> @hellojewby said:
> Well, as I child, I always loved playing with dolls and Barbies. Playing "House" was always my favorite. Doll houses made me scream with delight. Sims is like virtual Babies/doll house. Also, a part of me enjoys control of people. Of course, in real life, this doesn't happen. lol But in my off time, I enjoy leading virtual lives as I see fit. Endless entertainment.
I completely get that too, I love being able to customize them, they're like walking, talking dolls lol.
The reason you're reading this is because you love the sims. Why? Is it the creativity or storytelling? Why do you like the sims?
Well I was a big fan of The Borrowers books and movies for years - so my first thought when I pre-tested Sims 1 for Will Wright was this was much like playing the Borrowers but them finally getting their own homes and not having to live under the floorboards of the humans. It was sort of like my dream came true - as I always hated when a Borrows book or movie ended - I wanted more - and now there was endless adventures for my Sims (Borrowers).
I believe I read them all many times and as an adult even still enjoy seeing the movies made about them. I find them just magical. These books made boarding school bearable for me for some reason even I cannot explain - so you can imagine what it is like to play the Sims with that background in mind.
I, unlike many simmers never looked at the Sims as a dollhouse - seeing I was not big on playing with dolls. I learned to read at 3 thanks to my grandmother who was a Teacher. She once told me I would never be bored or lonely once I learned to read and enjoy books. So I was eager to learn and my grandmother was a master at teaching youngsters. But I was 8 and at boarding school when I received a Christmas package from my Grand Aunt who lived in England with a set of these books. Literally mesmerized me. When I grew up and had kids of my own I also read the books to them, relieving the joy these stories gave me as a child. - So the Sims to me is not about a dollhouse but my Borrowers - lol. And they never get old to me...
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"Games Are Not The Place To Tell Stories, Games Are Meant To Let People Tell Their Own Stories"...Will Wright.
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In REALITY, I simply exist.....
It's a great outlet for me to express both my creativity and imagination. The Sims also provides a lot of nostalgia considering I've been playing for so many years.
I loved the freedom of being able to create anything i could dream of and then see a story unfold before my eyes. I always valued being a part of a story and making decisions so I prefer gaming before movies for that reason. Still hope for more freedom in s4 in the future..... I know they can do it if they want to.
I like the humor put in the game, and to be able to control someone else's life for a while. And to create homes and sims. I don't know really, I just like it.
It would be impossible for me to say everything I love about the Sims, basically if sims was a man I'd marry him. The design aspect is probably my favourite part of the game and then the gameplay itself and of course the escapism, as we all know life does not always go as planned and we don't always have control of how things work out but with the sims we get to decide the outcome.
I like playing the Sims because I can escape the reality, like most games are . I also play Spore (another life simulation) for a while too. The only thing that makes me stay playing the Sims is because it reflects how 'human' live, react, & socialise? Or maybe just because I play it out of curiosity.. especially when the University EP (TS2) was released. I want to know how the college life was.. In fact, Sims has a better college life than me...
well, i play the sims mobile.. but i guess that counts too!
i've always been a simulation person. i love to control people, and how they live their life. but the sims franchise was far beyond that! i became addicted, and here i am todayz :p
I've played sims 1 several times and just installed the complete collection, fun game, meetings needs and stuff, not sure I'll be interested in some of the expansions, like vacation/hot date/etc, though it is nice that time stops so I can socialize downtown. Haven't tried vacation, but there is lodging there so I can regain energy, unlike downtown (I suppose I could just let my sim sleep on the ground if I have no other option)
As an author and character designer, I love to build new fictional characters to fit in my stories. So I don't think I could live without story telling system and CAS.
Also, I love "simulation". It's like doing something but not really doing it
I remember I picked it up shortly after it's release back in 2000. I'd never heard of it before it was there, and I was eager to take a little break from point and click adventure games and first person shooters. It was refreshing and new. As for why I like it, I guess the idea of creating people, giving them names, personalities etc. and have them interact with each other and such. From there, the game as well as the concept grew on me, and I'm still a fan.
It's funny, because when I think about the basic Sims 1, before all the expansion packs and downloads and whatnot, it wasn't really that much to do. You were pretty much trapped in your house, you couldn't go anywhere, all you could do was to hang around in your house and keep yourself entertained.
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> Well, as I child, I always loved playing with dolls and Barbies. Playing "House" was always my favorite. Doll houses made me scream with delight. Sims is like virtual Babies/doll house. Also, a part of me enjoys control of people. Of course, in real life, this doesn't happen. lol But in my off time, I enjoy leading virtual lives as I see fit. Endless entertainment.
I completely get that too, I love being able to customize them, they're like walking, talking dolls lol.
Well I was a big fan of The Borrowers books and movies for years - so my first thought when I pre-tested Sims 1 for Will Wright was this was much like playing the Borrowers but them finally getting their own homes and not having to live under the floorboards of the humans. It was sort of like my dream came true - as I always hated when a Borrows book or movie ended - I wanted more - and now there was endless adventures for my Sims (Borrowers).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Borrowers
https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A0geJGqC.WBb4.QA90pXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByMjB0aG5zBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzYw--?p=the+borrowers+books+by+mary+norton&fr=tightropetb
I believe I read them all many times and as an adult even still enjoy seeing the movies made about them. I find them just magical. These books made boarding school bearable for me for some reason even I cannot explain - so you can imagine what it is like to play the Sims with that background in mind.
I, unlike many simmers never looked at the Sims as a dollhouse - seeing I was not big on playing with dolls. I learned to read at 3 thanks to my grandmother who was a Teacher. She once told me I would never be bored or lonely once I learned to read and enjoy books. So I was eager to learn and my grandmother was a master at teaching youngsters. But I was 8 and at boarding school when I received a Christmas package from my Grand Aunt who lived in England with a set of these books. Literally mesmerized me. When I grew up and had kids of my own I also read the books to them, relieving the joy these stories gave me as a child. - So the Sims to me is not about a dollhouse but my Borrowers - lol. And they never get old to me...
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In REALITY, I simply exist.....
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i've always been a simulation person. i love to control people, and how they live their life. but the sims franchise was far beyond that! i became addicted, and here i am todayz :p
Also, I love "simulation". It's like doing something but not really doing it
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It's funny, because when I think about the basic Sims 1, before all the expansion packs and downloads and whatnot, it wasn't really that much to do. You were pretty much trapped in your house, you couldn't go anywhere, all you could do was to hang around in your house and keep yourself entertained.