The scarecrow
Tigerlilley:
Quote from: sagana on 2007 March 28, 22:56:17
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This game is also a relaxation and "escape" for me.
Yeah I play to relax and escape too. Get up, get ready, run to work, run home, eat/do chores, take care of kids, make sure homework is done, learn stuff to do better at work, and maybe watch some tv or something for fun, sleep, rinse, repeat is what I do every day. It's boring to me to have my sims' lives like that also. In order to relax and escape I want to get away from the tedium of everyday life and have stuff happen.
Ok the deaths aren't terribly realistic, but neither is turning from a 2-year-old to a 10-year-old in 1 spin or being forever happy because I sent some kids to college, not to mention alien abductions or vampires or whatall. It's a game - I can accept the game rules/world just as well as I can suspend disbelief for a book or movie as long as it's internally consistent.
I don't think enjoying those aspects that take it out of the humdrum of daily existance is either childish or sophomoric. I have no objection to mod (or even EA provided - tho I wouldn't hold my breath) options so everyone can have it however they want - quite appreciate those - but do a bit resent the comments that seem to be implying Maxis is/was catering to teens with those portions as surely adults wouldn't want them.
I agree Sagana. Being 21 myself, and having my own share of real life death and illness you come to realise one thing.... No matter how realistic the sims can look ITS JUST A DAMN GAME. That and if you resurrect them they have no memory of dying so you can just go on pretending that the accidental death didnt happen.
I still stand by my comment that in order to have THAT MUCH accidental death as amjoie claimed, one must be rubbish at playing. Use the pause button!
amjoie:
In order to return this thread to the scarecrow, and so everyone can have their say, I just put up a poll about accidental death in the Sims 2. Have fun voting. :D
jsalemi:
Quote from: Lorelei on 2007 March 28, 00:46:15
Tigerlilley and Naillati: The creepy animated snowman may be from the Holiday SP, which was bundled in with the base game when I bought it this January. You have to assemble the four segments in buy mode: base, middle, head, hat. In game, clicking on it gives the option for animation. It's definitely pre-Seasons, however.
Ah. I have that, but I don't think I've ever used it, so I didn't know it was animated. I'll definitely have to check that out next time I play.
sara_dippity:
I had it and never used it too! Again with the perfect weather, a snowman looks silly on grass.
gynarchy:
Do the inflatable cat and cauldron do anything special or is it just the snowman? I'm not a fan of yard decor so I've never even purchased one to see what they do, if anything.
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