Current Events > Are there any games like The Sims but where you're actually doing shit?

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Like not just telling them what to do and then just doing it all automatically but where you're actually in control of shit?
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Aren't some of the The Sim's games able to be directly controlled?
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This was Tomodochi Life I think?
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Megaman50100 posted...

Aren't some of the The Sim's games able to be directly controlled?

To some extent, bur I'm also looking for something more modern with a wider scope of features.

Everything I keep finding are recommendations for Sims games or Harvest Moon. I wouldn't mind something like A Wonderful Life on a larger scale through.
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Animal Crossing
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Harvest Moon was my thought before entering the topic.

Turbam posted...

Animal Crossing

Animal crossing is more like Harvest Moon than Sims
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Megaman50100 posted...

Aren't some of the The Sim's games able to be directly controlled?

All of the Sims games. In fact I don't think any of them have semi-decently designed "auto pilot" modes so you basically have to play them all manually for the best results, unless you're doing weird funky experiments.
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ChromaticAngel posted...

This was Tomodochi Life I think?

Not at all. You have even less control over the Miis in Tomodachi Life.
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Hexenherz posted...

Megaman50100 posted...

Aren't some of the The Sim's games able to be directly controlled?

All of the Sims games. In fact I don't think any of them have semi-decently designed "auto pilot" modes so you basically have to play them all manually for the best results, unless you're doing weird funky experiments.

I should clarify what I mean by that. I mean I want to be more involved in what I'm doing, not just pointing, clicking, and saying do this or that. Having them leave off for work with nothing going on for me as the player while they're doing that. Certain Sims like Urbz for example t least made the jobs interactive, albeit with QTE's but I'm just looking for something more involved.

Maybe I should've said something more like Harvest Moon, but just in regards to the open world, relationship building, various jobs and work to do, life building etc. It doesn't necessarily have to be a farm game just something with those kinds of features and ideally more modern than A Wonderful Life for example with it's by modern standards limited options and tiny map.

I was hoping something like that on a larger scale and with more depth has come out by now.
Maybe I'll just look into Sims 4, Stardew Valley, or A Wonderful Life on PS4.
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Stardew Valley
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Sims 3 and 4 both have expansion packs where you can get interactive jobs (my favorite in 3 was the interior design job, since you could royally screw up peoples' houses and get a bonus for meeting all the criteria lmao).

Unfortunately I can't really think of any other games though :\
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have you tried rimworld?
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Hexenherz posted...

Sims 3 and 4 both have expansion packs where you can get interactive jobs (my favorite in 3 was the interior design job, since you could royally screw up peoples' houses and get a bonus for meeting all the criteria lmao).

Unfortunately I can't really think of any other games though :\

I'll have to look into the expansions. I have Sims 3 on my PS3 but the loading times were a pain. Never bought the expansions though.

solosnake posted...

have you tried rimworld?

Never heard of it, I'll have to look into it.
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Honestly load times on PC aren't much better once you start getting all the expansions.
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Hexenherz posted...

Honestly load times on PC aren't much better once you start getting all the expansions.

Ugh I'm so spoiled by first world problems. I play something like GTA where it just does one big bulk loading and then a bunch of short loads here and there and during cutscenes.
Playing something like The Sims where I have to load every time I leave my block is annoying as hell.

I thought this was 2017 :/
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It also sucks that AWL is the only HM game like that one. That's the only one I enjoyed and I'd love a new and improved version of that formula.
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Oh I mean Sims 3 has a long initial load time but once you're in there's nothing ridiculous.
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Hexenherz posted...

Oh I mean Sims 3 has a long initial load time but once you're in there's nothing ridiculous.

Oh, well on console the load times aren't too long, there's just a loading screen for everything outside of your block. Which if you're running multiple Sims at once in different places that gets annoying fast.

Oh well, I guess the game I'm looking for doesn't really exist yet so looks like I'll probably end up settling for one of the e I mentioned.
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Lol this doesn't have the depth you're looking for probably but I did just remember Farm For Your Life: http://store.steampowered.com/app/266390/Farm_for_your_Life/

It's like a Harvest Moon meets CafeVille meets anti-zombie tower defense.
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The fact that nobody has done a AAA game where you can choose your own path for working, building relationships, making decisions that matter, time passage and aging in a nice large world is genuinely surprising to me. It would be a bitch to develop but could potentially be amazing if done right.
The only things that seen to have tried are indie games with retro style or chibi looking stuff and outdated game mechanics

Looks like I'm stuck with Sims 4 and/or Stardew Valley if I want something new and current gen.
A question about Stardew Valley, is there more to the game then just grinding farming and talking to people? Like is there actually other stuff to do and things that actually change with time or based of choices/relationships?
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I don't know, maybe you'd get that from Sims Online since it's... online life simulator? I imagine there'd be more interaction there, instead of just sending your character to work and watching six hours pass in game.
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RockRapDubstep posted...

The fact that nobody has done a AAA game where you can choose your own path for working, building relationships, making decisions that matter, time passage and aging in a nice large world is genuinely surprising to me. It would be a bitch to develop but could potentially be amazing if done right.

Probably because the AAA devs don't see a market for that kind of game, especially for the costs that it's take to develop it. AAA seems to be more about playing it safe with what works and pumping up the production values to make an "interactive movie-like experience".
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going outside
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Sims games on both the PSP and GBA were much different than other Sims games. You directly controlled your character and no one else.

If you have a way to play them and don't mind the dated graphics, I'd recommend either Bustin' Out or Urbz on GBA.

Freddie_Mercury posted...

going outside

Let's start with you.
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Freddie_Mercury posted...

going outside

What platform is that on?
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QWOP
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Don't you actually control them in the Urbz game?
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Sims 2 on PSP, you control one character that you create and interact with the people of the town
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