the relationship meter altered my autistic mind . like when i see relationships im like "im at 74 with this person and im at 87 with that one" like it makes pertect sense to me
I’m not autistic but still 1047% ND, have played sims since 8, I am now a grown ass adult with bills to pay, I still do that. Recently fought with a friend, I am at -86 with him and out fury meter is around 10% run through
LITERALLY ME also i think the sims taught me how to define my relationships with people because i stg if i did not have the sims 3 like showing relationships as acquaintances friends good friends etc. i would not know the difference as well. also the sims 2 sims having different relationship scores for eachother and the difference between daily relationships and lifetime relationships
I got so stressed by it i ended up always putting the alarm on the outside wall so it reacted when the robber came to the lot 😂 that must be when my anxiety started haha
I still remember the reactions when Seasons came out - everything else was *great* but that hair was utterly cursed. I still don't know what they were on when they approved that.
i remember having a visceral reaction to that hair.... and i also vaguely remember being scared of the peppermint afro from katy perry sweet treats the sims 3 had some of the most cursed assets in the series but honestly it's part of the charm in the end.... also imaginary friends are demons sent from hell but genuinely the most fun i've had in sims 3 involves them!
@@me-dc8pj i dont know why but i imagine she either read the books or reread them & realized how truly evil that man is. like in the movies the depth of his abuse towards the literal children students isnt shown, hes just kinda a dick but in the end a hero. but in the books he was full cruel & abusive.
I’m a dedicated Sims 2 player and it took me a long time to start playing Sims 3. When I finally got around to it, I played Agnes Crumplebottom, romanced and married Eric Darling (ghost) and had twin daughters. I had just decided which twin was going to be the legacy and one day I had her (Jessica, no lie!) out harvesting the garden in the neighbor’s yard and she got hit by a meteor. I was shocked and devastated. And then a miracle happened. She gave the Grim Reaper a flower and came back from the dead! I had no idea either of those things were possible. I laughed and cried at the same time. She went on to get an epic tattoo to commemorate the event, traveled the world, became a ghost hunter, and eventually moved into her own house where I put her meteor on display in the front yard. That first night a burglar came and stole it. 😂 I love the Sims. I’m still playing Sims 2. I’m trying to learn to love Sims 4 but it’s hard. It’s really hard.
@@carlakoala7415 Years ago, when Origin was still a thing, EA made the entire Sims 2 franchise available if you could prove you owned the game. It’s called the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, and I’m of the opinion they should just sell the damn game. I don’t think it’s still possible to get it.
When my youngest was around five or so, she used sims concepts to vocalize her own needs and wants. For example, one night when she was going to bed she told me that her fun bar was in the red and she needed fun. It was so interesting how the game helped her communicate.
I was in my thirties when Sims 2 came out. My husband would complain at the cost of playing, and I would reply that it's a cheap psychologist. I swear it kept me sane. It gave me a way to explain to my husband that you have to have a high enough relationship with someone to have a dirty joke go over well. Lessons galore.
I just love how passionate Jessie is about the Sims. An absolute authority on the subject. Now all I want is a plumbella video about the Making Magic pack because it sounds so fun!
Idk whether pink hair just suits you the best or whether I like it so much on you because it reminds me of Plumbella 2020 and honestly your channel carried me through the first months of quarantine. I CAMPED on your channel in hopes of new videos.
I can't look at the Makin' Magic pack or hear the music without losing it. I just want to be transported to that moment in my life, discovering that pack for the first time. I'll never forget the feeling I had looking at The Sims 2 leaflet and watching the teaser for it on the bonus CD. It changed my entire world for the last two decades. 😭💚🔷
Same here. I have all those memories with going to magic Town and making spells! So nostalgic for me the game was everything to me I've never found a game as good since.
as a brazilian, i've studied in schools with uniforms and no uniforms. not having uniforms often meant more classism, more bullying, etc etc. however uniforms here are usually like ugly ass sweats and a white tee with the school logo embroidered. if i knew there were countries where kids wore these cute pleated skirts and shirts and blazers i might like. mail myself to the uk in a box to have them
In Hungary, it is very rare for a school to have uniforms, and I wish we had and glad we didn't have it at the same time... I was never the even remotely fashionable, so I had some negative feelings when I saw other way cooler or richer kids running around in nicer-looking clothes... but on the other hand, when I started dressing in a way that reflected my personality, making do with what I had, I was very happy I was able to express myself through clothing as well. School was dictating so much of my life anyway, I was glad how I was dressing was not one of them
i was talking to my partner the other day about how i genuinely think playing the sims as a little kid w undiagnosed autism has affected the way i interact with the world lmao. like every time i drive on a new road or go somewhere i haven't before i'm like "oh huh there's more world past where i usually go and not just a blank void"
The hot tub gives me a more positive vibe cause I didn't have the pack that gave us a hot tub so I was just glad to finally have a hot tub lol but I get it
You're in luck- plumbella has actually made a couple! check the playlists tab, theres a series called "the entire history of." There are a few videos in there that go into a deep dive into the lore of the Goth family and Bella's disappearance
@@thatzerogirl Thank you but I've watched these already because they're great videos as well, but she said that she would make a video about it in this video so I hope we learn it soon!!
