THE HORROR: The REAL TS3 Scoop As It Unfolds
gyrobot:
Well, finally got a chance to witness the horror, I was quite mortified they gotten rid of the hot tub. Oh well, at least we can wait for the countless expansions we have to pay for to iron out the kinks and add more borkings. Though I wonder what level I got to be to eat dim sum
Vanni:
Okay all, just found my screenshots folder...cause I'm special in the head like that. Anyhow, I only took one picture so far apparently. <.<
It's of the family I created Kyson (the dude in the medical uniform) and Shinari Moonrider. This was taken when I had left them alone one night. He apparently wanted to watch TV and she decided she wanted to read a book. I thought they looked interesting together and took the shot. Enjoy.
Edit: It is a clickable thumbnail. Didn't want to take up your entire screens.
Zazazu:
Quote from: Papercut on 2009 May 20, 06:03:01
This is something I've been worrying about during the whole pre-release propaganda stage. All the talk of rabbit holes and texty "missions" at work made it sound like they're moving further away from visible "watch it unfold" gameplay.
They've been going in this direction for a while now - the lamecore tours you don't get to watch in BV, etc. If something happens in my game I want to see it. Or imagine it. I don't want to be notified by a pop-up or read a description. Otherwise I might as well be playing a text-based RPG.
In action, it's actually more involved than TS2 careers. In TS2, they go off but you don't see where they are. In TS3, you do see where they go (big whoop), but can determine how they spend their day. As they move up the career set, more proficiencies are needed. In the beginning, you just need a good mood. Then, a good mood and relationships with your boss/coworker. Then skill proficiency. At about halfway through, Abraham had to choose whether he would follow the rock star fork or the symphony fork in the music career. Since his LTW required symphony, that's what I chose, but he then had a whole new set of coworkers to befriend.
You'll get opportunities that pop up from careers that you can choose to do or ignore. Doing them almost guarantees a promotion. Sometimes it's as simple as "take this report here". Sometimes you have to read a book before work, or learn a song, or do some sort of activity like playing in the park for tips. The same goes with part-time jobs, though they only seem to have the standard three levels. You can get higher wages by completing opportunities.
For skill opportunities, I've only seen mechanical and gardening ones. Those seem to always be given over the phone, so you have to make sure to always answer cell phones. Rewards are usually monetary (which you need, money does not flow freely in TS3), though one I couldn't complete due to my current lay of crops would have given a new type of seed.
The career and opportunity set-up is fantastic and is half of what I knew I would like, along with the traits. So far, those are two for two. Unfortunately, everything I thought I wouldn't like is also living up to expectations.
Two pics. I'll post more to a Photobucket album tomorrow so as to give updates to those who want it, but it's really late here:
Demon child as teen. She looks permanently pissed off. I really like her personality, though. Evil rocks.
The two Finkle kids, who are much more normal looking. Note the odd hair on the boy: doi! CAS setup for the mom transferred to offspring. Genes seem to be equally weighted, which does make sense when you are picking eye color from a color wheel.
Solowren:
I LOVE that the weird hair colors are genetic. That is orsum.
vecki:
I may have to get the fiance to arrquire this for me (he is much more adept at arring than I). Seeing screenshots is one thing, but I suddenly have the desire to experience THE HORROR for myself.
In one respect, it might work nicely if I feel the need to play Legacy style. Let those sims kill themselves off! Oh, that reminds me: do townies respawn to replace those who have kicked the bucket? I remember reading in one of the plethora of L&P that they would, and this idea made me sad.
Then again the fiance arrquired Splotch for me months ago and I still haven't gotten around to testing it out.
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