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 always come back to the Sims or it's running neck and neck with some other game.. the other game usually falls by the wayside more often and eventually gets replaced while the Sims keeps chugging along... keeping my interest. The other game needs months or years of shelf time to make it playable again while the Sims don't... my desire to play them is only limited by myself and my imagination. I can tell when I'm not in a creative space of some sort because I don't really play as much then.. I depend on other games that have a more ridged or structured story set up to be more passively entertained.
It's because of stories I can tell and want to tell. I can set them up, have the sim look how I want, have the characteristics I want within the limits of the game, job (or no job).. ect. They have relationships and all of those sims also have those things and can be what I want as the story reaches outword. Then I can hop on another sim and see it all from a different perspective if I want. Each story can be different. There are no other games like this.. This is for me why I always want more content. I want more ways to tell stories and see my sims.
I use it for entertainment and even catharsis, sometimes I live vicariously through my sims much like writing a story in my head instead of on paper. Now and then I even enjoy being passively entertained by them also... it's a nice change of pace to sit back god like and just watch with no direction except a little set up or push now and then.
Also sharing the stories .. while never a big thing with me in the past, it's become a part of the enjoyment also. With our forum or other outlets we can share what we made.. or talk about it. Taking pictures can take over and sometimes I have to share my enjoyment. It extends the entertainment.
It's because of stories I can tell and want to tell. I can set them up, have the sim look how I want, have the characteristics I want within the limits of the game, job (or no job).. ect. They have relationships and all of those sims also have those things and can be what I want as the story reaches outword. Then I can hop on another sim and see it all from a different perspective if I want. Each story can be different. There are no other games like this.. This is for me why I always want more content. I want more ways to tell stories and see my sims.
I use it for entertainment and even catharsis, sometimes I live vicariously through my sims much like writing a story in my head instead of on paper. Now and then I even enjoy being passively entertained by them also... it's a nice change of pace to sit back god like and just watch with no direction except a little set up or push now and then.
Also sharing the stories .. while never a big thing with me in the past, it's become a part of the enjoyment also. With our forum or other outlets we can share what we made.. or talk about it. Taking pictures can take over and sometimes I have to share my enjoyment. It extends the entertainment.
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