Summary
A gamer has found and shared a letter addressed to their mother requesting their own copy of theSims 2, and the composition is just as funny as it is wholesome.The Sims 4is the latest entry in the franchise, and it was released nearly a decade ago. Even though many fans still visit older games in the series, such asThe Sims 2, it’s safe to say that most players have more than gotten used toThe Sims 4’s quality of life improvements and gameplay additions.
Save files are a big deal inThe Sims, as they allow gamers to make as many worlds as they would like without the risk of interfering with other playable households. Streamers and active members of the community even tend to share theirSims 4save fileswith other fans online. However, this hasn’t always been possible. InThe Sims 2era, players could control other households in each neighborhood, but they couldn’t create multiple save files. This meant that if another player wanted to use the game, they wouldn’t be able to play in a separate save file - they would always have to use the active file.
Reddit user gballerio shared a picture of a letter they wrote their mother when they were younger, and it discusses this same issue. The purpose of the letter is to convince the mother to get them their own copy ofThe Sims 2, so Grace, the OP, didn’t have to use her sisters' copies of the game, as it seems they were too restrictive. According to the letter, both of Grace’s sisters ownedThe Sims 2. However, one of them didn’t allow Grace to visit other neighborhoods, and OP suspected that she would snoop as well. The other sister only gave Grace permission to create one household with a maximum of four Sims. On top of this, they could only play once a week, and if Grace ever contradicted their sister, she wouldkill all of their Sims"slowly".
In the comments section, fans were quite curious to know what happened after Grace handed her mother the letter. OP quickly replied and revealed that they were successful and were able to convince the mom to get another copy ofThe Sims 2, thebestSimsgamefor many fans of the franchise.
It is technically possible for players to make separate save files inThe Sims 2, but it’s not practical at all, as it requires changing information in the game files every time gamers want to switch. Thankfully, the nextSimsgames included the save file feature, but this is undoubtedly a great reminder of basicquality of life featuresthat weren’t as common in older video games.
The Sims 2
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Following the huge success of the first Sims game, EA released The Sims 2 in late 2004. Like its predecessor, the game was eventually made available on consoles and received numerous expansions in the months and years following its release. It sold more than thirteen million copies during its lifetime, making it one of the best-selling PC games of all time.