The tier: she's a beauty - stunning - aesthetically pleasing. Plumbella vibes: unmatched. My need to be entertained: pleased. Thanking you hen for your ongoing quality videos. 💞
Thank you Jesse! You always make me feel more positive about my autism. This community wouldn't be the same without you, and I cannot express how grateful I am for your videos. Love you ❤
i was thinking about it and i think the things that really made an impact on me was the lore of the sims 2 when i was a child. literally was sitting on our trampolin and was just talking about the households and what i want to do as if my neighbours wouldn't see or hear me in the garten lol. i was just living my life talking shit about don with myself. i think it greatly influenced my love for lore in general not just the sims. then we have the caliente burglar in the sims 2, mummies in the sims 3 (played it with a good friend of mine and since the pc was in our basement room the shock when a mummy came, while we were exploring, was just priceless :D). the launcher actually traumatized me bc the amount of times my game had starting problems and this one constant error message, it just sucked the whole energy of my day. the sims 3 exchange was a big one, bc it was the first time i was introduced into cc and stuff. the 20th anniversary thing is just a joke to this day, the disrespect with that one was big ngl. honestly it is just crazy how much my friends and i grew up with the sims 2 and 3. a good chunk of what we were talking about in school, on the way to school and back was concerning the sims, when my friends could go home before me bc their french teacher was ill and i still had latin class, they sometimes left me notes/sketches on my bike featuring gunther, cornelia and the whole drama of gunther having an affair with vita whilst cornelia had one with the butler (obviously i still have those drawings) and so it just brings me back so much joy and nostalgia. edit:/ also, sims 2 machinimas, there are some really disturbing ones out there
My mom and I also have death trauma! Like ever since my dad died a couple of years ago, we've always just had a thing about it. Like we're ok, but I also stress an abnormal amount about random ways the people I love can die. But like I'm ok
Makin' Magic was a work of art. I also miss that feeling that only existed while playing it and spent so many hours playing it. Like, thinking about that game fills me with so much nostalgia!
I'm with you. I couldn't bear to leave behind my fairy rockstar & his human husband in Sims 3 so I didn't start playing Sims 4 until 2017. And that was only after I found a ton of band/stage/music studio CC, and recreated my whole pantheon of sims in Sims 4. And here I am, in 2023 STILL WAITING for rock bands and fairies. AUGH! Yes to Caleb 💙 Speaking of vampires in books, most people recommend Anne Rice (which YES, I loved the first 4, after which, Anne sorta goes off the rails), and I liked the first 2 Twilight books, but for me, the series I've loved most were The Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris (the one True Blood was based loosely on. Ok WAY too loosely. The books are SO MUCH BETTER.) Besides the vampires, I love her depiction of fairies as beautiful and deadly. So good. I've read some of the books in the series four or five times, and the entire series all the way through twice. LOVE. Just sayin'. :)
@@aromanticfranziskavonkarma If you click on my name, my channel banner is my fairy & his human love as they appeared in Sims 3. Back in 2013, I started writing about them, and to date, I have 3 books written in a series, working on a 4th, and maybe a 5th till I complete the story. If I manage to get them published, you may one day be able to read about them. 🙂
Sorry but "genuinely negative emotional and physical response" Hearing this as an autistic person the FIRST sims trope I think of is them calling me to ask if they should marry their partner, me saying 'do what feels right' and then them getting mad at me for not making the life altering decision for them and saying I'm good for nothing 😭
4:10 it’s an octopus on her head also the intro relatable after the loss of my grandma last Saturday and the fact my meds having had a chance to work so my mental health is bad bad but like ohhh well love you plum
Jessie!! You are not alone. I fear when anyone has to drive somewhere, when we have to fly somewhere, when we go to sleep. Anxious thoughts are exhausting! We're in it together.
The most iconic Sims story imo was strangetown here we come (creator strangetomato), don't remember if it was on the Sims 2 exchange ever though when I read it was on livejournal. Never got into fortune and romance, but skell (creator) is still number 1 necessary cc creator for maxis match Sims 2.
Omg I'm so glad someone mentioned this! I loved that story too and I was trying so hard to remember its name after Plumbella's video on the Roosterteeth Strangertown video. Legit thought it was going to be about that series when I clicked on it.
jesse i’ve been binging ur videos recently, and i just want to say thank u for being such a lovely human. i’ve been going thru a bit of a rough patch and ur videos bring so much comfort
OMG, I could so relate when you went off on Makin' Magic. Not so much about the pack itself, but about The Sims in general. I have been playing since the beginning as well, and the game is my one and only. It touches me so deeply. I'm a designer who also happens to be a control freak, who loves telling stories. It just hits all the notes. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone irl who shares my passion. I turn to you, and other UA-camrs, who truly understand. When you were talking about MM and the Pastel Pop Kit, I could really feel your deep love for the game, and how much it has literally changed you. Me too babe, me too. 🥰
okay im late to this but THE MAKIN MAGIC PART YES. i have never related to anyone this much the way that making magic just shaped everything…it was the blueprint. the absolute ecstasy of playing it. i just want her back
Making magic is the ultimate nostalgia. I didn’t have it but my best friend did, and I remember going to hers after school and sitting in the “computer room” for hours just making one family and then playing the next day etc 😭
@8:50 I treat the Sims3 massive load screen like previews at the theater...that's the time I spend getting a drink and/snacks in the kitchen while the game loads in my bedroom.
The feeling of chasing the emotional state of playing The Sims 1 is something that is SO specific, but SO powerful. I don't know if I will ever be able to experience that kind of wonder and obsessive joy again in my life.
