EA has just officially announced the latest full sequel to the least hardcore series of all time:
The Sims 3. So, how many other ways can they possibly expect us to play with what is basically a digital fucking dollhouse? New features announced are:
-"New Seamless, Open Neighbourhood"
This fucking feature should have been in the first game, period. I was saying this back in '99 and it was one of the major things missing from Sims 2. +1 point
-"New Create A Sim"
Unless this is the Character creation from Oblivion where Ican make an ugly ass ork mobster, I don't want to fuckin know. Lame. -1
-"New Realistic Personalities"
Wasn't this in the last one. And the one before that. From Eurogamer: "You will also be able to assign your Sims five traits from the Realistic Personality System. I might be handsome, witty, charming, committed and caring, for example." Lame. -1
-"New Unlimited Customization—Everyone Can Customize Everything!"
This is pretty cool, even if it is just officially adding the transmogrifier from the Sims 1 to this game. Still, at least I can add some death metal posters to the walls of my suburban paradise. +1
So it even out at a cool 0 points: Basically, it is the exact same game as the previous one. Superhobo preview score? 4/10 (Average)
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Welcome to the party - you are late.
Sucka.
Maybe it can be an expansion. The Sims 3: Rape Dollars
Or they can do an all-encompassing expansion simply called "The Sims 3: Vice." Build that meth lab in your garage!
The personality setup, I think, ends up being a little more complex than the Sims2, which worked on the idea of polar opposites neat/clean, lazy/active. From the site, there are personalites like "paranoid" and "unlucky" (which really is a state of mind, isn't it?)
Also, I read that they were working the AI to have a sense of social norms. You don't attend a party and randomly go up and use the master bathroom, for example.
it all definitely feels a little incremental, instead of a great big paradigm shift. but, how do you really top going from "2D" to full "3D" ?
There is still a lot of time before it gets released though so here's hoping they actually announce some Real fucking changes. Otherwise I'm just goin to leave it. Couldn't be arsed with another incremental update after all the expansion packs.
Although, the only updates to the series that would make me consider another Sims purchase would be "Taking out the trash actually takes out YOUR TRASH" and "Earning a degree in the Sims is a great alternative to an online degree!"
The sales for this are gonna DESTROY Spore though. Mark my words.