The Epilogue
So, the story of Pleasantview: Notes on a Scandal is over. Now it's time for a brief "behind the scenes" post.
After years of playing Pleasantview more or less the same way, I was getting a bit bored, so I decided to make my next playthrough much more unpredictable. I let the ACR (Autonomous Casual Romance) run wild and tried not to interfere too much with the Sims' actions.
And then it happened. Teenage Alexander Goth started flirting with Jennifer Burb. That was something I hadn't seen coming. I watched it with my eyes wide open.
Even more surprising was that the budding romance continued even without my actions (mostly). They were calling each other and so on and finally, it was revealed that they share a three bolt attraction.
How could this be? Well, I was using the turn on and turn off randomizer to get the game even more random and that's what I got:
Alexander's turn ons and turn off are on the left, Jennifer's on the right. It couldn't be more perfect even if I selected them manually.
Despite it being so scandalous (or maybe because it was so scandalous!), they were incredibly fun to play; I think it was the most fun I ever had playing The Sims.
Even though it was fun to play, it definitely does not mean that I endorse or agree with anything that Sims did in the story!
It was so fun that I decided to create this Simblr to tell this scandalous story. I thought that adapting the title of this movie would be perfect, given the similarities of the plot:
So that's how Pleasantview: Notes on a Scandal was born and this is where it ends. Thank you for reading and goodbye.