The Sims 2: First Screensots

[DrSpike]

Originally posted by Skanky Burns
Not sure if this was posted before.
How to torture your Sims to death

[Adagio]

Originally posted by duke o' york
Cool - now you don't need to fork out for a babysitter.

Nope... the ghost doesn't feed him, or put him to sleep

Stupid ghost!

[General Ludd]

Deiter's gotten himself into a bit of a rut. A war started (due to some silliness about city sports teams and hotdogs) and he bailed out and went AWOL. He has no money, nothing to do. He's too grouchy to look for a new job. He's lonely, but can't even afford a phone so he has to wait for random people to walk down the street and accost them. He ate cereal with sour milk for dinner. He's not even in the mood to paint anymore. He just stands around cursing and fuming.

Poor Deiter. A true starving artist.

[FrostyBoy]

LOL

What goes around comes around.


Oh man this game looks deep. Maxis didn't reveal much of the game as much as I thought.

Picking the game up tomorrow morning. Another 8 hrs or so.

[Adagio]

Hmm... one of my sims has the fear of adopting a child... but she also has a want of adopting a child

In my game I have the couple Tatyana and Melissa. One day, as Melissa had a day off, she invited the post-girl over. They quickly became friends, and within short time they were both in bed together (not 'woohoo'ing... just kissing), then Tatyana came home, she didn't go into the bed-room, just wanted to watch some tv in the living room, so she did... no problems there, but for some funny reason she got angry as the mail-girl came out of the bed-room (a few minutes earlier than Melissa)... good to know that it's not just what they see, but also that they can put 2 and 2 together

[Skanky Burns]

Interesting.

[FrostyBoy]

rofl

[FlameFlash]

Originally posted by Adagio
Hmm... one of my sims has the fear of adopting a child... but she also has a want of adopting a child

In my game I have the couple Tatyana and Melissa. One day, as Melissa had a day off, she invited the post-girl over. They quickly became friends, and within short time they were both in bed together (not 'woohoo'ing... just kissing), then Tatyana came home, she didn't go into the bed-room, just wanted to watch some tv in the living room, so she did... no problems there, but for some funny reason she got angry as the mail-girl came out of the bed-room (a few minutes earlier than Melissa)... good to know that it's not just what they see, but also that they can put 2 and 2 together

That's fairly impressive. Same with Deiter, but in a sadder way... Good to know that the AI is much improved.

[General Ludd]

Originally posted by Sn00py

I think I can remember seeing shots where you can see other houses from your own house too.

I don't think you can... unless I'm missing some sort of option or rquirement for this to happen.

[Kuciwalker]

Windows?

[Tassadar500]

I can't wait to pick it up! Some questions though. Are the graphics much better, or basically the same? Is the worst problem the camera? Did the new additions (ages, enhanced marriaged and first kiss type things, fears and dreams, etc.) live up to the way Maxis described?

[duke o' york]

Come on - it's going to be far from perfect just so they can release hundreds more expansion packs. How many did they put out for the first one?

[DrSpike]

Now now Dukey, we'll have none of your cynicism about the Sims please.

[General Ludd]

I was building a clothign store today and noticed this...

[Adagio]

Originally posted by Nuclear Master
Are the graphics much better, or basically the same?

Defently much better... but it also requires a very good computer to play everything on high detail... I've got a 2.4 GHz and a Geforce FX 5900 or something like that, playing everything on max, and I experience slowdowns from time to time... specially when they change clothes and near baths (because of the small particles! Only when very close though)

Originally posted by Nuclear Master
Is the worst problem the camera?

For now yes...
Ok, I wish they would have done the friends/jobs part a bit better, but it's the same thing as in the first game

Originally posted by Nuclear Master
Did the new additions (ages, enhanced marriaged and first kiss type things, fears and dreams, etc.) live up to the way Maxis described?

The fears and wants is a bit too easy... sometimes their wants is so simple as just getting an extra cooking skill, or talk to a certain person (or even just a relative)... and fears could be as simple as just cleaning up (kids don't like cleaning)... this should have been a little tougher
Those extra stuff you can buy with these 'wants' points you get are too cheap... after short time I could afford the most expensive of them: The drink that makes you live longer