Daenelia

Master Suite Review

July 5, 2013 in News, Ramblings

Look in the mirrorI was very sceptical when this one came out: Sims go to the Bathroom. But it turned out it was actually the first stuff pack with some Oomph. Yes, it is all geared to bathroom stuff, and bedroom stuff, but it is all done very nicely. It’s probably because there is so little variation to start with in the base game, that each new toilet just makes you go ‘ohhh’ and ‘ahhh’. The nightwear is very impractical, but hey: this is a fantasy game, so let’s all strap ourselves in a tight corset and try to sleep before we suffocate. Still, truthfully, this stuff pack is the one you should pick up if you only pick one.

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Daenelia

Getting nice stuff

June 3, 2013 in Ramblings

Happy sim and sofaI have always wanted to be ‘mod-free’ and not download anything from other sites. But to be fair: The Sims Resource has awesome free stuff to download from pretty cool artists. I downloaded the set Living Room Bruselas, mostly because I liked the curtains.But the whole set is great! I love the sofa, which comes in 4 parts. You can customise it any way you like. With pillows, or no pillows; it’s all good! Read the rest of this entry →

Daenelia

So, yes, I am back

June 1, 2013 in Ramblings

Pulling a face‘Back’ is a big word to describe going from ‘playing occasionally’ to ‘playing more regularly and updating my game again’. But I am back, in the sense that I am re-opening the blog about playing. I have been keeping a Guild Wars 2 blog for the past few months, but since we either burned out or just haven’t found the time to play it regularly, I don’t have a lot of new stuff to put there. And I do like to write about the games I play. Especially one that can give me fun images to share. Read the rest of this entry →

Daenelia

Back?

May 25, 2013 in Ramblings

sittingWell, after about 2 years, I got the urge to play The Sims 3 again. And so I started hunting down the stuff pack I didn’t buy: Townlife. I haven’t found it in the shops yet. The good news is, some of the stuff packs have come down in price. The bad news is, I am not sure how much in the ‘vanilla’ game (i.e. no mods from Twallen/Nraas) has been solved. I see that cars still get tucked away in sims inventories. I hope that doesnt clog things up.

I may install the Nraas mods sometime next week, after I have installed the stuff pack and Pets. I miss them already. So many nice shortcuts, so taken for granted, that I feel like I am playing a little bit of a clipped game. But so far, it only crashed to desktop twice. On loading. Because I forgot to disable the mods after updating.

Daenelia

Sims sizes: skinny or not skinny

June 26, 2011 in Ramblings

Skinny and not so skinny

Sims come in all shapes and sizes. I like to have a mix of sims in my game, but when reading stories and legacies I often see pictures of merely ‘pretty sims’,who bear a close resemblance in character to Mary-Sues. These sims, mostly female, are always ultra-skinny, with big heads and big eyes and big hair. And to me they all look the same. It is pure joy to find stories that stay away from cookie-cutter sims. Anyway, my point with this article is to show how great a sim can look, or how true to character, by sliding the skinny-slider more to the fat-side. Read the rest of this entry →

Daenelia

Outdoor Living Stuff pack review

June 19, 2011 in News, Ramblings

Garden stuff The Sims 3After the immediate disappointment of the Fast Lane car-themed stuff pack, and the belated disappointment after Late night, I vowed not to get Outdoor Living, because a garden-themed stuff pack seemed pointless. I was right. But it made a nice addition to Generations. It takes a stuff pack and an expansion to make it feel like a substantial addition to your game.

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Daenelia

Twallan’s Mods Made My Game Playable

June 12, 2011 in Ramblings

The menu of the NRaas modsWhen did my game of The Sims 3 go bad? I had few of the issues that plagued players after installing World Adventures. Basically because after three ‘vacations’ I stopped using WA. I think some issues started after Ambitions, but most of my game’s problems must have started after installing Late Night. My town was swamped with celebrities, vampires and cars. It was laggy, it did the stop-motion thing when I added some objects from LN to lots and simply was no fun to play within weeks. When I sought help on TS3 forums, I was accussed of using ‘bad mods’. My game was mod free, and custom content free, up to that point. It was the game itself that was at fault, and no one seemed to get it.

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Daenelia

Sims 3 Generations expansion pack review

June 9, 2011 in News, Ramblings

BBQ in bikiniThe Sims 3 Generations expansion pack is another chapter in the Sims 3 game. It adds gameplay that fans will recognise from TS2 expansion packs, while staying clear of the things that were boring in TS2. Did they finally get it right? Maybe. So far Generations is a good mix of new things, like the Imaginary Friend, and old things returning, such as pillow fights. It is still not a completely bug-free expansion pack, as a look at the official Sims 3 forums shows. There are still many players that have trouble getting the game to run.

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Daenelia

The Sims 3 Store: Free Stuff

June 5, 2011 in News, Ramblings

Lord Sponge Free sims 3 t-shirt

After a few months of inactivity, we’re kind of back with more sims things.  Let’s start with some information about free stuff at the very expensive The Sims 3 Store. For more information, also visit this forum thread at the official TS3 forums.

It’s the new thing for games to add content through online features. TS3 has its own store for furniture, clothes and hairstyles. And it costs extra money. It’s not enough to spend money buying a game, you have to have the opportunity to spend even more money to make your game fun to play.

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Daenelia

Sims 3 Late Night expansion pack review

October 30, 2010 in News, Ramblings

The Sims 3 Late Night BridgeportAbout a month and a half ago we bought the rather disappointing stuff pack Fast Lane. And now EA brings us a full expansion pack already. Late Night does make up for the last stuff pack. I wonder if they knew how disappointed sim players would be with the stuff pack, knowing that Late Night would be received a lot better. Not only because the theme of stepping out on the town is more exciting than driving some cars, but because the stuff in the expansion pack is actually better, more entertaining and interesting.

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