OK, so why would I want this mess?
EsotericPolarBear:
Quote from: Lerf on 2009 May 29, 18:11:16
Gee, and I thought one of the selling points of Sims 3 was that meeting needs was boring and the Sims would spend less time on them. ::)
Well, they got rid of comfort and environment and turned those into moodlets (which moodlets are fantastic)...so that's two gone...then you can get happiness rewards that make you only need to shower once every three days or so and one that makes you only need to eat once every two days...and then the super-overpowered one (which is also the cheapest of the need-altering rewards) that completely removes the bladder need.
diskoh:
Quote from: Lerf on 2009 May 29, 17:32:36
Most of the game consists of chasing all over the open concept neighborhood collecting stuff which has no use in the game other than display.
only if you want it to. i haven't collected a damn thing and don't plan to.
Soggy Fox:
Here is my abbreviated review of the game.
Gameplay - I find it a lot more fun than sims 1 or sims 2, at least until Makin' Magic and Superstar came out for the former, and Seasons and Apartment Life came out for the latter. I normally only play one sim at a time anyway, so limitations to one family, for practical purposes, is fine with me - if you prefer complete control, than this might not be the game for you.
Building - Honestly, while the addition of being able to pull and push walls around is nice, most of build mode sucks. Building stairs is cumbersome and still lacks the ability for diagonal stairs and recolouring. Roofing can not be individually adjusted which means putting a pointy tower roof with a normally pitched roof is impossible - I learned this while trying to build the house from Coraline. Its still a neat house, but it really doesn't look quite right. You can not nestle a column onto a fence, even with moveobjects on. I can go on and on about the limitations.
CAS - Create a style is actually well done - it is better than homecrafter or bodyshop, unless you make your own textures or meshes, which a lot of folks don't. I've had no problems making gorgeous clothing [even with the crap meshes to work with], gorgeous walls and gorgeous furnishings. A colour wheel, a palette and a number tool give you a whole ton of tools for finding just the right colour and using it over and over again - in fact, the only problem I've found is that the tools for hair and eye colour are not as good as the tools for everything else.
Sims - Making decent sims is not that hard, and while the EA made ones are doughy, they are -not- as homely as the ones in Sims 2 - which is a plus. On the downside, most all the male young adult and adult sims are taken, which means aging up some poor sim - or starting off with a couple. I don't like that aspect, but its something that I can deal with.
EA - I am offended that they basically left out -half- the game's objects and fashion stuff and are turning around and charging far more than the game itself is costing. While its oh so kind of them to give us 10 shiny whole dollars to spend, I've seen estimates from $80 on up to get all the objects. With the economy the way it is, it is offensive to me that they are doing this, especially since I've played since Sims 1 and remember the weekly Thursday downloads of -good- stuff. Also, everything I've heard indicates that while the game itself does not ship with securom, that their download manager has securom, and thus to get the free extra neighborhood and any of the store stuff means getting securom as well.
Personally, as games go its fun, but the strings attached make it something I'm less likely to -spend- money on getting.
jolrei:
Quote from: Soggy Fox on 2009 May 29, 18:40:36
CAS - Create a style is actually well done - it is better than homecrafter or bodyshop, unless you make your own textures or meshes, which a lot of folks don't. I've had no problems making gorgeous clothing [even with the crap meshes to work with], gorgeous walls and gorgeous furnishings. A colour wheel, a palette and a number tool give you a whole ton of tools for finding just the right colour and using it over and over again - in fact, the only problem I've found is that the tools for hair and eye colour are not as good as the tools for everything else.
The create-a-style thing is the best feature of the game, in my view. It is one of the primary reasons I will give this another go when I upgrade my rig a bit. I am willing to entertain the notion that I am simply not familiar enough with gameplay options to really enjoy the game yet, but I still worry that the overall look of the game is more TS1 than TS2 or better. Perhaps new video card will solve this.
The "can't get stuff unless you pay and get stuff-u-ROM" thing is the real bother. I'm stuck with 5 hairstyles and 12 suits? Forever? 'cos I'm not registering this and I'm not paying.
@Lerf: you seem to have some difficulty making a decision. Recommendation: for reasons already stated, you do not like this game. Suggest you uninstall immediately and go back to TS2. Should you take this advice, my fee is 3 internetz, deliverable within 30 days. Standard contract rules apply.
Jorganza:
I was like Phyllis_p at the beginning, I was thinking this game was going to be the worst game of the series. However, I too found it fun, at least in the beginning. It was fun to explore the neighborhood and try new things. After everything started to settle down though, I found it to be somewhat boring. Collecting was fun in the beginning, but now is tedious. Jobs were fresh and exciting, but now feels dull and drab. Even the "new neighborhood smell" has lost its appeal already.
I find myself playing in a rut with nothing to look forward to. Part of that reason is I play with only one sim, because I don't want to start a new one and lose him forever. Another reason is I feel like I did everything already and there isn't anything left for me to do, like the feeling I have beaten a game and now there isn't any reason to start over.
The game is pretty fun when you first start it up, and there is a lot of innovations for it to be enjoyable for a while. The Create a style is probably hands down the best feature, and the neighborhood looks pretty and stuff. I just don't know how long I can play it without it becoming so boring I revert back to TS2.
If you are unsure, you can always just download it and test it out yourself, and if you don't like it, you can always delete it.
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