I have never been big on video games. I like a little Mario, or Donkey Kong, or Zuma, or Amplitude here and there, but I'm never yearning for the next game to come out like some people do. However, there is one game that has stood the test of time - SIMS. If you don't know what SIMS is then you must live in a dark hole somewhere. For all you hole-dwellers, SIMS is a game where you make a character and you live an ordinary life with that character. You eat, sleep, work, travel, play etc.
Some people may wonder what is so great about living an ordinary life in video game form. The answer is simply because you can be anything you want to be without fear of real-world consequences. Have you always wanted to be a doctor, but couldn't do it? Never fear! Your SIM can be a doctor! Do you want to be thinner, more attractive, a better kisser, more charismatic? Your SIM can be all those things! The great thing about the SIMS is you can live a million different lifetimes as a million different people. You can be what you wish you could be in real life. You can do what you could never do in the real world.
Don't get me wrong. I know SIMS is only escapism. It doesn't make you a better person, and it can actually do a lot of damage to your real life if you let it suck you in too far. I guess it is not so different from other video games in that respect. Video games may only be an escape, but it sure feels good to escape once in a while.
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