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ChampandGirlie
6 years agoSeasoned Ace
"Nindigo;c-17278894" wrote:
This is how I view it:
The Sims is like an animated book written word by word as you play along. The different characters become more and more fleshed out the more time you spend with them and observe them. Knowing their three traits and first aspiration kinda gives you the same basics as reading about a character on the back of a book. Actual reading/playing then feeds then your imagination and perception with further input which in turn builds and expands the character's personality. It's pretty cool, actually. And because everyone is different, we all get a unique experience =)
Yes, I completely agree with this. It's like a book or film but you can spend time on the details that would get cut out or glanced over to the extent that you want to. You can develop the characters as much or as little as you want to.
The balancing act is to what extent it's a blank slate and to what extent it is not.