EA Announce The Sims Medieval.

Today EA has unveiled in a new entry in the long-running Sims series, The Sims Medieval.

This new standalone game is a radical departure for Will Wright's creation, which has previously always been set in the modern day.

"The Middle Ages is a time of intrigue, legend, and excitement. It offers a perfect backdrop for a brand new series from The Sims studio due to the limitless stories that can be told," said Scott Evans, The Sims Studio's GM.

"The Sims Medieval offers a new way for players to experience The Sims which we hope fans will enjoy, and it features gameplay that fans of strategy and role-playing games will find appealing such as controlling an entire kingdom and quest-based gameplay mechanics."

Players will be able to build their own medieval kingdom, create characters from all walks of life whether peasants, bards, royalty or blacksmiths.

This move may alienate some of the IP's more casual fans, but it is a big statement of intent from the developer which wants to push EA's most reliable money maker into uncharted territory.

There will be a wealth of new storytelling possibilities via quests and new career opportunities, all carried out with the sort of lighthearted fun one would expect from the series.

The Sims Medieval will be available exclusively on PC during Spring 2011. We are sure to hear more about this exciting spin-off during EA's conference at Gamescom.

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Quest based sims? :| EA just always has to milk everything dead.

Unusual choice of another sim game. But if they be playing the different Era route then I can only hope for a Sim:"THE FUTURE!!!" type of game. A man can dream.

Wow, that actually kind of sounds interesting, how come I never thought of the Sims in any other time period apart from modern day?

WOW that sounds BA. A huge departure from the other Sims games, but it sound really cool. I'll pick this up for sure.

The first Sims I care about.

This and Darkspore are two hilarious spinoffs

So long as one of the career paths ends with Blood-Stained Conqueror of the World I'm sold :P

hmm, i guess we will see.

Hmmm sounds interesting.

This sounds very familier..........Oh yeah http://store.steampowered.com/app/39680/

I am very excited. I love The Sims and I love the setting. This is one Sims spin-off they can't afford to screw up.

Interesting. As long as it isn't as shallow in gameplay as the regular Sims games, it could be good.

That's cool. They are going in a different direction. i like it.

I would love to have a little family living in a hovel, where the dad is a warrior that can protect his family from robbers. I hope there's blood.

Neat, now you can empty the toilet out the second story window and down onto a family member standing below.Treflis

Wow, that actually kind of sounds interesting, how come I never thought of the Sims in any other time period apart from modern day?

lucfonzy

Here are some screenshots of the game:

I've been meaning to get The Sims 3 for a long time now (Guilty pleasure, don't judge me!) and I am glad to see Wil Wright reinventing the wheel, he's been at The Sims for what, 10 years? Glad to see him going in a new direction with the franchise.Im_single

Actually, Will Wright only worked on the original game. He doesn't even work at EA anymore, he founded another company - Stupid Fun Club.

Not even Maxis is involved in The Sims anymore. Basically, EA created an entire division (like EA Sports) that develops the main games, expansions and spin-offs.

[QUOTE="Im_single"]I've been meaning to get The Sims 3 for a long time now (Guilty pleasure, don't judge me!) and I am glad to see Wil Wright reinventing the wheel, he's been at The Sims for what, 10 years? Glad to see him going in a new direction with the franchise.UpInFlames

Actually, Will Wright only worked on the original game. He doesn't even work at EA anymore, he founded another company - Stupid Fun Club.

Not even Maxis is involved in The Sims anymore. Basically, EA created an entire division (like EA Sports) that develops the main games, expansions and spin-offs.

[QUOTE="UpInFlames"]

[QUOTE="Im_single"]I've been meaning to get The Sims 3 for a long time now (Guilty pleasure, don't judge me!) and I am glad to see Wil Wright reinventing the wheel, he's been at The Sims for what, 10 years? Glad to see him going in a new direction with the franchise.martinX3X

Actually, Will Wright only worked on the original game. He doesn't even work at EA anymore, he founded another company - Stupid Fun Club.

Not even Maxis is involved in The Sims anymore. Basically, EA created an entire division (like EA Sports) that develops the main games, expansions and spin-offs.

The Sims 3 is by far the best entry in the series.

[QUOTE="martinX3X"][QUOTE="UpInFlames"]

Actually, Will Wright only worked on the original game. He doesn't even work at EA anymore, he founded another company - Stupid Fun Club.

Not even Maxis is involved in The Sims anymore. Basically, EA created an entire division (like EA Sports) that develops the main games, expansions and spin-offs.

UpInFlames

The Sims 3 is by far the best entry in the series.

