Animation Showcase: 💬 Spicing Up Conversations + Last Chance for Some Patreon Rewards!
Added 2025-07-25 14:05:02 +0000 UTCHiiii, Lina here for a new Animation Showcase!
Today I’d like to show you some of the animations that Alice and I have been working on for the last couple of weeks: conversation and talk animations between Parafolks!!! You can watch the showcase at the top of this Patreon Post. ⬆🎥
⚠️ Last Chance to Get Some of our Patreon Rewards
Hi, it’s Alex! Sorry to interrupt this post to share a quick reminder: when the game releases in Early Access, we will stop accepting pledges and delivering new rewards to Patrons. To prepare for that, rewards that unlock after 1 or 3 months of pledging will become unavailable to new Patrons after July 31, 2025. It’s still not too late to upgrade your pledge tier to get these rewards if you have been thinking of doing so! The rest of the rewards can still be unlocked up until December 8, 2025 (release day).
The Hero and Legend tiers have some rewards (underlined in red) that will no longer be claimable for people who start pledging after July 31, 2025. Read more in this Patreon post!
🎥 Animations Shown in the Video
Everything shown today is still a work in progress and might change and evolve with time! ⭐
Flirt Success
Flirt Fail
Talk Mean
Talk Neutral
Listening To Someone Variation
Share Tips Assist
Talk Friendly With Baby In Arms
Adult Crouch To Toddler
Talk Friendly With Toddler
Talk Friendly With Toddler Variation
Adult Get Up From Crouch To Toddler
Talk Friendly With Baby On Floor
Toddler Listening To Someone
The music in today's video is a piano version of Andrei's song, called You Call That Dancing!
If you are curious, we shared it in this post here!🎵
☀️ Talk Animations and Together Cards
With the Early Access release approaching, our goal here was to have animations that could fit every interaction between Parafolks. We started by brainstorming with Alice to figure out which missing animations we needed to prioritize, based on all the planned Together Cards. This took a while, but we had a lot of fun reading all the cards!
We thought it was important to include listening and sharing animations for group conversations, bringing more life to interactions beyond just two Parafolks. ✨ We also made sure to include Toddlers and babies, because they also need to express themselves!! ( even if we don’t understand a word they're saying!👶)
As usual, it was great to research ideas and references, and in the future, we’d love to add even more talk animations and variations!! 😊
🔜 What’s Next?
Now for the next few weeks, we are going to focus on one very important life stage 🥁🥁🥁…Kids!!🥳
Alice already did some testing to see which animations can be reused from the adults and which will have to be made from scratch! We are very excited to finally work more on that!
That’s all for today. We hope you’ve enjoyed this post!! We're always happy to hear your feedback, suggestions, and answer any questions you may have! 💌
Have a fantastic weekend! 💫🌟✨
Lina 🤸♀️
Edit - September 11, 2025: This post is now public, feel free to share it!
Comments
Eu assisti umas 10 vezes. As expressões estão surreais de bom. Os olhos o movimento das sobrancelhas. Deu pra sentir a frustração dela daqui tadinha.
Dll :3
2025-10-10 12:33:24 +0000 UTChi there! yes, we have access to Patrons' entire histories :) If you were at the Legend tier for more than 3 months, then you have unlocked most rewards forever - whether you lower or cancel your membership! more information here: https://www.paralives.com/patreonrewards thank you so much for your support, gab
Gabrielle Boyer-Antoni
2025-09-11 15:42:03 +0000 UTCIs there a way for you guys to see who has been a pledge for how many months in certain categories? I've pledged to the legend teir a few times but had to lower it to the tier I'm at now. I'm wondering if I'll still be able to access the rewards of legend (para, item name, etc) even though I moved my teir down?
MexiVenus (Juno)
2025-09-10 10:46:27 +0000 UTCI believe they have different idle animations based on traits for adults, so it's possible it will be implemented later in the other age groups.
Sophie Goodman-Merel
2025-08-22 13:25:50 +0000 UTCYeah, I kinda want to feel the anger not the passive aggressive kind. 😅
CheesecakeLasagna
2025-08-16 02:55:47 +0000 UTCWonderful animations! You all are crushing it! I think the “mean” animation could possibly have a bit more anger in the Paras face, maybe it was because I’m watching in my phone but it felt more neutral than mean.
