<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Medieval	I-Application
is	O
a	O
life	O
simulation	O
video	O
game	O
that	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
March	O
2011	O
by	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
and	O
on	O
September	O
22	O
,	O
2011	O
for	O
iOS	B-Application
,	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
series	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
for	O
Windows	B-Protocol
Phone	I-Protocol
on	O
March	O
26	O
,	O
2013	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Medieval	I-Application
is	O
a	O
life-simulation	O
game	O
with	O
action-adventure	O
elements	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
quests	O
other	O
non-controlled	O
Sims	O
(	O
even	O
the	O
Heroes	O
created	O
by	O
the	O
player	O
)	O
live	O
in	O
the	O
kingdom	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
continue	O
their	O
life	O
while	O
the	O
quest	O
is	O
going	O
on	O
,	O
like	O
in	O
the	O
story	O
progression	O
feature	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
system	O
of	O
levelling	O
up	O
is	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
professions	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Ambitions	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Aging	O
is	O
mostly	O
the	O
same	O
as	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
;	O
babies	O
grow	O
into	O
children	O
,	O
but	O
children	O
do	O
n't	O
grow	O
any	O
older	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Much	O
like	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
,	O
the	O
characters	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
do	O
not	O
progress	O
through	O
life	O
stages	O
:	O
although	O
Sims	O
are	O
still	O
able	O
to	O
procreate	O
,	O
the	O
resulting	O
children	O
only	O
age	O
to	O
adulthood	O
if	O
one	O
of	O
their	O
hero	O
parents	O
die	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
case	O
they	O
take	O
their	O
place	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
Sim	O
has	O
two	O
normal	O
traits	O
and	O
one	O
fatal	O
flaw	O
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
turned	O
into	O
a	O
positive	O
trait	O
through	O
a	O
quest	O
,	O
unlike	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
,	O
where	O
there	O
are	O
five	O
main	O
traits	O
depending	O
on	O
the	O
age	O
group	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bards	B-Application
can	O
recite	O
poetry	O
and	O
play	O
lute	O
music	O
for	O
other	O
Sims	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Producer	O
Rachel	O
Bernstein	O
stated	O
that	O
subsurface	B-Algorithm
scattering	I-Algorithm
had	O
been	O
added	O
to	O
character	O
models	O
to	O
give	O
the	O
characters	O
a	O
"	O
painterly	O
look	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
terrain	O
or	O
neighborhoods	O
in	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
3	I-Application
or	O
other	O
Sim	O
games	O
was	O
generally	O
flat	O
for	O
the	O
purpose	O
of	O
building	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Medieval	I-Application
's	O
terrain	O
(	O
or	O
kingdom	O
)	O
is	O
varied	O
in	O
altitudes	O
and	O
layouts	O
resulting	O
in	O
a	O
realistic	O
display	O
of	O
geography	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
terrain	O
in	O
the	O
game	O
also	O
has	O
a	O
"	O
painterly	O
look	O
"	O
as	O
do	O
the	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
of	O
the	O
game	O
thanks	O
to	O
the	O
enhanced	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PC	O
and	O
iOS	B-Application
versions	O
received	O
"	O
generally	O
favorable	O
reviews	O
"	O
according	O
to	O
the	O
review	B-Application
aggregation	I-Application
website	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Nicole	O
Tanner	O
of	O
IGN	O
said	O
of	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
,	O
"	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Medieval	I-Application
has	O
successfully	O
breathed	O
new	O
life	O
into	O
a	O
franchise	O
that	O
was	O
getting	O
pretty	O
stale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Even	O
with	O
its	O
minor	O
flaws	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Medieval	I-Application
mixes	O
a	O
great	O
sense	O
of	O
humor	O
with	O
simple	O
role-playing	O
game	O
mechanics	O
that	O
result	O
in	O
hours	O
of	O
fun	O
,	O
"	O
she	O
added	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
 [ ... ] 	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Medieval	I-Application
is	O
a	O
beautiful	O
game	O
with	O
fun	O
and	O
interesting	O
ideas	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
live	O
up	O
to	O
my	O
fantasy	O
of	O
the	O
Middle	O
Ages	O
and	O
it	O
does	O
n't	O
completely	O
satisfy	O
the	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
fan	O
in	O
me.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Greg	O
Tito	O
of	O
The	O
Escapist	O
gave	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
four	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
five	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
Maxis	O
wagered	O
that	O
adding	O
fun	O
new	O
game	O
elements	O
to	O
its	O
blockbuster	O
franchise	O
would	O
work	O
,	O
and	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Medieval	I-Application
succeeds	O
sufficiently	O
to	O
start	O
its	O
own	O
branching	O
franchise	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
gave	O
it	O
a	O
B−	O
,	O
saying	O
,	O
"	O
While	O
some	O
Sims	O
fans	O
might	O
find	O
the	O
addition	O
of	O
quests	O
and	O
a	O
leveling	O
system	O
makes	O
the	O
game	O
even	O
more	O
addictive	O
,	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Medieval	I-Application
does	O
away	O
with	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
 '	O
classic	O
components	O
,	O
like	O
designing	O
buildings	O
and	O
watching	O
your	O
Sims	O
age.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Pirates	O
and	O
Nobles	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
in	O
a	O
deluxe	O
edition	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Sims	I-Application
Medieval	I-Application
.	O
</s>
