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Apparently they are compatible with modern operating systems but I'm wondering to what degree and if the modded releases fans put together (The Sims 2 Starter Pack a prime example) are going to be better in some aspects.
25 and 21 year old games for $20 and $30, no thanks.
They do I clude all the expansions, so it's actually a collecting of dozens of games. But buggy as hell as it turns out.
It is a bit expensive but I wouldn't mind paying $15 for the complete version of each game. I'm kind of mentality that if I know that I can get my money's worth out of a game I'll purchase it.
Both games have been unavailable for purchase for a long time and it does make the games a bit more approachable for people looking to feel the nostalgia who don't want to look for clean install files and mods. It's not like Skyrim being rereleased for yet another new console.
All that said I am incredibly hesitant to buy it because I refuse to deal with the Russian nesting doll equivalent of game launchers or limiting DRM.
At those prices no thank you. Also they are DRM.
Also they are DRM
Only the Sims 4 extra's that come with it. The legacy games you can play without Denuvo, and without the EA Launcher.
Steam DRM still applies, you can't play it without launching Steam.
It is worth noting that you can use things called Steam emulators to essentially remove Steam DRM. Very useful if you are in a situation where you want to play a low-spec game on an equally low-spec computer and either want to manually transfer the files to a different device or not have Steam launching. Goldberg is one of the most popular versions.
Kind of unrelated but some PC games on Steam also don't have Steam DRM despite appearing otherwise. Sometimes you just need to launch the executable. Here is a list of them.
On the one hand, cool. I'm not really into Sims anymore but old games being preserved will always get a thumbs up from me.
On the other hand, fuck those prices. This is very transparently a "we only expect to sell during sales, and now we can advertise '90% off' when that happens"
Typical EA trying to charge so much for dated games
I used to be a huge fan of SimCity when I was in elementary school (waaay back in the '90s). And the idea of getting to go all the way down to street level and interact with the Sims themselves was an amazing concept back in the day, although I admit I never got around to checking it out until The Sims 3 had released.
Then I realized they had so much DLC to go with it, it would cost hundreds of dollars to collect it all. It kind of turned me off of the whole franchise. To this day, I've played around with The Sim 3 for just under 3 hours and that's it.
I have always seen EA as a greedy, money-grubbing company ever since, and it doesn't surprise me in the least that they're re-releasing their original Sims games for ridiculously high prices. I'm sure DLC for these older games is probably around the corner as well. I'll keep an eye out for sales, but I probably wouldn't buy them unless I can get both for under $20 total.
Some franchises are morally correct to pirate, and The Sims is probably the flagship example. Paradox games are also strong contenders, though not quite as egregious.
Like, get yourself a repack with all the DLC, treat yo self.
Oh I did that. Let me tell you, even for free... Only do that if you're ready to lose days of your time trying to make the things work.
Sims 3 and 4 with full DLCs are basically unmaintainable. It's not the repack's fault, they're just a complete mess.
Plus 4 is boring as hell, worst gameplay loop of the whole series.
I bought almost all of the Sims 3 dlc on a fire sale years ago on steam. I think I paid maybe $100 for the whole kit and kaboodle, including base game. There's a few that have come out since but I never felt like I needed them so I didn't buy them.
They were giving my those away for free at one point