I've always been a TS3 stan. From when it first came out till today. I remember on all the sims forums everyone would call TS2 superior and i would get so mad and fight them
I get that there are a few that have always enjoyed it but there was an overwhelming negative reaction when it first came out. I'd tend to agree with those gorls you were fighting tho sis. King Sims 2 remains superior
I used to always pre order expansions and have the date marked on my calendar when they'd come out for TS3 but with TS4 I just pick up expansions whenever I come across them.
Go back to the open world structure of 3 but no RAM cap this time.
Bring back all the supernatural options and NPCs from 3
Keep the job system from 4
Keep the CAS system from 4 but an option for more realistic sims or stylized like 4
Bring back the world tour from 3.
Add swimming in the ocean to find items.
NO online play this is The Sims it's a single player experience the only interactions should be the gallery.
Bring back the manual movement from the console version of 2 as an option or classic like the PC version.
Bring back the Urbz as an expansion pack.
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I'll probably get into The Sims 4 more when they release an expansion half as fun as Island Paradise, University or Seasons.
TS3 got a lot of hate because of all the bugs and issues. It certainly wasn't lacking in content (though a common complaint was that the sims seemed robotic). The base game was so different than anything before it that there was so much to do.
The user metacrtiic scores:
The Sims 2: 8.8
The Sims 3: 7.6
The Sims 4: 3.8
Maybe after TS4 fixes all its issues, I don't know, the game is still boring and they have been trying. The only way I'd buy this game is if there Supernatural EP is better than the one for TS3 (my favorite EP).
This!
Although 90% of the time, I drop out because I miss my town
The gradtion, when you invite your long distance family members is glitchy too
A fine arts degree is so long
Never gotten a scholarship... does anyone know how?
This!
Although 90% of the time, I drop out because I miss my town
I also find Sims 3 University is a lot harder than the Sims 2 University because your performance meter is constantly decreasing when you're not in class or studying
Sims 2 is my favorite, everything from the custom content and gameplay it's perfect. Sims 3 is okay but boring and ruins graphic cards tho i have an Alienware, just never play it, Sims 4 sucks.
I also find Sims 3 University is a lot harder than the Sims 2 University because your performance meter is constantly decreasing when you're not in class or studying
What's the difference between sims 2 & 3
Does sims 2 have a legit storyline & u run and solve problems?
Oh my god sis, you're seriously missing out if you've never played the blessed Sims 2 The storyline is absolutely amazing in all three of the neighbourhoods in the base game and was one of my favourite aspects of the game from the get-go. They did such a good job creating a context and allowing the player to really run wild with it and develop it any way they wanted. There's also so many unexpected interactions and I find that the sims themselves are a lot more quirky. I mean, they even fart and burp randomly around the house I also really miss some of the features they did away with like the private schools where you could invite the headmaster around to the house and you'd cook him dinner and schmooze him to try and get your kid accepted. There was also inheritance which I thought was a really awesome feature
Here was a post I found on The Sims forum about some of the lost features of The Sims 2 which I thought was pretty interesting.
Better features of The Sims 2
1. The sims 2 had more charm than the sims 3 and I loved the variety in the animations. (Especially when sims talked and did make out.)
2. Children felt like children in the sims 2. They would play a variety of games with other child sims like cops and robbers, marry mack, etc.
3. Families were done MUCH better in the sims 2. Adults could give their kids family kisses, snuggle with them on the couch, dance with them, swing them around and more. Furthermore, children cared more about their parents, crying when they got in fights. Finally parent would sometimes autonomously tuck their children in when sleeping, or console their children when they were crying.
4. Sims would interact with each other more autonomously, and they had more interactions with each other in the sims 2 . Sims could play games, as well as talk, and almost every object they used, sims could ask others to join. You could even ask sims to watch you as you played video games with another sim.
5. The sims 2 had the perfect challenge level. When your needs got low, you didn't have a ridiculous amount of time before they passed out or starved to death adding more drama.
6. Sims were more romantic in the sims 2. The kissing was more raunchy, and it sounded more real than the kisses in the sims 3. Sims would sometimes snuggle in bed, and when cuddling on the couch, sims would autonomously hug each other, and rub noses, etc. Also married couples would occasionally automatically romance the other.
7. The sims 2 had less bugs, and didn't lag as much as the sims 3. Even with a good PC, the sims 3 sometimes lags a bit, and that is with nrass mods to help the lag.
8. There was a lot of detail put into the the sims 2. The sims 2 had a ton of small details. For example, sloppy sims mixed bowls differently and create more messes, created puddles when showering, would pee in the shower if their bladder need was low, could salvage and eat from the trash can, would burp and fart more, would play a different animation when they had hygiene failure and more.
9. The animations were really detailed and awesome in the sims 2. Sims move the pieces correctly when playing chest, would play poker correctly, with animations for folding, adding chips to the pot, flipping new cards, flipping chips while idling and more.
10. The aspiration bar/wants and fears were done much better in the sims 2. I like how you can purchase things in the sims 3 with points you acquire from completing wants, however, the sims 2 had a much better system. If you completed wants, you got points as well which you could spend on interactable items that helped your sims. Furthermore, your aspiration bar rose, making your sims happier, and allowing you to use these objects you bought without consequence. If you don't fulfill their wants, or fulfill their fears sims become unhappy, throwing tantrums, worrying, and going crazy (playing with a flour sack for family sims, romancing a mop for romantic sims, etc.)
11.Finally you still find surprises in the sims 2. Playful sims in a house with almost no activities may start playing with the fridge, sims who showered in a cheap shower while another flushed the toilet would sometimes get out of the shower and yell at the other person (because the water suddenly got hot or cold), toddlers would sometimes puke on sims when thrown up into the air, toddlers would sometimes autonomously dance when a stereo was on, etc.
Sims 2 is my favorite, everything from the custom content and gameplay it's perfect. Sims 3 is okay but boring and ruins graphic cards tho i have an Alienware, just never play it, Sims 4 sucks.
Yep, The Sims 4 is absolutely woeful. I had it switched off within half an hour of my first time playing it and uninstalled it a week later
Mess I knew there was a Britney situation I could relate this to but couldn't think off the top of my head Thanks sis
Great minds think alike
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What's the difference between sims 2 & 3
Does sims 2 have a legit storyline & u run and solve problems?
No, that's The Sims Stories. The main difference between TS2 & TS3 is the later has an open world, improved graphics & FX, is more customizable, better build tools, etc...