Hello everyone, and welcome to another Challenge Accepted! I thought it would be fun to get to know some of the Simmers that play the Legacy Challenge, Wonder Child Challenge, and/or Apocalypse Challenge (and any other challenges that we post here), so I am going to be sending out interview questions to Simmers to learn more about them and how they got into the Sims. If you would like to participate, please let me know!
This week’s Challenge Accepted! features Fallon of SimNationTV. Fallon is one of three co-hosts on the SimNationTV podcast on their Twitch.tv channel and frequently will stream Sims 4 from that channel as well. You can also find Fallon’s and the rest of the SimNationTV crew’s past broadcasts on their Youtube channel. Here is what Fallon has to say:
Mystic: When did you start playing The Sims?
Fallon: Started with Sims 1, and have been playing ever since. I think I still have the cd’s somewhere!
What made you decide to try the Legacy Challenge and/or other player-made challenges for the game?
I had never done the Legacy challenge before, I normally don’t play with aging turned on in my games, aha. I wanted to try something new and at the time I had gotten turned off to Sims 3 and Sims 4 was about to come out so I thought it was a good time to try.
What is your favorite game and expansion pack for the franchise?
I really like Sims 4. I think the goofy ways they act are so cute, especially the faces they make sometimes, and I also prefer the way these sims look over the Sims 3 version….I know people don’t like the “plastic” hair but by god, it’s 1000 times better than Sims 3 base game hair. But my favorite expansion of the ones that I played would probably be Nightlife for Sims 2 because you could have the Grilled Cheese Aspiration, which is freaking awesome. Also at that point in the series it was the first time you could have your own car. It was like an updated version of Hot Date which was also fun.
What is your favorite Sims challenge to Let’s Play/Stream/write about?
I must admit the only challenge I tried was the Legacy Challenge. I knew that it was pretty popular by now though. I’m a big baby when it comes to having my sims grow old.
Of all of your Sims, who is your favorite?
I actually don’t have a favorite sim. I always try to make a sim version of myself, and sometimes I make sim versions of my family, but other than that I make random sims with random names. That way I can have them do super awesome and amazing things that I can’t do in reality.
Of all of the Sims games, what is your favorite lifetime wish/aspiration?
Grilled cheese aspiration!!!!!!!! Who doesn’t love grilled cheese?!
Do you have any tips for people that are just starting out playing Sims challenges?
Hmmm, I would say don’t stress about it. I don’t think the challenges are meant to punish you, but give you a sense of direction and an opportunity to play in a way that you might not normally play. I have all the feels for you though if you get sad thinking about your sims growing old and dying, because I hate to see any of my sims die in the game, well….except that one time…..but I wanted some ghosts to haunt my house……anyway! You don’t have to play for points if you’re worried about it =P
Thank you for taking the time to answer our questions, Fallon!
