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Greatest Games - The Sims

Posted by Zonk on from the pull-the-strings dept.

Gamespot has another article in its continuing series on 'The Greatest Games of All Time'. This time they profile The Sims, the Will Wright PC classic. From the article: "While The Sims was certainly revolutionary, it wasn't simply the revolution that makes it one of the greatest games of all time. Like all truly great games, it is the timeless and continually entertaining gameplay that makes The Sims so worthwhile. And while in the years since its release there have been many more versions to choose from, there's something quite heartwarming and familiar about the original game and its very specific choices, the sublime stainless steel refrigerator, the Henry Moore-esque statue, and that handy dandy little burglar alarm."

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  1. Choices by daeley · · Score: 2, Funny
    ...there's something quite heartwarming and familiar about the original game and its very specific choices, the sublime stainless steel refrigerator, the Henry Moore-esque statue, and that handy dandy little burglar alarm.

    ...the kitchens set on fire and all the exits suddenly missing, the swimming pools with all the ladders suddenly missing, the bathrooms with the door suddenly missing... ;)

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    1. Re:Choices by rubberbando · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, that game really brings out the sadist in a lot of people....

      They should make an expansion called "Die! Sims Die!" where the Sims try to survive their cruel player. They run away from walls/obsticles that spring up around them. You would have to try and lure them to their deaths or into traps to capture and torture them. Also, I'd like to be able to drop in some monsters in the maze to hunt them down as well. Earn money to buy naster traps and monsters and such for each kill!

      Gawd I feel evil...but then the Sims kinda have that effect on many of us... ^_^;

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      DEAD DEAD DEAD DELETE ME
    2. Re:Choices by Lil-Bondy · · Score: 3, Funny

      i believe you, and many others, would find this entertaining...

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  2. Re:Am I the only one... by McCarrum · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm with you there.

    It was the moment when I realised I'm telling my Sim to clean the toilet that I realised that a) I'm impressed that they went to that level, and b) WTF am I doing playing this game?

    It astounds me that people actually continue to play this game.

    Buy an ant farm, please!

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    Robert Anton Wilson :: Rest in Slack