Sulsul, everyone! Thank you for watching my video, honestly the views just kept increasing to numbers more than I expect, thank you also for being nice in the comment section! I do realise my audio is a bit low on quality so I have put in subtitles, do turn it on to better understand it. Thank you again for all the kind words
@sleekoduck Жыл бұрын
The telescope shover is the sim with the first number in SimPE. Someone else geeked out on the internal files and did some videos on corruption on KZfaq. Since you and I seem to think alike, I'll give you a heads up that they're insomnia cure material. 😎
@feykingjulian Жыл бұрын
@@sleekoduck which channel? i want to know more haha
@sleekoduck Жыл бұрын
@@feykingjulian I don't remember, but the video was called "How corrupt is Downtown?" if you want to look it up.
@feykingjulian Жыл бұрын
@@sleekoduck thanks!
@beelzebub6414 Жыл бұрын
@@sleekoduck what channel?
@youcanletgox3 Жыл бұрын
I loved it when sims would break the fourth wall, stare directly at the player, and either cheered or complained when you told them to do a task they love/hate. The Sims 2 was made with so much love.
@pensuls7595 Жыл бұрын
i’ve never played it much watched videos of it. i love all the little cutscenes they do for stuff like woohooing and birth
@theerrantwanderer Жыл бұрын
Hey Paralives or Life by You team! Take some notes on this!
@sockpuppetqueen Жыл бұрын
Honestly? Relatable. I also feel like making eye contact with no one and throwing a little tantrum, whenever I have to do a task I really hate.
@potts99511 ай бұрын
It’s like a nod that the developers were thinking about the players and their role in the Sims’ world. Over time it feels like the Sims has become less interested in the input of the players, hence we have the Sims 4.
@catscanhavelittleasalami8 ай бұрын
That's why I love to play with lazy sims. They'd always pout and whine when I asked them to clean the shower lmao
@TRamp94 Жыл бұрын
Sims 2 traits also heavily influences the compatibility between sims which is something unique. I have a sim which has a very "ugly" personality and had many fights with other sims, but managed to fall in love with another sim who tolerated him and loved him fondly, and a few friend he's not mean with. I usually let my sims do what they want, choose their partner and friends on their own, so it was nice to see him finally have a happy life after all.
@BlueBluefox Жыл бұрын
this has happen to me too! they are my favorit couple in thet neighborhood :D
@TRamp94 Жыл бұрын
@@BlueBluefox Mine too!
@alkv7604 Жыл бұрын
Might i ask what personality they have? I want to have some ideias for my neighborhood
@TRamp94 Жыл бұрын
@@alkv7604 I'll let you know as soon as I play again. I don't have much time lately.
@TRamp94 Жыл бұрын
@@alkv7604 Hi! So I went inside the game for a few minutes to get infos on my sim's personality and he randomly rolled the want to fight someone he barely knew and had no grudge against (He's such a brawler ahahah I love him), so yeah, I can assure you'll have fun with him. Personality: 9, 3, 8, 3, 3. Zodiac: Virgo. Aspiration: Knowledge. 2ndary Asp: Family. Interests: 0, 3, 10, 10, 4, 9, 1, 10, 0, 4, 10, 5, 8, 10, 0, 5, 2, 6. I play with PleasantSims's rules, but please be aware that his interest mights not match with his secondary aspiration anymore because he's developed them during his life. His lover's Personality: 10, 1, 7, 10, 7. Zodiac: Virgo. Aspiration: Knowledge. 2ndary Asp: Popularity. Interests: 3, 0, 10, 9, 7, 3, 0, 5, 2, 8, 7, 9, 7, 10, 7, 5, 2, 1. Same as before.
@eosegal2645 Жыл бұрын
A neat thing: Not only are personality points inherited from parent to child, parents can "encourage child to become (personality trait they have)" e.g. serious, playful. And if their relationship with the child is high, and the child performs a related task to practice this behaviour afterwards, the child can actually gain or lose additional personality traits from this encouragement. This is how over generations sims can have more than the base 25 points available, theoretically.
@davidkonevky7372 Жыл бұрын
Could you possibly produce a perfect child with all points through many generations with this feature? That'd be cool
@towelie1313 Жыл бұрын
I have a sim who has almost all personality stats at 10 - she inherited the points from her parents and grandparents. Strangely enough, it made her personality so extreme she was socially/romantically radioactive to 99% of sim population because their personalities were not compatible. She'd get rejected instantly :(
@88kayleigh Жыл бұрын
@@towelie1313that sounds like a villain origin story or something 😂
@towelie1313 Жыл бұрын
@@88kayleigh it absolutely is 😂 she eventually found love though!
