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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
 An excellent, very VERY in depth guide., Jul 31, 2023
First of all, you should know that I'm only a kid, and every time I buy a new game, my dad naggingly insists that I purchase along with the game a strategy guide. But, as I've come to learn, most of these "strategy" guides present no "strategy" whatsoever, just a reprint of what's in the game's manual, what's on the game's website, what's in the game itself, or the plain and simple obvious concepts that come along with the fact that the game is in fact a game. But verily I write here for your sake that The Sims guide is a glaring exception. The guide literally reveals the internal design of the game's engine (AI engine, that is)! This guide tells you things that you wouldn't be able to induce yourself if you played the game for five years! You will be amazed over and over again at the sheer amount of knowledge about the game's AI that the book contains. In fact, if you have sufficient programming skill, I think it would be safe to say that you could, albeit not without struggle, write your OWN people simulator with the EXACT same AI algorithms used in The Sims' engine (obviously assuming that you either already had all the other assets that you would need or had the skill and talent to make them)! Now, with all these facts in the book, you would think that it would resemble a college textbook, but behold, it doesn't. Not at all. The author(s) have managed to incorporate a very friendly and humurous writing style with an excellent and organized presentation of a large amount of factual data. This book is actually *fun* to read. You may even sit down and read through the book, front to back, even though it's a strategy guide.
So, if you haven't noticed by now, I highly recommend buying this guide, regardless of your experience playing The Sims.
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
A great help!, Jun 22, 2023
If you are having trouble with the Sims then this book is for you. It tells you every little detail about the game as well as graphs and charts that specify what you need to do to succeed.The chapters are as follows...
Cheats and Quick Start Tips
Personality
Mood and Motives
Sim Autonomy
Social Interations
Careers and Skills
Sim Economics 101
Building
Sim Objects
Creating your own Stuff As you can see, it covers every little aspect of the Sim world. It will help to start your sim family in the right direction and what traits your sim will need to excel at his or her career. It is filled with pictures, beta-testers tips, and little hints/cheats that will no doubt improve your gaming experience.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
A light in the darkness, Mar 24, 2023
When I first started playing this game, I made a family of eight people. Two kids. I didn't know about fire alarms or cooking skills. Four people (my men) all died. Then the others wouldn't work because they were too depressed. They spent free time wallowing in self-pity, mourning over the tombstones, and getting stuck behind furniture (and I couldn't figure out how to get them out).
I played the game for a year, figuring it out pretty basically, still not able to get past the rusted-up carpool car. I knew things got better for some people because I downloaded families that were rich and happy.
That didn't last long - I just plain wasn't good at the game.
Then, a light in the darkness, was this book! It was totally awesome! Whatever I needed help with was IN THERE. Now I've got happily married six-people families who are always happy! . Now I only trust maxis-mades, BTW.
If you think you're an expert or not, everything really lies in this book.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
The big help, Sep 13, 2023
This is a really great strategy guide. whether you are just starting or even a pro you should get this book! It helped me become the sim champ I am today as well as offers a good laugh too.
2 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
The big help, Sep 13, 2023
This is a really great strategy guide. whether you are just starting or even a pro you should get this book! It helped me become the sim champ I am today as well as offers a good laugh too.
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