SIMplycoya
2025-08-15 20:46:32 +0000 UTCAll the animations look great and very dynamic ! Though I feel like the texture on the knees of Jane looks a bit strange when she kneels to talk to the toddler and baby. Also, will there be a mean talk toward kids and such ?
Maya
2025-08-07 09:44:59 +0000 UTCSo excited to have kids in the game 🤗
Synthia Hubbard
2025-07-31 03:36:54 +0000 UTCWe're taking notes!! 📝
Lino
2025-07-29 21:41:47 +0000 UTCThank you so much!! We can't wait either !! ❤️☺️
Lino
2025-07-29 21:40:14 +0000 UTCThank you!! Very glad you like it!! ☺️💌 Thank you for the suggestion!!! We're taking notes! 📝
Lino
2025-07-28 14:56:58 +0000 UTCThank you so much Cathy!! We are very glad you like it! ☺️💌
Lino
2025-07-28 14:49:13 +0000 UTCThese animations were so cute! The adult talking to toddler/child with the nodding head and face really captured what it feels like to be an adult talking to a child. Absolute love!
Ellen Kaluza
2025-07-28 02:55:08 +0000 UTCI'm so excited! Hope to see more animation variations!
Lael
2025-07-27 17:34:11 +0000 UTCAre you sure you don't mean "Toddler *Not* Listening to Someone" 😂 Super cute. Also, I would love to have that clock on the wall in real life...as well as that haircut! Beautiful animations, thank you!!💞
ZLoves
2025-07-27 11:51:34 +0000 UTCOh my gosh, how cool! 🤩. I think my only question would be about variations in idle animation depending on traits. Like for example: the toddler at the end of the video was really antsy and curious but not every toddler is like that, so if a toddler in this game has a shy personality, will they be more still and skittish?
Crystal Lover
2025-07-27 05:14:22 +0000 UTCOne more thing— it looks like from this angle the baby has teeth?
Chloette
2025-07-27 01:24:46 +0000 UTCThey’re doing gradual growth for the toddler stages. So I’m guessing this is the size at the early stage of toddlers. If you go back to the June 27th post, you can see toddlers that are larger.
Macayla
2025-07-27 00:36:52 +0000 UTCI looooove the animations. They are so naturalistic and super fluid - not exactly hyper realistic. Just right for the art style.
Jan
2025-07-26 19:43:49 +0000 UTCI agree with the mean interaction comments. Also, am I the only one that thinks the toddlers and babies look too small compared to the adult paras? The toddlers look baby size and the babies look newborn size.. otherwise I’m so hyped for this game!
Chloette
2025-07-26 17:52:50 +0000 UTCYou really did a great job 👏👏❤️❤️ Thank you sooo much 😁
Nathalie Carluccio
2025-07-26 06:47:03 +0000 UTCHi! I was thinking of upping my pledge to the legend tier, but I'm unsure if I'd like to see myself in the game. Could it be possible to ask for a custom para as a townie instead, as long as we provide reference?
Johanna Andersson
2025-07-26 02:43:20 +0000 UTCHi, If you don’t mind reading further, there is an animation I would love to see Paras do with their child : The Para would be laying down on their back on a couch or a bed with their baby or toddler laying down on their tummy on their parent’s chest. It can have multiple animations and motions connected : Action/animation : After the child had a nightmare, the parent could decide to keep the child on his chest for comforting him and both would fall asleep Motion 1 > it can be a private moment of confidence, just sharing a moment of calm and love in silence with the parent hands “caressing” their baby’s back and head slowly Motion 2 > same but both could be “talking non-sense”, make small noises, laughing and smiling at each other Motion 3 > same but it could be after the child had cried (from non-understanding a strong emotion he felt, after a fall, after someone was mean or after he made a mistake (a sibling or adult) Action/animation - while the parent is listening to music, watching TV or reading a book, while the baby/toddler has his thumb in his mouth and his sleeping/napping/ or just resting with his eyes slightly open with his head turned to the side Mixing a bit of everything I have in mind, but every motions/animations could be mix and match for the situation. It can even be done with an older child, with more behaviours available which would usually be done while siting or standing, but it would make it look like a strong bond between parent and child. I always found it to be a precious moment in time between a young child and a parent, it feels very private, showing a link between both parent and child and it always brings tears to my eyes when I see it. I’ve never seen it in a game, maybe it’s difficult to create or was not thought about , but as animations between parent and child I find it to be the most “bonding” situations. Even an hyper-active child has down moments, or just needs resting but not alone. Other one : the baby could be strapped on the chest of a parent while they are doing their business in the house, or doing stuff outside. (After re-reading I found myself to be very repetitive but it’s 4am and I’m very much done for today 😭 So sorry about that…)
Tina J. M.
