Sims 3! *gasp* [Archive] - MacRumors Forums

bbbensen

Mar 22, 2008, 04:07 AM

So I just heard about Sims 3, and it looks quite amazing! The graphics are more improved, and the sims look less cartoony! The best part is that you still controll a single family, but instead of it on a lot, its in a town. The sims that you arent playing as grow and live even when you dont have controll. It looks awesome.

I have been a big Sims fan for a long time, and cant wait until Dec. 09. Here is some linkage - http://thesims3.ea.com/

DISCUSS!

pknz

Mar 22, 2008, 04:44 AM

I'm picturing GTA minus all the GTA.

luffytubby

Mar 22, 2008, 07:28 AM

I think it looks like Sims 2... alot. The character models are very dissapointing.

Much Ado

Mar 22, 2008, 07:31 AM

Mercuric Oxide

Mar 22, 2008, 12:58 PM

Here is a 12 page article with a bunch of details:

http://www.fracknaps.com/read/?p=YVX3N1U2&st=2

King James

Mar 22, 2008, 01:05 PM

interesting... may give this game a shot

119576

Mar 22, 2008, 01:14 PM

Techguy172

Mar 22, 2008, 01:19 PM

Yeah but EA doesn't make it for Mac so I'm kinda pissed.

Chone

Mar 22, 2008, 01:48 PM

Ugh, Dec 09?

That's way too far away to be getting excited about, on the other hand, Spore is coming this very same year in only a few months! Now THAT'S something to be excited about.

MacHipster

Mar 22, 2008, 02:22 PM

Looks like they're finally releasing SimsVille (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimsVille).

anti-microsoft

Mar 22, 2008, 02:28 PM

Mackilroy

Mar 22, 2008, 02:36 PM

Ugh, Dec 09?

That's way too far away to be getting excited about, on the other hand, Spore is coming this very same year in only a few months! Now THAT'S something to be excited about.

I agree.

Spore > The Sims.

::Lisa::

Mar 22, 2008, 03:59 PM

Looks pretty darn cool. I do hope they make it for Mac at the same time as they are planning to for Windows.

BlakTornado

Mar 22, 2008, 04:03 PM

Looks good. I used to be addicted to The Sims (Original) a few years ago, but I never managed to get Sims 2 because my computers weren't good enough to run them, I don't think (It was back before I was a nerd, haha).

Might get this but at the end of the day, it's going to be loads of money spent on expansion packs, etc. just so that they can be replaced when Sims 4 comes out, which probably won't be much different either.

Plus it will be scarily similar too real life soon.

silbeej

Mar 22, 2008, 04:06 PM

I enjoyed the original Sims, however i found that the Sims 2 was too detailed and there were too many personal things to do with your mouse. Also, the in game time was paced too fast to do everything that you would do in real life. But then again, thats just me.

bbbensen

Mar 22, 2008, 07:13 PM

Ugh, Dec 09?

That's way too far away to be getting excited about, on the other hand, Spore is coming this very same year in only a few months! Now THAT'S something to be excited about.

Yea, its going to be a while.......
Since spores comming out, we will have something to play with. I cant wait to have a game that is released at the same time as the PC one.

Techguy172

Mar 22, 2008, 08:05 PM

I don't really see why spore is so amazing It doesn't look that great to me am I missing something.

FleurDuMal

Mar 22, 2008, 08:10 PM

I don't really see why spore is so amazing It doesn't look that great to me am I missing something.

Yes.

Techguy172

Mar 22, 2008, 08:28 PM

Yes.

Oh well that's ok, I have already spent enough money on games they are way too expensive.

Bexy 1239

Mar 24, 2008, 04:17 PM

Yeah but EA doesn't make it for Mac so I'm kinda pissed.

are you kidding me? they aren't making it for mac? that's a bit ****... uh, i reckon they will make it though, once they've made it for pc first. they can't do everything at once.

ghall

Mar 24, 2008, 04:31 PM

I might give this a go in TWO YEARS TIME! For Feck sake! "More realistic"? No! I think It's Sims 2 with a coat of glitter. Anyway, there's only TWO YEARS to wait!
The thing I'm most looking forward too is the iPod touch 2.0 update and games for it!

