BobJustBob
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NetMapel said:
Why? You don't have to buy them, and they usually alter the game pretty significantly. Sims 2 with all the expansions has a crazy amount of content.
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Why? You don't have to buy them, and they usually alter the game pretty significantly. Sims 2 with all the expansions has a crazy amount of content.
evil solrac v3.0
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platypotamus said:
dammit, be the man of the house and tell her to buy!!
I have a combo to keep up!pseudocaesar
Member
Actually completely and utterly forgot about it. Must look for some info on it, whats new?
polyh3dron
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I've seen a couple giant billboards on the sides of high rise buildings in LA, maybe that's what they meant. lol
dark_preacher
Member
Darklord said:
bs on sims 2.
BocoDragon
or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Realize This Assgrab is Delicious
I just hope the build mode is tricked out in this version... That's all I really cared about, spending time designing buildings. I just ignored the actual Sim part :lol
Really, give me significantly more floors on a building and I'm sold.
Really, give me significantly more floors on a building and I'm sold.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
The traits system is something I love here. I can't wait to make my evil nerd.
Visualante
Member
Why would it be? It's designed to run on 2 year old run of the mill laptops.Lince said:
NetMapel said:
The chances of that happening stand between neglible and non-existent. The franchise only exists to milk people for expansion packs. Personally I wonder why they don't just give a "core" game (consisting of a few room furnishings and other accessories) away for nothing and let people buy DLC content in-game.
Perhaps you're confused between what The Sims was and what The Sims is.
When it first released, The Sims was a behemoth loved by all. It swept through the hardcore and casual audiences alike. It was a lot like a Mario game. It would attract tonnes of people who played anywhere from no games to piles of them. But over time, they narrowed down the target audience to a large, devoted core that would buy expansions like crazy.
You will not find the same sort of excitement for The Sims 3. At least, not here. I'm not sure if it's the games that changed, or people's perception of them, but things are different from when the original had just released.
When it first released, The Sims was a behemoth loved by all. It swept through the hardcore and casual audiences alike. It was a lot like a Mario game. It would attract tonnes of people who played anywhere from no games to piles of them. But over time, they narrowed down the target audience to a large, devoted core that would buy expansions like crazy.
You will not find the same sort of excitement for The Sims 3. At least, not here. I'm not sure if it's the games that changed, or people's perception of them, but things are different from when the original had just released.
Dedication Through Light
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Yeah I think youve all have totally missed everything. Theres been so much stuff online for it, so many I think they had tons of workshops for it for months now, also it made an appearance on a tv show, was it, One Tree Hill, in which they made the characters Sims 3 characters (available for download), heh even people saw the inclusion of the participants in Election 2008 as Sims in it. Theme song too.
Its gonna be great! If the series has already over 100 million plus unit sales, then I think there are tons of people willing to get the Sims 3 and even know about its existence
Its gonna be great! If the series has already over 100 million plus unit sales, then I think there are tons of people willing to get the Sims 3 and even know about its existence
CabbageRed
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I had no idea they were stepping back from activation limitations and have been ignoring the game so EA's Steam delay didn't bug me. A major Sims title is a must-play for me so it's a day one sale then.
Hopefully this continues with Dragon Age.Caesar III
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That's exactly what they'll do with Sims 3.DrXym said:
BTW Does anyone know if the 10 bucks worth online shop points are also part of the normal edition or only the collectors?
proposition
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That doesn't mean it's not optimised.Visualante said:
Also, no it's not. The required specs are a 128MB DX9 GPU and 1.5GB RAM (for Vista).
Oh simltaneous mac release too? I hope my MacBook Air can run it, doesnt look too hefty. Sims 2 in HD.
I love the sims. Its obvious that there would not be hype for this, its like with Nintendogs, they sell loads of them and release new versions every couple of months but GAF doesnt care anymore.
I love the sims. Its obvious that there would not be hype for this, its like with Nintendogs, they sell loads of them and release new versions every couple of months but GAF doesnt care anymore.
ZombieSupaStar
Member
Guled said:
i own the sims 1 and 2 and all xps!
apparently sims can commit suicide in sims 3! :lol
dskillzhtown
keep your strippers out of my American football
SupahBlah said:
Yeah, that was the reason for the delay.
I am looking forward to the game. Sims 2 was the ultimate timesink.
Son of Godzilla
Banned
:lol x10000 posting this shit in a THE SIMS 3 thread.brain_stew said:
As far as I'm concerned all PC games should run on DirectX 8.0
Dedication Through Light
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dskillzhtown said:
I thought it was delayed so they could reach simultaneous worldwide release for both Mac and PC users?
graywolf323
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ZombieSupaStar said:
can it be evil suicide? :lol
stuminus3
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My wife knew this game existed before I did, and she reads exactly 0 gaming publications, online or otherwise.
