Tuesday, September 13, 2016

Comparing Sims 3 and Sims 4

Sims 3
The Sims 3 has eleven expanison packs, and nine stuff packs. The Sims 3 has the most expansion and stuff packs out of all the Sims games. It comes with 1 pre-desighned world but the user can add, create, or edit as they wish to the neighborhood. The user can also download neighborhoods and gain them from different expansion packs. There is seven life stages baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, adult, and elder. All sims age active household or not but, the age duration can be changed by the user. The Sims 3 gives you ten skills, four toddler skills, and ten secret skills, good news! there is
18 other skills sims can use from expanison packs. Aspirations are replaced with lifetime wishes and lifetime happiness points. Wishes and promises replace wants and there is no fears on this base game.  Days off are the same as Sims 2. Memories make a comback but they are now called Patch 22 which users can screenshot or customize. The billing system is the same as Sims 2 and so is the iconic Plumbob. Female pregancy is also the same as in the Sims 2. When children fail a class nothing happens, tecnically they dont even have to go to school. If the user decided not to let them go to school, the child will not be allowed to gain anouth trait when they have a birthday. Number of maximum floors for a house is the same as Sims 2. The users sims friends can now call them and all NPC are interactive.

Naming your sims is the same system as Sims 2. Everything else is the same as the past base game except for a few things. With the sims hair the user can now add highlights, different root colors or tips. Users can now customize fittness, thickness etc. Users can now customize the sims voice. All accsesories are now customizable. They have added a new trait system. They have unique personality traits that can determine lifetimes wishes. The user can make a family tree and still establish relationships between the sims.

Sims 4 
Since the game is still in the making. They are still making expansions packs but so far  they only have two expanion packs amd three stuff packs. There is three pre-desighned worlds but certain packs can add worlds and vaction spots. There os 6 life stages like baby, child, teen, young adult, adult and elder. Babies make a comaback and are not objects again. Lifespan, age, and rate of age can be customized.  There is now 20 skills and 4 skills for children. There is 4 skills that can be gained form expanion packs. There is now skills specific for age group. Aspirtaion return for all age groups. Whims and goals replace wishes and wants. Whims are short term goals that are linked to aspirations.  There is still no fears. Memories are optional at his point in the game. Bills are now delivered once a week. Plumbob is still the same as in the Sims 2 and 3. Female sims are introduced to pregancy trimesters, As for buliding there is only a maximum of 4 floors that you can have including a basement. If children are failing school all they get is a negative moodlet now. Sims can use the phone alot more, kinda like a modern day smartphone. They can call their freinds. organize a date, mamnage their buisness and work life, and much more. All NPC are interactive.

Names are still the same system as the past two base games and so is all the headstyle. The biggest change is Creat-A-Sim is how much control the users has to customizing their sim. They can customize down to the little details like cheek bones and and how big the thighs can get. Shoes are not a category all in their own. User can now customize whole outfits and they added party cloths for sims. Every Sims begins with three raits and a bonus trait, but also traits can be bought with awards. The family tree funcion is still the same as Sims 3.

Yes, this was a pretty boring blog post but sometimes you have to know the changes EA has made to sims before you start playing the game. Keep calm and Sim on.

1 comment:

  1. There is a lot of depth to these games that I never really realized. Especially when looking at skills and the like.

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