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GatoKittyCat
6 years ago

New sims 2 player, need ideas & tips!

Really late to the game... I played The Sims 1 until 2014 when I got the Sims 3. A few years later I got TS4. Recently I went thrifting and got The Sims 2 as well as all of the EPs except for Open for Business. I've been having trouble jumping into it because I've been a little burned out on sims games lately. Any ideas?? I love creating sims but playing remade sims seems more fun because of how ts2 is. I want to be able to use all of my expansions easily. Suggestions are appreciated!
  • M13Vulpecula's avatar
    M13Vulpecula
    Seasoned Novice
    6 years ago
    "Crystal1976;d-959318" wrote:
    Really late to the game... I played The Sims 1 until 2014 when I got the Sims 3. A few years later I got TS4. Recently I went thrifting and got The Sims 2 as well as all of the EPs except for Open for Business. I've been having trouble jumping into it because I've been a little burned out on sims games lately. Any ideas?? I love creating sims but playing remade sims seems more fun because of how ts2 is. I want to be able to use all of my expansions easily. Suggestions are appreciated!


    First of all - try to learn what things cause corruption and steer clear of doung those things - you can enjoy your hoods for much longer. :)

    If you can get a megahood you can play all hoods from all EP's at once. :) That gives you a lot of crossover opportunities inbetween, which is really cool. :)
  • Steviee23's avatar
    Steviee23
    6 years ago
    Research what causes corruption it can be really bad when it happens, you can lose all your hard work.

    I suggest learning the base game first, like create a sim live her life then you can go on vacation with her family maybe send her teen to university which is a great experience, You can do a lot of great things with Sims 2. Enjoy :blush:
  • zanyshane's avatar
    zanyshane
    6 years ago
    I think The Sims 2 is awesome for the pre-made neighborhoods as a start to the game.

    A lot of families from The Sims 1 have their roots in families from most of the neighborhoods, but Pleasantview has the most connections I think. Bob & Betty's child is there, the Goth family, and some other fun folks. Strangetown is also a really interesting neighborhood to play and experiment with (plus the story connects back to the Goths in Pleasantview...won't tell you how in case of spoilers!).
  • jesssimsplay's avatar
    jesssimsplay
    6 years ago
    Highly recommend move your starter family into apartment, it's a whole brand-new gameplay experience in Sims2 that I found it very interesting and real!

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