Why do you play Sims?

Uh--
I just, erm, like the game. :P
I seriously can't think of a reason beside me thinking it's a great game and that I love playing it!

I think The Sims is a lot of fun. I love developing characters and creating stories for my households. :)

I like to build with themes and develop characters. I enjoy the creativity and the control. I like seeing what other players are doing with the game. Finally, it is definitely a form of escapism outside of work and chores, although it keeps me from getting as much done as I should (she says as she glances at the dust on the desk).

To live out my fantasies and escape from real life.

Simply because it's been fun and I consider it my hobby.

Fordee09 you made me giggle with your answer! :D

I play the game because I like creative tools, and the game has so many options for creativity! There is no other game which allows for such a diverse gameplay style. I can build my sims, build their homes, build their worlds! When the series is well underway, as this one is now, with so many different options and so much choice, that's when my enjoyment reaches it's peak!

The more freedom to create, and also to play the game in my own way, the more satisfying the game is to me.

So, things like custom registers (yes, this again :roll:) are so much more fun for me because I can build any kind of shop my imagination allows. But specific registers (food/relic/elixir/etc) drive me INSANE! because they are so limiting.

I found that the gameplay has been much more linear with the sims 3 than the sims 2 (things like the resorts which are extremely guided, dictating what you should put in them; specific registers; showtime objects unable to be used without the career; etc). I hope they remember to keep our options open in the sims 4. It's so important for me to have that freedom to use the features in my own way. When my freedom of creativity is limited, so is my interest.

I honestly have no idea. :P I've lately been thinking I'm getting too old for this game since I've been playing since I was so young.

I use it as an elaborate dress up game. To me it's way more fun to make Sims than to play them, (even though I actually like to play my creations but gameplay often times doesn't hold my attention)

I don't know it adds enjoyment to my existence, therefore I play it till it no longer renders that enjoyment or till I find else that supersedes that enjoyment ;D

I'm an over-the-top control freak. My sims act upon my every whim. The sense of control is exhilarating.
Also, the game is fun.