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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] meetme2theriver.livejournal.com 2009-08-14 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
And even being a person who likes traditional video games and having played them all my life (even if I'm a girl), I think all these "gaming aspects" are a terrible idea. You solve the puzzles, collect and prize and... what? Oh right, there STILL is no goal, so you get to do all this tedious stuff but you don't get to "beat" the game. You just get to do the same mini-quests for each generation, each neighbourhood. It's like playing Tetris on the same speed forever.