7 years ago
I love this game!
Just booting it up and playing it brings me so many moments of nostalgia. I played the heck outta this game and it'll always be the best video game I've ever played <3
"JoAnne65;c-16843298" wrote:"ceyric;c-16843277" wrote:
The Sims 3 and all of its expansions are now only 5 dollars :)
Through Origin?
(Googled but can’t find it anywhere that cheap, a link would be welcome for those interested)
"JoAnne65;c-16843796" wrote:
@ceyric Thanks! But I fear it may depend on where you live? When I follow the link I see Sims 3 EP’s for € 19,99 (save 50%). Still a good deal though!
"Nikkei_Simmer;c-16836097" wrote:
Further to my love of TS3 for its ability to create "immersive" scenarios; where else can you (with the help of a few mods and a nicely discovered post-apocalyptic world) can you create a post-nuclear war apocalyptic feel to an Apocalypse challenge or narrative story.
Can anyone do that with TS4 without having to stretch their imagination to the breaking point? Oh, apocalypse, zombie challenge, clear sunny skies while a bunch of people go jogging down the street and cars running along in the background. Yippee.
You would NOT want to be stuck in this TS3 world...at all...and that's where the immersive nature of Sims 3 comes on full-bore "smack you in the face" realism.
https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-BOO7QaBgxys/W--YeyiVBPI/AAAAAAAAa9w/ajxKVTSTAJwNgDfJdBSuibemMb180dMSgCLcBGAs/s1600/NuclearWinter1.jpg
https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_cgHk22_JOk/W-_A6TdemYI/AAAAAAAAbA4/Z45EYNFXs4YME-FWHXfzURGLxAd3Tzt5wCLcBGAs/s1600/Screenshot-6.jpg
"igazor;c-16843145" wrote:"Jemkatk;c-16842714" wrote:
What is it with these companies acting like they own these machines?? Like, what I do with my $1200 laptop is none of your business, Microsoft.
This is going to sound unkind, and I really don't meant it to be. But no one said you have to use Windows.
There seems to be a misunderstanding here, but it's a pretty common one. We (well, most of us) own our computers and other hardware. We do not own our operating systems, what we own is a license to use them. Sorry, but Microsoft does indeed own Windows just as Apple owns the Mac OS, and they can do whatever they want with them and annoy as many of their customers as they do see fit.
Now, let it be said that although it's solid under the hood, as a user I don't like Win 10 and am resisting the need to upgrade both at home and on the network I manage. Will have to give in eventually on both fronts, I can't run a corporate network with an out of support OS on every desktop and at home I'll have to buy new computers eventually. And I will find ways to throttle the auto-update mechanisms if things don't change from how they are being run now (setting the connection to "metered" is supposed to help do that) because my computers are not suitable to be testing grounds for MS or anyone else unless I say so. But even so, it's still not "my" operating system. :/
Those who demand that level of ownership over their system software I'm afraid need to be running Linux.
"EricasFreePlay;c-16844433" wrote:
Thanks for the link to the Sims 3 sale. I just got all the EPs I am missing for $40
"Jemkatk;c-16842714" wrote:
What is it with these companies acting like they own these machines?? Like, what I do with my $1200 laptop is none of your business, Microsoft.
I could put it in the oven if I'd like. Nintendo is getting pretty bad about it as well.
Why don't they just lease the equipment to us if they feel the need to nanny us?