"Made Magic" would be a perfect phrase on a headstone. So many questions, few would know, but everyone would think about it and therefore think about you
Caleb really be out here reinvigorating everyone's love for vampires. Any time I create a new sim and Caleb shows up at my door I'm just a mess ;3; Makin' Magic STILL holds top tier in my heart, it's my favorite expansion ever released for sims. Nothing has come close to it yet~
The only childhood sims memory I have is going to an older friends house and having my sim self get sent to boarding school immediately. I was absolutely distraught.
9:14 custom scenarios are absolutely a thing!! I've played a few - although they are mods, and not easy to make, so they're glitchy sometimes. but definitely possible, and they make the game a lot more fun
In my sims 2 years I thought I was being SO scandalous and chaotic for playing with the Smith family and Pollination Technician. Tween me was truly shook to her core by their storyline.
7:58 completely valid, legit the reason why I still can't play the Sims 4. Love that open world too much, y'know? 12:40 this existed for TS3 too! I spent *ages* reading those on the official website as a kid
I loved this so much! It makes me happy, seeing you happy... and the chaos... I live for it. I have a weird thing with the Sims 1. I remember the point bar things when creating your sims, I remember Sims Superstar, even owned a copy of it and played with... but I have no memory of the Sims 1 itself.
I had the same emotional response to makin magic as a kid. And it completely surpassed all my expectations for what it could be. I miss that feeling of thinking magic could be real and just childhood dreams
i am the same with the constant worry about your parents. my dad died in me and my moms arms and while it was traumatic i thank god i was there because he was not alone and it was the 3 of us like it had been for so long. i am even closer with my mom after this of course and i genuinely have no idea what i will do if i do not die at the same time as her because if we don't go together i dont think i could handle it. i wish i had something more comforting to say about the constant worrying about our parents. its been almost 2 years and my brain still tries to deal with it by thinking oh he's just in his room napping, or he's at work. yeah the worry is gone but its been replaced with a different feeling. i know this is an old as video and this is a bit off topic but idk maybe somebody relates or it will help them. the best advice i have is take so many pictures and videos of the people you love that you have space for nothing else because that's got me through a little bit with my bro and dad but it's just not enough but idk if it ever would be enough but ya if anybody else is going through grief like this make sure you see a doctor for some meds even if it's just for a short period to get you through the worst of it
I was terrified of house fires from being taught about them in school (they made it sound to me like it'd definitely happen to all of us at some point) so when I had my first fire in The Sims I literally started to cry. Also my very first encounter with a ghost when I didn't know they were a thing in game startled me so badly that I had nightmares that night and couldn't play in the Goth household for a while xD
Odd video to say this on, but I really love watching your videos! Your relationship with the sims gives me a lot of solace - I've a few video games that changed my life the way the sims changed yours, and a lot of people tell me that I needed to stop "rambling on" about it and get out and do other things besides play video games. I've gotten better at balancing the virtual world with real life, but I can't deny that these games "alter my brain chemistry" like you say here. The fact that you're out here making videos on the sims years later and even COLLABORATED with EA to make maybe the most beloved kit in the game is awesome - makes me happy that there's love out there for people who are "too obsessed" certain games. Thanks for making your content and sharing it with us!
Oh the sims 1 music sting for the burglar scared me so much! And i completely forgot about the Sims 2 stories until you mentioned them! I didn't read any fanmade ones tho
@15:35 slice extra firm tofu thin (5-6 slices) and pan fry in oil just like a fried egg, until golden. Plate and with a pepper grinder full of rock black salt, powder the hot surface and enjoy. The trick is to add the black salt AFTER the cooking process. Got my grinder and the rock back salt (not pink Himalayan) on Amazon. I live in Florida and it's too damn humid for fine ground or powdered salt, so the grinders do the trick. ;)
I'm with you on the Makin' Magic.... I genuinely look at it and get so nostalgic it hurts. I was in my early 20s when it came out, but I STILL want to go back to that time so badly! I listen to the Sims 1 music and reminisce all the time 🥰
8:57 for real lately ive been thinking about like... sims 4 loading screens with game tips in the corner and then like a background (preferably ones vaguely related to the game tip). It could change while loading occassionally -Backgrounds -Owned worlds Drawings or photos of worlds you own (eg. Oasis Springs). Could be photos of certain lots. Could have some sims in them. -Event photos Photos of like, some child's birthday party or a dinner party at the goths house. Even weddings! -Sims Just generic photos of sims hanging out. Maybe a photo of sims singing their heart out in a San Myshuno lounge. A family at home with a sim taking care of their toddler. People fishing. Walking their dogs, etc. Might make some concept art for this later ngl. I'd need to go on my xbox and log into sims for some photos though.
The pastel pop kit is literally one of my favorite packs I’ve ever gotten from the sims franchise. So much fun to build with, you did such an incredible job! ❤
I miss TS1 and TS2 stories. I made some as a kid and it was a lot of fun! There was one specific TS1 story I was really obsessed with and can’t find archived anywhere.
I 100% share your feelings regarding Makin' Magic. It is the best thing that ever happened to the franchise. It gives me such magical warm childhood memories
The Sims 2 website was my life when I was a teenager… The only place on the internet I ever spent any time and I still miss it so much. Changed my entire outlook on life for sure!
When I was in middle school, my younger sister and I got grounded from the sims 2 for a year because we had constant nightmares about our house catching on fire lol
the amount of emotional trauma, yet dependency i have for the Sims 2 exchange//launcher is insane. there are so many wacky Sims 2 machinimas i've watched and emo/vampire cc i have in my downloads right now from 2005, that if i lost i genuinely would cry and be upset.
