Was it always this hard?
So today I installed the sims 1 on my laptop and it installed fine but because I have windows 10 it wouldn't load. No biggie, I found a youtube video that helped me and it worked! I had my three daugh...
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The hardest for me are TS1 and TS2. If you don't have the Freetime EP and you don't have the needs perks, they drop real fast too, especially when a sim is pregnant, not to mention the aspiration failure due to fears can make the game very hard because you won't be able to put your sim in a good mood at all. In TS3 managing the mood is easier, in TS4 even easier it is as a simple decor item can put them happy.
"Erpe;c-16180449" wrote:"jackjack_k;c-16179968" wrote:"@Cinebar;c-16032306" wrote:
Yep, it was hard, and back then I didn't even know the cheats! because I had internet (dial up) sometimes and months or a year without etc. I was lucky to even get to go to The Sims site as much as I did.
You have to stack points. Like for eating, a better fridge, a better counter, a better stove, more skill points all add up to getting full and lasting longer.
Better furniture offers better comfort etc. Better stuff for fun offers faster filling of the fun motive. It's all about trying to get better stuff so you have time to live. But just when you think you have the hang of it, and get them scheduled an event will happen that will make you have to go down a different road, lol. You can see from TS4 how watered down the game has really become. I bet you can go to the store and not worry about your Sims in TS4, lol
To be fair, The Sims 4 is harder than The Sims 3.
The Sims 3 was literally advertsised that Sims would take care of themselves. That's when that started.
The Sims 4 tried to make things harder (eg. Bills etc) but this generation of gamers don't want anything too hard.
Instant gratification.
I miss The Sims 2 games. Perfect balance.
I don’t agree because the Sims 2 was too easy too. That was one of the main reasons why I stopped playing it after about 2.5 years.
But even so the way it was done in the Sims 1 wasn’t good either because it isn’t really taking care of the needs that should be harder. It is the gameplay in a more general way.
The hardest for me are TS1 and TS2. If you don't have the Freetime EP and you don't have the needs perks, they drop real fast too, especially when a sim is pregnant, not to mention the aspiration failure due to fears can make the game very hard because you won't be able to put your sim in a good mood at all. In TS3 managing the mood is easier, in TS4 even easier it is as a simple decor item can put them happy.
