The Sims 2 Announced

An anonymous reader writes "Electronic Arts today announced that The Sims 2, the next generation of the #1 PC game of all time, is in development." Seems like the new 'unique selling point' for the sequel is "the.. addition of genetics, with the DNA of Sims passed down through generations", but there's a whole heap of other new bells and whistles. The game will be previewed properly at E3, and the franchise has now sold over 24 million units as a whole.

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[limekiller4]

I heard that Sims 2 was going to have full-immersion real-time rendering of a fairly complex physics model including lighting (ie, the ability to knock lights around and such, which would change the way the scene was drawn). I also heard that it would include not only some new never-before-seen haptic control devices and some new tactile feedback add-ons.

The best part is that this has already been released.

IT'S CALLED YOUR ACTUAL FUCKING LIFE. Go outside. Play with your kid or your dog for fucks sake. Ride a bike. Read a book. Wow! Look at those specular effects! Ooo! Ahhh!

I understand games where you get to be something else. But a game where you get to be a mundane human doing mundane things? Have you all gone positively fucking mad?

Re:New Add-Ons

[limekiller4]

redtail1 writes:
"You could use this tired Shatner-esque "Get a life!" argument to tell someone to stop doing anything you don't think is a worthwhile form of entertainment. Don't you have anything less mundane to do than attacking others? This isn't news."

What a bunch of crap. I'm pointing out the absurdity of playing a game that is an ever-more-accurate rendition of ...real life! What's next? You'll be able to make the person in the game play a game ...about real life?

Oh, the recursion hurts my head!

Yes, the fact that people are playing a game about mundane, everyday life is news. It's certainly a social commentary! And a lot more relevant than, say, Laci Peterson to your average Slashdot reader.

My general attitude toward just about anything people like doing is "hey, if it spins your needle, do it." Some people like to fish. I don't. Some people like to play with their PSX2 all day. I don't, more power to 'em though. Some people like to shove bits of metal into their face. I don't, but if that's something they're attracted to, I'm all for it. I'm a libertarian. Which is to say that I'm all for letting people do whatever the hell they want -- including stupid things -- so long as it does not harm me. This includes, for example, doing drugs.

But I'm not saying that people should not be able to play this game nor am I interested in stopping them. I'm lamenting the "why." You're trying to distort this into a "you don't like it so you want to bitch" discussion. I'm not biting.