Some thoughts.
Hey, how is everyone?
I'm still being a bit quiet, but things do seem to be going a bit better which is good. I've been lurking a lot, including around the Sims 3 threads at MATY. I've been saying for a long time that I'm not planning on getting the game, and reading those threads just makes me more determined not to get it. There are just too many things that I don't like about it, from the fact that the sims seem to be having babies left right and centre when left alone, to the graphics. It's not just the fact that the sims look really doughy, but the lighting doesn't seem to reflect from their skin right, making them look flat and dull. It's hard to explain, but everything about the screenshots I've seen remind me more of the original game than the second one. It might be the colours I think.
I also don't like the fact that genetics appear to have equal weighting. I love the gentics in TS2, I mean when A&A have a child there are 3 possible eye colours the kid could have: Allyn, William and Alexandra's light blue eyes, Beth's green eyes or Anthony's green eyes. I love sitting and waiting to see the baby's eyes. Having a 50/50 chance no matter what the colours are is s huge DNW for me. Actually most things in it are a huge DNW, so I'll be sticking with TS2.
Speaking of TS2, I have done a bit of playing lately too, and gen 3 has started to go. Somehow it does feel appropriate to me that the first one to die was Charlotta, the eldest.
As you can see, she looked very concerned about it all.
I had all of her siblings (well not Anne, because of course sun and all that) round as well as Edward, and they were all very cut up about it.
Doreen, (or is it Betty?) got a bit close to Grimmy too.
These two found a way to get over their grief though.
The next night Hannah went too.
I think that I have another rotation with William and Beth, but it is coming to that time, and I don't want it to happen.
I've also blocked out my next chapter, and it's two long parts as it stands now. I'm in no hurry to get it written for a couple of reasons: 1) I have no idea when (or if) the exchange will be up. I know I can upload it elsewhere, but I prefer the format of the exchange over the alternatives. 2) I've still not got my writing mojo back, or my inspiration and I don't want to force this chapter. It's one of those that have lots of weddings and normal gameplay as well as some plot, and I find gameplay captions more difficult to write than plot.
Well, that's it from me at the moment, I hope that everyone has a good rest of the weekend,.
I'm still being a bit quiet, but things do seem to be going a bit better which is good. I've been lurking a lot, including around the Sims 3 threads at MATY. I've been saying for a long time that I'm not planning on getting the game, and reading those threads just makes me more determined not to get it. There are just too many things that I don't like about it, from the fact that the sims seem to be having babies left right and centre when left alone, to the graphics. It's not just the fact that the sims look really doughy, but the lighting doesn't seem to reflect from their skin right, making them look flat and dull. It's hard to explain, but everything about the screenshots I've seen remind me more of the original game than the second one. It might be the colours I think.
I also don't like the fact that genetics appear to have equal weighting. I love the gentics in TS2, I mean when A&A have a child there are 3 possible eye colours the kid could have: Allyn, William and Alexandra's light blue eyes, Beth's green eyes or Anthony's green eyes. I love sitting and waiting to see the baby's eyes. Having a 50/50 chance no matter what the colours are is s huge DNW for me. Actually most things in it are a huge DNW, so I'll be sticking with TS2.
Speaking of TS2, I have done a bit of playing lately too, and gen 3 has started to go. Somehow it does feel appropriate to me that the first one to die was Charlotta, the eldest.
As you can see, she looked very concerned about it all.
I had all of her siblings (well not Anne, because of course sun and all that) round as well as Edward, and they were all very cut up about it.
Doreen, (or is it Betty?) got a bit close to Grimmy too.
These two found a way to get over their grief though.
The next night Hannah went too.
I think that I have another rotation with William and Beth, but it is coming to that time, and I don't want it to happen.
I've also blocked out my next chapter, and it's two long parts as it stands now. I'm in no hurry to get it written for a couple of reasons: 1) I have no idea when (or if) the exchange will be up. I know I can upload it elsewhere, but I prefer the format of the exchange over the alternatives. 2) I've still not got my writing mojo back, or my inspiration and I don't want to force this chapter. It's one of those that have lots of weddings and normal gameplay as well as some plot, and I find gameplay captions more difficult to write than plot.
Well, that's it from me at the moment, I hope that everyone has a good rest of the weekend,.