Here’s scans of The Sims 3 article in the latest PC Gamer (April 2008).
I had to reduce the quality on most of the images to make them small enough to be easily downloaded. What may look like terrible graphics may simply be the low-quality image in action.
Although I’m not a huge Sims fan, this looks interesting indeed. If you feel the need to pass these scans around, please be so kind as to give me some credit – but of course, also give credit to the guys at PCGamerUK. They’re awesome.
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104 Comments
Wooow this is amazing!!!!
I love it!
Thank you so much for posting this.
Fleur
Wow! That looks fantastic!
I really like the look if it so far! The faces look so much smoother and more natural, not the edgy, cartoon look of Sims 2. And the new bodyshapes looks fun. I hope this won’t make it hard for creators of custom clothes though. At present some of them can’t even make a fat-morph…
“Click here to feed him” reminded me a bit of Tamagotchi…
They said only one town ships with the game, but if we can make our own towns then this game will have all I could ask for.
Tgg, I think this is realy fake. I don’t mean that the pictures aren’t right, but I think The Sims 2 is looking a mutch beter than Sims 3 ever will do! :O
@Ilse: These aren’t fake. The graphics don’t look great, but that’s because I had to drop the quality a load.
At the end of the day, The Sims 2 looked good enough. What I want from The Sims 3 is more features, extendability, more options, and more everything. And it certainly seems that is what is going to happen.
I love the pictures.
The people look great now.
I love the way the sims look..as far as looking more realistic! Just everything looks great and I can’t wait to see actualy videos and movement and learn about more features. It almost reminds me of the first sims 2 trailer..but thanks for posting cause I really didn’t want to get the magazine lol, but I might!
I have bought every sims game and expansion pack ever. Though it was sad to see the sims go,i was equally happy to finally play the sims2. I like the fact that EA is evolutionising the way we play.Every year video games get upgrades to what worked for the developers the previous year and though we had to wait 4-5 years,Thank heavens for expansion packs.
Thanks so much for sharing these!
I just hope they have different heights though
Hi, I would like to know, what do they mean under the concept of grind? What is grind in The Sims 3?
‘Grinding’ usually refers to doing something repeatedly. It’s usually referenced to an MMORPG like World of Warcraft, where you must repeat tasks endlessly to level up.
Grinding can be viewed in Sims as repeatedly performing a task in order to max your Sims skills out – such as repeatedly exercising to increase the body skill.
This is very cool. I like the sims 2 and it was fun. but now sims 3 will be better, its a shame that i stressed out to get the sims 2 deluxe edition, and now i wont play it bcuz theres now sims 3. But i dont care this is going to be the best game yet. LOOK at the graphics they look amazing, and will rock.
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to be quite honest this is just a waste. sims 2 looks heaps better than this version, they hav’nt made much improvements, just added new stuff.
they just should make it an expantion pack
Fullforce: Thank you
. And can you translate it to me by one word or phrase?
what would the sims 3 be like….can the sims take the baby for a walk in a stroller?
Can the toddlers come with u in a car with a carseat and will they be able to come up and down the steps by themselves?
Will u be able to beat your kids?
You could actualy se the kis going to school and see the teacher teaching.
when u go to a commmunity lot will u be able to park in a parking lot?
sorry if it’s too questions but I think it should be more realistic and interesting like real life!
thank you. dianna
dude thax 4 posting this. and good luck with the cactus farmer.
Are you kidding naomi? They freaking made it one big seamless map. That’s a HUGE improvement.
Man, I am so excited for this- I mean the graphics look AWESOME, and the new features sound great. So far, this looks like everything I expected it to be. I really want to know what the minimum system requirements are though- because it might strain my computer with it’s awesomeness.
The game is hideous, I am in shock. Looks awful to me.
