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Wow that first screenshot made my eyes burn...terrible graphics there...you would think that EA could do better than that!

I wouldn't say it's all that bad... just not very appealing to the fashion-conscious simmer.  And especially to some of us CC freaks and those who had much higher expectations for this game.  I still say those sims desperately need some new genetics sets.  But who am I kidding?  All I can do is hope it's not as over-hyped as it seems for those who plan on getting it.  ;D

As always, thanks for the info and updates, maniac.  ;)

Is it me, or does this screen shots look like Claymation? And I still can't get over how ridiculously cartoony the in-game models look. They took a step back with this game, BIG time IMO.

I agree Tenshii~Akari the sims in TS3 do need some better genetics but hey remember how fugly the sims looked in TS2 before anyone even knew what CC was? I am experiencing that again first-hand playing the story mode in The Sims Life Stories. The game will allow little to almost no custom content so I am stuck with a minimum of like 6 dining chairs and all the ugly maxis clothes again! ahh lol so I think maybe TS3 will be better than what people are saying it wont be, but I just can't get over how cartoonish they look..like there eyes look like my little sisters barbie doll eyes..and they just need ALOT of work along with the game how Sim Oneish it looks but I guess everything can't be perfect seeing as there will be no load times and everybodys computer can run the game (highly unlikely)

I think we've all been spoiled by the custom content in TS2 as for someone that has only been playing for just over a year it dosen't look THAT bad.

alas it dosen't meen that i'm gonna rush out and buy it 'cause i've been spoiled as well.

and the inability to create CC for it, these pics will be the best it will ever get i guess.  :(

At least their clothes matched unlike Goopy's odd choice and fashion sense.

lol chaavik you know you love goopy :kiss:

Me? With a new hairstyle and a new set of threads, yeah he looks pretty good. But to love him? Nope, that's EMMA's job.

Emma? :confused:

Yes, Emma.. She's usually found at either MATY or Simbology and is legendary for her professed love to Goopy.  :D It's a joke for her and other people.  ;D

lol oh okay

Emma is also famous for Pescado stalking her and declaring "Death to Emma!"

He does it nearly every time she posts.

MATY wouldn't be the place it is if there weren't some memes at work.

I am getting a funny feeling,now do not how me to this but the Game(will be out in 2 weeks), got my PC Gamers magazine yesterday and HOLY DOGGIE DOO we are in for a VERY VERY VERY big surprise in that Magazine they gave it a 92

Eh What? a 92 do you mean a 9.2? if so then that is Fantastic!! 3yay

Pssh. Good reviews mean shit. A game this high-profile has reviews that are obviously bought. Besides, what would some stupid magazine know about actual simming? They'll give a good review to a game about Rod Humble farting if they pay them enough. ONLY BAD REVIEWS ARE TRUTH.

Actually contrary to what many people think SLS allows a good deal of CC and hacks (see my threads in the lifestories help section).  I just switched from months of SLS (first game I had) to TS2 in January so trust me I know. 99% of the hacks I use now from here & ISA worked in SLS.   Compatibility approximates basegame +NL.  However if your comp can't handle the requirements then there might be problems. 

I wouldn't recommend purchasing it over TS2 lol but I didnt know any better then.  All the same I had room to experiment so I found out what worked.


True they do look cartoony--ten steps backwards at least.  I love the idea of roaming with the family to the park or walking throught the neighborhood (or driving).  That's the only thing that makes it interesting.  I'm still planning on waiting until after it allows CC and no online logins necessary to play.

All the "Stories" games other than Castaways are basically a total waste of money. Only Castaways offers anything that isn't already actually in the REAL game, and even then, not much.

Well I've already bought the game, so no need to try and tell me how to spend my money thanks..I thought it was a nice game add-on to my collection because I was bored with how slooww the main game was going for me and wanted to actually play the game because sitting  here waiting for 20 minutes for Pleasantview to load and then additional 10-15 minutes just for my family to load isn't my cup of tea and having to wait that long I am already bored and ready to do something else, so I don't know why you J.M. Pescado insist on being rude everytime you post, why do you have to be so negative all the time?

I may be wrong, but I don't believe that you will have to register it online to play it, just to download things. I think. That's what it seemed like at least from what I've heard.

Because, as it say under his name, he's a fat obstreperous jerk

^ And because he saved this site, so imho he can do/say whatever he wants!  4thumb

  I think it say his truth...and I don't disagree with most of his sentaments...

Agree to disagree or disagree to agree.. Let's keep to the topic please.

So just because he helped save the site gives him the right to be an ass to everyone? I think not

I hoping against hope that the no CC is just another myth..Maxis stuff is just so Bland

The only things I have said in this thread is that good reviews are rubbish and those who produce them are shills, and that all the Stories games are rubbish. So, tell me again, why do you seem to be taking this so personally? Guilty conscience? Somehow I am not surprised that peopel with NUMBERS in their names cannot be trusted! Did EAxis pay you to spread their lies and propaganda? How much did they pay you? SPEAK! CONFESS YOUR CRIMES!

Like Joy said :P

Not entirely,just check the sims store or TSR. when the thing comes out,oh, and keep your credit card handy. Look out Pescado is on a roll and you got numbers with your name.
As for the fuglies, until they let you import custom skin tones you're gonna have put up with pigs in silk.

Quoted for truth. And I'll back it up even more. Online videogame sites such as IGN.com, 1up.com and the like are all shams. The people they have reviewing games are JOURNALISTS...not gamers. Or at the least casual gamers at best. The same people who would review a game like Smackdown Vs. Raw 2008 (Last years game) and give it rave reviews but rate a game like Fire Pro Wrestling Returns poorly merely because the game uses 2D sprites instead of 3D polygons. Damn the fact that the gameplay is leaps and bounds better then any game in the SVR series. Ever heard of payola in radio? That's what most of these sites get for their reviews. Big name publishers toss them a few extra bucks and some "promotional" copies of games for then to share with family and friends so that the company can boost it's numbers, and in return they get a whimsical and raving review. Meanwhile gullible consumers go online, read the review, go out and buy the game like a brainless zombie and get disappointed that it didn't live up to it's hype. Can anyone say Spore? Or Fable II perhaps? Or how about EA's own Need For Speed: Undercover? Prime examples of games that "reviewers" gave glowing reviews for, but ended up being crap.

If you want real, objective and at times brutal reviews, go watch X-Play on G4, or pick you up a copy of Game Informer Magazine. They rip games a new a**hole if it sucks, and if it doesn't suck, they STILL point out the shortcomings a game might have. El Presidente hit it on the nail, and I can pretty much back that up being a full fledged gamer, as well as working for a game publisher myself. (What company I shall not say, I'll just say we have a big office in New York.) And yes, I have numbers in my name...the numbers of THE BEAST!!! MUUAAAHAAHAAA!!!

I'm not going to get into it with you Pescado, all I said was you are quite rude to folks on here. and I could care less what you think about my name and you are quite foolish if you think EA hired me to come on here I am on here like everyone else is anywaayy I was only wondering what 92 meant in that one magazine that other person was talking about, does that mean like 1-100 if so I would think 92 would be a nice review but who knows we'll all have to wait and either flame it or praise it when it comes out hm?

Topic is now locked. I've asked the folks to refrain from this sort of thing and stay on topic if possible. Fighting or arguing, either way, isn't really fun.