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The Sims 3 Comments by Kieron Gillen

17 May, 2009

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Rens11
17/05/09 @ 23:18
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looks pretty good sure the Mrs would like it!
Lgmk
17/05/09 @ 23:40
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I can see myself losing 20-30 hours to the core game before becoming bored with it and never playing it again. Maybe this time it will even be worth a revisit later on...
butler`
17/05/09 @ 23:55
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Looking foward to wasting some hours on this in the summer (possibly days looking at the weather outside).
Hunam
18/05/09 @ 00:15
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Been wanting this for ages. I hope it's a mac/pc hybrid disc like spore was.
xandoodle
18/05/09 @ 00:20
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Sold.
JayeM
18/05/09 @ 05:19
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Leaked. Was it you Kieron Gillen?
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roz123
18/05/09 @ 06:39
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shit leaked already, its not supposed to be out for a while
Chufty
18/05/09 @ 07:50
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when you go to a job, after driving to its destination, you disappear "off the board" for the length of your shift

You mean, untill the first overpriced "Sims 3 - Job Stuff!" expansion.
KreyAtiv
18/05/09 @ 08:36
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Quite looking forward to this. Keen to make a Sim with the "Evil" trait. :D
chrisjm
18/05/09 @ 08:52
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maybe im getting old but i cant help prefer the less realistic graphic look of the first one. I got bored of #2 very quick but spent ages on #1.

p.s. EA bring back the 'Theme' park/hospital etc line!
bluem4gic
18/05/09 @ 08:52
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It's a shame that the game has already been leaked online
kweeky
18/05/09 @ 09:09
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Leaked fourteen days before release? Ouch. I just really hope that the game is solid enough that it encourages people to go out and buy it en-masse as a result (especially if they weren't going to buy it). Love or hate EA, it must be heartbreaking for Maxis after a 6 year development cycle.

Unfortunately, this'll probably mean that EA will return to invasive DRM. Sims 3 was the first "major" release in a while that opted for just a simple disk-check. Way to bite the hand that feeds.
BremXJones
18/05/09 @ 09:21
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Yeah. Hopefully the online sharing stuff they've got built into the game will encourage people to actually buy it.

KG
IneptPercy
18/05/09 @ 09:24
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So people who argue against DRM can now see what happens, don't get me wrong the DRM would ahve been hacked, but that takes time which means this leaked version wouldn't be around yet. They class DRM a sucess if it just stops the pritates until release.

On the other hand this game will cost about £300 after all the add-ons so I can't blame people for downloading really.
roz123
18/05/09 @ 09:41
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DRM does get hacked straight away so its not really a valid point. Its just a matter of how quickly they get there dirty mits on the game itself.
Miths
18/05/09 @ 09:48
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Sounds entertaining. I've pre-ordered this online - buying The Sims in a store would probably be way more embarrasing than buying porn magazines when I was 15. Though I guess I could ask to have it gift wrapped :p.
Innes
18/05/09 @ 09:50
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yes im banking the online component will be pivotal enough to force people to buy it if they want to truly experience the sims 3 fully. at least thats what I would have done if was making it.
LeChuckie
18/05/09 @ 09:53
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Did anyone see the Gamespot preview of this? Bloody awful, I couldn't read more than a few paragraphs and in the video the guy mumbles all the way through it, thank you for the Gillen!

Shame about the leak, I will definitely consider buying this tho, One thing that might put me off is that you cannot date multiple people, surely the source of much hilarity in the original? if memory serves.
IneptPercy
18/05/09 @ 10:08
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"40-50% of PC gamers are thieves anyway "

Isn't this true across other platforms? the consoles soon get chipped/flashed and off people go, PC's are easy on the hardware front (no mods needed) but the hoops needed to jump through to apply some patches/cracks + the risk of trogans/virus's is enough to put people off.

PC games come out at £25 and drop quickly which is enough for me. As for DRM, its never affected my PC, I must admit I install no cd patches but thats more so I don't have to keep grabbing discs etc.
Jonny5Alive7
18/05/09 @ 10:19
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I'd imagine the leak is the version Kieran has been playing, rather than the full thing though.
BremXJones
18/05/09 @ 10:22
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Jonny5Alive7: Yeah, I'd think it was the preview version. That said, it did go gold a couple of days ago - which means it *could* be the final one.

