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Unrealistic Expectations
Ellivision
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I must say, I love TS3. I was a huge fan back in the day of the original Sims, I got super excited when Sims 2 was launched, bought it the day it came out and...nothing. I found it all to be so serious, so linear, and lacking the sims campy humor from the original. I bought the expansion packs, but never really got into it.
Sims 3, again, super excited, bought it on launch. It's a open world, there's always stuff to do, love it, I could go on and on. Short version: It's a nice balance between the realism and cartoonishness.
I think the problem with so many fans complaining over and over is that somehow they were able to convince themselves that EA snuck in every expansion pack from TS2 AND tons more content into this game. Um, no. There's tons more to do, but somehow many people seem to have been deluded into thinking EA held out on telling the Press that magic and pets and seasons were all in the BASE game. Coming in future expansions? Surely. And much, much more.
Did Sims 2 have superstar? Did Sims 2 have vacation? Did Sims 2 have Makin' Magic? Did Sims 2 have unleashed? No, none of these were in the base game. Yet you guys act like Sims 3 OBVIOUSLY should've had every single object, interaction, environment, NPC, etc etc from the earlier games. The Sims 3 is a sequel, and it improved the game, and sometimes improving a game series means cutting out features that just aren't popular or adding to the game.
Long story short: Sims 3 is an amazing base game. If a feature that you liked isn't in the game, it's either on the way or was cut because it really had no reason being there. Also, don't be freak about it missing spiral staircases, both TS1 and TS2 had these...in expansion packs.
Sims 3, again, super excited, bought it on launch. It's a open world, there's always stuff to do, love it, I could go on and on. Short version: It's a nice balance between the realism and cartoonishness.
I think the problem with so many fans complaining over and over is that somehow they were able to convince themselves that EA snuck in every expansion pack from TS2 AND tons more content into this game. Um, no. There's tons more to do, but somehow many people seem to have been deluded into thinking EA held out on telling the Press that magic and pets and seasons were all in the BASE game. Coming in future expansions? Surely. And much, much more.
Did Sims 2 have superstar? Did Sims 2 have vacation? Did Sims 2 have Makin' Magic? Did Sims 2 have unleashed? No, none of these were in the base game. Yet you guys act like Sims 3 OBVIOUSLY should've had every single object, interaction, environment, NPC, etc etc from the earlier games. The Sims 3 is a sequel, and it improved the game, and sometimes improving a game series means cutting out features that just aren't popular or adding to the game.
Long story short: Sims 3 is an amazing base game. If a feature that you liked isn't in the game, it's either on the way or was cut because it really had no reason being there. Also, don't be freak about it missing spiral staircases, both TS1 and TS2 had these...in expansion packs.
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Others expected the game to have more than 1 starting town.
At this point I'd like to see Maxis put up a hottub and a maid bot.
The gameplay based EPs are still on the shelves so Maxis can't really include them in Sims 3. Fine. Objects and dress? ommitted? Sorry but that's just lazy.
It's like the more boring Sims 3 is the more some people will say forget it and buy Sims 2 double deluxe (which can run on their current system).
By the time they are done with Sims 2, there might be more available in Sims 3 to buy extra from the online store to make it fun.
I'm sure EA will at some point release a deluxe version of TS3 but it would be silly to include too much of the content on that disc that people paid extra for.
To some extent, the hype probably does play a role. I call this the "Moylneux Effect."
That's just game design, though. You start out with tons of ideas of what you want the game to be, and then you have to pull back from there. (This usually leads to a better game than if you were to aim low from the beginning.) You can try all you want to include everything you wanted to, but at some point you have to actually release the game and start making money.
Anyway, some people probably did have unrealistic expectations. Others likely have very valid concerns about the game. That's productive.