That was…uncharacteristic of me. I’ve never been able to sit down with one game and play for more than a couple hours, never having an “over-nighter” like some extreme gamers, but this is a new low for me. 9 hours? That’s a ton of time. Thank goodness I wasn’t sleeping well anyway. I just couldn’t bring myself to turn off the computer.
The Sims has been in my life for a long time. I had the Deluxe Edition for the 1st Sims, and then got the Playstation version. I never got a chance to play the 2nd edition, but I didn’t mind. I was very content with the game even without the latest upgrades. The Sims 3 came out, and I couldn’t resist. I begged for it as a Christmas gift, and it’s still a favorite. It’s amazing what modern game designers are able to do with one CD. They seem to have thought of everything, apart from natural disasters (there still aren’t any weather changes) and governmental persuasions. Don’t get me wrong, I prefer not having those as factors anyway. To control the lives of multiple people, see them age and advance in their careers and skills, have deep relationships with other sims, and explore a small town without facing multiple loading screens and having to give up on your family, I must say this game is one for the ages. Everyone should try it at least once in their life. There’s plenty for everybody and so much opportunity for personalized game play; it’s ridiculous.
As you can tell, I love it. Simply and surely. I’m not completely sure what came over me last night (lasting until around 4 in the morning), but I just could not leave this alternate reality. There was so much going on.
My family’s baby was growing up, going from infancy to toddlerhood to childhood.
The adopted daughter advanced all the way to Superstar Athlete, level 9 of the Athletic Career, fulfilling her life goal, as well as reaching the maximum level of her athletic skill, being the obsessed young adult she is.
I must have done something right and finally triggered the option for my happy couple, parents of the younger sister, to “Go Steady” and immediately afterwards become engaged having been together for so long and living in the same house. I have no idea why it took so long to let me have them get married. As soon as they both reached their elder years, I had the boyfriend move in since it didn’t look like their relationship was going to change from “Romantic Interest” anytime soon.
The mother, half-daughter, and brother-in-law, who had moved in with his brother because of his connection to the family already, finally learned to work together and produced a wonderful garden of a large selection of plants, ranging from “Very Nice” quality to “Perfect” quality (not an easy feat I might add).
The second level of the house had finally been finished on the house, financed by the four different paychecks of the household. The design was not easy, as I had been trying to keep a small courtyard in the middle for the garden and make it large enough for so may people, as well as making it an apartment style home since many of them were related only by marriage. I am very happy with the final result.
To top it all of, the wedding ceremony took place at the house, and I realized for the first time just how many friends were shared by the couple. It was a crazy house. I had lost count of how many people had come, so trying to entertain them all just became impossible. Of course, it became a mess quickly, and even a small group of people had congregated in the bathroom, making it no longer available to people who actually had to use it.
Right before the exchanging of the rings, before anyone had a chance to stop dancing or eating, a guest randomly passed away right there in the living room, making way for Death to crash the party. The effect was horrific. Everyone went into a state of mourning and fright all at the same time. Even the bride and groom had forgotten why they were there in the first place. As people started to leave, it being a couple hours into the party and bedtimes quickly approaching, the couple went ahead and married themselves, even with Death still lingering a couple feet away. Did anybody notice? I’m pretty sure they didn’t. It was hectic and entertaining nonetheless.
To make matters worse, the Science Facility asked the bride to donate the urn of her friend for an experiment, and she happily obliged. The attempt to revive the body failed, but the ghost had been returned to Earth, and with nowhere to go, joined the family. It would have been alright, if the deceased hadn’t had the personality of a menace. Mean-spirited, nature-hater, an unflirty great kisser, and clumsy, I couldn’t have asked for a worse addition to the family. She doesn’t appear to be a contribution to the household at all. I’m waiting to see how long it will last before I just kick her out of the house, which would be extremely satisfying, and allow the brother-in-law to have his apartment to himself again.
See why I couldn’t drag myself away? I was just having way too much fun. Can you really blame me?
Hopefully, if I can figure this out, I’ll be able to post pictures of the ordeal for anyone who cares to see. I hope you’ll find them as amusing as I did.
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