Gaming @beehaw.org alyaza [they/she] @beehaw.org 4w ago

EA re-release The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 on PC as DLC-stuffed Legacy editions

www.rockpapershotgun.com EA re-release The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 on PC as DLC-stuffed Legacy editions

As rumoured, The Sims 1 and The Sims 2 have returned to (official) PC stores. Kindly Uncle EA has taken a break from hi…

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Mmm, nah. I'm not giving money to EA for the sims. I will continue to get every new install of sims and sims 2 from the open seas and play them with WINE without issue like I have been.

I see you EA, trying to get an emergency cash injection via nostalgia after flopping with the veilguard. This won't keep you off the chopping block forever.
- Yeah that's exactly what this is. Panic buttons for instant cash
  
  I'm genuinely surprised they hadn't done it earlier.
The Sims 2 was the best version of the game...

However, last time I tried to play it with all DLC, on a computer made in 2018, it took over 2 hours to load.

Will that still be an issue?
- Nope! It'll probably just crash or something instead
- Unlikely. I tried it with all expansions a few years ago (back when EA released it for free) and loading times were "only" a few minutes.
  
  Did you have a bazillion mods installed? What kind of hardware were you using?
- Did you have an SSD? Was the game and DLC installed on said SSD? Do you have one now if you didn't before? This may be the difference between 2 hours and only 1.
  
  I dont think my wife was using mods. I don't know what her hardware was either, but I believe the computer came from ibuypower.
High seas is still the best way to experience these games!
If anyone is interested. This is The Sims 2 with DLC from an EA "giveaway" some years ago. Just installed this yesterday and still haven't found any problems. No EA bullshit and all the DLC. https://github.com/voicemxil/TS2-Starter-Pack

Edit: link for standalone resources https://github.com/mintalien/The-Puppets-2-Definitive-Edition
- I would strongly suggest downloading the standalone installer and the install files (on a different github, you can see the address when using the web installer), in case this gets taken down, which isn't exactly unlikely, now that the game isn't abandonware anymore.
  
  Valid point, adding the link
Why waste money on employees for a new Dragon Age game, when you can just repackage the old shit?
- How are these things even related?
  
  EA just laid off a bunch of BioWare employees.
That’s tempting… put too many hours into sims 2

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