Sims 3 on June 2.
I'm a sucker for these ******* games. I bought every expansion for the first game, but none for the second. I just didn't like the direction they took with the second game. I hope they've tweaked it enough to overcome one giant hurdle for me. I for one, hate that they've given Sims lifespans.
I wish aging could be halted at some point. I would really enjoy it if they had certain events that would have to take place in order to "level up." You have a teenage Sim, they go to school, socialize, **** and feed themselves, and at some point, you acquire x friends, or maintain y GPA for z days, or manage to not crap yourself for a week, depending on the Sims personality. Then, you have the option of advancing your Sims time line, from teen to adult.
Can't wait to get my hands on this game.
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Shaowstrike wrote:
The Sims, a game series for people that shouldn't have dependents within 100 ft. of them.
The last dependent I had near me died.
Yeah my wife is pretty stoked about this.
I enjoy playing them for a little while just to see whats new.
Edit: re: sims 2.
i thought you could halt their aging via the green drink. Forget the name, but it was purchased with happiness points or w/e they were called.
Edited, May 22nd 2009 7:10am by KTurner
I enjoy playing them for a little while just to see whats new.
Edit: re: sims 2.
i thought you could halt their aging via the green drink. Forget the name, but it was purchased with happiness points or w/e they were called.
Edited, May 22nd 2009 7:10am by KTurner
I've already preordered it. FULLY Customizable. We'll be sharing our Sims.
Turin wrote:
Seriously, what the f*ck nature?
Oooo, how will I kill off THIS family of Sims!? Mwahaha!
I bought the original Sims years ago, super excited. I loved Nano Pets (well, the idea of them), I loved Sim City, so put them together and you get an awesome game, right?
I played it for all of an hour and had NO fun. None. It was a shock how much I disliked it. I still can't even figure out why, but I never played again.
My sister, however, tried it and fell in love. She used to play for hours each day.
I bought the original Sims years ago, super excited. I loved Nano Pets (well, the idea of them), I loved Sim City, so put them together and you get an awesome game, right?
I played it for all of an hour and had NO fun. None. It was a shock how much I disliked it. I still can't even figure out why, but I never played again.
My sister, however, tried it and fell in love. She used to play for hours each day.
Yeah, in Sims 2 they had that elixir thing that would keep your Sims young. But it was the most expensive of the bonus items, and you pretty much had to dedicate a sim life to gaining enough points to keep purchasing the item. It was an ok solution, but I really just wish I could stop the aging process at adult, or wherever.
There aren't any trainers or codes that will let you lock in the age level?
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Actually in Sims 2 if you look at the aspiration rewards you will see you can halt aging. You can buy an elixir of life water cooler. As long as your aspiration is in the yellow (which is easy) you can drink it and gain 3 days of your life back. You also can halt aging if you have the Nightlife expansion and get turned into a vampire. The elixir of Life is alot easier though IMO.
I liked Sims 2 alot better then the first one. Caring for babies wasn't as much of a hassle and kids actually grew up instead of staying a child forever.
I only have the Nightlife expansion for sims 2 rest of them seemed like junk IMO. Only reason I got nightlife is I found it on sale awhile back.
I liked Sims 2 alot better then the first one. Caring for babies wasn't as much of a hassle and kids actually grew up instead of staying a child forever.
I only have the Nightlife expansion for sims 2 rest of them seemed like junk IMO. Only reason I got nightlife is I found it on sale awhile back.
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I never got to play Sims2 but I LOVED the first one. I remember when my ex husband started to play it. One day when he was at work, I befriended his SIms with my "ChopChop PsychoKiller" family. One by one, I invited them over and would either lock them in a room to starve & **** themselves to death, build a fence around them outside or remove the pool ladder :) (The ghosts were awesome)
Then I initiated a homosexual relationship with his character (especially after finding out he had been playing his up romantically with one of his female coworkers)
Passive aggressive? yes and I enjoyed every minute of it.
Then I initiated a homosexual relationship with his character (especially after finding out he had been playing his up romantically with one of his female coworkers)
Passive aggressive? yes and I enjoyed every minute of it.
I never got into the sims 1. It just simulated life so incredibly... badly that it annoyed me. Building a realistic house meant you wastedhalf an hour getting to the kitchen every morning, 2hen Irl it takes me 30 seconds. "What teh ****? God that pissed me off.
But yeah, all I enjoyed was building houses. It wasn't as interesting as killing virtual) peopleor building cities, though, so I stopped. I doubt this installment will address my concerns, so I'm not buying it. Plus, I wouldn't want Anna to see my Sims and use them to judge me. Anna is always judging people, you know - espeically you.
But yeah, all I enjoyed was building houses. It wasn't as interesting as killing virtual) peopleor building cities, though, so I stopped. I doubt this installment will address my concerns, so I'm not buying it. Plus, I wouldn't want Anna to see my Sims and use them to judge me. Anna is always judging people, you know - espeically you.
There was a cheat to disable aging. I forgot what the exact code was, but it was built into the game.
Press Ctrl + Shift + C Type "aging off", minus quotes Press Enter Type "exit", minus quotes Press Enter
You know, I've never actually played any of the Sims games. The idea of raising a virtual human and making all of the decisions for it just seems a bit on the creepy side to me.
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iirc.
