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

> @nerdfashion said:
> 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?

Yes. The Sims 2 is my favorite. I like its Wants&Fears&Memories system. I hope The Sims 4 will have the system, too. And zodiac signs system.

I like TS2 because it is lifelike, it has telephones, Sims can climb onto the cars, however, Sims cannot climb onto the motorboats in TS4. I hope TS5 will let the Sims can open and close the door. After cleaning, the dishes won't dispear, etc.

No. I love TS2 so so so much, but I don't trust EA to not ruin whatever they touch. Even if it was going to "stay the same" I don't think it would. TS2 is iconic and I want it to live on as such, not be brought back from the dead and end it's new life in shambles. I'd also just prefer they work on a Sims 5 then focus on an older game, so they can combine the best elements of all the games rather than focus one one. TS2 was great, but it wasn't perfect, just like the rest of the games. Out with the old, in with the new.

A couple of years ago I would have said yes, but no not "with all the animations, objects and gameplay" staying the same. I'd want some improvements.
I can think of a number of them but the major one for me now is I've gotten use to not having to mod pretty basic ways to control or manage my sims lives without cheating/modding... or keeping a special tombstone on the lawn.
If they updated it though depending on the price (it would have to be low). I'd be willing to buy and play with it just for nostalgia reasons. I just can't see playing it for long though at this point. I'd miss too much that I've been able to play with for awhile.

Yes, with revamped graphics and more detailed world it could be amazing.

"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.

"Cynna;c-17255392" wrote:

"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.

All of this. Even though TS2 had some bugs, the game had levels of depth and attention to detail that were either diluted or absent in TS4 or even TS3.

I've bought remastered games before and meh.

I never played any game other than 4, but if I remember what I've been told, TS2 babies weren't objects and kids and teens had unique gameplay, so yes.

Definitely. Sims 2 is probably my favorite game play wise. I loved that I could make my worlds what I want them to be and connect them how I want to. Making the sims wasn't as great as Sims 4 though so a CAS like Sims 4 would be great. There are some things like traveling that would be nice if different but honestly the only thing I would want to see a definite change in is the CAS. I could deal with everything else just fine.

Yee, as long as CAS is like TS4