Chell wasted no time and got started on her painting. No time to catch up like now. But painting was just a start. She still remembered her mom’s lesson from Granite Falls clearly, and she couldn’t wait for all the discoveries awaiting her. Meanwhile, Yenn used the computer game trick her sister taught her and... Continue Reading →
The Bloomer Legacy: 3.21 The Aspiration Race
Watch out, the Bloomer siblings are coming! Booker: “To boldly go where no man has gone before!” Aah, seeing the combination of Lilah’s adventure seeking and active nature combined with Peter’s loveable geekiness makes me so proud! Booker has grown up to look like a slightly more tanned male version of Lilah. He is a... Continue Reading →
The Bloomer Legacy: 3.20 Speed Dating with the Agustins (Part 2)
Time for the Agustins to spend an evening with the date of their choice. Skylar greets Audrey with a compliment – he’s so smitten! Next up are Amelia and Kaylan. Amelia: “You dressed to match my dress! How thoughtful!” Emery: “Let’s do this!” I’m not too sure what pearl is thinking. Hopefully she’s not having... Continue Reading →
The Bloomer Legacy: 3.19 Speed Dating with the Agustins (Part 1)
We interrupt the regular scheduled programme today to bring you a speed dating feature on the Agustin siblings. The last time we visited Daniel and Erica’s house, the triplets had just aged up into teenagers. But here we are, with 4 young adults in the Agustin family, and all of them looking for love. (And... Continue Reading →
The Bloomer Legacy: 3.18 Best Friends
With two kids in the house, it was time for a bit of a re-shuffle in the Bloomer residence. We extended the kitchen to make it ideal for those bonding family meals, and turned the remainder of what used to be Peter and Lilah’s bedroom/office into an office only environment, or writer’s paradise, if you... Continue Reading →
The Bloomer Legacy: 3.17 Adventurers
Chell woke up full of excitement. This was the coolest weekend of her life. For starters, she was in a tree house! She ran outside on the balcony and looked around hopefully. What would today bring? Her father emerges from within the treehouse: “Come on Chell, let’s have breakfast. We have a busy day of... Continue Reading →
Behind the Scenes Special – Lollipop Lair
My gameplay and my story largely consist of 3 main components: What I know my sims want (i.e. actions based on their aspiration and whims), what I think my sims want (based on the way the react to situations and other sims, their traits and the things I’ve learnt about their personality) and the things... Continue Reading →
The Bloomer Legacy: 3.16 Villain Interlude (Part 2)
Cassiel and Baato were lounging by the pool together. Cassiel was trying to take all of it in, hold on to each tiny memory of him. It could be the very last moment she was to have with him. It’s been over 24 hours since Baato received his old tribe’s message, and she knew he... Continue Reading →
The Bloomer Legacy: 3.15 Villain Interlude (Part 1)
When Cassiel and Baato first arrived to Oasis Springs, all they had was each other. They couldn’t use any of Cassiel’s money, since that would give the police an idea of their whereabouts, so they had to start over with nothing. The beginnings weren’t easy – there were days when they couldn’t shower and nights... Continue Reading →
The Bloomer Legacy: 3.14 Chell
Was this what giving birth felt like? Lilah was surprised. It was not unlike having to pee really badly, and then suddenly a poof of confetti exploded and baby Chell was with us. Since Peter is a bit of a gaming geek, all of his kids will be named after characters from games (MY favourite... Continue Reading →