Greatest Games - The Sims

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."

Comments

Spore

[MastaShredda]

We've all heard the hype surrounding this game, but you have the admit that the premise of Spore is very intriguing. If they really do pull off everything that they say the game will have, this could be one of the games to beat in the upcoming generation(s) of titles. I say generation(s), as they haven't given us many details short of what was announced at E3 and GDC. I for one am hoping that it really is as fun as it looks, and it might just be the breath of fresh air that gaming needs. Maybe all these fancy new graphics/consoles/etc might force what we've all been screaming for a while now: a return to the gaming of old, where the graphics weren't necessarily the concern, but the overall content of the game. Anyone can make a game look good nowadays. Now they can focus on the gameplay itself, and with games like Spore pushing the developers mind/envelope, the next generation of gaming could prove to be alot of fun. (Or quite the opposite, but that's another argument in itself.)