Why Do You Love The Sims 2?

I love the attention to detail, they don't pull everything out of their behinds, they actually go through the motions of doing things. No instant poofing. How the sims react, I love they have memories they can dredge up at anytime, the way personalities are done, and the attraction system. The genetics are outstanding. I love going through generations to see who might have inherited great grandpas eyes or nose.

Everything about the game seemed so carefully thought out, and fleshed out. I love the cut scenes, I have never skipped one in my life. It is truly a very solid game, so long as you don't do something to make it explode. :D

So many reasons.. the rotational gameplay style so I can play through their full lives, the details (it's the only installment with full fledged tv commercials), the premade stories, the levels of customisation, and especially everything Jules said about personalities. It's simply a cohesive, well fleshed out whole. You gotta honour thy details. :)

When Maxis made the game, there put a lot of thought into the details. They really paid attention to the mechanics, simulations, and interactions. The game they were designing was well thought out. It showed in the end products.

So what I love is the actual game. How the simulations work and the design of the world. It isn't perfect by any means, but everything about is cohesive with lots of options for the player. The outcomes are always different, even with the premade families...no two games are ever alike.

I love the sense of humor that was used in the making of Sims 2! Some of the animations are really funny and the sims have a surprising amount of personality. One of my most favorite things ever about Sims 2 was when I would queue up a task for a tired sim and they would just plain refuse to to do it and would sometimes turn and look up, straight at me, like, 'Oh heck no, I'm not scrubbing the toilet right now.' It was so funny (and a little creepy, lol.)

"JULES1111;c-16411989" wrote:
I love the attention to detail, they don't pull everything out of their behinds, they actually go through the motions of doing things. No instant poofing. How the sims react, I love they have memories they can dredge up at anytime, the way personalities are done, and the attraction system. The genetics are outstanding. I love going through generations to see who might have inherited great grandpas eyes or nose.

Everything about the game seemed so carefully thought out, and fleshed out. I love the cut scenes, I have never skipped one in my life. It is truly a very solid game, so long as you don't do something to make it explode. :D

This.
The Sims themselves are charming, they have real depth and personality. More so than any other sims in the series. There isn't anything "fake" about them, which is how I feel in regards to the moodlet system intoduced with 3, and now 4. They have their own wants and things they fear, and they will SHOW you their feelings and emotions rather than have moodlet tell you what they're feeling.
I can really tell when my sim families care about one another, without being told that. It shows in the way they interact. The same as if two sims really dislike one another. It shows easily.

I just think the whole game is solidly thought out, and it seems no "expense" ( I use the term loosely, and not really meaning monetary value ) was spared into making the game all that it could be. It is deep and it's meaningful, whimsical, funny, emotional and it does pay attention to detail, right up to having warning labels or instructions on some objects.

As was said once in this section, it shows that Sims 2 was made by people who really cared.

"simsinmysleep;c-16412522" wrote:

I love the sense of humor that was used in the making of Sims 2! Some of the animations are really funny and the sims have a surprising amount of personality. One of my most favorite things ever about Sims 2 was when I would queue up a task for a tired sim and they would just plain refuse to to do it and would sometimes turn and look up, straight at me, like, 'Oh heck no, I'm not scrubbing the toilet right now.' It was so funny (and a little creepy, lol.)

I get that reaction from a Sloppy University Sim when I make them clean puddles from the sprinklers set off by the Evil Cow Mascot. I laugh every time they turn and look straight into the camera and cringe lol

The Sims 2 had a lot of gameplay. I loved the Open For Business Expansion pack because it allowed me to actually run a business. I miss the game and use to have all of them but when I moved the games just accidentally got left behind (I could shoot myself really). It, to me, seemed like The Sims 2 was the peak of The Sims Franchise. While I love The Sims 3, it's not the same.

I had thought about going to the Sims 4, but after the reviews I have read, I'm stopping at The Sims 3. I just don't have the strength to start over, nor do I want to spend all of that money (again) to start over with the game.

I love how you can actually set up neighborhoods in your towns and even move families to a new neighborhood the same way the ymove to another house with the added step of loading the district before moving them back in and they're now living in a new shopping district or living in a downtown hood.

I've always felt that The Sims 2 probably had the biggest amount of care, attention and detail put into it. Coming to it from playing 1 was such a monumental moment in gaming for me; the original Sims was fantastic but 2? Otherworldly.

Out of all of them, it's the game that feels the most open for me. I can load up any lot, customise every single detail, change the neighbourhood, everything. I also love the memories system and even though it may seem limited, I think that the personality system is actually the best out of all of the games. Your Sims don't need silly moodlets, they're just mean if that's how they're so inclined.

It's so charming and although I've been playing it since 2004, I still always feel like I discover something new every time I play it. I know I sing its praises a lot, but it's hard not to! It really is such a special game.

I haven't used the grill in a long time...probably years, but I did the other day and I was like...WOAH! My sim actually went to the kitchen to make the burger patties and then walked outside to the grill. She didn't just pull the patties out of her bum. Gosh, it was that attention to detail that made it feel like an immersive world to me. Not just a novelty like they are treating TS4.