OK, so why would I want this mess?
vagabondher:
Quote from: Zazazu on 2009 May 30, 00:03:26
Feh. Creepy doll eyes? Why is no one else creeped out by the fact that their heads keep moving when you pause? Video evidence. The move at the very end might send you screaming from the room.
Very, very creepy. They're puppets suddenly going still, but having that tiny moment at the last minute where they move. Or something. But yes, very creepy.
GelatinousSubstance:
Quote from: dream_operator on 2009 May 29, 21:26:17
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I'm sorry, that's bullshit. When I look at purchasing Photoshop CS4, I don't ask myself how similar it is to CS3. I don't have to play the TS2 basegame. I can play TS2 with all EPs/SPs +CC right now. TS3 has to compete for my time with the current state of TS2, just as it has to compete with other games, movies, music, etc. It logically follows that how much you like TS3 is influenced by how bored you are of TS2.
I actually agree with this. What I was trying to say is that as more and more mods, CC, and EPs come out for the Sims3 more and more people will switch over to it (especially when a tool to make our own neighborhoods comes out).
I've been wrong before. But I honestly can't see that happening in my case.
When I played TS2 after playing TS1 with all the EP's, it was a complete "Wow," factor. Everything was a new experience and I never got bored. I did, however, get quite upset when I ran into the jump bug because of my excessive playing.
TS3 simply doesn't hold my attention or interest for very long. I'll play it for a couple of hours, get extremely bored, and think about TS2. Then I find myself closing it down and going back to TS2. Even thinking about playing TS3 is a chore for me.
I know not everyone is going to agree with me. But so far, the game is too slow, and hunting for rocks and plants gets too old too soon. Simply waiting for text prompts and having the neighbourhood age in weird spurts also irks me (they don't seem to age with the same type of time-span, it appears erratic, and the game moves too many of them away too soon).
Bottom line is that there's just not enough balance in the game to keep my short attention span happy for very long.
Not only that, a good game does not need CC or additions to make it a good game; A good game should only be enhanced by the aforementioned - Something is very wrong and naive about thinking otherwise.
missyye:
"But so far, the game is too slow, and hunting for rocks and plants gets too old too soon."
That is completely true. It takes forever to get through a night, I find myself going downstairs and snacking in between. This game is going to make me fat. Yet I still don't feel the urge to play Sims 2. I don't know why, maybe it's because I'm bored of it or just figured the whole concept of it so there's nothing for me to discover. Either way I think the games are different and TS3 appears to be MUCH shitter than TS2.
"Bottom line is that there’s just not enough balance in the game to keep my short attention span happy for very long."
I don't really agree with this because there seems to be enough balance in my game. I have sims neighbours die of old age, his son getting married, my Sims parents moved out, aged well and got rich. I don't know what else the game needs for it to be balanced.
"Not only that, a good game does not need CC or additions to make it a good game; A good game should only be enhanced by the aforementioned - Something is very wrong and naive about thinking otherwise."
True say that.
Sparks:
Quote from: TashaFaun on 2009 May 30, 00:06:37
Quote from: Zazazu on 2009 May 30, 00:03:26
Feh. Creepy doll eyes? Why is no one else creeped out by the fact that their heads keep moving when you pause? Video evidence. The move at the very end might send you screaming from the room.
Thank God! I'm not the only one who has seen this. I screamed when I saw that, scared the crap out of the husband.
The first time I paused the game to queue up a bunch of conversation interactions, my Sim had the most annoyed look on her face, then I paused and she looked up at me while her head was still moving. I swear to Jeebus I wanted to turn the game off, it was so fucking creepy!
I still haven't made up my mind about this game. It's enticing enough to make me want to keep trying to like it but, I just can't help but try and understand why EA spent all this time developing this piece of shit game. It's as if they had a very specific Focus Group of players who knew/know nothing about the Sim community and just focused on creating some new gameplay for the people who have never played any previous version.
I think I'm mostly let down by the fact that I was expecting it to begin where TS2 left off. I knew they'd scale it back a bit to leave room for EP's but, to completely ignore Genetics is just lazy. Okay EA, if it's FORCED LEGACY play for TS3, then Genetics would have to be theeee most important aspect behind the game. Not...collecting stupid rocks and shit.
I was really looking forward to buying this game when it came out. I've arrrred all of TS2 and dr whatever idiot reason have immense guilt but, not anymore. I'm interested enough to keep trying to like but if the genius Modders are not able to make strides in a mesh tool or pretty extreme level hacks, then like many, I won't continue playing.
GelatinousSubstance:
Quote from: missyye on 2009 May 30, 00:57:34
"But so far, the game is too slow, and hunting for rocks and plants gets too old too soon."
That is completely true. It takes forever to get through a night, I find myself going downstairs and snacking in between. This game is going to make me fat. Yet I still don't feel the urge to play Sims 2. I don't know why, maybe it's because I'm bored of it or just figured the whole concept of it so there's nothing for me to discover. Either way I think the games are different and TS3 appears to be MUCH shitter than TS2.
I keep changing the way I play and I'm a major builder. I'm also in the middle of a huge TS2 project which I doubt I'll be dropping any time soon, and I can't see any way I could replicate my latest project, or even carry it on in TS3 - this makes TS3 useless to me since I'm not a legacy player. It is also the reason TS2 has kept my interest for so long.
Quote from: missyye on 2009 May 30, 00:57:34
"Bottom line is that there's just not enough balance in the game to keep my short attention span happy for very long."
I don't really agree with this because there seems to be enough balance in my game. I have sims neighbours die of old age, his son getting married, my Sims parents moved out, aged well and got rich. I don't know what else the game needs for it to be balanced.
I guess I'm just hard to please. Though, the game does seem to offer far less choices on how to play. Maybe that's what I meant. Either way, something feels incredibly off, or it could simply be that TS3 is a game that never would have caught my attention in the first place because it's not my kind of game - I really don't know what it is.
I'm basically at a point to where I don't even think mods could make this game interesting enough for a player like myself due to the harebrained limitations EA implemented.
On the other hand, my daughter seems to be enjoying it (She also likes games like Harvest Moon). So, take my opinion with a grain of salt.
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