Category: Games
Layla is the Best Roommate Ever! | Hot To Trot | Let’s Play The Sims | PlayStation 2 | Part 9
After months we finally have the new part of my Sims PS2 Let’s Play! This let’s play has been going for a while but I am determined to see it through to the end, no matter how long it takes!
~ Courtney x
Neopets Update: 1 Month In
I’m still visiting my neopet!
I’m not gonna lie, I have no idea what I’m doing. Like most of my time is spent clicking on the map to visit places and trying to buy pretty things for my neopet but always missing out and so then I just leave the site.
I’ve been lucky a few times and have arrived at shops in time to buy some things for my pet. Mostly food to keep them fed but that’s about it.
I have also tried my hand at the battle dome a few times but…nothing has come of that. I have no idea what I’m meant to be doing there and I don’t know how to level up my pet so it’s been pretty useless and the stats are real weak.
Then the website does have games you can play to earn neopoints, but I’ve been earning quite a lot just by logging on everyday and doing the dailies. Now I know from reddit that it is a lot easier to earn neopoints now, which is nice to hear because I remember struggling by all the time with like none. But at least now I don’t have to play the same 5 games everyday hoping to buy my pet some food.
Aside from that, I’m not really sure what to do. I mean sure I could sit and click through the whole map every single day like I used to but that’s not really what I want. I want to be able to do something with my pet.
Oh, and my petpet? What is that? What do they do? I have never known…
But yes, I think it’s an accomplishment that I’m still going. I suppose it’s a bit to do with habit more than anything. Though when I think about it, maybe I would be better off going back to my Nintendogs. Because at least you could interact with them and take them on walks and stuff…
Not sure if I’m ready to abandon my neopet again though, so I guess we see how it goes…maybe I will find more to do…or try balancing more than the one pet…
~ Courtney x
My Sim in the Snow
A random picture of my Sim in the snow – I posted this on my Sims Instagram and I really like the way it turned out so wanted to share it here.
I haven’t really been able to play Sims much recently because of uni work but I have plenty of old gameplay screenshots to share with the world.
I have this habit of wanting to document everything so why not document my Sims lives online as well as my own?
The above Sim is called Sapphire – she is the 3rd generation of my Jewel Legacy. I have had this save game for about 2 years now. My plan is to have each generation complete an aspiration and a career – so Sapphire’s career is an art critic, though I might have her open an art gallery too. I forget what her aspiration is but I’m pretty sure it’s just the painting one.
If you want to follow more of Sapphire’s journeys you can check out my Sims Instagram, Tumblr or Twitter. I tend to live-tweet when I play and then Tumblr is updated later, and Instagram gets sprinkles of posts here and there.
And while I’m shamelessly plugging everything I might also note I have a Sims YouTube channel where I post Create a Sim videos and Speed Builds. I don’t do Let’s Plays though, mainly because I get bored of them and it’s a lot of commitment.
So there you go, now you know I spend way too much time playing Sims and I spend just as much time talking about it on social media lol
Rejoining Neopets
I’ve had Neopets accounts on and off since 2009 – and I always consider going back every few years, it’s just a simple online thing that can be a way to have fun, and it also brings back memories of my first experiences on the Internet.
So I’m back again. This time, I hope I stay longer than a few days though.
I don’t know what this will accomplish in my life to be honest, but I guess I just miss having a virtual pet. You know, I grew up with more Tamagotchis than I can count, and you bet I loved my Nintendogs the mostest.
I guess I just want to get part of my childhood back lol.
So if you want to add me on Neopets my username is coco_cutie1997 – an homage to my OG username which was coco_cutie2009 (I can’t get the account back because I deactivated it in 2010).
This is my neopet – her name is IceQueen_xo – I feel like they must be running out of usernames and stuff at this rate no? Either way, I hope me and IceQueen_xo will have some great adventures together.
And we will see if I enjoy the nostalgia and keep playing or if I will get bored and give it up once more lol.
~ Courtney x
The Huntleys | Daisy Hovel | Sims 4 World Makeover
Adding a new family to Willow Creek for my Sims 4 World Makeover! This time it is a newly wed couple 🙂
The Newberrys | Crick Cabana | Sims 4 World Makeover
I am attempting to makeover every single household and lot on the Sims 4. Yes it’s going to take forever and no this is not an original idea, but I’ve always wanted to do it, and so I’m starting with the Crick Cabana lot in Willow Creek.
I have also decided that if a lot does not have a household in it, like this particular one, I am going to create a family to live there. This means that every home will have a family and it will allow me to update the interior with some personality based on the Sims living there.
I’m super excited to start this challenge and hopefully you will join me on this makeover journey!
