Anybody else a fan of the idea of a Sims Medieval game that plays like a regular sims game, where you can play as any sim you want and just live out their life, but of course this would take place in a medieval kingdom. I think it's the one way they could improve upon the Medieval game they all ready made, which I enjoyed a bunch, but have all ready completed every ambition. I think EA could make a whole new part of the sims series that based singular games on different time periods. I'm not hoping for historical accuracy, just an ability to play through different lives of different sims in time periods I've never and will never get to experience, all with a bit of the humor of the sims team. Thoughts? I'm sure this will probably never happen.Let me clarify something: I don't want this kind of thing to be an expansion of the all ready existing TS4. Like the Sims Medieval game that came before, it would be its own standalone series. Once again, I don't really see anyone running with this idea, but I thought it might be worth talking about; mostly to figure out what kind of traction an idea like this might get.I love TS4 as it is right now, but sometimes I wanna play a sims-style game in a different time period. Maybe I'm just a weird nerd, but maybe I'm not alone in that desire.

Wasn't there already a medieval sims game?

The point the OP was trying to make, I think, is that Sims Medieval wasn't like The Sims - you were limited to the goals of the game, instead of simply creating Sims and directing their stories. I didn't buy Sims Medieval for that reason, and I wonder if it might have been more successful if it had been more like The Sims games - there are a lot of people creating custom content for Sims set in the past, so there is obviously a market.It might be a fun idea for a game pack for Sims 4 - a world full of thatched cottages, with period clothing and objects appropriate to the time. (You'd have to have some sort of computer, since it fulfills some basic functions in the game engine, but perhaps that could be done with a special notebook or magical rock.)

It sounds wonderful. I am a subscriber. I also want The Sims Castaway in the same matter for PC gaming.

Yes!! I did play Sims Medieval but it was too linear for me. I had really hoped it would be like a regular Sims game, just in a medieval setting. So I would totally love a remake. I also think it would be cool to have a "Kingdoms" expansion pack with a new map of a variety of medieval neighborhoods that are designed to neutralize technology so our Sims can't use phones or computers or anything. Maybe some new lot traits? For the map layout there could be the large lot area with the castle keep and highborns, a merchant neighborhood for commercial lots, a commoners farming area and then the peasantry. There could be official titles and new traits and aspirations and rewards as well as some kind of status system. Maybe we could have punishments and a way to actually imprison Sims like the way we could lock them in the stocks in Sims Medieval. It would really help if we had horses, then we could have a jousting ring and knights could battle for honor or the hand of a beloved. Maybe some new romance interactions. Some new skills could be Swordplay and Regency. There could be a lot of possibilities with this as an expansion pack. OR....we could have a game pack that's more focused on building your own style of Kingdom. It could include a plethora of build/buy and CAS for a diverse style of old era cultures. We could have castle builds and decor and medieval outfits, but also builds and styles from Asian, Russian, Middle East, etc. from old eras. We could still have some new lot traits and maybe a new hierarchy system, but the new map would have to be somewhat neutral for building your own dynasty. In truth, I'd personally love to see any of the above, or my own personal preference would be an entire stand-alone Sims game of Myth and Magic, set in a fantasy era with pirates, wizards, dragons, fairies, gods and other mythical beings. For the supernatural/occult enthusiast, I think it's time for an independent project. :)