@smartbics2gaming Жыл бұрын
@@towelie1313damn!!! i gasped when i saw this comment, how realistic does the sims 2 get? I just started playing it.
@silkyhashbrown1598 Жыл бұрын
When Sims 3 came out and sims having *~traits~* was a big announcement, I remember being excited. Sims would have traits that would distinguish one sim from another even further! That was great! And then I found out that the traits were REPLACING personalities.... and I was like wtf????? If I could bring anything back from Sims 2 into Sims 4 it would be personality points. Each and every sims is so vibrant and distinct in sim 2. Sims 4 sims are so similar. I don't see why we couldn't have personality points AND traits.
@weisya Жыл бұрын
Yeah, I like that I don't have the same sims twice in The Sims 2. TS4 has this walking animations that has so much potential to really bring out a personality, but I do think they're behaving similarly, even having different traits and everything. I can't put my finger on it though, plus I don't play TS4 that much so I'm not confident talking much about it😅
@matti2k2 Жыл бұрын
true, it was a downgrade. of course we have the modders to thank since there's the 3t2 traits project that as its name says it brings the sims 3's traits system to the sims 2 while keeping the personality points. such a game changer!
@matheusfigueiredofeitosa7141 Жыл бұрын
Intensity slider like being midly erratic and extremely cleptomaniac would be 1000x better
@LightingCatxD Жыл бұрын
I think they were trying to override the personality system because otherwise it would have been difficult for them (atleast back then) to have Sims performing on two different Autonomy Systems that dictates their behaviour but alos interactions. Tho it would be cool if you would have the personality slider that alters the Sims general Archetyp and so it needs or skill decay and have another System as the Personality traits to give them a more distinct behavioural pattern that ties into Moods and asperations. I don't know why they weren't experimenting with it but don't get your hopes down guys! We have seen the Sims Team already playing with the ideas to bring old systems back how saw it with the chemistry system (which everyone can agrees to was something people were being really fond and keen about it for the Sims4 and wished for its comeback) that will come out with Grown together. Maybe they will bring some memorable and nice systems backs from the older games and I really hope for more traits in general like it was the case in Sims3. You could literally do your dream characater traits wise
@nuotatorre8741 Жыл бұрын
@@LightingCatxD That is an intrssting idea. But I think than Personality points will never arrive in TS4, simply because it would probably require realy big changes to the code the game might not be able to cope with. Just like they needed to add infants to free the babies since changeing the babies would have been too difficult. However uf TS5 gets enoght tume in development we could get that.
@mikedawolf95 Жыл бұрын
One small detail I love is that of your sim is very neat, they will automatically clean windows with a sponge. You can’t make them do it, they will do it themselves randomly.
@weisya Жыл бұрын
I THINK I've seen one of my Sim did it, and I was like, what you can do that, but it's so rare for me after that, most of my Sims are not that neat haha
@PsicoFaith Жыл бұрын
The time when sims actually had personality and interactions made sense
@MrREAPERsz Жыл бұрын
This alone makes Sims 2 the only good Sims game imo. I got bored with 3 and especially 4. In Sims 2 I can hit up the homies, go to the club and a bunch of wacky random stuff happens because the Sims have personalities that separates themselves from each other.
@parrot998 Жыл бұрын
@@MrREAPERsz The Sims 1 is good too. Just in a different more chaotic hard as nails sort of way, paired with a very distinct tone super creative ideas, and style that is simultaneously extremely expressive and cartoony but also kinda creepy. I'd also say that a decent amount of 1 and 2's spinoffs are good too, though rarely as much as the first main games. 3 and 4 though... Nah. They suck pretty bad. 3 has a small selection of features and gameplay options that make it worth revisiting once in a blue moon, but it has faaaar too many compromises and extremely dumbed down mechanics to even be comparable to it's predecessors, nevermind replace them. As for 4, it is the purest essence of what made The Sims 3 bad, but without the distraction of feature creep and copious amounts of shallow content to chew through. It is just pure compromises and lazy design. The fulfillment of a "what if the Sims 2 but rushed and actually 3" postulation.
@indedgames43597 ай бұрын
Exept ts4 is like this too but öonger age span isnt working as you hoped for
@lucasbarros8540Ай бұрын
@@MrREAPERsz Nah the sims 1, 2 and 3 is awesome but 4 is so boring that i played only 2 times.
