Skills: The core game comes with the following skills: Logic, Cooking, Painting, Gardening, Writing, Guitar, Athletic, Handiness, Charisma, and Fishing, as expansions add other skills. Life: Sims go through different life stages that are baby, toddler, child, teen, young adult, adult, and elder - the cause of their death can be their old age but it can also occur prematurely as the consequence of various events, such as fire and starvation, among others. In the present opus, the Lifetime Happiness score of a character depends on fulfilling their wishes and allows exchanging those points for Lifetime Rewards. System: In The Sims 3 a new Wishes system replaces the Wants and Fears system from the first two installments. This way, the storyline of each neighborhood can continue autonomously. This mechanics means that different Sims in the neighborhood can move on with their lives by themselves and the players don’t have to control them all the time. Story Progression: This is another feature that comes with The Sims 3. Also, characters moving through different lots happens without any loading screen. Those are the two primary worlds in the game but not the only ones. The console edition is set in Moonlight Bay.
The PC edition of the game is set in Sunset Valley, which is supposedly the same place as the town in the first installment and Pleasantview in the second installment, with some storyline connection. These worlds can be customized and different areas, such as parks and gyms, can be created, some of which through the extensions - this is namely the case of the local university, unblockable through The Sims 3: University Life, that is the ninth expansion of the game. Worlds: In this installment, the Sims live in neighborhoods called Worlds. Pentium IV 2.0 GHz / Athlon XP 2000+ or equivalentĪt least 3.5 GB of hard drive space with at least 1 GB additional space for custom contentġ28 MB Video Card with support for Pixel Shader 2.Here are some of the main features of The Sims 3: Will your Sim find success as a billionaire high-tech inventor or eke out a living as a bumbling mad scientist? Will they uncover secrets as a private investigator by dusting for prints or roughing up a suspect for information? Will they walk the runways as a fashion diva with exhilarating and swanky style? Their future is entirely in your hands! Make your Sim save the day as a brave firefighter, change your town as a leading architect, or live on the edge as a tattoo artist. With The Sims 3: Ambitions, decide whether your Sim will be the brave town hero, cause loads of mischief among their neighbors, or give some style advice.
Widen your Sim's horizons with a bunch of killer career opportunities. Imagine a world where you can make your Sim anything they want to be.
Ambitions also appears to be somewhat related to The Sims 2: FreeTime.ĮA Games confirmed Ambitions on March 4, 2010. In other words, it's a career oriented expansion pack, a spiritual remake of The Sims 2: Open for Business, but with added activities. It allows players to become "fearless heroes and ace entrepreneurs". The Sims 3: Ambitions is the second expansion pack for The Sims 3 released on June 1, 2010.