Adventures In Gaming: The Sims 100 Baby Challenge

I finally decided this 100 baby challenge wasn't too intimidating after all after watching a few "Let's Play" videos of others working on this challenge.  

Deciding to do the 100 Baby Challenge, I also decided that I'd do one on The Sims 3 (TS3) and one on The Sims 4 (TS4).  So far my TS3 game is going way better than my TS4 game.  

My progress thus far:

~TS3: 100 Baby Challenge~

•1st Generation•

Matriarch- Kyra Thompson

-Kids- 

1) Charlotte

2) Sam

3) Alex

4) Jenna

5) Alyssa

6) Henry

7) Matt

8) Bridget

9) Zack

10) Trent

(Currently waiting on Bridget to grow to a young adult so the second generation can start.)

~TS4: 100 Baby Challenge~

•1st Generation•

Matriarch- Ginny Strange

-Kids-

1) Marco

2) Emily

3) Gavin

4) Zack

(Currently Ginny's pregnant with the 5th child as we speak and has 12 or 13 days till she ages up to elder, so I'm hopeful I can almost ten or ten kids in this generation still yet.  *fingers crossed*)

To me it seems that this challenge is easier in some ways on The Sims 3.  On The Sims 4 I've had a bit more of a challenge probably cause of the house I chose to use, but in the long run the house will work out pretty well since the bedrooms are large and can fit more beds.  

Well, until next time... What is your favorite Sims challenge?  Please comment down below.  :)

:::Currently Playing:::

The Sims 4

Adventures In Gaming: Sim Life

I am a Sims addict, I'll confess.  I've been playing The Sims games since 2004.  My very first Sims game was "The Sims Bustin' Out on the original Xbox.  I played that particular game like crazy!  Between Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind and The Sims Bustin' Out (both on Xbox), I didn't even acknowledge the existence of any other games at the time.  

So there's the beginning of my Sims addiction.  It's no different today, except I play the PC Sims games now instead of the console ones.  

I just wish that The Sims 4 was more fun to play like The Sims 3 is.  I love the graphics on TS4 way better, but the overall gameplay is so much better on TS3.  Two big things that bug me about TS4: lack of open town map and the toddler stage when having kids in game.

I feel like TS3 gives you a more realistic gameplay when raising kids.  I mean, ya actually feel like you bond with the kids!

Anyone else feel similarly?  If so, then please do comment down below.  I'd like to hear what your thoughts are on this subject.  

:::Currently Playing:::

The Sims 3 and Rune Factory 4

Adventures In Gaming: Rune Factory 4

I've finally gotten into Rune Factory 4!!!  Took me long enough, didn't it?!  I think the graphics made it a little harder for me to get into this game cause I am so used to Harvest Moon graphics and anything else is "whatever".  I know, I'm quite the picky person.  

Once again, a crappy post.  The only excuse I have is that I can't think of anything else to write about...sound familiar?  "Can't think of anything else to write" is pretty much always my problem.  Lol.

:::Currently Playing:::

Rune Factory 4, World of Warcraft, The Sims 4

Adventures In Gaming: Online Mario Party

Wouldn't it be cool if there were an online Mario Party game you could play with other people all over the world through the internet?  There may be something like that out there and I've just never heard of it.  If so, please comment below and tell me where!

It's just that every time I wanna play Mario Party, I have to play it by myself.  Honestly, I don't really have many gamer friends, especially that live nearby.  

:::Currently Playing:::

Story of Seasons

Adventures In Gaming: Random Pics

Thought I'd post some random pics from my Story of Seasons game.  

In no particular order.

Well, that's all for this week.  Yeah, I know...weak sauce!  I just couldn't think of anything else for this week's post.  Until next time. 

If anyone has any suggestions for future post ideas, please share in the comment section below.  :)

:::Currently Playing:::

Story of Seasons

Adventures In Gaming: New Animal Crossing Games!

As you may or may not already know, I'm a huge fan of "Animal Crossing: New Leaf".

"Animal Crossing: Home Designer" is coming out for the Nintendo 3DS on September 25th!  Here's the website for more details.  

http://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/nintendo-announces-two-new-animal-crossing-games/

There's a new Animal Crossing coming out for the Wii U also, called "Animal Crossing: Amiibo Festival".  I'm just sad that the Wii U is so darn expensive.  Especially since I first learned about Harvest Moon: Friends of Mineral Town being re-released on the Wii U.  Ummm...whaaaaat?!  I really wish they would've re-released it on the 3DS instead.  I'm sure I can't be the only one who is thinking the same thing.  What do you all think?  

Either way, I'm still really excited about the upcoming new Animal Crossing game!  

Note:  I wrote this post on my iPhone, so the link looks a bit shabby and I apologize.  

:::Currently Playing:::

Story of Seasons and World of Warcraft

Adventures In Gaming: My Current Progress In Story Of Seasons

I didn't know what else to write this week as my brain is all out of ideas at the moment (I blame my allergies for this, lol).  So here is my current progress in Story of Seasons.

