The Sims 3 Generations loading screen
The Sims 3 Generations has almost released for three weeks! Have you got your copy of the latest Sims 3 game expansion pack??
I quite like the whole idea of EA doing this expansion pack, ie to live each life stage to fullest with more interactions to do. However, I get bored quickly after several game plays with this expansion. I feel that Sims 3 game is losing its charm as each new games (expansion and stuff packs) are added to the base game. Although, The Sims 3 Generation is the 4th expansion pack of the sims 3 game, I can feel the game is so lack of depth. EA has great idea in doing expansion pack, but somehow I feel that they do not fully develop their ideas to make the expansion packs complete. For example, you can't bath your baby in the sims 3 base game and I thought this will be the perfect timing for them to introduce the interaction into the game. But, hell no. You still cant bath your baby. You change their dirty diapers in a blurry swirl hand motion and the baby will get clean again. How disappointing, EA...I love how The Sims 2 is made so fascinating that I can play up to many hours without being stricken by boredom. Well, there are many people who may want to disagree with me that The Sims 3 is worse than its predecessor, Sims 2, all I can say is that this is just my own personal opinion based on my own playing style in the games. If you want to argue with me that Sims 3 is definitely the best sims game ever, please show me or suggest on how to play the game, coz I am completely out of any ideas of how to make myself satisfied with the game.
Stop lamenting on the game, after all it is just a game! And the main topic in this post is : The Sims 3 Generations.
After installing the new expansion pack, the first thing that happened in my newly created safe game was a meteor strike! It was so cool, coz it rarely happens in my game. I like to watch sims getting singed by the meteor fire. Well, I dunno if this is just another EA glitch or they do it purposely to raise the probability of getting stricken by a meteor strike...
Sunset Valley is in danger...these sims folks are panic stricken!
Let's see what's new in the game beside the trivial meteor strike.
With the installation of The Sims 3 Generations, you will not only able to set how many sims days a sims can live but also adjust the number of days they may live up to in each life stage.
You can now adjust the number of days to live for each life stage.
Basically, I hate to play as babies because they are just total useless creation in the game with very little interactions and animations. Usually I will age up the babies as soon as they are born. I am not bothered to raise them as what good parents do.
As for toddler, they are now have more things to do aside learning to walk, talk and potty training. You can bring your toddlers to new park (move it to your game from Library)with pram. The new park comes with many playground objects which will satisfy your kids play need.
One of the many new kids outdoor activities : Toddler riding spring rider under the surveillance of parent while they play this alone when growing up as children.
Besides many play objects introduced, your sims kid may receive an imaginary friend after their birth. It is a friend with colourful outfit who your kid sims can only sees while others do not. At first, the imaginary friend acts like any ordinary dolls in the game Your child sims can talk to the doll imginary friend and sing to it. The imaginary friend will age with your kid sims too and start interacting with each other.
Child sims telling ghost story to her imaginary friend.
Pillow fight is back!
Sims are just like us..some are lovely while the other mischievous. Some find reading is entertaining while other find fun in pulling pranks.
Setting booby trap: Whoopee cushion on unaware victims.
Mum unhappy face of being pulled prank by her own girl.
Messing up the shower with crazy colour hair dyer trap.
"Jasmine! It is no fun. Stop pulling prank or i will punish you later!"
Sims being set up for the hair dye prank will have to re-shower themselves. And if the children or teen keep fooling around by setting up pranks everywhere, children will be grounded or punished by their parents. Their favourite toys may get confiscated while some very naughty sims might get disallowed to go outside home. They have to pledge to their parents or helping out the family doing household chores in order to get their freedom back. In addition, if parents find their kids are too uncontrollable, they may sign up after school activities for their kids such as ballet or scouting. In the most headache case, the parents might want to send their children to boarding school so that they can learn to be independent and picking up some good skills/values along the way.
Kid sims showing off her scouting badges to her imaginary friend.
Not all kids are bad. Some kids like to spend their time by role-playing. The dreamer's customer chest provides costumes for princess and prince, astronaut and cute-looking T-Rex.
My princess outfit
Playing in the princess castle (treehouse)..When will my Prince Charming come to my rescue??
