In The Sims 3, your sims will occasionally present you with a ‘wish’. A goal they want to achieve in life. Sometimes it’s something small, like Kev’s common ‘Be mean to Alice’ wish. Sometimes it’s something big. For the longest time, Alice has been wishing to get an A grade at school. But it’s just not been possible.
Then she gets an opportunity. The school has said that students ought to have a part-time job, and if she gets one for herself, her grade will improve.
Alice is now on a mission.
She applies for a job at the supermarket. I don’t know how she managed it with no address to give them, but she’s accepted. She starts tomorrow.
She’ll still need to get her homework done if she wants that high grade. So she asks the first person she meets outside to help her, and miraculously they agree.
With that done, it looks like she might be on track to improve things in her life. If she gets this A grade, her mood will improve, and maybe that will help her tackle her other problems.
For the first time, Alice is feeling optimistic.
Next: Ghost Story
Alice and Kev 
😦 😦
Aw, damn.
You’ve somehow managed to create a serialised storyline on the Sims III with more heart, humour and genuinely sad moments than most the TV shows on air. With constant cliffhangers and intense moments, no less.
Kudos.
I agree. this is really a heartwarming story. At least the “optomistic” part. You could write a book about this, and I would read it.
wtf does “Kudos” mean????
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kudos
i completely agree. this guy is very cool. I am actually reading this for like an hour rather anything!
I agree. It’s just amazing.
On a side notes; Isn’t that person the first girl Kev tried to date?
Hooray for Alice! Things are finally looking up. We still need to get rid of Kev somehow though…
get the cop with the wrench, he won’t know what hit him
lol 😀
LOL oh yea… wasnt the girl that helped alice the one the kev flirted with?…lol it IS O M G lmao watta coincidence ehh?…lol thats hee hi holarios!LOVE this stuff!
Great stuff, nice to see things looking up for poor Alice!
This story has really made me want to buy The Sims 3. It seems like it really, really rewards creativity – gives you back what you put in.
I hope Kev dies in a comical accident.
I don’t think Kev should die, really, but it would nice to see Alice succeed and make something of her life, maybe become a top businesswoman… and then, on her lunch break a few years down the line, walk through the park to see her old dad, still asleep on the bench…
I agree, atleast it would help the story line a bit. 🙂
I LUFF THIS BLOG :V
I just hope it isn’t Alice that kills him, even if it is in a comical way.
And KICK HIM.
i have played the sims since 2001 and this is the first time that they seemed like people
i am getting ready to play, and i am excited to interpret their actions like you did
great story, i cant wait to read more
This is a unusually touching piece of storytelling – told with a video game no less, something which most people still consider to be a juvenile pasttime. Found this through comments thread on Pentadact’s blog before he posted about it. Glad about the press and attention you’ve gotten so far, you deserve it! Keep it up, hopefully Kev will finally get it together and become a real dad!
Keep in touch with Zed!! So far, to me the hug scene was the best part
YAY for Alice. Is it strange that I’ve got my fingers crossed that she gets that A?
Nice. Still heartbreaking to see she’s walking around barefoot though.
Robin,
Great blog! But it hits close to home.
My 12-year old daughter loves Sims 3, and has us living in a mansion on a peninsula.
In reality, we may be heading for the park bench too.
Move over Alice and Kev!
Eb
http://ebbing.wordpress.com/
loving the story so far…. makes me love the sims even more 🙂
Funny how everyone wants bad things to happen to Kev. He’s not a nice person, but he’s obviously mentally ill, and cannot help himself when he runs about in his pants, and hits people.
If the Sims were a fair world, he would be placed into a safe place where he can’t hurt himself and others, and attempts would be made to ensure he is able to function like a normal person.
Which would probably translate, in-game, into a mid-life crisis turning him into a reasonable person who can learn to love again.
Imagine a touching death-bed apology to an adult Alice. Aah.
Oh, and Rob, come back to Lost.
Hey Cas.
I have been a professional writer for years and make good money at it. But I cannot write like this. Bravo!
This is the coolest blog I’ve seen in a long time. And yes, it’s making me wanna play sims again. I’ve actually started to love your characters.
Oh Lord, I just know this is going to end badly. Poor Alice is going to screw things up again. xD
“I hope Kev dies in a comical accident.”
Heres my ideas of how that can happen:
Trampled by hippos
Smacked to death by women
Starvation in a public bathroom
His sleeping bech combusting into fire
Tight Beanie causing Brain Hemmorage
Drowning in a unkown person’ pool
I can keep this up all day.
I’m with OctaneHugo, this positive turn fills me with dread.
I downloaded Alice/Kev and moved them into my Sunset Valley. Alice is engaged to one of the Bunch boys and best friends with the mum in that family. Hopefully things will look up.
I just got linked here from the Sims 3 news site.
Absolutely amazing. Really touching story. My eyes teared up a few times. I look forward to reading more.
This is a great story! I’ve always been a fan of the stories that can be created thru the Sims 2 and now 3 but this is by far the best and most in depth that I’ve ever read! Bravo! I can’t wait until your next post.
🙂 Glad to see that things are looking up for Alice! Although, I really wish her father went under therapy or anything to become a better father.
Go Alice! Maybe she’ll make it and earn enough to get herself a small apartment somewhere.
Hmm. Feels a little too over-the-top at times, though, and I can’t help but feel that all these mentions of “Lifetime Wishes” and pointing out the different features of the game are just plugs for the features of the game.