Literally the idea of chasing the feeling of the Making Magic ep is the reason I can't play TS4, but I installed TS2 and it gives me the same visceral reaction I had as a child everytime the intro video explodes on the screen. 😂
The Sims: Makin' Magic also altered my brain chemistry, I totally understand the feeling Jesse described when she was talking about chasing that feeling again. Only I neer got that feeling cuz my computer never loaded the game, it was too much for it so I never experienced it
the sims 2 site stories... i was so engrossed in some of them. legacy stories, depressing stories lol. also met a friend i still have as a fb friend bc of the forums. those forums were my happy place. i think it's also the reason i got into twlight. i spent a lot of time making twilight sims
I noticed once I got back to sims 3 how much more I travel in that game compared to sims 4,, the loading screens really just create a barrier to doing anything and there's no incentive to explore around
(I added this video to my Watch Later so only just watched it but) O M G the Sims exchange !!! What sweet memories! I loved those little flip-along stories, so much angst 😭I was an "overmodest orator" on the forum too, I miss that place. If I had my own tier list, I would add that Sims 2 installation mini-game you got (basically playing Snap) and put it in "neutral", because on the one hand it was fun; but on the other, it was a 50/50 chance my game would actually install on my terrible PC, so was a super tension-filled experience waiting to see if the installation would crash or not! Plus I thought that if you played the Snap game better, your game would be better...or something... failed logic there!
I relate to this so much, on so many levels. Re: Vegan eggs, it's all about that tofu scramble! But black salt, imo, is a must. I ordered some from Amazon, it smells like sulfur - which makes sense, given that it tastes like eggs. It doesn't take much, and bc it is salt you don't need any other type... I love mine with sautéed orange and yellow peppers, onions and mushrooms. Mmmmm, so good! Tyfs! Hope you're having a great week! Best of wishes.
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We actually do need to know the real reason Bella Goth is missing. It is quite important
Good news, they've already made a couple of videos about that, they're in the "entire history of" video playlist
@@thatzerogirl Oh thanks for letting me know
Are we ready tho ?
in the life and death of bella goth video they said it was an alien abduction, is it not that?? im dying to know now
yes we need to know. even if it breaks our hearts. we need to know in order to begin to move on.
the relationship meter altered my autistic mind . like when i see relationships im like "im at 74 with this person and im at 87 with that one" like it makes pertect sense to me
I’m not autistic but still 1047% ND, have played sims since 8, I am now a grown ass adult with bills to pay, I still do that. Recently fought with a friend, I am at -86 with him and out fury meter is around 10% run through
LITERALLY ME also i think the sims taught me how to define my relationships with people because i stg if i did not have the sims 3 like showing relationships as acquaintances friends good friends etc. i would not know the difference as well. also the sims 2 sims having different relationship scores for eachother and the difference between daily relationships and lifetime relationships
the sims needs helped me learn to keep track of my own
I have found my people
Holy cowplant, I always suspected I wasn't the only one finding that super useful
I like that you made your own version. it’s so much more pleasant to look at than the tiermaker ones :)
literally i hate the tiermaker’s look, especially S tier being red - F tier being green. switch those fkin colors around like 😭
@@CeceSamara thank you! I always hated the colour order but have never seen anybody complain about it!
@@CeceSamara with color/numbers synesthesia + autism it absolutely kills me how they designed tier maker. Yuck.
@@CeceSamara Finally someone said it! I get so confused by the colours!
@@laura1900 prob cause you can change the colors
I remember playing the Sims 2 at the ripe age of 8 years old and my heart would start racing when they started playing the creepy robber music 😭
same lol it genuinely affected me, now i can't play without putting an alarm on every door
I first played the sims 2 for the first time last year and the burglar music made me jump
@@magentafox1657 honestly… I kind of miss it now. But it had childhood me STRESSED.
@@kaleybarfield9964 yeah it's really scary! I now know why the music is so infamous
I got so stressed by it i ended up always putting the alarm on the outside wall so it reacted when the robber came to the lot 😂 that must be when my anxiety started haha
blessed: the beautiful, eye-pleasing colors of this tier list
cursed: the hair with croissants at the ends
Croissants 🤣🤣🤣
Hehe. "croissants". That made me laugh. 😄
I still remember the reactions when Seasons came out - everything else was *great* but that hair was utterly cursed. I still don't know what they were on when they approved that.
i remember having a visceral reaction to that hair.... and i also vaguely remember being scared of the peppermint afro from katy perry sweet treats the sims 3 had some of the most cursed assets in the series but honestly it's part of the charm in the end.... also imaginary friends are demons sent from hell but genuinely the most fun i've had in sims 3 involves them!
theres still nothing funnier than jessie putting a "im a snape anti now" on her cutboard stand of snape
Do you know why she did it?
@@me-dc8pj yeah! It's because she's a snape anti now. Hope this helps :)
@@carysbebard3690 LMAO
@@me-dc8pj i dont know why but i imagine she either read the books or reread them & realized how truly evil that man is. like in the movies the depth of his abuse towards the literal children students isnt shown, hes just kinda a dick but in the end a hero. but in the books he was full cruel & abusive.
tbh plumbella has altered my brain chemistry, giving you the handshake hen
The baby cooked in the barbecue in TS2, then eaten by the family, genuinely changed my life negatively
Wait WHAT?????
