The only thing missing is a slap-happy Nanami with lots of pet cats and a swimming pool....mhmmmmmmm!

Nope, no angry sex. The one thing I don't like about the Sims is some of the things they think should universally apply, like how people deal with sex and relationships(that and its hard to make an unrequited love without them liking you back). Even if you make both Touga and Kozue romance Sims and therefore total whores, you still have to have them interact enough to build up their relationship to at least friend level. All Touga should need is a, "Nice shoes. Wanna fuck?" realistically.

Although my Touga has the Pleasure Aspiration that came in Nightlife. I reasoned that even after his transformation by Utena, he's still going to be the snobby little connoisseur that he is. A lot of my Utena Sims are Pleasure Sims, now that I think about it. Grilled Cheese though, I have yet to try.

Kind of on-topic: anyone know where I can find regular Ohtori uniforms, for both sexes? 'Cause I'd like to use them as optional replacements for the private school uniforms in-game, if I can.

Your sister has a wacky sense of humor.

I tried out some of the Aspiration Desperation actions for the first time today. Aspiration Desperation is a fancy way to say that your sim has gone crazy because the player hasn't been fulfilling enough of their "wants."


Touga bitting a piece of cardboard with a picture of a grilled cheese on it... It's a scary thing to watch.

When your sim has very low aspiration, they go crazy and do things like this. While Maxis insists that the game should be played properly, a lot of these are shown in the introduction scene... Here we have Touga bitting on a piece of cardboard with a grilled cheese drawn on it, taring at it like a dog and and a piece of meat. While this was one of the more violent actions, most of what he did with it looked more like he was fantasizing over the grilled cheese. He smelled it and kissed it, making this one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen.


The face on the ball amuses me.

Mikage is Knowledge Aspiration. When his aspiration is at its lowest, he takes out a volley ball named "Professor Von. Ball" to learn from it. He even raises his hand when he knows the answer to his own questions. Knowledge Aspiration sims are sadistic, and probably the most evil sims of them all, not to mention the craziest. They want to kill themselves and other people, all in the name of knowledge. They look at some of the most traumatizing experiences in a good light.

Mikage's Aspiration Desperation action was actually the one that started all this, because he accidentally set the house on fire again, and because it was one of his fears, he went crazy because of it. This is surprisingly realistic.


Oh, my dear Kozue, look what I've done to you...

Yes, that is Kozue, and yes, she is kissing/dancing with a mop. Good 'ol Romance Aspiration sims. They sleep with anything that moves, and if it comes to it, they'll even go after mops. This is the first picture I've posted of her wearing her normal schoolgirl uniform. Personally, I think that her duelist clothes look spiffy, so she's always wearing them.


(No kittens were harmed in the making of this picture.)

That's Nanami's cat Juliano. Cats can't swim in this game. If I put it over the pool, it just stands on the water. Nanami and Juliano are best friends, but behind their seemingly perfect friendship lies dark and disturbing secrets.


Poor Anthy...

The first few episodes of Utena left me wondering if Anthy gets slapped in every episodes. It seems to happen a lot. I love how she dramatically stumbles off to the side to collapse.


One of my favorite actions in the game.

I considered doing more to reenact this scene, but my computer was lagging, and Utena has gone missing. That's a glass of water that she threw at Anthy, if you can't tell.


That's what happens when you mistreat your henchmen.

Nanami and Keiko live under the same roof... It was bound to happen. If Keiko can't stand following Nanami around all day, having to put up with her 24/7 would probably be enough to make her snap.


Why do wolves hate Juri so much...?

That's Gumbo. He's a werewolf, and friends with Kozue. The three of them don't have any pets at the moment, but I would really like to adopt Gumbo. Unfortunately, I found out the hard way that befriending werewolves is a good way to get bitten. Kozue was transformed into a werewolf. (*Insert wild animal metaphor here*) I was able to cure it the next morning, but I haven't played with Gumbo ever since.


Kozue's winning. :0

I really, really wish that they had strip poker in this game. They had it in The Sims Bustin' Out, so I got my hopes up the first time I saw this poker table. The only kind of poker that you can play in this game is normal poker... Oh, well. Maybe someday.


At least she's not painting someone getting hit by a satellite, or drowning.

I may be able to design Utena sims, but that's about as close as I'll ever get to creating Utena fanart, because I can't draw to save my life. It's really sad that I envy my own creations for being able to draw well. Anthy and Utena, can paint masterpieces that sell for $1,600 each. Painting is a limitless skill, and one that allows you to paint all sorts of things.

That was a really long post.

Razara wrote:

I tried out some of the Aspiration Desperation actions for the first time today. Aspiration Desperation is a fancy way to say that your sim has gone crazy because the player hasn't been fulfilling enough of their "wants."


Touga bitting a piece of cardboard with a picture of a grilled cheese on it... It's a scary thing to watch.