I agree, but the content could have been better, as in, there should have been more of it with the base game.guynamedbilly

I think there's plenty of content (two whole towns, unprecedented sandbox gameplay, let's not forget direct social integration which opens up loads of user-created content), but they obviously had to leave some room for all the expansion packs. :wink:

[QUOTE="UpInFlames"]

[QUOTE="martinX3X"] Yea that's why the sims suck now. guynamedbilly

The Sims 3 is by far the best entry in the series.

[QUOTE="guynamedbilly"]

[QUOTE="UpInFlames"]

The Sims 3 is by far the best entry in the series.

martinX3X

http://store.thesims3.com/productList.html?categoryId=11959&scategoryId=11974&pcategoryId=11973&ppcategoryId=11960&gender=male

If EA will continue to charge customers for virtual hair then I will certainly be passing on this. Gut out the rubbish practices and center the playerbase with community custom content.

[QUOTE="martinX3X"][QUOTE="guynamedbilly"] I agree, but the content could have been better, as in, there should have been more of it with the base game.

OoSuperMarioO

http://store.thesims3.com/productList.html?categoryId=11959&scategoryId=11974&pcategoryId=11973&ppcategoryId=11960&gender=male

If EA will continue to charge customers for virtual hair then I will certainly be passing on this. Gut out the rubbish practices and center the playerbase with community custom content.

How about you click on the tab next to it that says The Exchange? Or how about you put in The Sims 3 disc in, wait for the game's start-up menu to pop up and click on The Exchange right there? Unlike almost any other PC game, The Sims 3 provides the player with a directly integrated system which offers a bucketload of community content.

As for the game itself, I can't imagine going back to the restriction of a house when The Sims 3 provides a whole town as your playground.

[QUOTE="OoSuperMarioO"]

[QUOTE="martinX3X"] It felt a little shallow for me. I still think the original The Sims was the best. UpInFlames

http://store.thesims3.com/productList.html?categoryId=11959&scategoryId=11974&pcategoryId=11973&ppcategoryId=11960&gender=male

If EA will continue to charge customers for virtual hair then I will certainly be passing on this. Gut out the rubbish practices and center the playerbase with community custom content.

How about you click on the tab next to it that says The Exchange? Or how about you put in The Sims 3 disc in, wait for the game's start-up menu to pop up and click on The Exchange right there? Unlike almost any other PC game, The Sims 3 provides the player with a directly integrated system which offers a bucketload of community content.

As for the game itself, I can't imagine going back to the restriction of a house when The Sims 3 provides a whole town as your playground.

It's an unneeded overlap with community creators. Either do it right or don't do it at all EA. In the early iteration, a lot of the store content should of been on the disc for a better base game for players at launch, in addition to free content from the devs to actually encourage players to play the game.OoSuperMarioO

So don't buy any of it then. I would understand you if they were shoving The Store down players throats, but they're not. The Exchange is right there and the player always has the option. Also, they do have free content (sponsored items, holiday-themed items). At least they're charging for THEIR content unlike Blizzard which is looking to monetize the user-created content as well.

Intersting, I hope they will change the gameplay and don't just change the design as they are use to do...

[QUOTE="OoSuperMarioO"]It's an unneeded overlap with community creators. Either do it right or don't do it at all EA. In the early iteration, a lot of the store content should of been on the disc for a better base game for players at launch, in addition to free content from the devs to actually encourage players to play the game.UpInFlames

So don't buy any of it then. I would understand you if they were shoving The Store down players throats, but they're not. The Exchange is right there and the player always has the option. Also, they do have free content (sponsored items, holiday-themed items). At least they're charging for THEIR content unlike Blizzard which is looking to monetize the user-created content as well.

You see that chair. I want that chair, but it's 75 Sim Points.. It's a beautiful chair Upinflames, it's a Duck chair..

But you still won't be able to kill anyone in medieval times, the era known for thee.

[QUOTE="UpInFlames"]

[QUOTE="OoSuperMarioO"]It's an unneeded overlap with community creators. Either do it right or don't do it at all EA. In the early iteration, a lot of the store content should of been on the disc for a better base game for players at launch, in addition to free content from the devs to actually encourage players to play the game.OoSuperMarioO

So don't buy any of it then. I would understand you if they were shoving The Store down players throats, but they're not. The Exchange is right there and the player always has the option. Also, they do have free content (sponsored items, holiday-themed items). At least they're charging for THEIR content unlike Blizzard which is looking to monetize the user-created content as well.

You see that chair. I want that chair, but it's 75 Sim Points.. It's a beautiful chair Upinflames, it's a Duck chair..

:lol:

Didn't you get a 1000 sim points with your copy? You could've bought an entire house worth of duck chairs. :P

This is something me and my friends talked about years ago so we are surprised it took them so long to figure it out that Sims in different times would attract not only sims players but also those interested in said times.