I agree with Ingridtk, when I saw the news in my mail that there was a sims3 I instantly pulled it up and was freaking out by calling everyone in my house into my room but when I got to the actual site I said “omg no no no no no!” The people look like people on a video game, not computer game. To me the people do NOT look more realistic in any way shape or form. The background graphics ARE amazing and I do like the fact that you can roam the neighborhood but the other homes are going to run without you. Will they marry, get another job, or die without you knowing? I get scared just thinking about it. Don’t get me wrong, I hope the teens wont stay teens for forever and be a great great great aunt and still be young. I don’t like the fact that there is no needs to be filled, it sounds boring to me because when I use maxmotives and other cheats of that sort I get bored very quickly. Over all this is disappointing I was really looking forward to having a totally awesome game with great graphics that made me go “wow I can’t wait!” instead of “omg no!”
I think that this game is going to be great! The fact that they are making the world more open and allowing players to go from house to house or community lots without loading screens is awesome. I think that the graphics look good, and we should keep in mind that the game is still being developed so the graphics could improve before the game comes out. I actually like the fact that other sims’ lives will go on while I play one family. We all know that there is that one family member that we never get around to playing, so the fact that life goes on for other sims sounds great. I like the idea that there won’t be a needs bar, because it’s being replaced. Sims will still have needs, we just won’t have to spend our time watching a bar go down. I am very excited and can’t wait for this game to hit the shelves!
Wow!!!! I read everyones comments! and most of them are right! The gaming idea sounds REALLY REALLY Great something new, but… I was disapointed in the look of the new sims! they look like fiona from shrek lol and those online games Supple! Their face look very nice and realistic but their body i dont know looks kinda weird to me. Their hair is hedious! looks pretty fake! What also worries me is when it says that players can play in real time with the sims! WUT!!!??? soo does that mean i have to wait 9 months for the mom to deliever her baby! one year for the baby to turn one! Its crazy. Like i said the concept and some of the graphics are great but somethings seema like they shouldnt have mess with. I am looking foward to the new freedome sims will have and also the new create a home concept! its looks pretty neat! other than that It just looks like its going to be going back to square one again with the Sims 3. I give it 3 stars!
this is going to be sooooo cool!!!!!!
I can’t wait I’m a Sims fanatic!!!!
Nice one mate. Next time upload them to http://www.fracknaps.com so we read them online without downloading.
That’s a cool site.
Thanks, I hadn’t heard of it before.
ok for all of ya’ll that are saying the graphics suck heres a newsflash for ya the game ain’t done yet! they still have some work to do cuz we;ve still gotta year to wate. by the way the sims franchise rules and so does us kentucky folk.
Awsome stuff.. now I hope I can get hold of the mag myself. The only thing I hate.. is that we are getting all this info and we have to wait a year or perhaps longer to play the game! >< get’s. Then again, gives me time to save so I can upgrade my computer! Anyways, I got her from your You Tube vid. Thankyou for sharing this!
And I agree with maddiebeth ray- the game isn’t completed yet so I’m fairly certain that the graphics of the sims will improve.
thanks.
I love everyones comments but those people who are complaining that it looks crap or that there’s something not there that you think would make it better, remember:
They’re still making it.
And anyway, he wont have told us about everything, he wants to keep people excited and amazed when they actually play it. They don’t want people to know everything about it before they start playing.
I personally think it looks great and I always wanted to be able to walk my sim around the place and not have lots.
Jcolby: I see your point but they’re trying to make it more realistic, and you don’t have 6 little bars in your mind do you?
Marie: I wouldn’t like to wait that long either, maybe they wont do real-time though because The Sims is good because it isn’t real time and you don’t have to wait for ages etc. Of course, like i said before, they’re trying to make it more realistic.
I wouldn’t give it 5 stars, maybe 4.
When I saw the sims 3 was coming out I got real exited!!!! I got the sims 2 but I don’t play it that often I prefer to play Bustin’ out but I’m begging my dad 2 buy it 4 me as a christmas present & I’m not gonna let any of my friends touch it!!!!!!!!!
