Would you be interested in a "The Sims 2" remaster?

"nerdfashion;c-17254550" wrote:
I'm on the fence. I've never played The Sims 2, or any Sims game other than 4, but from what I've heard 2 was this incredible, fantastical, wonderfully perfect game. Is this true?

Sims 2 wasn't perfect, no game is. It was much easier to corrupt your game if you, say, tried to delete a Sim. Yet, TS2's best qualities far outweighed the worst.

Sims in TS2 are very aware of each other. Married couple feel married, siblings feel like siblings, rivals behave like rivals. They remember trangressions as well as great encounters.

The build items were far more realistic. Children could jump on couches and beds and the furniture would deform appropriately. Likewise, when a Sim sat on upholstered furniture, the cushions conformed, just as in real life Furniture in TS3 and TS4 are inert blocks that don't respond when a Sim uses them.

In TS2, there were lots of lovely details such as kids running to show their parents and A on their report card. Kids running out to greet parents returning from work, Cops and Robbers, Miss Mary Mack, all kind of sweet little games that made the children seem alive.

Reward object were amazing. For example, the Militray Career got an awesome obstacle course to practice their low crawl and wall climbing.

The move object cheat worked on Sims. The ability to move a Sim around, as if they were a statue, was invaluable for making great family pics. Pose the Sim in live mode, position them as a group in build mode, then take the most awesome pictures of the series.

There was just so much to experience in that game. If you're interested in trying, contact EA. They may give you a free copy of the Sims 2 Ultimate pack via Origin. It contains the base game as well as all of the expansions and stuff packs.