Even without the DLC, The Sims 2 base game allowed for hours of play time thanks to not only the design of the game, but the randomness of it as well. Players don’t consistently play The Sims 2 for its graphics, of course, but all the gameplay options definitely make it a top-tier Sims game. It also won a ton of awards and reached a score of 90 on Metacritic. The NPCs and townies already had relationships with each other before players loaded up a family, and the game toed the line between too much and just wacky enough perfectly. Not only was the game a foundation for the rest of The Sims franchise to come, but it had a ton of heart and personality. RELATED: Predicting The Sims' 21st Birthday Surpriseĭespite The Sims 2 being over 15 years old, it’s still surprisingly popular in The Sims community. Despite its age, The Sims 2 remains to be quite popular in The Sims community, and some fans on Twitter are getting antsy from the lack of Sims 2. Instead, only players who snagged the game between 20 on Origin have access to it.

There was talk of releasing the compilation in retail settings, but that never happened. This collection included all stuff and expansion packs for the base game. Once upon a time, even The Sims 2 used to be available on Origin, but was removed toward the end of 2017.ĮA stopped servicing The Sims 2 in 2014, but eased players into the change by gifting anyone who’d purchased a digital copy of The Sims 2 through Origin the upgraded Ultimate Collection. The Sims 3 and its subsequent DLC all have a home on the store, as well as The Sims Medieval, and its DLC Pirates and Nobles. The Sims 4 is the most digital of all Sims series to date, but other digital versions of past Sims games are still available via Origin. The Sims franchise has been around for a long time, 21 years to be exact, but not every iteration of the game is readily available for players to access.

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