Summary
The Simsgives the majority of its attention toThe Sims 4, which isn’t surprising when the number of expansions and amount of money they brought in are considered. WhenThe Sims 4isn’t in the spotlight, attention tends to turn towardsThe Sims 5, which issometimes calledProject Rene, as it seems to be an inevitable release for the future. However, there’s a forgotten game in the franchise that could start a new and exciting series of spinoffs if it was given a bit of attention and a remake or made available through digital marketplaces and updated enough to run on modern PC systems.
In general,The Simsdoesn’t have that many spinoffs. When there is a spinoff, it doesn’t change the traditional formula too much, and it’s usually in the form of bringingThe Simsto a mobile platform,The Sims Storiesadding tasks, or trying to create an MMO version through games likeThe Sims Online. While these spinoffs weren’t the most popular or successful, there was one game among them bursting with potential that unfortunately ended up being squandered since it didn’t receive expansions or content added through updates.
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It’s Time For The Sims Medieval To Make A Return
It’s Been Underrated For Too Long
The Sims Medievalwas originally released in 2011, and it took place in a kingdom rather than a neighborhood where the first task was to decide on an overall ambition for the kingdom and give it a name. From there, instead of making a household and moving it into an open building, there are essentially job openings in different buildings.Create a Sim is used to design a character to fulfill those open roles, meaning that it’s usually not possible to make a family at that point, although the characters can build relationships and families later through gameplay.
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When it comes to gameplay,The Sims Medievalis uniquein that each job role has a set of tasks to complete that create a questline and story that fits into the kingdom’s overall ambition and growth.These tasks give the game an RPG feeling that’s not generally present in standardSimsgames, and the lack of a time limit on the tasks means that they can be done at any pace, meaning that time can be spent on living day-to-day life, or on advancing through that Sim’s questline. Aside from that, it’s fun to explore a medieval town and how daily life is different compared to normalSims.
The Sims Medieval Needs An Update Or Remake To Come Back
It’s Become Dated
It’s been over a decade sinceThe Sims Medievalhas been released, and that means that it’s become rather dated. LikeThe Sims 2andThe Sims 3, it doesn’t run as smoothly on PC systems anymore, and even in the past, it took time to load into the game, which wasn’t uncommon with the franchise as a whole. As a result, even re-releasingThe Sims Medievalwould require some updates so that it can run properly on modern PCs. Since it needs updates for optimization, it’d be a good time to add quality-of-life fixes as well to improve the overall experience.
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While a remake would be ideal,the foundation ofThe Sims Medievalis decent enoughthat some updating and adding it to digital stores for purchase would be a good start to revitalizing this spinoff as its own series. Some features that would be welcome changes to the original version would be an easier way to switch between Sims, and a more involved combat system could increase the RPG feeling that the game gives somewhat already. So, continuing to blend more RPG features into an updated variation ofThe Sims Medievalcould appeal to a wider audience.
Although modern neighborhoods and living styles are the default whenThe Simscomes to mind, that doesn’t have to be the case for every title. Instead, playing around with what daily living looks like in different time periods opens up a lot of potential for more spinoffs, and in a lot of cases, RPG elements can be blended into the gameplay, especially for those set in the past when the wilderness was a common threat. While EA continues to release new content forThe Sims 4instead of focusing onThe Sims 5, the developers could add a fresh feeling to the franchise by revamping and re-releasingThe Sims Medieval.