2025-07-26 02:03:55 +0000 UTCI can’t wait! I’m so excited. Why’s December gotta be so far away 😅
Cindy Coetzee
2025-07-26 00:51:45 +0000 UTCI agree with the others that the mean interaction needs some tweaking - maybe the para listening needs to take a more defensive stance, crossing arms, hands on hips, rolling eyes, shaking head, something like that? As a variation maybe? The animations with the babies and toddlers are chefs kiss once again! One thing I'd suggest for talking to baby on the floor is some more touch, touching baby's tummy, nose, tickling their chin 🥰
Bethy Grace
2025-07-25 22:17:09 +0000 UTCThe toddler animations are super cute! I would suggest one thing: Have the option for an adult to actually lay down on the ground (on their side and/or stomach) with the baby, toddler, or child while interacting with them. I know that would be additional work, and perhaps this is something that is already being implemented, but just thought I'd mention it.
Kellie Been
2025-07-25 21:30:02 +0000 UTC"Listening to someone" is very good, I like the nodding. Can you make a variation where she listens with her arms crossed? It's a pose I often assume while listening so I don't have my arms just dangling about :-D
Chiara
2025-07-25 21:26:11 +0000 UTCReading through the comments and I also agree that the mean interactions don’t look that mean. I think making the mean Para appear angry and the Para getting insulted look offended will do!
Ariana
2025-07-25 20:47:18 +0000 UTCThank you!! Taking notes!! 📝🌞
Lino
2025-07-25 20:25:21 +0000 UTCThank youuuu!!💌 ☺️ Very glad you like it!!
Lino
2025-07-25 20:24:44 +0000 UTCHi Nick!! I see what you mean!! Thank you very mcuh for the feedback! It's really helpfull!! We are taking notes 📝🌞💌
Lino
2025-07-25 20:23:48 +0000 UTCMira is so cute yes !!💌☺️ Noted!! Thank you for your feedback!! 📝
Lino
2025-07-25 20:21:34 +0000 UTC😂💌
Lino
2025-07-25 20:20:17 +0000 UTCThank you Emily!! 💌 Taking notes for the TalkMean!! 📝☺️
Lino
2025-07-25 20:17:27 +0000 UTCI would love it if a child could sit on the lap of a parent or grandparent if, for example, they were sad or had a nightmare. Can Paras even have nightmares? I would also like children to be able to cook and bake with an adult (and learn new recipes that way). Are there strollers, and can Paras even go for a walk in them? I would also like to see more toys for children that actually have functions. Not so much decoration, like Inzoi's... The animations looks soooo good in this post. I can't wait to play ❤️❤️❤️
Josephin01
2025-07-25 19:08:59 +0000 UTCThe Paras look so authentic! Their clothes, the animations, the hair, the babies and the skin details are just so refreshing.
Thabiso Ptk❤️🖤🤍💚
2025-07-25 18:59:58 +0000 UTCyeah i agree, I think it's due to their expression that makes the interactions seem not mean/filtry enough otherwise I think it's good.
Lucie Baha
2025-07-25 18:49:51 +0000 UTCOh my, I love how the paras kneel down to reach eye contact with toddlers, such an attentive detail! Great job as aways, can't wait for december! ❤️
Millena Xavier
2025-07-25 18:26:22 +0000 UTCthe baby was looking the wrong way at the end when jane was talking to her but other than that, this looks pretty good! i do get the criticisms about the mean interaction not looking mean enough though 🫣
Chance
2025-07-25 18:25:08 +0000 UTCThese look soo good. 😍
Maxayn Henderson
2025-07-25 18:22:57 +0000 UTCI love that!! Thank you for the suggestion!!! We are taking notes! 📝☺️
Lino
2025-07-25 18:21:07 +0000 UTCThank you so much!!🤩
Lino
2025-07-25 18:19:11 +0000 UTC❤️🤩💌
Lino
2025-07-25 18:18:58 +0000 UTCThank you Sonia!!! So happy you like it!! 💌🤩 We can't wait to show you!