I’m a dedicated Sims 2 player and it took me a long time to start playing Sims 3. When I finally got around to it, I played Agnes Crumplebottom, romanced and married Eric Darling (ghost) and had twin daughters. I had just decided which twin was going to be the legacy and one day I had her (Jessica, no lie!) out harvesting the garden in the neighbor’s yard and she got hit by a meteor. I was shocked and devastated. And then a miracle happened. She gave the Grim Reaper a flower and came back from the dead! I had no idea either of those things were possible. I laughed and cried at the same time. She went on to get an epic tattoo to commemorate the event, traveled the world, became a ghost hunter, and eventually moved into her own house where I put her meteor on display in the front yard. That first night a burglar came and stole it. 😂 I love the Sims. I’m still playing Sims 2. I’m trying to learn to love Sims 4 but it’s hard. It’s really hard.
Love this!! Made me laugh
How do you run the sims 2 though? I miss it so much!
@@carlakoala7415 Years ago, when Origin was still a thing, EA made the entire Sims 2 franchise available if you could prove you owned the game. It’s called the Sims 2 Ultimate Collection, and I’m of the opinion they should just sell the damn game. I don’t think it’s still possible to get it.
@@carlakoala7415 sail the seven seas
When my youngest was around five or so, she used sims concepts to vocalize her own needs and wants. For example, one night when she was going to bed she told me that her fun bar was in the red and she needed fun. It was so interesting how the game helped her communicate.
I'd love to know why Bella's missing! I'm fully prepared to have my heart broken.
Only here to get my heart broken by plumbella
Search the channel for Bella Goth, lots of goodies!
I was in my thirties when Sims 2 came out. My husband would complain at the cost of playing, and I would reply that it's a cheap psychologist. I swear it kept me sane. It gave me a way to explain to my husband that you have to have a high enough relationship with someone to have a dirty joke go over well. Lessons galore.
I just love how passionate Jessie is about the Sims. An absolute authority on the subject. Now all I want is a plumbella video about the Making Magic pack because it sounds so fun!
sims 4 really just needs more chaos and suffering just in game this time
I never had a Twilight phase so Caleb and Lillith Vatore genuinely changed my life, my sims always end up marrying or woohooing one of them
It's honestly their fault for breaking into my house. Now you'll never leave, accept your fate and my hand in marriage, thank you
My sim is pregnant with her fourth child with Caleb
I don't like to play with vampires but I have the vampire pack because of them
Facts
Idk whether pink hair just suits you the best or whether I like it so much on you because it reminds me of Plumbella 2020 and honestly your channel carried me through the first months of quarantine. I CAMPED on your channel in hopes of new videos.
I can't look at the Makin' Magic pack or hear the music without losing it. I just want to be transported to that moment in my life, discovering that pack for the first time. I'll never forget the feeling I had looking at The Sims 2 leaflet and watching the teaser for it on the bonus CD. It changed my entire world for the last two decades. 😭💚🔷
Same here. I have all those memories with going to magic Town and making spells! So nostalgic for me the game was everything to me I've never found a game as good since.
as a brazilian, i've studied in schools with uniforms and no uniforms. not having uniforms often meant more classism, more bullying, etc etc. however uniforms here are usually like ugly ass sweats and a white tee with the school logo embroidered. if i knew there were countries where kids wore these cute pleated skirts and shirts and blazers i might like. mail myself to the uk in a box to have them
In Hungary, it is very rare for a school to have uniforms, and I wish we had and glad we didn't have it at the same time... I was never the even remotely fashionable, so I had some negative feelings when I saw other way cooler or richer kids running around in nicer-looking clothes... but on the other hand, when I started dressing in a way that reflected my personality, making do with what I had, I was very happy I was able to express myself through clothing as well. School was dictating so much of my life anyway, I was glad how I was dressing was not one of them
i was talking to my partner the other day about how i genuinely think playing the sims as a little kid w undiagnosed autism has affected the way i interact with the world lmao. like every time i drive on a new road or go somewhere i haven't before i'm like "oh huh there's more world past where i usually go and not just a blank void"
The hot tub gives me a more positive vibe cause I didn't have the pack that gave us a hot tub so I was just glad to finally have a hot tub lol but I get it
True, any new basegame woohoo locations is a positive
Same 🤣😭
I remember spending hours and hours reading those stories on The Sims 2 site but remember absolutely no details, just how much I loved them
This tier list was so amazing!!! And please make a video about the Bella Goth disappearance, I'd love to be in on the drama!!!
You're in luck- plumbella has actually made a couple! check the playlists tab, theres a series called "the entire history of." There are a few videos in there that go into a deep dive into the lore of the Goth family and Bella's disappearance
She has!! They’re great videos just search up Bella goth and plumbella
@@thatzerogirl Thank you but I've watched these already because they're great videos as well, but she said that she would make a video about it in this video so I hope we learn it soon!!
@@chaselubianski3159 oh- awesome! sometimes a refresher on the subject can be a great thing.
@@thatzerogirl You didn't watch the video did you
Vidcund has unironically altered my brain chemistry. I'm coping and therapize so much through that character, I feel like I'm transforming.
