MKR&*42
11-08-2011, 10:33 AM
Hey all,
I've had this debate with many other people, and we always can't decide..what is better - The Sims (1) , The Sims 2 or The Sims 3. (Excluding expansion packs).
I think that although The Sims (1), is very "retro" and has quite a few features (To use on other Sims) - the image quality is awful. The furniture available to buy are "downgraded" by the image quality - but the wide range and theme of furniture there is, "makes up" for this.
Although there is some features (To use on other Sims) - there is definitely not a wide range as in the future Sims games. However these futures do create "The foundation" for the new features to come in the Sims 2.
Finally, the music / sound effects - I have to say, the music has almost "grow on me" - at first it sounds a bit boring, old-fashioned...but once you get used to it , it's not that bad. The sound effects...not very good quality (same as images) but it's still fun to listen to "Sim language".
If I had to rate The Sims (1) ... 7/10
The Sims 2, I love. The image quality is so much better - along with the sound effects (and I've forgotten if it had music).
The furniture range on The Sims 2 - is definitely bigger, better and there is more themes - so when decorating a house, you're always "stuck" on what to choose. The building materials, are also , fantastic. There's different flooring and wallpapers - and the entire range is bigger. I also LOVE how you can change the "colour/style" of the grass - you can have it with leaves, almost "shriveled up" or a simple suburban style.
The features, you can use on other Sims, are simply - fantastic. I mean..there's almost 10 different ways of kissing a Sim now, you can ask other Sims to move in / stay the night and the range of meals you can cook - is so much better.
Overall The Sims 2 is a vast improvement to The Sims (1) - generally because there is a wider range of "stuff" to do - but also because the overall quality of the game has increased vastly.
If I had to rate The Sims 2 .... I would rate it 9/10
The Sims 3 - Although the range of features has increased, I think it's now "Over the top".
Yes, the Image quality and Sound quality has , yet again, got a lot better - it's ruined the fact - that anyone can play The Sims - on most Laptops/Computers, The Sims (1) and The Sims 2 , can easily be installed, played without the game running slowly - The Sims 3 lets us down on this - Some computers/laptops don't have the right "technology" to "handle" The Sims 3 - it'll often run slow and freeze.
The furniture range however, has definitely increased in size - and new, improved better quality furniture has been "added" into the "catalogue". The image quality along with the sound quality is also a lot better - and definitely "clearer".
The main thing that "let The Sims 3 down" - was the fact that the game is now simply, too complex - you have to control, literally every aspect of their life (I know that's the aim of the game). But it's simply too much to control now - considering, e.g. 9 year olds could have played The Sims 2 - they're going to struggle playing The Sims 3 (I don't know the age rating for it).
Overall - Yes the quality of the game has increased, along with the features available to use - the game is now too complex, and confusing.
If I had to rate it... 7/10
So that's what I think of The Sims (1), The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 - what do you guys think? :3
I've had this debate with many other people, and we always can't decide..what is better - The Sims (1) , The Sims 2 or The Sims 3. (Excluding expansion packs).
I think that although The Sims (1), is very "retro" and has quite a few features (To use on other Sims) - the image quality is awful. The furniture available to buy are "downgraded" by the image quality - but the wide range and theme of furniture there is, "makes up" for this.
Although there is some features (To use on other Sims) - there is definitely not a wide range as in the future Sims games. However these futures do create "The foundation" for the new features to come in the Sims 2.
Finally, the music / sound effects - I have to say, the music has almost "grow on me" - at first it sounds a bit boring, old-fashioned...but once you get used to it , it's not that bad. The sound effects...not very good quality (same as images) but it's still fun to listen to "Sim language".
If I had to rate The Sims (1) ... 7/10
The Sims 2, I love. The image quality is so much better - along with the sound effects (and I've forgotten if it had music).
The furniture range on The Sims 2 - is definitely bigger, better and there is more themes - so when decorating a house, you're always "stuck" on what to choose. The building materials, are also , fantastic. There's different flooring and wallpapers - and the entire range is bigger. I also LOVE how you can change the "colour/style" of the grass - you can have it with leaves, almost "shriveled up" or a simple suburban style.
The features, you can use on other Sims, are simply - fantastic. I mean..there's almost 10 different ways of kissing a Sim now, you can ask other Sims to move in / stay the night and the range of meals you can cook - is so much better.
Overall The Sims 2 is a vast improvement to The Sims (1) - generally because there is a wider range of "stuff" to do - but also because the overall quality of the game has increased vastly.
If I had to rate The Sims 2 .... I would rate it 9/10
The Sims 3 - Although the range of features has increased, I think it's now "Over the top".
Yes, the Image quality and Sound quality has , yet again, got a lot better - it's ruined the fact - that anyone can play The Sims - on most Laptops/Computers, The Sims (1) and The Sims 2 , can easily be installed, played without the game running slowly - The Sims 3 lets us down on this - Some computers/laptops don't have the right "technology" to "handle" The Sims 3 - it'll often run slow and freeze.
The furniture range however, has definitely increased in size - and new, improved better quality furniture has been "added" into the "catalogue". The image quality along with the sound quality is also a lot better - and definitely "clearer".
The main thing that "let The Sims 3 down" - was the fact that the game is now simply, too complex - you have to control, literally every aspect of their life (I know that's the aim of the game). But it's simply too much to control now - considering, e.g. 9 year olds could have played The Sims 2 - they're going to struggle playing The Sims 3 (I don't know the age rating for it).
Overall - Yes the quality of the game has increased, along with the features available to use - the game is now too complex, and confusing.
If I had to rate it... 7/10
So that's what I think of The Sims (1), The Sims 2 and The Sims 3 - what do you guys think? :3