Line #1 VideoGame/YoutubersLife


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2	''Youtubers Life'' is a life SimulationGame developed by the Spanish studio U-Play Online. It was released for [[Platform/IBMPersonalComputer PC]] through Platform/{{Steam}} on May 18th, 2016, and was then ported to [[UsefulNotes/IOSGames iOS]] on September 22nd, 2016. Later on, an UpdatedRerelease ''Youtubers Life: OMG Edition'' was launched on November 20th, 2018 for Platform/PlayStation4, Platform/XboxOne, and Platform/NintendoSwitch as well. On October 19th, a sequel was released.
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4	The main character is the #1 Website/{{YouTube}}r in the world and then narrates his/her humble beginnings. With business simulations, your character has to become the most viewed [=YouTuber=] in the world, while also taking care of their social life and education.
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6	During the game, you start your career creating videos, editing them, and posting them on [=YouTube=] to earn money, but also have to study, take care of friends to have collaborators, and meet other [=YouTubers=]. Then, you can progress to your own apartment, hire an employee, create videos under contract with other companies, and create your own network.
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8	!!Tropes present in this game:
9	* BlandNameProduct: Crops up plenty of times as expected for an indie game. For instance, you can order games like ''[[TabletopGame/Warhammer40000 Warbanner 30,000]] [[VideoGame/DawnOfWar Dawn of]]'' or ''[[VideoGame/HalfLife2 Half-Lie 2]]'' from an "Amazing-on" website, or buy furniture for your room from "IDEA". [=YouTube=] itself is actually titled "U-Tube" within the game.
10	* CatchingSomeZs: Your character sleeping is portrayed in this manner.
11	* CharacterCustomization: Since the game is all about letting the player live out the fantasy of becoming a top [=YouTuber=], it features reasonably extensive customization with few presets.
12	* AnEntrepreneurIsYou: A very specific and limited type of entrepreneur, to be sure, but the game nevertheless earnestly tries to simulate the process of making videos and investing any proceeds into more things to make your videos about, and upgrading your computer and workstation to improve each video's quality.
13	* ThereAreNoBedsheets: When going to sleep, your character simply lies down on top of the blanket fully clothed; not even taking the glasses off if they were created with them on by default.
14	* WorldOfJerkass: The sequel, hoo boy. Multiple characters will insult you for no good reason.
15	* YouHaveResearchedBreathing: In an attempt to add progression to what would otherwise be a straightforward set of mechanics, the player is initially restricted to 1-2 types of videos about a topic, and unlocks the ability to do others with talent points. For instance, gaming [=YouTubers=] begin with pure "gameplay" videos as their only option; while it's reasonable a first-time channel won't be able to do collabs or speedruns, the ability to do first impressions, walkthroughs, and reviews is also restricted at first.
16	-->'''[[WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} Jim Sterling]]''': ''You do not need to have talent to make video game reviews! [[SelfDeprecation I'm proof of that!]]''
17	** Likewise, the ability to do gestures like ''waving hello'' also gets unlocked throughout the game.

Context VideoGame / YoutubersLife