Sims 1 is still fun for me even though it doesn't play well with Windows 7. I installed it and played for awhile but somehow a Sims Rapture came down and took all my sims. Bob, Betty, the whole Goth clan...every single one. :(
I did not let that deter me. I made some new sims and so far I've been able to play. I still enjoy it and it's still fun for me. Even though I can't seem to get my Sim's needs met but that's just how it goes. I think I'm missing the better expansions though. I don't have Superstar, Vacation and Makin' Magic. And just from reading what other Simmers say those three, specifically Makin' Magic, seem to be the most popular and beloved. A quick search on Amazon seems like they'd be easy enough to get. So that's something to consider.
I've having mixed feelings about Sims 2. There are definitely some things that are better. Like the careers and objects. Like the stuff from Freetime. I wasn't a big fan of Open for Business but I did like what it added to the game. I know this game still has a solid fanbase and people are still making stuff for it but I'm just not in love with it. Don't get me wrong the comparison from 1 to 2 is amazing when making the jump. I think my problem with it that it's too close to Sims 3.
I got into Sims 2 maybe the last year or so when it was current. As soon as Sims 3 came out I got it but still played both. Sims 2 just couldn't compare for me. The open world, CAS, the whole look of the game was just better to me. I try building and it's frustrating when I can't do something I can in Sims 3. But I'm giving it a chance and it's staying on the computer. Besides I think it's so cute to see pets heading off the carpool for work! Wish it was that easy to make pets earn their keep in real life.
Which brings me to Sims 3 and the reason that I even went and installed the old games. I've been playing it since the beginning, including all the expansions and stuff packs. At this point it's almost been there done that. There's just a lot of stuff out for it and I don't ever seem to have enough time to play as I'd like. Yeah, common gripe for everybody about anything.
One majorly minor or maybe minorly major gripe is all the cool stuff that's being released in the store. It's all coming out to fill the gaps between Sims 2 and Sims 3. I just want the objects and don't really want to have plunk down some serious Simoleons for a new venue or even a new world for one or two things. And it's frustrating to wait for it to become available for single purchase. But it is what it is.
I'm not even sure where Sims 4 falls into this. The lack of information is frustrating and it makes it hard to get excited about something that's due for release in six months. Maybe it's still a long way off to show anything to get excited about. What I've seen and heard so far....meh. I know the people who've actually had a hands on demo with what's available were impressed but that's just not an option for me.
So for now I sit with my multiple Simsverses and squeeze out every bit of enjoyment I can.
Bob is hungry for something but what? I understand Bob.
I have the same feeling of emptiness sometimes, too.
Go 4th and Sim!
