Gap Gen says:

That pan-out of the town reminds me of Pine Valley in World in Conflict…

Where’s the button to fire the naval guns on the beach?

July 17th, 2008 at 10:30 am

Lucky says:

I’ve got a feeling I’d go back inside if among the first things I saw were a senile old woman complaining and some blatantly gay guy giggling under a lawn sprinkler.

July 17th, 2008 at 11:16 am

K says:

Sims are my guilty pleasure. There’s not that much content without the expansions though, irritatingly. And I’m not prepared to buy any on principle.

But, still. I enjoy the creation side of things.

July 17th, 2008 at 12:20 pm

roBurky says:

I’ve been playing a lot of Sims 2 recently. Wright’s praising of the Open for Business expansion pack caused me to try it out. It is actually really well done with the way it balances the dolls house creativity with the gamey goals and challenge.

July 17th, 2008 at 12:33 pm

Rayna says:

@itsallcrap: that’s the point of sandbox games, you can do anything you want. it’s all about non-linear gameplay and user-generated content. it’s exciting for some people to be able to create the game, rather than follow someone else’s firmly set path.

didn’t you ever make forts when you were a kid?

July 17th, 2008 at 1:39 pm

Zed says:

If I can rob all their houses while they’re at the concert, I’ll be impressed.

July 17th, 2008 at 2:35 pm

michael says:

Shame there will most probably be a ton of loading screens everywhere, like in true Sims tradition.

July 17th, 2008 at 2:45 pm

KindredPhantom says:

I look forward to The Sims: Colonies.
The sims set on colonies on the moon.

July 17th, 2008 at 3:44 pm

roBurky says:

michael: I think highlighting the removal of loading screens was the point of that trailer.

July 17th, 2008 at 7:22 pm

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anyone whos interested in sims doesn’t deserve to live…

July 17th, 2008 at 9:17 pm

kadayi says:

I’ll probably pick this up, as every so often I indulge in a bit of Sims 2, if nothing more than to build the odd minimalist mansion for my Sims to debauch themselves in. However I can’t say the Sims shown here actually look that much better than in Sims 2 in terms of their features etc tbh. I’m kind of hankering for character creation as versatile as that shown in APB in a recent feature:-

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/06/12/apb-the-fashion-parade/

That’s the sort of toolset Sims 3 should be shipping with…

July 17th, 2008 at 11:48 pm

DSX says:

“That pan-out of the town reminds me of Pine Valley in World in Conflict…”

exactly. Run the whole trailer as is, then suddenly a nuke flash, shock wave, and fire storm sweeping up town as art style changes to World In Conflict II with amphib tanks rolling up from the sea.

I would pay to see that. I wouldn’t pay to play Sims.

July 18th, 2008 at 3:49 am

Lucky says:

Speaking of destruction, the beginning reminded me of Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and I was half-expecting the house to be bulldozed at any moment.

July 18th, 2008 at 11:24 am