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What really annoys me about this franchise is that each game has a strong suit and the perfect game would be a combination of those. Yet, the developers don't use that and it's so frustrating. In my opinion, sims 2 has the best lore and storytelling, which I miss so much. Also, there are so many small details that are utter chaos and it's overall so funny; sims 3 is amazing for gameplay, but I do miss emotions when I play it. I do love walking around the town freely tho. And sims 4 is the best for bulding, plus the emotions system but only if you use mods to make that more fun lmao.

Werewolves were in The Sims 2 as well. They came with pets, if I’m not mistaken. It was very difficult to make your sim a werewolf because you had to befriend a wolf and wait for it to autonomously ‘nibble’ you. Also why does no one ever talk about Plantsims?

The difference between the sims one and two was so huge, I remember it feeling like a complete different game. Something I doesn’t think for the later ones

I forgot about the world customization in Sims 2, That was actually such a cool part of the game. Man Sims 2 was ahead of its time

Back in the day, I played sims 2 all through my three months suspension from high school. I don’t regret a single day of missing school, for I learned to explore a world beyond magical.

It's fascinating hearing Sims 2 fans as someone who started from a young age with Sims 3, because it NEVER occurred to me that people played Sims for the pre-written stories. How cool to hear a whole different side of the fandom.

You forgot to mention how sims 3 has story progression which allows townies to get pregnant and make their own families

Sims 3 is my favorite for how I like to play, I love the openness of it and all the possibilities the player has. Sims 2 is the blueprint and also a masterpiece though.

My heart will always be with Sims 2. It's probably part nostalgia but the changes from Sims 1 to 2 were simply ahead of its time and I was truly in awe. Although Sims 3 did improve on things, the changes between 2 and 3 does not compare to Sims 1 and 2. I will say that Sims 3 World Adventures is one of my favorite EPs across the board (Sims 2 Bon Voyage is #1).

both are such great games! i think i’m leaning towards the sims 3 though. the style + open world really hits the spot for me! although they do look strange, i do love it!! and the sims 2 is also great, the babies are for sure the cutest. 🥰

Sims 3 wins for me in a lot of ways, but the one that never gets mentioned is EPIC lifespan and the ability to set a separate span for each age (babies can grow up, but I don’t have to worry about my main character aging out of their storyline). I was honestly terrified of Sims 2 when it came out (playing Sims 1 in my youth) due to the aging; I only started playing it this last year out of curiosity. And the one place where Sims 2 wins for me is romantic interactions, they did do an excellent job with those (cute to steamy). On a side note, I’ve always found the Sims 3 sims beautiful and have never understood the “pudding face” comments. Maybe I’ve just been lucky in my computers and they could run the graphics at the highest level? But I do agree the spawnies with their middle sliders faces and mud colored hair are pretty blah; whenever I have the time, I have a lot of fun hunting down spawnies and giving them makeovers and back stories so they can become individuals. Some of my favorite sims started their lives as spawnies!😅

I love both games but I prefer The Sims 2 because of wants and fears system and all the little details it has. I also don't like how the Sims look in the Sims 3, CC helps a bit but they still look weird in live mode. I absolutely love how the world looks though, it's better than cartoony Sims 4 imo. A perfect Sims game would be a combination of Sims 2 and 3 for me.

I love them both, I just prefer The Sims 3. What I don't love is TS2 and TS3 fams fighting each other. You can't say you prefer TS3 sometimes because some TS2 fans start "NOOOO, you can't like TS3 better" or "NOOO, TS3 theme song bad, University theme song better, it's a copy" I'm fan of both, we don't have to fight, they're the best games of the franchise, the ones you don't forget, so TS2 & TS3 fans, let's just enjoy the games!

I have sims 3 bias because childhood nostalgia, and because I never got the chance to play the sims 2. I did play the console version of cast away but that was as it turns out a wildly different experience to the regular sims 2 lol

personally I can play Sims 2 for way more hours than Sims 3. but I was absolutely obsessed with Sims 3 when it first came out so maybe I just burnt myself out lol

I cant belive a comparison between sims 2 & 3 without talking about sims 2 fear & wish system & sims 3 modelet system

I love both these games equally and more than TS4. I personally feel like TS3 was just slightly better imo. Without the lag and better looking sims, I bet it would be the favorite of a lot more Simmers. I just generally enjoyed both games.

