Showing posts with label The Sims. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Sims. Show all posts

Saturday, November 27, 2010

The Sims 3 for Wii - A Review

I am not an overly critical person. I typically give rave reviews for the things that I know and love:
-The most recent Harry Potter movie
-Any and all episodes of Lost (yes, even the finale)
-Camelbak water bottles, they DON'T spill people!

That being said I highly recommend that you go out and buy The Sims 3 for Wii! At least try it out, especially if you've ever played the PC version.

I haven't played the Sims 2 or 3 on the PC so I don't know how different it is to the current PC versions, but I do really like the fact that you can walk through the entire town. It's very interactive! You can also get "cab rides" to any place you need to go as well.

As with previous versions, you can set a lifetime achievement goal at the creation of your Sim, these goals are diverse including become a rock star, be a jack of all trades, or in my case raise 3 kids to their teens. Let's be honest, it's fun to make the Sims fall in love and procreate. I wish I had some screen shots of my current Sim! She already has 3 kids by 2 different daddies. They were MARRIED too! I live a scandelous virtual life. My problem was the guys I would meet on the street were all married so I figured what the heck, I'll just cause some drama.

I had a fight with the wife of baby daddy #1, and won!

The drama is hilarious, the interaction promts get even more funny when you insult someone's appearance and they get offended and your relationship turns to enemies!

I insist that you buy or rent this game! Make sure you have the nunchuck extention for the Wii controler :)

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

Halloween!



I guess I want to start this blog off right with a dose of awesome! This year for Halloween I was dun dun duuuuuuun!!!

A SIM! This picture isn't flattering by any means (I was kind of posing goofy Sim poses and my face totally captured the stupidity!!). Needless to say, I was overwhelmed with compliments on the originality of my idea! I hate to toot my own horn (just kidding, I love talking about myself) but I was really well received! By the GAY COMMUNITY NO LESS! What I loved about this was by comparison my costume was far less detailed, less makeup, less effort but I was approached by dozens of people! I was even in a picture with some girls who liked it!

Another bonus of being a Sim? Well I never got lost in the crowd that's for sure! With the plumbob (the diamond thing above my head) making me easily 7 feet tall I kept hitting the ceilings, door frames, bus exit doors, you name it! But the ceilings at Spin (the bar we went to) were definitely tall enough to accomodate me.

Here's the link I used to figure out the oragami to put it all together:
http://www.ehow.com/how_4532798_sims-plumbob-halloween-cosplay.html

What I used:
  • Green posterboard (the brighter green the better, especially if you plan on being in a dark environment). Approx. $0.50 each at Target
  • Glow sticks - I tried both the skinny ones (for bracelets and necklaces) and the fat ones (that you tie around your nect with a string) for the glow. I prefer the fatter sticks, but the skinny ones worked well too. Approx $1/pack at Wal-Mart (please don't hate on me for shopping at Wal-Mart, I'm a target girl at heart but they honestly didn't have glow sticks!!!)
  • A wire clothes hanger
  • Scissors

Optional:

  • Glue or Tape to seal the two halves together

Since this was such a low cost option for halloween I thought it would have been fun to jazz it up with a wig or wearing some fun clothes but money is tight, yo!

If you want to dress as a sim (copycat) I highly recommend it! Just promise to send me your photos! I'm sure you could do a better job than me! And give me pointers on how you fashioned your headband with the wire clothes hanger! Mine was SO TIGHT on my head that I swear I shifted the bones in my skull (TMI?). Three words though: Totally Worth It!