Lino
2025-07-25 18:18:22 +0000 UTCWe're glad you like it!!💌☺️
Lino
2025-07-25 18:07:04 +0000 UTCThank youuuuu!!! 💌❤️ We're very happy you like it!
Lino
2025-07-25 18:05:39 +0000 UTC☺️💌
Lino
2025-07-25 18:04:46 +0000 UTC😍💌
Lino
2025-07-25 18:04:19 +0000 UTCHi Zach!! Thank you so much for your support!! 💌 We are currently emailing every patreon progressively for the rewards! If you haven't received anything yet, it should arrive in the future!! ☺️ You can also DM us with your email and we'll make sure to give you an update!!
Lino
2025-07-25 18:02:57 +0000 UTC😍🥳
Lino
2025-07-25 17:40:06 +0000 UTCThe hand and facial animations are smooth like butter, it’s crazy! I do agree with others that the ‘Mean’ animation isn’t entirely obvious, it sort of looks more like rudely/secretly gossiping about someone else, so I think it’s certainly still useful! Maybe something more accusatory would make it clearer. (And needless to say, the crouching to talk to the little ones is so cute and necessary)
Nick C
2025-07-25 17:33:29 +0000 UTCThe toddler at the end is super cute 😍. Amazing post as usual :) though, my only concern, personally, I feel like the mean interaction didn't look very mean/rude
mazyfly
2025-07-25 17:00:10 +0000 UTCI loooooove the awkward side glance at the flirt fail lol that’s so real
Rosirose
2025-07-25 16:42:02 +0000 UTCTheir expressions seem kinda bland. I had to rewatch again but without being told I would never know they were flirting or being mean. Their expressions were too neutral.
c.rose94
2025-07-25 16:21:08 +0000 UTCLove these a lot! The only one I wouldn’t have been able to figure out without being told is “talk mean” — it doesn’t look super mean to me, lol.
Emily
2025-07-25 16:18:36 +0000 UTCOh my god, there are only 19 Friday updates left until early access!! 😭💖
Nocher Chubuk
2025-07-25 16:08:18 +0000 UTCWow, the animations look insanely good!! 👀✨They’re so smooth and full of life, I can’t stop watching them. Just a tiny thought – the toddlers stand a bit too confidently for their age. Maybe adding a little wobble would make them even cuter and more realistic. Seriously, you’re doing such amazing work, I’m beyond excited for Paralives! 💛
Nocher Chubuk
2025-07-25 15:59:21 +0000 UTCThank you so much!!! 😍
Lino
2025-07-25 15:38:18 +0000 UTC💌💌
Lino
2025-07-25 15:37:29 +0000 UTCWould love for adult paras to kneel down when talking to a kid that's in distress or if they're asking something to the adult, just like how you guys did with toddlers and babies!
Pvydrow
2025-07-25 15:36:08 +0000 UTCThank you!! Alice made it and I love it too!! 💌 I'm taking notes for the Talk mean!! 📝
Lino
2025-07-25 15:35:27 +0000 UTC💌 💌
Lino
2025-07-25 15:33:58 +0000 UTCThank you so much Trisha!!💌 We're glad you like it!!
Lino
2025-07-25 15:33:19 +0000 UTCWhat's wrong? They're still tweaking on it, anyway.
Lucie Baha
2025-07-25 15:32:37 +0000 UTC😂😂😂💌
Lino
2025-07-25 15:32:12 +0000 UTCThank you so much Elias!!💌
Lino
2025-07-25 15:31:13 +0000 UTCThank you!!! 💌 For the patreon reward, you have 60 days after receiving the email to send your townies! As for pets, the reward will happen in the future!! ☺️
Lino
2025-07-25 15:28:25 +0000 UTCI really like the subtlety and nuance to the animation; it strikes an excellent balance between realistic and readable.
Swampboot
2025-07-25 15:26:58 +0000 UTCSo exciting!
