Sims 3: Bitching and moaning

[strangetomato]

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?

Comments

[garnet812.livejournal.com]

My husband bought me the Sims 3 and I think I might have played it maybe a week. I kinda feel bad because he bought it because he noticed I didn't have it. I really did tried to like it. The scenery is awesome, I love the customization for everything, and the traits are cool, BUT I just could not get into the game. I do not like the way the sims look, and I miss my VAMPIRES alot. I love Sims 2 because I get to create the world I want my sims to live it. I have a certain styles to each of my neighborhood and the Sims 3 just seems too vanilla for me. I know it's just the base, and creators are making leaps and bounds everyday in making custom content, but it just does not live up to my expectations. I guess that I wanted Sims 2 with better graphics, control, and traits. And then I see the expansion pack and I just know I will never play Sims 3 again. Sims do not need scavenger hunts and puzzles and BS like that. I thought the whole concept of the sims was so that we could control what happened and what our sims do. Puzzles have NO PLACE in this game. I'm really sorry for the rant and taking up so much of your space.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I'm really sorry for the rant and taking up so much of your space.

No apologies needed here! ^_^ This is a free rant zone. Rant on. It's not good to bottle up your frustrations.

You feel much the same way I do. I could see the potential there for this game to be a great successor to Sims 2, and it had some GREAT features, but they're going so far off track now. Maybe it's not as bad as it sounds, but it sounds like a huge mistake.