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Which The Sims game do you think has the best Storytelling features?
Which The Sims game do you think has the best Storytelling features? 32 votes
The Sims 1 (photo albums)
1 vote
The Sims 2 (family and neighborhood photo albums)
The Sims 3 (scrapbook with custom snapshot-memories)
2 votes
The Sims 4 (screenshot manager)
2 votes
They are all crap, because I normally do storytelling externally with MS Word, PowerPoint, Google Docs, etc.
Not applicable, because I am not a writer. I make machinimas instead.
Not applicable, because I am not a writer. I do Let's Plays/Builds instead.
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I actually turn off all notifications, memories and lessons in The Sims 3.
However, I do make my own custom memories in The Sims 3, with custom blurbs and titles, because in a way, the Scrapbook functions a bit like a Photo Album.
That way, only I can control how many pictures will be taken and inserted into the Scrapbook.
On the other hand for sims who actually HAVE a story they are going to live through, then it has to be Sims 2, where they build up experiences and their lives seem to mean something to them.
Well, I was actually talking about neither scenario.
Instead, I was talking about the in-game ability to capture pictures and caption those pictures, then integrate the pictures and captions into a story.
The Sims 1 had a little photo album that contained user-created photos and user-created captions.
The Sims 2 had a little photo album that contained user-created photos and user-created captions for the whole household/family and for the neighborhood.
The Sims 3 didn't come with a photo album, but it did have this Scrapbook with custom memories. I usually turn off the Memories/Notifications/Lessons, but I do like the ability to make custom Memories and write a little blub.
The Sims 4 didn't come with a photo album either, but it did have this Screenshot Manager tool, which was next to useless. It worked best if you only had 1 save file, 1 household and 1 set of pictures.
Personally, I think The Sims 2 had the best Storytelling functions, because you could arrange the pictures in any order and upload the Stories to the Exchange. You could also edit those pictures and make a cover picture. The Sims 3, on the other hand, required you to take the Screenshots and upload them to the Exchange through the Launcher. The Sims 4 didn't even have a place to upload Screenshots/Snapshots; you could just upload Sims, Lots and Rooms - a massive reduction since TS3.
The Sims 2 is a much older game, and as such, some people may have never really played it or may have played it when they were very little.