!!

Victoria Garcia

I love the design! It's so darn cute!!

Ryn

They look amazing! I love all the babies outfits and furniture we get to see here, they're stunning. I absolutely adore the baby - the design is gorgeous and the little animations are so detailed. I really really hope gradual aging works out because that transition from baby to toddler is so exciting! In general I just love the idea of gradual aging so fingers crossed... ;) One little thing about the toddler though - it might just be me but there's something that seems a little off about its lower face: jawline, cheeks and mouth. I really can't quite put my finger on what it is, but it somehow doesn't quite seem to fully fit with the rest of the body (in my opinion). It might be that the lighting is a little bit strange there? There seems to be a white line across the face, at the mouth level. But yeah apart from that, just amazing! EDIT: Just was looking back at this again (because oh my god it's sooo cute) and I was wondering if maybe the slight 'off'-ness of the lower face might be due to a lack of shading and depth on the cheeks. I could be totally wrong about this! Obviously the toddlers have been given chubby cheeks, but there isn't as much shading on the cheeks - so instead of coming across as 'chubby' it can make the face seem a bit over-large and out of proportion. Maybe adding some highlights to the upper parts of the cheeks and darker shading to the lower curves of the cheek might help the face look 'chubby' rather than slightly out of proportion? Again, not an expert so I could be totally off the mark but just thought I'd mention!

aza

What!! Wow I can't believe we have toddlers and babies already feels like development has been blazing by. I love them tho that little girl fills me with dread I think its the eyes 😂

Samari Prime

Omg love the illustration and how they look. Adorable ☺️

Zedef

They look fab! Thrilled to see the baby crawling and basically going from baby to toddler, rather than just a baby that only sleeps, feeds, cries and needs diapers that suddenly turns into a toddler. Two minor things: the skin texture (or is it the shade?) looks a bit weird on the ribs on the crawling baby and the diaper seems a tad too high on baby for both belly button and leg/hip area. But they are so adorable and as someone who basically only plays huge families (rotating between different ones and different generations) I can't wait to get to discover all that you've come up with for these cute miniature paras!

Maggie Lareau

The recent progress has been amazing! Keep up the good work!!

ZombieZmaj (Jenni)

Love these they're so cute!!!

Lucie Baha

I know it's not the final result yet but they are already adorable.

Rolling

They're so chubby. They're sooo ugly. I love them.

Orin

So adorable. I can't wait to play this game someday 😍

jaaama

I know they're a work in progress, but I find these a bit uncanny valley. I think it's the eyelashes. Still amazing tho. That dancing gif.....

NikoDelux

Paralives do be single handedly keeping my faith in life simulation games

Aimee Meredith

Love this post, been looking forward to seeing the babies and toddlers ❤

emryspaperart

omg theyre so chunky i love them

Catchy Virus

This is my new favourite post ever! These babies and toddlers are perfections!!! 💖💖

Alicia

Oh my goshhhhh!! Perfection

BekkiRoss

Just checked and it worked for me too (also iOS)! Didn’t work before, so recently I’ve always opened Patreon posts in the browser, but it’s so nice to be able to just use the app! 😄 Glad they fixed it! Thanks for letting us know!

Kristen Eldridge

I let out an audible squeal... these are so cute! And OMG the little toddler onesie 💕

Lane Brettschneider

The chubby legs and knees are PERFECT! <3

Chiara Chinelato

YESSSS babies and family gameplays is basically all I care about! They look sooo cute! Well done! I really like the aging up gif and the crawling animation

Stewby

Apart from layering, favourite patreon post so far... the baby walking is just gorgeous and then lying on the bed... oh my god, the detail. <3

Alex Massé

Yes, face presets will persists when aging up to make sure that they keep the same traits globally! Thanks for the info about the iOS app! This means that it's only the Android Patreon mobile app that can't play GIFs

Lisa Hedlund

OMG they’re here!! They look so cute!😍 I love Lesly Ohs illustrations🤩

Zeevryn

Woo! I’m excited! They look like proper toddlers and babies.

frenchifries

wow, i was not expecting this! i love how they look appropriately cute and squishy like real babies & toddlers, and not just like weirdly small, disproportionate adults :P

I kinda forGoT

Oooh so cute! 🥺

SimMattically

They look really good! The art style is definitely growing on me. :) I hope babies and toddlers will share the same (but accurately adjusted to their age) face presets so they can have a consistent look when growing up. One note: I'm using iOS app and gifs are playing for me with no problem!