Friday, October 01, 2004

The Sims 2

I have found a strong solid reason to ditch my old pc for a new one. I want to play Sims 2. Was reading reviews today and they were too good to be ignored. One of the most detailed favorite review would be the extended version from GameSpy. I've always been a sucker for human sim games. From the sound of it, the AI is pretty good and deep, catering for lots of special events and behavourial patterns. I really need to try this out. Ever since the original Sims 1, I've been harbouring a secret hope that one day they'll start developing highly immersive sims. Because hopefully from there, we'll be seeing sophisticated human-rearing games very soon. It's high time American game developers tap into this huge Japanese-monopolised market. See how big creature-rearing games like Digimon and Tamagotchi has become.

One very disturbingly fascinating game I never got to try was Seaman. Don't have a N64, you see. You'll also be needing a microphone to plug into the console to access this freakshow. The great thing about this game is that you'll forget Seaman is merely polygons. He has a personality of a full-fledged bastard, but irresistably lovable. Yes, you're bringing up a fish-with-a-face mutant that talks and (if brought up badly) uses choice expletives on you. Oh man, I'm torturing myself by talking about the game I'll never play. Oh please release Seaman 2 in PS2 or in the computer! I'll even buy the original game, I swear!

Mmm, see what I found when I was googling for Seaman sites. Totally creepy T_T:
http://schubart.net/images/Jinmengyo.jpeg

Ooooh, lunchtime. Going to get Resident evil 2 tickets! Joy! :D

1 comment:

Shinyu said...

wheeee.....I was going thru Sims 2 review yesterday too. and yesh, I think it's worth a try... but I don't have a 3D card T__T and... I dun think I have the patience to really build a char from scratch T__T