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June 2009
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The editors liked
Interface improvements. Finer controls for placing objects within a house. More character depth now available. Sims now have life goals to work toward
Not just dead-end jobs.
Infinitely replayable
Lots of downloadable content
Waaaaay too many features to detail.
Storymode adds real life
Seamless travel
Little details built with a lot of care
Freetoexplore town leads to a sense of community
Robust
Intuitive creation tools
Charming visuals and audio
Good balance of sandbox play and specific goals
Loads of content to keep you busy for months.
Simulates an entire town of Sims
Great homebuilding tools
Complex personalities.
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The editors didn't like
Items from the previous expansion packs not included in this version. You have to pay for cool downloadable items once your initial free online points run out.
Downloadable content costs real Earth dollars
Managing big families is pretty tough.
Similar activities
No real improvements in the job system
Most additional official content costs real money
Some pathfinding issues.
Watching Sims sleep every night
Unrewarding lifetime rewards
Frustrating pathfinding.
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The Sims 3 departs quite a bit from The Sims and The Sims 2. You get one neighborhood. In that neighborhood
You pick one family to play as. Ideally
You should be able to pick more
But a glitch/bug is preventing the Story Mode toggle from...
Free-to-explore town leads to a sense of community , Robust, intuitive creation tools , Charming visuals and audio , Good balance of sandbox play and specific goals , Loads of content to keep you busy for months
Most additional official content costs real money , Some path finding issues
The latest Sims game is also the greatest, striking a terrific balance between the fresh and the familiar. Its deft handling of rewards makes this latest incarnation very addictive....
New real-time map, diverse personalities, high replay-value, it’s The Sims!
Not much new to sink your teeth into
The Sims 3 is a gentle evolution of the series that retains everything fans hold dear. While the improvements on offer aren’t major, they’re enough to make the upgrade worthwhile. Bring on the expansion packs! ...
Detailed character creation with character traits. Graphical overhaul in true Sims style. Explore the entire town, on foot, in your car or on your bike. Addictive.
Wont appeal to people who previously havent enjoyed the series. Still gets a bit confusing when your household gets too large.
Abstract: Well, here we are – another Sims is upon us.Now I’ve been a fan of the Sims series since day dot, and the reasons why I started playing then are the same reasons why I’ve continued to play all these years: The Sims franchise is beloved to many because ...
Abstract: How the hell do you write about The Sims 3, or at the very least, squeeze it into around 800 words? At base level, it is ostensibly the same game as the two that came before it, and their many, many expansion packs, and it is only when you get into the...
Abstract: On one level its essentially still The Sims, but on another, so many careful tweaks have been implemented (not to mention a few big changes) that this third incarnation is a joy to explore and unfold. Its a massively charming outing into a seamless ...
Abstract: Nine years on from the original game, The Sims gets a second sequel that refines the improvements made over the course of many expansion packs. The essence of the game is still resource and task management in daily life, and if that and the open-ended ...
Abstract: Possibly one of the most anticipated games for the PC, the Sims 3 has been out for just under a month now. But does it match up with what many people were thinking? Having done some research into the game I can tell you how good it really is. Well thin...
