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Strange Tomato ([personal profile] strangetomato) wrote2009-08-13 05:42 pm

Sims 3: Bitching and moaning

Wow. Just... wow.

From the The Sims 3: World Adventures Q&A on IGN:

The Sims 3: World Adventures offers a whole new way to play that we've never done in a Sims game before. We're utilizing the opportunity system introduced in The Sims 3 to take your sims through a whole variety of different adventures. You can start by talking to a local merchant who will send you off to find a keystone that unlocks the treasure chest to get into the secret chamber and so on. You aren't just picking up random tasks--you can follow and participate in a story. Each location offers different back stories and secrets to uncover. We're also working on a much more interactive exploration system in our tombs and catacombs. The player will need to solve puzzles to get from room to room--you can't just click in the treasure room and say "Go Here" anymore. Using your sims' skills, special items and figuring out a puzzle will be how to get through the multitude of areas we've set up for you to explore.

Sorry, but if I wanted to solve puzzles to get from room to room, I'd play a Legend of Zelda game. They're MUCH better at it. I hate to whine about this yet again, but seriously... what the fuck?

[identity profile] will-o-whisper.livejournal.com 2009-08-14 01:57 am (UTC)(link)
Admittedly, my experience with MMORPGs is pretty limited to World of Warcraft, but I've never heard of one being heavy on the puzzles. There might be puzzles implemented into some of the quests - off the top of my head, there's one dungeon I know you need to activate a series of statues in the right order to able to fight the final boss - but they're never the point, in my experience. They're more about doing quests, killing baddies, amassing a horde of awesome lewt, juggling your stats, things like that.

I think the MMORPG comparison is more to do with Opportunities, which are basically lame quests. They even give out gold cash rewards.