A bane is naturally something that gives your sim a character flaw that you must work to compensate for. Boons are things your sim favors (like intellectuality) and they will get a larger boost to their focus for doing things of this nature (like reading). Each hero sim will have two boons and one bane to their personality. Just like a typical RPG hero will be more successful if you properly level them up before tackling a dungeon, having your sim do tasks that boosts their focus meter is a wise use of your time.įor those that haven’t played the franchise since the first one, Sims 3 introduced a personality feature that is utilized very well in Medieval. See, focus is a measure of how easily a sim will be able to handle the quests you send him/her on.
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Likewise, eating better food and having a full night’s sleep will aid in your sim’s focus for the rest of the day. Sure, you don’t have to make your sim bathe in the morning, but a quick dip in the tub will “refresh” that sim, giving a nice focus buff for a few of their hours. Controlling this meter is the heart and soul of the game. To explain, replacing all the other (non-life threatening) status bars is a single focus meter unique to each of your hero sims. In fact, a big part of success in the game comes from managing the focus of your hero sims. This may seem limiting at first, but it has always been my play style to focus on a single sim at a time anyway.
Instead, you have a set of "Hero Sims" with very specific roles that they fill when trying to complete active quests. First, you don't have the ability to take control of just any sim in the world. It is here where Sims Medieval begins to show itself as a spin-off instead of an expansion or re-skin. This means that no longer do you have to send your sim to the bathroom periodically, nor will they refuse to do what you ask because they haven’t sat in a comfy chair in the last ten minutes. Basically, you make sure they eat and make sure they sleep. Like real people, they have basic needs, but unlike previous Sims titles you only have to deal with two: hunger and energy. You are “the Watcher”, the all-seeing deity that has the power to control the actions of virtual people as they live out their virtual lives.
The game also begins with Patrick Stewart calling you a god, so it has that going for it. Role playing elements such as leveling up and completing quests have been built in alongside the relationship building and basic human needs of life simulation. It may use the same engine, but it is very much its own game. The marketing for this game would have you believe it is just an expansion pack for Sims 3, but don't be fooled.
The Sims Medieval is the newest game in the Sims franchise. By VGChartz Staff, posted on 11 April 2011 / 8,236 Views
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