The Sims 3

[hitogoroshi]

Does anyone have this game? Thoughts? I'm kinda surprised I've heard so little about it.

[Kire]

Re: The Sims 3

It's cuz we're all gamers. :-b

Seriously though, it looks like it might be fun to screw around with, but it's not quite as customizable as I'd like (import textures, models, animations?). Can you visit other peoples' towns?

[DarkwingChuck]

Re: The Sims 3

I bought Sims2 instead since I never got around to it before. I'm interested in picking up 3 eventually, when the first deluxe pack comes out for $20 or $30.

[Caciss]

Re: The Sims 3

didn't this like sell over a million units in one week?

[John Mora]

Re: The Sims 3

What is even different about this one?

[marcus]

Re: The Sims 3

What is even different about this one?

the graphics?

for a game series that's hyped the crap up, sims 3 was such a quiet release. i've rarely seen people on my normal internet hangouts talking about it, i haven't seen it on the front cover of any magazines, and the big summer releases (infamous, prototype, a bunch of games i don't care about) blanketed it out.

it might be because spore was pretty underwhelming or it could be that i don't avidly follow game news but uhhhhh i stopped caring about the sims after the novelty of the first game wore off in 2000.

[John Mora]

Re: The Sims 3

The graphics look the same as The Sims 2.

[Sivart the Sloth Trencher]

Re: The Sims 3

I got it. Never played Sims 2 enough to really know what the difference between the two is. I'm liking the third, though.

[marcus]

Re: The Sims 3

The graphics look the same as The Sims 2.

it kind of looks worse than sims 2... it looks like a wii title.

what the holy hell is this!?!?!?!

[DarkwingChuck]

Re: The Sims 3

The main difference with Sims 3 is that your entire city/town/neighborhood is running at all times. You can seamlessly travel throughout the city instead of loading one place at a time. It's more of an open world game now than a collection of individual lots.

Also you create your sims' personality with a set of traits like cleptomaniac, paranoid, artisic, insane, etc and their behavior will reflect that. Before you just had sliders for things like outgoing, playful, neat, etc and they mainly seemed to effect how much your sims like certain objects and activities.

Also now you can change the textures on all objects, clothing, etc. Which I guess is a big deal for the people into the design aspect of The Sims. And there's an online video editing tool for people who like making machinima with The Sims.

[Duel]

Re: The Sims 3

Not a PC gamer :----^-----o

[marcus]

Re: The Sims 3

Also now you can change the textures on all objects, clothing, etc. Which I guess is a big deal for the people into the design aspect of The Sims. And there's an online video editing tool for people who like making machinima with The Sims.

I wish I saved the picture but someone was playing the pirated version that inadvertently got leaked a month ago and their sim was this fat, sweaty neckbeard with anime posters plastered all over his wall and computer tower.