LeChuckie: You can't officially date people, but you can totally have as many affairs as you like. Playing my date-10-people game, I was regularly setting up the next few while dating another. And getting slapped for it.

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Bravestinsane
18/05/09 @ 10:31
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anyone know if there will be a demo i refuse to buy this after Sims 2, i felt they removed loads from the first game and tried to shaft them onto me in expansions.

I think ill be causious about his until i have tried and played a demo, if there is'nt one well ill wait for another game to come out. But im looking forward to this so i hope one will come out.
Lexx87
18/05/09 @ 11:17
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As with The Sims and The Sims 2...once I reach the highest job rank I get really bored in about 10 seconds and never touch it again. My fault really.
chrisjm
18/05/09 @ 11:18
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should of embedded a hidden unique ID in the code of each review copy to be able to track the source of the leak
IneptPercy
18/05/09 @ 11:47
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They usually do trace leaks this big and hit them with everything, and so they should.
hiddenranbir
18/05/09 @ 13:46
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I like slutty.
pastijazz
18/05/09 @ 14:15
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40-50% of PC gamers are thieves anyway so this is no surprise.

75% of internauts post shit on forums. As you can see everybody can play with statistics without any idea what is talking about. Thank you for your insults.
Kadayi
18/05/09 @ 15:01
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"40-50% of PC gamers are thieves anyway "

Its comments like this that more and more make me believe that access to a keyboard and the internet should be by invite only ;)

Looking forward to this.

Annoying about an early leak, but I doubt it will have an impact upon eventual sales
mikeck
18/05/09 @ 16:31
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40-50% of PC gamers are thieves anyway so this is no surprise. The only solution is to kill off PC gaming and make consoles the main platform for everything

So half of us PC gamers should suffer because of the other douchebags...nah, that doesn't fly with me. I don't play many games on my PC as my main gaming is done on the PS3, but the games I do have, are bought either via Steam or Game.

Also, in regards to this comment Isn't this true across other platforms? the consoles soon get chipped/flashed and off people go as far as I know the PS3 has yet to be cracked successfully, so not all consoles are susceptible to those pesky pirates ;)
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FooAtari
18/05/09 @ 16:32
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70 - 80% of internet users are bellends so your comment is no surpirse. The only solution is to break the fingers of these retards and make well adjusted people the only users of the internet. Most internet users forget their morals and common sense when they go online, and most people who will respond to this are dicks, so their opinion don't mean shit. They make the internet a depressing place and don't give a shit

There is nothing else to say on the matter.
ChthonicEcho
18/05/09 @ 18:54
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It is said that the leaked version is quite buggy. Sure, it doesn't really help, but it does serve as a demo, and perhaps some pirates might buy the game when it comes out.

...Wait, who am I kidding.
AlMcD
18/05/09 @ 21:12
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Will I be able to wall people up and let them starve and die? This is what I want to know.
IneptPercy
18/05/09 @ 21:54
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How about letting them dive into the swimming pool with no ladder to get out.
VibratingDonkey
19/05/09 @ 03:27
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I prefer accidentally placing sofas in front of fire places.
noglet
20/05/09 @ 00:57
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Aren't you listening? There is no more to say on the matter.

It just goes to show, you can't be too careful.

This Gillen piece is a bit phoned in isn't it? This is pretty lukewarm by preview puff standards, looks like one thumb down to me at the moment.
thesombrerokid
20/05/09 @ 08:32
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Holy shit I'm really surprised at how many people can't recognise a troll when they see one.

incidentally the DRM policy was turning precisely 0 pirates into paying customers, the online component should convert a bunch imo, at the very least i'm seriously considering buying it after sampling it, although that doesn't really count cause i always treat any pre release pirates as a demo and always either buy or uninstall it in a week or so, but one things for sure I've never and will never buy a game with install limits with exception of Mass Effect cause i didn't realise it had it :(

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