Can you play as the characters directly?

[三Akiyama]

Like we could on the GameCube version.

[DarkMachine]

Not sure what you mean "play as the characters directly" but you have full control of every single Sims in your household. Only Sims not in your household like neighboring Sims or NPC like repairman, store clerk and some other unique NPCs are not controlled by you.

[三Akiyama]

I mean not being a stupid arrow of green light in the sky. I've always hated that and stopped playing The Sims after the 2nd one because of that.
Play as the characters like you do in every single video game. First/Third person.

[Vakma]

The ps2 had that too. Came here wondering the same thing. Instead of hovering over objects and commanding them to interact you could take control of the character and run around as them, interacting with objects or other sims at will. Felt more engaging and personal and was a nice touch. Might pick it up if you can, probably will pass if not.

[三Akiyama]

Right? It was so much fun! Even the GBA/DS ports were kinda fun, doing their own thing and all. I don't want to "manage" my characters, I want to be the characters.

[Jordan]

no not on PC version. I remember having direct control of the sims on the ps2 version, was fun tbh, never seen it since

[Coffee Addict]

Originally posted by 三Akiyama:

I mean not being a stupid arrow of green light in the sky.

if you are reffering to the plumbob you can turn that off

press ctrl+shift+c type Plumbobtoggle hit enter and no more plumbobs

Originally posted by 三Akiyama:

Play as the characters like you do in every single video game. First/Third person.

https://modthesims.info/d/674355/live-cameras-with-1st-2nd-amp-3rd-person-perspective-press-z-x-keys.html