A Positive Thread of Comparison and Nostalgia
Hey all! So I have been out of the loop for some time, and I would like to reconnect a bit more with the community, so I thought this might be some fun nostalgia and discussion. Whilst I don't alw...
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Sims 1 I remember having the vacation expansion and enjoyed building resorts. I haven't enjoyed building since Sims 1 because it was simpler and I had lower standards. But the live play was limited and I would never play it for more than a few weeks at a time before going on to something else.
Sims 2 kept me addicted for months at a time because of aging and generations. It felt like an ongoing story that I wanted to keep playing. The things I miss most are the craft options from Open for Business and Free Time, and all of the non-object sim to sim games. Well, maybe I don't miss red hands except for how easy it was too raise the fun bar that way when my sims were too poor for a tv. But tag, cops and robbers, swinging kids around, dancing on a parent's feet, mary mack... and the small objects like hacky sack and catch. I miss memories and the fact that relationships were more messy and complicated. And I definitely miss making robots and toys, and sewing.
I think my favorite expansions for 2 were Free Time and Seasons.
Oh, and I also miss pet careers and that aspect of training.
I loved a lot of the Sims 2 premades. I don't necessarily think they did a better job with premades in 2 than in 4, but I was attached to some individuals and I miss them. I think it's cool that a lot of them are available on the gallery.
I also kind of miss the way there were gardening tasks that needed to be done if you put certain things in your yard. Weeding and trimming bushes are things I don't really enjoy in real life but for some reason I miss my sims doing them.
But mostly I loved Sims 2 for rotational play over generations.
I never played Sims 3 because I wasn't ready to invest the money so soon after buying the last expansion for Sims 2, and then later I heard it wasn't good for rotational play. I never played just one household in 2 so I didn't think I'd like that.
Going from 2 to 4... I really appreciate that some hobbies, such as fishing, gardening and woodworking, were included in the base game.
CAS is easier for me, and I think the clothing options have improved. I like the graphic style in general.
I would have liked it if Get to Work gave as in-depth retail experience as Open for Business, but I enjoy the active careers that we got instead. Work from home careers have also been a nice addition that let me decide how active I want to be in their advancement.
Dates and parties are less obnoxious than in Sims 2. Honestly I don't remember the system from Sims2, but I remember how relieved I felt the first time I tried them in Sims 4 and they weren't like that. I actually use both on occasion. The clubs are even better.
I also like being able to live in all the different neighborhoods and travel between them. And I know people who came from Sims 3 miss the open world, but the neighborhoods are so much closer to open world than anything we had in Sims 2 that it's a big improvement for me.
I find the toddlers more fun, and even though they are more effort than in Sims 2, it's a more fun kind of effort.
I love the natural looking pools also. My sims seem to enjoy swimming more than they did in 2.
I like the addition of game packs, and the fact that Vampires and Jungle Adventure could be given more complexity due to being their own game pack rather than part of a bigger expansion.
I adore the gallery. I much prefer downloading lots that are almost what I want and doing slight edits over building from scratch. And there are a lot of talented builders out there.
But when I do build, I love the option to just enlarge or move a whole room, and the floors and walls and such move with it. That has made remodeling sooooo much easier and fun for me.
And once again, I'm hooked on my rotational save...
Sims 2 kept me addicted for months at a time because of aging and generations. It felt like an ongoing story that I wanted to keep playing. The things I miss most are the craft options from Open for Business and Free Time, and all of the non-object sim to sim games. Well, maybe I don't miss red hands except for how easy it was too raise the fun bar that way when my sims were too poor for a tv. But tag, cops and robbers, swinging kids around, dancing on a parent's feet, mary mack... and the small objects like hacky sack and catch. I miss memories and the fact that relationships were more messy and complicated. And I definitely miss making robots and toys, and sewing.
I think my favorite expansions for 2 were Free Time and Seasons.
Oh, and I also miss pet careers and that aspect of training.
I loved a lot of the Sims 2 premades. I don't necessarily think they did a better job with premades in 2 than in 4, but I was attached to some individuals and I miss them. I think it's cool that a lot of them are available on the gallery.
I also kind of miss the way there were gardening tasks that needed to be done if you put certain things in your yard. Weeding and trimming bushes are things I don't really enjoy in real life but for some reason I miss my sims doing them.
But mostly I loved Sims 2 for rotational play over generations.
I never played Sims 3 because I wasn't ready to invest the money so soon after buying the last expansion for Sims 2, and then later I heard it wasn't good for rotational play. I never played just one household in 2 so I didn't think I'd like that.
Going from 2 to 4... I really appreciate that some hobbies, such as fishing, gardening and woodworking, were included in the base game.
CAS is easier for me, and I think the clothing options have improved. I like the graphic style in general.
I would have liked it if Get to Work gave as in-depth retail experience as Open for Business, but I enjoy the active careers that we got instead. Work from home careers have also been a nice addition that let me decide how active I want to be in their advancement.
Dates and parties are less obnoxious than in Sims 2. Honestly I don't remember the system from Sims2, but I remember how relieved I felt the first time I tried them in Sims 4 and they weren't like that. I actually use both on occasion. The clubs are even better.
I also like being able to live in all the different neighborhoods and travel between them. And I know people who came from Sims 3 miss the open world, but the neighborhoods are so much closer to open world than anything we had in Sims 2 that it's a big improvement for me.
I find the toddlers more fun, and even though they are more effort than in Sims 2, it's a more fun kind of effort.
I love the natural looking pools also. My sims seem to enjoy swimming more than they did in 2.
I like the addition of game packs, and the fact that Vampires and Jungle Adventure could be given more complexity due to being their own game pack rather than part of a bigger expansion.
I adore the gallery. I much prefer downloading lots that are almost what I want and doing slight edits over building from scratch. And there are a lot of talented builders out there.
But when I do build, I love the option to just enlarge or move a whole room, and the floors and walls and such move with it. That has made remodeling sooooo much easier and fun for me.
And once again, I'm hooked on my rotational save...