Keep in mind, they're still working on it. It will probably look much better for the final release.

Macnoviz

Mar 24, 2008, 04:36 PM

seems evolutionary, not revolutionary

bbbensen

Mar 24, 2008, 05:01 PM

are you kidding me? they aren't making it for mac? that's a bit ****... uh, i reckon they will make it though, once they've made it for pc first. they can't do everything at once.

EA never makes the Sims games for mac. The games are ported by Aspyr.

(Well, now that I think about it, EA games makes the games, only for PC. Then Aspyr as the job of porting every thing over to Mac, so its kinda a combo.

simsfanatic

Mar 31, 2008, 08:30 PM

I might give this a go in TWO YEARS TIME! For Feck sake! "More realistic"? No! I think It's Sims 2 with a coat of glitter. Anyway, there's only TWO YEARS to wait!
The thing I'm most looking forward too is the iPod touch 2.0 update and games for it!

Coat of glitter is exactly it. The characters look worse (in my opinion) than The Sims 2! Looks like something I won't try. :rolleyes:

MacFan26

Apr 1, 2008, 09:15 PM

I have the Complete Collection of Sims 1, which I still love. I haven't picked up Sims 2, mostly just because of cost, but maybe I'll get it if they do a bundle in the future with more expansion packs (I love the expansions). I'd almost like to see a new SimCity more than Sims 3, but that's just me.

tominated

Apr 1, 2008, 10:15 PM

oh great. Another game for my siblings to hog up the gaming pc with:(

koisty

Sep 28, 2008, 07:19 AM

yoyo5280

Sep 28, 2008, 07:20 AM

Does anyone know when the sims 3 is ment to be released for Mac?
i can't wait for it to come out, but i hope it will be released soon after or even better, at the same time as the sims 3 PC version. Anyone ?:)

I think steve said something about future games being released on mac one day after PC release or something.

Techguy172

Sep 28, 2008, 08:46 AM

Does anyone know when the sims 3 is ment to be released for Mac?
i can't wait for it to come out, but i hope it will be released soon after or even better, at the same time as the sims 3 PC version. Anyone ?:)

I don't think it will be released until a while after, I'm pretty sure it's aspyr making the port again( Correct me if im wrong). Aspyr is pretty slow.

nintendude

Sep 28, 2008, 10:48 AM

Does anyone know when the sims 3 is ment to be released for Mac?
i can't wait for it to come out, but i hope it will be released soon after or even better, at the same time as the sims 3 PC version. Anyone ?:)

What if they release it on the same disc like Spore?

Dagless

Sep 28, 2008, 01:30 PM

Given EA's current attitudes towards DRM I'm hoping they don't destroy this game too.

Not that I'll play it. But I'm not being called over by friends and relatives to fix their installs :mad:

gypoqueen

Apr 1, 2009, 12:40 AM

EA will be making sims 3 for Macs i got this from the sims3 website " We’re really excited to bring you the game for the PC and Mac starting June 2 [June 5th for UK!"

ingenious

Apr 1, 2009, 01:11 AM

If they've changed it so you don't have to spend all your time just keeping the Sims alive (Eat, damn you, eat! Quick find someone to talk to... oh, you wet yourself. Damn, schoolbus, go go go) then I'll be very happy.

That's what I'm thinking. It's like "Your Sim is dying" and I'm like "It REFUSES to eat!"

I want to be able to make it do whatever I want it to... it's a freakin' SIM for crying out loud... :eek:

Sdashiki

Apr 1, 2009, 09:11 AM

EA will be making sims 3 for Macs i got this from the sims3 website " We’re really excited to bring you the game for the PC and Mac starting June 2 [June 5th for UK!"

single post spam.

no search done for anything newer than LAST YEAR!

northy124

Apr 1, 2009, 09:33 AM

Yes Sims 3 on Mac, Amazon UK Page (http://http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sims-PC-Mac-DVD/dp/B0015YDH6O)

Haruhi

Apr 4, 2009, 03:43 PM

Yay I can't wait :apple:
This'll be great!
<3 the sims

CBGFilms

Apr 5, 2009, 07:15 PM

I can't wait for this, its coming in June! Yay us!