Sims 3 always wins for me, it's more alive, sims 2 is to much by the script in my opinion.

There actually were werewolves in the Sims 2, In the sims 2 pets ! If a wolf bit you, you’d turn into a werewolf ! 😀 🐺

Like am I the only one who loves how the sims look in 3

Played the Sims 3. I prefer Sims 2

My first Sims game was the Sims 2! And I only had the base game and Bon Voyage until I lost it lol but hands down for me this is the best game and I miss it terribly! Sims 3 was ok, Sims 4 is what it is, but man the Sims 2 was my jam. The story lines, the animation before woohoo, birth, etc, the memories.. Miss it

Sims 2 had a very rich gameplay, the minor details were so good that makes the whole experience very special. They have the best sound and music in my opinion as well. Althought sims 3's open world and very detailed world/houses design is unbeatable! Just some of my favs from both: Sims 2 1. Haunting Ghosts (super creepy to me as a kid lol) 2. Harder gameplay, even taking care of babies could be a challenge with the amount of diapers you need to change lol 3. Inviting the headmaster was awesome 4 for some reason, I really love the jelly food and microwave dinner 5. Being able to play with food with family/friends was really cool Sims 3 1. Open map 2. Being able to swim anywhere where there is water 3. Farming and fishing feels like a game on its own 4. Cars!!! 5. More advanced furniture placement and build mode

I love both the games equally, they were part of my childhood I loved when Sims 3 did Open World and had many events added like prom, teenagers breaking curfew and getting them grounded for a lot of things Although the lag was what put me off it at times and it constantly refusing to save But Sims 2 I grew up with for 5 years with the base game, Pets, Bon Voyage and probably another i dont remember I didn’t get into collecting all the packs until Sims 4 Wasn’t much into the stuff packs of Sims 3 or Into the Future Either way both games hold a good deal in my heart

grocery and clothes shopping is sorely missed in the sims 3 (and 4). sims 2 definitely worked around the restrictions of the world so well. plus in sims 2 you can create your own custom world. I made a city called Melbrook City. it had lots of clubs, corner store, book store, salon, music venues etc etc etc. it sucks you can't really own and run a business in the sims 3. the sims 3 is my favorite to play but I've played a lot of sims 2 too :) amazing games the both

Werewolves actually came with TS2 Pets. You had to befriend a wolf and get it to bite you.

Particularly I prefer Sims 3.Obviously there's some things that I prefer in Sims 2 but in overall I still like more sims 3,for alot of things for example:Creating a character, there's much more options for creating one like body size, skin color clothes etc. 2nd it has a open world!Of course there is alot of bunny holes but at the same way I just love open world and expansions.And a expansion that I love it's Sims 3 generations expansion because I love roleplaying with families.But it depends what kind of roleplay you like more.If you like more drama roleplay and stuff I would say Sims 2 but if you like a more family roleplay then Sims 3! I hope my opinion help abit y'all lol

I love the sims 2! But having to wait through the loading screens is a bit of a downside for me after playing the sims 3 and makes me feel like I'm trapped and I end up playing only in the house. But then, when I'm playing the sims 3, I feel like something is missing, the graphics of the sims themselves makes it difficult for me to take them affection and mostly I don't care what happens with them or I don't feel nothing when something nice happens to them (idk why lol maybe I only care about looks lmao), they don't feel the same as in the sims 2... Conclusion: remake of the sims 2 with open world for me xd

Your my favorite sims youtuber hands down thanks for your content also love your sense of humor!

