Is anyone else addicted to The Sims games?

mixedfeelings

but feels a deep sense of shame at the same time?

I rarely admit it in public so I wonder how many other closeted simmers there are, seen as though the latest Sims 3 expansion has just come out.

Whenever I play I always resent how easy it is to lose weight and make money it is.

yesiamaduck

I feel like I should be an interior designer because of The Sims... I always design the house, get bored, then close the game down

Nerple

I am deeply ashamed to admit I played The Sims Online for a month. I have Sims 1 and 2, and no have no shame there. Almost bought 3 this week when Steam had it on sale.

mixedfeelings

I feel like I should be an interior designer because of The Sims... I always design the house, get bored, then close the game down

I know what you mean, sometimes I just play it because I've had an idea for a house, playing with the characters is a bit too easy.

mixedfeelings

I am deeply ashamed to admit I played The Sims Online for a month. I have Sims 1 and 2, and no have no shame there. Almost bought 3 this week when Steam had it on sale.

I started playing it but it was too demanding. The Sims 3 is great but it is just an improved version of the previous games.

MissTattoo

I play The Sims 2 way too much! I bought 3 and hated it and went back to 2. I am so determined to finish a Legacy on The Sims 2. lol

mixedfeelings

I play The Sims 2 way too much! I bought 3 and hated it and went back to 2. I am so determined to finish a Legacy on The Sims 2. lol

The weird thing was when 3 came out I was finding 2 was taking ages to load on my computer so 3 seemed so much quicker. I still have them all, boxes of the stuff! I want an IKEA and H&M add on pack for three though, those two Swedish giants need to enter The Sims world again.

mightymom2

i have sims 3 for the 360 which i play every so often

slightlycrunchy

I love the Sims 3, but don't have much time to play it. Did you get the Showtime expansion? It didn't look to me like it added much to the game but I'm interested in hearing from people who've actually played it.

Merc71

I had ALL of the Sims2 series -- incredible game and really brings out the creative side in everyone. It was said that Sims was the only series that had more female players than males.

Sims3 was kinda disappointing. I like the customization tools for coloring and such, but beyond that it's kinda meh.

mixedfeelings

I love the Sims 3, but don't have much time to play it. Did you get the Showtime expansion? It didn't look to me like it added much to the game but I'm interested in hearing from people who've actually played it.

I have got it but I haven't played it yet, I think my graphics card is on it's way out, doing a bit of a clean up with my PC this afternoon, hoping it might run later, if not I need to start saving for a new card :sad:

mixedfeelings

I had ALL of the Sims2 series -- incredible game and really brings out the creative side in everyone. It was said that Sims was the only series that had more female players than males.

Sims3 was kinda disappointing. I like the customization tools for coloring and such, but beyond that it's kinda meh.

It's weird as you go from having so many different abilities if you have the sims 2 and all the expansions back to basics with the sims 3, it's come along now and I do enjoy it but my computer just isn't up to running it all the time. I feel like EA are really making a bit of mess with it, plus the amount they charge for sets of furniture or clothes is ridiculous.

mixedfeelings

i have sims 3 for the 360 which i play every so often

I never really liked the console version as I felt they were a bit annoying to control but I've only ever played the ones for the xbox and not 360 but I've been tempted to get it for the 360, would you recommend it? I kind of think if I could get it for a £10 it would be worth it.

shady81x

I play The Sims 2 way too much! I bought 3 and hated it and went back to 2. I am so determined to finish a Legacy on The Sims 2. lol

Hey! And I thought I was the only one! I mentioned that to a friend, and she thought I was crazy for STILL playing Sims 2 with 3 + expansions out :laugh:

I do have the intention of "catching up" with Sims 3 someday though... but for now, ah well... WoW pretty much takes up all my time already :bigsmile:

VelvetKey

My roommate got me hooked on the Sims when she bought Sims 2. I never played Sims 1 when she had that, but when it became apparent that there were all these expansions one could purchase...well, Sims 2 has been it for me.

Plus, I can pick up expansion packs now at the Habitat Restore for $2-$6; pretty sweet deal. I just saw the H&M pack on Saturday, but I think I have that one. The most current upgrade I did was Seasons.

I did try out Medival Sims, which was a good concept but it was utterly unsatisfying in the fact that the kids never grew up and you couldn't have them inherit the kingdom only to be overthrown by their evil brother/sister/uncle. There was so much more that could have been done with that game that I was glad I didn't spend the money.

Of course, now my Canadian sista has got me into LotRO and all other things seem to fall by the wayside....

CannibalisticVegetarian

My bestie got me into the sims---my first game being 'Bustin' Out!'.

Soon after that I played the Sims 1 on PC (and on gamecube.. blech.) My true obsession though started with the Sims 2. I splurged on it randomly and from then on went to spend countless nights getting Strangetown tweaked to my liking. My computer has become weakened so I can't play the games anymore, though I hope to soon invest in another computer and start from where everything was left off with the backed up files. Golly.. so much custom content!

