You like Harvest Moon for the SNES? You'll love this!
User Rating: 9.3 | The Sims 2 Seasons PC
The first thing I would like to tell about Seasons is that it's about the weather, with a changing weather pattern you will have to do different things everyday. Instead of the same old routine day in and day out you might have to change your routine because of the wheater. One other thing is that with these new weather patterns is that you can´t plan ahead, you thought you could celebrate a new spring with a free day and a bbq? Well think again, the spring is not sunny and mild all the spring season and the winter is not snowy and cold all the time. Sometimes, the winter tend to stay an extra day or two just like in real life. One other aspect with the snow pattern for example. You kid is way behind on homework or slept in so he can't have breakfast, guess what, it snowed so heavy last night the school is closed today. Gamespot says the wheather will not change gameplay that much, well think agin. The weather can ruin or save you day.
Fourth and the biggest change in gameplay (for me) is that is "Seasons" you can fish, grow your own crops, have a compost pile (well it's more of a machine) and actually try what it's like to live independantly without having to work or go to the grocery store. This is also the part that actually allows you to "change game", don't think "Sims", think "Harvest Moon", if you got hooked on the addiction for Harvest Moon in the SNES days you will relive this experiance becaue it's more or less the same game if you choose to play it this way.
Last I would like to round of that with these weathers you will get a whole new view of the gameplay. The snow is falling ouside and you sim is sitting in front of the fire with a cup of java. With Seasons EA can claim that Sims is THE life simulator. Seasons give the touch of reality needed.
Thanks for reading.
Mackan 52 
