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What is the reason you keep coming back to the sims 4 rather then play 2/3?
Cheekybits
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I remember sims 3 had a ton of content but most of it was just stuff. I always try to go back and play sims 3 because of everything you could do. I'll build my family and then my house and start to play then my sim will wave in the air and get stuck or they put there food down to talk. I realize once again why I'm playing sims 4 even though there is a lack of content.
I was just carious, I know a lot of people play both on and off.
I was just carious, I know a lot of people play both on and off.
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lol my friend said the same thing, she could not go back because of the graphics. Now that I think about it sims 2 hair options was so limited ( useless you used cc) I only ever used 1 hairstyle.
I don't think it's an either or situation.
Yes, graphics in a game are very important to me. Especially one like the sims, that look was acceptable back in 2004 when sims 2 came out. But not today . I dont care for sims 3 visiuals either. But thats not the only reason I like sims 4. I enjoy my gameplay too
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To put it as simple as I can, TS2 just did everything right for me, and each expansion was wonderfully made. It set out to accomplish big things for the franchise itself, and the developers of the time achieved far more than what they had aimed for, IMHO. They’re still the absolute smartest Sims of the whole franchise, with the best designed AI.
With TS4, it feels like they miss the mark often on certain features and packs. Half of the game’s lifespan felt like it was a game of catching up to where TS2 has been for years already.
As far as TS3 goes, I love the vision the developers had with it, but it’s just too dang difficult to play. It’s an unstable mess. I don’t really blame the open world. TS4 has a closed world and experiences many of the issues TS3 did. Just comes down to poor optimization.
I hated the open world in Sims 3 because it would take forever to load and I too had lag issues, despite having an at that time completely new gaming computer. I like to play focused on one lot or family so the neighborhood system is ideal for me, the sims can still go outside of their lot to fish or meet others but when I actually want to go to a community lot I don't have to worry about the sims that I leave behind, they care for themselves. I like how simple and clean the UI is and I enjoy the goal-oriented aspect of the game, I love fulfilling aspirations and collecting things and both were quite annoying in the previous games. I also like the build mode, it's a lot more versatile than before and I love how I can decorate houses much more easily thanks to F5 and the Alt key.
I don't know, I guess it just speaks to me more than the other games.
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The reason I played Sims 3 was because I had played Sims2 sooo much that every premade, every social action....
I think I was happiest with Sims2, partly because it seemed to have more original content. Although Sims3 probably had the most elaborate content, and I loved the open worlds. Sigh.... Just thinking about Roaring Heights, and Sunlit Tides, and Monte Vista, and Isla Paradiso, and Lucky Palms and Lunar Lakes makes me nostalgic for the game. Sigh....
I like the graphics as they fit, I don't need 4 to look like 3 for me to like it it's a pretty game simple as that and I just need a running game to get to my storyteller ways I'm fairly easy to please in that way.
All the sims err'day
And I do own sims 3 but the graphics stop me from enjoying the game, also the lack of emotion. I'm just really used to the emotion feature of the S4
And the cas in sims 3 lack content in my opinion, don't get me wrong create a style is awesome but not what I'm looking for right now
I spend a lot of time on sims 3 and still my favorite but I moved on and now play mostly if not only sims 4
lol I try soooo hard to play sims 3 I just feel like there is tooo much going on at once. The moment I load the game I got the portal appear, the college mascot, the note telling me about weather and adventures. When I played sims 3 my sims were never home. There's soo much to do in the world.
Sims3 - I've kinda hit a "dull period" in my Sims3. Don't worry. It'll pass. It always does!
Sims2 - For some strange reason when my pc clears out junk files, it erases some of my Sims2: Ultimate Collection files. This means that I'm CONSTANTLY repairing my Sims2 game! I dunno how to keep my pc clean but keep my Sims2 untouched! ugh!
Titanic: Adventure Out Of Time - This was an awesome classic (1996) game... and STILL is! It needs to be ran in a "DosBox" to work properly though. I REALLY wish I could figure out how to make the play-window abit bigger though...
(actual size)
Of course, since Titanic: AOoT was created back when most pc screen resolutions were 800X600, I guess I shouldn't complain and be thankful that it even shows up at all!
Sid Meier's Pirates - Another awesome game (from 2005) that I play when I hit a dull period with my Sims! Even though it's almost over 12 years old, I STILL find it fun to play, even if it's a little "dated".
You (white shirt, brown pants) going against the Spanish captain (purple coat, black hat)!
You also meet other famous pirates, like Blackbeard (pictured)!
(Btw, my Pirates game does show up as full screen, unlike my Titanic.)
So if I'm not playing Pirates or Titanic, it kinda leaves me with Sims4... for now at least.
At the moment I'm playing 4 more often because my Movin' On Up Challenge, My World Building, My 100 Baby Challenge, My Ultimate Sim Challenge are the saves I'm most interested in playing.
I tend to play Sims 2 when I want something quick, light and fun. since I'm playing a basic Going Solo legacy challenge over there. At the moment I'm playing that one a little less because my current heiress is doing the college thing and well to be honest...it's been really boring to play through lol. I don't have all the packs for 2 yet but I'm looking forward to doing the Build a City Challenge once I do.
For Sims 3 it's if I want to play my Back to Basics/Going Solo challenge. This is a beast of a challenge which is going to last almost 100 generations so I tend to play that one slowly. I don't play much else with Sims 3 because I only have the BG installed at the moment so there's less for me to do with it at the moment. Also it takes the longest to load (even with just the BG) so I have to be in the perfect mood to want to load it. But I'm starting to feel the Sims 3 urge a bit more so I'll probably be playing it a lot again soon.
The only reason i dont play 2 more often is simply because its outdated. Not being able to click and drag the screen, after playing 4, is a habit that's so hard to break. Building in 2 is super tedious, I can't stand it honestly, 4 spoiled me for sure in that aspect. And having to click an arrow to go to the next page while building or dressing a sim takes to long. Usually a few seconds to load, and with all expansions there is a lot to go through and it just takes too long.
But I love the gameplay and the families. I love being able to go through speeds 1, 2, and 3 and actually have the time go as fast as its supposed to. I love not having to worry about relationship culling and decay when i rotate to different families. I love how each sim feels unique and has a different personality. I actually started to play rotationally with the capps, Monty, and summerdream families, and they all felt different and was so much fun. But I came back to 4 only for the reasons I listed above.... Itd be great if they remastered and re released s2, with some updated aspects as well.
I feel like sims 2 is a perfect game, basically. But sims 4 is new and shiny and updated, and I can't resist.