• abraxas@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    It’s days like this that remind me I’m not a typical gamer.

    When Sims 4 came out, I put Sims 3 away thinking it was time for something bigger and better even though I’d had wishlisted DLC unpurchased. When Sims 4 clearly had basic content locked behind future DLC, I quit and didn’t go back to anything because playing the old version when the new version is out “didn’t make sense”. Went from being a Sims player to not a Sims player, not in protest but because their business model “failed to monetize” me. Obviously, if I were the base case, EA would have backpedaled.

    Reminds me of the “mini-outrigger and story collection” thing with fantasy literature. I’ve gone from being a diehard fan to no longer even reading simply because I didn’t have the bandwidth and research hours to take it all in (Dresden and Iron Druid, lookin at you).

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      1 year ago

      If you enjoyed the sims 3 I think you should check out Life by You. It looks like a bigger and better sims 3

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        1 year ago

        I am cautiously hopeful for Life By You. My favorite thing in the Sims was to set up crazy soap opera dramas and see what happens, but Sims 4 sims are so docile and boring, it feels a lot more like just playing with dolls and decorating the house. I’m not judging if that’s the part you like, but it’s just not for me.

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        1 year ago

        Life by You

        Leave it to Paradox to make a Sims clone ;). I’m going to add this to my wishlist and keep my eye on it. Thanks!

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      1 year ago

      I’m sorry, could you explain the last bit? Did you stop reading those series because they had too many short stories or did I misunderstand?

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        1 year ago

        Pretty much.

        With the namedrops in the main stories on things I didn’t recognize and my not being able to keep up with side stories, my interest waned and I moved on. I still haven’t read anything after Peace Talks, and I don’t recall what’s going on in Iron Druid anymore.