I just hope the freaking thing works fine on my PC. I stopped upgrading for PC games about 3 years ago. Apparently my X800 is good enough, but Sims games have never been known for running particularly well.
I just hope the freaking thing works fine on my PC. I stopped upgrading for PC games about 3 years ago. Apparently my X800 is good enough, but Sims games have never been known for running particularly well.
JoshuaJSlone
Member
I still have yet to get past the original Sims. Waiting for a "The Sims 2: The Whole Goddamn Thing" compilation.
As someone who considers himself to be a fairly hardcore gamer on a budget-induced sabbatical, Sims 3 is still pretty much going to be a day one purchase for me. I've sunk so many hours into the Original (missed out on 2, and like the poster above me, am waiting for a compilation package before I consider it) I know it'll be worth it.
Since there doesn't seem to be much hype, I guess I'll fan the flames a little with a few things I've noticed. Most of this is taken from the Creator's Camp Preview from The Sims Resource. Here's the link; http://www.thesimsresource.com/articles/creatorscamp.
Here's a few of the things I am looking forward to...
- I'm a builder. I could usually care less what the Sims are doing so long as they aren't in my way while I'm trying to put together a minimalist / asian themed dream mansion on stilts, over a moat. That said, one of the things I have always hated about the Sims was the way furniture was implemented; you'd have the perfect couch, but it'd be some piss-ugly yellow. In Sims 3, you'll be able to swap color / texture patterns onto any object. Want the seat cushions on your couch to match the curtains? Click and drag the style between objects and it's done. You can even drag styles to clothing and cars.
- Not only is the grid size smaller (allowing you to place objects more precisely), but you can also free-rotate objects 360 degrees to place them how you like. So if you want a chair angled just so, now you can do it.
- On that note, you can now expand and contract rooms with a click-and-drag interface, allowing you to move walls at will and watch the entire rooms contents shift to compensate. No longer must you tear down a room and try to put it back together. Walls and floors will apparently also auto-fill, so you don't have to go in and paint the single wall spaces you've added.
- You can modify doors to be 1, 2, or 3 tile sizes, and you are now less restricted on how you place doors (apparently you can fudge the rules slightly and place doors between tiles). Stairs are also apparently much more customizable, and can be quickly scaled from 1-10 tiles wide.
- Lights can now be scaled between brightness levels and you can even tint them. Red light sex dungeon, here we come!
- You can box in a room and the game won't automatically roof it off, allowing you to create a courtyard without having to fudge the rules.
- Tables and surfaces will have 'clutter slots' that you can tack extra little goodies onto for added effect. (Mentioned here at the end of the article). The example given is perfume, toilet paper, and a hand towel being placed onto a bathroom surface.
- Apparently you can invest in businesses in town and take them over. The town will apparently have a lot of Animal-crossing like collecting and searching, from fish to minerals to plants. A lot of the skills you can improve, like cooking, benefit from searching for fresh ingredients or growing your own (yes, there's a sim garden).
Really, anyone considering this game should quickly browse the Sims3 site blogs, there's a lot of little tidbits there.
Since there doesn't seem to be much hype, I guess I'll fan the flames a little with a few things I've noticed. Most of this is taken from the Creator's Camp Preview from The Sims Resource. Here's the link; http://www.thesimsresource.com/articles/creatorscamp.
Here's a few of the things I am looking forward to...
- I'm a builder. I could usually care less what the Sims are doing so long as they aren't in my way while I'm trying to put together a minimalist / asian themed dream mansion on stilts, over a moat. That said, one of the things I have always hated about the Sims was the way furniture was implemented; you'd have the perfect couch, but it'd be some piss-ugly yellow. In Sims 3, you'll be able to swap color / texture patterns onto any object. Want the seat cushions on your couch to match the curtains? Click and drag the style between objects and it's done. You can even drag styles to clothing and cars.
- Not only is the grid size smaller (allowing you to place objects more precisely), but you can also free-rotate objects 360 degrees to place them how you like. So if you want a chair angled just so, now you can do it.
- On that note, you can now expand and contract rooms with a click-and-drag interface, allowing you to move walls at will and watch the entire rooms contents shift to compensate. No longer must you tear down a room and try to put it back together. Walls and floors will apparently also auto-fill, so you don't have to go in and paint the single wall spaces you've added.
- You can modify doors to be 1, 2, or 3 tile sizes, and you are now less restricted on how you place doors (apparently you can fudge the rules slightly and place doors between tiles). Stairs are also apparently much more customizable, and can be quickly scaled from 1-10 tiles wide.
- Lights can now be scaled between brightness levels and you can even tint them. Red light sex dungeon, here we come!