There is a very good video explaining the genetics in sims 2, and how it is more complex than sims 3. It's on a channel called Marticore, and it's really worth the watch if you care about the genetics of your sims

Inarguably sims 2 and 3 and leagues better than 4, though which of the two is better is down to how you play the game. I personally like the realism of sims 2. I like that my sims don’t have infinite clothing and have to go shopping to get changed. I like that they don’t spawn with phones, that I have to buy groceries to cook. I like the random features like being able to work on creating a car, or being able to learn how to fire dance on holiday. But everything I dislike about the sims 2 is fixed in the sims 3. I like sims 3 story progression better, I like the graphics better, I like the expansions better, and I get a bigger hit of nostalgia since it was my childhood game. I feel like everyone feels VERY strongly about either loving or hating the sims 2 and 3 whereas the reception on 4 is more wishy-washy and all over the place

11:44 a stand-alone expansion comparison video for the main packs could be interesting

I think it’s mostly nostalgia when people say the sims 2 is the better game . My first sims game was the sims 4 ( which gets boring fast) and in desperation i decided to explore the earlier 2 games . Out of Sims 2 and 3 I liked 3 much more . Sure there’s a lot of lore in the sims 2 but the open world in 3 and customisation options just make it a much better game .

I like the Sims 3 a bit more due to some nostalgia when I had it on the Wii and it was multiplayer too for somethings. I barely installed the Sims 2 since I wanted to see if it was similar to the sims 3. I love it but I think I might just purchase the sims 3 on my laptop since something about how the townies and sims played out drawn me in a bit more. Sims 4 though was absolutely the worst, too laggy, sims were robots, no drama, no story, and I mainly played it only to build.

Really enjoyed this breakdown: fair and thoughtful. I think they’re both great games and really wish their best attributes had been combined for their follow up. I do lean towards Sims 2 but that could be nostalgia. It was my first sandbox game and I spent a decade with it telling stories and building worlds. Nothing Sims 3 came out with was enough to make me try it out. For every innovative addition Sims 3 offered, I felt it left something I truly loved and needed from Sims 2 behind. But who knows, if I tried either of them now, I might have a completely different opinion 😏

I remember buying 3 and the graphics were so bad I just deleted it. The sims looked so weird. Like I needed glasses to see them and they never came into focus.

I never cared for lore myself. Sims 2 looks better, but Sims 3 never wowed me that much. Sims 2 is fun, but loading screens are a downside. I just enjoy my murder simulator in Sims 4. Sims 4 is okay to me. All Sims games are flawed, no matter how you look at it. I like Sims 4 more than 3 and 2 for fixing issues in both games for me. Sims Medieval is great.

I absolutely LOVE Sims 2. It's a true masterpiece. In fact, I still play it. On my PC I have both Sims 4 and Sims 2 installed.

i still play sims 2. Its the best sims game in my opinion

I love your honest judgement. I totally agree with you ❤️

Honestly I would really love to see a game that combines both Sims 2 and 3, it's hard for me to choose which one is better since they're both great in their own ways so I would love to see a game that merges the two games. Also don't bash on me for liking Sims 3 you sims 2 fangirls... I love Sims 2 and 3 equally and that's final.

My biggest problem with the Sims 3 was the corrupted save files. This game for some odd reason always gets its save files corrupted, so I had an age freezing bug that forced me to start the game all over again, glitches that would mess up my gameplay, and the graphics that would take ages to load everytime I would take my sim elsewhere. Besides from that I enjoy the sims 3 but with these glitches I prefer to stick with Sims 2 where I never experienced any problems. Also the ghosts in the sims 2 were way scarier

I love the Sims 2 cos it’s so much fun. I can play for hours and hours and not see the time pass… 😊

after playing Sims 3, Sims 2 and Sims 4, then going back to Sims 3 again... i feel like going back home for me. i don't need any mod to play hours and hours of fun! this game is complete! and it will be forever in my laptop/pc hihi i hope there will be a remaster tho

i really miss sims 2! i was playing as a 11 year old, on my ps2. I remember actually finding it a challenge, and I believe I still would if i didn't sell my old ps2 :( so many regrets.