Mac Recommended requirements: (SOURCE) (http://www.infinitesims.com/news/1493-sims-3-mac-requirements.html)

Mac OS X 10.5.7 Leopard or Higher
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor
2 GB Memory
6.1 GB of hard disk space, with at least 1 GB additional space for saved games and custom content.
ATI X1600 or Nvidia 7300 GT with 128 MB of RAM or Intel Integrated GMA X3100

Supported Graphics Cards:

ATI Radeon ™ X1600, X1900, 2400, 2600, 3870, 4850, 4870, NVIDIA GeForce 7300, 7600, 8600, 8800, 9400M, 9600M GT, GT 120, GT 130, Intel ® Graphics Media Accelerator (GMA) GMA 3-Series . This game will not run on Mac systems with processor PowerPC (G3/G4/G5) or video cards with integrated GMA 950 series.

Seems like generous specs for me, I'm good to go!
Also its coming out for iPod Touch & iPhone too also, a preview video of that here. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNO1_oPHS4M&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.infinitesims.com%2Fnews%2F1493-sims-3-mac-requirements.html&feature=player_embedded)

MattZani

Apr 5, 2009, 08:04 PM

EA Has confirmed this to only have Copy Protection, and a Serial Key, no DRM, SecuROM etc. Which is a big move for them, who knows, i may even buy this, even though the Sims are terrible.

CBGFilms

Apr 6, 2009, 05:26 AM

EA Has confirmed this to only have Copy Protection, and a Serial Key, no DRM, SecuROM etc. Which is a big move for them, who knows, i may even buy this, even though the Sims are terrible.
Oh yeah, why do people get so mad about SecuROM? What's so bad about it? :confused:

synagence

Apr 6, 2009, 08:42 AM

Oh yeah, why do people get so mad about SecuROM? What's so bad about it? :confused:

Because on windows at least it installs a low-level kernel driver which can and has been shown to interfere with certain other software and won't run if you have certain other apps installed (copy software)

Worst of all its a nightmare to remove and doesn't uninstall from the system if you uninstall the game ...

Should be banned

CBGFilms

Apr 6, 2009, 09:40 AM

Because on windows at least it installs a low-level kernel driver which can and has been shown to interfere with certain other software and won't run if you have certain other apps installed (copy software)

Worst of all its a nightmare to remove and doesn't uninstall from the system if you uninstall the game ...

Should be banned

Ahh ok, thanks for clearing that up :-)

MattZani

Apr 6, 2009, 07:24 PM

Oh yeah, why do people get so mad about SecuROM? What's so bad about it? :confused:

Well, for games such as Spore, once the game was installed the 3rd time, the Serial Key became inactive, and securom would force you to purchase the game again, as you could no longer activate it.

But in general, it messes with the system processes, is an unneeded pain, is installed with no warning, and only limits genuine purchasers.

Huntn

Apr 7, 2009, 02:19 PM

I've been waiting for the "Mature" version of this game... ;)

jpenguin

Jul 16, 2009, 06:39 PM

I hope ASPYR releases a real mac port of this game; I'm still against all these CIDER ports. I'd pay twice as much to support a mac game developer.

Blair230

Jul 17, 2009, 09:41 AM

I hope ASPYR releases a real mac port of this game; I'm still against all these CIDER ports. I'd pay twice as much to support a mac game developer.

I dont think this is going to happen. EA owns the Sims and why would they allow Aspyr to port it when a Mac version already exists (on the same DVD no less).

Like it or not, Cider allows game publishers to quickly port things to other platforms. Im with you, Id rather see Mac native versions but cider is becoming the trend in Mac gaming.:apple:

jpenguin

Jul 17, 2009, 06:11 PM

I dont think this is going to happen. EA owns the Sims and why would they allow Aspyr to port it when a Mac version already exists (on the same DVD no less).

Like it or not, Cider allows game publishers to quickly port things to other platforms. Im with you, Id rather see Mac native versions but cider is becoming the trend in Mac gaming.:apple:

Ya, you're right. ASPYR will probably never get a chance to port it :-(

Anyway, I'm finding some pretty good prices for TS3

EDIT: just bought a copy on ebay from 99.5% positive rated seller. $35 USD Shipped + $2.50 insurance; I paid more for TS2. Hope it works!