- You can box in a room and the game won't automatically roof it off, allowing you to create a courtyard without having to fudge the rules.
- Tables and surfaces will have 'clutter slots' that you can tack extra little goodies onto for added effect. (Mentioned here at the end of the article). The example given is perfume, toilet paper, and a hand towel being placed onto a bathroom surface.
- Apparently you can invest in businesses in town and take them over. The town will apparently have a lot of Animal-crossing like collecting and searching, from fish to minerals to plants. A lot of the skills you can improve, like cooking, benefit from searching for fresh ingredients or growing your own (yes, there's a sim garden).
Really, anyone considering this game should quickly browse the Sims3 site blogs, there's a lot of little tidbits there.
jamesinclair
Banned
^^
Thanks for the info. I only bought the Sims 2 to build enormous houses, and then use the sims for a day to make sure they can walk around it fine, then off to the next lot.
is there non residential construction? Parks, stores etc?
Thanks for the info. I only bought the Sims 2 to build enormous houses, and then use the sims for a day to make sure they can walk around it fine, then off to the next lot.
is there non residential construction? Parks, stores etc?
speculawyer
Member
It is a very popular title, but not exactly something geared toward the NEOGAF hardcore audience.
KibblesBits
Member
The Sims 3 is a totally different beast now. It plays vaguely similar to the Sims 2. There are a few fundamental differences that are both good and bad. I am a bit turned off by it, it is not more awesome than The Sims 2.
Oh, it has Securom in it too from what I've heard.
Oh, it has Securom in it too from what I've heard.
CrunchinJelly
formerly cjelly
I failed on the CPU.Dabanton said:
There's a huge central town area, but from what I have read a lot of the stores and such are just facades. For example, if your sim works at the Hospital, he just walks in the door; there's no interiors to a lot of the buildings (a lot of people have speculated that this is prime expansion pack territory). Not 100% sure on that, however.
It has been said that you can invest into businesses though, to earn an income;
I'm willing to bet that an expansion dealing entirely with businesses or something will come out eventually.
It's also worth mentioning that the neighborhood is now seamless and is evolving as you play. So while you're focused on putting together an awesome house, the people in the area are going about their business. The town is essential, apparently, because it drives the social aspect of the game as well as providing places to develop.
Also, they just recently announced that there will be an entire second town for you to build in. The game ships with "Sunset Valley", but you can download "Riverview", which is apparently more rural. So your sims can go for a visit out to the country, where there's supposed a ton of extra things to do (one article mentioned a mysterious stonehenge-like ring in the middle of the woods that has some odd interactions... hmm
That's worth a mention to; Moodlets. They've done away with the major hand-holding of the game, so you no longer have to spend time making your sims gauges go up before they will do something you want. In their place are Moodlets, which act like Buffs and Debuffs from MMORPGs. For example, if your Sim has to relieve himself, instead of there being a giant red bar and imminent danger of wetting yourself, you now just get a little Debuff that negatively effects everything you do until you take action to remedy it.
From what I have heard, there is never a time that a sim will outright decline to do something now.
Seriously, read through the developer blogs, they kind of throw a lot of hints and outright details out in there. http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/community.jsp?type=blog
It has been said that you can invest into businesses though, to earn an income;
I'm willing to bet that an expansion dealing entirely with businesses or something will come out eventually.
It's also worth mentioning that the neighborhood is now seamless and is evolving as you play. So while you're focused on putting together an awesome house, the people in the area are going about their business. The town is essential, apparently, because it drives the social aspect of the game as well as providing places to develop.
Also, they just recently announced that there will be an entire second town for you to build in. The game ships with "Sunset Valley", but you can download "Riverview", which is apparently more rural. So your sims can go for a visit out to the country, where there's supposed a ton of extra things to do (one article mentioned a mysterious stonehenge-like ring in the middle of the woods that has some odd interactions... hmm
That's worth a mention to; Moodlets. They've done away with the major hand-holding of the game, so you no longer have to spend time making your sims gauges go up before they will do something you want. In their place are Moodlets, which act like Buffs and Debuffs from MMORPGs. For example, if your Sim has to relieve himself, instead of there being a giant red bar and imminent danger of wetting yourself, you now just get a little Debuff that negatively effects everything you do until you take action to remedy it.
From what I have heard, there is never a time that a sim will outright decline to do something now.
Seriously, read through the developer blogs, they kind of throw a lot of hints and outright details out in there. http://thesims3.ea.com/view/pages/community.jsp?type=blog
They had a demo of this at the Apple Store and it's basically the worst demo ever. Well that was after I found out that it was just a demo on the sims creation part. I thought it'd be a demo of the actual game but I guess people would just stay in the store playing all day.
KibblesBits
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Zzoram said:
is dialing home part of the disc check?