The Sims, a god-like management title that has made EA Games pots of lovely cash over the years, has been overhauled, fixed, polished and waxed into a shiny new Lamborghini of a game that EA claims will not only appeal to its core fan base but also to the serious gamer.

Assassin's Creed Liberation HD is a successful re-release of the PS Vita game, managing to deliver the experience to many fans who missed out on it the first time around. Even so, don't go in expecting something on the same page as Black Flag, as its graphics are much poorer, while the gameplay...

+Innovative Persona mechanic; +Great new protagonist; +Varied story

-Some gameplay bugs; -Visuals still need some polishing; -Story is still a bit confusing

Agreed: Fuck Sims 3. No half walls, barely any core content, and I can't for the life of me get any custom content to show up in the game save character creation stuff. So I guess it's back to Sims 2, although I'll miss the simultaneous neighborhood thing, setting styles, and character details.

The scale and size of The Sims 3 is far beyond anything I imagined - my sim (a fitter, handsomer, friendlier version of myself) played out his life like normal until one day he got it in his head he wanted to write a fantasy novel. Not just a novel, a fantasy novel.

I am a huge fan of the sims series and have owned every game and expansion pack since sims 1 first came out. Sims 2 made such a giant leap of progress from sims 1, I was excited to see how much progress Sims 3 had made. A BIG ONE.

sims 3 store - some free items; can buy new items clothes

some glitches; can't build empty lots - need to demolish others

It's worth it for the tents alone. My little one-man pyramid of canvas was bought so as not to waste precious hours returning to the hotel whilst out on a long expedition, but it was upon realising it was in my Sim's inventory on my return to homely Riverview that I realised its true worth.

Bottomline: The Sims 3 is by far the best in the series. That being said, some of the same performance issues remain that did 9 years ago when the series debued. The immense customization options and more realistic situations will still leave you in shock and awe.

By now, when people think of The Sims franchise, they think of a virtual dollhouse in which you guide little idiot people through the mundane details of their lives rather than living your own. That reputation is both well-deserved and unjust.

Simulates an entire town of Sims; great home-building tools; complex personalities

Watching Sims sleep every night; unrewarding lifetime rewards; frustrating pathfinding

Hello internet, can we talk privately for a second? Yeah, it's about The Sims. It's pretty stupid, huh? I mean, it's practically playing with dolls right? You're sitting at a computer, sometimes watching some virtual dude sit at a computer.

Great new game from The Sims line of games. I love the new 'neighborhood' that allows you to follow your Sims throughout the day. I have only played twice, but am really impressed by the graphics and level of detail. I can't wait to unlock surprises and to explore more of the 'hood.

Challenging; Engaging Story Line; Gameplay; Graphics

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