ilmscore | Casually Explained: Evolution III - Life as a Video Game

Casually Explained: Evolution III - Life as a Video Game

Published: 2017-03-23
Status: Available | Analyzed

Predictions from this Video

Total: 7
Correct: 0
Incorrect: 0
Pending: 7
Unrated: 0
Prediction
Topic
Status
Parental skill trees are crucial for a player's early game stats, and neglecting them can lead to negative long-term consequences.
"Even when you get to start moving around and interacting with the environment what kind of sucks is that the only other users you really get to interact with are the two parent players that take you through the start of the tutorial, and the trouble is that if they haven't advanced their parenting skill tree you end up with a really screwed up stats for the rest of the game."
Player Progression
Pending
After level 5 or 6, players unlock friendship and knowledge trees but require 6 hours daily at a learning academy to progress them.
"So the first few levels of tutorial really aren't so memorable but once you make it supple 5 or 6 you've usually unlocked the friendship and knowledge trees but you do have to spend around six hours a day at a learning academy to keep leveling that up."
Post-Tutorial Content
Pending
The college/university DLC, though overpriced, offers a competitive advantage over free-to-play players in the mid-game.
"the whole tutorial is pretty much designed to sell you the college or university DLC, which is kind of overpriced for what you get but if you decide to go for it, it can help you get a step up on free to play players in the mid game."
College/University DLC
Pending
The mid-game (levels 18-65) primarily focuses on managing the relationship meter and earning in-game currency.
"where the two biggest focuses are sustain the newly unlocked relationship-meter and generating ingame currency which is usually denoted in dollars."
Mid-game Objectives
Pending
Players in the endgame (around level 65+) are likely to encounter character bugs due to the complexity of their programming.
"The trouble is that at this point it can be hard to actually do those things because you start to experience a lot of bugs with your character."
Character Bugs
Pending
Around level 80, players will begin to encounter errors leading to the end of their playtime.
"Around level 80 is when you start to encounter a lot of errors until eventually the screen just turns black and your playtime is over."
Character Errors
Pending
There are several theories about what happens after playtime ends, including respawning, a single playthrough, or unlocking a sandbox mode.
"Some players think you respawn, some think you only get to play once, some even think you unlock a sandbox mode where you can basically just play over all the good bits on a special map."
End-of-Playtime Theories
Pending