A unique twist to the life simulation genre, the Paralives Storytellers system, allows you to tailor your game difficulty and settings to your liking. While there are three default options to choose from, all three of these can be further refined to your exact specifications with more options coming as game development continues.

Let’s take a look at all of the Paralives Storytellers settings you can define.

Paralives Storytellers

When you first boot up the game and start a save file, you’ll be greeted with a lovely train intro tutorial that is reminiscent of your first moments in the OG Animal Crossing. Here you will create or choose your first Paras and be introduced to the Paralives Storytellers.

The three default Paralives Storytellers are Ricardo Castello III, Maxence, and Stella the dog. The predefined difficulty levels of the three has Ricardo as the most difficult, Maxence as a balanced experience, and Stella as the easiest.

Now that we’ve been introduced to the three Paralives Storytellers, let’s have a closer look at their default configurations.

Default Configurations

At the game’s launch, there are a total of thirteen aspects to the Paralives Storytellers system that affects your game in various ways. These aspects are separated into four categories: Time, Pregnancy, Careers, and Money.

Time

Pregnancy

Careers

Money

As you can see from the charts above, not too much changes between the default configurations for each of the Paralives Storytellers. The good news, however, is that you’re able to fine-tune each of these settings to your heart’s content.

While you can choose short, normal, or long for the duration of life stages, it doesn’t clarify how long each of these settings actually are. Hopefully in the future this will be rectified. Never fear, however, as we have a chart of life stage durations for your convenience!

Changing Storytellers

As Paralives is a game all about customization, it’s no wonder they allow you to change Paralives Storytellers on the fly, whenever you’d like. Not only can you choose a new default storyteller, but you can still edit all of their settings or create a new one entirely at any time.

To change Paralives Storytellers, go the to pause menu (… in the top right corner) and choose “Storyteller.” Here you’ll be able to switch back and forth as you fancy. All settings are able to be changed anytime no matter how long you’ve been playing a save file.

It’s this dedication to player choice that Paralives excels at already even from the very beginning. I personally cannot wait to see what options will be added to the Paralives Storytellers system in the future.

Storytellers Gameplay

The effects of which of the Paralives Storytellers you choose does not end with the aforementioned settings options. They also play a large part in your gameplay as each night while your Paras are sleeping, your chosen storyteller will appear and allow you to choose a Story Card.

You’ll be given several options each night and it’s up to you which to choose depending on what you’re prioritizing for your Paras. For the tutorial, it has you choose a Life Goals Pack. Once you do, you’ll then be given another option between three different life goals.

These life goals vary drastically so you can choose the type of life you want for your Paras. Each goal is also specific to different Paras, so make sure you select the right goal for the right one if you have an idea in mind for them.

Occasionally when your Paras are socializing you’ll also get a visit from your chosen storyteller who will give you a special dialogue action with a bigger benefit than the others. It’s unclear what causes them to appear and how often they do, but it’s in your best interest to choose their option for the boost given.

The Paralives Storytellers is one of the biggest standout differences between any other life simulation game out there. It’s a unique system unlike any I’ve seen before and I cannot wait to see it grow and develop alongside the game.

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