I've been gaming for as long as I can remember and I've never known the industry to be so dedicated to remastering and remaking now, than ever before.
AoE, C&C, Commandos, Mafia etc.
Question is, if EA announced that there were to be no more sequels but that it would remaster or remake one of the four current games, which would you pick?
Remastered or Remake 68 votes
The Sims 1 (Graphical Remaster)
The Sims 1 (Remake - name your requirements in comments below)
The Sims 2 (Graphical Remaster)
The Sims 2 (Remake - name your requirements in comments below)
The Sims 3 (Graphical Remaster)
The Sims 3 (Remake - name your requirements in comments below)
The Sims 4 (Graphical Remaster)
1 vote
The Sims 4 (Remake - name your requirements in comments below)
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Only choosing one though, TS2 would be my hill to die on. It has the most options and the most game play that it would be worth it. TS3 and TS4 are new enough still they don't need this kind of help. Yet.
EA aren't being that generous in my scenario 😉
I just can't see me going back to the older titles. There's too much i prefer in sims 4 (besides what was mentioned above).
I like the emotions
@Cavapoo_King Did the emotions mean more in TS3? I've only logged 70 hrs of TS4 but so far all I've noticed is my Sims occasionally wake up in a different emotion related to their trait.
Typical...
I don't need a 'Remake' of any of the games, but definitely a Remaster of TS1,2 and possibly 3 so they're bug fixed and compatible with newer systems.
TS4 feels too current for a Remaster or Remake. Although it probably needs a Remake.
Sure, except what is the difference between "angry poop" and the regular kind? Nadda...
Most of the emotions are just a different option on the pie menu that does the same thing as another option that the emotion option replaced. I'd be more into emotions if they actually did something different and had a reason for me to want my sim in that "mood".
TS3 and TS2 made a lot more sense (IMO) with how this system was handled. Sim's moods were based more on life events and their own personal traits. TS4 does have that to a lesser degree but the bulk of their mood comes from the objects around them, and again, there's not that much difference between an "inspired" sim or a "focused" sim or an "angry" sim.
Not really.
Remake is making a completely new version of the same game. Which wouldn't really make much sense, since it's a franchise, but one could argue that Sims 4 is a 'remake' of its predecessors.
Remaster is cleaning up the graphics of a game etc. and porting it to newer systems.
@Cavapoo_King Ah, okay. I haven't noticed different interactions based on emotion, just different interactions that change the emotion (brisk or thoughtful shower).
@Camkat TS2 is my favourite for "emotions" so far. Your sim has a wish / whim and if you complete it, he or she feels happier. Become happy enough and your feel platinum. Not even poor needs can affect platinum 😂
Sort of. Although I understand Remake is also considered a huge overhaul of an old game. Mafia, for example. I believe the creators will be using the same storyline and missions etc. but overhauling gameplay and graphics.
I guess it isn't that easy to define. I would consider Two Point Hospital to be a better graphic update to Theme Hospital, but others consider that a Remake.
Meh, the question is open - state ur requirements 👍🏼
Agreed. 👍🏼
Interesting. I actually prefer the time passing globally, despite the fact I keep aging set to active household only. Once I've got the hang of things, my intention is to play each household for a "year" (all 4 seasons) moving on once NYE is over.
I agree about the swimming. I understand that Sulani and DU are the only swimming areas 🤨
A while ago I hosted a long thread in the TS3 section and the question of remastering/remaking came up. There are a number of difficulties which would need to be overcome for it to happen including making a 64 bit version. Essentially the entire programme would have to be rewritten. Granted this would allow you to turn TS3 into whatever you wanted but any time you do major rewrites you risk creating new glitches and bugs.
Assuming the difficulties were overcome I would love to see the major glitches and bugs dealt with, particularly in IP where the routing is a real headache without modding. I would also love to see inside the rabbit holes and to watch my sims driving their cars around from the inside of the car. Other than that I would like to see proper babies with legs. Most of all I would expect the colourwheel, open world, swimming in open water, diving, world editor, CAW, and terrain tools to be retained and enhanced where appropriate.
That is just for starters If there were to be no new iterations of the franchise then I would like to feel I had a game I could continue to play for another 11 years.
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Sims 2 updated solely to work on the current computers of the time and to address the various bugs and glitches currently present or that happen as a result of the attempts to fix the bugs and glitches.
Which isn't a remake, but it isn't a graphical remaster as I do not want graphics to change at all. Don't want to have to get rid of all/most of my CC.
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