@laylawinehouse4954 Жыл бұрын
It’s so funny to me that the culinary career benefits from both playful and serious sims, like Guy Fieri and Gordon Ramsey
@silviacasales8181 Жыл бұрын
I loved when my sim Just burped out of nowhere and other Sims just laughed or made sounds like "eeeuugh" Always made me laugh hard lol Sims 2 is so fun
@weisya Жыл бұрын
I know! That's so funny ahhaah, I love it too
@letitsimmer94 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, definitely one of the more underappreciated parts of the sims 2. My personal favorite quirk is how grouchy outgoing sims boastfully react to compliments, like "Hell yeah, you finally noticed my awesomeness!"
@maisieghosted3592 Жыл бұрын
i like that it prevents your sims being perfect or mary sues, it needed to be balanced
@weisya Жыл бұрын
Yes and thank you for the new vocab, I'll be looking forward to use sentences with Mary-Sues, wisely of course, I love how you use it, it has a nice ring to it
@zigaudrey28 күн бұрын
Flawed sims are more entertaining.
@lil-al Жыл бұрын
I had my son write me a little python program to generate random personality points, because I always used to make my sims the same! Some of them are rather... extreme personalities. And I love it!
@bribrilolzOG Жыл бұрын
So cool your son could do that for you!
@horse14t Жыл бұрын
As a kid I did the same thing XD I would love something like that!
@magentafox16579 ай бұрын
Omg I'm gonna do that
@winxandharrygirl Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite interactions affected by traits is the "appreciate --> admire" one. Most of the sims have similar reaction to it and then extremely outgoing (I think) sims react in the way that clearly expresses the meaning of "oh yeah I know I am awesome" and shy sims look genuinely surprised by the fact that someone complimented them.
@EmilyE96 Жыл бұрын
This kind of reminds me of a comment I saw in a Sims 4 video, where someone said that more varied animations wouldn't help the game. But I really think that is one of the main things that's missing - animations are the way the sim expresses themselves, and the Sims 2 had SO MANY. Not even just for sims, but even objects in the house? It's that extra effort to have more "random" occurences to keep you surprised yet invested in your game. In the Sims 2 I could have a character who cheats in games and tends to insult people and I'm like "oh man that's so them", but in the newer games (especially 4) I'm like "Why are you reacting with the exact same animation as my other character with polar-opposite-traits..?" and it takes me out of the experience. Seeing everyone act the same is so jarring, and eventually boring. Also love how the traits were a spectrum? It's something I didn't really take much notice of before but when you pointed it out I was like "oh damn that's smart" - because that technically ups the trait number without the need for more traits. Clever devs back then... I'd love to see a spectrum system in Sims 5 now
@weisya Жыл бұрын
Well said
@westanimesims Жыл бұрын
The Sims 2 is ahead of it's time and the 10 personality traits are prime example of that. I remember Onlyabidoang did FOUR videos of 50 details of Sims 2 and some of them cover personality traits. There are WAY more little quirks in every personality trait.
@ugurbeydemirdelen Жыл бұрын
And to think this game had only released 1 month before GTA San Andreas in 2004. The Sims 2 was definitely was undisputably perfect in its technology ans graphics. Just look at the Sims facial expressions and animations, they lookso lively. And.. fully animated fingers -- in 2004 it was groundbreaking. Truly a masterpiece.
@verneve Жыл бұрын
This system is so much cleaner than the one in later games. Having a ton of specific traits, most of which do approximately nothing, can't come close to simple sliders. I also really like the "no one is perfect" approach, with the points you can put into the Sims' sliders being limited. Going back to this - or using more specific traits in conjunction with it - would be a huge improvement imo.
@Vincent654 Жыл бұрын
After this video I don’t believe The Sims 5 won’t be as good as The Sims 2. EA and Maxis are way more worried on the visuals and aesthetics of the game than the core programming of the game, this whole personality system is more advanced than the ones in 3 and 4, and it’s pretty possible they might use the same in the new project!
