InfiniteSims spotted the following article posted over at GamesRadar of the top 25 best characters that we introduced during the past decade. Strange to see that The Sims made the list – considering that they are not ‘one’ true character but many. Guess that is why it rocks – we get to create the characters ourself!
The game gives them no name. No personality. No appearance. No motivation. No nothing, really, until you – the player – step in to fill out all the blanks. Yet the Sims have somehow managed to capture our hearts and imaginations more than any other customizable avatar this decade. Why? Because unlike the frozen-faced Miis or utterly generic Second Life residents, the Sims are not puppets. Once brought into being, they take on a life of their own. You create them, you often control them, but you can never fully predict them.