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October 09, 2007
The addiction returns
I've had The Sims 2 hanging around on my shelf for about a year now, unplayed until I got this new machine. I was a bit worried that all the new bells and whistles would make this new Sims experience not quite what I was expecting. And I was right - and yet, entirely pleased.
Unfortunately, my starter sim is a whore. He wants to WooHoo everyone he meets. Currently he is having an affair with his boyfriend's father. Somebody call Jerry Springer. It was funny at first when I saw that he wanted to kiss or make out with most sims he met - then he decided that having a little WooHoo in bed wasn't enough, he wanted WooHoo in public. (And you have no idea how annoyingly difficult that was to manage...) Was that enough? Oh nooooo, not in the least. Now he wants to WooHoo at least 3 different sims, and he is often quite afraid that his advances will be rejected.
It's hilarious.
So I started up a second set - this one a remake of the brother and sister Cingle family I made for Sims 1. This time the game actually recognizes that they are siblings, so I don't have to deal with the accidental messiness of incestuous lust I had to last time. They aren't fighting over any potential loves - but that has more to do with them being far too busy trying to make enough money to get their house in order. I spent most of their starting cash on the house itself and they had to live for a few days doing the obsessive handwash dance at the sink because they couldn't afford a shower. I only just barely got them a stove to go with the fridge and a table and chairs so they wouldn't have to stand around eating. Being poor sucks.
Here's the thing that frustrates the shit out of me though. There's this new thing where occasionally while the sim is at work he'll get a Chance Card. Basically it gives you a quick scenario at work, and you get a couple choices. I never win. It's pissing me off, because I've gotten like six or so of them, and every motherfuckin' one results in something bad. That's just ridiculous! I mean, statistically speaking I have to pick one right once, at least by now. I'm getting suspicious that they are all fail/fail scenarios and someone is just fucking with me. Bastards.
I've only spent a short time doing the obsessive downloading thing. Since I only have the basic game there are a lot of extras around that I can't use yet. And the Sims site has precious little to offer anyway. Mainly I just want a few new things to put on community lots so the stores will be more interesting, and maybe a few more wardrobe choices. Also, it would be nice if the folks making skins and heads weren't such beardophobes, because I really get tired of looking at a bunch of clean-shaven baby faces all the time. Yes, I want some bearish sims, tyvm.
So there ya go - my little personal soap opera obsession has started yet again. Maybe one of my sims will get abducted soon and I'll have something interesting to share.
Posted by damyano at October 9, 2007 01:56 AM
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Posted by: theFrog at October 9, 2007 05:27 PM