What have you been playing this week?
Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve been playing. This week, Marie gives her Sims a holiday; it sounds like Kelsey could use a holiday from Silksong; Alex revisits Clair Obscur ahead of Game of the Year discussions, and is quickly reminded why he loves it; Matt revisits Little Nightmares 1 and 2 while trying to work out why LN3 feels off; Bertie moves house; and Tom loses his frog hat.
What have you been playing?
Catch up with the older editions of this column in our What We’ve Been Playing archive.
Ever since the World Adventures DLC for Sims 3, I’ve been itching for something similar to arrive in Sims 4. While Adventure Awaits doesn’t have the same vibe as World Adventures, it does slightly satisfy that exploration and ‘doing something new’ bug.
The ‘Plan Getaway’ option took a minute to get used to due to its variety of options. This is where you set a destination for your Sim from a select list, then plan their itinerary or pick a pre-made one for them to follow. As someone who enjoys customising their Sims as much as they possibly can, the ability to plan every minute detail was a welcome addition once I got the hang of it.
Also, once you’re on your getaway, and depending on your Sim autonomy level, you really can just leave them to it. So far, I’ve found them a great way of upping my Sim’s skills in particular areas without constantly making sure they’re on task!
-Marie
I’m currently 30 hours deep into my second save file for Silksong, because I can’t get enough of Hornet’s adventure, and I fear I have barely scratched the surface. Hours upon hours have been spent side questing, gathering the most over-powered Tools I can find, and making sure I’ve seen everything – and met every beloved bug – that Pharloom has hidden away. Yet I’m still not even close to being ready for Act 3.
Honestly, I’m not sure what I’ll achieve first: Silksong’s true ending or Silksong burnout. I guess we’ll see if I’m still skonging next week or not.
-Kelsey
I’m thinking about Game of the Year, obviously. We’re getting towards that time again.
