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In the year 2000 Electronic Arts introduced a new line of games called The Sims, which to this day is still a very well known series. The Sims is unlike any other console game, seeing as there are no missions, checkpoint or even bosses for that matter. The overall concept of the game involves you playing the role of another individual in a world of your own. How can such a simple concept last 10 years? Does the popularity of The Sims have something to do or say about the lives we are currently living? Is it really that hard to live a life where you only experience the fun activities? Or is it just because society is getting lazy whereby all we want to do is sit on our butts and control our lives with the click of a button?

There are many questions that come along with the popularity of this game, but one this is for sure and that is the fact that the graphical styles have nothing to do with it. When The Sims was first introduced in the year 2000, I was not a great fan of what I was looking at, seeing as the graphics were horrible and the concept was truly simple and childish. As I got older I decided to give the game a try and for some reason I found it to be very fun and intriguing. There was something about this game that made me feel happy; it took me away from all the stress and frustration of life by giving me a fresh start. Even though it may not have been graphically impressive, it was a game that made me feel like I was living in two different worlds.

The question we must all ask ourselves is whether this idea of creating a new virtual life is a good thing for society? Or will it just spark a lot more anger in those who feel they do not have a successful life? The majority of people who play this game are middle aged men and women, which was shocking at first but if you consider the amount of stress they have, why won’t they play a game where they can start over and experience a whole new life in a whole new way? Even though this game allows you to control the life of a hit actor, with millions of dollars, should we push ourselves to be like them? People tend to take matters a bit too seriously and cannot seem to distinguish the difference between what is meant to be real or fake. In my opinion, the idea Electronic Arts came up with was pure genius because it allows those who are stressed to kick back and relax in the shoes of someone else for a couple of hours.

This game has been a great hit for 10 years for specific reasons because it allows us to see what life would be like in the eyes of another individual. Even though it may have its problem with people taking the game a bit to seriously, society must realize that there real life is far more superior to there virtual one.

Source- http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/games/article/789550--major-milestone-for-the-sims-franchise