Alter Ego

As I understand it, this is a copy-paste of a computer game from the 1980s—but as such, there are some features that don’t quite align with 21st-century values: - very pro corporal punishment - very heteronormative—just flat-out doesn’t acknowledge that LGBT+ people exist - some events, without necessarily needing to be, are written differently depending on the player character’s sex (there’s one in the Infancy stage that, if you’re a girl, you’re pulling all the cards out of mom’s purse, but for boys it’s taking apart dad’s calculator) If there was a game that was just like this but more in line with modern sensibilities, it would be un-put-down-able.

How in 15 years do you guys not add the option to be gay? It would be an interesting choice to make in the game that could happen in adolescence, or maybe just randomly. It’s not super taboo to be gay anymore, please make it happen

I always come back to this game and binge it for months at a time. I wish that you didn’t get a turn counted when you click on a category like “work” and back out that it didn’t count as a turn. Same with experiences that you end up being too old for or can’t do cause a parent is dead. Wish the game got occasional updates too. Overall I will always keep playing!

Love it love it love it! Had it on 5 1/4 floppy’s back in the day(if I remember right, box opened like a ‘piece of vinyl’) anyway, ‘life simulator’ where you actually care about the choices you make and the person you become. One caveat, especially for younger generation(I’m 49), lots of reading….I love reading what the impact my choices actually make but it’s as much a story as a ‘sim’. 6 star!!

The game has a few quirks. It was made in the 80s, so many situations haven’t aged perfectly. Some parts of the game, like relationships, seem odd or buggy (you might randomly break up with your partner without the game ever informing you if you date in adolesence). However, playing to the end is a joy if you take it seriously. I shed a few tears the first time from the ending text, which is something I can’t say other life simulators can do. You feel more connected to these scenarios since they’re more detailed than is typical. Good for a few playthroughs before you’ve seen most of the content. I’d say it’s worth the price.

I really love your game! It was the first one ever of its kind back then! I think you can revive! People will 100% like it since BitLife is super popular and uses a similar growing up theme! But this game has so much potential!! You could redesign it and keep a lot of the same stuff but make it more inclusive with race, gender, and sexuality! You could have more choices added that lead to different life’s and careers! And when the player dies you can make the children continue the game similar to BitLife! You could add more pictures and graphics for events/life choices to make it more user friendly! You could add more customization for characters and abilities that can be purchased! You could add more control or not, over other characters in the players life! And after this one gets updated overtime you could even create a whole new game similar concept and mechanics but a different theme like in medieval times! Or in the future! There’s many things that can be done to improve it and make it popular! Meanwhile I’ll continue to play the game!

Been playing this game on the browser for almost two decades, decided to finally pull the trigger and buy it for my phone. Such a good game! I think about it a lot even though it has been a while since my last play.

Please update the user interface. Add more options? Please I’ve loved this game since I found it on the internet when I was in elementary school

the game is fun but it is not inclusive. i wish i had homosexual options

Normally I allow the gaming convention of ‘let it rest in the museum as created’ for most dated works, and appreciate them in accounting for time of their inception. In this case though, as it is a text-based game, and more importantly is set as an ‘alter ego’ of what a modern child could be experiencing growing up, the choices are to note the actual dates or to modernize the material. I’ll drop a few suggestions below: ➡️A college degree can come from multiple disciplines and have multiple levels of mastery. ➡️Financial models need to be redone. (Eg you can bust your tail, become a doctor or lawyer before even reaching young adulthood, then be expected to pay your loan balances in full before hitting the next ‘stage’ of growth. ➡️No reason not to have full-spectrum personalities, preferences and identities here, seeing as how the game tries to flesh out exactly who you can become. I hope someone can tackle this and either update or reboot this franchise, since it’s a cool and mostly unique idea. ✌🏻