The Sims Medieval: Just a lousy Sim remake or a cool new adventure?

I have been playing The Sims Medieval and I have to tell you that it's not what I expected it would be. It's more of a role-playing adventure game than a Simulation.

You are the Watcher, in other words God, and you are responsible for your kingdom. You start out the game by choosing a mission that you want to finish e.g. Leven all heroes to level 10 etc. You then get to choose your monarch. You can create him or her or you can choose a ready-made character.

There are 10 heroes in a kingdom namely; monarch, pateran priest, jacobean priest, sorcerer, spy, knight, healer, blacksmith, merchant and bard. You can do a quest with each hero and use the quest to level them up. Each hero has two traits that are usually good such as Good or Chivalrous and every hero has one bad trait which ranges from glutton to bloodthirsty.

The heroes act and react just like the Sims and you have the same interaction patterns with other characters, but each hero has different tasks and duties he or she can fulfill. Each task fulfilled gives your hero experience points with which they can level up. Each completed quest gives experience points but it also increases an aspect  that your kingdom has. Each kingdom has 4 aspects; security, well-being, culture and knowledge.

Just like in The Sims, there is no goal and the game can be endless. There are however main missions and Watchers collections that you could complete. Enough of the talk, let the pictures speak!

Growing Up with The Sims

The Sims kept me glued to the PC screen for hours and still keeps a tight spell on me. Somewhere and sometime in the age of Windows 98, The Sims came out and was the first people simulation game in the market. It created a hype and thus plenty of Add-Ons and Will Wright was a genius for having created such game. I spent countless hours creating the perfect looks, the perfect house and try to improve the skills to get the perfect job. With all the later Add-Ons I just started investing more and more time into the game and into making my character the greatest possible.



The idea has not much changed when Sims 2 came out. There were just major upgrades such as the actual Sim who looked just so much more human and less stick figure. They added expressions, movements and changes while aging. You were able to select wishes for the sim and select their life time wish and make them happy. The continuity of aging was a lso a big concept in this game where you could actually age from baby to grown up and also get pregnant. Everything is just closer to real life. What would Sims 2 be without the expansions as well? Same concept, same expansion packs from Nightlife to University, everything was there again.



The Sims 3 added an universal interactive neighborhood where you don't need to wait for another place to load when you visit a community lot. You can even visit your neighbors and spy on them. The whole system changed where everything is now connected to the world as a whole. I love how you can also create personalities whether they be neurotic or flirty. Jobs have also changed because you are able to also do assignments outside the job and you can even decide whether you are working effectively or whether you want to have a chat with your collegues instead.

There are also different kinds of professions where you can work independently from home as an artist for example or you could choose to become a stylist where you actually choose different styles for different Sims. The Add-Ons have also changed drastically. You can now travel abroad and actually own a vacation home there and have missions. Sims 3 reminded me almost of an roleplay simulation because I felt like I am doing some level-up think with my character. Another expansion also enables you to be a celebrity and actually make a living out of it. Sims 3 has altered the Sims Universe and ultimately improved it. They however also make tons of money out of it since the new universe allows you to spend money online to buey different furniture and looks for your Sims.



The Sims Universe is definitely worth a dip no matter from which genre you come from. I grew up with it and still relish in the fond memories of it. Happy Siming!