...Am I too late for the meme? C,G,M, and S if you please?
No, you’re not! Just let me find it real quick.
C: Favourite Pre-Made
Hm... This one always changes depending on who I’m currently playing. Currently, I’m super excited to start playing the Pleasant family and of those four... I think I’m most interested in Angela Pleasant this time around, closely followed by Lilith (I’ve got plans for them!).
G: Favourite Expansion Pack
I’ll always, always have a soft spot for the Nightlife expansion. It was the first expansion pack I ever got and it just added so much stuff to the game (especially those heinous outfits I loved!).
M: How Long Have You Been Playing any of the Sims?
Ha, that’s a story that almost always changes. Okay, so I know I got the game before Sims 3 came out (because I played Sims 2 on the old family PC before I got my very own laptop to play Sims 3 on) and I first came into contact with Sims while “babysitting” a friend's little brother, who is roughly eight years younger, so... I must’ve been at least ten (my parents actually did the babysitting - they were right next door but I can’t imagine they would’ve left us alone with an infant). That narrows it down to 2006 to 2008-ish, I think? I’m pretty sure I got Sims 3 in its release year and I remember that some of my first expansion packs after Nightlife were Apartment Life and Freetime. So I guess I’ve been playing the game since maybe 2007, definitely played it since 2008. I’m kind of late to the party, but to put it into perspective: I was 12 in 2008 and my parents were very careful with what kind of media we were allowed at what age.
S: Pit a TS2 EP vs a TS3 EP
Oh boy, I don’t really know a lot about TS3 (dropped it like a hot potato to return to my beloved Sims 2 one expansion pack in). So let’s go with the one Sims 3 expansion pack I’ve played: World Adventures. The corresponding Sims 2 expansion pack would be Bon Voyage. So, those two?
Time to admit something: I don’t really use the vacation hoods a lot in Sims 2. The hoods are nice, I’m a bit baffled at how adding them floods the game with so many new townies (why do my teens insist on always bringing vacation hood townies home from school?). I love the idea of the memory system and the game offers plenty of distinct activities which I enjoy playing when I add a vacation destination. I usually only add one of them, though. So many lots that need makeovers!
Sims 3 is more challenge oriented. From what I remembered, playing as an explorer felt nice, but I also feel like it was a bit one-sided. Would’ve loved it if Sims could take an actual vacation in those destinations, as I remember thinking that they were nice. But then again, the focus was on adventuring, not vacationing.
I think if I pit those two against each other, Sims 2 will always come out on top since that’s “my” game, but I do admire World Adventures for what they tried to do. It was a nice and refreshing take on the well-known expansion packs (but I do wonder if it was the first “harbinger” of some of the issues that plague Sims 4 today - namely, the focus on the “adventure” playstyle...