The tier: she's a beauty - stunning - aesthetically pleasing. Plumbella vibes: unmatched. My need to be entertained: pleased. Thanking you hen for your ongoing quality videos. 💞
Thank you Jesse! You always make me feel more positive about my autism. This community wouldn't be the same without you, and I cannot express how grateful I am for your videos. Love you ❤
i want to be able to talk about myself the way you talk about The Sims: Makin' Magic because i'm not gonna lie i teared up
i was thinking about it and i think the things that really made an impact on me was the lore of the sims 2 when i was a child. literally was sitting on our trampolin and was just talking about the households and what i want to do as if my neighbours wouldn't see or hear me in the garten lol. i was just living my life talking shit about don with myself. i think it greatly influenced my love for lore in general not just the sims. then we have the caliente burglar in the sims 2, mummies in the sims 3 (played it with a good friend of mine and since the pc was in our basement room the shock when a mummy came, while we were exploring, was just priceless :D). the launcher actually traumatized me bc the amount of times my game had starting problems and this one constant error message, it just sucked the whole energy of my day. the sims 3 exchange was a big one, bc it was the first time i was introduced into cc and stuff. the 20th anniversary thing is just a joke to this day, the disrespect with that one was big ngl.
honestly it is just crazy how much my friends and i grew up with the sims 2 and 3. a good chunk of what we were talking about in school, on the way to school and back was concerning the sims, when my friends could go home before me bc their french teacher was ill and i still had latin class, they sometimes left me notes/sketches on my bike featuring gunther, cornelia and the whole drama of gunther having an affair with vita whilst cornelia had one with the butler (obviously i still have those drawings) and so it just brings me back so much joy and nostalgia. edit:/ also, sims 2 machinimas, there are some really disturbing ones out there
My mom and I also have death trauma! Like ever since my dad died a couple of years ago, we've always just had a thing about it. Like we're ok, but I also stress an abnormal amount about random ways the people I love can die. But like I'm ok
Makin' Magic was a work of art. I also miss that feeling that only existed while playing it and spent so many hours playing it. Like, thinking about that game fills me with so much nostalgia!
Yes !! Me aswell god I've never found a game that felt the same since
I'm with you. I couldn't bear to leave behind my fairy rockstar & his human husband in Sims 3 so I didn't start playing Sims 4 until 2017. And that was only after I found a ton of band/stage/music studio CC, and recreated my whole pantheon of sims in Sims 4. And here I am, in 2023 STILL WAITING for rock bands and fairies. AUGH!
Yes to Caleb 💙
Speaking of vampires in books, most people recommend Anne Rice (which YES, I loved the first 4, after which, Anne sorta goes off the rails), and I liked the first 2 Twilight books, but for me, the series I've loved most were The Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris (the one True Blood was based loosely on. Ok WAY too loosely. The books are SO MUCH BETTER.) Besides the vampires, I love her depiction of fairies as beautiful and deadly. So good. I've read some of the books in the series four or five times, and the entire series all the way through twice. LOVE. Just sayin'. :)
can i learn more about your rockstar fairy and his husband? that sounds like a really fun household to play with
@@aromanticfranziskavonkarma If you click on my name, my channel banner is my fairy & his human love as they appeared in Sims 3. Back in 2013, I started writing about them, and to date, I have 3 books written in a series, working on a 4th, and maybe a 5th till I complete the story. If I manage to get them published, you may one day be able to read about them. 🙂
Jesse’s sims family that she always makes sounds a lot like the Dunphys in Modern Family
Bahaha I guess Luke is the throwaway? 🤣
Sorry but "genuinely negative emotional and physical response"
Hearing this as an autistic person the FIRST sims trope I think of is them calling me to ask if they should marry their partner, me saying 'do what feels right' and then them getting mad at me for not making the life altering decision for them and saying I'm good for nothing 😭
I JUST NOTICED THE "I AM A SNAPE ANTI NOW" THATS FUCKIN HILARIOUS ILY
Sims 2 changed the way I thought of myself. It made me think about, how I wanted my life to be. I was 10 years old when it came out.
Your experience with Makin' Magic is the EXACT SAME ONE I had! I'm so emotional about this expansion!!
4:10 it’s an octopus on her head also the intro relatable after the loss of my grandma last Saturday and the fact my meds having had a chance to work so my mental health is bad bad but like ohhh well love you plum
Jessie!! You are not alone. I fear when anyone has to drive somewhere, when we have to fly somewhere, when we go to sleep. Anxious thoughts are exhausting! We're in it together.
The most iconic Sims story imo was strangetown here we come (creator strangetomato), don't remember if it was on the Sims 2 exchange ever though when I read it was on livejournal. Never got into fortune and romance, but skell (creator) is still number 1 necessary cc creator for maxis match Sims 2.
Omg I'm so glad someone mentioned this! I loved that story too and I was trying so hard to remember its name after Plumbella's video on the Roosterteeth Strangertown video. Legit thought it was going to be about that series when I clicked on it.
jesse i’ve been binging ur videos recently, and i just want to say thank u for being such a lovely human. i’ve been going thru a bit of a rough patch and ur videos bring so much comfort
OMG, I could so relate when you went off on Makin' Magic. Not so much about the pack itself, but about The Sims in general. I have been playing since the beginning as well, and the game is my one and only. It touches me so deeply. I'm a designer who also happens to be a control freak, who loves telling stories. It just hits all the notes. Unfortunately, I don't know anyone irl who shares my passion. I turn to you, and other UA-camrs, who truly understand. When you were talking about MM and the Pastel Pop Kit, I could really feel your deep love for the game, and how much it has literally changed you. Me too babe, me too. 🥰
okay im late to this but THE MAKIN MAGIC PART YES. i have never related to anyone this much the way that making magic just shaped everything…it was the blueprint. the absolute ecstasy of playing it. i just want her back
Making magic is the ultimate nostalgia. I didn’t have it but my best friend did, and I remember going to hers after school and sitting in the “computer room” for hours just making one family and then playing the next day etc 😭
I have never commented here, but I love your content and personality! The community wouldn’t be the same without you ngl
The making magic part was just amazing 😭
@8:50 I treat the Sims3 massive load screen like previews at the theater...that's the time I spend getting a drink and/snacks in the kitchen while the game loads in my bedroom.
