Generations and Unleashed

A couple of weeks ago, I had a post on how there’s next to nothing for kids to do in The Sims 3. Later, The Sims 3 Generations was rumored to be announced, ironically. Now, there have been screenshots and a trailer for not only Generations but for Unleashed, as well.

And honestly? I’m unimpressed by both.

From the Generations trailer:

• I thought the toddler scenes were already able to be created. They didn’t show anything new. I’m sure that there are tons of pictures of toddlers learning skills already. It didn’t look like anything you’d need the EP for that.
• Kids’ costumes? Cute. I think they might be in the store already (I don’t really keep up with the store so I’m not sure), and  I’m pretty sure there’s already CC costumes. But hey, still cute.
• Tree houses seem nice. I’m no coding expert, but I think that it would be programmed the same way the Jungle Gym would be, so I wonder why EA hasn’t created it before.
• Stink bombs seem bad. And so do the other pranks. I’m guessing they’ll just amount to a bad moodlet, or something?
• The teen party seems fun, but something that could be done in the base game (Or with LN if you want more bar/club stuff).
• Water slides look cool.
• Prom? Possible with the base game.
• The bachelor party looks like it got left out of LN, and it’s possible with the base game.
• Weddings! Yay! They need more wedding stuff. Seriously, I’ve been making my Sims’ weddings private elopements because the parties are so disorganized. But this should’ve been in the base game.
• Midlife crisis makes stink bombs seem like a good idea.
• I think the home videos (Last thing in the trailer) is adorable. Finally my elders will have stuff to do!

So the best ideas seem to be tree houses, water slides, and home videos? Yeah, I think I might want to hear some more about this EP. Another Twitter session would be nice.

And for the Unleashed trailer? To start this off, I’m going to be honest. I’m not so happy for pets coming back. I mean, the community might just stop complaining about missing their beloved pets (That sounds ruder than I thought it would), but I’m less than eager for pets. They would be cute at first in The Sims 2 Pets for the Wii, but then they’d be a nuisance. Then again, I’m pretty sure the console version will be nothing like the PC version. Anyway, on to the video.

• Deer and raccoons in the game? Awesome. Okay, not really, but it sounds nice.
• The park reminds me of the park from the Wii game.
• Maybe there could be new community lots- Dog parks?
• Skunks? Probably more moodlet givers, but oh well.
• These pet traits seem vague. Another memory from the Wii game: I always gave the pets independent so their social need wouldn’t always go down, but they still were always feeling lonely.
• Horses seem to be out of place for some of the neighborhoods (Specifically, Bridgeport), but if it’s what the fans want, I’ll accept it.

Again, I’ll need to know more about it before buying it.

Man, this post’s unorganized. And I need to work on my homework.