I want to start out by saying that comparing any game for another is a reference that most people look for when purchasing a simulation game. We of course try to keep an open mind and read the other reviews before deciding. In my opinion this game far exceeds all of the other simulators that I have played and I have been specifically a (sims 4 player) since i was in my teens. So i wanted to judge this game not only on the features, but the performance and graphics, which is exactly what this review will be about. I will start by listing the features below that have intrigued me and stand out from the other simulators that i have played.

**(Controls)**

- the controls are standard to what you would expect from a simulation game where you can zoom in and out and rotate your camera positions

**Graphics**

The graphics are a 10/10 for me and very much a big step up from any simulation game I have played. the actual city map is made on an actual floating tabletop tablet in the game. your objective of controlling the A.I or known as your (zoi) character, showcases the graphics and modern technology graphics from the moment you start the game. I was blown away and immersed right from the start of the game.

**Live camera and Picture mode**

-the live camera mode is exactly that, where you can take photos and move your character in live mode. This one of my favorite feature as it essentially is allowing you to choose live mode filters that stay enabled during game play until you turn them off. For example when you put a filter on a picture that you take and it changes the color and view of the picture. imagine this only on all the time when you are playing! the filters available are as listed (lovely,cartoon,fish eye,islands,retro,realistic,thriller and black and white!
-emotes and emote creator for your pictures! This is a 10/10 feature for me and allows you to click on your zoi and change their poses/emotes and facial expressions. the emote create is very simplified to allow you to create your own with ease, but personally i have fun with the open already provided to you for taking your pictures! the emotes are so comical and the graphics are simply put, fantastic in graphics.


**(WallPaper and flooring)**

-You can add and download your own wallpaper and videos to create moving wallpaper!
- A.I texture generator that allows you to type in specific words to generate very cool texture to use on your furniture,wallpaper and flooring. Here are a couple i had fun typing in and came up with cool results. (sky,puppy,water,coffee beans,marble,cherry blossom) This feature is a 10/10 and i spent hours in build mode just using this feature.
-values are editable when placing wallpaper and flooring, meaning you can stretch the image to fit your desired design. you can also edit lighting values and colors! The values you can edit are gloss,pattern scaling, and positioning. 10/10
-open color wheel that you can choose premade colors or scroll the Rbg to choose your preferred coloring to use on your furniture, wallpaper and flooring.

**furniture**

- The furniture categories are to be as expected but there is one category that i was excited to see, which is the special events furniture tab. There is a special effects tab for live mode that allows you to place bubbles,confetti and smoke!
- Custom furniture creator and 3D furniture maker is really cool and allows you to take pieces of furniture already in the game and create your own furniture! this feature is a 10/10 for me as you can share the furniture that you make on your Canvas profile for others to rate and download. The 3D printer is where you take a file of an online photo or one that you acquired in real life and downloaded onto your computer and the A.I will generate the item into the game for you to use!

**Canvas**
-canvas is basically your social profile and platform on the game where you can use essentially a Gallery to download and share the content of other players.I am very impressed with the presentation and features of this platform and the thing that i love most is that you can link your social media platform, such as facebook/Meta, excetra and even put your actual photo up. i also love that when you follow people that you like it allows you to receive notification when in canvas of their recent downloads and comment interactions. 10/10

**Clothes**
-The clothes offered in character creation are minimal, but when you unlock Canvas social hub you can start creating and downloading your own clothing designs. Do not be detoured by the simple clothing at the beginning of the game as i was very surprised at the beautiful clothing designed people created, from glitter, to sequin and basically any type of outfit you need.

**Live mode skills**

-They have a fresh take on leveling in a simulation with it feeling more natural in motions and connecting to your life trait, originally picked with character creation. For example when cooking and choosing a recipe your zoi will actually do the correct cooking for the recipe and showing the correct ingredients with cooking motions. When you surf, you must build the skills before even being able to go into the water with your surf board by practicing on the beach, standing your surf board. the realism is refreshing and feeds my brain to follow along with the simulation.

**Zoi card**
- This is your Zoi character's bio page which shows all of your characters choice ambitions, and goals. you can edit some of these things such as your zoi's preference (likes and dislikes). keep in mind that you can only add 10 at a time. you can also change your sims ambitions which is your sims main life goals, also known as (life goals)
-Meow store can also be accessed from this menu and is also known as your sims life rewards store. every time you complete a whim or goal you can obtain little kitty cat currency, which can be used to special donuts that give your Zoi boons or change their traits as in the other simulator (cough) Sims 4. this is especially adorable as when you open the store interface it plays a cute cat meow jingle that is absolutely going to be stuck in your head for the rest of your day haha!

**Vehicles**
there are vehicles purchase able by using your phone. This is considered your personal vehicle and can be summoned when traveling but the only downfall to this feature in my personal opinion, is that you can not park the car at your house or in a driveway. the car just disappears and re appears for you in the street when going to travel somewhere.
**Town map editor**
- The town can be edited with certain things such as changing the elements of the map. you can change the tree,grass and even pick themes for seasons.I do hope to see them expand on the available decoration options in the future as i would love to be able to express my creativity with this feature.

** closing statements**

I want to thank any and all of you that took the time to read this hideously long review of the game and I hope reading this gives you some insight on your decision of purchase. The game is still early access but in my opinion the Game has the potential to be the best simulator on the market and i believe that it is well worth the money at this price point. I myself have only experienced one bug and it is with the speed bar in the game. I have not experienced any ground breaking bugs and would recommend that you play this game on a computer that can handle the graphics. they do of course have lower graphics setting but this can make you feel like a bug is in the game and in reality is just this games awesome power of graphics for our modern generation of gaming. I hope you all enjoy your day and GAME ON!