@Andrea-rc1gz Жыл бұрын
I agree but I think sims 3 does traits way better than sims 4 since they actually have a effect on gameplay while sims 4 traits rarely have an effect on gameplay. I actually love giving my sims in sims 3 “bad” traits because it makes certain things harder for them like sims who hate technology but are artistic may be good at writing but get upset using the computer to write (I like to use this one for elderly authors). Or I like pairing shy trait (late night expansion trait) with friendly trait because they may be uncomfortable around ppl who aren’t their friends but still want to make friends. A lot of sims 4 traits conflict with each other so you can’t have sims with complex personalities like in sims 3 :/ Other examples: in sims 3 a ambitious sim can still be a couch potato while in sims 4 an ambitious sim can’t be lazy. Also in sims 4 lactose intolerant is a trait …… so there’s that …
@theerrantwanderer Жыл бұрын
In the Sims 4 though that emotions system completely screws over traits
@theerrantwanderer Жыл бұрын
Also, I personally think the Sims 2's personality points is much simpler than the traits of the Sims 3, but in a "simple but effective" kind of way. It worked pretty well in the Sims 1, after all, and it was basically implemented the same way in the Sims 2, but with Aspirations and Wants/Fears
@TheElusiveReality3 күн бұрын
yeah sims 4 clearly shows me they dont care about these aspects of the game lol not to mention the insane price at launch, only to then make a $60 game free, after tons of people already paid
@farma_rzepy Жыл бұрын
I remember I got so exited when Sims 3 came out, because at the time I thought that sims in Sims 2 didn't have any personality. Years later Sims 2 Complete Edition came around on Origin for free and it blew my mind how many details I've been missing when I was a kid. It's amazing how this game feels so packed with content compered to, ya know, *other* games in the franchise
@__MPires__ Жыл бұрын
Content wise Sims 3 has def more to offer. Altho I much prefer the personality system from the Sims 2. Unparalleled!
@Fiffi852 Жыл бұрын
Great vid! It always annoys me when people say ”Sims 2 only has 10 traits”. Because it totally disregard the nuances of the personality system. Like the level, how they affect eachother and how it affects gameplay. Not to mention other layers such as aspiration, interests and hobbies!
@blankuser987 Жыл бұрын
sims 2's personality system is so nice. it makes it feel like your sims have much more fleshed out personalities compared to how the sims4 makes it so that like your sim with a creative trait just vaguely likes creative hobbies more than others lmao
@agwarddd Жыл бұрын
Honestly, things like the Sims 2 personality system and their interests are great ways to both simplify and deepen the Sims lives. The downside to the traits system is that most of them only affect vague things in the system, like emotions in TS4 or idle behaviour and moodlets in TS3. The Sims 2 demanded you understand your sims better and it made the game simpler and more challenging at the same time. Honestly, as life simulators go, it’s unparalleled.
@theoryianabsolute87772 ай бұрын
There is more to that, they tend to have tendencies to feel certain emotions in Sims 4
@majuuorthrus3340 Жыл бұрын
My favourite thing is how Sims 2 traits interact with other features. Serious Pleasure sims have a harder time maintaining their aspiration as they mostly roll wants to go on dates, whereas playful ones roll a wider variety of wants. And of course, traits interact - I've found that shy grouchy sims will watch a fight, but outgoing nice sims will flee. Also if you have an active neat sim, your house will be clean in a kind of germaphobic way. Non-active neat sims are also pretty clean, but not to the same degree.
@weisya Жыл бұрын
Oh myyy, I think similar instances like that has happened in my game before, it's so nice that it can work in combinations scenario like that
@red_panda538 Жыл бұрын
The day the Sims 2 is remastered is the day I can die in peace.
@weisya Жыл бұрын
ughh yessss, pleaaaseee
@ketaminepoptarts Жыл бұрын
i dont think it needs a remaster, you cant improve perfection
@jamesfoxx564Ай бұрын
EA will probably just ruin it with mtx. Tho it would be fun to have different body types.....
@latinoprophet Жыл бұрын
What i love it is when the kids get there personality points, there’s a tiny tiny white bar underneath their points and it should match how many points they have BUT if maybe the mother is more neat she can teacher her kid to be more neat or maybe the dad can teach them to be more outgoing and it raises that white little bar underneath adding another point in the category. Sims 2 is so in depth I love this game. Every couple months I learn 1 new thing lmao
@jesaea9 ай бұрын
The white bar doesn't extend (it shows genetic points, aka the ones they were born with and thus will pass onto their children), but points do!
@tryita3926 Жыл бұрын
10 traits give them more life than 100 modern traits in the sims 4 every could
@winxandharrygirl Жыл бұрын
I think the best system for personality would be a combination of sims 2 and sims 3. Personalities in sims 3 do give more nuances to the wants that are pretty much the same for all aspirations in sims 2 but the behaviour nuances with personality spectrum are so great in sims 2. Perhaps a system that expands on sims 2 system and gives even more traits that you can choose personality points for and then some traits about interests that you can also choose would be a great combination of the twom
@Marticore Жыл бұрын
Cool video! I gotta look into that guide. It's nice to see many of the trait nuances condensed like that, also in such a fun way 😆 One note though: Consort Capp is more shy than outgoing (4 points) and the telescope slapper is always the same Sim in the hood - the one that was created first, so in Veronaville it's always going to be Consort and then the next Sim after he dies and so on. If the guide said otherwise, that was a lie 😥
@weisya Жыл бұрын
The guide did say that an outgoing neighbor Sim will lecture, but I made the assumption that any Sim that lectures is an outgoing Sim, but Consort Capp was in fact shy, that was a bad example of that. Thank you for that, Marticore! Btw, it's such a surprise and such a compliment to see you here since I watch your videos diligently, thank you for coming by!