The Sims 1 + The Sims 2 have very similar gameplay. The entire gameplay revolves around your Sims' behaviors with objects and other Sims and how those behaviors affect the stats. The Sims 3 starts adding more RPG elements. The Sims 4 takes the RPG elements from the predecessor The Sims 3, and downsizes everything.

Love your videos! I vote for sims 2 over sims 3, however both are pretty glitchy at least on my computer so I prefer sims 4 overall.

I never played the sims 2 or sims 3 but after seeing these comparisons i really want to play both. I played the first sims game and the 4th.

Now this is the debate I can get behind with. So tired of bashing Sims 4 because we ALL know Sims 4 is lacking. I am always go back and forth between Sims 2 or Sims 3 being a better game. In the end my vote goes to Sims 2. The details, the animation, the visual style and gameplay is slightly better. Sims 3 is a close second, but I cannot deny the open world concept and customization is better in Sims 3.

I played Sims 2 with my cousin a lot when I was 9 - 13 years old, then Sims 3 with my best friend, but my favourite is TS2. Good old memories.😍🥺 It's just nicer then TS3 for me.

Both

I feel like The Sims 2 is my favorite game, but The Sims 3 always had an allure to me since I was a kid, my pc was never able to play it, so I always longed for it and assumed it was so much better until I was actually able to run it in recently years. The simulation lag and bugs really ruined The Sims 3 for me and I don't like The Sims 4 at all, so I stick with The Sims 2. People on Discord pick on me every time telling me to just play the newest game, but they have no idea.. it hurts.

This is an unfair question both games are great but think sims 3 is better because of pets been able to use my pets as a household was fun

Personally I think the Sims 3 is the better game, open world is a huge part of why I prefer the Sims 3 over the Sims 2, as well as the endless customisation. The Sims 3 might be laggy on lower end PCs but The Sims 2 is such a corrupted game from the first time you play. The Sims 2 has some awesome little game play mechanics that I wish were carried over to the Sims 3 but for me the Sims 3 will always win between the two.

i really love sims 2 wishes and fears and other game systems like reputation, memories etc. but genetics work better in sims 3, like it’s really randomized (in the sims 2, i often had babies with the same personalities, despite the fact that i know about the firstborn syndrome and always roll a pacifier before the birth) and also you can get average values ​​between the nose of the father and mother and also mutations are a good option… i am a dynasty player so genetics is really important for me but sims 2 game mechanics just killing how good they are {{(>_

The Sims 2 hands down is better than the The Sims 3. I used the merged Pleasantview Megahood and build stories in a connected universe.

_Sims 2 best, details, animation._ *Need remake graphics and Performance.*

For me, it’s The Sims 2 all the way. I still play it to this day and prefer it to the others. Worlds: The Sims 2 - you could create your own from day 1 and place houses and community lots anywhere freely, plus those lots could literally be anything and the game would simply adapt around it. Agreed. Storytelling: Definitely TS2. The lore was incredible and it set you up to get into the stories straight away with the scripted events. (BTW, Daniel’s wife is called Mary-Sue.) Agreed. CAS: I’d actually have to say TS2. Create a Style was impressive, but no matter what you did in TS3’s CAS every Sim ended up looking the same - generic pudding face. I could only distinguish between them by their hair and outfit. Whereas all of my Sims in TS2 looked completely individual. Disagreed! B&B: If we’re just talking base game, I am more used to TS2 obviously but I suppose TS3 is better as you can get matching tones more easily. Agreed. Gameplay: TS2, definitely. The open world never appealed to me because it made the game lag massively. So what if I can see the physical building they’re going to? The wants and fears as well as the memories were far more detailed in TS2 and allow me to let the Sims lead the gameplay (I play a wants-based style). Agreed. Expansions: TS2, definitely. I don’t use Bon Voyage much because it doesn’t fit with my gameplay style. But I have pets all the time in my families, always go to uni with my Sims (TS2 Uni is the best version in all the games), and Open for Business is the best version of running a business. I also give my Sims an individual hobby for their spare time. TS3 doesn’t have anything quite as appealing for me. Nothing was done quite as well - more packs doesn’t mean better packs. They were smaller and didn’t have as many features. Disagreed. Therefore: TS2. Agreed LOL!

