Going through this process put the idea of a ‘virtual doll house’ into his mind and – after a bit of tweaking – the Sims were born. Game developer, Will Wright, lost all his possessions and home in a fire and had to rebuild his entire life from scratch. The game was inspired by a real-life home-rebuilding exercise. This is a great way to make your Sims’ plans feel more real: being excited about a date puts a whole different vibe on the atmosphere of the Sims’ preparations for the date. There are also ‘moodlets’ which put your Sim in a different state of mind: they can be chilled and relaxed, they can be really angry or they can be really excited. You couldn’t, for example, write a novel and do the ironing at the same time. Left to themselves Sims will naturally multitask now, as long as the dual chores are feasible, listening to music while washing up, or chatting while watching TV. This game takes place in a different setting to the others in the series, opening up new neighbours and terrains to players, whether new to the series or old hands returning to breath new life into their existing Sims. However, like children, Sims can unexpectedly resist: some of these traits are more coding issues, such as going on a date and choosing to sit at opposite ends of the bar, shouting through the crowd to get a flirtation going, while others are just apparent personal quirks, like not using the closest bin and walking a minute or two to find another that they like better! These quirks are engaging and keep your interest on the game: it would be dull if everyone just did what they were told!

This game is still largely a sandbox game which gives you plenty of scope to decide what your Sims should be doing with their lives. There were no defined story arcs in the original game, but later expansion packs and add-ons issued challenges to the Sims, giving them missions to perform or career paths to follow.

There are many Sims games, from main games like this one to the frequent expansion packs and add-ons: all proving the enduring popularity of the series.Īs with the other games and expansion packs in the series, you control the life of your Sims completely – or almost completely – as they go through life, buying or building a home, getting a job or getting into the dating scene. The Sims 4 (Europe) for PC is a life simulation management game, the best-selling game of 20, and at one point topped the charts across all formats.

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