Strange Tomato (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
strangetomato) wrote2008-02-27 11:02 am
strangetomato) wrote2008-02-27 11:02 am
Entry tags:
Sims talk: Free Time
I really want to chat about the Free Time EP. I'm getting really excited about it, but I definitely won't be installing it until I see if there are any potential issues with it, and the first patch is released (since we all know that there will be one). So, if you don't mind some spoilers, let's chat.
I found this page, and it gives a lot of detail about the new features. I've already read about a lot of these things, but a couple of "news to me" things did catch my eye. Especially this part:
Secondary Aspiration
One of the options that players will more enjoy will be for sure the possibility to choose a secondary aspiration. In this way our Sims will have an even more complex and realistic personality. To set a secondary aspiration you just need to click on Aspiration Benefits icon and choose the aspiration you like, Grilled Cheese aspiration included.
*squeals with delight*
Do you have any idea how excited I am by that? There are so many characters in Strangetown that should have this, in my mind. I love, love, LOVE how this will make them more complex. And it's a way to have them change over time, while not changing their basic aspiration (which I don't plan to do with the Maxis premades).
The new creature is a genie, like in Sims 1. This doesn't excite me all that much. He's not even playable, which seems unfair. Shouldn't he just be an NPC? And didn't they already do the wishing well? *sigh* I really wanted another playable creature with breedable genetic qualities! They just haven't been able to come close to doing anything as good the aliens, have they? Not even close.
I found this page, and it gives a lot of detail about the new features. I've already read about a lot of these things, but a couple of "news to me" things did catch my eye. Especially this part:
Secondary Aspiration
One of the options that players will more enjoy will be for sure the possibility to choose a secondary aspiration. In this way our Sims will have an even more complex and realistic personality. To set a secondary aspiration you just need to click on Aspiration Benefits icon and choose the aspiration you like, Grilled Cheese aspiration included.
*squeals with delight*
Do you have any idea how excited I am by that? There are so many characters in Strangetown that should have this, in my mind. I love, love, LOVE how this will make them more complex. And it's a way to have them change over time, while not changing their basic aspiration (which I don't plan to do with the Maxis premades).
The new creature is a genie, like in Sims 1. This doesn't excite me all that much. He's not even playable, which seems unfair. Shouldn't he just be an NPC? And didn't they already do the wishing well? *sigh* I really wanted another playable creature with breedable genetic qualities! They just haven't been able to come close to doing anything as good the aliens, have they? Not even close.
no subject
My thoughts exactly - I would hate to get stuck with something I didn't want. There was some sim_rants post about people at the BBS whining about getting stuck with a certain predetermined hobby, but for a storyteller, that can be very annoying! I know I could ignore it, but the sim would probably talk about it all the time. I hope that InSIM will allow it to be altered, at least.
It will be fun for new characters being born to get random hobby interests, and I'll totally go with it, but I have pretty distinct ideas about the hobby interests of my existing characters, so I'm going to want to set them. Some are just obvious for me, like the Curious brothers liking science. And if my Buck likes Tinkering or Fitness, I'm gonna be pissed.
no subject
It will be funny to see the random ones that set sims get (like how WRONG they are).
I hadn't thought about the conversation aspect. I wonder what kind of new conversation balloon pics there will be?
(I love the crab convo balloon in BV--but it's not enough to make me want that ep)
no subject
Hmmm, I WONDER how you would use that crab conversation bubble? *snort* The same way I would. It's up there with the pearl necklace icon.
New conversation balloons could be very interesting...