The game is alot bigger. And has alot of new features. Except its pretty much The Sims 2 all over again. As it has no weather, pets, home businesses or anything. So they have stripped it all back to a vanilla version - again. But still a good game.
Probably not. It didn't seem that much different from Sims 2 (minus all the addons removed again, greedy bastards) plus I don't really wanna support EA, they'll get more than enough money from it anyway.
never saw the appeal of the sims games. On top of that it costs like £200 total for all the "expansion" packs when its all done. Plus its EA/Maxis so expect draconian DRM.
never saw the appeal of the sims games. On top of that it costs like £200 total for all the "expansion" packs when its all done. Plus its EA/Maxis so expect draconian DRM.
bonafidetk
You don't have to buy those. Plus the last game even had free DLC so it was unecessary anyhoo.
never saw the appeal of the sims games. On top of that it costs like £200 total for all the "expansion" packs when its all done. Plus its EA/Maxis so expect draconian DRM.
bonafidetk
Um. Sims 3 does not have DRM. It is using the simple key system. EA themselves have stated this.
I am definitely getting it. Reviews so far have been good, but I planned on getting it anyways despite reviews. This is supposedly the best sims game yet.
Yes, I am, but it's pretty much the same as Sims2 gameplay except for you can see your car moving from point A to point B and zoom out the cam to see the whole city.... to be honest I do feel like not wanna pick it up next week, but I will anyway, since I already preordered it.
Yup if some of you guys actually did some fact reading on the sims 3..Its different from sims2...You have some rpg elements which im liking about this one..Also you have traits you can iimplement, into your character..One can become a rock star an be shown playing in front of a crowd..Now thats pretty awesome...If your a actor you get to sign autographs..So ya the sims 3 is different..Read fact before commenting..
never saw the appeal of the sims games. On top of that it costs like £200 total for all the "expansion" packs when its all done. Plus its EA/Maxis so expect draconian DRM.
Metalphor
Um. Sims 3 does not have DRM. It is using the simple key system. EA themselves have stated this. And where did you read that it WON'T use Securom for that? If it asks for a key verification it definitely has DRM, most likely Securom. Securom can do basic CD key checks too you know. Not that I care about securom since I have many games with it, but it says straight in your face that it'll have DRM (cd checks, yeah it too is a form of DRM) and you're listening to EA that says it won't have other than that check. We'll se but I'm 99% sure it has Securom, if it didn't it wouldn't have any form of verification, not even a CD key check.
never saw the appeal of the sims games. On top of that it costs like £200 total for all the "expansion" packs when its all done. Plus its EA/Maxis so expect draconian DRM.
DanielDust
Um. Sims 3 does not have DRM. It is using the simple key system. EA themselves have stated this. And where did you read that it WON'T use Securom for that? If it asks for a key verification it definitely has DRM, most likely Securom. Securom can do basic CD key checks too you know. Not that I care about securom since I have many games with it, but it says straight in your face that it'll have DRM (cd checks, yeah it too is a form of DRM) and you're listening to EA that says it won't have other than that check. We'll se but I'm 99% sure it has Securom, if it didn't it wouldn't have any form of verification, not even a CD key check. What I ment by simple key system, I ment cd-key. It does not have an online key verification system like Mass effect, if thats what you were thinking. It is the old, look behind manual for cd-key system. No online verification.
[QUOTE="clembo1990"]Yeah, its sort of a must have game. A chance to unwind from all the shooters and RTS games I play.Dogswithguns
That's the reason Im pick it up. ...lots of times I dont feel like any shooting and action stuff.
Conversely, after waiting 8 minutes for my Sim to finish sleeping only to miss work in the morning. I feel like shooting people in the face pretty quickly.
[QUOTE="Metalphor"][QUOTE="DanielDust"][QUOTE="Metalphor"] Um. Sims 3 does not have DRM. It is using the simple key system. EA themselves have stated this. And where did you read that it WON'T use Securom for that? If it asks for a key verification it definitely has DRM, most likely Securom. Securom can do basic CD key checks too you know. Not that I care about securom since I have many games with it, but it says straight in your face that it'll have DRM (cd checks, yeah it too is a form of DRM) and you're listening to EA that says it won't have other than that check. We'll se but I'm 99% sure it has Securom, if it didn't it wouldn't have any form of verification, not even a CD key check. What I ment by simple key system, I ment cd-key. It does not have an online key verification system like Mass effect, if thats what you were thinking. It is the old, look behind manual for cd-key system. No online verification. I understood what you meant to say, it doesn't have to check online to be Securom, it can have a simple offline cd key check. PC games nowadays are not like they used to be, DRM, especially Securom is used for anything and it can be used in various ways, simple offline key check, online key check, limited installs, etc. There are hardly any games that don't use DRM nowadays, most of them (a few since there are extremely few games that don't have DRM) work without any check whatsoever, like PoP, but be sure that EA (Securom's best friend) won't be the one that doesn't use it, especially for one of their Maxis games.
Got it pre-ordered so yeah I'm getting it. Seems much improved over the Sims 2 when it originally came out and seems like it has much more to do then either the Sims 1 or 2 when they had originally came out. Has a lot of promise so we'll see where they take it with expansions.
never saw the appeal of the sims games. On top of that it costs like £200 total for all the "expansion" packs when its all done. Plus its EA/Maxis so expect draconian DRM.
DanielDust
Um. Sims 3 does not have DRM. It is using the simple key system. EA themselves have stated this. And where did you read that it WON'T use Securom for that? If it asks for a key verification it definitely has DRM, most likely Securom. Securom can do basic CD key checks too you know. Not that I care about securom since I have many games with it, but it says straight in your face that it'll have DRM (cd checks, yeah it too is a form of DRM) and you're listening to EA that says it won't have other than that check. We'll se but I'm 99% sure it has Securom, if it didn't it wouldn't have any form of verification, not even a CD key check. I don't have a copy of the magazine yet, but on the cover of the June issue of PC Gamer there's a headline, which reads: "DRM IS DEAD. The Sims 3 kills copy protection!"
All games seem retarded to people who dislike the concept/genre. I have friends who think I'm nuts for liking 4X games and I have friends who think it's weird to play RPGs. So no, the game is not retarded but just not for you. Personally, I always found a soft spot in my collection for the Sims games. Don't know why but after all of the wars and conflicts you see in games it is nice to slow down with a game of the Sims once in a while.
Eventually I'm sure, how soon depends on how good the additions to the game are and how many there are. If it ends up basically being a prettier version of Sims 2 then I'll pass.
Propably, I'm interested to give it a try, but I'm not getting it right away, I'll wait for a price drop which I know will unfortunately take a while for a popular EA game.
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