So... The Sims 2: Apartment Life
Aug. 26th, 2008 07:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hkellickAs promised, a preview of the Sims 2: Apartment Life. This promises to be a pretty full expansion pack.
Clearly, one of the points of this expansion pack is.. apartments, finally! Your apartments can be as big or small as you want, they can be a one bedroom with heating pipes lining the walls and ceilings or a full townhouse. You can have up to four playable Sim Families living nearby, though I believe you can have more apartment buildings themselves nearby (guaranteeing some non-playable neighbors).
Where to start with apartment living. It's.. what you'd expect, mostly. Except the landlords are a little cooler than most. They don't care if you tear up the carpets and repaint the walls, so long as you don't knock any walls out or anything. Oh, and instead of once a month, rent is due once a week. And you'd better pay it too or the landlord might call the collection agency and they'll just come in and take your couch or bed to make up for the rent. :/
Though if you ARE having troubles meeting rent, well.. you could always get a roommate, right? Though.. that's a crapshoot all it's own. Maybe the roommate and you get along. Maybe the roommate is a foul sports-watching beer-swilling pig who leaves trash all over your apartment. Who knows, right?
There's also the usual joys of apartment living.. ie.. the neighbors. Maybe they're a relatively quiet group. Maybe they're up at 3 AM Blaring the radio. Again, it's a crapshoot.
Moving away from the joys of apartment living, there's a new meter now... your reputation. Your reputation moves up if you're nice and decent to other sims. It moves down if you're argumentative and nasty. There are benefits to having a GOOD reputation.. making friends is easier, rent might be a bit cheaper.. other reputed benefits as well. There are... "benefits" to having a bad reputation as well, I guess, if that's how you want to play.
They've brought back Magic as well, from Makin Magic. About 30 spells... some which might make life a bit easier for your Sim (put out fire, evaporate puddles). Some which might make life better for your sim, or other sims. Some which will make life.. well.. worse for other Sims. Depending on the kind of spells you cast, you can become a Good Witch, a Neutral Witch or a very very bad Witch.
As details go, that's all I have. Hopefully, I get my hot little hands on the game tomorrow after the gym. :)
Clearly, one of the points of this expansion pack is.. apartments, finally! Your apartments can be as big or small as you want, they can be a one bedroom with heating pipes lining the walls and ceilings or a full townhouse. You can have up to four playable Sim Families living nearby, though I believe you can have more apartment buildings themselves nearby (guaranteeing some non-playable neighbors).
Where to start with apartment living. It's.. what you'd expect, mostly. Except the landlords are a little cooler than most. They don't care if you tear up the carpets and repaint the walls, so long as you don't knock any walls out or anything. Oh, and instead of once a month, rent is due once a week. And you'd better pay it too or the landlord might call the collection agency and they'll just come in and take your couch or bed to make up for the rent. :/
Though if you ARE having troubles meeting rent, well.. you could always get a roommate, right? Though.. that's a crapshoot all it's own. Maybe the roommate and you get along. Maybe the roommate is a foul sports-watching beer-swilling pig who leaves trash all over your apartment. Who knows, right?
There's also the usual joys of apartment living.. ie.. the neighbors. Maybe they're a relatively quiet group. Maybe they're up at 3 AM Blaring the radio. Again, it's a crapshoot.
Moving away from the joys of apartment living, there's a new meter now... your reputation. Your reputation moves up if you're nice and decent to other sims. It moves down if you're argumentative and nasty. There are benefits to having a GOOD reputation.. making friends is easier, rent might be a bit cheaper.. other reputed benefits as well. There are... "benefits" to having a bad reputation as well, I guess, if that's how you want to play.
They've brought back Magic as well, from Makin Magic. About 30 spells... some which might make life a bit easier for your Sim (put out fire, evaporate puddles). Some which might make life better for your sim, or other sims. Some which will make life.. well.. worse for other Sims. Depending on the kind of spells you cast, you can become a Good Witch, a Neutral Witch or a very very bad Witch.
As details go, that's all I have. Hopefully, I get my hot little hands on the game tomorrow after the gym. :)