~ Year 1, Fall, Day 18 (Tue)

~ I've seen all three of Eda's events

~ I've given Klaus the ring and am currently waiting to see his next flower event

~ I've got Silk Country, Cabin Country, Sakura Country, Wheat Country, & Rose Country

~Animals I have~

3 cows: Hanako, Vera, & GiGi 

3 sheep: Shiny, Happy, & Meep

1 horse: Echo

3 chickens: PiPi, SiSi, & DeeDee

2 Angora rabbits: Gia & Mia

1 cat: Clover

~Fields I Currently Have~

-Mushroom & Honey

-Tall Crop

-Flower

I make most of my money by making Golden Linen Cloth, hence I'm growing tons of flax.  :)

:::Currently Playing:::

Story of Seasons and Fantasy Life

Adventures In Gaming: Story of Seasons- Tips for New Players

I thought I'd make a list of things to do for beginners who have just started playing the game. 

• Save a lot!  I usually save before going to bed at the end of the day.
• Save scumming-  This is something I do practice.  I try to only save before diving into the rivers and I plan to save before I mine (when I unlock the safari).
• When you dive into the rivers you'll find six items in each river, daily.  So just keep swimming!  :)
• As soon as you can, make a second fridge and storage box (maybe material bin, too later on).  You're gonna need it for all the hoarding you're gonna need to do.  You can access all the stuff in both fridges from either fridge.  Also, you can put your storage and material boxes/bins anywhere on your farm with the "edit farm" mode.  I think your fridges have to stay inside the house, though.
• Upgrade your bag as soon as you can.  Makes hoarding throughout the day so much easier.  Otherwise you're having to go back to your house at least once a day to put the stuff away out of your bag.  
• Jump on rocks and hedges.  Sometimes goodies will pop out! 
• Befriend Eda and see her three events before Winter day 1.
• Befriend Otmar.

And now, things to hoard:

• Save 5 milk
• Save 5 turnip seeds
• weeds
• twigs
• all building materials in general
• I, personally, save 10 of each crop and produce from my animals just in case.  
• Butterflies for gifts for Eda and Otmar.

***I might be adding more to these lists later on.  This is just what I could think of off the top of my head.   

For when you unlock the field conquests:  I couldn't find anything on the internet to explain which fields are which, so I walked to each field in the game and made notes and drew up this key guide.  I hope it helps.  :)

Here's the original size of the pic on my deviant art page "Story of Season Field Key"

And now for the links I use the most for this game:  

Ushi No Tane

Story of Seasons- Reddit

Thonky- Story of Seasons Guide

GameFaqs- Story of Seasons Message Board

If you have any tips to add to this, please comment below.  I'm sure I'm missing some that I may not even know about yet.  I'd love to hear from y'all!  :)

:::Currently Playing:::
Story of Seasons

Adventures In Gaming: My Top Three Harvest Moon Titles

My Top Three Favorite Harvest Moon Games

1. Story of  Seasons
2. Harvest Moon: Tree of Tranquility
3. Harvest Moon DS Cute

      My Top Three Disliked Harvest Moon Games 

1. Harvest Moon: The Tale of Two Towns
2. Harvest Moon; GBC3 
3. I don't really have a third one.

I pretty much fell in love with "Story of Seasons" since I saw the first trailer for it way way before it even came out.  I think that game is gonna be a fave of mine for quite some time to come.  If this would've been a longer list I probably would've added "Innocent Life: A Futuristic Harvest Moon" to the top faves list because at the time, when I was playing PSP games, I was playing it a LOT!  I played it more than "Harvest Moon; Hero of Leaf Valley", which I liked, but it just didn't have the awesomeness for me that "Innocent Life" had.  I know a lot of people just didn't seem to like "Innocent Life", but there was a charm to it for me that was unmistakable: the graphics.  I'm a sucker for graphics.  Lol.

If you're a Harvest Moon fan, what was your most favorite games and most disliked games?  Please comment down below and tell me, I'd love to hear!  :)

:::Currently Playing:::

Story of Seasons

Adventures In Gaming: What I'm Currently Playing

So for the first post in this series, I thought I'd share with y'all the games I'm currently playing.  After this post, I'll add a note to each post in this series stating what I'm currently playing instead of writing another post like this.  If I wrote a post every time I switched up the games I was playing, well let's just say, that's all I'd ever write about.  Boring!  Lol.

:::Currently Playing::: 

Story of Seasons, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, and Pokemon: Omega Ruby.

I've restarted my games on Story of Seasons and Animal Crossing: New Leaf multiple times.  I seriously need to quit doing that!  I have this thing of not playing a game for awhile and then when I go back to it I restart it for a fresh start, it's so frustrating!  I'm making a real effort now to quit doing that.  Otherwise, when I share my gaming in posts of the games I'm playing it would get pretty confusing.  

If there's any games you'd like to recommend or any questions or topics you'd like for me to write about then please leave a comment in the section below.  I'd love to hear from ya!  

Stay tuned for next week's "Adventures In Gaming".  :)