inZOI allows players to die in 16 different ways, „because life involves death”
The director of inZOI, Hyungjun „Kyun” Kim, updated fans on the topic of death in the game. It turns out that the character we create can die for 16 different reasons.
Probably everyone who has ever had contact with The Sims series has tried to kill their character in the game. Starvation, drowning, burning alive—while the range of ways to send our sim to virtual heaven is already quite extensive, the upcoming competitor to the EA Maxis series will offer even more options in this regard.
During a recent stream, where we learned, among other things, the price and roadmap of inZOI. The game's dev - Hyungjun "Kjun" Kim - revealed that death is one of the key features of the title (via PCGamer). As a result, considerable attention was given to creating scenarios where the virtual character could kick the bucket.
In Inzoi we have a lot of different types of death, because life comes with death. In Inzoi you could go to the bathroom and if you slip you might die. Or if you eat some old food you might have to go to the bathroom and, again, die. And when you fix broken-down electronics you might get electrocuted, so you need to be careful. I made the chance really low, but actually electronics can very often break down. We have 16 different types of deaths - Kim explained.
Among the many causes of death in the game, one stands out as particularly intriguing - dying from a poor reputation in the eyes of others. As the developer underlines, this element cannot be found in any other game besides inZOI.
But one thing that I can say that only exists in Inzoi is dying from the need for recognition. In the modern world you find a lot of people feel fulfilled from being recognized by others and this death reflects that. For example, in Inzoi let's say I fought with someone and that rumor spread and came back to me. I could get a text message about it, or a friend of mine could tell me about the rumor and if the rumor is negative then my need for acknowledgement can go down. And if that drops too drastically then you might die from that.
It's interesting that our character's death won't be permanent. Similar to The Sims series, in inZOI the character is supposed to be able to return from the afterlife in the form of a ghost to atone for their sins.
Finally, Kim mentioned that cars, which we will be able to drive in the Early Access version, are also deadly dangerous in inZOI. The function is still in the experimental phase, so it can be turned off at any time from the menu. Then the ride takes place automatically.
Early access to inZOI will start on Steam on March 28th. Before this event, players will be able to check the character creator and building mode for free.
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