Only played the first one, it was fairly fun but I don't think I'll be buying this one.
iirc.
Only played the first one, it was fairly fun but I don't think I'll be buying this one.
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I loved the first one... My computer could hardly run the second one so I only played it for a short while... Then I uninstalled and never reinstalled. I really hope the Sims 3 is awesome though. I'm going to play it for sure.
So yeah, not a bad game thus far.
Is it just me or did they slow down the super speed a lot?
Is it just me or did they slow down the super speed a lot?
I will prob pick it up today. First one was ok, the 2nd alot better. Seems like every time a new one comes out it addresses alot of the problems of the previous game.
My biggest problem with 2 is the people you meet in town don't age. Like for example your kid meets another kid. Well when your kid turns into a teenager that kid you met stays a kid forever. When your teenager gets a BF/GF they can't ever go on to marry them because they stay a teenager forever. The ones that are adult you can convince to move in with you but prior to that they just don't age apparently.
My biggest problem with 2 is the people you meet in town don't age. Like for example your kid meets another kid. Well when your kid turns into a teenager that kid you met stays a kid forever. When your teenager gets a BF/GF they can't ever go on to marry them because they stay a teenager forever. The ones that are adult you can convince to move in with you but prior to that they just don't age apparently.
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i found its a lot more engaging. you are willing to go to shops around town cuz its so easy to do. You go to the book store to buy books to learn skills or recipes, or just read for enjoyment.
My sim is a nerdy chap named Stewart Jones. Freckle faced, big glasses, greasy hair, etc. his life long goal is to become a robot-creature cross breeder.
His traits, which you can choose, are bookwarm, loner, computer geek, coward and some other nerdy thing. Hes afraid of the dark. and hates being around people. Sitting at home, alone, on the couch reading a sci fi book is his idea of a great time.
He likes hot dogs, electronica and the color Yellow.
Its pretty funny :)
I was surprised by the lack of objects, but i think i just had so many with sims 2+expansions that there seemed to be very few with the new game. You can change the color/pattern of every skin in the house. Im talking the color of the body, the handles, the glass, everything. So no longer will you have that stove that doesnt match your kitchen.
Its definitely polished up.
My sim is a nerdy chap named Stewart Jones. Freckle faced, big glasses, greasy hair, etc. his life long goal is to become a robot-creature cross breeder.
His traits, which you can choose, are bookwarm, loner, computer geek, coward and some other nerdy thing. Hes afraid of the dark. and hates being around people. Sitting at home, alone, on the couch reading a sci fi book is his idea of a great time.
He likes hot dogs, electronica and the color Yellow.
Its pretty funny :)
I was surprised by the lack of objects, but i think i just had so many with sims 2+expansions that there seemed to be very few with the new game. You can change the color/pattern of every skin in the house. Im talking the color of the body, the handles, the glass, everything. So no longer will you have that stove that doesnt match your kitchen.
Its definitely polished up.
I got it yesterday but haven't played it yet. Got the deluxe edition b/c i'm a dork.
Turin wrote:
Seriously, what the f*ck nature?
Well this is just great! Well bought the game on my way to work today. So here I am thinking about it all day at work and looking forward to getting home to play it. Get it home, open it up, pop it in. It prompts me for product code. There is no product code included in my packaging. I have triple checked everything and there is just no code anywhere! This is the 2nd time I have bought a game from EA and had this **** happen. I had the same problem with Simcity 4 I had to go to a illegal site and find one just to play it.
With all the online stuff I doubt any serial key will work for this game? Of course there is nobody I can get ahold of right now. Gamestop is closed as I am sure EA tech support is. When I called them about Sim City 4 years ago they basically told me I was lieing to them and wouldn't give me one anyways without mailing it to them.
With all the online stuff I doubt any serial key will work for this game? Of course there is nobody I can get ahold of right now. Gamestop is closed as I am sure EA tech support is. When I called them about Sim City 4 years ago they basically told me I was lieing to them and wouldn't give me one anyways without mailing it to them.
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Weird. I made a nice lesbian couple with a butch active woman and a ditzy bimbo lady and their lazy daughter.
Turin wrote:
Seriously, what the f*ck nature?
you SURE its not on the back of the manual? at the top?
Yea it was on the manual....
I checked my Sim City 4 manual though and it wasn't on there. Least I got 1 out of 2 right.
I am having a hard time figuring out alot of things in this new one but I am extremely tired and only played it like 1 hour. Apparently its not like sims 2 where you just make a neighborhood and build houses and move sims in? I have a save game for my first sim and I have made more sims but can't get them moved into a home. Otherwise it looks pretty neat. Will mess with it more tomorrow when I am not wore out and tired.
I checked my Sim City 4 manual though and it wasn't on there. Least I got 1 out of 2 right.
I am having a hard time figuring out alot of things in this new one but I am extremely tired and only played it like 1 hour. Apparently its not like sims 2 where you just make a neighborhood and build houses and move sims in? I have a save game for my first sim and I have made more sims but can't get them moved into a home. Otherwise it looks pretty neat. Will mess with it more tomorrow when I am not wore out and tired.
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Are the system specs rediculous? I should go look those up.
Hopefully I'll pick up my copy of it this weekend, I may need to beg for a bit of extra allowance though.
Hopefully I'll pick up my copy of it this weekend, I may need to beg for a bit of extra allowance though.
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