Uniocular
You won't need Origin if you have it on Steam unless you want to download patches (hint: You will.)
This thread has a few decent lists on the difference between TS2 and TS3.
The custom content I've seen is decent, but then I never found much TS 2 content I liked either. Just know that installing a bunch will increase load times a shit-ton, much more than in TS 2.
edited 15th Sep '13 8:36:49 AM by Mukora
"It's so hard to be humble, knowing how great I am."
I personally found Sims 3 felt so empty compared to Sims 2. The character customization is barely noticeable, everyone looks the same.
Holy Grail, huh? Cool story, bro.
I'd disagree with the latter. Just the addition of weight options makes a large difference (although, at least on my copy, there's a frequent glitch where people show up at their skinniest and only gain weight when you center the screen on them. One thing I do find a little annoying from a UI perspective is the difficulty of changing multiple outfits or hairstyles. You have to enter into the "Change Appearance" dialog (and wait a minute or so for it to load the data each time) for each outfit that you might want to change the hairstyle for.
You don't need to get the patches from Origin, you can patch it manually with the Super-Patcher.
Also, I don't like that you can make men huge and round or super-muscular but women barely change size on max settings. :/
So you can make them fatter, everything else looks the same, save maybe dying their hair.
Holy Grail, huh? Cool story, bro.
Chapter 1 (Discontinued)
Not sure if conversation is too dead or not. Got this little game installed. Proceeded to throw parties and drown everyone I invited into the pool.
edited 3rd Oct '14 9:52:19 PM by Aespai
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I'm planning on getting Seasons. Worth it?
OMG NO NOSECONES
Seasons is worth it, yes.
Happiness is zero-gee with a sinus cold.
Helping myself from an obsession with Susan
I used to tend to adore this game because of Susan Wainwright... she is'nt my fave townie but I needed her so much.
I am Kymicsu and I'm trying to get less obsessed to Susan.
I recently ran into some money, and I've been thinking of indulging in one of my personal Guilty Pleasures: The Sims.
Should I get Sims 3 on Steam? Here's what I want to know:
- How does the gameplay compare to Sims 2?
- Do I have to install Origin if I get it on Steam?
- Does it have good custom content?
Direct all enquiries to Jamie B Good