#THE SIMS MEDIEVAL PLAYSTATION 3 PC#
Between mid-September and mid-December it is releasing no less than nine games - and as many as 12, if you count the PC version of Triangle Strategy, the Life Is Strange Arcadia Bay Collection on Switch, and the strange mobile compendium-remake-thing Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis, which is supposed to go into beta testing this year. The venerable Japanese publisher has a stacked release schedule. By all accounts, late 2022 is a quiet time for video games. After a barren summer, we are facing a meager release schedule through fall and toward the end of the year, with few of the major titles and platform exclusives that usually adorn the season. Massive shout out to Turk for encouraging me to pick this game up.Reeling from pandemic production issues - and, perhaps, a gradual shift toward more sustainable working practices - the video game industry is well into a product drought. It was a lot of fun building my world and navigating life through a place where Sims were kind of what I knew, but also completely different. It's a great way for people to sink their teeth into games with an RPG element, or a focus on building and people management, but still with the up close simulation elements that makes The Sims great. Two sims can produce an heir, but that child will only age up if their parents die. There are only two needs in this (energy and hunger), only three traits (two good ones, and one “fatal flaw”), and Sims didn’t age and die. You can pick from different types of era-appropriate Sim to control, from Monarchs, Wizards, Spies, to Priests, Merchants, and Bards. But honestly, give it a go! You might be surprised. Although I still feel like a lot of people would’ve been put off because, y'know, it’s The Sims. But The Sims Medieval had enough in it to encourage players who prefer RPGs to dip their toe in. It’s true when they say The Sims 4 feels a bit empty compared to previous entries, and it by no means seems to want to take as many risks like a medieval ruler version of itself.
Sure there were instalments like Castaway Stories and Pet Stories around the time of The Sims 2, but a Sims game where you can become any kind of leader you want was just fantastic.
#THE SIMS MEDIEVAL PLAYSTATION 3 SERIES#
But for me, The Sims fan, the Sims Medieval gave the series a whole new lease of life. It probably also had something to do with the Turk endorsement, as we were massive fans of Scrubs (seasons one to seven, of course).
The Sims Medieval was one of the only versions of The Sims I could really get my history and castle-loving dad to look at. Can you decorate your throne room? Can you give your leader green hair? Exactly. I was pretty much sold on it already when I realised it was a thing, because who wouldn’t want to control their own kingdom? And no, games like Civilization or Crusader Kings never provided what I wanted, before you start in the comments. Who ever thought there would be a point in our lives when Turk from Scrubs would be in your face to encourage you to buy a Sims game? I never did, but at the time it certainly helped make the case to buy The Sims Medieval. One a day, every day, perhaps for all time.
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