Ruby’s Ice Cream Parlour | Speed Building | Sims 4
A cute ice cream parlour I built a couple weeks ago on the Sims 🙂
Animal Crossing Switch Predictions
Now that Nintendo has FINALLY confirmed an Animal Crossing Switch game, I thought I would share some things that I hope/predict will be in the game.
1. Integration with the Mobile App
This is something that will most likely be in the game, I don’t know how it would work exactly but something tells me it will be a thing. I would love if they somehow connected the mobile campsite to a Switch campsite.
I thought the addition of the campsite in the New Leaf game was super cute, and if it was a reason to keep Harvey around in the game then I would be all for it.
I also think that because they are doing some kind of integration with Pokemon Go and Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu/Eevee that they would also want that for Animal Crossing. Nintendo want to keep their mobile players as well as entice them to get a Switch, so having the mobile version and the console version work together in some way would probably be some kind of advantage to them.
2. Bigger Towns!
With the Switch, I expect nothing more than a bigger town. The towns we get in the game are usually quite big but it’s nice to have more space, more space to put public work projects, more space for more villagers, just more space for everything…
I would also love if the beach area was expanded so we could have more things there, I’m not sure what things but I think it’s nice to have a bigger beach area to wander around.
Something else that would be great as well is a bigger town plaza and shopping area. Personally, I find the town plaza can be a little small for events with Isabelle standing around and Redd and his stall. So it would be cool to have maybe a bigger plaza area.
As for the shopping area, I loved the way they did it in New Leaf, and visiting the City in Animal Crossing: Let’s Go To The City was fun but there’s no harm in making it bigger…
3. Bring Constellations Back!
Something we don’t get to do in Animal Crossing: New Leaf is add constellations to the sky. While this is not something I usually did it was still a nice touch to the game and I know people miss it.
That being said I do really love the sky in Animal Crossing: New Leaf. It was one of my favourites.
4. More Holidays!
This is something I hope for every time there’s a new Animal Crossing game. I love special events in the game and they are always great to play alone or with friends.
I know some regions get more holidays than others but I think it would be cool if you could celebrate all holidays everywhere. Just so you can get some cool items and maybe learn a bit more about a country’s culture.
It would also be if we could make a few of our own holidays, like you can with Sims 4 Seasons, but I think that’s just me being too hopeful haha. Though I think it would be cool if you could choose what kind of celebration you had on your anniversary of becoming mayor.
5. Still the Mayor?
I assume with this new game we will still be the mayor, I feel like the game will have the same basis as New Leaf but will just a lot more features. I don’t want a complete rehash of the previous game but things like being mayor would be nice to do.
I would also love if we got more tasks to do while being mayor, I think it was interesting how before you could really do anything in town you had a checklist to complete when you first start the game and I like that kind of thing.
I’m not saying Animal Crossing should be an entirely task-based game like some but every so often a request given to you because you are the mayor would be nice.
6. Happy Home Designer Interior Design
It might be safe to assume that for the Switch game they are going to change the way you design the inside of your house, using the features of Happy Home Designer. I think this is something they actually did add to the New Leaf version of the game so why not make it a thing on the Switch? It’s a lot easier than walking around the whole of your house to move a bit of furniture.
7. Customise Your Character!
I would be seriously surprised if this new Animal Crossing game did not let us customise our character. What I mean by that, is being able to change the skin tone of your character and what their face looks like.
In previous Animal Crossing games, you didn’t get to decide what you’re character looked like, it was chosen based on some questions you answered in the beginning. But since the addition of Happy Home Designer, we have been able to choose what our character looks like as well as their skin tone. So I hope this is something we can do in the new game.
Especially because I have been using the same Animal Crossing character for as long as I can remember so it would be great if I could just create them in the beginning rather than having to use an online face guide.
8. More Stuff!
I guess to end this blog post, I should say we just want more stuff. More of everything.
More items, more holidays, more clothes, more fruit, more collectables…the list goes on.
One of the things I love about the Animal Crossing series is that the basic game will always be the same, and all we want is for it to be improved upon and made the best it can be.
I feel like there were more things I could have added to this list but those are all the ones that I can think of for now.
I’m excited to find out more about the game as time goes on. I am hoping for a summer game release like they did with New Leaf, I think it would be a good time to release the game just because they have a lot happening in town in terms of bugs/fish and the fireworks shows. Plus it means not having to wait almost a whole year for it to be released. The earlier it’s released in 2019 the better!
Until then, I think I will just have to be content with the other Animal Crossing games we have so far…
~ Courtney x
Moving in Chaos! | Hot To Trot | Let’s Play The Sims PlayStation 2 | Part 8
This is probably my favourite episodes of the Let’s Play so far, definitely one to watch!
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