@DiscoTimelordASD Жыл бұрын
I play Strangetown. I picked a house near Vidcund and he came flying out. I then played a different house (one street down) and one of MY OWN SIMS was breaking the sound barrier to complain! Well I suppose Vidcund was too far away to see my sim spying, which makes sense in hindsight lol
@julianapresiga826 Жыл бұрын
The sims 2 can look more simple, but the topic is really in little details, it's magic
@adrivoid5376 Жыл бұрын
And its great bc parents’ personalities affected their kids, both by genetics and in nurture with the ability to ‘encourage’ their kid to be nicer, more serious, etc. If a guardian put effort in it they could really effect it
@SevenEllen Жыл бұрын
I had no idea the outgoing Sim could wee against a bush! That is so funny.
@ryn.bkhttt Жыл бұрын
This concept was just so ahead of its time. I can forgive a bit Sims 3 because there were A LOT of traits (I think it's 99 with all the EPs) but Sims 4 is just unforgivable. The traits doesn't even affect gameplay 💀💀
@SevenEllen Жыл бұрын
I'd argue there are 15 personality 'options' instead of 10 as the middle ground area is optional too: Neither sloppy nor neat, neither shy nor outgoing, neither active nor lazy, etc. Just a well-rounded Sim, nothing extreme.
@kiarrasayshi Жыл бұрын
Sims 2 really was peak when it came to the actual sims specifically. Personality, interactions, attraction... Just all so good. I never got into TS3, but I know people love the open world there, and TS4 is great for stability (the fact that it works on so many machine specs and has been maintained for so long) and graphics, but TS2 just always felt fresh because of this.
@shayerafaelivrin2620 Жыл бұрын
I don't remember the exact personality traits the sim had, but only once in many years of playing, I had a situation when a male sim decided to autonomously propose to his girlfriend after making him sing for her. Sometimes, I wonder if it wasn't a fever dream as it never happened again. Thank you for the great video on this topic! ❤️
@mccorade5941 Жыл бұрын
They put so much detail into the Sims 2's personality system
@theerrantwanderer Жыл бұрын
Personally, I think the system is very simple, but deliberate in interpretation. It is intentionally limited to ensure every Sim you make is flawed in some way: Playful but mean, nice but serious, neat but lazy, and so on.
@Metzli Жыл бұрын
Ok, the pee in the bush one I didn't know! Damn, I always enter these videos with a dash of "I bet I already know everything that's gonna be said here" and everytime BAM! Random little obscure feature that I never stumbled upon xD
@TheChlozie Жыл бұрын
Great video, I found this really interesting. Sims 2 was so ambitious for its time!
@weisya Жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it! True, it's an old game, but can't believe I'm still playing it, feels like so much tiny things is packed in it
@Christophee1987 Жыл бұрын
I love this type of content. It doesn't matter how much we play this nearly 20 year old game, there is always something interesting to learn about it. Greatest game of all time, in my opinion.
@MyScorpion42 Жыл бұрын
I like the interplay between your energetic editing style with your slightly deadpan delivery, I hope to see more from you!
@ATCFan198 Жыл бұрын
I only just got into the sims 2 recently, and I'm in the process of making sims for a custom hood. It's fun getting to see what the points I've randomly been assigning are actually doing in terms of character creation. This makes me excited to see what individuals will be living in the neighborhood.
@sleekoduck Жыл бұрын
You dissected this game like I did, and I am impressed. You earned a new subscriber. Did you know that the traits are based on the Big 5 test? I did a video a while back on it. If you have taken one of those tests online, you can make your simself exactly like you. The Sims 2 is the GOAT.
@maximilianocortes2289 Жыл бұрын
That's interesting! I've been curious for a while about using the Big five for game characters, and never realised this about the Sims 2
@sleekoduck Жыл бұрын
@@maximilianocortes2289 the playlist is on my channel now.
@lisejohanne7831 Жыл бұрын
I will stand by sims 2 beeing the best sims game! All the small details, Even down to the physics of water in game!!