"LiELF;c-16439113" wrote:Yes!! I did play Sims Medieval but it was too linear for me. I had really hoped it would be like a regular Sims game, just in a medieval setting. So I would totally love a remake. I also think it would be cool to have a "Kingdoms" expansion pack with a new map of a variety of medieval neighborhoods that are designed to neutralize technology so our Sims can't use phones or computers or anything. Maybe some new lot traits? For the map layout there could be the large lot area with the castle keep and highborns, a merchant neighborhood for commercial lots, a commoners farming area and then the peasantry. There could be official titles and new traits and aspirations and rewards as well as some kind of status system. Maybe we could have punishments and a way to actually imprison Sims like the way we could lock them in the stocks in Sims Medieval. It would really help if we had horses, then we could have a jousting ring and knights could battle for honor or the hand of a beloved. Maybe some new romance interactions. Some new skills could be Swordplay and Regency. There could be a lot of possibilities with this as an expansion pack. OR....we could have a game pack that's more focused on building your own style of Kingdom. It could include a plethora of build/buy and CAS for a diverse style of old era cultures. We could have castle builds and decor and medieval outfits, but also builds and styles from Asian, Russian, Middle East, etc. from old eras. We could still have some new lot traits and maybe a new hierarchy system, but the new map would have to be somewhat neutral for building your own dynasty. In truth, I'd personally love to see any of the above, or my own personal preference would be an entire stand-alone Sims game of Myth and Magic, set in a fantasy era with pirates, wizards, dragons, fairies, gods and other mythical beings. For the supernatural/occult enthusiast, I think it's time for an independent project. :) me to please

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GreatBritney99
Seasoned Ace
7 years ago
@Reallysoawkward23 I absolutely agree!
karon_shiruba
7 years ago
"Terra;c-16753357" wrote:
A resounding YES from the medieval history graduate over here. :grin:

"LiELF;c-16439113" wrote:
For the supernatural/occult enthusiast, I think it's time for an independent project. :)

You make a good point here. It would be fun to have an entire spin-off devoted to fantasy gameplay while still incorporating traditional Sims gameplay.

"Simburian;c-16438952" wrote:
The game, because EA is a global game manufacturer would also have to accommodate all the medieval worlds of the time, China, India, as well as Europe so might be too big to handle.

I would love to see this. It would make a great concept for expansion packs to a separate Sims title, even if they couldn't fit all the different worlds in one game. It would be like a World Adventures pack but with a historical setting. :smiley: Other parts of the world than Europe are seriously under-represented in historical fiction and fantasy!

Medievalists are paying increasing attention to video games as a medium for disseminating information about the Middle Ages to the public. Some game companies actually hire scholars as historical consultants. I'd love to see a well-researched Sims game in a historical setting. :heart:

Runescape (medieval fantasy MMORPG) just launched a player survey with lots of questions about whether fans would be interested in a Runescape spin-off. They asked me to say which games and genres I'd like to see a Runescape spin-off model themselves on, and I answered Sims every time. :wink: If you have a Runescape account (free to make) you can take the survey here.

O maybe they could add those other cultures in the base game, like we have a american world, a desert world, and a european world in sims 2. The expansion packs, stuff packs and game packs would add things from other decades for us to see our world progressin towards the future or somethign like that.
Imagine a sim whos an inventor in the medieval age, that sim could unlock inventions that would affect the world and make it progress or something like that.
karon_shiruba
7 years ago
I mean, i would love a sims game franchise focusing in different time periods. Like the Anno game focus one different ages, but a sims game.
Terra575
7 years ago
"Karon;c-16763631" wrote:
I mean, i would love a sims game franchise focusing in different time periods. Like the Anno game focus one different ages, but a sims game.

Yeah, it would be a real breath of fresh air in the historical video game genre because so many of them are so focused on violence and warfare - it would be great to explore the humour and drama of everyday life in a historical period like only the Sims format could. :smile:
Louise_Goethals
7 years ago
I also didn't buy Sims Medieval because I wanted the sandbox experience of normal sims within this historic period. This idea is what inspired me to write my idea for my pirate EP for TS4 (link in my signature).

I've often wished for a spin-off that offers this experience OP is describing. I'd love a type of hybrid between TS3, The Sims Medieval, Minecraft (for finding resources in the world and crafting/creating almost anything with it), as well as Harvest Moon (for the farming and uses for livestock like making cheese etc). I also have a fantasy of recreating Middle Earth (Lord of the Rings) in a sims game, but it probably wouldn't work very well bc of the absence of medieval gameplay. I'd really love to see this sort of game one day.

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