Since being unable to play, my time has gone into TS3 for the 360, but of course it's just not the same. Good, but not the same. TS3 overall is great, but there's just this weird addiction that I still have with Ts2 that I dont think I'll be able to drop anytime soon.

nnylee

Oooh yeahhh I'm addicted. I loved Sims 2, then my boyfriend got me Sims 3. And I'm loving it. Looove Sims 3 Pets too~!

clydethecat

huge sims fan,.. in sims 3 i created the most awesome house. i called it the compound. up top i put in this huge garden (more than half of one of the biggest lots) i put in every plant available all perfects. i put a small house and pond. the small house led to a hallway that led downstairs where there were four levels of basements. i put in a dormitory. a whole level was dedicated to all the different skills you could gain. one floor was for entertainment, and the bottom floor held the apartments of the leader and his closest henchmen. it had secret passages everywhere. it was awesome, it took me about 9hrs to finish and decorate it. i tried to upload it, it corrupted, and now i cant get back into it... so sad.. i'll make another one.. i just love the sims too much.. and no i dont tell any of my friends that i play..

poshcouture

I'm a huge fan of the Sims although I don't readily admit this to anyone else LOL. I love the Sims 3 and the expansions. I haven't purchased the Sims Showtime yet. Has anyone played it yet?

Iheartpsychosis

I go through phases. Where I play the Sims 24/7 for a week. Then take a break for a few months lol. I'm an all or nothing type. At the moment I'm not playing because my favorite family are in a corrupted town and I can't play them anymore. I just get sick of restarting my families all the time because of stupid EA. I usually wait until I forget the family and feel comfortable making a new one.

Veganniee

I love sims. I have to stay away though as i have lost 13+ hours at a time to it. Whole weekends lost to 4 generations of sims....

mixedfeelings

I'm a huge fan of the Sims although I don't readily admit this to anyone else LOL. I love the Sims 3 and the expansions. I haven't purchased the Sims Showtime yet. Has anyone played it yet?

It's worth getting, I buy all expansions even though I hate EA. I like having the performance careers and you get a new town.

mixedfeelings

I love sims. I have to stay away though as i have lost 13+ hours at a time to it. Whole weekends lost to 4 generations of sims....

It's the obsession of creating a couple making them have babies just to see what they look like. I do sometimes get bored and create a new family. Unfortunately I do believe this game can only be played 10 hours at a time.

Veganniee

It's the obsession of creating a couple making them have babies just to see what they look like. I do sometimes get bored and create a new family. Unfortunately I do believe this game can only be played 10 hours at a time.

That's exactly what I do. I make a female character. Select a man I like the look of and flirt like mad. Married, single, it's all the same to me. My character is a slut.....

Years ago in sims 2. I made me and my husband. His character didn't fancy mine. I hold him responsible!

Zichu

I used to play the first Sims years ago as a kid and it was the only game I would play either on PC or PS2, both great games. I skipped The Sims 2 because I never had any money lol. I did play Urbz and other Sim games.

I got The Sims 3 on release for PC and enjoyed the hell out of it. I bought the Xbox 360 version a few months ago and it's a great game still. You can never beat the first Sims though. Rosebud

mandi2r

When I don't have interwebs.... Sims is where it is at....

only if real life was that easy... *sigh*

Iheartpsychosis

I love sims. I have to stay away though as i have lost 13+ hours at a time to it. Whole weekends lost to 4 generations of sims....

It's the obsession of creating a couple making them have babies just to see what they look like. I do sometimes get bored and create a new family. Unfortunately I do believe this game can only be played 10 hours at a time.

LOL yeah the baby thing is so right

khloe_rebecca

I used to play Sims 3 on my Xbox 360 but then I lost the disk

mixedfeelings

When I don't have interwebs.... Sims is where it is at....

only if real life was that easy... *sigh*

I do find that I play the sims when I want to believe life is that easy. Weight loss can happen in a day, you can find rocks, catch butterflies & fish along with other creatures now and sell them to make a fortune. You get a pay rise at work just for being in a good mood and a promotion for reading a book or talking to yourself in a mirror. Once you have babies and the turn in to a "child" you can pretty much ignore them and just leave some food in the fridge if you can even be bothered giving them a proper meal and sometimes a child pops up that you didn't know you had, even if you are a female.

scunningham2012

I love the Sims. I'm not a closet player I'm open about it (lol). I have played the Sims since it came out, played TSO (the sims online) for almost a year until it started to die down and wasn't popular anymore. I own all the games still up to the most current which is The Sims 3 Showtime. The Stuff Packs are hard to keep up with though.

If you want a real nerd for the Sims, you're looking at the right person xD

impyimpyaj

I used to be way more addicted to The Sims. It was a problem. I'd spend all day cleaning my Sims' houses and making sure they ate and went to the bathroom and bathed, and I'd look around and I hadn't showered and my house was a disaster and the last meal I'd eaten was a handful of Doritos. :laugh: Had babies and stopped playing The Sims because it was just too much temptation to sit and do nothing. Now I have The Sims: Medieval. It's still lots of fun, but for some reason I don't get sucked into it all day long.