The Sims 3 Thread

[Berowsk]

Anybody have any reviews? I can't see game sites since I'm at work and they are blocked in the office.

 

[Jagsfan61]

yea definitely looking for some input.. my gf wants this game

 

[Leftwich]

9.0 Presentation
Polished and impeccable; The Sims 3 shines like a AAA game should. It even packs the trademark Maxis humor we’ve come to expect, even though it was designed outside of Maxis.
8.5 Graphics
The graphics aren’t a revolution, nor are they a particularly huge step up from The Sims 2, but they still deliver a believable and pleasing world to live in.
8.0 Sound
The sims still speak simlish, and there’s still a large variety of happy tunes playing in the background.
8.5 Gameplay
The bigger scope of the game is completely liberating and refreshing, while the core remains relatively unchanged. We’d have like to see more innovation, but we’ll take what we get thus far.
9.5 Lasting Appeal
The past 10 years have us that The Sims have incredible legs. There’s a huge amount of content in here, and that’s before you even try to make movies or download new items from the online store.
8.9
Great OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)

The review from IGN.

 

[Lupe]

I love the sims. My PC won't play it tho. I would prolly have to play it on my moms computer

 

[Lupe]

Platform: Windows Vista / XP, Mac OS X

http://www.amazon.com/Sims-3-Pc/dp/B00166N6SA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1244054643&sr=1-1

 

[Berowsk]

Yeah it can be run on a Macbook, that's what i'll be running it on. And the reqs aren't too high. Any news on an online co-op mode?

 

[Berowsk]

Macintosh
Operating System - Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard
CPU Intel Core Duo Processor
Memory - 2 GB
Hard Drive Space - 6.1GB of free space and 1GB for additional content
Graphics Hardware - ATI X1600 or NVIDIA 7300 GT with 128 MB RAM or Intel Integrated GMA X3100

 

[Berowsk]

go to system preferences and then its something like chipset or hardware.

 

[Ca$ino]

i got my fiance hooked on sims and im thinking about getting this one for her. she wants it. im not sure if this computer would run it. it looks to just make the minimum requirements.

we have
2.3ghz amd athlon x2 dual core
3gb ram
nvidia gforce 6150 se graphics ( i think its 128mb)

 

[Lupe]

Seems decent enough. Some people are complaining of crashing issues but it seems perfectly stable to me.

It's still 'The Sims' through and through. If you've never liked the game before you certainly won't be changing your mind. I haven't really explored too much outside of my sim's home yet.
I went to the city pool and met some chick and then found out she was rich.
I chatted her up and eventually got her pregnant and married her. Once I married her I was able to kick her parents out of their house and move in so now I got this sweet big ass mansion

Occasionally you'll get 'opportunities' and those are probably the most annoying so far, I got one where I was supposed to talk to this guy but he was in someone else's house... So I'd go and knock on the door but couldn't get them to invite me in.
If I tried to walk in then some chick came running to the door and we'd both end up out on the porch talking when I'm supposed to be talking to the guy inside.

I eventually just said fuck it and gave up on him.

It's fun though. Like I said... It's The Sims through and through. If you liked the other games you'll like 3.

:youmad:

 

[krulmichael]

Console Sims has always been shitty in my opinion anyways, the PC versions are the only "true Sims" games.

 

[krulmichael]

Did I do a good enough job? Can you tell who they are?

It's a shame you can't make Stewie look more "evil" with that football head of his, lol. Pretty cool though, nice job.

 

[Lupe]

wtf. I thought chris was a grandma and you had a big family before I fully read your post. lmfao

 

[LopaKa]

im thinking about picking up this game, how much is it?

 

[calgaryballer]

Got it for my GF for her b-day. Should be playing it soon

 

[Ca$ino]

i got my fiance hooked on sims and im thinking about getting this one for her. she wants it. im not sure if this computer would run it. it looks to just make the minimum requirements.

we have
2.3ghz amd athlon x2 dual core
3gb ram
nvidia gforce 6150 se graphics ( i think its 128mb)

so you guys think i can run it?

 

[Pitty]

so you guys think i can run it?

Yes, you should be able to, on fairly high settings, if the minimum is Intel GMA.

 

[krulmichael]

im thinking about picking up this game, how much is it?

$50.

 

[dave]

This thread is exactly why PC games = fail.

A great, popular game ... and the first thing guys ask is "Can I run this?"

So pathetic.

 

[MVP1991]

It's actually free if you look in the right place.

Link?