How The Sims Has Changed
When I first saw the adverts for the Sims 1 on the TV I used to think how could such a game be fun. But after a while and seeing so many great reviews I decided to give it a go. I was hooked! And when...
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I've loved The Sims since the original game, though I didn't get my own copy for a while as my parents had a Mac.
I loved making stories for my Sims and reading what other's had created on The Sims Exchange website. It seems limited now but at the time there were so many things to explore
When The Sims 2 came out I was so excited but my poor laptop just couldn't handle it so again I couldn't play for a long time :( But it was a huge change from the first game - we had improved graphics, different ages, more customisation (at the time), more camera angles, wants/fears, aspirations, memories...the list goes on. Eventually I got a desktop PC which ran the game perfectly.
All the expansion packs added new depth to the gameplay - for the first time we had weather, university, owning your own business as well as nightlife, holidays and pets like the previous EPs. Freetime was my favourite.
In my early twenties I came down with glandular fever and literally all I had the energy to do was play The Sims 2 ?
I also had a bunch of the PS2 games like The Urbz and The Sims: Bustin' Out as well as the console version of The Sims 2. These were really fun and I still sometimes play them now
I know that 3 bought a lot of new things to the table like the open world and more customisation than ever. But I never really played it, so I don't have much to say about it. What little I did play never grabbed me - I found the Sims ugly looking which I could never get past... ?
I know people were disappointed (and still are) with 4.
I love it but I know it has its problems. The world feels bland and the Sims themselves aren't very dynamic or unpredictable. However I really like the artstyle, CAS and the build/buy mode. I know that the devs are releasing free updates but in my opinion all these things should have been included in the base game. If the Sims 1 had it then there is no reason for 4 not to. For one thing - why were babies reduced to not much more than an object when they were so fleshed out in The Sims 2? There's no excuse for that step down.
The community are asking for things we're consistently not getting - like Sims with more personality and more traits. We should not have to rely on modders for this.
I disagree with how many packs EA are releasing - not so much the EPs but endless the stuff and game packs seem like a cash grab to me. Some of them could be combined and they should least be cheaper.
But saying this I will always play The Sims. This franchise is ever evolving as technology improves and it's interesting to see what will happen next
I loved making stories for my Sims and reading what other's had created on The Sims Exchange website. It seems limited now but at the time there were so many things to explore
When The Sims 2 came out I was so excited but my poor laptop just couldn't handle it so again I couldn't play for a long time :( But it was a huge change from the first game - we had improved graphics, different ages, more customisation (at the time), more camera angles, wants/fears, aspirations, memories...the list goes on. Eventually I got a desktop PC which ran the game perfectly.
All the expansion packs added new depth to the gameplay - for the first time we had weather, university, owning your own business as well as nightlife, holidays and pets like the previous EPs. Freetime was my favourite.
In my early twenties I came down with glandular fever and literally all I had the energy to do was play The Sims 2 ?
I also had a bunch of the PS2 games like The Urbz and The Sims: Bustin' Out as well as the console version of The Sims 2. These were really fun and I still sometimes play them now
I know that 3 bought a lot of new things to the table like the open world and more customisation than ever. But I never really played it, so I don't have much to say about it. What little I did play never grabbed me - I found the Sims ugly looking which I could never get past... ?
I know people were disappointed (and still are) with 4.
I love it but I know it has its problems. The world feels bland and the Sims themselves aren't very dynamic or unpredictable. However I really like the artstyle, CAS and the build/buy mode. I know that the devs are releasing free updates but in my opinion all these things should have been included in the base game. If the Sims 1 had it then there is no reason for 4 not to. For one thing - why were babies reduced to not much more than an object when they were so fleshed out in The Sims 2? There's no excuse for that step down.
The community are asking for things we're consistently not getting - like Sims with more personality and more traits. We should not have to rely on modders for this.
I disagree with how many packs EA are releasing - not so much the EPs but endless the stuff and game packs seem like a cash grab to me. Some of them could be combined and they should least be cheaper.
But saying this I will always play The Sims. This franchise is ever evolving as technology improves and it's interesting to see what will happen next