It’s always great to know more, thanks. I can’t wait ’till it comes out!
ths is going to be the coolest game ever.
im 12 and i luv it
OMG! I think this will be amazing, but does it have the features of the sims 2 expansion packs or do you have to wait for them like u do with sims 2 &1
Oh my gosh I’m hoping that Sims3 will be magical cause right now i’ve got a real bad view of it so far. it looks slightly ‘bland’ to me so yeah. i hope they can prove me wrong and come out with something AMAZING. they have so far, so let the games begin! ;D
oh great they take the time to point out that the best selling ep for sims 2 was pets….i hope they remember that pets was also a total dissapointment….and they should not use pets as a good example of what they should strive for in sims3.
On a side note could you imagine the pc specs needed to run this game..ouch..
well not to worry securom will probably kill this game…..time will tell.
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okay people your really like downing everyone elses vibe by typing all of this negative crap. but anyways i kinda agree with marie, the graphics on the hair don’t look so good, and there faces . . . yea, i can’t really see them that well and its not the way the person downloaded the article because i’ve seen it b4 on the sims3 website
so like yea, hopefully one of the sims3 designers will see our comments and work off of them. or sims3 shouldn’t be expecting so many sales as sims2 
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Eeekk!! OMG!!OMG!!!
I CNT WAIT!! ITS GONNA BE AWESOME!!!
OMG!! OMG!!
i can`t wait!!!!!!
I LOVE SIMS
I bought all the ep’s for sims2 and some for sims1 and i really love sims2 though after a few months i got bored with it coz I love to see my sims neighbors grow up even I don’t play with them, sims3 is quite exciting since they’ll marry and grow old without me playing all of them. I would love to see my sims working in an office,hotel,shops,restos,city halls,etc. and i also love my sims kids going to school/universities and see them, too, my simparents would be able to meet their teachers/professors. Of course, apartment life is exciting too. I love pets in real life but I don’t like pets in sims, quite nuisance,heh? In CAS, I hope that I can create a toddler with grandma and grandpa only. And no more mystery sims please?
wat systems is this game for? only the pc?
I Just can’t wait till sims 3 comes out. THe only issue is can my laptop handle the new graphics of the game? Oh well we’ll see. I’m gonna buy it as soon as it comes out. THanks for the articles;D
wow this gaem sounds really cool i can’t wait for it to come out to sales ,and i was wondering are they gaonn amake the game only availiable for PC?or are they gonna make it also for PS2 ?
Sims 3 looks like it is going to be amazing. The freedom to stroll through the neighbourhood is the best thing iv’e ever heard of!!! The major thing that bothered me about sims 1 & 2 was the constant lot blocks and stopping and starting.
I dont know why some people are put off by the graphics they look amazing i think the faces/hair/body types look soooo more realistic than previous sims. They dont look like they were carved out of blocks.
I think as far as what we know now it looks exciting and much better than previous games but i still think there will be more surprises to come and the idea of that is enough for me to be one of the 1st inline to get my hands on a copy. CANT WAIT!!!!!
Wow, this game looks awsome. Only problem is, I won’t be able to get any more Sims 2 games before it comes out. I’ll need all my money, cause I bet it’ll cost a bloody fortune!
omg!!! this looks sooooooooo kewl! i cant wait for it to come out. you guys should go look on the website. sims3.com its really kewl. i hate that we hav to wait so long. and i hate that my pc probably wont be able to handle the graphics. but i have something to say, all u ppl u keep saying that the sims 2 is better your dumb. why would u say its not as fun and not the graphics are bad i mean HELLO didnt u read wut he said, he had to lower the graphics so that the page would fit or something, plus the game is still being made. AND u can go outside and walk around! FINALLY!!! ALSO the other sims grow with you, which is great, cas one time i had a mom and her daught and her granddaughter all date the same boy as teenagers cas there was nobody else and he never grew up… which is creepy. so anyways I CANT WAIT!!!!!!!!!!
its so cool i cant wait
i wish if i can play it now!!!!!!!!
am 12 and i love it!!:D
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