The feeling of chasing the emotional state of playing The Sims 1 is something that is SO specific, but SO powerful. I don't know if I will ever be able to experience that kind of wonder and obsessive joy again in my life.
"Made Magic" would be a perfect phrase on a headstone. So many questions, few would know, but everyone would think about it and therefore think about you
weird compliment but the thumbnail ate so hard babes xx
Caleb really be out here reinvigorating everyone's love for vampires. Any time I create a new sim and Caleb shows up at my door I'm just a mess ;3;
Makin' Magic STILL holds top tier in my heart, it's my favorite expansion ever released for sims. Nothing has come close to it yet~
The only childhood sims memory I have is going to an older friends house and having my sim self get sent to boarding school immediately. I was absolutely distraught.
I LOVE chaotic tier lists. Talk about doing something to my brain lol, my whole mood lit up when you pulled up that tier list!
9:14 custom scenarios are absolutely a thing!! I've played a few - although they are mods, and not easy to make, so they're glitchy sometimes. but definitely possible, and they make the game a lot more fun
When you said that no matter how hard your life was, the sims was always there for you, I felt that so hard. 😢
In my sims 2 years I thought I was being SO scandalous and chaotic for playing with the Smith family and Pollination Technician. Tween me was truly shook to her core by their storyline.
7:58 completely valid, legit the reason why I still can't play the Sims 4. Love that open world too much, y'know?
12:40 this existed for TS3 too! I spent *ages* reading those on the official website as a kid
The Sims Makin Magic is the reason I love french accordion music. That soundtrack is iconic and I love it so much
I loved this so much! It makes me happy, seeing you happy... and the chaos... I live for it.
I have a weird thing with the Sims 1. I remember the point bar things when creating your sims, I remember Sims Superstar, even owned a copy of it and played with... but I have no memory of the Sims 1 itself.
I had the same emotional response to makin magic as a kid. And it completely surpassed all my expectations for what it could be. I miss that feeling of thinking magic could be real and just childhood dreams
i am the same with the constant worry about your parents. my dad died in me and my moms arms and while it was traumatic i thank god i was there because he was not alone and it was the 3 of us like it had been for so long. i am even closer with my mom after this of course and i genuinely have no idea what i will do if i do not die at the same time as her because if we don't go together i dont think i could handle it. i wish i had something more comforting to say about the constant worrying about our parents. its been almost 2 years and my brain still tries to deal with it by thinking oh he's just in his room napping, or he's at work. yeah the worry is gone but its been replaced with a different feeling. i know this is an old as video and this is a bit off topic but idk maybe somebody relates or it will help them. the best advice i have is take so many pictures and videos of the people you love that you have space for nothing else because that's got me through a little bit with my bro and dad but it's just not enough but idk if it ever would be enough but ya if anybody else is going through grief like this make sure you see a doctor for some meds even if it's just for a short period to get you through the worst of it
I remember every thing on this list. We have the exact same feelings about making magic. Was so special to me I still have it on my shelf
I was terrified of house fires from being taught about them in school (they made it sound to me like it'd definitely happen to all of us at some point) so when I had my first fire in The Sims I literally started to cry. Also my very first encounter with a ghost when I didn't know they were a thing in game startled me so badly that I had nightmares that night and couldn't play in the Goth household for a while xD
the way my heart would DROP when i was playing the sims 2 and the burglar music started playing
Odd video to say this on, but I really love watching your videos! Your relationship with the sims gives me a lot of solace - I've a few video games that changed my life the way the sims changed yours, and a lot of people tell me that I needed to stop "rambling on" about it and get out and do other things besides play video games. I've gotten better at balancing the virtual world with real life, but I can't deny that these games "alter my brain chemistry" like you say here.
The fact that you're out here making videos on the sims years later and even COLLABORATED with EA to make maybe the most beloved kit in the game is awesome - makes me happy that there's love out there for people who are "too obsessed" certain games. Thanks for making your content and sharing it with us!
Oh the sims 1 music sting for the burglar scared me so much! And i completely forgot about the Sims 2 stories until you mentioned them! I didn't read any fanmade ones tho
A Bella video is ALWAYS needed and welcomed even if our hearts will break.
Yes please do a video on the Bella Bachelor/Goth mystery
Good news, they've already made a handful of them! they're in the "entire history of" video playlist, those videos all slap
@@thatzerogirl Yeah, but Jesse asked if they should make a video about the real reason Bella Goth is missing, this person is just answering
@15:35 slice extra firm tofu thin (5-6 slices) and pan fry in oil just like a fried egg, until golden. Plate and with a pepper grinder full of rock black salt, powder the hot surface and enjoy. The trick is to add the black salt AFTER the cooking process. Got my grinder and the rock back salt (not pink Himalayan) on Amazon. I live in Florida and it's too damn humid for fine ground or powdered salt, so the grinders do the trick. ;)
I'm with you on the Makin' Magic.... I genuinely look at it and get so nostalgic it hurts. I was in my early 20s when it came out, but I STILL want to go back to that time so badly! I listen to the Sims 1 music and reminisce all the time 🥰
I listen to build/buy music while I clean because it literally gets me in the mood to organize
11:51 “I’m scared of her” me too bestie. I laughed so much in this video ty 💕
8:57 for real
lately ive been thinking about like... sims 4 loading screens with game tips in the corner and then like a background (preferably ones vaguely related to the game tip). It could change while loading occassionally
-Backgrounds
-Owned worlds
Drawings or photos of worlds you own (eg. Oasis Springs). Could be photos of certain lots. Could have some sims in them.
