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The Sims 3 |
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DEVELOPER: |
Maxis |
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PUBLISHER: |
EA Games |
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SYSTEMS: |
PC |
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QUICKTIPS: True Sims Players Use the Keyboard
for Time Control |
The Sims 3
Prepare to Get Addicted Again
I'm a big fan of the Sims series; I bought the original on it's release day
years ago, so I'm not some band-wagon rider. Hell, I could drive the
bandwagon. In any case, I've been looking forward to playing this game since
it's preview in the last ever issue of Games for Windows (formerly Computer
Gaming World). The possiblities of an open world and a new Traits system for
defining a sim's personality sounded exciting. Little did I know, that was only
the beginning.
Let's start with what I really like about The Sims 3. The
open world is very slickly done. My main sim, Ace Redding, lived near a small
park in Sunset Valley and likes to take jogs through it to start his day. He
also enjoys going next door to bug his neighbors. He's taken their son under his
wing and (being an athletic sim) is working him into shape in his spare time.
Ace occasionally stops by the cental park to fish when he's not working on
climbing the chess tournament ladder. Does this sound like I'm writing fan
fiction here? I'm not. These are all actual things I can do when I'm playing
Sims 3. The open world allows your sims to intermingle with their neighbors like
never before, and the new skill system makes most everything you do worth the
effort. You can work on your charisma skill by chatting up other sims, or you
can polish up your fishing skill so you can catch that elusive clown fish. Once
you do catch a fish, you can either mount it, name it and put it in a fish bowl,
sell it, or even eat it. Gardening is also something allot of sims get in to,
with the many plants you can grow feeding the cooking system. You have to stock
your fridge with specfic ingredients to cook each dish your sim knows, which
makes shopping sounds like a chore. However, if you know what you want to cook,
you can just choose to shop by recipe. Skill books, cook books, fishing books,
music books and reading books are all available at your neighborhood book store,
so you'll be there on a regular basis. Provided, that is, your sims can afford
the new luxuries of life.
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