Simperium Issue 2: March 2020 | Page 39

story and then I create them in the game. From there, I set up screenshots that will be featured in my story and that's that! I also love building and creating Sims and literally spend hours just doing that. I also like to actually play the game and do challenges, like the Murkland Challenge, 100 Babies Challenge, Legacy Challenge, Bachelor Challenge and much more. It keeps the game challenging and brings new and interesting ways to play the game. I've only successfully completed one such challenge, though! My favourite thing about The Sims 4 is the look of the Sims and the world around them. I love writing SimLit and the screenshots come out looking great as a result of how good the graphics are. I love the Sims' facial expressions and the way they perceive everything and everyone around them. They are much more life-like than they were in the previous games. I also really like Create a Sim and Build Mode - a huge improvement from The Sims 3, apart from the lack of options, like a colour wheel and Create a Style. I would probably stop playing The Sims the day I die or get seriously ill or injured. I'd have to physically be incapable of playing the game in order for me to quit. The same could be said for all the other games I play. Yes, sometimes we Simmers are let down and DLC can be quite expensive, but I'll always be willing to give each and every version a fair shot. If I suddenly stop playing the series when a new iteration comes out, you'll know it's really, really bad! I hate how you have to have every piece of DLC just to feel satisfied with the game, at least for me. There are so many stuff packs already and while they're great, I really feel most of the things included in them could have been added in expansion or game packs, and they can get quite pricey the more you buy them. The game is over five years old and it still lacks so much depth. Every new expansion, game or stuff pack only keeps you entertained for so long before it becomes dull and SIMPERIUM 39