I have decided to give Sims 4 a try. I’ll admit that when it first came out, I wasn’t enthused. Everything just seemed like a regression to Sims 2. All the things I loved about Sims 3 game play (not content) was gone from the game. It didn’t feel like a new version of the game. It felt like Sims 2 with better graphics.
Anyway, it’s taken me awhile, but I found a new challenge that I like. Called The Build Newcrest Legacy Challenge. It is very similar to the DitFT challenge from Sims 3. I don’t think I’m going to write as complicated and intricate of a story for this challenge. It takes me too long and a lot of planning to do that. Instead, I think I’m going to limit each generation to 3 parts or less. So, I have the first part of the first generation already done.
This is Eden Gardener. She is the founder of my new legacy titled “The Garden of Eden”. The goal of the first generation is to build a park for Newcrest. You’ll have to read the story to see how Eden gets on.
The Twinbrook Fields 
I’ve been very hesitant about Sims 4. I think it would be really difficult to go back to instanced lots rather than the open world. How has your experience been with 4 so far?
Actually, it has been the most difficult thing. I have spent almost a year NOT playing the Sims 4. I only started again because I was bored and this challenge intrigued me. The game grows on me, but there are still things I think Sims 4 regressed on.
I feel pretty much the same about 4, and haven’t started playing it again. I like the idea of a legacy, but it feels too awkward to me, trying to do a story without toddlers. *shrug* I did start a new some 3 legacy, though, just for fun. I’ve missed the playing and writing!
So are the Fields done? I could take that last chapter as an ending, if I had to. I’m sure I’ll be over to read the new stuff. I truly enjoy your writing. 🙂
Yeah. I wanted write more for the ending of Twinbrook Fields, but I just couldn’t get it done and the game hates me and my machine. Sims 4 plays better for me. I don’t like it as much, but I never have problems. My machine is old. I got it just before Sims 3 came out and have put a few upgrades into it, but not many. At this point a new computer is in order, but I can’t afford it.