Simperium Issue 2: March 2020 | Page 31

and the families they end up with. Also the Sims community is so wholesome, most of the time. I feel like a member even though I'm relatively new. Out of The Sims Mobile, The Sims Freeplay, and The Sims 4, there is no competition. Sims 4 all the way. I know how people rant and rave about previous Sims games, but I don't let myself feel left out. The Sims 4 is really innovative in my eyes. I've tried to find other life simulation games, but they are not it. I feel like The Sims 4 is attached to a community I love being a part of. From Twitch to Twitter, and YouTube and even Simstagram. The community is constantly pushing Sims to be better and I'd love to be a part of that. I am one hundred percent a Create-a-Sim Simmer. After I make a Sim, it's like they already have a background and a life they've lived. The detail you can put into these virtual people is crazy. When I SIMPERIUM make a Sim, I feel like the dream squad all in one person. I'm the designer, stylist, beauty guru, scientist, and doctor. After I've created a Sim that is amazing, to me at least, I feel confident. Although I don't post them all on the gallery, they are looking beautiful walking around in my game. As far as actual gameplay I want to do a little bit of everything. I've tried challenges like single mother and one hundred babies. I've also done a brief Simself. Sometimes I let the Sim decide for itself. I love starting games with young adult female Sims and seeing where they end up. I'm basically saying I don't want any Sim's life to be the same, so I try a variety of gameplay. I think the reason would be a lack of variety. If lots of things in my gameplay became constant, I would feel like I have nothing to offer the game, and it has nothing to offer me. When or if I run out of unique ways to style Sims, different life paths, 31