EP 19 | The Sims: Comfort and Chaos in Player-Led Narratives (with Leminnie)

Marina and Minnie sit down to talk about one of the most beloved games of the last 2 decades: The Sims. They talk about player-led emergent narratives, the stories they crafted for their Sims, how differently they played the games, the chaos of co-op mode, the first time they saw the Grim Reaper, and their particular fondness of The Sims 2. * * * * * * *  TIMESTAMPS: (00:00) Intro  (05:05 Game overview  (07:38) What Sims games we’ve played  (09:28) Sims 2 is peak Sims (11:28) The Sims 4 is still adding content  (13:57) how we played The Sims  (28:28) The Grim Reaper, guinea pigs, fires, swimming pools, and Sunny the clown (40:15) Would we stream The Sims?  (42:20) Why is The Sims so beloved?  (45:17) Final thoughts and outro * * * * * * *  LINKS & SOCIALS:The Sims GDC Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjuOSgPdtS0 Quest Markers: ⁠https://linktr.ee/questmarkers⁠ Minnie’s socials & Etsy store: https://linktr.ee/leminnie Marina’s socials: ⁠https://linktr.ee/marinaryan⁠