So EA just opened their sims 3 website today, (it’s obviously getting some superior levels of traffic because it’s loading time is like watching grass grow) and I really just don’t like the looks of this upcoming game. I mean, I appreciate the ideas: the removal of loading between lots, the freedom to travel the neighborhood, the more flexible Create-A-Sim options, the unique character personality trait thingy. I’m super excited about those things, but the sims themselves look so… how to describe it… squishy? Maybe?
There is this monopoly game that my nephew can’t touch his computer without playing. He found it in some bargain bin at a drug store somewhere and bought it for like 3 cents pretty much because it was made in 1999. When I look at these screenshots, I think of that game. Monopoly. From 1999.
I think I thought that they were going to go in a more realistic direction, like final fantasy or something, and lose the simmy feel. But it looks like they are getting even more simmy, if that makes sense.
Whatevs. Maybe my eyes have just become too adapted to the Sims 2 look and feel. And really, my griping means nothing because I’m absolutely going to pre-order the balls off that thing. Check it out.
Bohemianscibe also posted a link to an interesting Sims 3 first-look article yesterday.
Unrelated: I’m gonna be playing around with my site layout, especially my links, so things might be jumping around and looking a little unkempt. It’s probably going to look exactly the same tommorrow, but I just want to apologize for over-pinging anyone between now and Friday.
Kind of related: Should this post have a warning on it because I said “balls”? Twice?
Veron
