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[DJ]

I don't see how a game like Sims could work in a setting with nearly zero social mobility.

[Virtz]

Sims : Sims Medieval :: SimCity : SimCity Societies

I don't see the parallel. You can't really dumb down the Sims series like Societies dumbed down SimCity.

When I first saw the feature list I thought it might actually be an improvement. But then I saw a gameplay presentation. And yet I think I'll still demo it out of curiosity.

[G-Flex]

I don't see the parallel. You can't really dumb down the Sims series like Societies dumbed down SimCity.

You have much to learn, friend.

[Ephemeriis]

My wife's been a fan of the SIMs games for a while now.  I played around with the first one, but haven't touched any of the newer ones.

She's also a fan of swords & sorcery and whatever else...  So this game is right up her alley.  She'll definitely be buying it.

So I'll at least have an opportunity to try it out and see what it's like.

The promotional bits here and there that I've seen look pretty good...  But I can't help being skeptical.  It's EA, after all.

[AntiAntiMatter]

Interesting, but I'm not getting my hopes up. Spore was supposed to be a god game, and it wound up a compilation pack of a pretty awesome arcade game, a third-person adventurer/RPG, a small-scale and a large scale strategy game, and a disastrous mix of real-time strategy and RPG, all of which were repetitive, boring, and unoriginal, save for the first, plus some half-decent user-content creators. I'm not sure how it will work, though.

[Sergius]

Seems a lot to me like those objective-based Sims 2 spinoffs called The Sims Stories (Sims Castaway Stories, Sims Life Stories).

They're ok.

[Djohaal]

Another offshoot that for the time being will be labeled "interesting" for me. Let's see how this will turn out...

You know, it is actually quite a smart spin to do the sims ofshoots on different historical settings other than modern. The big question is if they can adapt it so it doesn't feel like a suburb sim dressed as medieval.

[Sowelu]

Seems a lot to me like those objective-based Sims 2 spinoffs called The Sims Stories (Sims Castaway Stories, Sims Life Stories).

They're ok.

Ah!  Those are the ones I was trying to remember the names of.

[Trorbes]

Sims : Sims Medieval :: SimCity : SimCity Societies

I don't see the parallel. You can't really dumb down the Sims series like Societies dumbed down SimCity.

Sure you can, although I believe the console Sims games would fit the comparison more.  Basically, strip all the complexity and sandboxiness from it, paint it with kid colors, and sell it at full price when it would barely qualify for a budget title.  For added detriment, farm out the development to a nobody studio so that the only think making it part of the series is the name.  (Why yes, I am still a little bitter about buying Societies.)

Now, Medieval might work.  It might even be good.  But I don't think it will be good enough to justify its Sim name.

[Neonivek]

Medieval will at least be an ok game.

If it will be a great game I have no idea.

[Djohaal]

I think the simcity to simcity societies dumbing down gradient is one of greatest the landmarks of game history. It'll never be repeated.

[Sowelu]

Edit:  Dammit, I necroposted something stupid.  Never mind me.  Note to self, don't open like ten tabs from your watched thread list at once.

[Djohaal]

Six days is necro treshold here?

[Sowelu]

It's past my own personal-dignity threshold when I say something stupid and non-contributative.  Which, if you really need to know:

I think the simcity to simcity societies dumbing down gradient is one of greatest the landmarks of game history. It'll never be repeated.

SSSSHHH!  They'll hear you and do it to a better series!

[Brons]

I just installed it for my GF (she plays The Sims daily). I will report back with her opinion.

Has anyone else played it yet? I watched the intro and as a Star Trek fan I liked the Patrick Stewart voice over.