Sims 3 Generations

[strangetomato]

I just watched the Sims 3 Generations Producers Walkthrough on YouTube and I really liked what I heard there. For one, they said they really listened to what the players have been saying they want, and that they want more opportunities for storytelling in the life of their sims.

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It looks like a nice EP. At lot of the more recent expansions have been appealing to me more and more. If my computer could handle it, I think I'd probably pick a couple of them up. I really hope they continue in the direction they seem to be going in. Could it be a return to form for the series?

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[meetme2theriver.livejournal.com]

Strollers!

I keep thinking that when I eventually grow tired of TS2, I'll be probably getting myself a new computer by then anyway, and I'll just get and install all TS3 EPs, Awesomemod, and give it a go again.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Strollers are cool, indeed. I quite like the look of the treehouses, too.

I still play the game on and off, every now and then. I think the thing one that would really pull me in would be improvements to the genetics, but I doubt that will happen in an EP, though you never know.

[meetme2theriver.livejournal.com]

Agree 500% about the genetics. D: Otherwise I could never have sims with dyed hair, ever, because I'd be too enraged by getting a baby with purple hair and green highlights... But then again, I could just change their hair colour too, and it'd be genetic, so. Blah. :(

I also want alien abductions, dammit! :P

[redikolous.livejournal.com]

TBH there hasn't been a bad EP for TS3 yet. Even World Adventures! In fact, WA is a blast.

Also CC is a lot farther, if you're Maxis-y, the store content from Maty is a help, and it's pretty high quality. It's also easier to fix the game when you run into issues.

A good computer also helps, ngl. My old computer had issues running it. If there's one thing that needs upgrading, it can be a massive help in the end.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Haha. Well, I haven't actually played WA, so I shouldn't condemn it outright, but I still think it was a really bad choice for the first EP, and I'll always dislike the rpg-wannabe elements and the real place names. Minor quibbles, perhaps, but still irritating to me. It might be an EP I'll actually pass on. If I end up getting it, it would probably be for the objects and small things it adds to the game more than anything else (and I tend to be a completionist about games that way).

I have been dabbling in a little CC from the store and some conversions (mostly MtF) that I've found on MTS2. I'm actually enjoying the fact that my game currently doesn't have much cc, and I'll probably keep it that way anyway. With the recolour/pattern options and the ability to change shoes and such, there's less need for cc.

I know I'll need an upgrade to even look at EPs, which helps me to be patient and wait them out. Right now, I can run the basegame, but I have to have all the graphics set to low to get things to operate at a reasonable speed. Otherwise, it lags like crazy.

[engram-au.livejournal.com]

There is going to be a new punishment system for parents to use on teens. Teens can be grounded or be forbidden from using their favourite object (like the computer). The punishment starts light, eg. grounded for a few hours, and gets bigger and bigger if the teen acts out against the punishment, eg. sneaks out while grounded or uses the forbidden objects and then gets caught. This should hopefully translate into better family-oriented gameplay, with kids and teens getting busted for pranking or throwing wild parties, etc.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

That sounds great! Does it only apply to teens or can children get in on the fun, too? That'd be really interesting.

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

They're adding memories back in? In an EP? Interesting... that gives me hope that they might eventually upgrade the genetics, too. I really hope so.

I like the idea of naughty teenage antics, too. It'll be fun for storytelling, and just fun to play in general.

Riding around on horses will be a lot of fun! I'm already a big fan of the bicycles, so I'm all for these new options for travelling around, like the baby strollers. I'd lot to see more gardening and farming options, but maybe that will come in a Seasons-type EP. And llamas! I want to farm llamas. Make it happen, EA! XD

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

Is it wrong that I really want the horses to leave poo on the ground? Because I do. Very much so. XD

[freudroid.livejournal.com]

I hope they continue in this direction as well. I've found that each expansion pack has added a great amount to overall gameplay. None of them have felt like a rip off. I still discover new things every time I have a minute to sit down and play. In addition, I do a lot less headdesk-ing.

I'm excited about the intent behind the EP. I've often felt inclined to rush through childhood and even the teenage years. I'm secretly most interested in what they might have in store for elders. Elders need more love.

P.S. Did I see shower woohoo in that walkthrough?? XD

[engram-au.livejournal.com]

I actually loved the fact that they extended the number of toddler days in TS3 beyond the 3 or 4 (depending on the time a baby was born and aged up) we got in TS2. And while I didn't really like playing children in TS2 I actually kind of enjoy them in TS3. So I'm really excited at the prospect of these 2 age groups having more to do.

And yes, that was indeed shower woohoo you saw :)

[strange-tomato.livejournal.com]

I was a big fan of that shower woohoo scene! XD I love the idea of a honeymoon phase. Hopefully, they'll want to woohoo a lot more.

More stuff for elders would be interesting. They weren't really mentioned much in that video, were they?

[simtopi]

I didn't look at the walkthrough. I avoid those in general because I get ridiculously excited for these things. I'm the same way with movie previews. ;)

But yes I agree with you and actually playing TS3 again cemented for me more that it is a better game. It is sad leaving some things behind (like a lot of the premades, and the TS2 characters we know and love are just non-existent or completely different). Actually, I bet a lot of the Strangetown characters will be back in a later EP along with aliens. We have to have aliens, EA, COME ON!

Ahem, tangent. >_>

Anyway, yes it took a few more EPs but I think TS3 is going in the right direction.

[engram-au.livejournal.com]

I suspect that the green, red and blue skintones were their way of saying "look! aliens!". I'm hoping for a bit of abduction action in a future EP though. Or at least the re-introduction of pointy ears. They put the pointy ears into Medieval so obviously they know that this is something a lot of people want. They added sliders in other patches/EPs. Here's hoping they at least add the ear point sliders as a nod to those of us NOT on the BBS.

[smjosh1218.livejournal.com]

I'm the same way! After watching the trailers for some of the EPs I'm thinking of playing TS3 again. I played for like a week 2 years ago and I've wanted to return ever since.

[engram-au.livejournal.com]

I always take the "we really listened to the players" announcement with a graian of salt, given that the "players" they listen to are on the official BBS. Having said that, this time around there seem to be quite a few more mature players on the Sims 3 BBS so maybe they actually had a few decent ideas.

The EP does look really good. I am raging against the imaginary friend strutting even before the release of the EP (HATE HATE HATE the post public woohoo strut from LN) but apart from that minor personal niggle it looks like it's going to be a pretty solid EP.

I have to agree with redikolous and say that I don't think there has been what one might call a "bad EP" to date. I usually like the ones that add most to core in-hood gameplay and Generations looks to be one of those, too. I hope that they put in some nice stuff for elders because so far the previews have been concentrating on children, teens and (young) adults.

[silentsteel.livejournal.com]

Speaking as someone who's playing Sims 3, I've noticed each expansion brings more stuff that I sincerely like to the game - each one seems better and more rounded than the first. Late Night outshines Ambitions, Ambitions outshone World Adventures, and Wold Adventures was really fun when it first came out.

Generations looks like it's going to be a really solid expansion - and seriously! All the age-appropriate gestures? SQUEEEE! I want to have my bad boy rise in the ranks of evil from his very toddler days, from impish gnat to dastardly supervillain! Or bad girl, for that matter. I wonder if its possible to seduce one of the strippers at your bachelor/ette party.