There have been loads of thrilling nostalgia hits lately, however few have been greeted with as a lot pleasure (amongst PC gamers, particularly) as The Sims and The Sims 2 being re-released right now as a part of the sequence’ twenty fifth birthday. The Legacy Assortment variations of those two iconic life sim video games come full of nearly all of their respective enlargement packs and some small enhancements for contemporary setups and methods – however these should not full remakes or remasters. And that’s disappointing some Sims followers.
Obtainable by way of EA Play, Steam, Epic Video games Retailer, and Home windows Retailer, PC gamers can now choose up and benefit from the first two The Sims video games with out trying to find your outdated bodily copies within the basement, discovering second-hand discs at thrift shops, or leaping by way of many hoops to get them digitally in some type. The Sims is the origin of your complete life sport style, and The Sims 2 ramped issues up with extra element and a bewildering quantity of add-ons (as you’ll see shortly).
Obtainable to buy collectively as a $40 bundle or individually, The Sims and The Sims 2 Legacy Assortment are already getting followers teary-eyed and reminiscent. Admittedly, I did anticipate just a few extra gamers on (re)launch day – we don’t know what’s happening on different platforms, however on Steam peak concurrents topped out at 1,846 folks for The Sims and 4,157 for The Sims 2. Regardless of these numbers, there’s no escaping the truth that they’re bringing quite a lot of pleasure to loads.
Not everybody’s impressed although, with complaints largely centered round how few precise enhancements and bug fixes have been made. Admittedly, EA has not at any stage stated that these are remasters or remakes – it’s merely getting these traditional video games to work on Home windows 10 and 11 methods and in your shiny, widescreen screens. So I really feel these criticisms are fairly harsh. I’m seeing just a few stories on boards and in Steam evaluations (for The Sims 2, particularly) of crashes. The Sims 2’s consumer rating can be at present sitting at a ‘blended’ 60%, on the time of writing, in consequence. However some followers are merely seeing this as a ‘money seize,’ with no actual enhancements made to both sport.
No matter your view on the technical state of the sport, you’re getting quite a lot of content material to your money. The Sims Legacy Assortment comes geared up with the Livin’ Giant, Home Get together, Sizzling Date, Trip, Unleashed, Famous person, and Makin’ Magic expansions.
The Sims 2 Legacy Assortment options the next, large listing of add-ons: College, Nightlife, Open for Enterprise, Pets, Bon Voyage, Seasons, Free Time, House Life, Vacation Get together Pack, Household Enjoyable Stuff, Glamour Life Stuff, Blissful Vacation Stuff, Celebration! Stuff, H&M Trend Stuff, Teen Model Stuff, Kitchen & Tub Inside Design Stuff, and Mansion & Backyard Stuff. Jheez.
Now, the one logical factor left to do is level you in the direction of our The Sims 1 cheats and The Sims 2 cheats guides. As a result of who isn’t enjoying with cheats?
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