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Narmy:
Quote from: cwurts on 2010 November 18, 02:13:34
My point, in case it's not painfully obvious by now due to endless repetitiion, is that whereas a proper, well-done sequel matches its predecessor in every respect while surpassing it in many ways, TS3 did not live up to these expectations. TS2 had story mode (the feature with pictures and captions) both in-game and online; EA found it prudent to have storytelling features online for TS3, but left it out of the actual game. One has to exit the game, manually upload the photos, and piece it all together on the website. This is a clear step backwards. Then there's the universal aging. In TS2, each family had its own game file, and remained safely tucked away (in stasis) while you played other families; in TS3, as you play one family, the AI has control over everyone else and makes them do things without your consent. Unless you only ever play one family, this breaks the consistency of gameplay, so that you don't have full control over any of your families, and when you go back to them, they will never be in the same place you left them. This problem gets worse the more families you are trying to control. Some players are happy to relinquish control of some of their sims to the AI, but not everyone feels this way. The game is sorely lacking for those of us who prefer to run multiple families AND have consistent control over them, and this violates the often repeated TS3 slogan "something for everybody." Introducing universal aging was a bold move, and EA didn't implement it very well. Instead of moving in a direction that reduced the variety of gameplay possible, they should have been more meticulous in their programming so as to include all forms of play that were possible in TS2. It is like that thing about not shiitting on the pot or something like that - do it right or don't change it at all.
We get it, go play TS2. TS3 is a sequel, whether it lived up to your expectations or not.
jezzer:
Quote from: cwurts on 2010 November 18, 02:13:34
My point, in case it's not painfully obvious by now due to endless repetitiion, is TS3 WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EXACTLY LIKE TS2, ONLY MOAR BETTERER!!!!11!! *WHINE, WHINE, CRY, CRY*
FTFY.
OmegaStarr:
Quote from: cwurts on 2010 November 18, 02:13:34
My point, in case it's not painfully obvious by now due to endless repetitiion, is that whereas a proper, well-done sequel matches its predecessor in every respect while surpassing it in many ways, TS3 did not live up to these expectations. TS2 had story mode (the feature with pictures and captions) both in-game and online; EA found it prudent to have storytelling features online for TS3, but left it out of the actual game. One has to exit the game, manually upload the photos, and piece it all together on the website. This is a clear step backwards. Then there's the universal aging. In TS2, each family had its own game file, and remained safely tucked away (in stasis) while you played other families; in TS3, as you play one family, the AI has control over everyone else and makes them do things without your consent. Unless you only ever play one family, this breaks the consistency of gameplay, so that you don't have full control over any of your families, and when you go back to them, they will never be in the same place you left them. This problem gets worse the more families you are trying to control. Some players are happy to relinquish control of some of their sims to the AI, but not everyone feels this way. The game is sorely lacking for those of us who prefer to run multiple families AND have consistent control over them, and this violates the often repeated TS3 slogan "something for everybody." Introducing universal aging was a bold move, and EA didn't implement it very well. Instead of moving in a direction that reduced the variety of gameplay possible, they should have been more meticulous in their programming so as to include all forms of play that were possible in TS2. It is like that thing about not shiitting on the pot or something like that - do it right or don't change it at all.
Oh will you just shut the fuck up already, please.
Jeebus:
Quote from: cwurts on 2010 November 18, 02:13:34
tl;dr post cut
Your doctor called. He said to go back on your OCD meds.
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