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The Sims Get Occult With Makin' Magic

Posted by simoniker on from the ouija-board-ouija-board dept.

Thanks to GamersHell for posting a new press release and screenshots revealing The Sims: Makin' Magic, the 'expansion pack finale' for The Sims. In this 7th and final add-on expansion to the all-time top selling game, "..your Sims can cast magic spells to improve their love life, wreak havoc on visiting neighbors, or put an end to their tedious chores." Oh, and in case you thought all this expansion-pack wizardry was side-effect free, "..every spell has a unique Backfire, including toad plagues, donkey heads, and lightning strikes."

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  1. Maybe by GallicoTheGreat · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maxis can cast a spell of their own and make the expansion less than $50

    1. Re:Maybe by leifm · · Score: 4, Informative

      I could be wrong, but I believe most if not all of the expansions retailed at about $29.99.
      And if this is the last expansion does that mean they are finally going to do some real work and produce a Sims 2, rather than milking the same damn game for years?

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    2. Re:Maybe by dragoncortez · · Score: 4, Informative

      Yes. They've already started on it. I believe they are trying to introduce aging in The Sims 2. Here's a link to Gamespot's coverage.

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  2. At least it's the last one... by Decaffeinated+Jedi · · Score: 5, Funny
    Spell-casting in the Sims, huh?

    Personally, I'm holding out for the Sims Online expansion pack that will allow me to spend all day roaming around the local countryside killing rats with my +2 Decorative Lamp of Smiting in an ongoing quest to level-up my mage/accountant.

    DecafJedi

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  3. Why does this sound like... by anicklin · · Score: 5, Interesting

    the Sims meets Harry Potter?

    IANAP (I am not a player) but I thought the whole point and appeal of the Sims was to be semi-realistic (which basically means that people can be who they really want to be with no tangible consequences). But really. Magic spells? Next we'll be seeing Age of Sims: Post-Industrial War Expansion pack.

  4. This sounds like trouble by The+Evil+Couch · · Score: 4, Funny

    "... wreak havoc on visiting neighbors, or put an end to their tedious chores."

    why do I get the mental image of a Sim looking at a neighbor and a sink full of dishes and then yelling, "VAS POR FLAM!"?

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  5. The title of the next expansion pack: by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    The Sims: We Have Actually Run Out Of Ideas So Here's Some More Furniture