Why is The Sims so fascinating?
This is a question I've been asking myself a lot lately, and I'm looking forward to an interesting discussion. I grew up playing games like Super Mario, Tomb Raider, and Resident Evil - games that ...
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I never liked a lot of the Atari games because I have no hand-eye coordination. The first game I loved was Creatures II, in which you raised your Norns from babies, taught them to speak and not eat garbage, bonk into walls or try to swim (they couldn't, but Llama, they loved the ocean). They had families and generations and progressed from babyhood to old age and death (unless they tried to swim, see above).
Creatures III came out not long before The Sims, and it was a disaster, so quite a lot of people in the Creatures forums were jumping to The Sims. And nineteen years later, I'm still addicted to the game. I love the storytelling aspect and the notion of taking care of my Sims' needs. Maybe it's a bit of an arms-length mothering instinct - I never had kids and never wanted them. (I think dogs are too needy. Cats are more introverted - they need cuddling, but not if it interferes with their napping schedule.) I get to take care of my Sims and quit the game when I get tired of it (or, at least they age up, and I can send them into rabbit holes for a bit).
Creatures III came out not long before The Sims, and it was a disaster, so quite a lot of people in the Creatures forums were jumping to The Sims. And nineteen years later, I'm still addicted to the game. I love the storytelling aspect and the notion of taking care of my Sims' needs. Maybe it's a bit of an arms-length mothering instinct - I never had kids and never wanted them. (I think dogs are too needy. Cats are more introverted - they need cuddling, but not if it interferes with their napping schedule.) I get to take care of my Sims and quit the game when I get tired of it (or, at least they age up, and I can send them into rabbit holes for a bit).
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