The Sims 3

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    I've heard lots of discussions about this game & I've heard it's great.
    I don't have it myself, but possibly in the future.
    Discuss.
     
    I got it yesterday. Its decent, but its not the amazing game its been promised as. It's a slightly improved Sims 2 with none of the expansion pack material. I like the new mood system, but the 'open world' doesn't really add much to the gameplay and tbh, I'd rather play my Sims 2 where I can have pets, start a business, go to university and go on holiday.
     
    I enjoy the Sims, but I am not hyped enough to buy it!

    I have hear mixed reviews.
    A lot of people love it and think it is great. A lot better then Sims 2. However, others say it is just the same with one or two changes.

    Oh well.
     
    I got it a few days ago, although I've only been in the neighbourhood screen and create a sim briefly since it didn't look too different;
    I haven't placed sims in a long while and was expecting something bigger to pull me back in. :/

    Like Alinthea though, I wasn't hyped enough to buy it.
     
    Screw the rules said:
    I got it yesterday. Its decent, but its not the amazing game its been promised as. It's a slightly improved Sims 2 with none of the expansion pack material. I like the new mood system, but the 'open world' doesn't really add much to the gameplay and tbh, I'd rather play my Sims 2 where I can have pets, start a business, go to university and go on holiday.
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    I'm sure they'll come as expansion packs ;)
     
    I've been waiting to get this game and I have always liked the other Sims games. I don't want to get all hyped yet though due to the fact of me not wanting to get dissapointed if I do not like it.
     
    Kinda looks good. Doubt I'll get it due to the poor performance of my computer, but I'm sure it's gunna be good. It's the Sims.
     
    I am disapointed in the sims3 i bought it, and am having a hard time getting into it. Plus sleeping times take forever!! I have a book near by when my sims go to sleep.
     
    The game is a step up from the Sims 2, and I like how you don't get loading screens from switching lots, but however it seems empty since I was used to the Sims 2 + expansions, and now just playing the base game makes it feel a bit...hollow. :\

    It wasn't really worth all the hype in my opinion.
     
    Everyones giving it negative reviews which is suprising but I can understand what you're all saying.
     
    I've tried it on the Ipod Touch...
    Its a pretty decent game, better than the Sims 2 on the PSP...
    And would really like to try it on the PC coz its hella different froim teh ipod...
     
    Yes, I preordered it flipping months ago, and got it on the release day. Fo sho! My PC is three years old but it's pretty awesome still, and runs it no problem. It's got a good graphics card, a dual core processor and 2GB RAM.

    I have a friend that works in a GAME store - she suggests you run a system check online before you buy it, because once you install the game you can't return it (nobody else can install it).

    This is a good one: https://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/srtest - just select The Sims 3 from the drop-down.
     
    Screw the rules said:
    yeah, for some reason they slowed down the speed, so even the highest speed takes ages to sleep, work, build skills or whatever.
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    I think there's actually a glitch where this isn't working. Lots of people have reported it. You actually don't see the time change at all =(

    It's my understanding, for example, that the superspeed button (the >| one after the three original speeds) should skip out sleeping etc.
     
    Yeah, the times do not seem to work at all.

    Well, up until a few weeks before the launch of The Sims 3, I have been a vanilla Sims 2 player (that is, no expansion packs, stuff packs, or downloadable content). Comparing this to the base game of The Sims 2, it is much better. The game is really good, even with a good chunk of gameplay missing (thanks, you money-grubbing idiots at EA).

    The face customization in the game is a bit more detailed than in The Sims 2, but the changes made to the face are much more subtle (which leads to Sims that look similar, although a bit less). The sliders for every detail was a move in the right direction, but hopefully a patch will be released that allows for slightly more drastic changes with them.

