What's your favorite TS2 feature?

As Strawberry Yogurt has mentioned the tied to household album. It is ideal for story writing and fully under our control. This is aided by a household being totally static once exited. I can play other households, come back, and my sims will be right where I left them. Unlike a certain other version of the game we know where they can and will get themselves into all sorts of mischief.

After that it's really hard to say. This version is very well thought out, excellently executed, and pays careful attention to the little details that add up to a satisfying gaming session. Certainly not perfect, but the best of the series. I've been playing it since release day and still keep finding new things. And this is without mods or CC.

Speaking of CC, this version has Body Shop, an in-game (as in the installation, not while playing) tool that enables us to make our own CC that relates to the sims themselves.

The printed guides are still out there and I strongly suggest investing in them. They are packed with information and have served me well as references for many years.

The sims in TS2 are beautiful and I really love BV and OFB. I also like that you can build mega hoods.

Watch for family interactions (like young adult siblings scolding their siblings for breaking things or parental anxiety when a little one isn't feeling well, or sibling rivalry or hero worship... so cute)

"Simtown15;c-17477879" wrote:
I like the small things added to kids, like how babies have identifiable genetics and children can jump on their beds. I also like genetics as a whole with its dominant and recessive traits. One thing I DON’T like about TS2 is firstborn syndrome, but luckily, it hasn’t been a problem for me so far.

What is the firstborn syndrome?

Thank you all for the cool tips! I'll be sure to check them out :wink:

"MariLx;c-17478194" wrote:

"Simtown15;c-17477879" wrote:
I like the small things added to kids, like how babies have identifiable genetics and children can jump on their beds. I also like genetics as a whole with its dominant and recessive traits. One thing I DON’T like about TS2 is firstborn syndrome, but luckily, it hasn’t been a problem for me so far.

What is the firstborn syndrome?

Here's a link that explains it: http://simswiki.info/wiki.php%3Ftitle%3DGame_Help:Pregnancy#Rolling_the_Pacifier_and_Firstborn_Syndrome

I have the Ultimate Collection on Windows so I have every game that came out in that series. My favorite features are University, memories, chemistry, jealousy, fighting, community lots, and attraction.

Consequences. Body language, interactions, gossip, cellphone calls. All things changes to your current antics, and ones in the past too.

This is hard but i like pretty much all that is mentioned. I like that sims can be furious with one another- and the newspaper goes missing or the trash can is knocked over. I also like how sims can be furious if you cheat on them. Now i also like that you can study anger management from a book- which gives the sim less time to get over anything that they can be furious about. i like the body language, like you can tell a sim doesn't want to interact at the moment, and they are like why... lol. They also sigh afterwards. Also, they can burp and fart. I also like the memories and how sims remember good and bad memories which seem to affect them.

the details.

The memory system, which is the best in any Sims game.