Hello first foremost thank you for looking at my thread.
Now, I recently purchased inZOI, genuinely excited to experience a life simulator with such impressive graphics and creative potential. But after spending time in Character Studio, I found myself asking a question:
What’s the point of having such realistic characters if we’re still so limited in the kinds of people we can create?
I wanted to create a gender-nonconforming Zoi with a flat chest, wider hips, a feminine face, facial hair, and long box braids. Someone whose appearance doesn’t fit neatly into conventional masculine or feminine body types.
Yet I found myself fighting against restrictive body presets and limited customization options.
And I think this highlights a much bigger issue.
Having a nonbinary gender identity option is wonderful, but gender diversity should extend beyond a label. It should be reflected in the freedom we have to customize our characters physically.
This isn’t exclusively an LGBTQ+ issue, either. Plenty of people have bodies that don’t fit conventional proportions. Some women have broad shoulders and flat chests. Some men have wider hips and softer features. Some people combine characteristics that society categorizes as masculine and feminine.
Why shouldn’t we be able to represent that diversity in a life simulator?
My suggestion to the developers
Rather than relying so heavily on predetermined male and female body models, I would love to see:
● Gender-independent body customization: Allow players to customize physical characteristics without restrictions imposed by their Zoi’s gender.
● Greater freedom with body proportions: More extensive sliders for chest size (including completely flat chests), shoulder width, hips, thighs, waist, and overall physique.
● Freedom to combine physical characteristics: Let players experiment with masculine, feminine, and androgynous features without being confined to a particular body preset.
I recognize that expanding body customization involves technical challenges, especially with clothing and animations. I’m not expecting every possibility overnight. Even gradual improvements would be a meaningful step forward.
I genuinely believe inZOI has the potential to become one of the most impressive life simulators available. But visual realism should be accompanied by freedom of expression.
The beauty of a life simulator is being able to create people, relationships, and stories that reflect our imaginations—and sometimes our own lives.
If inZOI is supposed to reflect real life, shouldn’t its character creator reflect the diversity of real human bodies?
I’d love to hear from other players: Have you ever tried creating a Zoi with a specific body type or combination of features, only to discover the character creator wouldn’t let you?
I would genuinely love for the developers to consider expanding this system. I think it would benefit the entire community. Possibly making it a third set outside of male or female.
Thank you to whoever listening and hearing I deeply appreciate all those who read so far XOXO. Hope this gets addressed thank you.
