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Post by OkieOK01 on Apr 10, 2009 7:48:24 GMT -5
Thank you for your update Okie! I have Castaways for PS2, and I've never even played it! I keep saying I will, but I haven't. Bad me! Oh, and so you know, instead of double posting, just use the modify button at the top of your post, and you can add or make changes. Thanks! Of course! I don't know what I was thinking! Thank you for pointing that out, because I will most likely want to come back and add more thoughts/reviews/info as I go along!! (I guess I probably should have started a whole new thread ... but thought this might help in the decision as to whether to buy it or not (but it might not even be available for purchase anymore!) ... or ... help someone who has it, but has never played it, decide whether to go ahead and play it or not! ;D
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Post by OkieOK01 on Apr 9, 2009 10:39:10 GMT -5
A bit of an update here. Welll ... unlike Sims Life Stories which I thoroughly enjoyed the story driven aspect of, this one I find, so far, a bit frustrating. Especially the movie part, which is quite dibilitating to me. I guess it's like Movies ... the first one is fantastic, but the sequels are never quite as good. Don't get me wrong, I am quite happy it's story driven, otherwise I wouldn't quite know what to do with it, but it's not written as well, or something about it is a bit stressful. That does not mean to say, though, that I am not enjoying it, because it is a Sims game, after all and at some point, once I get through the story driven part, I'll be able to check out the play action on my own. Well, I just wanted to say that even though I felt this game a bit "choppy"; as with all Sims games, it is still very addictive and I looked forward to each part of the "story" to see what my Sim would need to accomplish, whether or not I could get him through that or not and to see what would happen next. At the end of the story, when all's said and done ... I felt deflated because it was over and I wanted it to continue. Soooo.... I guess it wasn't too bad after all! It did leave me wishing that EA had not dropped Life Stories ... because I'm wanting more!!
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Post by OkieOK01 on Apr 8, 2009 21:03:45 GMT -5
Well, I finally got Castaways. It was the very last one on the shelf. Don't know anything about it yet, except the tutorial ... which I really didn't need to run through, but ... oh, well, it didn't hurt. I hope I get a chance to play it soon!
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Post by OkieOK01 on Feb 25, 2009 9:18:50 GMT -5
I couldn't bring myself to buy Pet Stories. I found "Pets" extremely irritating in The Sims 2 and for the life of me could not imagine any improvement to be found in a "Pet Story"; so never even tried it. I have been tempted to buy "Castaways", but, I may have waited too long on that one, because I'm not sure it's available any longer for the PC. I'll have to check it out, but I know I couldn't find it at my local store. Well, I built up Riley's Neighborhood in Free Play, once I completed her story again. They had a baby girl in my game and she is now a child. Their neighbors include the "Bad guys". (He married her, they adopted a little girl.) Anyway, now that the hood is occupied ... I have no idea what to do with them all and have grown bored with the "Free Play". I guess I only like the "Story Driven" part of this game because I love The Sims 2 and there is so much more to do. I wish they would have incorporated the two games and offered some "story driven" aspects within The Sims 2. I really don't look for that in the Sims 3. They have "dummied" down the game so much, taken so much away from what we have and they are going to charge so much more for it. I can't imagine there being a whole lot more added to the Sims 3 other than the seamless neighborhood ... and that alone is not worth the high dollar they will be charging for the game. But ... that belongs in a "Sims 3" discussion. Guess I'll play Vincent's story and maybe next year will get in the mood to play Riley's and Vincent's stories again. .... hmmmmm
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Post by OkieOK01 on Feb 21, 2009 18:20:03 GMT -5
OK ... don't laugh, but I just now saw this area of the Forum for Life Stories. Talk about sloooooowwww! Anyhooo, for some reason lately, I have had the notion to replay my Life Stories. And I am having fun again ... let me tell you! It has been just long enough that, even though I know the ending and stuff that happens in between the beginning and the ending ... I'm still having a blast playing it again. I thought I might try to get a different outcome ... because this time around, I really don't like her guy!! Can someone explain to me how he can be in love with her one day, get jealous, break it off and run out and get married to someone else the next? If that's love, honey, I want none of it!! So, I did not want her to end up with that guy ... that fickle, fickle, want to smack him in the head, guy! Unfortunately, that's the way her story was written. Why didn't I see that the first time around? Well, since re-completing her story, I've been continuing in free-play, getting the houses in her neighborhood occupied and spending a little time at each house. I do want to re-play Vincent once I get to a certain point in Riley's life. Also, I've broken away to create and build lots for the main game. Anyway ... is there anyone else out there as crazy as I am and still playing Life Stories? I wish they would have continued, because I really enjoyed this type of game play!
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