    House building tools were also improved. While I have only built one house so far, it was very easy to get into. Even my younger brother (who has only played The Sims 1) had a much easier time getting into building houses. The only annoying thing would be that the icons are pictures of the thing you are trying to build (and it cannot be changed). That, and you still cannot build bi-level houses or multi-level houses (without cheats, of course). Though in the Buy mode the grid is 50% the size of what it used to be, it is still regular size in Build mode. A bit of a bummer, because houses can't be made to look a bit more realistic.

    Decorating your house is much better with the grid being one half of its old size. There is also the 45-degree rotation that doesn't require an expansion pack and a cheat, but there is also freeform rotation and placement. This is especially helpful when trying to put a small object into a crowded corner. There are also this nice little "clutter" objects that can be found in the Misc. section of the Decorations section. Involving "clutter" objects is the ability to place more than one object on a table. This is something that could have been in The Sims 2 but was not. Some downsides of the Buy mode are the paltry selection of objects. Even though you can use the Create A Style tool to customize them, houses begin to look similar when they have similar-shaped furniture. Another complaint here is the picture-based selection, as previously mentioned with the build tool. It can be remedied in this mode, however you can only do it if you switch from the Room sortment to the Usage sortment (I can't remember exactly what it's called at the moment).

    Speaking of Create A Style, that tool is awesome. Even though things start to look similar with similar-shaped furniture, you can really make a distinguished house and Sim with Create A Style. The tool comes with a bunch of textures and patterns (though some are a bit close to others). I think the only downside would be that you are limited to only 4 textures/patterns per object, and not all objects can be customized. Stairs, rails, and fences are a good (and annoying) example of things that can't be used.

    Sim interaction in this game is brought to a new level. While I have not explored this too much, there are a good many more options when clicking on another Sim. You can also interact with other Sims at work (though it usually occurs between you and your boss, or so I have experienced it), which is something a bit more realistic than just bringing a Sim home with you from work. Besides that, there are actual buildings that the Sim can interact with. It is a bit dissapointing not being able to see what your Sim is doing at work (I can swear EA posted a screenshot a while ago of a Sim at work), at the grocery store, at the book store, etc. The open-ended nature of Sunset Valley is a really nice touch, and the scaling feature that EA added in there allows for better performance on lower-end systems. One really major downside is not being to make your own towns. That is something I really wanted to see in the game.

    The graphics of the game are pretty good, though I cannot really judge them too much at this point. I am running the game at 1024x768 at full settings on a 1440x900 screen (on my laptop), so everything is a bit distorted. The music is serviceable, though some of it can really get on your nerves. The game runs quite well on full settings, but only at that resolution. I am not sure if this is due to me having a 250GB 5400rpm hard rive divided into 3 somewhat fragmented partitions or if it is my video card (ATI Radeon Xpress X1250). My guess is it's the latter.

    So far, the game is quite good. If you have played The Sims 2 with all the expansion packs, you are going to be disappointed that a buch of functionality is left out. There are probably a few things I forgot to mention, but whatever. This isn't a formal review.

    By the way, my URL is below.

    [URL]https://www.thesims3.com/mypage/Alistair[/URL]
     
    I'm downloading Sims 3 atm. Too poor to afford it. Hope my computer can play it. Hope it's better than Sims 2. o.o
     
    The building/buying in Sims 3 sucks. There's barely any selection, and it's clear that EA plans to milk the Sims Store online to make you buy additional items. I found it really hard to build and furnish even a small house with what's included in the base game. I used to like building houses more than actually living in them in the Sims and Sims 2, but I found it to be a painful chore in Sims 3.

    The living, however, is vastly improved. Goals, moodlets, improved career system, traits, seamless neighborhood, not having to baby your sims as much, and all the other additions make it a blast to play.
     
    Camisado said:
    It's my understanding, for example, that the superspeed button (the >| one after the three original speeds) should skip out sleeping etc.
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    actually, the fourth button is meant to just set it to go at the top speed until the current action is complete. So, if you click it as your Sim goes to bed, it will go at the top speed, then revert to normal speed when they wake up.

    Its still too damn slow, though D:
     
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