Neglecting, Procrastinating and Blowing Up Computers

Oh, here I go again, neglecting my blog for nearly a year.  Well actually, it's been nearly 10 months....

Lots of things have been going on during these few months; my computer blew up, I've been unwell and of course we have the release of The Sims 4 which has kept me busy making new stuffs and of course, playing.

There's also the YouTube channel which has also been keeping me busy, with The Evil Witch of Dragon Valley, The Davenports and Custom Content for The Sims 4 videos.  The Barrington-Smythe Legacy is no more it seems, since my computer blew up. 

However, having received The Sims 2 Ultimate Collection for free from Origin (it was up for grabs a few weeks ago), I think I may start afresh.

Even though I played the original The Sims, The Sims 2 is still my favourite out of the first 3.  Of course, we also have all the expansion and stuff packs for TS2 which makes the game even more awesome.

Having said that, The Sims 4 is awesome too, (apart from a couple of things which I am unhappy about such as no toddlers, no family tree, no change of name after marriage, to name but a few).  I love the fact that the dating scenario is back from TS2 (as per my previous post of January this year).  I'm sure TS4 will get more awesome once we have expansion packs and stuff packs and hopefully weather, pets, holidays, open restaurants, etc.


I'm actually really looking forward to seeing what EP's and SP's EA/Maxis come up with for this Simlish sequel.  Hopefully the old favourites as well as some new ones.  I'm also curious for more information on 'The Sims 4 Premium' service as briefly seen in The Sims 4 Gameplay Walkthrough Official Trailer in July and which you can read about on Gamespot if you haven't already read/heard about it.

I know a lot of people say that TS4 has cartoonish graphics but I love the graphics in this game and the fact that I have more control over my sims than I did in TS3, much like in TS2, which is probably one of the reasons I love it.

Feel free to check out my first look at The Sims 4:

I'll try not to leave it for another 10 months before I post on here again....

~ Minicart (Jules)

The Sims 2 Dating Scenario

If you've never played The Sims 2, you won't know what the dating scenario is, which is a really cool feature of the game that we unfortunately don't have in The Sims 3.

There are in fact lots of things we had in 2 that we don't have in 3 and I think this is mainly due to the routing problems.  Although many people complained about the loading screens in TS2 (myself included), I really don't see it is a problem anymore as the gameplay tends to override this, in my opinion.  I would therefore rather have a 'closed' world as opposed to an open one if we get better gameplay.  Maybe all this will change when TS4 comes out, seeing that Maxis is back in the frame.  To be fair though, the gardening, cooking and fishing skills in TS3 I think are a lot better than in TS2.

So the next instalment of The Barrington-Smythe Legacy has Charles and Victoria on their first date.  Do they have a dream date or is it a complete flop?  Watch the video below to find out!

Thanks for watching and I wish you all a very happy, healthy and prosperous New Year!

Cheers!

~Minicart

The Barrington-Smythe Legacy

I'm so loving this game The Sims 2; in fact I'm enjoying it more than TS3 at the moment.

Anyway, to continue with my Let's Play The Sims 2 series, here is the next instalment of The Barrington-Smythe Legacy:

Hope you enjoy watching just as much as I enjoyed playing!  And I'm still making pyjamas......

Cheers and a Happy New Year!

~Minicart