Sims 3: Late Night

[lebeau]

Outings - I went on my first couple of outings last night. They are very much like the ones from Sims 2, but everything about them seems to work a little bit better. I only went on 2-person outings, so I'm not sure this will hold up with bigger groups. But the Sims I took on outings stayed with me more than the Sims 2 outings. In Sims 2, it was pretty common to lose members of your group once you got to your destination. That has not been my experience so far with Late Night.

The first outing was more or less a disaster. Keith wanted to spend some time with a big celebrity with whom he had made an aquaintance. I had an opportunity to fulfill that involved befriending someone who was currently at a certain nightclub. So I decided to kill 2 birds with one stone. By the time Keith and his would-be celeb buddy got to the club, up the elevator and through the gates, the celeb got frustrated. As soon as we arrived, he asked me why I invited him out if we weren't going to do anything and he left. Such a diva!

The second outing was with Jun. By this point, we were going steady. I assume it was because we had more of a relationship (celebrity may have also been a factor) but Jun was patient enough to actually get in the club and do something before abandoning me. As soon as I saw the hot tub, I knew where we were going.

Hot tubs - how I have missed you! You were always the best way to make a party a success. You always impressed the head master and got my kids into private school. I've lost count of how many friends I made just chilling in the hot tub.

Not to be indiscreet, but I had to see the Woo Hoo animation for the new hot tubs. It did not disappoint. Nor did the "bubbles" moodlet. And since Keith had Woo Hoo away from his home lot, he had some kind of excited moodlet as well. I forget the name but the name and the description for the moodlet made me chuckle.

Back to the outings. The second outing ranked as a complete success (hot tub Woo Hoo will do that) and Keith got another positive moodlet as a result.

Can't wait to try groups of more than 2 people and see how that goes. My circle of friends is getting big enough that should be a possibility. I'm also looking forward to using the new abilities to influence Sims to do things so I can build the friendships among my friends. How cool is that?

Film Career - The two aspects of Late Night I have focused on the most heavily are Keith's celeb status and his career in film. The two go hand in hand. I haven't said too much about the career because it is mostly just another rabbit hole. But there are some differences.

Like the medical career in Ambitions, you will sometimes get assignments you can do instead of just going to work. These have been hit-and-miss for me. For example, the first assignment I got was to hand out 5 flyers in a park to promote my movie. But the entire time I was there, there was only 1 person in the park to hand out flyers to.

The second assignment I had was to screen a competing movie. I did so, but this was basically just a different rabbit hole to disappear into. And it seemed less beneficial to my career than just doing the usual day of work. At least there, I can chat with the rest of the cast and build up those relationships while I work. A third assignment came along, but given the lacklust nature of the first two, I just went to work same as always.

I have started down the director branch. I knew from my lifetime wish that the writing skill would be a requirement for directing, so I'm prepared for it. But it seems like a bit of an odd fit. I would think of the existing skills, photography would play more into being a film director than anything else. Or art as film is more of a visual form of storytelling than writing. But I guess they couldn't use photography since you really need WA to pursue it.

I think that wraps up my thoughts on Day 2. I'll probably post again on Mondy with my thoughts after whatever amount of play I get in over the weekend. Hopefully, I can write about some larger groups on Monday.

Have a great weekend!