Review: The Sims 3 (Xbox 360)
- Thread starter John Funk
- Start date
Recommended Videos
Well the console is quite welcome to the Sims 3. Why? Because Sims 3 is crap for custom content. Makes me think this was EA's plan from the getgo.
Really? I've never had a problem with the PC version. (*knocks cautiously on wood...)GonzoGamer said:
...The game kinda looks like it's from 2005...Baby Tea said:
I mean, I can understand "not run as good" (even if it worries me that people these days don't have computers that can run THAT, but have 360s, but that's a personal thing), but "look as good"? It's not exactly Crysis or GTA IV...
Speaking of which, @OP: My first reaction was "man, aren't they like...4 or 5 years too late?", then I realized Sims 3 is only from 2009. That's bad, yo...
Well I'm running netbook.Caliostro said:
Which means if I can run it, it would be at a pretty low resolution, with low detail settings.
On the other hand, I also have a 40" LCD TV (that my 360 is hooked up to) running at 1080p.
So yeah. It'll probably run on my netbook. But will look and run as good on that as on my 360? Nope.
Is it multiplayer? Me and my fiancée have been complaining about the impossibility the control our own sims and have them interact for quite a while. Its fun watching the other play but its never the same as actually playing together!olikunmissile said:
FEAR ME, MERE MORTALS! FIRST I GIVE YOU THAT TOILET YOU WANTED, NOW TO PUNISH YOUR GREED I CURSE YOU WITH GHOSTS! MUHAHAHAHAH-
Did that school bus just make a 180 degree at the same place?
Did that school bus just make a 180 degree at the same place?
I got the Sims 3 and all it's expansions on the PC, no need for a lesser version in my opinion but hey good deal non pc gamers can play the sims 
Once again I'm left wondering here...
The wii can't keep up with the graphics, and as a result the Wii version of a multi-console release tends to be quite different from the 360/PS3 versions.
And yet, every time I hear a review say something about game controllers VS a mouse, the Wii comes to mind.
Does the Wii version have better controls than the other console versions is what I'm asking really.
(and by contrast, does it have any other obvious shortcomings that counteract any control benefits?)
The wii can't keep up with the graphics, and as a result the Wii version of a multi-console release tends to be quite different from the 360/PS3 versions.
And yet, every time I hear a review say something about game controllers VS a mouse, the Wii comes to mind.
Does the Wii version have better controls than the other console versions is what I'm asking really.
(and by contrast, does it have any other obvious shortcomings that counteract any control benefits?)
One of the Sims games on the Original Xbox had local multiplayer, me and a friend played that game for days. It was really fun and it worked so well. I only hope the console version of Sims 3 has it too.scones_better said:
It's still a good game, and if you don't play it on the PC already you'll probably take to the controls just fine. Really, my major problem with them was simply that I was used to controlling the game with a mouse and keyboard - if you aren't already used to it, you'll do fine.Pirate Kitty said:
But at the same time, is it really fair to dock a game points because of something that will wholly depend on person to person?
Hence the "if you're used to it on PC, take a star off the below score" part.
Mmmmmhh, should I check to see if I can find those other seven non-sims gamers so we can have a beer and be indignant about you louts?
I read a review of these games here and there to see if it somehow kindles something in me. I'm left with a great big meh once again though.
And no, I play games like Civ and SimCity, so its not that.
I read a review of these games here and there to see if it somehow kindles something in me. I'm left with a great big meh once again though.
And no, I play games like Civ and SimCity, so its not that.
Do you have the expansions?Desrali T Bear said:
That might be what does it. It worked fine when we first got it but now we find that we get all sorts of save errors and weird mutants: people with faces on their belly or cookie plates stuck to their wrists.
That's the kind of things we get.
I was sorta surprised Funk didn't comment on it when it happened in the video.Nicragomi said:Wait... Did that bus in the review video make a huge U-Turn in the yard?
"But it's still a controller, and if you're used to - did that bus just make a U-turn on my lawn?"
![Fr]anc[is](https://eg-forums-escapist-data-bucket.fra1.digitaloceanspaces.com/data/avatars/l/93/93202.jpg?1620797781){kind=avatar}