Thank you for following my Sims story!
Hi everyone! I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Justine Thomas and I have been playing The Sims since the original came out in 2000 when I was 9 years old. My parents bribed me with a computer game to learn addition and subtraction. Who knew my parents would then spend years adding up how many sims games they had to buy me!
Even though I’ve been playing for over 20 years, the first time I ever played a legacy was in 2017. I played that family up until starting Hannah’s journey in 2022. I learned a lot by playing my previous legacy about how to make exciting stories through organic gameplay and keep the fun going! I began Hannah’s story in June of 2022 and I was shocked how much the story exploded with an ever-growing fan base.
If you’d like to learn more about me, personally, please visit my blog, Life in Stepping Stones.
Thank you all so much for following my story and letting me share my creativity! You have no idea how much fun this is for me and I hope to keep doing it for a long, long time.
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Sincerely,
Justine
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What inspired me to begin storytelling…
Back in 2017, after playing The Sims since the original came out, I finally found myself playing my very first legacy. I fell in love with the character I made and her story. I’d share the details with my sister, who’s also an avid player, regularly. I played that legacy for 13 generations and up until creating Hannah in 2022. Honestly, the save file was getting really glitchy and hard to manage so it was time for a switch. I feel like finding a sim you connect with is rare, but I got lucky with Hannah! When I first began, I was hopeful she’d become my next legacy, but I never imagined her story would create such a following! I did one post sharing her ridiculous love life and was overwhelmed with the feedback from the community. I knew after that, I had to keep sharing her journey!
I’m also always inspired by the way my 6 year old plays. As adults, we tend to get disappointed by the lack of options in the game. But when my son plays, he uses his imagination to make elaborate stories and I wanted to explore that myself. It’s easy to feel the game isn’t enough if you’re not being creative while you play. But if you let your imagination run wild, you’ll find there is plenty to do! I wanted to show other simmers that you can play the game even without mods and still have a great time.
