Mainly questions about the ones that he’s worked on. I love getting info in how/why they did this or that. Luckily, Grant Rodiek is in a question answering mood. 🙂
Creatures/Occults
I worked on the Vampire design. Other than that, I’m not really a big fan of the occults 🙂 I think they should exist. I just personally don’t like them as a player.
Needs replaced fully by Moodlets?
Replaced by moodlets. Totally possible.
Ambitions Work
 I designed the Private Eye and his missions. I also designed the Interior Designer.
The Private Eye hiding with two bushes in his/her hands was inspired by the “World Famous Bushman“.
Twinbrook – It was modeled after New Orleans.
Ambitions was our version of Open for Business.
Fave Sims 3 Towns/Worlds
Twin brook for home. Twin Brook! Rednecks crack me up. The Bayless are hilarious. For WA Egypt. I designed the story and some of the tombs for Egypt so I’m biased 🙂
Base Game
I worked on almost everything in Live mode on base game. Working with designers on tuning was really really fun.
Fav Sims 3 Expansion
I think Ambitions. I like the different careers. I thought it was a good design for better gameplay and better storytelling.
Gobias Koffi
Is based on Tobias from Arrested Development.
More Misc
I once spoke about The Sims and the importance of non-violent games to an auditorium full of US Congressional Aides.
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Ambitions was our version of Open for Business? ‘-‘ OH GOD
Ambitions (Open for Business) FAIL!!!
MUST FIND Gobias Koffi!!!!
So if Ambitions was the Open For Business remake, then that means we’ll never get a real OFB remake. That really sucks because OFB was one of my favorite TS2 EPs, along with Seasons and Bon Voyage. I liked being able to make pretty much any kind of business I wanted and I especially liked running restaurants. So I hope that doesn’t mean they won’t make a proper OFB remake, but I doubt they will.
And for the record, I don’t count WA as a Bon Voyage remake, either. Adventures are not the same as vacations. Vacations are about relaxing, not exploring tombs and getting chased by mummies. So I’m still wanting an EP where sims can actually go somewhere tropical (or snowy, like a ski resort) and have fun together.
Ambitions is my favorite expansion. And I LOVE Twin Brook. I lived in Louisiana for years and when I played in Twin Brook it made me so home sick for the bayou. It doesnt remind me of New Orleans but it does look like everyother town in Louisiana. Very good job Grant!!!! thanks.
HA!!!!! I knew that The Sims 3 Ambitions was a Remake.
My thoughts exactly. That’s why I asked the question that got the answer. So good to get it cleared up though.
im happy that their coming out with this but mad that they’re doing it so soon. They shold have continued to expand sims 2 while perfecting sims 3, it seems to me like they’re just kind of throwing it out there when there are also some other things they could have done to make the sims 3 even better. (it kinda also seems like they could have made an expansion pack for the new features on the game instead of a whole new game, now i have to start from scratch, lol.) :/ but then again i never played it so i can critisise it just yet. 😛 well, all in all, im actually really excited about this and am saving up any spare money i have right now for this game!
Dont you just love how the supposed original games are actually remake anyways? I have yet to see a new or orignal concept done for TS3, and most are piss poor reproductions at that. I wanted an actaul business ep, and alot want an actual vacation ep although if you ignore the quests you can have a mostly normal vacation in WA.
I agree with what’s been said about Open for Business.
The only element of OFB in Ambitions is the fact there’s the aspect of going to work with your Sims. (As running your community lot business can count as going to work). Sure there’s the salon and stuff, but they aren’t creating or running your own business.
Disappointing to say the least since Ambitions wasn’t THAT great and Open for Business was my FAVOURITE Sims 2 Expansion Pack, you could combine it with any other expansion pack, was good fun! 🙂 In fact it was what keeped me addicted to The Sims 2 throughout it’s run, something Sims 3 has completely failed to do for me.
I also agree with what’s being said about WA being a Bon Voyage remake, though it’s closer related to that than Ambitions and OFB. What I didn’t like about these ones were that they tried to hard to use a previous idea, but change it so we neither get the stuff we loved or a very good Expansion since they don’t really work. That’s why for me, Late Night and Pets are both best so far since they don’t try to stray too far away from the original idea.
New ideas are good like Seasons and Open for Business for The Sims 2. Generations would have been good if it wasn’t just a bunch of nice objects and a couple of new unnecessary features.
Glad they’re making a Superstar remake though. Just hope it turns out good.
@ Chad: don’t hold your breath, if EA has taught anything, itis to keep expectations low and they gut the very aspects that make a game loveable & fun.
And Gobias Koffi is in sunset valley across the street from the frio bros. to whomever asked that.