Oh and this too.
There you have it folks. The future starts September 2, 2014!
Go 4th and Sim!
Thursday, June 5, 2014
Tuesday, June 3, 2014
Five Years of Sims 3
Yeah, so today is almost over and I didn't even realize The Sims 3 was released today. As a Simmer 4 Life I should really note these days and be ready with quips and quotes. I'll work on that. But for now I'll just share a quick reflection on what this game means to me.
I started playing The Sims on day 1, missed a few expansion packs. I got into The Sims 2 late in the game but finally managed to get the whole game, minus a few stuff packs. The Sims 3 I've also been playing since the beginning and have bought all the expansions and all the stuff packs even when I didn't have a computer to play it on.
It's my favorite game of the three. I know there are bugs and glitches but I don't care. It's become everything I thought it could. For right now I can see myself playing it long after it's officially over. I just have way too much invested into it. And that's about it. Nothing big, nothing amazing here. It's simply just my escape from things where I can create my own little world and just want my little pixel people go on about their day.
Not sure I can feel the same about Sims 4. There's just not enough info out there yet for me and unless things change for me I probably won't have the money to get it either. So there's that. In closing I'll just throw this out there.
I started playing The Sims on day 1, missed a few expansion packs. I got into The Sims 2 late in the game but finally managed to get the whole game, minus a few stuff packs. The Sims 3 I've also been playing since the beginning and have bought all the expansions and all the stuff packs even when I didn't have a computer to play it on.
It's my favorite game of the three. I know there are bugs and glitches but I don't care. It's become everything I thought it could. For right now I can see myself playing it long after it's officially over. I just have way too much invested into it. And that's about it. Nothing big, nothing amazing here. It's simply just my escape from things where I can create my own little world and just want my little pixel people go on about their day.
Not sure I can feel the same about Sims 4. There's just not enough info out there yet for me and unless things change for me I probably won't have the money to get it either. So there's that. In closing I'll just throw this out there.
The first screenshot I took in The Sims 3.
Looks like Serendipity is waiting for something to cook.
Such is the life of a Sim.
This is the first video I recorded in The Sims 3.
Too bad I didn't know to turn the sound on. Looks
like one guy like it. Is that a Frio brother?
Too bad I didn't know to turn the sound on. Looks
like one guy like it. Is that a Frio brother?
So that's it. I have quite the collection of mostly pictures now that I really should do something with. Like something BIG! But like many of my other projects it's bigger than I have time for. Such is the life of a Simmer.
Go 4th and Sim!
Wednesday, May 28, 2014
The Sims 4: Build Mode Official Gameplay Trailer
So today we have this.
This looks way more appealing to me than Create-a-Sim even though it's still the same push and pull concept.
Adjusting walls is nice.
Adjusting wall heights is nice.
Adjusting foundations is nice.
The updated blue print mode is looking good, too.
But there's one thing I noticed hidden in one of the menus that just might make me buy this game...
This looks way more appealing to me than Create-a-Sim even though it's still the same push and pull concept.
Adjusting walls is nice.
Adjusting wall heights is nice.
Adjusting foundations is nice.
The updated blue print mode is looking good, too.
But there's one thing I noticed hidden in one of the menus that just might make me buy this game...
Yeah, something that's been missing in Sims 3. Shrubs in animal shapes! There's another one but I can't really tell what it is. So after watching the whole video that's the one thing I take away from it. That and maybe I can finally build a roof that won't make me want to throw myself off of one.
Looking forward for more info to come soon from E3 and they better not disappoint! (Like taking away Create-a-Style! Boo! Hiss!)
Go 4th and Sim!
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
The Sims 4: Create A Sim Official Gameplay Trailer
So this was released today.
I so want to be in love with this new game but I'm just not there yet. Yeah, not much else to say. Bella looks like Bella but Mortimer...no. How can he be older with wrinkles when they were just kids? Sorry not buying that one. And I'm not buying Mortimer with a mustache. That's the creepy Sims 1 Morty. I didn't like him then. He was always giving my Sim a backrub. Usually right in front of Bella! Ewww!
I was reading some message boards and they were nitpicking everything about this video. Like Bella is clearly a darker skins Asian woman with shorter hair. WTF??? I will just say this...people see what they want to see. Cuz besides maybe the shorter hair and darker skin I don't see Asian. I think that has more to do with the artwork of the Sims 1.
So final verdict, I'm going to wait for some more in depth gameplay videos. Yeah, nothing groundbreaking or earth shattering here.
Go 4th and Sim!
P.S. I need me some fourth generation Bob Newbie!
I so want to be in love with this new game but I'm just not there yet. Yeah, not much else to say. Bella looks like Bella but Mortimer...no. How can he be older with wrinkles when they were just kids? Sorry not buying that one. And I'm not buying Mortimer with a mustache. That's the creepy Sims 1 Morty. I didn't like him then. He was always giving my Sim a backrub. Usually right in front of Bella! Ewww!
