A Kotaku writer, who hasn’t played The Sims before, has posted their first impressions of The Sims 4.
Until this week, I’d never played The Sims.
I knew it was a popular series. But for whatever reason, I’d just never played it..
…okay. Maybe not “for whatever reason.” There’s an actual reason, I’m just ashamed to admit it. I avoided The Sims purely because of the stigma I always associated with it. Growing up, I dismissed The Sims as some sort of “girl game” that I wouldn’t be caught dead playing. Or worse, I considered it something that only “weirdos” who liked things like Second Life would play. Sometimes, I’d stumble on Sims-related blogs, clearly penned by teenagers who were acting out their dollhouse fantasies. The screenshots, the obsession with creating a fantasy world, it all kind of creeped me out. What were these people doing with their lives?
To be clear: all of those feelings were supremely unfair and problematic. I recognize that now. That’s why I decided to pick up The Sims 4 and actually see what the series is about, instead of making assumptions about it or the people who play it.
