As I played, I would develop my ability to paint, making thousands a day selling my “masterpieces” to art galleries. In the early game, I would run around neighborhoods and harvest plants and dig up critters and treasures to sell. You see, I used to be good at making large amounts of Simoleons without using cheats. In the interest of being fully immersed, I opted to go with the latter, and it was a welcome struggle at first. This required me to use ingredients for all recipes, meaning I had to either buy them from the store – I’m broke, remember – or produce them myself. The lot I purchased came with the Simple Living Lot Challenge. It’s right here that Cottage Living got me with its charm. Luckily, my new home – including furniture – came in just under that, leaving me enough cash to purchase a cow and a pizza and not much else. The new location added to the game is Henford-on-Bagley, and that’s where I opted to begin my new Sim life. It’s never far from my mind, but The Sims 4: Cottage Living poured fuel on that burning desire.Ĭottage Living is the latest expansion for The Sims 4, bringing players something different without making it feel disconnected. It’s a dream that brings me peace and perspective when the frantic speed of everyday life gets to be a bit too much. My dream is to one day move up north and live in a cottage by a freshwater lake in Ontario.