Zombies actually came with university which was only possible with the Resurrect-O-Nomitron career reward if you pay 988-4127 simoleons to bring back a deceased sim. Free time added zombies as a negative outcome for wishing to bring a sim back from the dead and in apartment life as an evil spell which witches can bring dead sims back which both these methods don’t cost simoleons. Zombies were first introduced to series in Livin' Large when sims lose to the grim reaper when pleading but weren’t as good as the sims 2 as they just act as normal sims just without personality points.

I really disliked the rabbit holes in the sims 3

Having started with the OG, it'll be Sims 3 for me. Gameplay was top tier and I loved the open world. The Sims 2 was incredible for all of the minor details, attention to detail and stories. Both feel infinitely more alive and brimming with personality over TS4 though.

Sims 3 was always the best for customization, but Sims 2 wins for gameplay! I’ve found myself playing Sims 2 a lot lately just because it’s actually challenging! Looking after your sims needs, progressing in their careers, and keeping their aspiration meters high is harder, and it has actual consequences if you can’t keep up. It seems like with each new installment the franchise loses more of its original charm. Less lore, less uniqueness, less challenge, less fun. It’s gotten to the point in Sims 4 where I don’t actually *play* it. I just make families and build houses.

i'm in a dilemma right now. i've been thinking of buying ts3 but I am leaning more towards ts2's cutscenes, little details etc. but I really like how ts3 has an openworld map.i need help on deciding which I should get

Some would say that more packs is worse because more packs doesn't equal more content. EA seems to slim down the packs more and more and split them into other packs as time goes on. Not as noticeable to begin with but now is impossible to ignore.

Sims 2 was the best from all I think. Because Sims looked like humans, you had deep gameplay.

I dont know which one is better between 2-3 both are great 2 just has a super special place in my heart but both games are better than 4

Hi. Im so sorry. But i have to correct something on this video. Sims 2 also has werewolfs. I think its on Sims 2 Pets. there is a wolf with glowing eyes and visit the player's lot. We can get bitten by it. Then we transform into a werewolf. 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

u get more freeedom in ts3

how do you get such good quality in the sims 2?

Came here for research bc I’ve never played 3, I love 2! But I heard in 3 there’s more things for kids to do. I can’t find as many kid mods for 2.

sims 3 is the best only bad thing about sims 3 is that it crashes

Sims 2 forever first for me👌

Can anyone tell me about the more great things in Sims 2? I hear a lot good things in Sims 3 and I really want to play it but my computer can't let me play it so I can only play Sims 2 :(

Am I the only one who thinks the Sims 3 pudding people are kind of cute?

Good video. TS2 for me.

The SIms 2 actually has the best CaS because you can change face types incrementally by right clicking.

Gonna be hard to watch this and put on lashes, but damn it, I'll try

I like Sims 4 the best, but between the others, it's very close. Probably the open world of 3 puts it over the top

Sims 3 online long loading cloud fot me gteatedt let doen. Sims 2 seperate town neighbourhoods loading drawback it's more customizable fun !

The sims 3 is the best one for me but the sims 2 is an extremely close 2nd

Open for Business and College was the best for me in Sims2.

I'm biased towards Sims 2, because that is the main game I played the most and got me into the franchise in the first place. I love the small details in the game and the autonomous reactions by the Sims. The wants and fears system was superb and I simply don't get why the fears were slashed in 3 and completely scrapped by 4. When it comes to addons I tend to find more in 2 that I really like, while a lot of Sims 3 addons are like "Okay, but why would I want it?" for me. I loved Bon Voyage in 2, but couldn't get bothered with world adventures, despite both being the vacation themed expansions. But that's the thing: I liked the vacation aspect in 2. It really was build around Sims being on a vacation instead of going into quests constantly. You also got benefits from having a good vacation signifying your Sims being well rested. Also the ability to make custom neighborhoods with templates. Yes, Sims 3 does have a program to make neighborhoods of your own, but it has an extremely steep learning curve. The apartments in 2 are also superior, because you can actually build apartment buildings of your own and visit your neighbors. There are things in 3 that I think are better, though. The ability to set how your Sims are doing their job for instance or having more freedom to place cars on the lot (and bikes!). I'm also slightly more inclined towards the trait system of 3, even though the personality system in 2 was quite in-depth. Also I like that there are more lifetime wished that can be chosen in CAS. I prefer 3's skill system as well, since it has a lot of different skills, particularly for creative hobbies, while 2 only has the creativity skill. ... but then again: Sims 2 doesn't try to murder my CPU while playing. Opne world sounds neat and all but was extremely unoptimised.