I was reading some message boards and they were nitpicking everything about this video. Like Bella is clearly a darker skins Asian woman with shorter hair. WTF??? I will just say this...people see what they want to see. Cuz besides maybe the shorter hair and darker skin I don't see Asian. I think that has more to do with the artwork of the Sims 1.
So final verdict, I'm going to wait for some more in depth gameplay videos. Yeah, nothing groundbreaking or earth shattering here.
Go 4th and Sim!
P.S. I need me some fourth generation Bob Newbie!
Friday, April 25, 2014
Spring Cleaning
So my Sims game is a mess. Oh it plays fine but I just have all sorts of stuff saved to it. Lots of well, lots and lots of saved games that all seemed like a good idea at the time. So what's a simmer to do with such a mess??
Damned if I know. Though my latest greatest plan is to make yet another backup of things. Then sort through the library and go from there. My one thing that I'd like to do is to have one sim in one game and with the help of the Traveler mod play it as one big huge world. That's already mostly the way I think of the game anyway. I have lots that I've made especially for certain worlds. Like an amusement pier for Barnacle Bay, a nightclub for Roaring Heights and a couple resorts for Lucky Palms and Monte Vista.
Honestly it's getting old fixing the mistakes of how this game thinks a world should be. I hate that depending on the world certain lots get put in and I hate where the lots end up. Plus it doesn't always make sense for every world to have the same kind of lots. And it would put the store venues to better use if they go into the world they were intended for. But but my versions since I like them better. :)
And honestly again...I like building slightly more than playing.
Anyway, there's still five months or so before the release of Sims 4 and unless I see something that knocks my socks off, I'm still on the fence about it. Looks like there may be some, really any news coming soon which would be nice. But yeah, I'm still sticking with Sims 3 until something else looks better I guess.
So that is Plan 3820.44 for how I'm going play The Sims 3. Success or failure??? Who cares?
Go 4th and Sim!
Damned if I know. Though my latest greatest plan is to make yet another backup of things. Then sort through the library and go from there. My one thing that I'd like to do is to have one sim in one game and with the help of the Traveler mod play it as one big huge world. That's already mostly the way I think of the game anyway. I have lots that I've made especially for certain worlds. Like an amusement pier for Barnacle Bay, a nightclub for Roaring Heights and a couple resorts for Lucky Palms and Monte Vista.
Honestly it's getting old fixing the mistakes of how this game thinks a world should be. I hate that depending on the world certain lots get put in and I hate where the lots end up. Plus it doesn't always make sense for every world to have the same kind of lots. And it would put the store venues to better use if they go into the world they were intended for. But but my versions since I like them better. :)
And honestly again...I like building slightly more than playing.
Anyway, there's still five months or so before the release of Sims 4 and unless I see something that knocks my socks off, I'm still on the fence about it. Looks like there may be some, really any news coming soon which would be nice. But yeah, I'm still sticking with Sims 3 until something else looks better I guess.
So that is Plan 3820.44 for how I'm going play The Sims 3. Success or failure??? Who cares?
Zuzi doesn't have the answer.
Go 4th and Sim!
Monday, March 24, 2014
Random Sims Musings 3-24-14: Retro Old School Edition
Lately I've been bouncing around between all three Sims games. For right now I'm playing the same Sim in the same house and just experiencing things from there. It's been a challenge to try to do that. Building is just not the same across the platforms. Duh, I guess. I suppose at another time I can do a more in depth comparison but for now this will just be some quick observations.
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.
Go 4th and Sim!
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!
Friday, March 14, 2014
This thing on??
Yeah, so it's been awhile. No reason really. Just busy. It's nothing personal. No, really it's not. I have been playing The Sims 1, 2 and 3. Sims 1 got borked and I lost all the sims. Bob, Betty, Mortimer, Bella, The Hicks, all gone. :( I have no idea what happened.
Old game + Windows 7 = Disaster???
I've tried to get into The Sims 2 because it does have quite the fan base. I'm trying, really I am but it's not doing it for me. I still have all my old save and downloads and maybe if I put all them in the game but I doubt it.
My favorite is still the current version but I think I have too much going on in it. Too many saves without really playing. Too much stuff to do but I still feel like I've done it all but I really haven't. :/ What to do? I did start a new game that I have a semi outline of what I want to do, I just need the time to play.
At least with 3 versions on the computer now I can play something no matter how much time I have. And that's a good thing!
Go 4th and Sim!
Old game + Windows 7 = Disaster???
I've tried to get into The Sims 2 because it does have quite the fan base. I'm trying, really I am but it's not doing it for me. I still have all my old save and downloads and maybe if I put all them in the game but I doubt it.
My favorite is still the current version but I think I have too much going on in it. Too many saves without really playing. Too much stuff to do but I still feel like I've done it all but I really haven't. :/ What to do? I did start a new game that I have a semi outline of what I want to do, I just need the time to play.
What I want to do more!
Go 4th and Sim!
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