Your Sim (or a combination of them) will be engaged in a quest at some point because an active quest is necessary to play the game. For instance, if you wish to fistfight others, donвЂ™t be surprised when you receive a terrible debuff after being arrested and thrown in the stocks (medieval Sims donвЂ™t like to be publicly humiliated like thatвЂ¦can you blame them?).ДЄnother similarity to World of Warcraft is the quest system. Some things are out of your control (being robbed, etc) but other things you can avoid to help protect your Sim. The idea is to have more buffs than debuffs to help keep her focus high. For instance, there are buffs and debuffs that affect your SimвЂ™s focus and mood. вЂSims MedievalвЂ™ resembles a certain popular MMORPG in more ways than one (yes, IвЂ™m referring to World of Warcraft). As you can see, each Sim is created (born?) into his or her own job function, which they tend to everyday with your help. Conversely, if you create a wizard, you might need to learn particular spells and practice magic as part of your job duties (I just made my wizard and havenвЂ™t had much experience playing him yet). These job functions will focus on what she does, so for instance one requirement might be that she holds open court and listens to three petitions, or writes an ongoing treaty of peace.

For instance, if you create a queen to run your kingdom (and you will have to choose either a queen or king in the tutorial), she will have certain job functions that sheвЂ™ll need to complete in a particular amount of time. Instead of having to pick from the usual contemporary jobs in previous вЂSimsвЂ™ games (thief,В recruit, politician, etc), each Sim you create has their own job function. The entire medieval setting is so refreshing. What a great feature! Where before there was no incentive to growing my SimвЂ™s family because of the extra work I would have to endure, playing is actually FUN again. My SimвЂ™s spouse remains computer-controlled. And, unlike previous versions where if my Sims married and/or had children, causing even moreВ Sims to come under my control, I no longer have to micromanage family members. Well, no more! I was more than pleasantly surprised when I saw how little I needed to manage my Sims needs. Having bought and downloaded the game, I jumped right in and expected more of the same -having to micromanage my SimsвЂ™ every activity, right down to their bathroom and hygiene necessities. Many Sims fans believed that вЂSims MedievalвЂ™ would resemble an expansion to вЂSims 3вЂ™ but as others вЂ“ and myself вЂ“ have found out, itвЂ™s an entirely different game, and thatвЂ™s a very, very good thing. Staying with this pastВ weekвЂ™s medieval theme based on my reporting of StarzвЂ™s вЂCamelotвЂ™ and HBOвЂ™s вЂGame of Thrones,вЂ™ the newest вЂSimsвЂ™ game was released recently and is creating quite a buzz.

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