Who would ever have imagined that something as seemingly dull as a life simulator would ever have achieved the monumental success that the Sims franchise has had? Well, it’s ten years since the release of the first game on PC, and now EA has brought the latest iteration to your home consoles. This isn’t the first time the Sims have ventured beyond the confines of the PC, although until now, none were truly capable of living up to their computer cousins. Those of you who pick up a copy of The Sims 3 for either PS3 or Xbox 360 will find an almost identical experience to that of the PC version (the Wii and DS games are their own thing, and will not be discussed in this review). As a fan of the series, the fact that I can have that PC experience from the comfort of my couch with few compromises is surprising and very welcome indeed.
A voice actor for The Sims spoke about his experiences doing voice work for the game's fictional Simlish language, and how there was no dictionary for them
The Sims franchise has been a part of my life ever since the first game came out. It was one of two games I camped outside of a store for, the other one being Black & White.
Maybe you've got a favorite game from the olden days you never get rid of. Maybe you're a scrupulous uninstaller and you don't have anything from before 2013 on your pristine PC. Maybe you've got something from the 1990s taking up several whole megabytes you completely forgot about.
Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis.
I did have Loom but I didn't like it.
I've been replaying a bunch of old adventure games, lately. I had been playing a bunch of text adventures, but those are uninstalled now. At the moment, the oldest thing I have installed is Sierra's Police Quest Collection. When I'm done with that, I'll be moving on to Space Quest, Quest for Glory, and finishing with the best: King's Quest.
They seriously need to take the home building system from the Sims and just release that as a game. I'd buy it.
I second K-Tuck's sentiment.
As for the game, I'm not a huge fan of the sims but Sims 3 looks fun! Awesome review.
I like the challenges idea, gives people a goal at least for a different type of player.
I have to agree with K-Tuck. If they were to release the home building system separately, I would definitely snatch it up. Other than disturbing ways to see how I can kill off my Sims, creating the house was always something I loved tinkering with.