Sometimes when you make games too much like reality they become pointless because you could just take part in reality.
RPGs don't simulate pooping, normally, because who cares.
RPGs don't simulate pooping, normally, because who cares.
Yet, I sunk many hours into the first game as a kid and enjoyed 3 and 4 as an adult (2 was a bit of an in-between for me). Ironically, I think it's the life simulator aspect that makes it fun. It's an escapist sandbox where you can play out "real" life without consequence. Maxis was smart to realize that what was fun was the player's choices, and not so much the game mechanics itself.
That was really funny. Thanks for the laugh, needed that today.