Simillion

Milestones: I interviewed Will Wright once, on facebook. Well that's it. Oh and I was about to quit the community (for obvious reasons) then SimCity 5 was announced.

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EAMobile – Vote for the game you want on Sale

EA Mobile on Facebook, put up a poll. The winner will have 50% (or more) cut off the price. The choices are:

  • TETRIS® for iPad
  • The Sims 3
  • Need for Speed™ Hot Pursuit for iPad
  • Max and the Magic Marker
  • FIFA 11 by EA Sports™ for iPad

Which sounds more worthy of a half price sale?  The poll ends on May 15. So if anyone doesn’t have The Sims 3, this a fantastic deal to get it at half price.

Vote the Sims 3 for 50% off at EA Mobile

Source: SimsVIP

SVTimes – UK Generations event video report

Some time ago, SVTimes was in London to preview the Sims 3 Generations. At the event, they made a 15 minute video report where they had the chance to interview producer Graham Nardone. That and more in the video below:

GGSGamer – The Sims Medieval review

Soft review from GGSgamer on the late Sims Medieval:

Although the game is undoubtedly expansive it does feel as if some parts are missing. This could be deliberate; do you have expansion packs ready to go already EA? Some have commented that the game feels slightly rushed and although I agree in part I don’t believe it takes anything from what is an excellent and comprehensive game.

The Sims: Medieval will appeal very strongly to both RPG and Strategy fans thanks to its clear structure and addictive Quests. An unexpected gem, it has reawakened my love for the series and will undeniably prove enjoyable for non-Sims fans as well. This really is a game in which you can delve as shallow or deep as you wish and has something to please everyone.

Good times!

  • Longevity: there are so many options available each play through will be unique.
  • Graphics: all characters, buildings and objects are beautiful.
  • Laughs: the dark humour very rarely disappoints.

Bad times :(

  • Haven’t I seen you before?: Sims look very like those in The Sims 3.
  • Frustrating interface: Menus and progress bars can be tricky to locate.
  • In progress: You will often get the feeling you’ve been given just the bare bones.The Sims Medieval is rated PEGI: 12+. I personally feel that the rating is a little harsh as there is no bad language and the violence is portrayed in a very cartoon like way. However progressing through the game does mean undertaking a lot of reading and complex decision making, so I don’t think most youngsters will feel that they’re missing out on much which is just as well as the game would most likely be too challenging.

More at GGSGamer

 

Thanks to SimlishSims for the tip.

Female Gamers – The Sims 3 Generations preview

Dutch gaming website, Female Gamers added a quick preview on the basic elements of The Sims 3 Generations. Thanks to SimsNieuws for the tip.

Teens
Can you you still call to mind what kind of trouble you’ve eaten as a teenager? Or perhaps at this moment the necessary areas are preparing? [...]

Adult & elderly
In various phases of life moments you have a lot to celebrate, so there are parties for children and teens sleep. But even if a couple is engaged to a bachelor party will be organized course. The drink will flow abundantly and there will appear a limo with special guests. At the end of the night or even in the early morning hours last gasp is everyone on the house.

After the engagement party it is time to stand before the altar. [...] As it clean is called, the wedding will be consumed, and within no time your female Sim will give birth and the new generation of road. Now you can with the smallest drive around in a buggy. The adult Sims can also be the child themselves to go forward by itself one game to go play hopscotch. Or will they opt for a midlife crisis and have completely different needs?

New outfits
Also, new outfits and hairstyles pass. At various screenshots and videos can be seen that for the ladies at least a number of new styles are. I saw a young lady walking with a punk look.

Strange creature
In practically every enlargement appears there seems to be a strange figure or as some call it a monster. This time it looks like a doll, has a colored ball over the head and from what I’ve seen makes it include the bed and talk nicely with your Sims kids. [...]

More at Female Gamers in: Dutch, Translated English

Bashers: The Sims Medieval – The Prankster to Pillory

Dutch review website (Bashers) bashes a new look on Medieval’s flaws:

This new volume in the Sims series is in many ways far away from her predecessors. The many different elements into a robust whole principle but feel a little bit of scratch. In addition, old functions such as building and furnishing houses almost faded into the background. The assignments are often simple and shallow but funny and entertaining.

There’s just no escaping the feeling that you never really sympathizes with your custom characters, digital roguish characters that you ever lived with so much in modern life. Nevertheless, the new road that EA strikes a very refreshing and a reasonable number of implemented features suits and respectable. A good bit earlier next game The Sims 3 can be played rather than being a substitute.

Review in Dutch or English (GTranslate).

Thanks to SimsNieuws for the tip.

Edenstyle – 4th The Sims 3 Generations picture unlocked

Edenstyle‘s holding their own ‘We have 2350 fans now. Here you are, the unlocked Generations picture! The next one will be published once we reach 2400 fans’. This is the 4th of such pictures:

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Edenstyle – Generations Preview Part 11

I wouldn’t be surprised if Edenstyle started reviewing the objects catalog. They’ve released part 11 of their preview on Generations, currently exploring the Daycare Profession.

The Sims 3 Generations offers a new profession called Daycare. It’s a sort of baby sitting and works like the active professions of The Sims 3 Ambitions. It means that you have to do it at home and you can create your own nursery with toys, cribs and so on. I’m sure that many players  are going to enjoy it a lot!

Every day toddlers are dropped off in the morning by their parents at 8 am and you have to take care of them till 7pm. Sometimes parents come back  a little bit after and pay you for the extra time.

When parents take kids home, you receive a dialogue message from them. For example, they could tell you that they have never seen their son so happy before and that they are grateful for that.

At the beginning you have to take care of 2 toddlers only. The first level is called “Amateur babysitter” and it’s paid around §182/Week.

& Every day, posts are dropped off in the morning by Edenstyle…

Thanks to SimlishSims for the tip.

The Sims 3.com – Community Poll on possible New Game Features

The friends at theSims3.com gave four options (but who’s counting?) at a better future (like, one with rabbit-hole casinos—hey?), unfortunately ’all of the above‘ is not one of them—ouch. If the general public picks a promising feature, then it may be destined for implementation.

These cool-sounding and exclamation ending options include:

Which of these game features sound the most exciting?

  • Social features – in-game messaging, friends lists, send Sims to your friends’ games! — this is it, The Sims Online ! Or more like, Simmers’ Online ! Features like cross player Sim exchanging: “Dude, like here’s what I think you look like“, “I don’t look like that ! Wait, WHAT ? I’M NOT HOT HEADED. YOU!!!!
  • New ACTIVE entertainment career paths – live in the spotlight! — stunt men jobs.
  • Run your own entertainment resort – attract tourists, hire entertainers, keep guests happy! — Run your own entertainment resort to the ground—nix those hotel tycoon games and enjoy tourists and guest motives, The Sims Vacation style.
  • Live in a full resort town- Casinos, entertainment venues and a town full of fun attractions for your Sims! — full of people, or resorts ?

View Results

Hotsy-Totsy – cool. See you in SimSkype, or whatever.

SVTimes – Change Individual Life-Span Time In Generations

SVTimes discovered and snipped the improved Life-Span adjustment options, allowing for singular, individual life-span length acclimation. As you can see below:

However good this may be – it means the expansion may include errors to mods made to add similar features to the game; it is advised that before the installation of Generations, you should remove such mods. (Or better yet, backup or remove all of mods. No such problems can possibly persist.)

New Pictures of The Sims 3 Generations from SimFans

Over 70 new pictures of the Sims 3 Generations surfaced on SimFans – as well as their online report (translated via Google Translator).

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