18th August 2005, 6:41 PM
The Sims. What trash. I had fun (if somewhat effeminate fun) building and decorating a house, then I realized the entire game centered around making my retarded man-child doll go to the bathroom every five minutes. I understand your further goal is to found a family so you have several of these dolls to make go potty. Oh, and you can get a job, and then get a raise by clicking on your mirror several times then clicking on AI-controlled dolls several times.
Civ III was somewhat a step down from Civ II, but mainly it was disappointing because Firaxis totally ignored the creative potential for Civ that was evident in Civ II and the player-created scenarios. The greater variety of political systems in Civ IV sounds promising, but I'm not too hot on the religion deal. They could have simulated it much better than by including real-world religions.
Civ III was somewhat a step down from Civ II, but mainly it was disappointing because Firaxis totally ignored the creative potential for Civ that was evident in Civ II and the player-created scenarios. The greater variety of political systems in Civ IV sounds promising, but I'm not too hot on the religion deal. They could have simulated it much better than by including real-world religions.