Holly Green, a representative from The Tanooki checked out The Sims 3 for Xbox 360 during her time spent at E3 and well, it didn’t bold well for her…
Less impressive was the demo itself. While the console version of Sims 3 adds an amusing new twist, the “Karma” feature, diehard Sims fans will not appreciate some of the aesthetics. Namely, the zoomed out view of the neighborhood, which is now more reminiscent of a cartoon pedestrian road sign than a chiseled realistic landscape.
Now, arguably, this console version isn’t really for already-established PC fans of The Sims 3 (making my griping about the delineation from the standard aesthetic completely moot), but with such a delightfully new evil feature to try out, the market will still be there for those who don’t mind buying the same game twice. And while I’ve been reassured (read: yelled at by Internet commenters) many times that Sims 3 will run “just fine” on a console, that doesn’t change the fact that one of the most appealing features of Sims 3, the ability to mod the game and add tons of purchased and downloaded custom items, will pale in comparison. Don’t know about you folks, but there’s no way I can cram the same amount of content on my PC into a console experience. And there’s no way I’ll be able to put naked people on my Wii, XBOX 360, PS3, or Nintendo DS.
We all know that the console versions are nothing compared to the PC one. I wonder if this game will break EA’s curse (Even though the games still sell like hotcakes).