It is cool to be an astronaut once in a while~
I am king of the world!
Is he going to finish his homework or playing as T-Rex? Or bury the homework in deep sand in the back yard?
A joy ride on living chair.
Teen sims like to pull prank as much as the little kids do. With more developed minds, that do not guarantee a more mature thinking , instead pulling out more wicked pranks! For those rebellious teens, they enjoy setting up traps and getting away from punishment! However,if get caught, they must bear the consequences of being lectured or even locked up in home.
Teen sims enjoy setting up stinky flaming bags.
It is even more entertaining when the resident of the targeted home comes out putting out the flame and ended up dirtying him or herself.
Old trick: Door bell ditch. I bet you did this too when young!
Throwing eggs at people's door. But don't get yourself busted!
Besides those pranks as shown above, teens may even go back to school to carry out more of their great mischievous ideas after school. Well, these actions are not visible as your sims will enter the rabbithole-school and all you can do is reading the consequences of the action.
Besides these features, this game is also incorporated with more varieties of parties so that your sims will never feel alone in the midst of their friends. Sims now can throw slumber party at home by inviting their friends over, wearing pyjamas. The partygoers will come with their own sleeping bags. It is a great time to tell ghost stories to your friends. And who knows, may be the timid sims will be awaken by their nightmares?
Slumber party. Beware to sleep too close to the fireplace coz you don't want your sims to get caught in burning fire.
Remember not to leave sleeping bag in your sims inventory as they tend to sleep in it in kitchen rather than their plus bed in bedroom.
For adults sims who are engaged and about to marry each other, they can now throw bachelor/bachelorette party.
Party dancers will also come to entertain your party guests. They are noticeable with the shower of overhead party lights with their special outfit to match their roles.
Nectar (sims' wine ) spraying
Cuddling under the stars
After throwing the bachelor/bachelorette party, sims can now marry each other in wedding party. Don't forget to have your sims marry your sims under the newly included wedding arch as it makes your wedding more real! The sims 3 Generations also includes a new wedding cake to compliment to your wedding party. You can either carry out the wedding ceremony at home or other community lots, but it is best to have the party with the wedding arch.
"Yes, I do" marrying under the wedding arch
After the party, the newly-wed sims can now woohoo in the treehouse. Notice those pink petals falling off the treehouse? Don't doubt it, they are doing that in it! But beware for your sims to get splinter! That hurts ok?
No new skill is added into this new expansion pack. However, your sims now can purchase new chemistry set in order to improve their logic skill. All age groups of sims are able to experiment with the potions making except toddler and babies of course.
The new chemistry set. It is a perfect platform to master logic skill at the same time discover 10 exciting potions which have their own functions.
One of the potions is to transform your imaginary friend into a real life person. The imaginary friend will be surrounded by purple gust of wind when transforming into a real sims.
He is still wearing the outlandish Imaginary friend-ish outfit after the transformation.
Another potion can temporarily turn your sims into ghost. It surely a mind-blowing experience to experience being a ghost right? You can drift through any obstacles on your way, startling other sims, etc...Below shows some of the objects available in the game.
This cute looking car will boost your sims mood and needs while they are travelling in it.
Elder sims can walk with crutch in 3 different walking styles.
What?! A paparazzi intruding your celebrity sims house to capture their sleeping moment?? Yes, it is still a nuisance inherit from The Sims 3 Late Night. The problems of spawning of celebrities and vampires are not fixed also. Besides the paparazzi, do you notice the bunkbed in the picture? Yes! EA has brought in this highly requested object in this game. Pram is also another cool object to be checked out too.
Sims like to play this water slide game too.
There are still many gameplay (such as Mild life crisis, teaching your teens sims driving, new babysitter profession, building sand castle....) to be explored. Overall, The Sims 3 Generations is a nice addition to your The Sims 3 game. It adds more colours and depth to your dull base game.
The Sims 3 Pets will hit the store in this fall.
The Sims 3 Town Life Pack will be released on 26th of July. In almost a month time only...are you getting excited?
2 comments :
very detail cover. Good job.
thanks.....first time ever doing overview on gameplay
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