I'm really missing Sims 2
I think I am going to reinstall my Sims 2 cds this weekend. The more I think about it, the more I miss it.
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I began my whole gaming experience with Sims2. I loved it immediately. However, I made the jump to Sims3 and it wasn't at all what I had expected. The Sims themselves weren't even close to being 'smarter' as advertised and the trait system lacked, too. Why bother having a favorite color, if your Sims won't react to it when their bedroom is fully decked out with said color (tastefully). While I loved the idea of the open world, we gave up much too much for it. The Sims themselves were no longer as lively or funny as they were in Sims2. Don't even get me started on the ghosts. Sims2 ghosts are STILL the best!
When I finally researched Sims4 and decided to give it a go, it was with the caveat that unless EA wowed me with this new iteration, I wouldn't spend another penny on it. Suffice it to say I have everything, except Vampires and My First Pet. (I'm leaning toward MFP, too.)
The Sims in sims4, while not quite the same as the ones in Sims2, are far less wooden than the ones in Sims3.
Another thing that keeps me from returning to Sims2, is the shortness of a Sims' life. (And I'm not talking of the myriad of random deaths that cam occur in that iteration.) Unless I wanted to play with Aging Off, until I was read for a Sim to age up, then it's a very short game.
In Sims3 I played on Epic and made adjustmets to the Babies-Teens life stages, slamming the YAs-Elders all the way up, maximizing their life-expectency.
Sadly, we didn't get that option in Sims4. Why? I have no clue. So, I play on Long and age my Sims up when I deem it time. Besides all of this, the toddlers are far superior in Sims4 than the ones in Sims2, which I used to love the best.
And while I wish we could have the best of Sims4 in Sims2, we just don't. But, I am happy to play Sims4.
When I finally researched Sims4 and decided to give it a go, it was with the caveat that unless EA wowed me with this new iteration, I wouldn't spend another penny on it. Suffice it to say I have everything, except Vampires and My First Pet. (I'm leaning toward MFP, too.)
The Sims in sims4, while not quite the same as the ones in Sims2, are far less wooden than the ones in Sims3.
Another thing that keeps me from returning to Sims2, is the shortness of a Sims' life. (And I'm not talking of the myriad of random deaths that cam occur in that iteration.) Unless I wanted to play with Aging Off, until I was read for a Sim to age up, then it's a very short game.
In Sims3 I played on Epic and made adjustmets to the Babies-Teens life stages, slamming the YAs-Elders all the way up, maximizing their life-expectency.
Sadly, we didn't get that option in Sims4. Why? I have no clue. So, I play on Long and age my Sims up when I deem it time. Besides all of this, the toddlers are far superior in Sims4 than the ones in Sims2, which I used to love the best.
And while I wish we could have the best of Sims4 in Sims2, we just don't. But, I am happy to play Sims4.
