A deep dive into Sims 2 traits because its attention to detail is ️S Tier️

Sulsul, everyone!
Thank you for watching my video, honestly the views just kept increasing to numbers more than I expect, thank you also for being nice in the comment section! I do realise my audio is a bit low on quality so I have put in subtitles, do turn it on to better understand it. Thank you again for all the kind words <3

Corrections (please do tell me more if there was any mistakes in the video):
- I did made the assumptions for outgoing sims to lecture the sim using the telescope, but Marticore did point out that Consort Capp was in fact shy (4 points), the guide did say an outgoing Sim will lecture, but I guess that wasn't a good example of that, sorry everyone!

Im planning on downloading the sims 2 on my PC tonight with all DLC and watching some guides on how to optimize it for 2023. I've never played sims 2 before so your videos have been great guides for me to get familiar with playing.

I find it so funny that the sims community thinks all this is something crazy when sims 2 is super old by now. Also the fact Roblox a kids game can do things sims players can only dream of is just sad to watch. You spent over a thousand dollars for something below subpar.

In sims 3 sims from china have a chopsticks trait that gets passed down

Beautiful video, I still believe, that sims 2 is the best game ever, especially among other sims games ;) thank you for talking about this gorgeous game, I will go and play right now xd

I find the traits in Sims 3 and 4 kinda... over-simple, several sims can end up with the exact same personality because of that, whereas I miss the nuance of the Sims 2's personality settings, though I wish they'd just been sliders rather than assigning a set number of personality points -- some cheats and mods let you change the personalities so that you could have a friendly outgoing tidy active playful sim or a messy mean shy lazy serious sim, but it would have been nice to make those choices without mods.
It would also have been better to actually choose your sims' interests directly instead of them being randomised and then having to get them to spam-read magazines to change them, ideally I think a combination of the Sims 1 and 2's personality system and the Sims 3 and 4's trait system for interests, emotions and preferences would be ideal for creating interesting and unique sims.

This is amazing. I had no idea TS2 personalities were so complex. TS4 personalities are so lackluster comparatively.

Great video, you've got a new subscriber :3
One small thing, when you say, for example, "the active trait makes hunger decays faster", there's no need for the "s" at the end of decay. Hope to see more cool content from you!

One of the most interesting social interactions when it comes to how personality changes it is Appreciate.../Admire, because there are two traits that change it. If the receiving Sim is extremely Shy (0-2 Outgoing points), they will be bashfully surprised by the compliment. If the receiving Sim is extremely Grouchy (0-2 Nice points), they will react boastfully, like "heck yeah I'm awesome!" If they are both extremely Shy and extremely Grouchy, the Grouchy response overrides the Shy response.

the editing :s

Personally I like the traits in the Sims 3 better however I agree the sims 2 did a good job and respect anybody who believes the opposite.

I kind of didn't want to play Sims 2 cause the graphics isn't so great I might give it another go. Sims 2 is my favorite Sims game. Sims 3 and 4 can be hard for me to enjoy. I subscribed and I'd love more content like this.

I have loved all your sims 2 videos so far! I think my favourite sim from the sims 2 was my playful and outgoing sim, who would do double finger guns at everyone when he walked into a room. Which I thought was SO COOL so I started to do it too irl 😂

My favourite thing is how Sims 2 traits interact with other features. Serious Pleasure sims have a harder time maintaining their aspiration as they mostly roll wants to go on dates, whereas playful ones roll a wider variety of wants. And of course, traits interact - I've found that shy grouchy sims will watch a fight, but outgoing nice sims will flee. Also if you have an active neat sim, your house will be clean in a kind of germaphobic way. Non-active neat sims are also pretty clean, but not to the same degree.

I LOVE these Sims 2 videos. I’m a huge fan of the series, have put countless hours into all of the games (and probably the most hours in Sims 2 and 3), except for 4. It’s so cool to hear more about the mechanics I love about the game.

BTW - Can you drop your mod list by any chance?

I had no idea the outgoing Sim could wee against a bush! That is so funny.

I'd argue there are 15 personality 'options' instead of 10 as the middle ground area is optional too: Neither sloppy nor neat, neither shy nor outgoing, neither active nor lazy, etc. Just a well-rounded Sim, nothing extreme.

nice

I always like that kids born in-game have more personality traits. Usually. It's been long enough I don't remember if that's always the case. Might have to do with ease of pregnancy, infancy, & toddlerhood.

Somehow Sims 2 personality systems accurately represent my sims more than personality traits system between sims 3 and 4

I really hope some future life simulation game (i dont want to root for sims 5 anymore) adapts the sims 2 and 3 system. The sims 2 point trait system can be the very core of the sims' behavior and sims 3 traits are just additional to make each sim completely unique.