When your sim has very low aspiration, they go crazy and do things like this. While Maxis insists that the game should be played properly, a lot of these are shown in the introduction scene... Here we have Touga bitting on a piece of cardboard with a grilled cheese drawn on it, taring at it like a dog and and a piece of meat. While this was one of the more violent actions, most of what he did with it looked more like he was fantasizing over the grilled cheese. He smelled it and kissed it, making this one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen.


The face on the ball amuses me.

Mikage is Knowledge Aspiration. When his aspiration is at its lowest, he takes out a volley ball named "Professor Von. Ball" to learn from it. He even raises his hand when he knows the answer to his own questions. Knowledge Aspiration sims are sadistic, and probably the most evil sims of them all, not to mention the craziest. They want to kill themselves and other people, all in the name of knowledge. They look at some of the most traumatizing experiences in a good light.

Mikage's Aspiration Desperation action was actually the one that started all this, because he accidentally set the house on fire again, and because it was one of his fears, he went crazy because of it. This is surprisingly realistic.


Oh, my dear Kozue, look what I've done to you...

Yes, that is Kozue, and yes, she is kissing/dancing with a mop. Good 'ol Romance Aspiration sims. They sleep with anything that moves, and if it comes to it, they'll even go after mops. This is the first picture I've posted of her wearing her normal schoolgirl uniform. Personally, I think that her duelist clothes look spiffy, so she's always wearing them.

Wow... those are classics. I wish my Mikage could go crazy from setting the house on fire - he just takes showers whenever he sets the house on fire, and I cannot for the life of me figure out why, because I'm playing the original Sims, so he should flop around like the rest of the Sims when there's a fire. And Mamiya waters the flowers whenever there's a fire. It's a bit irritating - I think it must be a glitch in the game.

Geez, I'm gonna end up dropping money on a copy of the Sims 2, huh? Damn you people and your SKU Sims...

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I... er... wow. Professor von Ball.

Suyo wrote:

How exaclty do you go about making these sims?

A free program called The Sims 2 Body Shop should come with the game. I'd recommend trying to find a guide that will teach you how to design them, because teaching yourself how to do it is a huge waste of time.

Giovanna wrote:

(This differs from actual Touga in that Touga could crave grilled cheese until he's blue in the face, but he'll still get one of his floozies to make the sammich for him. Sexist pig.)

Sim-Universe Touga might just influence you to make a grilled cheese for him so that he doesn't have to make it.

onsenmark wrote:

Kind of on-topic: anyone know where I can find regular Ohtori uniforms, for both sexes? 'Cause I'd like to use them as optional replacements for the private school uniforms in-game, if I can.

Now that you mention it, why haven't I designed the male Ohtori uniform yet...? Unfortunately, you can't change the private school uniform.


http://thesims2.ea.com/about/ep5_index.php
Damn you, Maxis! They're talking about the newest expansion pack, and I still have to wait until February to get it.

In the newest expansion pack, you can have greenhouses, and snowball fights, and weather... You can even catch butterflies! Now I really want to play it...

But will you be able to design a greenhouse that looks like a birdcage?

That would be super cool.

I've been good all weekend by working on designing my sims without taking any three hour breaks to play the game. :3 But today I wanted to play it again so I could see the last two Desperation Aspiration actions for the first time.


What a pretty lampshade...

When I asked myself which member of the Utena cast bases their life around pleasure, Touga came to mind. I don't actually have any Pleasure Aspiration sims of my own at the moment, but their Aspiration Desperation action certainly is amusing. In this picture, we have Touga disco dancing with a lamp shade on top of his head.


Meet Shiori's new best friend, "Stick-Cup Buddy!"

The Popularity Aspiration Desperation worked well with Shiori, because the sad truth is that she isn't a very popular character. Frankly, I don't think that having a paper cup on a stick as a best friend could mess her up any worse than being best friends with Juri did. Like all of the actions in this genre, this was both disturbing and amusing to watch at the same time.

Personally, I don't like the Popularity Aspiration. I hate maintaining friendships on this game. All that friends are good for is helping you with your career. And if you don't pay enough attention to your friends, they will stalk you. I have five Utena characters that call my house every day, wondering why I haven't talked to them lately. I eventually just stopped answering my home phone. Even so, I think that I'll make Shiori the most popular person in town, just out of spite. :3


Super Sparkling Cleaning Bubbles.

When Anthy cleans, sparkles and bubbles appear. Anthy loves to clean. When I tell her to clean something, she cheers and practically skips over to whatever it is that needs to be cleaned.

My love for your mad Sims skillz burns with the heat of a million suns.

...I need to make a stick-cup buddy to go with my never-to-be-completed Shiori cosplay.

Also, I freaking love this thread. The only times I ever played The Sims was when I was dating this one guy (all we did was screw, play the sims, and drink. (second)best relationship ever) and it always cracked me up. I loved that game. I so need to buy it when I get my new comp.


Razara, Frau Eva, Archambeau, I think you guys deserve a new level of awesomeness named after you.