Comparison between The Sims 2 and The Sims 3: Difference between revisions

From The Sims Wiki, a collaborative database for The Sims series
Jump to navigation Jump to search
Content added Content deleted
imported>Shirviu
No edit summary
imported>Shirviu
No edit summary
Line 6: Line 6:
* Seamless neighborhood
* Seamless neighborhood
** [[Bicycle]]s
** [[Bicycle]]s
** New music
** Time passes on all lots on the same time - in ''The Sims 2'' it was frozen on the home lot as long as Sims visited community lots. To avoid exploitation of this, Sims could not learn skills, or sleep, in community lots. In ''The Sims 3'', Sims can do almost everything regardless of where they are.
** Time passes on all lots on the same time - in ''The Sims 2'' it was frozen on the home lot as long as Sims visited community lots. To avoid exploitation of this, Sims could not learn skills, or sleep, in community lots. In ''The Sims 3'', Sims can do almost everything regardless of where they are.
** Ability to visit other homes
** Ability to visit other homes
** [[Story progression]] - non-active households evolve during gameplay (can turn on or off)
** [[Story progression]] - non-active households evolve during gameplay (can turn on or off)
* [[Create-A-Sim]] features:
* [[Create-A-Sim]] features:
** Continuous [[body shapes]] ([[muscularity]]/[[obesity]]) and [[skin]] colors
** Continuous [[body shapes]] ([[muscularity]]/[[obesity]]) and skin colors
** Enhanced facial customisation features
** Enhanced facial customisation features
** New[[Footwear]]
** New [[Footwear]]
* New[[Traits]]
* New [[Traits]]
* New[[Moodlets]]
* New [[Moodlets]]
* [[Create A Style|Create-A-Style]]
* [[Create A Style|Create-A-Style]]
* Ability to adjust [[lifespan]]
* Ability to adjust [[lifespan]]
Line 39: Line 40:
* [[Mobile phone]]s (University): Each Sim that is a child and older now has a mobile phone fixed in their inventory.
* [[Mobile phone]]s (University): Each Sim that is a child and older now has a mobile phone fixed in their inventory.
* [[Guitar]]: As many games and expansions featured a fixed electric guitar, ''The Sims 3'' has a portable acoustic guitar with a designated [[guitar skill]].
* [[Guitar]]: As many games and expansions featured a fixed electric guitar, ''The Sims 3'' has a portable acoustic guitar with a designated [[guitar skill]].
* [[Treadmill]] (University)
* Treadmill (University)
* [[Car|Private cars]] ([[Nightlife]])
* [[Car|Private cars]] ([[Nightlife]])
* [[Inventory|Personal inventory]] (Nightlife) - now limited to vehicles and portable objects
* [[Inventory|Personal inventory]] (Nightlife) - now limited to vehicles and portable objects
* [[Fish tank]]s ([[Pets]]) - can be used for caught fish
* Fish tanks/bowls ([[Pets]]) - can be used for caught fish
* [[Gardening]] ([[Seasons]]) - expanded
* [[Gardening]] ([[Seasons]]) - expanded
* [[Fishing]] (Seasons) - expanded
* [[Fishing]] (Seasons) - expanded
Line 48: Line 49:
* [[Jewelry]] ([[Bon Voyage]]) - though many kinds of jewelry (such as face piercings) are left out without the addition of custom content
* [[Jewelry]] ([[Bon Voyage]]) - though many kinds of jewelry (such as face piercings) are left out without the addition of custom content
* [[Walking]] between lots ([[Bon Voyage]])
* [[Walking]] between lots ([[Bon Voyage]])
* [[Activity table]] ([[Free Time]]): [[Toddler]]s no longer gain regular skills, but certain activities can give skills as they grow up.
* Activity table ([[Free Time]]): [[Toddler]]s no longer gain regular skills, but certain activities can give skills as they grow up.
* [[Bug catching]] (Free Time): See [[collecting]].
* [[Bug catching]] (Free Time): See [[collecting]].
* [[Ceilings]] ([[Apartment Life]])
* [[Ceilings]] ([[Apartment Life]])
Line 76: Line 77:
* The ability to create new neighborhoods replaced by [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Create-A-World ''Create-A-World'']
* The ability to create new neighborhoods replaced by [http://sims.wikia.com/wiki/Create-A-World ''Create-A-World'']
* [[Illness]]
* [[Illness]]
* [[Inheritance]]
* Inheritance
* [[Photo album]] - Screenshots are uploaded to [[TheSims3.com]] where stories are created.
* Photo album - Screenshots are uploaded to [[TheSims3.com]] where stories are created.
* The need to buy clothes - your Sims already have everything.
* The need to buy clothes - your Sims already have everything.
* [[Cockroaches]] - Although they can be collected. See [[collecting]].
* Cockroaches - Although they can be collected. See [[collecting]].
* [[Dreaming]] during sleep (re-added in patch 1.5/1.6)
* Dreaming during sleep (re-added in patch 1.5/1.6)
* [[Body Shop]]
* [[Body Shop]]


Line 92: Line 93:
* [[Therapist]]
* [[Therapist]]
* [[Gardener]]
* [[Gardener]]
* [[Shop]] assistant
* Shop assistant


===Lost objects===
===Lost objects===
Line 99: Line 100:
* [[Aspiration rewards]] - replaced by [[Lifetime reward|lifetime happiness rewards]]
* [[Aspiration rewards]] - replaced by [[Lifetime reward|lifetime happiness rewards]]
* [[Career reward objects]] (sandbag, hydroponic garden, obstacle course, etc.)
* [[Career reward objects]] (sandbag, hydroponic garden, obstacle course, etc.)
* [[Piano]] - replaced by Guitar
* Piano - replaced by Guitar
* Diving board/water slide - though [[swimming pool]]s remain
* Diving board/water slide - though [[swimming pool]]s remain
* [[Hot tub]] (re-added in the first Stuff Pack)
* [[Hot tub]] (re-added in the first Stuff Pack)
* Retail objects - cash register, shelves, etc.
* Retail objects - cash register, shelves, etc.
* [[Farstar e3]] [[Telescope]] - the simple telescope remains
* [[Farstar e3]] [[Telescope]] - the simple telescope remains
* Specialised [[weight machine]]s - the game now has only one combined weight machine.
* Specialised weight machines - the game now has only one combined weight machine.
* [[Magazine]]s to change interests
* [[Magazine]]s to change interests
* [[Wedding arch]]
* Wedding arch


===Changes in Animations===
===Changes in Animations===
Line 112: Line 113:
* Birthday parties / aging up
* Birthday parties / aging up
* Death
* Death
* Marriage


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 01:23, 3 January 2010

The Sims 3 is based on The Sims original base game and The Sims 2 original base game, and therefore contains many of the same features.

Completely new features

These features have not existed in any game in The Sims series before:

The Sims 2 expansion features in The Sims 3

Many features introduced in The Sims 2 expansions appear in The Sims 3 base game, to some extent.

Lost features

These game features were found in The Sims 2 base game but not in The Sims 3.

Lost NPCs

NPCs that were in The Sims 2 base game, but not in The Sims 3.

Lost objects

These objects (with unique interactions) were found in The Sims 2 but not The Sims 3:

Changes in Animations

  • Giving birth
  • Birthday parties / aging up
  • Death
  • Marriage

See also