This week was also shit so I decided to stay inside for a whole day and play my favourite childhood game.... a game where there are no arseholes around you.... a game where you're self made and if you want something? you go get it! A game of investigating, collecting, building, creativity, empathy and excitement... I'm talking about the best Sims spin off of all time, Sims 2 Castaway.
Firstly, I'm not really one for games. As a kid I had a sega and only used it to play this one Simpson's game. As a teen my uncle had a Wii which I inherited and then only played Sims 2 Castaway.
So yes, I'm as fussy as a gluten free toddler when it comes to games. But Sims has a special place in my heart. So you're struggling to interact socially with people? DO IT WITH YOUR SIM! You want to make a creme brulee but you don't have the skills? DO IT WITH YOUR SIM! You want to be an astronaut / musician / artist / professional biographer all in one??? Boom, you got it.
The difference about Sims Castaway is that you're stranded on a desert island where you have no one and nothing (which is honestly sounding more and more appealing as the days go by) but a convenient machete, toilet paper, pocket knife and sleeping mat. You have to harvest food and resources, build your own equipment and furniture, and investigate the island. Also there's heaps of weird mysteries like investigating the original people of the island (who were the lama people, really), collecting treasure map pieces, and making a magic potion to bring skeletons you find on the island back to life. Also you eventually find your old ship mates who you can bond with and pretty much do all the interpersonal stuff you would do in a normal game of sims (yes, and that means woohoo).
But my favourite thing about this game is that you can take it in so many directions and theres no real ending / winning. You eventually build a raft to get off the final island, but you could stay further and just keep building a better camp, upskilling and improving your relationships (you can even get married!). I've now played this game over so many times, and every time I end up doing something different. This time, I'm investigating the Lama people (thinking of writing my thesis on that shiz), building a relationship with this blonde on the island who has the shortest shorts I've ever seen and trying to make a treasure map to find god knows what.
Anyway, so that's my tahi for the week. I highly recommend getting a playstation 2 / wii / DS and scouring trade me for this. Good luck with your search!
Ruby xx
+1 for non-food, non-make-up Tahi. :P
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