I would say that for those very familiar with the Sims 2 game, to give Life Stories a miss. This is partly because I was used to the game thanks to the Sims 2. It took me four or five hours to beat both storylines, and a lot of the times I was in 3x speed to try to get the story to advance quicker, as I found the idle time between goals very boring. That said, the storyline was entertaining, however brief. You can ignore the goals given, at the cost of advancing the storyline. You c annot chose who to love, who to move in with, or even where to go on a date. There is no real sense of decision in the game, rather, things happen whether you want them to, or not. This is the main drawcard of the game, and once beaten, the game offers nothing else.
Because of this, the stories being so bare bones is a let down. After that, the game becomes a watered down version of the open-ended 'The Sims 2' but without the bells and whistles of custom content or expansion packs. I was hoping it would be a more story orientated game along the lines of the Playstation 2 game, 'The Sims 2 Busting Out.' However, Life Stories both is and isn't.įirstly, the stories within Life Stories are flimsy at best. As a fan of the Sims 2, I hoped I would like the spin-off 'Life Stories' games.
