The Sims 3
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Publisher: Electronic Arts Genre(s): Life Simulation Home Page: http://thesims3.ea.com/
Competent Franchise Reboot The eternal fight continues, "The Sims 3 is a game" - "No, it's a toy set, dammit". Overall The Sims 3 is a big-budget PC game done properly. There are very few issues and the biggest complaints come from issues with performance issues on low spec systems, somewhat questionable design decisions and omissions that are clearly setting up the stage for some epic milking through expansion packs. Standing alone, the boxed game offers reasonable value for a newcomer, but for someone who has played The Sims 2 and collected every add-on there is, the selection of objects and activities is bound to feel limited. EA is prepping up for add-ons to follow and many of them will be reruns of old themes. There are no technological reasons why the current game couldn't show the interiors of workplaces or other public buildings - the only real reason I can think of is that they are fodder for expansion packs. The pricing of add-on furniture and clothing at the Online Store is bordering on highway robbery and your $10/EUR 12 worth of "free" SimPoints won't get you far. This is EA we are talking about, so I'm not exactly surprised. Personally I think EA would probably sell a lot more digital chairs if they would price the stuff at a noticeably lower price point. 50-100 points for most items is just too much. The Sims 3 will undoubtedly sell millions and gather a massive community around the game - the rest depends on how hard EA is going to milk the community for more money with expansion packs and digital goods sold through microtransactions. Ultimately it all boils down to the question - what are you looking for? As a game, The Sims 3 is fairly repetitive and has many minor annoyances that ensure you probably won't bother to "level up" more than one or two sims through their career assuming you are interested only in the improvement of your sim(s), gathering money and other game-like features. As a digital toy set, it is completely unmatched in detail and functionality. It is like a massive dollhouse construction set, with a doll creator and smart AI-controlled dolls - and you have a whole town to play with. We've scored it as a digital toy set. Summary of YouGamers Hardware TestingThe publisher of this game state the following specifications for their minimum and recommended requirements:
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