I remenber changing the traits and the zodiac sign changing accordingly

To select personally to your heart’s content just drag the personalities in simology with testing cheats enabled however that can only be done in live mode not CAS.

Take notes ea for sims 5

sims 3 is so much better tho

As a kid I assumed that max in everything was the best but I now understand there are tradeoffs

This system is so much cleaner than the one in later games. Having a ton of specific traits, most of which do approximately nothing, can't come close to simple sliders. I also really like the "no one is perfect" approach, with the points you can put into the Sims' sliders being limited. Going back to this - or using more specific traits in conjunction with it - would be a huge improvement imo.

i love these!!!

And to think this game had only released 1 month before GTA San Andreas in 2004. The Sims 2 was definitely was undisputably perfect in its technology ans graphics. Just look at the Sims facial expressions and animations, they lookso lively. And.. fully animated fingers -- in 2004 it was groundbreaking. Truly a masterpiece.

I love the Sims 2 so much! My favorite sims since it was so much fun

I played Sims 2 briefly for a couple days before real life got in the way (just getting back into it). But I remember when I made my first married couple, I made both of them sloppy and they would giggle whenever the other one burped from eating. Such a cute detail!

So cute, omg! I didn’t know about some of this, for example peeing in a bush, lmao! And I also always thought going into the hot tub naked was a glitch for some townies because EA had forgotten to give them a bathing suit.

I love seeing videos on old games! It's so nostalgic. You did a great job putting this video together!

I love your narrative style and effects style in your videos

Please note this system was also present in the Sims 1, albeit without Aspirations or Wants and Fears. Also, the "attention to detail" is rather more due to how you can interpret this system. The design itself is rather simplistic, but as I state, it can be interpreted as so much more. Is it necessarily better than the Sims 3's traits system? I can't say. One can debate all day on how one is inherently superior (they are both good in very different ways), but let's all agree on one thing: the Sims 4's implementation is utter garbage, and does absolutely nothing to affect a Sim personality wise because of that emotions system giving them wild mood swings where they can go from mourning someone's death to laughing heartily within the span of a second

Hopefully Sims 5 combines personality and traits.

It's comparable to an RPG's base stats with perks/feats/quirks laid on top.

great video! just started playing sims 2 again after years and years and years... and i am having sooo much fun!! those little details are so crucial to the enjoyment of the game, I am constantly amazed how many different animations there are and how they happen autonomously very often.

I think the best system for personality would be a combination of sims 2 and sims 3. Personalities in sims 3 do give more nuances to the wants that are pretty much the same for all aspirations in sims 2 but the behaviour nuances with personality spectrum are so great in sims 2. Perhaps a system that expands on sims 2 system and gives even more traits that you can choose personality points for and then some traits about interests that you can also choose would be a great combination of the twom

One of my favorite interactions affected by traits is the "appreciate --> admire" one. Most of the sims have similar reaction to it and then extremely outgoing (I think) sims react in the way that clearly expresses the meaning of "oh yeah I know I am awesome" and shy sims look genuinely surprised by the fact that someone complimented them.

Please make more videos on the Sims 2 and its guide!! I def liked and subscribed, the Sims 2 rarely gets the appreciation it deserves imo :')

I never knew about this and I've been playing the Sims 2 since I was 8. Awesome video!

One of just a few things that bums me are that the Sims in Sims 2 only have like 5 or 6 skills. So if my Sim maxed out their creativity through painting they automatically are a great pianist although they never touched a piano. Thats what I actaually really dislike (and not having celebrities T_T)

A little unrelated to the topic, but I liked that you introduced the sims as complete opposites but they end up as a happy couple! Was that hard to achieve or do opposites attract in the sims 2? If the topic of compatibility and attraction in the game is something that you find interesting, I would love to hear your opinion about it! Anyways, great video! Super interesting and makes you appreciate more the mechanics of the sims 2!

I'm so glad I found your channel. My very 1st sims game was The Sims 4 and I never played the past sims games before. However recently I discovered about The Sims 2 and I've been hooked ever since. I can honestly say that in The Sims 2 without any mods. Your SIM has so much personality and unique character. I feel like I can't come back to the sims 4 lol

What points do u need to have ur sim laugh when mortimer mocks them?

I loved it when sims would break the fourth wall, stare directly at the player, and either cheered or complained when you told them to do a task they love/hate. The Sims 2 was made with so much love.

Thanks for the cool viideo! I hope either Sims 5 or Paralives brings back the personality points system, it's very fun