Eleanor Swan
2025-07-25 15:26:42 +0000 UTCOh my this is so delight and nice, i love the new parafolks for this showcase, i really want to see the kids animations because is one of my favorite life stages of life simulation games, but this showcase of animations was pretty good!
Sonia Martinez
2025-07-25 15:21:53 +0000 UTCThe toddlers look way better when they're talking - the way the face animates really brings them to life. (They used to look a bit dead in the face, when the focus was on larger body animation)
Vera Ohlsen
2025-07-25 15:10:00 +0000 UTCLove the animations ❤️
Diamond Morris
2025-07-25 14:48:50 +0000 UTCugh I'm so looking forward to the game I already started saving for it
AZTHER
2025-07-25 14:46:38 +0000 UTCMan I really do love the overall vibe of this game, it's so cozy I love it! The artstyle, the animations, the music, and the sounds. It's just all so nice.
Carelle
2025-07-25 14:46:12 +0000 UTCLove this! Is there any way I can check the status of my rewards? I haven’t really seen or heard anything and my anxiety is through the roof 😅
Zach D
2025-07-25 14:39:48 +0000 UTCThe toddlers face... something is off..
Flinka
2025-07-25 14:38:52 +0000 UTCThank you so much!!!💌
Lino
2025-07-25 14:37:32 +0000 UTCPlease write at patreonrewards@paralives.com with all the details and we will see what we can do :)
Alex Massé
2025-07-25 14:33:02 +0000 UTCI love the toddler animations so much! And talking to the baby while it's in your arms is so sweet.
~Cathy~
2025-07-25 14:32:52 +0000 UTCAndrei^
Madragal
2025-07-25 14:29:25 +0000 UTCHi Becky!! Happy birthday in advance!!! 🥳We are really happy you liked the post!
Lino
2025-07-25 14:29:09 +0000 UTCThese are so lovely. Will you ever do a behind-the-scenes of how you make the animations, like Andre does the sounds and music, or is that more of a trade secret?!
Madragal
2025-07-25 14:28:48 +0000 UTCI'm so excited to use my legend tier you have no idea!
Annie Laster
2025-07-25 14:27:53 +0000 UTCThe facial animations are just SO GOOD!
MGeekPoser
2025-07-25 14:25:51 +0000 UTCWith patron reward, if we named an item already but came up with a better name can we resubmit the form? I was so excited I didn't think about it and now I'm kicking myself because I came up with a punny name that's better.
Dominique Morris
2025-07-25 14:25:00 +0000 UTCI hope to see more of Bianca, Jane and Mira. They're such a cute family 🥺🥺
Ana Caroline Martins da Silva
2025-07-25 14:20:54 +0000 UTCLooking great. Particularly like the animation of the toddler listening to someone, so spot on. Perhaps it was entirely down to not being able to hear tone, but thought the talking mean could use a bit more ‘mean’, if that makes sense.
Tyke
2025-07-25 14:18:22 +0000 UTCLove seeing the new animations.
BooDotBoo .
2025-07-25 14:16:33 +0000 UTCThanks for a great update Lina! I love seeing all the different animations. Getting some that include babies and toddlers is even better. Now to look forward to the kids getting some more attention. I can't wait to see what you guys do with them!
Trisha
2025-07-25 14:14:42 +0000 UTCHer kneeling and talking to the baby on the floor made me laugh. She looks like she's telling her she's not mad she's just disappointed 😂
River
2025-07-25 14:13:36 +0000 UTCIdk why, but the „Talk Friendly With Baby On Floor“ is just so funny to me lol. Great job with the animations again!
Elias-Crayario
2025-07-25 14:10:57 +0000 UTCSo charming. I love the art style so much!!
FinesseFatale
2025-07-25 14:09:51 +0000 UTCLove the animations so far! Would love to see more advanced interactions in the future! Also question to add to the patreon rewards: for those who have that patreon email regarding the legend tier, is there a time limit on which we send our townie and pet pictures (like time since the email was sent) or do we have until November of any day or 8 December or some specified time? Thank you
Julio Saliba
2025-07-25 14:09:21 +0000 UTCYay!! It’s my birthday tomorrow so this has made my Friyay even special 🥰 💓 Thankyou Alex and devs!!
Becky (Tinks)
2025-07-25 14:08:24 +0000 UTC