@songsayswhat Жыл бұрын
I always like that kids born in-game have more personality traits. Usually. It's been long enough I don't remember if that's always the case. Might have to do with ease of pregnancy, infancy, & toddlerhood.
@Marinlss Жыл бұрын
I've been playing sims2 for so long but I haven't posted attention to this at all, there's so much to see and do on this game it's amazing
@leslie2149 Жыл бұрын
I had a mean sim once that could not ever have a decent conversation with anyone. If he stood idle for 3 seconds he'd start an argument with someone! The only pleasant conversations he had was when I made him chat and watched him so he couldn't start an argument when he finished. Because if I left him to his own devices, he would.
@user-pl9ek9du8p Жыл бұрын
KZfaq suggested this video to me. And I'm here. Great suggestion :) I shared with this video in my social media. I've never seen so detailed sims traits review
@weisya Жыл бұрын
I'm still surprised, so many people are here, thank you so much, I'm so happy you liked it, I'm happy making it too
@managingbusiness141 Жыл бұрын
What a wonderful video! Thank you for explaining all of that. I knew that the ts2 sims felt very individualized, but I didn't consider how the dual trait point system thing they've got going on is really the core of that success.
@aliveslice Жыл бұрын
I never get enough of seeing proof Sims 2 is the best 😁 thanks 🙂 I want to play again
@margaretfk Жыл бұрын
I've played so much and didn't know any of this. Like it explains so much. some showers would just get so messy and dirty! i just had so many sloppy sims
@frybreadandjam Жыл бұрын
I so wish we had this in the Sims 4, Sims all feel the same in that game. I really hope they revisit it for the Sims 5
@Ramikin Жыл бұрын
I have loved all your sims 2 videos so far! I think my favourite sim from the sims 2 was my playful and outgoing sim, who would do double finger guns at everyone when he walked into a room. Which I thought was SO COOL so I started to do it too irl 😂
@ldalexandrite Жыл бұрын
Sims 2 was the best Sims when it came to attention to detail. That’s why it was the best imo. It had so much in so subtle ways, the best doll house game
@snarkbotanya655710 ай бұрын
One of the most interesting social interactions when it comes to how personality changes it is Appreciate.../Admire, because there are two traits that change it. If the receiving Sim is extremely Shy (0-2 Outgoing points), they will be bashfully surprised by the compliment. If the receiving Sim is extremely Grouchy (0-2 Nice points), they will react boastfully, like "heck yeah I'm awesome!" If they are both extremely Shy and extremely Grouchy, the Grouchy response overrides the Shy response.
@feykingjulian Жыл бұрын
i love this type of video! taking a look at the attention to detail of the Sims 2 is really interesting. i had read a lot of the guide but had still forgotten a bunch of the things you brought up lol! all of these small things and combinations for the player to discover is one of the reasons i always come back to this game as well.
@selobee4831 Жыл бұрын
And this, my friends, is why Sims 2 is and always will be the golden child of the series. It was made with SO much love and detail 💜
@theerrantwanderer Жыл бұрын
Except the aspirations- They were quite limited. Family, Pleasure, Romance, Knowledge, Popularity, Fortune, and Grilled Cheese was all there was. Sims 3's Lifetime Wants was a better implementation of this I think. Ideally, the next Sims game should combine the personality points system of the Sims 2 with the Sims 3's Lifetime Wants. Heck, maybe even expand on the points system a bit. The points system, after all, ensured that all Sims had flaws, just like actual people.
@skeptiwolf5654 Жыл бұрын
Sim3 three is my favorite sims game but the sims 2 is a very good game. The two things that are my favorites in the sims3 are the open world and the traits, I just like how obvious they are and how easy it is to build a personality. I do appreciate the subtlety and nuance of the sims2 traits.
@theerrantwanderer Жыл бұрын
Sims 3 is also my favorite game as well, and I liked the traits system in that game quite a lot, but tbh the personality points system in the Sims 1 and 2 ensured that you would always create a Sim that had flaws, just like people in real life- you could not create a Sim in that game that was truly good, nor could you make one that was truly evil (though there is nothing stopping you from controlling said evil sim to make it truly evil)
@Tevi_L7151 Жыл бұрын
@@theerrantwandererregarding not quite good, in the sims 3 there are traits that are opposite to each other and there are traits that may seem opposite, but they are not, for example, good and mean spirited. And even evil, he can be friendly and seek friendship
@mvrgnn Жыл бұрын
i love the sims 2, it was my first sims game it’s such a little gem 💎💗
@disaster4550 Жыл бұрын
I love that there are more sims 2 channels appearing!! such great video
@wertigowicked9798 Жыл бұрын
wow i didn't know that the traits were so animated. makes me wanna play the sims 2 again
@TheSkinnyZ Жыл бұрын
So cute, omg! I didn’t know about some of this, for example peeing in a bush, lmao! And I also always thought going into the hot tub naked was a glitch for some townies because EA had forgotten to give them a bathing suit.