-Event photos
Photos of like, some child's birthday party or a dinner party at the goths house. Even weddings!
-Sims
Just generic photos of sims hanging out. Maybe a photo of sims singing their heart out in a San Myshuno lounge. A family at home with a sim taking care of their toddler. People fishing. Walking their dogs, etc.
Might make some concept art for this later ngl. I'd need to go on my xbox and log into sims for some photos though.
the rant about making magic is such a mood (definitely felt called out by the ‘i just want to be a kid again’ rip), that’s the ‘tism for you lmao
The pastel pop kit is literally one of my favorite packs I’ve ever gotten from the sims franchise. So much fun to build with, you did such an incredible job! ❤
Hey I just wanted to share that I suffer from bad chronic illness breakouts atm and your videos help me a lot coping with it! You always make my day💚
I still have my Sims Makin' Magic guide!! It was my favorite pack and i am never getting rid of that guide
Autistic girls and Bella Goth's disappearance, name a more iconic duo. I was obsessed with her tooooo
I miss TS1 and TS2 stories. I made some as a kid and it was a lot of fun! There was one specific TS1 story I was really obsessed with and can’t find archived anywhere.
Plumbella: yeah I have a lot of trauma with death
Also plumbella: A bunch of sims died in a meteor crash and I liked it a lot
Love you girl 😂❤️
I 100% share your feelings regarding Makin' Magic. It is the best thing that ever happened to the franchise. It gives me such magical warm childhood memories
The Sims 2 website was my life when I was a teenager… The only place on the internet I ever spent any time and I still miss it so much. Changed my entire outlook on life for sure!
“And then I visited Hollywood and it just reminded me of Middlesbrough in a weird way… a hot Middlesbrough.” 🤣❤
omg those feelings about The Sims Makin' Magic - same!! I really felt that
When I was in middle school, my younger sister and I got grounded from the sims 2 for a year because we had constant nightmares about our house catching on fire lol
I want a Bella Goth video! Always love them. Her lore is my fave.
Your manic rant about trauma caused by death is something I relate to on a spiritual level.
I love the idea of player made scenarios! I’d make my own scenarios for legacy challenges etc for more motivation to finish 😅
the amount of emotional trauma, yet dependency i have for the Sims 2 exchange//launcher is insane. there are so many wacky Sims 2 machinimas i've watched and emo/vampire cc i have in my downloads right now from 2005, that if i lost i genuinely would cry and be upset.
Literally the idea of chasing the feeling of the Making Magic ep is the reason I can't play TS4, but I installed TS2 and it gives me the same visceral reaction I had as a child everytime the intro video explodes on the screen. 😂
Things that changed my outlook on life: your Tier list
It is so beatiful I love pastels
"I'm forever chasing that feeling" - yeah, I feel that.
i used to read legacies on the sims 2 exchange!!!! ahhhh this brought back some CORE MEMORIES
The Sims: Makin' Magic also altered my brain chemistry, I totally understand the feeling Jesse described when she was talking about chasing that feeling again. Only I neer got that feeling cuz my computer never loaded the game, it was too much for it so I never experienced it
I had the same exact experience with Makin' Magic, I played it literally all the time as a kid and I still think about it today!
Totally misheard Eco Lifestyle as The Sims 4: e.coli Style and just.....didn't question it, like yeah sure everything's a pack now.
It is kind of funny because i feel like Caleb had that effect on everyone who played or got exposed to him
the sims 2 site stories... i was so engrossed in some of them. legacy stories, depressing stories lol. also met a friend i still have as a fb friend bc of the forums. those forums were my happy place. i think it's also the reason i got into twlight. i spent a lot of time making twilight sims
Your accent has severely altered my brain chemistry in a positive manner
i definitely want a video on bella goth
Good news, they've already made a handful of videos about that! they're in the "entire history of" playlist.
I noticed once I got back to sims 3 how much more I travel in that game compared to sims 4,, the loading screens really just create a barrier to doing anything and there's no incentive to explore around
(I added this video to my Watch Later so only just watched it but) O M G the Sims exchange !!! What sweet memories! I loved those little flip-along stories, so much angst 😭I was an "overmodest orator" on the forum too, I miss that place.
If I had my own tier list, I would add that Sims 2 installation mini-game you got (basically playing Snap) and put it in "neutral", because on the one hand it was fun; but on the other, it was a 50/50 chance my game would actually install on my terrible PC, so was a super tension-filled experience waiting to see if the installation would crash or not! Plus I thought that if you played the Snap game better, your game would be better...or something... failed logic there!
I relate to this so much, on so many levels.
Re: Vegan eggs, it's all about that tofu scramble! But black salt, imo, is a must. I ordered some from Amazon, it smells like sulfur - which makes sense, given that it tastes like eggs. It doesn't take much, and bc it is salt you don't need any other type... I love mine with sautéed orange and yellow peppers, onions and mushrooms. Mmmmm, so good!
Tyfs! Hope you're having a great week! Best of wishes.