Werewolf’s actually were in the Sims 2 with pets.

“I won’t cry much” 😂😂😂

Love both but sims 2 is my love

2023 Memories were introduced to The Sims 3 base game in Patch 22,

After watching this I'm so over the sims 3 lol I never played sims 2- wish I could! Personally open world is not all that great, hear me out, if you just go to mostly rabbit holes.. and grocery shopping and restaurants. Yeah sims 3 has those but grocery shops are rabbit holes and restaurants in sims 3 are not the same. You can sit down but it's not the same functionality as from what I've seen in sims 2. I've never played sims 2 yet so this is from what I've seen and I think I prefer it more. Also sims 2 has so many options to choose personality with the points you put into the 5 (or 6?) traits. Which doesn't seem as much however sims 3 you only get technically 5 (or 6 I think with a special add on feature?) traits which also kind or include "hobbies"... where as sims 2 you can go into a panel and choose so many hobbies. I don't know I haven't even played it but it just seems so much more immersive. Sims 3 is okay I played it strictly for years but I never even played the premades! I always made 1 sim and played a legacy sort of but I never even got more than 1 or 2 generations at most and I'd get bored. I did try playing with some of the Sunset Valley premades but again it just felt dull since it's the same (as making my 1 sim to play, you know?). That's how it was for me at least. But now since I've discovered rotational play through sims 2 players on here I see how that would work out so much better. Even for sims 3 for me I think playing the premades rotationally would be so much better. I want to try sims 2 😊 I really like generations in sims 3 from what you said I actually never got it myself and University but again I think sims 2 university might be better? I'm not into supernatural (although to be fair I never did get the expansion) and considering I love sims 2 university from what I've seen AND open for business I think sims 2 wins that for me, even. Sims 3 ambitions was okay but at the time and now that I see open for business in sims 2 ambitions seems underwhelming. Like being a firefighter is not that great. And the ghost hunter job... I do like the interior designer one but sims 2 open for business you can sell anything you can make a furniture store! And you can always roleplay another sim as an interior designer technically. So ambitions is alright but at the same time kind of underwhelming to me. Now yes sims 3 supernatural is not bad but again for me it doesn't play much so sims 2 is even more appealing... but I might never play it (just for personal reasons).. wow my post is long yeesh

Pudding people 🤣🤣🤣 that's funny

Memories ar in ts3 bg But.... ther q bit to laggy

Also the packs in ts2 wher already made with bg and only neded to be finished up. Thats one reason why ther went over budget

I prefer 3, but theyre both undeniably good games.

Sims 2 seems like I’d enjoy it a lot but I can’t buy it because I’m on console and if I’m not mistaken they took the game down

1k like here I got so happy when I saw 999 :)

Sims 2 4ever

Sims 3 sims are so ugly, and 100600 cc packages\sliders cannot fix this, unfortunately. Sims 2 sims aren't exactly pretty either, but Sims 2 has the best animations in the entire franchise, and it definitely helps to make sims very likeable.

This is a hard battle

Sims 2 was my first Sims game. So many memories of drowning school bullies in pools and building mansions for my Sim self. I never could get into 3 personally.

WRONG! 4:56 - 4:58 you said Sims 3 is set 50 years prior to the Sims 2, it is 25 years, or else Bella would not have been born yet, nor Mortimer, and Agnes Crumplebottom would be MUCH younger than an adult.

Sims 2