@Goatbreath37 Жыл бұрын
Sims is such a wild fever dream and the whacky editing makes it way funnier
@amarevicina Жыл бұрын
I really hope some future life simulation game (i dont want to root for sims 5 anymore) adapts the sims 2 and 3 system. The sims 2 point trait system can be the very core of the sims' behavior and sims 3 traits are just additional to make each sim completely unique.
@moomooskidoo78 Жыл бұрын
omg!! love informational sims videos, especially about the subtle hidden features in games! Your narration and humor made the video even more enjoyable! I loved the little extra commentary text you put in while editing, and your little comments like talking about the shy sims reactions when they flirt? gurl byee lmao! Anyways loved the video
@weisya Жыл бұрын
Your words warm my heart, thank you
@GreyMcBeal Жыл бұрын
I really appreciate the subtitles, thank you!!!
@rebesim Жыл бұрын
This is such a good video and it deserves more views
@weisya Жыл бұрын
thank you so much, I'm just starting out, but that's so kind I'm crying
@dina12987 Жыл бұрын
Man i never knew there was this much depth to the personality of sims. I knew about how sims reacted to certain actions, but i didn't know it helped them gain skillpoint and even impacted their needs
@melodrampatheticism Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video! You had some interesting observations I wasn't aware of despite playing sims 2 for more than a decade now :D Usually, my sims do not have such extreme traits, there are mostly somewhere in the middle, but your footage made me appreciate the details put into this game even more. It was funny watching some of the animations. This game really had some great mechanics to compensate the lack of an open world.
@DiscoTimelordASD Жыл бұрын
I was stunned when "lick the plate" came up as an option for my sim lol Thank you so much for this video - I finally understand her!
@christopherdelacruz9728 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for this video, so many people and friends i talk to only know what the sims 4 is like and never believe when i say how good sims 2 is Thanks for this short and well made vid
@Bllluber Жыл бұрын
I loved this video! it was so interesting!! as a kid i would just randomly choose traits but i never even thought they would have an effect....
@cissi168 Жыл бұрын
Sims 2 personalities are really awesome! To be able to mix personality and aspirations can make such interesting sims.
@cottonpop8834 Жыл бұрын
A little unrelated to the topic, but I liked that you introduced the sims as complete opposites but they end up as a happy couple! Was that hard to achieve or do opposites attract in the sims 2? If the topic of compatibility and attraction in the game is something that you find interesting, I would love to hear your opinion about it! Anyways, great video! Super interesting and makes you appreciate more the mechanics of the sims 2!
@KigaraLW Жыл бұрын
11:03 when I discovered the meal handhold my heart melted
@dozzy9984 Жыл бұрын
From what I recall Sims 2 was created with psychology in mind and personality points were meant to imitate sim psyche (along with memory and aspiration systems, that also influence so much in sim behavior). Sims 3 trait system was such a downgrade most of the time (especially because there were so many traits that basically were just part of personality spectrum in Sims 2 and limit of 5 traits (or less for younger sims) couldn't replicate that). Sure, Sims 3 and Sims 4 did some nice things, but it's sad what they give up on in the process. But hey, maybe in Sims 5 there will be some more sim psychology? Especially that Sims 4 recently kinda started to experiment with that aspect of sims, even if those are just relationship buffs/debuffs. Also, I swear that personality points were quite meaningful in Sims 1 as well, not only in terms of social interactions and everyday life (plus I assume skill learning), but alos in terms of housing needs (that weird yet kinda cool feature of Sims 1 that was meant to judge your housebuilding skills)
@DampWetstew Жыл бұрын
Hopefully Sims 5 combines personality *and* traits. It's comparable to an RPG's base stats with perks/feats/quirks laid on top.
@bearysloth2.069 Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I found your channel. My very 1st sims game was The Sims 4 and I never played the past sims games before. However recently I discovered about The Sims 2 and I've been hooked ever since. I can honestly say that in The Sims 2 without any mods. Your SIM has so much personality and unique character. I feel like I can't come back to the sims 4 lol
@exosluckyone Жыл бұрын
I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH THIS AFFECTED GAMEPLAY. I just choose randomly and hoped for the best
@orangesodabliss Жыл бұрын
Meanwhile in the Sims 4 my socially awkward sim randomly streaks…riiiiiiight
@supertna9154 Жыл бұрын
To select personally to your heart’s content just drag the personalities in simology with testing cheats enabled however that can only be done in live mode not CAS.
