The Sims 3 Comments by Rob Fahey

its neat that they are putting less focus on the small mundane elements of sim maintenance, keeping everyone happy was like caring for a group of mewing children

not my cup of tea, but should be a decent enough game

Oh dear... I actually like the look of that.

Used to enjoy the Sims titles but grew quickly bored after The Sims 2 arrived.

Still playing Sim City 4 though which can only be a good thing - how about a full 3D Sim City chaps?

Aside from this, I'm currently playing through The Settlers 2 10th Anniversary edition which I thoroughly recommend to anyone looking for a decent 'god' game. It's bloody fantastic - if you can find a copy that is..

Interesting but aren't consoles where casual gaming is at these days? I wonder if you'll be able run this on yer average ubiquitous cheapie Dell laptop.

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i hope this game is awesome, i quite enjoyed the sims games :)

oh, and @bodypopper: don't be silly, you can't muck about with bejewelled while doing your tax return on a console.

sounds interesting, and bound to sell millions!!

even with the revival of nintendo, the sims will surely eventually outsell mario.

Sounds like a dumbed-down version of dwarf fortress.... with better graphics, but no (obvious) limb-removal

i've never played one but can't see where the actual 'game' is.
Looks more like hard work and panders to people with OCD.

Needs more
-Dwarves
-Beer
-Mining
-Beer
-Crafting
-Beer
-Rampaging elephants
-Beer
-Possession
-Beer
-Kobold Raids

Sounds really interesting.

i've never played one but can't see where the actual 'game' is.

The first part of your sentence may explain the second part.

Can I place a bet that they are going to release more than 50 addons for this?

i've never played one but can't see where the actual 'game' is.
Looks more like hard work and panders to people with OCD.


Nah, it's a lot of fun. Sandboxy, no stress, but a lot to do and try out.

Granted, it didn't last me very long, and I never bought any expansion packs, but it's a good game.

This looks good! My wife played with the sims 2 for a while... Not my bag, to much maint.

Not like hard work at all. You do have to take some management-type decisions, but the real core is the development of the personality of your people and their relationships. In some instances you end up investing emotionally in them and caring about what happens to them and if they're happy, while in some other instances you might end up doing wild or goofy stuff, like lesbian housewives having an affair while their husbands are at work, or like removing all toilets from a house and watch the residents getting increasingly desperate about peeing.

It's also really addictive, even though it does get stale after a while (and the add-ons do nothing for me).

Overall, it's definitely the kind of game that you don't get if you don;t play, which makes it quite surprising that it got done in the first place. Wright had a lot of convincing to do.

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include some weapons and driving and you got GTA 5...

Oh God.

My daughters are going to start asking for a more powerful PC...

Wow, that sounds really good...!

The problem for me is that I love the Sims for about a week then get really bored of it.

Sims 1 was compulsive because of scrappy the clown. You could torture them into insanity! Sims 2 was great for its faux-cad software. After a while I went out and got a life of my own however Sim City 4 has still very much got me by the balls.

As much as i like the sound of it all, it does come across more of an economic sim/city game rather than a people simulator, I quite liked the focus the sims has previously had, will that still be there, will looking after just a single household be as entertaining and busy as it ever was?

I wonder how many shovel ware add-ons this can generate...

The Sims is shit until you add your own creativity. If you just play it normally it's dull as hell.

Create yourself and your friends as toddlers and have them looked after by single-parent Hitler in full Nazi regalia and you have about the funniest gaming experience you'll ever have.

I agree with Tiger_Walts...

Needs more ASCII.

Sims 2 was really just Sims 1 with a new coat of paint. This actually looks like a real sequel, with actual fresh new stuff in it. Neat.

i'm almost tempted to play sims 2 again, but last time i did that i ended up being able to buy pretty much all the good things in just a few hours of play, which in my eyes meant i had completed it. i didn't see the point of continuing to play when i had nothing to aspire to...

Well, I'm excited.

I was really hoping the graphics would look more like ps3 home and that japanese ddr mmo thing. I'll probably buy this, but I usually get bored after messing around with it for a bit. If it was a bit more realistic I might be able to get the same satisfaction out of it as watching reality tv show contestants cry, but unfortunatly I don't get that same feeling towards sim characters.

About time they did with the having to maintain your sim's bladder (which was my pet peeve of the last 2 sims games)... theoretically (and in my mind) this really sounds like the game Sims2 should have been- but wasn't, cause it was really just Sims1.5... guess I'll have to wait and see if they can deliver the goods.

can you b e a sadistic serial killer and have access to weapons?

Yes you can...

Not played any sims, but this looks actually interesting.

Wyrm - "Create yourself and your friends as toddlers and have them looked after by single-parent Hitler in full Nazi regalia and you have about the funniest gaming experience you'll ever have."

Hit the nail on the head

Is there a 360 version coming?

i always find sims games to be terribly exciting for a couple of weeks then I won't play them again for years until a new one comes out and the whole sorry process starts again.

ps - anyone know if this is coming out on mac at the same time?