Zippy Bot@lemmy.zipB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 年前Streets of Fortuna is a chaotic The Sims-like in an ambitious open-world city sandbox, made with the help of Dwarf Fortress creatorswww.rockpapershotgun.comexternal-linkmessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up125
arrow-up125external-linkStreets of Fortuna is a chaotic The Sims-like in an ambitious open-world city sandbox, made with the help of Dwarf Fortress creatorswww.rockpapershotgun.comZippy Bot@lemmy.zipB to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 年前message-square6fedilink
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 年前I’ve heard “Life Sim” before. There are so many other ways to say it aside from trying to make a sentence like “It’s a The Sims-like”.
minus-squareShadowedcross@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前I don’t think everyone knows about the life sim genre, but most everyone has heard of, or played, The Sims, so it makes for a more attention grabbing headline. But yes, it is stupid.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 年前Then why not “X, a chaotic new game inspired by The Sims, …”? Lol
minus-squareZahille7@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 年前Or just cut out the “The.” Like we really don’t need that in there, it just adds more to the word salad tongue twister.
I’ve heard “Life Sim” before.
There are so many other ways to say it aside from trying to make a sentence like “It’s a The Sims-like”.
I don’t think everyone knows about the life sim genre, but most everyone has heard of, or played, The Sims, so it makes for a more attention grabbing headline. But yes, it is stupid.
Then why not “X, a chaotic new game inspired by The Sims, …”? Lol
Or just cut out the “The.” Like we really don’t need that in there, it just adds more to the word salad tongue twister.