Then again, if this is Maxis-made, then it’s excellent marketing for the Sims, showing people what, exactly, is possible with TS3.
This isn’t the best writing, not by far, but it’s a cute story and the screenshots are of excellent quality and setup. =)
This is most certainly not Maxis-made. They already have their own sims story site. They even managed to get the “Alice and Kev” name wrong on the small link they’ve posted on their community news list.
Why do people always think that something that turns out to be fun is some kind of conspiracy theory? If you do a little investigation all clues will point you to the other direction.
As with everyone else, there’s naught a bad thing I can say about this. Your story telling is superb.
I just stumbled this, and I’ve been reading through the story.
This is absolutely amazing, and I am definitely hooked.
Good job. (:
I need The Sims 3 now. x]
I know you’ve heard it countless times before but this is amazing. Ive always wanted to be able to do a story like this one with the Sims, and seeing this, it’s really inspired me. Keep it up 🙂
I’m still rooting for Kev’s romantic pursuits. GO KEV!
you sure know how to make a fantastic story! from sad –> happy
keep on going ! 🙂
GAK! Is that the last chapter?! :O( Well, that looks like the lady Kev tried to be romantic with early on. I’m glad she’s kind enough to help a kid in need.
This is fabulous…I can’t wait for updates.
this really is the best sim story i’ve ever read, keep going. i can’t wait to see how things look up for alice, and i don’t want kev to die, but him to change, like he starts being nice and more like a father to alice
Aw frig, that amazon.com link will be no good in Europe 😦
I’m hoping Zed and Alice fall in love. They’re perfect together!
She is only a teenager you know.
Hey,
Just wanted to say this is a great read. A unique idea and the little stories are great.
I look forward to the next parts of the story …
major kudos dude
This is absolutely unbelievable, it is fantastic, well done i say it is wonderful, yet very sad. PLEASE CONTINUE!!! IT IS GREAT!!! :D!
Well that was really really good… can’t wait for the updates. And thanks for giving people ideas how to play this when there bored (such as me) 🙂
Kudos mean something like good work, nice one, giving praise to someone who came up with a good or great idea, giving a point (when tallying a made up scorecard). That may not be the dictionary definition, but it is approximate.
It is also very, very true. This is hits home for many people, in every country. The economy of the worlds seem to be collapsing, and far too many will end up in this boat. It is a great way of using the sims 3, and I envy your writing ability.
Nadine
I enjoy your Bin Diver family very much, and I am quite glad that I could put them in my neighborhood. Unfortunately, I couldn’t help but have my mad scientist self experiment on the Bin Diver benches. I made one of the benches give a positive moodlet to anyone nearby… but the second one… I… kind of… made go poof.
God, I love the Mad Scientist job.
She is on her way up. it looks like her goal just might be obtainable after all.
Brilliant story so far. The minimalist descriptions are perfect.
How much influence do you have in what your Sims are doing here? Are you just sitting back and letting them go, occasionally directing them to interesting places, or something else?
It’s a mix. Sims from the active household won’t go to other places without direction, so I have to do that, and Alice won’t try to do things that are inappropriate without my direction either. I’m generally giving them prods to initiate things, then letting them take over for the details.
I’m not differentiating much in the story between whether something was initiated by me or by them. When I give a reason for one of their actions, it’s either why I think their free will chose to do it, or it’s the reason I made them do it.
OMG NO!
MOREEE
im hooked D=
A friend told me about this blog and how good it is, and gotta say, I totally agree.
It has inspired me to do more with my Sims 3 than make a nice neat person – I fully plan to go the evil and insane route.
That is, when I get the flipping bug worked out – that one where it crashes to the desktop 😦
Oh wow, this is amazing. So touching, so heartbreaking. And an amazing exhibition as to what Sims3 can do.
Can’t wait for the next installment!
optimism? pah, we all know this will end in yet another crushing defeat. JUST LIKE REAL LIFE GUYS. nothing good ever happens.
Amazing story. I’m loving every page and can’t wait for more. Keep up the good work!
NO SHOES!
U know i realize that Alice has no shoes on.
This one made me misty-eyed.
Hey, isnt the lady in the second to last pic the same woman Kev tried to flirt with when Alice was little?
the girl she’s doing homework with is the girl her dad was hitting on at the start
Lovin it man, keep it up!
It made me smile that the woman outside the supermarket was willing to help a teenager she didn’t even know with her homework. That was very sweet and touching.
Why do I feel ominous clouds on the horizon??
Yey! Go Alice!!!
first person she meets outside to help her – is it that lady with whom her father tried to hook up? (I know my english is quite bad 🙂 )
I LOVE THE SERIES!
but did anybody notice that the same woman that helped Alice is also the woman who Kev was trying to flirt with on “Nobody Loves Kev”?
haha
anywho
AWESOME STORY!! I LOVE IT!!
xo!
I have been reading the whole story and i love this it makes me wanna make a stroy on ts3. I think I will
Best one so far! I love it!
did someone else notice that the the girl that'[s helping alice is the first women kev hit on.
YAY ALICE !!
Hate to be negative Neville but in real life, of course, none of this would happen. In fact Alice would be out of school all the time or a ward of the State by this time. Probably both. Slippery slope to being a toothless addled hag doing very nasty things for her next hit of meth by 18 for poor Alice.
That third picture – a random stranger offering help – makes me rather happy.
Alice looks exactly like a girl ive been in love with for almost a year now, it makes me feels for this story even more.