@MpxuxbQ38Xj89HlA Жыл бұрын
Just when i thought i knew all about the sims 2..... great video! loved the editing
@_cloms Жыл бұрын
this video is awesome, all my life playing sims 2 and i still discover new things like this. also i like how the two opposites ended up together at the end
@onefinalfightt10 ай бұрын
This is amazing. I had no idea TS2 personalities were so complex. TS4 personalities are so lackluster comparatively.
@sinmenon4347 Жыл бұрын
I love that both the traits and the aspirations can really make every Sim unique and the personality traits are passed down from one generation to another, so they can be slightly different than the 25 points I believe? In any case, both the traits and aspirations also influence how compatible the sims are with each other, along with the turn ons and offs. To add to all of that, the modding community also went one step further and added some of the TS3 traits.
@caoimia Жыл бұрын
This is one of the biggest reasons why sims 2 was so lively. Honestly, sims 2 had action 24/7 and never got dull. I miss the vibe
@SammaLlamas Жыл бұрын
Somehow Sims 2 personality systems accurately represent my sims more than personality traits system between sims 3 and 4
@TheJubylantk26 күн бұрын
Just picked it up again. The way sims acted in The Sims 2 was just way more charming. One would lie on its side as the other watched t.v next to it. The way they would still turn down advances of their S.O sim if they were low aspiration meter. I thought of this, like, sure, sims needs are met. But are they truly happy and ready to accept love right now? From the cut scenes to the charm of the world to the deep lore we were given behind every towns back story. It truly made me feel like I was watching a narrative, not created and forced by me, but directed by me. That's where Sims 4 got it wrong. They gave us a control station and said, "Tell them exactly what to do. Force their interactions. They'll do it." I mean, the moods were a great addition, but the implementation needed so much work. To see that built on more. Maybe one sim is embarassed. So a specific sim that doesn't like him in a group setting will mock him further. Maybe pull down his pants to get a few lulz from the group. Or someone who is his close friend will cheer him up. WITHOUT ME HAVING TO FORCE IT TO HAPPEN
@TheJubylantk26 күн бұрын
Idk, the sims just weren't dramatic enough to sell what was happening in group settings.
@icecreamisgoodtbh13 күн бұрын
I whole heartedly agree. The Sims 4 is an empty dollhouse
@mashoonsala Жыл бұрын
9:33 I died Anyway, I love the personality system in this game so much! Great video! 😍
@jenniferbarrett555 Жыл бұрын
I never knew about this and I've been playing the Sims 2 since I was 8. Awesome video!
@vocaeien Жыл бұрын
yes PLEASE do more videos on the sims 2, there isn't enough content on it imo, especially high-quality and fun to watch 🙏 it would be really helpful to turn up the volume on your voice, just bc the gameplay and effects are quite loud
@danique9461 Жыл бұрын
This game was so detailed. Wow!
@isabela9005 Жыл бұрын
sims 2 is simply superior... building in ts4 is unmatched but who cares about graphics when the actual simulation of the game is this stunning?? loved the video
@fartmaster28 Жыл бұрын
I only over played 3 and 4; i wish they kept these, they seem awesome
@MsJoyMaeda Жыл бұрын
I played Sims 2 briefly for a couple days before real life got in the way (just getting back into it). But I remember when I made my first married couple, I made both of them sloppy and they would giggle whenever the other one burped from eating. Such a cute detail!
@guy7464 Жыл бұрын
This reminds me of the personality system in Tomodachi Life!
@ZiggyWhiskerz Жыл бұрын
I think it would've been perfect if TS3 kept the personality system but ADDED particular traits. I dream of a TS3 mod for this, but it's not really possible. 😭
@BeJeweled28 Жыл бұрын
I love seeing videos on old games! It's so nostalgic. You did a great job putting this video together!
@santiagodarino Жыл бұрын
I love the Sims 2 so much! My favorite sims since it was so much fun
@hoennfanboy8 ай бұрын
Im planning on downloading the sims 2 on my PC tonight with all DLC and watching some guides on how to optimize it for 2023. I've never played sims 2 before so your videos have been great guides for me to get familiar with playing.
@letterstofutureus2 ай бұрын
year later, still relevant. love the details that are caught!!
@Lou-li5mv Жыл бұрын
I love your narrative style and effects style in your videos