Greek House Shenanigans

 

As a die hard Sims 2 fan, I really enjoy sharing my gameplay with others.  Every day on Twitter, I post a snippet of my Sims 2 gameplay which my followers seem to enjoy and I get quite a few likes, views and retweets.

I decided a while back to put all these little snippets into separate little videos and post them on YouTube as long form videos but alas, viewers didn't seem to be as enthusiastic as my Twitter followers.  So, I decided to post some shorts on YouTube.  Little snippets of my Sims 2 gameplay, just like I do on Twitter.

Again, viewers seem to love these little snippets and I have gotten quite a few views and gained some extra subscribers in doing so.

So, I had another idea...

How about if I put little snippets, a few seconds each, into a long form video.  Scenes that switch from one to the next quite quickly would hopefully keep the viewer more interested to see how the video plays out rather than watching something that is more drawn out, so to speak.

So, I thought I would give this idea a go and "Greek House Shenanigans" was born.

In my personal Sims 2 game, I have three Uni students that live in a Greek House.  Two are brothers and both are of the "Romance" aspiration.  One is now engaged, having had his fun in his early years and is ready to settle down.  His younger brother however is just starting out and has met a few young female sims that he is interested in.  Not happy with dating just one sim however, he has three of them which he is seeing and canoodling with.

They haven't found out about each other yet but I'm sure that if they do, all hell will break loose.

Until then however, my sim is having a lot of fun as you will see if you watch the video above.

I was able to get quite a few little snippets/scenes into this 2 minute and 27 second video so I would love to know what you think of this "new style" of video that I have made.  If you enjoy "shorts" then I think this video will be right up your street!

Let me know in the comments section below!

Cheers!

- Minicart (Jules)

Simlish Days of Yore

 

Simmed Up Magazine kindly asked me to write an article about objects that we had in earlier The Sims games and which we do not have in The Sims 4 for their March 2022 issue.  

Whilst I was writing this article, I came across loads of stuff that I had forgotten about in The Sims 1 which we never had again and some which we did in later games, such as the nectar maker which was shipped with World Adventures in The Sims 3.

So, having written the article, I thought it would be great to make a video of all the objects that we had in The Sims 1 and which we didn't get again and release it just in time for The Sims 22nd birthday on the 4th February.

Bearing in mind that the original The Sims is now over 20 years old, I still found myself chuckling at the antics and funny, quirky little moments that these objects gave.  Even though my article covered The Sims 1 and 2, this video only covers TS1 for the simple reason that surprisingly there were such a lot of objects that we had in game back then which we don't have now.

Many thanks to The Goth Family, especially Bella, who modelled the objects for this video!

- Minicart (Jules)

The Wedding

 

There has been a lot of talk lately about a new game pack on the theme of Weddings coming to The Sims 4.

I have only had a couple of weddings in the past whilst playing TS4 but it didn't seem as exciting as previous The Sims games.

The Sims 2 has always been my go-to for comparisons as I feel the game had so much depth to it and so whilst playing my own personal game, it got to the point where two of my Sims were to be married.  I decided to record everything and I'm so glad I did!

There was quite a lot that I had forgotten about, such as the cutting of the cake and making a toast.  Of course the in-game wedding vows video also came into play which brought back so many memories!

My Sims booked their honeymoon before the wedding and the car automatically came to pick them up after the party was over, taking them to their chosen vacation world.  I think this is a lovely touch to the game, something that we haven't had since in The Sims, as with a lot of things.

If EA do release a wedding pack for The Sims 4, although it will look pretty, as does the game, I am not sure if it would bring the gameplay that we had in TS2.  I would love to be proven wrong but so far...

I would love to hear what you think - let me know in the comments section below!

Cheers!

- Minicart (Jules)