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The Sims 2 Announced

Posted by simoniker on from the really-big-computer-people dept.

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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  1. Not playing it by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Until it has a first person shooter mode, and that is the main way it is played, count me out.

  2. Do we really WANT our sims to get old and die? by 2Flower · · Score: 3, Funny

    I mean, wasn't half the fandom surrounding The Sims based on recreating celebs or X-Men and stuff? Do we really want to take the time and energy to make Sailor Moon in The Sims and then have her get old and fat and sit around complaining about taxes until she croaks, then we get her mutant pink haired offspring running around?

    More seriously, it's a bit like the problem with the sim-kids in the first game. You have no control over them beyond their name, so if you're trying to assemble a house of people from your own imagination rather than from a host of random 'DNA' variables, you're out of luck.

    But hey, what do I know? Clearly Maxis understands why The Sims are fun better than me. Look at how great TSO is! ...right.

  3. could be something to look forward to.. by snillfisk · · Score: 4, Insightful

    I played the first one for a couple of days straight when it was just hot and fresh and were really impressed. It was fun in a strange way and I enjoyed creatinge and setting up this little family .. but after a while things just got boring and you kinda could anticipate what was going to happen .. I hope they make each experience more unique and probably a bit more evolving than the first edition, but sure, the "simplicity" (i'm not calling it a simple game, that would be plain wrong) may have been the reason why it has sold so well and attracted so many non-regular gamers.

    There's a good chance that this DNA-feature will make the sims a better, lasting game which kinda never stops and still evolves.. we'll see.

    Looking forward to the E3, at least. :-)

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  4. My brain hurts just thinking about it... by redtail1 · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Wil Wright's games would come full circle if a Sim could spend a few hours playing a tiny version of Pinball Construction Set...

  5. Silence of the Lambs Construction Kit by Nathan+Ramella · · Score: 4, Funny
    Really the worst thing I've ever heard of involved the Sims. Someone bragged about building a bathroom with a phone and a toilet, replacing the door with a wall when their Sim went to relieve himself, and the Sim would just try to phone for pizzas because he was so hungry.. But the pizza guy couldn't deliver.

    Quite sad really.

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  6. Re:New Add-Ons by RaboKrabekian · · Score: 4, Funny

    Go outside. Play with your kid or your dog for fucks sake. Ride a bike. Read a book. Wow!

    ...quoth the regular Slashdot poster.

    Ahem.

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  7. TheSims 3... by suss · · Score: 3, Funny

    I can't wait for TheSims 3, the version where people have to actually get off their fat asses and go outside to interact with living human beings...